Now that's where you went wrong, man, I could talk at you all day if you let me.

[ Sam still isn't trying to avoid any subject, it's just - well, he could. Sam rarely has trouble talking with anyone, but things are easy with Steve. There's something about that knowledge that makes his chest untwist a little. It's still awkward, sure, but it's - it's stupid, but talking to Steve feels good.

He lets out a breath when Steve asks that, quiet for a moment, but he doesn't consider saying anything but the truth. ]

I don't know. Things were a little... chaotic, we hadn't really had a chance to sit down and figure anything out before I got picked up. So I guess that, trying to protect everyone and figure out where we were gonna go from there.