where the love light gleams

“So, lemme get this straight,” Bucky says, laced with a chuckle. He flattens his mouth into a tight line, obviously resisting the urge to fall into another fit. “So, your friends think you’re bringing a date with you to DC, they think the date is me, and you wanna get out of this without getting caught in a lie or giving an explanation that might make it worse.”Steve sighs, nodding. “Yeah,” he says. “That’s the gist of it.”“Well, you’ve already dug yourself this deep,” Bucky says, suddenly sober. “Why don’t you just tell them I’m coming?”