Steve couldn't help sending another smile her way. He opened his mouth, automatically ready to reassure her, again - but then realized she might be on the same wavelength as he was, at least somewhat - she was giving them a few weeks together, at least, before anyone came to bother them. His mouth shut with a snap.
Natasha, of course, noticed, and quirked an eyebrow. "Hmm. A few weeks, got it. Hopefully you've gotten some of it out of your system by then." She had no doubt they'd still be together - unless Marie called it off, which wasn't unreasonable, of course - but Steve was clearly in it for the long-haul, already. From what she knew of him, once he'd decided on something, he never gave up, and he never went by halves. And he'd decided on Marie.
She turned and began to walk away, with Steve calling after her, "No. She's my girlfriend, not yours!" Natasha raised her hand and waved over her shoulder without looking back. Steve raised his voice. "And tell Tony to keep his nose out of my business, or it's liable to get cut off!"
He turned to Rogue, and said (only half-jokingly), "I have horrible, insane friends. Please don't feel obligated to associate with them. Ever. They'll just suck you into the crazy, too." He wasn't sure what it said about him, that he seemed to attract the kind of eccentric people who seemed bent on driving him insane. Marie was by far the sanest person he'd ever met in this new era - and she was literally from a different world.
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Natasha, of course, noticed, and quirked an eyebrow. "Hmm. A few weeks, got it. Hopefully you've gotten some of it out of your system by then." She had no doubt they'd still be together - unless Marie called it off, which wasn't unreasonable, of course - but Steve was clearly in it for the long-haul, already. From what she knew of him, once he'd decided on something, he never gave up, and he never went by halves. And he'd decided on Marie.
She turned and began to walk away, with Steve calling after her, "No. She's my girlfriend, not yours!" Natasha raised her hand and waved over her shoulder without looking back. Steve raised his voice. "And tell Tony to keep his nose out of my business, or it's liable to get cut off!"
He turned to Rogue, and said (only half-jokingly), "I have horrible, insane friends. Please don't feel obligated to associate with them. Ever. They'll just suck you into the crazy, too." He wasn't sure what it said about him, that he seemed to attract the kind of eccentric people who seemed bent on driving him insane. Marie was by far the sanest person he'd ever met in this new era - and she was literally from a different world.