[He offers Steve a small smile at that. No doubt it's true even if he's not all that worried about his security. But he pauses at the question, a little thrown by it. But it takes him a minute to realize that Steve thinks the two are connected.]
Oh. Uh, no, I -- permanently dismissed them. [He shrugs a little, though, now considering something else that he probably should have thought about before.]
Unless - I mean. [He hesitates, not really loving the idea of being someone else's dirty little secret again. He'd played that role for months, when he'd been with Representative Sean Reeves. But he figures that if Steve wants to maintain his privacy, then maybe he should at least offer.]
But if reporters or even some random person with a phone sees us together and takes our picture, it's gonna make headlines. [And not the good kind. He can see it now -- Former First Son Corrupting Captain America.] We could stay in if you'd rather. [His voice is quiet.]
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Oh. Uh, no, I -- permanently dismissed them. [He shrugs a little, though, now considering something else that he probably should have thought about before.]
Unless - I mean. [He hesitates, not really loving the idea of being someone else's dirty little secret again. He'd played that role for months, when he'd been with Representative Sean Reeves. But he figures that if Steve wants to maintain his privacy, then maybe he should at least offer.]
But if reporters or even some random person with a phone sees us together and takes our picture, it's gonna make headlines. [And not the good kind. He can see it now -- Former First Son Corrupting Captain America.] We could stay in if you'd rather. [His voice is quiet.]