"I know she can't." He says it softly, so softly it's almost hard to hear. "It'd be wrong of me to wish she could. She's got a family waiting for her; parents, friends, the whole future."

Bucky stares at the floor for a second as he takes a deep breath and lets it out slow, then looks up at Steve. "I don't know what happens to me when she goes. But I'd rather have wonderful memories of what was than always be wondering about what might have been."