A/N: So I don't usually write things with no dialog but this happened so I hope it's not too odd… Just some Pepper musing! I hope you enjoy!
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Thinking
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Pepper sighed contently as she settled into Tony's side and rested her head on his chest right beside the arc reactor. When he first came back with it in his chest it made her uneasy and she avoided it, having to constantly remind herself that it was keeping him alive and that it needed to be there. When Obadiah attacked Tony and she watched the light almost flicker out she realized just how important it was and she started to make the connection that light meant life and she didn't know what she'd do if his light went out. When they started dating and she got used to sleeping next to him she started to think of it as her own personal night light, finding comfort in the soft glow it cast on the ceiling. Usually Tony was awake just watching her but tonight after a long day on a mission for Fury he was sound asleep, snoring almost as soon as his head hit the pillow. As much as Pepper loved spending time with him in that short time when they go to bed before they fall asleep there were days where she enjoyed being able to lay beside him and listen to his even breathing without him watching her. As she let her mind wander some more she started tracing the outline of the arc reactor ever so softly with her finger, she wasn't so sure Tony would be ok with it if he was awake but he didn't seem to mind enough to wake up and as far as she knew she was one of the only people he let touch it, which considering what had happened the times people had touched it and that it was the difference between life and death made sense.
Pepper laid there for a lot longer than she planned before deciding it was time to let her brain shut off so she could sleep. She stopped tracing the arc reactor and slid her hand down Tony's chest and over his stomach to rest on his hip before shifting a bit to get comfortable and letting herself fall asleep.
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