"The important thing is that you're comfortable there," she said. "Not what anyone else thinks. But having a home you can take pride in is also important, so let's kill two birds with one stone and take care of everything."
Pepper smiled. "You're welcome, Phil, I understand." She did, not only because she could imagine what it must be like to work with other agents more or less just like him, but also because she herself had no other peers at her job whom she could talk to. "I'm glad to help."
Looking at her watch, she said, "Tony has a meeting at 3:00, and I have a few conference calls throughout the afternoon before I can finish up the last of the day's work and get ready for tomorrow, but as long as Tony," doesn't find out, "doesn't need anything, I should be able to get out of here around 6:00. If that works for you?"