At first, James thought Steve was serious. He was pretty sure that the Winter Soldier had killed Tony Stark's parents. He hadn't told anyone that. Maybe someone here already knew it. But he hadn't found a way to manage through that particular guilt. To say nothing about asking the son to stand at his side in a wedding.
The dawning horror faded when Steve grinned at him. He let out a breath and drove the nail into the support bream. "You're a punk," he muttered, shaking his head.
"And," he added a second later. "Thank you."
Now all he needed to do, really, was find the ring and ask the girl.