The comment is not met with a warm reception. For all that Peggy might instinctively understand that the continual cycle of pining and affection for someone who's out of her life isn't healthy or good for her, she still has put the idea of Steve Rogers (and not Captain America) on a pedestal as something to live up to.
"I certainly don't think that's true," is her sharp, icy retort. "If you'd seen me in my most recent years, I can assure you that there would be no reason for you to ever say such a thing." She still thinks about how she would have disappointed Steve, being so selfish in her own pursuits and looking after her own self-interests. Hefting up the peaches into her arms a little more, she regards Barnes with a shake of her head.
"I didn't get a choice, not with Steve," she says. "Not at home, not here the first time. I certainly don't think I deserve any better than him," is her remark, her forehead furrowed and troubled as she steps quicker, as if to burn off the additional anxious energy.
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"I certainly don't think that's true," is her sharp, icy retort. "If you'd seen me in my most recent years, I can assure you that there would be no reason for you to ever say such a thing." She still thinks about how she would have disappointed Steve, being so selfish in her own pursuits and looking after her own self-interests. Hefting up the peaches into her arms a little more, she regards Barnes with a shake of her head.
"I didn't get a choice, not with Steve," she says. "Not at home, not here the first time. I certainly don't think I deserve any better than him," is her remark, her forehead furrowed and troubled as she steps quicker, as if to burn off the additional anxious energy.