[Her eyes drift downward when Natasha gives her that excuse; it's true, yes, but so far from being easy to simply accept. The nightmares that had her screaming are just another way everything has fallen so far beyond her control, and Pepper can't help but wonder how deep the spiral descends before she'll finally come to that point where she can climb again.]
Or for waking you, right? [Her smile is faint, halfhearted at best. She sighs quietly, then tries to loosen her grip a little now that she's more certain of where she.]
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Or for waking you, right? [Her smile is faint, halfhearted at best. She sighs quietly, then tries to loosen her grip a little now that she's more certain of where she.]