Pepper's lips parted in surprise, and she laughed. That was a touching, if vaguely worrying in a guilty sense, gesture. Not that she was worried. She just worried that maybe...she should be worried, or feel bad...or-
"That's so sweet, Tony," she said, stepping outside and pressing a kiss to his cheek, "Thank you. Is this where you've been all this time? We were hoping you'd make it back for a swim. The water will be too cold now."