He slides both arms more tightly around her and just breathes for a second or two.

“What I was going to say before,” he murmurs, finally, “is that I was so excited to see you, after that last mission. To share everything that had happened with you.”

It had felt like coming home, or as close as he can imagine after all these years - with Steve at his side and Natasha too, and Alyona safe, and Sharon waiting, or so he’d thought.