They'd been away from one another, but they hadn't truly been separate, they never could be. Even if they never saw each other again Steve would still feel him there, they were joined and even if he'd fought it, which he'd never had reason to do, it would remain. It was less complicated these days and less confusing, issues worked through and laid to rest, feelings dulled with time and circumstance and it could just be simple. Bucky; best friend and family.
That seemed to be the popular opinion and while he appreciated it, it was still hard to accept. He shrugged as he brought his hands up to rub over his face and then through his hair. They lived together as partners and lovers here, but back home his Tony had been married to someone else. So it worried him, that deep down, maybe Tony would want his old life back again.
"I don't think so, although thanks for the goat taming," he said with a little smile. Steve was nervous and excited and scared to be honest and he knew Bucky would know all that just from looking at him.