Bucky wanted to call bullshit. The only act that was being put on was the one of denial that Steve was putting on right now. As if the guy who'd known since they were kids couldn't see right through it. Valentine's Day had been a little crazy but it hadn't made anyone go after something that they didn't already want in some way or another. Pointing that out wouldn't help the argument.
But it had meant something.
"You showed a lot of guilt over something you didn't 'act' on."
He leaned over and scraped his fingers over a few rocks that were scattered on the dock. Tossing one, he watched it skip over the water several times before disappearing out of sight. "I'm not holding that against you, Steve. Really, I'm not. You shouldn't feel guilty about it either." Bucky let another rock fly, ripples breaking the lake's usually pristine surface. "I like Zemo. More than I should, I know." It felt weird just saying it but he grinned, knowing it was true. "But I also like key lime pie and I'd give up both for you."
Bucky ground the other two rocks in his palm, rolling them over each other idly as he thought. He didn't want Steve to have regrets. But he also didn't want to lose him. If Tony made Steve happy though....
"Maybe we start small. That's what you would say," he tried looking at Steve again. "What's the first thing in your head right now?"