How does he do that? How does he manage to get her to back down without so much as a small fight? It doesn't make sense. She wants to fight back, but the soft voice and that smile? They make her feel like she has little choice in the matter - and that she prefers it that way. A touch of color comes to her cheeks as she slowly nods and puts her pouch away.

"I can do both." Beat. "O-or either. I'm not the strongest person, but I can carry things, and I'm more than happy to help you find furniture that you like. Though I admit I've never had to pick out furniture for anything before." She still lives under her parents' roof back home, so she doesn't really get a say in anything related to how its furnished or run.

And now she's smiling, too. How does Steve manage that?