There are a few things for which Bucky is immediately grateful: that it's dark, that his pants are still zipped, and that his hand hadn't gotten any further than Natasha's thigh. But the cons, though fewer, far outweigh the pros; if Bucky had to choose someone to catch them in this situation, Steve Rogers would have been at the very bottom of the list. While Bucky breaks away from Natasha with reluctance in his heart, he manages a degree of haste in his actions, drawing back his hands as though Natasha were, literally, too hot to handle.

Eyes wide, he stares up at Steve with plain disbelief, tempered by an instinctive annoyance.

"Jesus Christ."