Tony nodded. He was purposefully not thinking of what the other side of that statement was. The grief would come around some other time soon enough without him having to chase it.

He licked some frosting off his fork and gave his friend a lopsided, but grateful smile. "That's sweet of you, but you don't need to do that. I know it must be uncomfortable for you. Ignis hated it when I brought them up. Anytime I mentioned Pepper he said I was comparing them and imply where he was falling short." He sighed. It seemed rather ridiculous that anyone who knew Tony for longer than an hour would think he'd imply anything instead of outright say it. Sometimes, it was just nice to remember their stories.