Steve wouldn't have noticed Gabriel moving if he hadn't known the man so long. Smooth as butter, without a change in expression, Gabe's hand goes under his jacket and he flanks Clint as the other man hits the wall.
Steve gets to his feet at once, holding both hands up, as much to placate Clint as anything. He realizes a moment too late he's still holding the cabinet door in one of them. "Gabe, stand down."
Steve hands the door back to Sarah. "It looks like you just broke the pins. It's easy to fix, but until we do, you'll have to make sure Jo stays out of the cabinet."
"Papa..." It's not a whine, but it's close. She's a little busy watching Clint with her first real show of nerves.
"Even accidents have consequences," Steve says, gently. He pours a generous glass of whisky from the bottle on the tray and gestures for Gabe to move back, offering the drink to Clint.
"I take it the..." It's strange to say. "The Captain Rogers you know doesn't have children."
Rosalie and Sarah move together behind Steve, gripping each others' hands, looking from their mother to Gabe to Clint, both showing varying degrees of fear.
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Steve gets to his feet at once, holding both hands up, as much to placate Clint as anything. He realizes a moment too late he's still holding the cabinet door in one of them. "Gabe, stand down."
Steve hands the door back to Sarah. "It looks like you just broke the pins. It's easy to fix, but until we do, you'll have to make sure Jo stays out of the cabinet."
"Papa..." It's not a whine, but it's close. She's a little busy watching Clint with her first real show of nerves.
"Even accidents have consequences," Steve says, gently. He pours a generous glass of whisky from the bottle on the tray and gestures for Gabe to move back, offering the drink to Clint.
"I take it the..." It's strange to say. "The Captain Rogers you know doesn't have children."
Rosalie and Sarah move together behind Steve, gripping each others' hands, looking from their mother to Gabe to Clint, both showing varying degrees of fear.