She hadn't expected the text. This had been Steve's project, after all, and while she'd given him the thread, she'd never thought he'd want her in on it. They trusted one another, sure, they were friends, forged as such in the explosions of battle. But this was something distinctly from his past, even with the connections to hers.

If it was her, she'd be doing this on her own.

Still, she responded quickly, firing back that she'd been there as soon as she could. She arrived after he did, pulling up in her sleek black car, climbing out and shutting the door behind her with a soft thump.

"You rang, Cap?"