Jade could hear the music softly playing as she walked down the hall. She stayed at the hospital with Steve for a few days and hadn't left his side. Sam had been over just as much but made her go back to his place to shower and change. She kept going over what she'd say to him when he first woke up. Should she go with the sweet, "I'm so glad you're alive!" or the angry, "What the hell were you thinking?" either way she'd probably find a way to include both of those sentiments in her discussion with him.

Holding fresh, hot coffee in her hand, Jade peaked into the room and saw Sam lightly resting in a chair next to Steve.

"Sup, birdie." she whispered. His head jerked up at her and he smiled. "Don't you two look cute."

"Hey. Hope that coffee's for me."

"It is." she smiled, handing it over to him. She took the seat on the opposite side of Steve and looked over the bruises and cuts that scattered his face. "What's with the Marvin Gaye?"

"He put it on his list. I told him its everything he missed in one soundtrack."

"Very true."

Steve's head moved slightly and he looked over to Sam. "On your left." he said.

Sam gave a small grin at his friends words.

"Is that an inside joke or am I just chopped liver over here?"

The two friends stared at each other and gave small smiles to Jade. She then moved to sit on the side of Steve's bed.

She ran her fingers gently on the side of his face, carefully avoiding his bruising. "How ya feeling?"

"I'd say fine, but I'd be lying." He tried to move but cringed once he felt the pain in his back. Through his good eye, he looked up at Jade and scanned her. He noticed her hair smelled fresh, like coconuts, and she wore a dress he hadn't seen before. It was a light pink that looked great in contrast with her skin. He knew she was going to be extra nice to him for maybe a day or two, before she told him how she really felt. He was ready to go down on that hellicarrier but he regretted that Jade probably thought he wasn't thinking of her in that moment.

"Yeah. You took a hard fall, Cap." she whispered. "But, you're pretty tough."

In the corner, Sam shifted in his seat and sipped his coffee. He looked at them for a second, then stood. "I'll leave you two alone, I don't want it to get awkward" he chuckled.

"Good call." She said.

Jade turned back to Steve and went to grab his hand and brushed her thumb along his.

"Jade…" he started, but his voice faltered. "I'm so sorry, I…"

"Baby, I know—"

He interrupted her. "No, I shouldn't have left things the way they were when I was up on that hellicarrier." she continued to look at him, waiting to hear what he had to say.

"I made a quick decision… I thought it was the right thing. And when I saw Bucky up there, everything just seemed to go in slow motion. Its not an excuse, but I didn't want you to think I wasn't thinking about you."

Jade squeezed his hand and scooted closer to him on the bed. "Steve, I'll admit, I was mad at you when you were up there. Like I've said before, you seem to find danger easily. For a second, I didn't think I'd be able to give you a proper goodbye, which me made me even angrier." she paused. "But, I heard what you said. What you said to me before the ship went down. I never thought for a second that you didn't care."

Jade struggled to keep her eyes from filling with tears and Steve pulled her into his side. Laying down next to him, he brushed along her arm and stared at the ceiling.

"After I get out of here, lets go home." he whispered.

Her head angled up at him. "Sounds good. Its been a little hectic lately" she laughed. "I don't know how you do this superhero thing, anyway."

Steve tried to squeeze her with what little strength he had. "Its not easy."

"But you look good while doing it." they both quietly laughed.