"That and it's keeping the shrapnel from destroying the pacemaker," Pepper replied, giving Tony's hand a squeeze. It was probably the first time that holding Tony's hand gave her butterflies, but then again she hadn't exactly eaten that much in the past couple of days.
"I think I had the same dream you did. The night you got shot, I fell asleep in the waiting room. I woke up and got the news that you were going to die... so.. I just told the nurse to use the reactor. It's a good thing you bring that with you everywhere you go." Not that he had a choice about that anymore.