His head jerked sharply at the mention of him leaving, "What? No, why would I leave you?" Tony shook his head. "No matter how this all makes me feel, Pepper, it's not changed how much I love you, okay? I'm not going to leave you just because we might not ever have children. It's a part of life. Things happen beyond our control, as much as I hate that. Maybe it's the world's cosmic way of saying I shouldn't be a father." Because sometimes, Tony wondered if he'd even be any good at it. He didn't have much of a relationship with his own, and the kind of life he'd lead had never really been conducive to any kind of parenting skills. "Dying just has a way of prioritizing things for someone."