It was nice that Steve made the effort to amend his statement, trying to turn it into a reasonable joke instead of one that would send her into a flurry of worry over the next time he would be called away. Not that she didn't already worry like crazy every time he went out on a mission -- no matter what he said, she knew that even the most indestructible people could fall.
But that wasn't what she wanted to talk about on Christmas either, so she set her mug on the coffee table and grabbed the blanket from the couch before settling on the floor next to the tree. Their presents to each other were nestled under the pine branches, the wrapping paper and bows now dotted with fragrant needles that had fallen over the past few days. "Sit with me?" she asked, smiling up at him before holding the cookie between her teeth so she could drape the large blanket around her shoulders. There was plenty left for him to fit under as well.
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Date: 2017-01-05 09:10 pm (UTC)But that wasn't what she wanted to talk about on Christmas either, so she set her mug on the coffee table and grabbed the blanket from the couch before settling on the floor next to the tree. Their presents to each other were nestled under the pine branches, the wrapping paper and bows now dotted with fragrant needles that had fallen over the past few days. "Sit with me?" she asked, smiling up at him before holding the cookie between her teeth so she could drape the large blanket around her shoulders. There was plenty left for him to fit under as well.