Steve backed up at little when the president returned, letting her give Bucky the water he needed. He followed the conversation, trying not to let any emotions cross his face, but he was worried. If one of Bucky's friends - close friends, in more ways than one, he was guessing - could have been a part of this... that could be bad. And the fact that Bucky didn't really want to take no for an answer could also be bad, if he tried to contact this Corey. Of course, he wasn't likely to do much just at the moment, but when he recovered...
As the president walked to the other corner of the room, Steve saw the way Bucky's face looked. He glanced around, pulling up a chair to the bedside and sitting down, so at least they could talk a little easier. "You're safe because I'm going to keep you that way," he said, quietly but firmly, trying to catch Bucky's eyes, though they closed a minute later, so he didn't really get the chance. He put a hand on the bed, but he wasn't about to touch Bucky again - only because the boy had said he didn't really want it. "But no one's perfect. Not even me. So... we can teach you how to keep yourself safe. How to handle things until someone can get to you. If you want," he said, haltingly - but it really would be the best way. "That way... nothing like that will happen again. But if it does..." He paused. "Then you're going to do what you did this time. You're going to make it through, because you're strong enough not to let this beat you." Maybe he didn't know that, for a fact, but he suspected it. He wanted to make it true.
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Date: 2014-06-04 07:28 pm (UTC)As the president walked to the other corner of the room, Steve saw the way Bucky's face looked. He glanced around, pulling up a chair to the bedside and sitting down, so at least they could talk a little easier. "You're safe because I'm going to keep you that way," he said, quietly but firmly, trying to catch Bucky's eyes, though they closed a minute later, so he didn't really get the chance. He put a hand on the bed, but he wasn't about to touch Bucky again - only because the boy had said he didn't really want it. "But no one's perfect. Not even me. So... we can teach you how to keep yourself safe. How to handle things until someone can get to you. If you want," he said, haltingly - but it really would be the best way. "That way... nothing like that will happen again. But if it does..." He paused. "Then you're going to do what you did this time. You're going to make it through, because you're strong enough not to let this beat you." Maybe he didn't know that, for a fact, but he suspected it. He wanted to make it true.