Her hand on Tony's arm was covered by his own in a belated, deliberate move, his head tilting with a slowly growing grin that might have been just a little flirtatious. He found it hard to believe she managed not to accidentally stab someone to death with that little display inside, but then maybe that was just a little release of pressure. It was hard to quit cold turkey, Tony knew that well enough. Murder could have been one of those things, Tony wasn't sure. He didn't really plan on finding out.
"So we can tell Santa you've been nice this year?" he asked, squeezing her fingers and gently tugging before suddenly dropping his arm loose between them and looking quite blank in a distinctly practiced way. He had expected Happy to stay with Pepper; Tony wasn't the one that had gotten himself kidnapped. This time.
"Great, thanks, Hap," he said flatly towards his hand linked with Elektra's before finally turning to Happy with his glossy smile. He supposed they did present a rather questionable tableau. He should have anticipated a touch of concern. His hand was quietly back in his pocket, and he was looking quickly between Happy and Elektra with a stiff smile. "You'll call then?" he finally asked, taking a subtle step back, keeping his eyes on Elektra.