"Okay," she agrees, smiling, and leads him into one of the checkout lanes, where an older woman begins swiping the items as Sharon loads them onto the belt.

"Sharon Carter!" she says, delighted, casting a warm smile on Sharon and a similarly warm, if more curious one on Bucky. "It's been a while since you've been down here, hasn't it?"

"Hi, Gladys," Sharon says, taking out her wallet. "Not that long, but I must have missed you the last time. How's everything?"

"Oh, same as always, dear." The woman sets the bag of lettuce on the scale and types in a code. "Are your parents going to come down this summer?"

Sharon shakes her head. "You'd have to ask them," she says. "I have no idea."