Pepper + Natasha
Pepper couldn't bring herself to enjoy them. It would hurt all the more when they were gone, wouldn't it? Still, she took Natasha's words to heart and looked after both the kids who were running about, calling her and Tony Stark her parents. Howard was sometimes a bit of a complainer about the lack of technology and asked for Uncle JARVIS with fair frequency, but he was a good kid. Andromeda was just a ball of energy and joy, too.
"I hope he does find his way to you," she replied warmly. Pepper could very easily see Natasha as a mother, more so than herself, at least. "I've already promised Phil a night of all the wine we can manage after all of this. I suppose it can't hurt anymore than it already has." And wasn't that the rub too, because of all the kids she'd had, Ben was probably the most likely and that had gone out the window as soon as Kitty had returned. "I may need another one of those after that." She desperately needed out of the funk she found herself in.