No, he wasn't implying that she couldn't take care of herself, but it was Peggy's first mission and things had changed, which was all he was trying to get across. Steve had never underestimated her before and he wouldn't do it now. There was merely a need to... well, there was no need to bring that up now.
Shaking his head, Steve made it obvious that was not what he was doing. In fact, there was no further talking about it. All she needs to remember is that he will be there to make sure nothing went wrong.
Even with her in the bathroom, he looks away and into the main area of her apartment. It's only when she emerges again that he glances back.
"Yeah, that's what Natasha told me to do, too. Only she said it a lot nicer," he said, quirking a grin before straightening to stand. Oh, the irony in that. But his partner typically had a way of knowing what was on his mind and that didn't count as gossiping when she called him on it.
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Date: 2018-07-12 02:27 pm (UTC)Shaking his head, Steve made it obvious that was not what he was doing. In fact, there was no further talking about it. All she needs to remember is that he will be there to make sure nothing went wrong.
Even with her in the bathroom, he looks away and into the main area of her apartment. It's only when she emerges again that he glances back.
"Yeah, that's what Natasha told me to do, too. Only she said it a lot nicer," he said, quirking a grin before straightening to stand. Oh, the irony in that. But his partner typically had a way of knowing what was on his mind and that didn't count as gossiping when she called him on it.