"Well, I would have kept the baby even if the father hadn't wanted the duty, but I got lucky with this one." Without much thought and a little unexpectedly, she held Chayse out and plopped her into Tony's arms. "She's heavy and I'm exhausted. Don't worry, she doesn't bite too hard, she doesn't have any teeth yet."
A very brief moment of melancholia washed over Pepper as she realized that in an ideal world a long time ago, the baby should have been Tony's but she didn't say as much. "I don't think you were ever meant for a long term lady, Tony, but even if there are three or more you jump back and forth between, if anybody hurts you, I'll still hurt them. You deserve happiness more than anybody I know."