( that works, we can always say it follows after the other thread! )

[ he had simply shrugged at her sarcasm. it couldn't be helped. natasha was unaware of the information he was truly after from this social gala. at least, he believed she was. no doubt a former spy would be able to put the pieces together relatively fast. it wasn't as if the woman who was throwing the party was an ex-girlfriend or anything trivial like that. she was constantly unnerved by women who were prettier than her - women who posed a threat. given the medical technicians ceo was moving in on gotham's medical area, she saw anything dealing with wayne enterprise's as a threat. just imagine what it would be like when she found out that there was a highly intelligent more capable woman than her standing side-by-side with bruce wayne himself?

although, he was sure that natasha would send him flying on his backside after the night. if only for not filling her in on the inner workings of the plan sooner. ]

I would hardly deny a Russian woman her vodka. [ he said with an easy grin, leaning towards her as his eyes scanned the area around them. ] Although I'm sure you could find different ways to show off why you chose the Louboutins.