For a first outing. If he questioned being in love with Matt before it really clicked into place now. He knew how reluctant Matt felt about leaving Hell's Kitchen at all, especially with how he deemed himself protector over it. Having Matt take a few days off usually proved a challenge and this would be more than a couple of days. They would be in a completely different place and he also knew the unfamiliar territory challenged Matt too. He couldn't as easily navigate through it but he would be right by his side the entire time.

The smile brightened on his face and he cupped Matt's cheek tenderly. "It's perfect," he murmured, dropping his hand after a few seconds. "Second best present I've ever gotten." The first? Matt saying hello to him for the first time, of course. The single moment that changed everything and boy had his ma loved Matt. She doted on him like he was her own son and before she passed she used to tell Steve all the time to never let him go. She also used to claim they would one day end up together.

It seemed she got a few things wrong.

"Now, are you going to do my birthday dance with me?" Steve asked suddenly, the tradition something his ma started as a way to try and lift his spirits back in the day. "I might be worse than when we were kids."