She moved to the other foot and rubbed that one. "Are you kidding? It's great. You're going to be up and about in no time."

Her hands slowed as he started talking about Hydra. She couldn't imagine how he must have suffered, alone and with wanting hope that he might be rescued. Maybe he'd never had hope once he'd found himself in a Hydra facility.

Gently, she set his foot on the bed. Instead of getting off the bed and letting him feel her absence, she crawled up and lay against him. Her fingers smoothed down his hair. "I'm here," she murmured. "And I'm not going anywhere."

She scooted up a little more and softly kissed the corner of his lips. She wasn't sure how to console him - she'd never been much good at comforting people - but she could at least reassure him that she was there.