"She couldn't tell you," Bucky murmurs. "Really couldn't. There's a whole history as to why. But you're here now, and that's what matters."

He can't hide his smile at that, and doesn't even try. Shuri wrinkles her nose at him. "Oh, is that so?" she laughs. "I know some people who will be disappointed to hear that."

Bucky grins at her. "Unless Sharon says otherwise, yeah, that's how it is."