[Tony isn't wrong when he says Elicia still has family, but Pepper doubts he's including himself in that number. Maybe he doesn't want to see it, or maybe he just can't, but Pepper can, so very clearly, in the way Elicia trusts him to hold her while she sleeps.
But it's a hypothetical argument anyway, and one Pepper won't risk continuing there. If Elicia wakes up and hears Tony saying he won't take care of her, she'll be crushed. Pepper won't let that happen, and if it means relenting for now, then so be it.]
Fine. [She sighs and shakes her head--but there's one more thing she needs to say before she can let it go.] But I think you're selling yourself short. I honestly do.
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But it's a hypothetical argument anyway, and one Pepper won't risk continuing there. If Elicia wakes up and hears Tony saying he won't take care of her, she'll be crushed. Pepper won't let that happen, and if it means relenting for now, then so be it.]
Fine. [She sighs and shakes her head--but there's one more thing she needs to say before she can let it go.] But I think you're selling yourself short. I honestly do.