"Of course not. You're completely innocent from instilling traits that are exactly like yours in our daughter." A child who might be all the more dangerous for the parts of Pepper that she'd inherited too. Like Tony though, Pepper wanted this, so very much. Yes there would be frustrations and difficulties, but the way Susanna smiled made every sleepless night worth it. No doubt their next child would be a source of equal joy.

"So much better." Her voice lowered to a murmur as she turned her head too, resting their foreheads together. "I love you, Tony."