"Yeah, with spring inching closer and closer I got a good bit to get ready." He was warm. She didn't realize that the cold had crept in through her coat, and down to her bones until she got connected to that warmth. Goosebumps coursed over her skin as he tucked that hair out of her face.
"And with it being just Steve, Steve, and Bucky and occasionally Mouse... There's just things I can't ask of them." Applejack didn't want to admit that there were other things forcing her to tire herself out. That would be like admitting there was something really wrong. Instead, she squeezed him just a little, as she settled her cheek against his chest.