"Everyone's an idiot, then," Bucky says, grinning at her. "But it's their loss and my gain. I'm not upset about it, anyway."
He kisses her hip for a moment and looks back up to her, his own eyes soft. He hasn't loved anyone since his wife and he hasn't felt safe enough to let anyone in since his heart was broken. Natalie knows his daughter, knows his life - she's everything to him.
"I love you. I know I haven't said it yet but I've felt it for a long time and I just needed to say it now, if that's all right?"
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He kisses her hip for a moment and looks back up to her, his own eyes soft. He hasn't loved anyone since his wife and he hasn't felt safe enough to let anyone in since his heart was broken. Natalie knows his daughter, knows his life - she's everything to him.
"I love you. I know I haven't said it yet but I've felt it for a long time and I just needed to say it now, if that's all right?"