Pepper seemed to soften a little at Tony's last comment. She sighed and patted the seat next to her so he would sit down and rest a little. He looked tired.
"I know this isn't easy for you. It's not easy for me either, but if we want to make it work we have to at least try. You do want to make this work, don't you? Because otherwise we're both wasting our time here." It wasn't said harshly, she just wanted to hear it coming from Tony... that he wanted this. That he was willing to put some effort into it.