A great deal of the tension that had ridden the younger man had drained, with the conversation - the wordless part included - and the only reason he wasn't stumbling with the exhaustion that had gotten him to fall asleep in the first place was that he was walking a little slower than usual, taking care. He had no wish to rush out and make a mess, well, more of a mess than things were, right now. So he worked on careful.
He slipped into the backseat of the car, giving Peggy a small smile. "One day, we'll figure out a way to make it up for all your patience." Quiet, self-mocking, and poignant. Because she had been more than patient with the two of them, over and over again.
The part he didn't realize? The 'we'. It was so automatic and normal that Bucky didn't register the implications, right there.
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A great deal of the tension that had ridden the younger man had drained, with the conversation - the wordless part included - and the only reason he wasn't stumbling with the exhaustion that had gotten him to fall asleep in the first place was that he was walking a little slower than usual, taking care. He had no wish to rush out and make a mess, well, more of a mess than things were, right now. So he worked on careful.
He slipped into the backseat of the car, giving Peggy a small smile. "One day, we'll figure out a way to make it up for all your patience." Quiet, self-mocking, and poignant. Because she had been more than patient with the two of them, over and over again.
The part he didn't realize? The 'we'. It was so automatic and normal that Bucky didn't register the implications, right there.