He hesitates, then reaches over to put an awkward and protective arm around her shoulders again. Peggy would never let him do it, not in public, not even surrounded by men who knew that a joke at her expense would mean being impaled through the toes by a sensible heel. Only in brief and private moments stolen from the chaos in storage rooms and between rows of files. A clasped hand, a brush of fingertips against her jaw, a love affair played out in glances.

Steve relaxes into holding Olivia close, because compared to that, this is just... Well, it's friendship. And a reminder that as long as she's here, she's safe. "We can always climb the fence if they get too insistent," he says. There's utter sincerity in it, but the laughter of his smile is still very clear on his face.