She almost wants to ask him what he got Peggy, but she can't very well do that without drawing attention to her interest in Peggy. And with that will come questions, followed soon after by... She isn't even sure anymore. Awkwardness, certainly. They might feel protective of her. God knew it had taken her long enough to get Steve - her Steve - to stop treating her like some flower who happened to do some karate.

And some small part of her is starting to suspect that maybe, just maybe, they would be disappointed. Not just in her world, in how they didn't have the relationship Sharon would go on to have with her Steve - though she can't imagine they would like that. But disappointment in how overwhelmed she is by this place. Disappointed in how she hasn't managed to save everyone. She can't even keep people from going missing, and now she's having difficulty making sure everyone has enough food. She'd even opened the mysterious box that morning. That had been stupid enough, given what was happening to others, but her sudden obsession with Ph- Coulson is alarming, to say the least. Yet another aspect of a relationship she can't reveal.

Even if they aren't disappointed in her, she's disappointed in herself.

She studies the gloves as she considers. She can almost hear Nick telling her to buck up and get the job done. And she will. No matter what, she has to get these people back home. For now, she has to concentrate on them. Whatever relationship drama she has will have to take a backseat.

She lifts her eyes back to Steve. "Merry Christmas, Captain Rogers."