"Ugh," Pepper huffs quietly and glances down at her feet, the noise caught between reluctant amusement and mild exasperation. "You're... infuriating."

Just like her husband. Her smile is wan when she lifts her gaze again. "And you're not gonna change your mind, are you?"

The inflection of a question is there, but she already knows the answer, betrayed by the calm acceptance in her eyes.