"Oh, would you look at that…" Pepper held up small printed photo, "…Steve sent you a Christmas card."

"Like on paper? Does anyone even still do that?" Tony pulled stacks of leftovers from the fridge.

"He either hasn't discovered e-cards yet, or he's just choosing to do it the old fashioned way. Either way, I think it's adorable. See? He's wearing a Santa hat." She held the card up as Tony walked past her to sit on the couch with his paper containers of food.

"Just put it in a drawer or something." Tony opened a box of Chinese chicken.

"Actually, I think I will put it on the wall as a decoration." She grabbed some tape from the drawers and displayed it on the area of wall next to the fireplace. As she stood back and examined how the photo fit into its surroundings, she noticed that that something seemed out of place, "…You know you really should add more pictures to your wall."

"And why is that?" He spoke with a mouth full of food.

"I'm not sure; this space just seems so…empty. Like it's not really a home, it's just...Well, I would say an office, but even offices have photos of family or friends or…"

"Are you implying something, Pepper?" Tony finally turned to look at her, with his gaze saying that she ought to be careful with what she was going to say next.

"No, nothing at all." A smile came and went and then she went back to sorting out the mail. However, before she could start distinguishing the bills from the junk mail, she noticed an unusual sight on the security cameras, "Tony, it looks like someone's at the door."

With his free hand, he pulled up the security screens and zoomed in on the entrance, he stared for a few solid seconds of silence before closing the screen, "It's not important, just let her be."

"It's a little old lady, Tony. You can't just leave her in the snow." Pepper headed for controls to let her in, but Tony jumped up and guided her hand away from the button, "Pepper, don't, she's probably just lost and has the wrong building."

"Well, then we'll let her in and give her directions to the right building." She pushed his hands away and pressed it. Of course, the old woman wouldn't be let into the elevator until she passed a clearance check, but Tony started to facepalm and pace back and forth stressfully.

"What is wrong with you? Do you know her?" Pepper sternly crossed her arms, but couldn't help but chuckle. He looked afraid for some reason, but why of a supposedly random old woman? Before he decide on a place to hide, the elevator doors whooshed open, and the elderly woman strolled in gracefully with a polka-dotted green dress draped on her short and frail body and a dignified smile plastered on her wrinkled face.

"Anthony, sugar, after all these years…Look at what a big handsome man you've grown to be, and what a lovely wife you managed to catch for yourself," the old lady's thick Southern accent made Tony's ears burn, and he covered his eyes with his fingers as she took Pepper's hand to shake it, to which Pepper just smiled politely and looked to Tony for an explanation.

"It's been a while…Grandma."