"Wait a few minutes before you walk back in, remember?"

You smiled up at him, letting him make your hair look less disheveled as you fixed the top of your dress, reaching out to fix his collar, making it look less rumpled.

Your quickie was probably a lot less quicker then you two would've liked. Someone was bound to get suspicious over why the two of you were missing at the same time and for so long.

But, you couldn't focus on that, you two needed to make yourselves look presentable again.... which was difficult when James looked so hot all disheveled.

"I know, babydoll. Tell Steve I went for a smoke and then run away from his lecture, I got it."

You chuckled softly at his words, letting him push some of your hair behind your ear as you turned, looking in the mirror of the small bathroom, reapplying your lipstick that had mostly transferred over to James before the two of you cleaned it off.

You capped the tube and put it back in your bag, turning to look at him.

"See you in a few minutes." You told him softly, standing on your tiptoes and giving his lips a small peck, not wanting to transfer any more of your lipstick to him.

You exited the bathroom, your heels clicking against the marble tile as you made your way back to the gala, smiling at one of the bodyguards as you re-entered, moving to sit beside your father at the table you had left 10 minutes prior.

"Where'd you go, kid?" Tony asked, placing a glass of champagne in front of you.

"Bathroom, this dress is a nightmare to have on while trying to pee." You told your father, taking a sip from the flute, ignoring Natalia’s gaze. And smirk.

2 minutes passed before the door to the ballroom opened again, James re-entering and sitting at the table beside you, smiling softly.

"Where'd you go, Buck?"

Steve questioned from the other spot beside him, looking away from his conversation.

"Needed a smoke."

"Did the cigarette kiss your neck?"

Natasha asked, taking a sip from her own glass, a smirk on her face as she eyed the lip mark under his collar.

The table fell silent, all eyes moving to James’ neck.