The grip on his hip tightening makes Steve take a moment and a deep breath. Of all the inappropriate reactions....

That are mostly happening in response to stress, connection, and intimacy, rather than just touch and position.

He's just abruptly aware of both.

He makes a rough noise in the back of his throat. "I'm gonna dodge being the kind of dishonest arguing any of that would take, except maybe kind - and I think your judgement there might be clouded - and point out anybody who managed a marriage to your ass had to be stubborn. At that point it's just a survival skill."