Only the briefest expression of disappointment flashes across Hayley's features before she sits up straight again. It's not that she's upset exactly. The girl isn't trying to share a bed with him and she doesn't mind the floor. It's just that she forgets sometimes how Bart's obliviousness to her subtly can be as much a bother as a blessing.

She makes a point of rolling her eyes at him, adopting a more sarcastic tone rather than venture down the path of vulnerability again. "And here I thought the whole point of staying with you was so you could play superhero protector."

Her lips pout into mock dismay. "Maybe I should go back to sleeping on one of the office couches at Stark. I'd bet their security system is a little better."