"You had the stamina for it," Steve says, tone nonchalant but the truth is, he feels anything but.

His mouth twitches into something like a smile at the question; it's not entirely convincing, but it's trying, and when he admits, "A little," it's the truth.

"Thanks," he adds, because if B weren't here, he'd still be wallowing. And there would possibly be several more loaves of bread. As it is, "I think the bread's cool enough to eat. If you still want some."