"It's certainly time someone did," Pepper murmured, a little distracted by the activity of her hands. "It's important - and SHIELD's made an issue of it to hold against the community, not to mention protestors - maybe this will help."
Getting up and putting a little distance between them was a good idea, just so she could breath air that didn't smell quite so much like him. Pepper heard his grumbling as she escaped down the hall, but she called back, "I'm not taking pictures of you while you're asleep, Mr. Stark - this is... unusual enough as it is."
It was only when she got to her office that the full scope of this plan hit her and she started having second thoughts. Not about the project, but about having to do this herself. Stalling by making a detour in the bathroom to grab the remaining bottles of Gatorade and water and some sleeping pills, she took them to his nightstand and looked down at him.
"Maybe we should have a professional do this," she said, hoping she didn't actually sound nervous.