"You would have always been my Pepper no matter what timeline you were plucked from," he said. Though now she understood why he had been depressed, which helped. He would have had a hard time explaining so many things. "It's what you wanted, and regardless, I wouldn't have wanted him to live like that." Even if he still felt responsible for him ending up like that on the night of their wedding anniversary. "Keep trying, hmm? I still have a month's worth to catch up for tonight. What do you suggest is next on the agenda?" And he trailed a hand down to her breast and softly cupped it. "I think I'm ready again."