"That went better than I expected, actually," Tony says ruefully, rubbing his face. Pepper has an impressive swing on her. Her time in the suit (and all those years of pretending/aspiring to be a cop/spy/FBI agent/SHIELD agent/etc.) paid off, evidently.

"Better than it did with Dad," he adds, grimacing. "It'll be nice having her around - after she's done being furious with us."