"They want us to be better." It's part of what had kept Bucky running. Steve's going to figure out that Bucky isn't the same and Bucky's not looking forward to facing that disappointment. Bucky's gotten some memories back, but he's still broken. No memories are going to fix that.

He tightens his arm around her a little. "Some days all you can do is survive, but that's okay. We're doing better than a lot of people, right?"