holds his hand .
He says nothing as she reaches to hold his hand . His only response is a soft squeeze . They had suffered great losses , as did the rest of the universe , and all they could do was try to either fix it or move on , and fixing it was looking bleak . Slowly , Tony turns to look at Pepper , eyes flitting to examine her face . She was looking down at their hands , so he in turn focused his gaze there as well . Truthfully , he didn’t know what he’d have done if he lost her too . He didn’t even want to think about it . Tony may have felt altogether numb , but her warmth was enough to keep hope in the back of his mind , even if he could barely feel it .