[ Steve continues on in massaging Tony's scalp, loving that it makes him relax like putty in his hands. That's wonderful. He wants this for Tony, always. Tony, his amazing husband, who their enemies keep trying to take from him. But so long as Steve lives and breathes, he won't allow it. ]

If she goes to college so young, maybe we could convince her to stay in the area. That way, she could still see her friends on the weekends. It'll be good for her to have friends her age.

[ He assumes Tony didn't, and made friends with an older crowd, which made him feel so much older and more mature than his age. He is a little bit worried that Alice will inherit her father's penchant for partying, and all the bad habits that come with being a young, rich girl who's strikingly beautiful and a charismatic supergenius.

He doesn't see that for her right now, but right now she's barely exited from toddlerhood. Still, when she was a baby, he had a hard time visualizing her even like this. And all his predictions, all his thoughts had been proven wrong, but in the best way. Alice was better than he'd even dreamed. ]

I don't think we've got that much luck left, Tony, but, I'll keep an open mind.

[ He continues to lathe warm water over Tony's chest, just to warm him up. He leaves the conditioner in, so they can soak as long as they want. And Steve can indulge Tony as much as he wishes. ]