he who hesitates is toast

He's back in just about the promised half-hour, having picked up everything and arranged for a delivery or two later in the day. Bucky pours the large container of chicken soup into a pot on the back of the stove and sets it to warm, then makes a cup of chamomile tea with lemon and honey and carries it along with a plate of toast and fruit back down the hall.

He moves as quietly as a ghost, as he has since getting back, not wanting to wake her if she's sleeping.