"Aren't we a little old to care about labels?" Tony asked in a typically Stark-like fashion, looking that mixture of over the top surprise and hurt that was a particularly effective mask of its own. "Would you rather we go with relationship? Sweethearts? Lovers doesn't work just yet, but any time you want to change that, and I want you to know this seriously, I'm committed to helping in every way I can..."
He winked, mainly to make sure she knew he was just talking and that he seriously wasn't pressuring that. Would he? Dear God, in a heart beat. But Pepper was worth waiting for. It would be on her terms.