There aren't too many things Matt gets truly stubborn with Steve about, so he does tend to get his way when he puts his foot down. And there are a lot of things he can't do for his friend, so in the rare situation that he can? Matt can be pretty recalcitrant.

His returns the embrace easily and immediately, pressing a wide grin into Steve's hair. This is the reaction he was hoping for. They missed too many birthdays, too many moments of all kinds, during the deployment. Matt hadn't really understood how strongly that affected him until now.

Raising his eyebrows as Steve pulls back and questions him, he shrugs one shoulder like it's no big deal. "It isn't Ireland, but I figured I could handle the train a little more easily for a first outing."