That should kill two birds with one stone, he thought to himself as he parked the car. Hobbits would eat, and he could think of what the hell to tell Pepper when she got here.
Granted, she hadn't agreed yet. It was unsettling to think she might tell him no. He'd been throwing himself fully into two things since he'd gotten stuck here; remake the company and do everything he could to not dwell on the fact Pepper hadn't made it here. Navi was a great assistant, but she wasn't the woman he... Fuck. He couldn't go there yet, not even in his own head. But it was a lot closer than he would like to admit.