In spite of the pain, Tony grinned up at her. "I like this, for the record, a lot better than the anger and... well, growling."
He gave her an equal look of mock-seriousness. "And don't deny it, you were growling." Tony frowned. "Why'd I make you growl? I mean, I have these little day dreams of you growling for a whole different reason, but I'm pretty sure that's not what's going on here."