Her quiet words, and that nervous look, made Steve's heart clench. He pressed a kiss to her forehead. "Absolutely." Another kiss, because he was never going to not want to touch her at every opportunity, before he got up and went over to peruse his shelves.
There wasn't a large selection that wasn't about art, or non-fiction. Although... Steve reached out, hesitating for a moment on pulling out the book he'd bought on a whim when he'd seen it during his cross-country tour. It had always been a favorite of his as a child, and as soon as he'd seen the familiar artwork on the cover, he knew he'd buy it; but it was a little embarrassing as an adult to read a children's book to another adult, wasn't it?
It had always made him feel better, though, and that's what counted, he decided, pulling the book off the shelf and returning to the bed. He settled down against the headboard and patted the bed beside him.
"Alright," he began, keeping the book hidden so she wouldn't see the title before he was able to explain himself. "I'm gonna preface this by saying, I don't think you're a child. When I was sick as a kid - and it was a lot - I always wanted my ma to read this to me. So, I can find something else, but it's kinda slim pickings, unless you wanna hear about the art deco movement, or post-modernism in painting."
Finally, Steve turned the book so Rogue could see the etching-style artwork of a rabbit on the front cover, with the book title "The Velveteen Rabbit".
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There wasn't a large selection that wasn't about art, or non-fiction. Although... Steve reached out, hesitating for a moment on pulling out the book he'd bought on a whim when he'd seen it during his cross-country tour. It had always been a favorite of his as a child, and as soon as he'd seen the familiar artwork on the cover, he knew he'd buy it; but it was a little embarrassing as an adult to read a children's book to another adult, wasn't it?
It had always made him feel better, though, and that's what counted, he decided, pulling the book off the shelf and returning to the bed. He settled down against the headboard and patted the bed beside him.
"Alright," he began, keeping the book hidden so she wouldn't see the title before he was able to explain himself. "I'm gonna preface this by saying, I don't think you're a child. When I was sick as a kid - and it was a lot - I always wanted my ma to read this to me. So, I can find something else, but it's kinda slim pickings, unless you wanna hear about the art deco movement, or post-modernism in painting."
Finally, Steve turned the book so Rogue could see the etching-style artwork of a rabbit on the front cover, with the book title "The Velveteen Rabbit".