He rolls her eyes at her instructions even as his hand moves to hold her hip. There’s a very stubborn part of him, born from decades carving his own path, that wants to scowl at any one else making the decisions. Telling him what to do— he might just have childishly done the opposite of what she says if he didn’t need to get on this damn boat. It wouldn’t be productive in getting away from the threats nipping at their heels somewhere in this city if he stopped in his tracks simply because someone instructed him to keep walking.
It helps, though, that the two of them seem to be on the same page, moving in step with one another without stumbling along the way. He wonders if it’s their personalities— but knows it’s more likely to be their training. Ghosts of HYDRA’s guidance instilled into a soldier, who was there to help streamline a training program instilled into a widow. Lines that don’t run parallel, but cross.
It’d be nice to take out the people hunting them before the two of them inevitably clash too much to work together as well as they are now. That’s the goal, anyway.
The shape of her body is completely unfamiliar in his arms, but it takes nothing for him to hold her close like he’s known her intimately enough to get down on one knee for her. Her American accent makes him snort, and hiding his grin oh so affectionately into her forehead only helps their cause. It’s a good plan, playing the role of drunk insatiable newlyweds— and she plays it well enough to keep his attention the entire time they stumble through the half assed security and onto the ship.
“Oh, was that happy?” He raises a brow. Surely another emotion can be better described for that little show— you won't find him complaining.
He scans the hallways they’re in, lips pursed slightly in thought. He didn’t actually think much past ‘get on ship’. If he were by himself, he’d find a way to slip around and stow away without bothering with a bed. But there’s some deep ingrained gentleman in him that sends him looking for a way to get an actual room. Sure, he could kill her if he had to, but he’s not going to let her sleep below deck with rats.
“We need to bunker down,” He starts, taking her hand in his as a couple passes and holding on as he leads her through corridors. He doesn’t stop their wandering until he passes a cleaning cart, the crew occupied with linens. His free hand lifts the clipboard hanging from the side of the cart.
Pencil and paper, so underused these days but so useful. There’s a printed column of room numbers and the names attached to them. Graphite straight lines along each one taken care of, ignoring the blank space under room #339 and #402. Empty rooms. It’s as good a lead as any.
“Take your pick, sweetheart.”