Sabrina curled up next to him, the two gazing at the New York skyline. Sighing contentedly, she nuzzled his neck, breathing in his smell. Bucky tightened his hold on her shoulders with his human arm and kissed the top of her head.

"I love you, Sabs."

"I love you more," she replied, smiling, "And you better not forget that."

"Never."

Reaching across his chest, she stroked his other arm, running her slender fingers over the indents and scratches in the otherwise smooth metal. "I hate it," he said suddenly, "I'm not human anymore." She looked up at him as she interlaced her warm fingers with his cold, metal ones.

"I don't care. You're still Bucky Barnes, the guy I fell in love with."

For a while, he remained staring out the panoramic window at the city lights. Sabrina felt him tighten his hold on her as he pressed his face into her hair.

"Ouch," she muttered, one of the grooves on his arm cutting into her finger. He took her hand in his and examined it.

"Was this me?"

"Yes and no." A sigh escaped his mouth, now frowning.

"Yes," he said softly, untangling his fingers from hers, "I don't want to hurt you."

"What are you doing?" A hint of alarm sounded in her voice, "Where are you going?" He stood up slowly.

"I love you Sabrina. And that's why I can't stay with you. I'm a hazard, an experiment gone wrong. I keep hurting you, I can't control myself. But I can't hurt you if you're not with me."

"No! You can't do that! You can't leave me alone; I can't live without you. I know you won't hurt me, I know Bucky won't do that."

"I'm not Bucky anymore. I'm the Winter Soldier."

"Stop that! Stop it, stop it! I don't care if you're Bucky or Winter; I love them both. You can't do this to me," she added, voice cracking.

"You'll understand."

"But I don't. I don't know what I did wrong." Tears threatened to spill out from her eyes, blurring her vision, "Don't leave me."

"I love you, Sabs." The torrent of water was unleashed as he spoke. Sabrina rushed toward him, struggling to clear her vision, but after wiping her eyes, she was only reaching for empty air.