Bucky glances down as some paint hits him, and raises an eyebrow when he looks back at Pepper. Somehow he doubts telling her that he didn't think she'd consider it such a big deal will really cut it at the moment. Even Steve didn't give him such a hard time about this.

He opts for the straight-forward approach.

"Yes ma'am. It won't happen again." He steps closer despite the looming threat of the paintbrush and inclines his head. "So Natasha talked about us?"

He tries not to sound like 'What did she say?' is on the tip of his tongue. He's pretty sure he doesn't succeed.