Because it's a lot more complicated than that. [Bucky's not dead, for starters. And Steve's not really in the habit of asking any Powers That Be for help. No, this is something he's got to do on his own. He just needs time to work out how.]

Which I didn't know when I signed up. [He is not complaining. Ever. God, no.] But there's that thing about gift horses and mouths. [And he can't deny he's been happier here, with everything that's happened already, than he has been in the past two years back home. Even when he knows it's got to end someday.]