Frankly, Maria was relieved to be getting out of her home. This wasn't even going out to try and track Bruce. This was something that was so mundane and normal that she couldn't help but relish it.
She had been a little worried that she and Pepper wouldn't have much to talk about, but that hadn't been the case at all.
"More tea sounds great," Maria said to her. She took a second to look out the window. "Wow, it's really coming down out there, isn't it?" It definitely had the look of 'winter wonderland.'