[ it's not the worst assignment she's ever been given, either — or the worst assignment she's ever been involved in, because she doesn't always follow orders and sometimes picks her own assignments, and really, sitting on a civilian airplane and not knowing if bucky was still alive and she was flying to her own certain death had been worse. losing bucky had been worse.

this isn't bad, it's just out of her comfort zone. ]

If they recognise me, I think they'd have a hard time believing I'd be careless enough to let myself get knocked up.

[ and while it's "captain america" more than "steph rogers" who is well-known, the chance of recognition certainly exists. if she's recognised, she'll claim to have gotten married quietly and to have checked in under a fake name to avoid the media attention and ask for discretion. it's the best plan they've got, apparently.

if word gets out that captain america is married, that's one thing. if word gets out that captain america is pregnant —

or maybe steph just doesn't want to think about pregnancy all that much. ]