Bucky stirred when he was picked up, blinking tiredly. His entire body hurt, the ache in his chest luckily just an ache and not a stabbing pain like it had been before. He mumbled into Steve's neck, "Not in the hall..." He didn't want to be exposed, where anybody could see. His vision was blurred from sleep, but he imagined all the people in the hall just standing and staring at him, at the scars on his legs.
The doctor - who was the same height as Steve, though he was more slenderly built - nodded. "Captain Rogers, the President had me set up a small room to act as an infirmary. It's just this way, down the hall." He led the way only a few doors down. The room was obviously a converted bedroom, but it was clean and well-lit and there was an examination table to the side. "If you could set him down on the table..."
Penny, who had followed them to the door, shouldered her way past the Secret Serviceman who attempted to lock her out, sticking close to Steve's legs.
Bucky let himself be put down on the table and immediately reached for Penny, scratching her behind the ears mostly to soothe himself.
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The doctor - who was the same height as Steve, though he was more slenderly built - nodded. "Captain Rogers, the President had me set up a small room to act as an infirmary. It's just this way, down the hall." He led the way only a few doors down. The room was obviously a converted bedroom, but it was clean and well-lit and there was an examination table to the side. "If you could set him down on the table..."
Penny, who had followed them to the door, shouldered her way past the Secret Serviceman who attempted to lock her out, sticking close to Steve's legs.
Bucky let himself be put down on the table and immediately reached for Penny, scratching her behind the ears mostly to soothe himself.