"Tony! Why the hell-"

Pepper stopped right in her tracks when she saw Tony. There were bags under his eyes, his hair were tousled, and he was injecting something in his arm. The lab looked devastated. He had thrown one of the paintings at one of the desks. Dum-E was desperately trying to pick up the broken pieces of a coffee cup. Tony carried on without n0oticing that Pepper was in the lab, until Jarvis announced her presence.

"Oh...hi Pep." He gave her a cheerful, but tired smile.

"Tony, what are you up to?"

"Huh?" He kept the injection on the table near him, and turned his full attention to Pepper.

"I talked to the team."

"Oh."

"Why would you do that?" Pepper demanded. "Tony , you really should'nt turn down people who trust you, why do you have to be so stubborn..." She sighed, "Try apologizing. They will forgive you. For sure." She bit her lip. "Though you must not repeat this stuff..."

"Pep, I am so sorry... I just fell sick ...But I am fine now!" He exclaimed as Pepper looked at him, worried.

"Hon, are you okay?" She touched his forehead. "Well no, you do have a temperature. I am so sorry hon, come, you should rest."

"Nah Pep, I am fine!"
"But I guess you havent slept since long..."
"I have!"
"Swear on me."

"Yeah, I am sorry too."

Pepper smiled as she dragged him to the lift.