A/N: Inspiration for the next few chapters comes very heavily from the illustrious bonesbuckleup of Tumblr and their excellent metas. If you haven't read them, go do so now!
Steve is seriously starting to worry about Bucky again. Every so often, Buck will get a funny look on his face and stumble off into the woods, ostensibly to take a leak. He's always gone a long time, and Steve's pretty sure Bucky'd have to be a damned camel to pee that long, so he'd wager it's bad memories rearing their ugly heads... maybe just the need to be alone for a while and regroup.
Steve definitely doesn't like the idea of Bucky being out alone in the dark in enemy territory... not after the terrifying ordeal of watching Bucky pass right the hell out in front of him in the middle of a fire-fight… But as long as they're not in active enemy territory, he chooses not to say anything. He's already gotten only half-teasing grief from Bucky about smothering him in good intentions - as hypocritical as they both know that sentiment is- …. and he does gets the need for space to sort things out…
So, even though it feels wrong to let it slide, he watches Bucky go and doesn't say a word.