"Maybe," Steve said with a little shrug. "I guess I'll find out eventually." Not that he was in any hurry to try again.

"Well, let me know," Taylor said before she could stop herself. She turned red when she realized how it could be taken, but she didn't take it back.

Steve smiled a bit and was not offended, but rather cautiously hopeful. Even though he'd only known her a short time, he already liked her, and was looking forward to the promise of seeing her again in the future.

"We should probably go back inside," Taylor said after a moment. "They're probably missing you by now."

"I doubt it," Steve said with a shrug. "But it is close to dinner time, so we can go head for the messes."

"Sounds like a plan to me," Taylor said, nodding.

Steve nodded and stood, walking with her back to the messes and then checking to see if Bucky was there yet or if he was still at the range.

Bucky was indeed at the mess hall. He'd come down from the range a bit early, and was already scoping out a place to sit. He already assumed that Taylor and Alissa would be with them again.

Steve spotted Bucky and grinned, heading over to him.

"You going to find a table and hold it for us?" he asked, glancing back briefly to make sure both girls were still with him.

"That was the plan," Bucky replied, grinning a bit. "I see you've been out walking with your lady. Have fun?"

"And learned a few things," Steve said with a grin. "What about you? Noticed you didn't go get Alissa earlier."

"I did," Bucky protested. "But by the time I got there, they told me she'd already left. Kind of hard to spend time with a dame when she's not around."

Steve chuckled quietly. "Guess you'll just have to be quicker," he teased with a grin, nudging him.

"Quiet, punk," Bucky replied, giving him a playful punch on the shoulder.

Steve grinned and then nodded to a table just opening up. "Go grab that for us?" he asked, already looking at the girls so he could herd them into line for food.

"On it," Bucky said, heading over to claim the table before anyone else had the chance.

Steve nodded and herded the girls into line for food, making sure no one bothered them, or even looked twice.

Taylor let herself be ushered into line. She noticed Steve doing his intimidating Captain thing again, and honestly she thought it was kind of hot. Not that she was about to admit that out loud.

Steve didn't mind keeping track of the girls and intimidating the rest of the Army into behaving, because he could do that now. And he did. Not that he didn't think the girls could look after themselves, but he figured he could make things easier for them.

Alessa just rolled her eyes at the two and stayed in front of them, getting her food first and heading straight over to the table Bucky was holding for them.

Bucky grinned when he saw her.

"How was the walk outside?" he asked once she got closer.

"Normal." Alissa shrugged. "Those two talked, I sat around pretending I wasn't listening in." She grinned shamelessly.

Bucky snickered.

"Hear anything good?" he asked.

"Sounded like some flirting, some loose plans for the future," Alissa said with a little grin. "Sounds like I've got some entertainment to look forward to when we get back."

"What'll it cost for you to let me in on some of the best bits?" Bucky asked with an easy grin. "'Cause that sounds promising."

"Hmm." Alissa grinned, ignoring her heard pounding in her chest, because good lord that grin was going to be the death of her. "Neck massage? Sounds like a fair trade to me."