“What…?” he huffs a soft, amused sound. “Becca knew?” He definitely hadn’t actively discussed his feelings for Steph with… well, anyone really. Except Morita. But he wasn’t going to be telling any secrets any time soon.
He smiles softly, sliding his thumb across her lips. “You’ve done so much already… can’t you just… stay here…?
"She knew I liked you," she says with a quiet laugh. "I made her promise not to tell. She only agreed after making me promise I'd tell you myself when you got back." Then everything else happened. Several times she'd considered pulling him aside before an op, but then what? If he didn't feel the same way, things would just be awkward, and he was her second-in-command so they couldn't really afford that. If he did — and to her that was a very big, impossible if — he might only worry and get distracted, with both of them fighting for their lives out there.
Between them and now there just didn't seem to be a proper time. Even after defeating Thanos and cleaning up the mess he'd left behind, she didn't think the time was right. Bucky was still dealing with a lot of things. Or maybe she'd just been afraid still.
So this has been a very nice development.
"That's... kind of the plan. I just thought I'd give you some space to deal with... stuff." And Sam to adjust to his new role without her shadow looming over him. It's the only reason she's been scarce, not just dodging public appearances but also being as uninvolved with the rest of the team's activities as possible.
"Then everything went to hell in a handbasket," he says with a soft huff and slight shake of his head; their lives really are crazy.
"You know... I thought about telling you so many times..." he laughs softly, "but I was more afraid of losing you as a friend, and when I actually tried a couple of times, it was just- never the right time, you know?"
Cool, metal fingers run against her cheek, "I appreciate it, but... no more distance, okay?" he tilts her chin up and closes the space between them with a soft kiss.
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He smiles softly, sliding his thumb across her lips. “You’ve done so much already… can’t you just… stay here…?
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Between them and now there just didn't seem to be a proper time. Even after defeating Thanos and cleaning up the mess he'd left behind, she didn't think the time was right. Bucky was still dealing with a lot of things. Or maybe she'd just been afraid still.
So this has been a very nice development.
"That's... kind of the plan. I just thought I'd give you some space to deal with... stuff." And Sam to adjust to his new role without her shadow looming over him. It's the only reason she's been scarce, not just dodging public appearances but also being as uninvolved with the rest of the team's activities as possible.
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"You know... I thought about telling you so many times..." he laughs softly, "but I was more afraid of losing you as a friend, and when I actually tried a couple of times, it was just- never the right time, you know?"
Cool, metal fingers run against her cheek, "I appreciate it, but... no more distance, okay?" he tilts her chin up and closes the space between them with a soft kiss.