CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
❝ united we stand ❞
"YOU DIDN'T HAVE to jump after me."
Sitting on a pile of crates in the middle of an abandoned warehouse, Aster lifted her head and noticed Steve walking over to her. Her clothes had dried just enough that she wasn't shivering anymore and the dripping had finally subsided.
She peeked past his shoulder, catching a glimpse of Bucky on the ground. Unsure if the hit from the helicopter crash knocked him out of being the Winter Soldier, Steve and Sam decided it would be best to clamp his metal arm in a vice and wait for him to wake up.
Lips twisting into a wry smile, Aster shrugged. "You'd do the same for me."
Steve smiled back at her, although the lack of sparkle in his eyes told her all she needed to know. He took another step forward, running a hand through his unusually tousled hair. "Well, yeah, but..." He kept his voice quiet, staring at her with the utmost concern. "I know you don't like the water."
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