Tony shows up at Hammer enough that people have figured out they're not what they used to be. There's no screaming matches that result in either party storming out of the building, whatever was ordered for lunch is mostly eaten by the time Tony leaves, and the few times the boss has given them extra time for lunch hasn't gone unnoticed. They appreciate it, his employees, whatever it is that's happened between them. There's probably a few who suspect it's a bit more than friendship, but there's years of evidence to say that Tony Stark's only sexual interest is in women. Besides, there's never any really obscene noises coming from the boss's office...but no one really remembers he had it soundproofed years ago because he had, at one point, taken to testing small bits of weaponry against his wall.

He'd had a tough time before Iron Man, what could he say?

I don't talk about you all the time.

No, Justin wouldn't think he did. He was sure he talked about him to someone, though, because he felt himself to be an integral part of Tony's life, and he'd mentioned that he'd told a few people. As far as it went for Justin, he talked to his parents and really no one else, because who else did he have to talk to?

Besides a few phone calls from Pepper, of course. And one conversation with Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes after a contract meeting, though it was short and sweet and neither of them really said bluntly what they meant.

"I'm glad he approves from a distance, then." What else was he supposed to say to that? Maybe he wasn't supposed to say anything at all. Maybe he just needed to stop talking in general. "And, yeah, sure. If I end up going, you can come with. Though, it's a lot of families and there's kids, so if you'd rather skip out on signing fifteen different things, I understand."