And now it’s Tony’s turn to look disappointed, not exactly at Bruce so much as about the whole situation. He wants to be a one and only. Eventually someone will choose him and only him. Not him and a company. Or him and coffee orders. Or him but really Steve because he’s just the better guy.

He finishes his beer in two big gulps and plays off his hurt as nonchalance, a tune he’s danced to many times.

“There’s nothing left to choose, so you’re in luck. He was wrong. He caused two billion dollars of damage at an airport. And that’s where we are now.”