Pepper had said she was fine with it. Now Raine has to wonder if that's contributing, as well. Additionally: "Is it... possible she may have had feelings for one of you, before?" she asks, as delicately as she knows how.
It's certainly a complex dynamic, and Raine won't be entirely surprised if it's just that Pepper can't quite grasp how Tony can forgive Gene enough to begin an intimate relationship-- but she won't be surprised if Pepper had feelings for one of them, either, nor if they were completely clueless about that.
She's worried about Gene, too, the way he's talking about himself, but she can't handle everything at once. "You're trying your best to make up for the past," she says. "Aren't you?" She still doesn't know exactly what he's done, true, but Pepper said enough to give her a concerning picture.
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It's certainly a complex dynamic, and Raine won't be entirely surprised if it's just that Pepper can't quite grasp how Tony can forgive Gene enough to begin an intimate relationship-- but she won't be surprised if Pepper had feelings for one of them, either, nor if they were completely clueless about that.
She's worried about Gene, too, the way he's talking about himself, but she can't handle everything at once. "You're trying your best to make up for the past," she says. "Aren't you?" She still doesn't know exactly what he's done, true, but Pepper said enough to give her a concerning picture.