It's been a harrowing few days for Natasha and the message she'd gotten from Pepper this morning - despite its polite wording - had left her dreading whatever Pepper needed to say that she needed to set up an appointment for it rather than just stop by. She had her suspicions, of course, although in this place, it could also just as easily be something random and out of the blue sent into their lives to complicate things.

She's in the back room when she hears the door open. She's sent her staff home for the night already, leaving the place empty and private for her and Pepper's talk. Setting aside the inventory she'd been working on, she heads back out into the cafe again and gives Pepper a faint nod and a smile in greeting.

"Hey. Sorry if I kept you waiting. Would you like anything to drink while we talk?"