The presence of Steve since his recent arrival had filled Pepper with a sense of peace, much different than when the other!Steve had been around, who hadn't been much like her friend at all. Yes, there'd been the initial wariness, but it didn't last long because he'd proven otherwise. She let herself be enveloped by the warmth of both is body and friendship, before stepping away and giving him a big grin.
"Nothing abnormal. Just normal aches and pains of carrying around some unexpected extra weight." Pepper began stacking up her squares of material to put away and worry about later. She wanted to give her full attention to her friend. "How about you? I know things got a little complicated recently."