Pepper felt a chill climb all the way down her spine when Tony whispered into her hear. It was quite possibly the closest she had ever been to him and the closest she had been to anyone in a very, very long time. It took her a moment to switch gears from retartdedly romantic to dealing with Bruce's awkwardness. She still thought he did it.
"Yes, of course," Pepper replied, straightening up and making her way over to Bruce in the doorway so she could shake his hand. "Come on in. You're not interrupting anything."