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The press we're gathered in the room outside, intrigued by a joint announcement from two companies that had been unfriendly rivals for so long. Tony was more than a little nervous and was pacing near his alpha, glancing at him frequently while Pepper and someone from SI's public relations department gave him more advice he was mostly ignoring. Tony had gone off his suppressants, and his heat would probably come in a week or so, then they'd be officially bonded. That was wonderful, of course, but getting all the details worked out ahead of time was more of an ordeal than Tony had expected.
The member of Justin's team who had been in charge of organizing this thing asked them both if they were ready and Tony reached for Justin's hand again and took a deep breath to put on his public appearance mask, covering his nervous energy. "Are you?"
