he who hesitates is toast

For a moment, she just breathes, very evenly. With Aunt Peggy so sick, there's no one on this planet who knows her better than Steve does. These days, she thinks he might be her best friend.

So he knows. And she knows, because all of this has hit both of them in their most vulnerable of spots. "I've had a shit day," she says, softly. "Let me go take it out on Sitwell."