"Stop it. Come on," Nina laughed and pushed Olivia's hand away. "When was the last time you got laid? You're driving me crazy," Olivia laughed at first, but ultimately groaned.
"It's been a while. My boyfriend's in Iraq," She admitted, which Nina found surprising.
"Oh. I didn't know you had a boyfriend," Nina said, following the tone of seriousness Olivia had adopted.
"Yeah. His name's Erik. He kills people for fun," Olivia cracked a smile.
"I wouldn't expect anything less," Nina responded.
There was a long pause where both girls were lost in their thoughts.
Olivia thought about Erik. It had been a year and a half since she saw him last. They almost never had contact with each other. Whether she wanted to admit it or not, she missed him and was very insecure about the strength of their relationship. She would kill for him. That much was certain. She just wasn't so sure he would do the same for her.
Nina was dragged into thoughts of Wanda's prediction, wondering how she came to such a conclusion in the first place. There was definitely no merit behind it. First of all, even if you didn't consider the fact Bucky and Steve were technically elderly people, they were both easily about six years older than her before their lives took a turn. She felt like a child and was sure she looked like one to them. Especially after, you know, crying all over the place.
Nina let out a frustrated breath.
"He's right next door, you know," Olivia said, gesturing to the wall Nina and Bucky's rooms shared. "You could just go crawl in bed with him. I'm sure he wouldn't strangle you or anything. Unless you're into that," Nina reached her hand out covering Olivia's face and pushing her head away, shushing her dramatically.
"Go to sleep. I'm too tired for your mouth," She was starting to get a little loopy. Despite her long nap a while ago, she was still absolutely run down from the day's events.
"But not his though," Olivia sang, but ultimately did turn over and settle in. It took less than five minutes for both of them to be asleep.
When Katerina found them in the morning they were both on their backs, snoring, with their arms thrown over each other. She almost hated to wake them up, especially without getting a picture first. Olivia and Nina got ready, rushing to catch up with Katerina who was always on top of things. Steve was waiting for them in the kitchen when they finally wandered in.
"Morning," He greeted around a bite of an apple.
"M-" Olivia shoved Nina mid-greeting, sending her crashing into Steve. She stopped, regarding them with a sharp eye. Steve's arm braced her around the back, her hands coming up to catch his shoulders. Nina didn't react the way Olivia had expected. Instead of looking all red faced and meek, she turned her head to glare at her before stepping away. However, she didn't miss Steve's hand lingering on the small of her back.
"What was that for?" Nina snapped. It was too early for this shit.
"Nothin'," Olivia shrugged, shooting Steve a knowing look, which only served to confuse him more. As far as she could see, her investment seemed pretty secure.
While they ate they discussed the day's activities. They didn't deviate much from the previous day, but where they did Nina felt more and more unprepared. She was not in shape and, while she could complete the tasks Steve was setting out for her, her body was going to hate her for it long before it rewarded her. She was pretty sure, at some point, an ice bath was going to be necessary because literally every muscle in her body was going to be sore.
Steve kept it slow on their run, keeping a closer eye on Nina. Tony hadn't been wrong to scold him the other day. He'd thrown her into the same training regimen Olivia and Katerina had been on for months and expected her to keep up. If he were totally honest with himself, he was impressed she forced herself through everything he'd put her through.