"Why do I have to pay for something he did, huh? I don't have a ring on my finger, and who was the first person I looked for? You." He'd been making his way up the stairs towards her again, not because he was daring her to knock him down them, but because he wanted to look into her eyes. "Maybe he had waited for you and there was no sign of you or that you may never show up here. Who knows. I'm not about to try and figure out the motives. I'm standing right here, Pepper, and I'm reaching out for you. To save you from drowning in whatever pain you're in because I'm not going to abandon you. I may not be your Tony, but I am the one who's here for you."