He nodded, slightly, and got the light. Then sat on the foot of the bed, facing her. Consciously relaxing himself into a cross-legged position that he could move easily from.
Then he let his eyes settle on her, meeting hers. And he smiled. "We have things we should talk through. And... I've been away."
Getting some steady sleep actually made a difference. It wasn't enough, but it helped. Also, he couldn't quite allow himself to recognize the sheer feeling of exhilaration in her presence. Now that... certain things had started happening. The Winter Soldier didn't grin goofily because a woman liked him, did he?
Well, he was pretty damn close.
He cleared his throat, forcing himself to focus. "Putting together what we know of the dangers ought to help coming up with the ways to avoid them. When we have that underway..." And then his right hand reached to run fingers over her knuckles. "More to talk of, too."
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Then he let his eyes settle on her, meeting hers. And he smiled. "We have things we should talk through. And... I've been away."
Getting some steady sleep actually made a difference. It wasn't enough, but it helped. Also, he couldn't quite allow himself to recognize the sheer feeling of exhilaration in her presence. Now that... certain things had started happening. The Winter Soldier didn't grin goofily because a woman liked him, did he?
Well, he was pretty damn close.
He cleared his throat, forcing himself to focus. "Putting together what we know of the dangers ought to help coming up with the ways to avoid them. When we have that underway..." And then his right hand reached to run fingers over her knuckles. "More to talk of, too."