[ Pepper's expression softens when he kisses her knuckles, her smile deepening with affection and heart fluttering over the simple but loving gesture. The corner of her mouth twitches faintly when he goes on; as if she'd turn down such an idea, now. ]
Mm-hmm. I mean, I guess you've earned some spoiling.
[ And then some. She strokes his hair, the playfulness from just a second ago evaporating at those three little words. There's a tightness in her chest now, a mixture of pain and love; she can't get over the fact, sometimes, that she'd gotten so frighteningly close to losing him for good this time. ]
Oh, Tony. I love you so much, [ she whispers back. She can no longer remember a time when she didn't, though theirs certainly hadn't been love at first sight. Finding the urge impossible to resist, Pepper leans down and presses her lips gently against his in a soft, slow kiss. ]
❤!!
Mm-hmm. I mean, I guess you've earned some spoiling.
[ And then some. She strokes his hair, the playfulness from just a second ago evaporating at those three little words. There's a tightness in her chest now, a mixture of pain and love; she can't get over the fact, sometimes, that she'd gotten so frighteningly close to losing him for good this time. ]
Oh, Tony. I love you so much, [ she whispers back. She can no longer remember a time when she didn't, though theirs certainly hadn't been love at first sight. Finding the urge impossible to resist, Pepper leans down and presses her lips gently against his in a soft, slow kiss. ]