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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="570723529b5e7e0811f6c1ff84173508""Doll if you wanted me to pay more attention to you, you could've just asked" he smirked and you couldn't help but blush. Bucky may have been one of the most deadly assassins ever, but he still flirted like he was a teenager. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="f627e8a06a2a0fc63e935f7cb352e682""Can it, Barnes. We've gotta set up somewhere to stay, it looks like this place has been abandoned for awhile now" you suggest, dropping your legs towards the ground. He held on for a few more seconds before allowing you to walk on your own. Searching the building, you were able to find a few unaffected rooms and set up camp right away. /p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="0e436971e48bc0cde7391db5da0ee8d8""So much for a ride home" you mutter as you return to your friend, "It's busted. Let's just stay the night." His expression became uneasy and you couldn't help but feel bad. This was one of the many bases of his sworn enemies and he now had to spend the night. /p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="e2cbf1e08980fa0ab15808c8ae3303d9""You look like hell" he comments. You can't help but smile, this was real this time, even if your body was slowly putting itself back together. /p
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