Chewing thoughtfully, Steve takes a moment to answer. “Hey, if that’s what you want to try, I’m all right with letting you make your own mistakes.” It’s darker than Steve usually jokes considering Becca’s violent streak but it proves just how knowledge he is when it comes to Bucky and his more or less adoptive sisters.

There’s no need for Bucky to argue the point, not when Steve is so obviously right, and as Penny finishes cleaning up their mess, Steve relaxes back into the couch

“Hey. Did they send you the letters I mail while you were gone?” It’s easier to say that than what Bucky had been going through. “Because those are some gems. I’d hate for you to miss out.”

He’d been sending letter right up until the Tuesday before Bucky came back to him, and that was only because Bucky appeared on the corner before his next regularly scheduled letter had been due to go out.

“You owe me about a hundred replies. And I expect them to start coming soon.”