Steve sighs and dips his head into his hands, rubbing his face a few times as he shakes his head. "I have no idea what I was keeping him safe from. Bucky's completely capable of handling himself." Both of them know that all too well, don't they? Not that he's anything approaching the Winter Soldier, but still, Bucky's a good soldier. And a damn good shot.

"The less I have to reflect back on events, the better," he says decisively as he finishes off his second drink. At least Bucky gets that Steve hadn't been in his right mind at the time. Although Bucky may have an idea of the deeper implications of what he did, Steve's managed to avoid talking too much about it.