Her fingers tighten around his, not entirely voluntarily. A part of her understands - she knows how important Bucky was to him, and she knows what Steve will do for anyone he loves. But the idea that she was that close to losing him, that the only reason he's not in the river under tons of rubble is the man sent to kill him...

"He didn't kill you. He pulled you out of the water. Something must have come back."

She blows out a slow breath, trying to release some of the tension, and reaches up to run a hand through his hair, deliberately gentle. His hair's not long enough to really fall in his face anymore, but she hasn't fallen out of the habit.

"But please don't do that again. I've gotten used to having you around."