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It's roughly two weeks after the whole Middle-Earth-Elf World Takeover attempt in London that Jane gets a phone call from Tony Stark. Darcy is having a nice cuppa and though Jane really enjoys tea, Darcy feels like she's cheating on the love of her life, skinny vanilla lattes. It's a pretty normal day for them, two weeks ago not withstanding. Darcy has dragged Jane practically by her hair and forced her to eat a sandwich before returning back to the hellhole of a lab that is the Foster basement.
When the phone rings the scientist is sitting in her mother's yellow formica kitchen, chewing on a half polished thumb nail during the entire conversation, eyes widening and narrowing while Darcy can hear a man's voice jabber on slightly. She's sitting there just responding with only one word replies to TONY MOTHERFUCKING STARK while Darcy just stares at her. Utter insanity. Tony Stark reachable by phone when SHIELD is still not returning their calls. Jane hangs up the phone in what has to be the strangest phone conversation Jane has ever experienced and takes a deep breath looking at her assistant.
Darcy gives her to grace period of about two seconds before she yells, "Well?! What did he say?"
"Apparently he wants to set me up with a lab and some funding in Stark Tower." she replied casually, as if billionaires called three times daily offering to throw thousands of dollars at her.
"Well, what did you say?" Honestly this woman! Jane loved to torture Darcy and took her time sipping the remaining contents of her tea cup before answering.
"I said yes, only after he said how much funding he was actually going to give up. New York's pretty far away but it seems like it's be a great opportunity. He even offered an apartment in the tower so we'll be close to work. I even have enough in the budget to give you a real paycheck."
This took about half a minute to fully sink in before Darcy stopped blinking stupidly at Jane and commencing what Jane always called 'pulling a Darcy.' In other words, her friend went about five minutes without taking a breath and babbling at an insane speed.
"Oh my god Jane! This is like seriously the best news EVER in the history of my life! I'm getting paid! The first thing I'm getting is a whole new wardrobe. I'm going to be a chic professional, without all those weird hooker connotations. I need new phone cases, and headphones, and shoes. Thor's beard!!! J, we're going to be living in Avengers fucking tower-"
"Stark Tower." Jane corrected.
"Whatever, everyone knows all the Avengers live there, with the exception of your blonde deity of course. Black Widow is like my hair inspiration. I go outside with spiral curls and in ten minutes my waves are back and that broad could probably singlehandedly stop a nuclear bomb without even getting frizz. OMG! Oh my Thor! I have to somewhat attempt to get out all my fangirl screams and squeals before we even get on the plane. All I need in my life is to stutter uncontrollably in front of Captain Hum-a-na Hum-a-na-'Merica-"
"You should probably start by not calling him that anymore." Jane smirked, fully aware that she was most likely not even listening to her anymore.
"If I see hide or hair, although if I'd have to pick I'd definitely choose hide, of that gorge man-specimen I'll probably look like a freaking tomato and ask him to bear my children. Or try to flirt and spill something on him like one of those horrible rom-coms. JANE! We're going to New York! Two girls in the big apple, best friends making memories they'll always share while navigating life's ups and downs. It's like Sex and the City, with less sex and more science, although I wouldn't be completely opposed to the sex depending on the guy. It's been a while, a very long while and Ian has already started to annoy me and we've been making out for two weeks and I seriously don't see this going any further than second base, hot British accent or not-"
Jane stood abruptly and grapsed her friend's shoulders, shaking her only slightly. "DARCY! Stop. Breathe."
Quieted, if only for the moment, Darcy took the time to look at the small scientist. A small frown, tired eyes, hair looking limp in the fluorescent lighting as she crossed the room to return the cup to the tiny titantium sink. "J, what's up? Why the frown?"
"I just hope Thor comes back soon, I worry that he'll come here and we'll be gone and he'll just-"
"Don't say it Lady Jane, that hunk loves you, for a genius sometimes you really are dumb. He crossed a universe to check on you when he thought you were hurt in that crazy abandoned building didn't he? He doesn't seem like a bro who lies about a third date. Plus he knows where Stark Tower is already remember? It'll be way easier to find you if you're with his shield-bros. Give a little time, don't skip so many showers this time, and before you know it he'll be standing in front of you spouting out that Shakespeare jargon and melting your panties off."
Jane snorted, now smiling. Darcy took a seat at the small breakfast table stretching her legs out on Jane's now vacated seat.
"And you know I'm right dude. Darcy is always right. Us living in New York is going to be the best time of our lives. We have to see all the sights, the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Bridge, the national treasure that is Captain America's ass. And we will cement our bonds as bffs forevermore."
Looking down at her hands in her lap, she awkwardly coughed, like she often did before showing emotion, and continued. "Seriously J, thanks for taking me with you. I know there's bunches of more qualified actual science geeks that would-"
"Hush." Jane said cutting her off with a wave of her hand. "You don't experience a fire-breathing robot and an evil elf bent on world domination with your intern and leave them."
Darcy just grinned, grabbing the hand of her friend and replied," Jane Elizabeth Foster you are the Best. Friend. Ever. "