Pepper grinned; that was very much like him, and not too surprising. She knew the people he was closest to, and Buffy had become a dear friend even before Pepper herself arrived in Luceti.

"She's a good choice." Pepper curled her fingers lightly where her hand rested, idly tracing shapeless lines on the back of his neck. "Although it will make things interesting if she's escorting my maid-of-honor."

She paused, looking at Tony expectantly; she hadn't said Natasha's name on purpose, leaving him to fill in that blank if he hadn't already done so from her earlier mention.