"Which we can thank you for." For as often as it had frustrated her over the years, Pepper couldn't deny Tony's charisma. He captivated when he was in a room, even when he wasn't being an ass. And he also had a way of putting a particular spin on things, and the notion of having two kids around with that same spark, pouting and being adorable in tandem--

Well. Doomed really was the only word for it.

"Better than okay." Just like they were right now. Pepper closed her eyes, savoring the sound of her husband's laugh, and everything that they now had promised to them.