Steve was going to show them all when the guy became the fabled Captain America, since no one else had the good Doctor's eye at all. He wondered what would happen if he smothered Erskine in the night before the experiment and stole the serum. What would happen to the timeline? No, he wanted Rogers big and strong to be of more use to the Skull and if things with him and the Skull didn't work out, have Rogers on reserve to kill the bastard.

The corner of his lip upturned at the smile, and he rubbed the cloth gently on dirtied skin to remove it. He washed down Steve's small arms, but his dark eyes continued to flick up to Steve's face.

"Look, I protect you now, and when you get to be the first ever super soldier, you can save me when we hit war. Sound far?" It wasn't like he needed help, now with his current experience in warfare, but it might cement Steve to him a little more.