Things had relaxed some, time healed and all and Steve knew that they weren't instantly going to be back to normal. No because it would take time to create a new normal, to figure out how to keep the good parts of their relationship and let go of the inappropriate and painful. But they'd started and they'd had the space and now Steve wanted to integrate back into one another's space. Bucky's words had him smiling and he hugged him firmly in return. "It's never going to be," he promised him quietly.
It wasn't the time to launch into it now, Steve was sweaty from his run and they should take things a little slower, get each other used to it. But Steve wanted to share things with Bucky, to tell him about how good it was and how he was worried Tony was going to get tired of his old fashioned habits. He even wanted to hear about what was going on with Bucky, Natasha and Clint, to prove that they could make this work.
They parted and Steve stepped back, his hands sliding into his pockets. "That sounds like a great idea," he said sincerely. "We can trade stories, kiss and tell and everything," Steve said as he punched Bucky playfully in the shoulder.
Their two little dogs were playing some kind of little game chasing each other back and forth and Steve smiled fondly. "How about I leave him here with you while I finish my run, go shower then come back later? They can keep playing."