His heart beat is slow and soft, steadier then maybe it should be with his injuries, but it is there and real. "And I'm glad you accepted," he replied silently thanking Nat for kicking his ass before the whole fall out with Cap. Dawn got him through that difficult time slotting into the empty spaces Steve and Nat left like she'd never been gone. It had mad the final fall easy. "I never stopped caring about you either...I just got stubborn about it."