Tracey's eyes fluttered open as the sun shone through the shutters. She smiled when she felt a light touch on her shoulder. She turned her head to peer over her shoulder and smiled at the man behind her. He smiled at her, kissing her shoulder once more. He slid a hand onto her stomach and began to draw circles on it.

"Good morning, darling," Bucky said, kissing her neck.

"Good morning, sweetie," she replied, turning around in his arms. She wrapped her arms his waist and snuggled her face into his chest.

Bucky chuckled. "I take it today's not one of those days where you want to get up, huh?" he asked, kissing the top of her head.

"Yes," she said, leaning up and kissing his jaw.

He smiled down at her and draped an arm over her, running his fingers up and down her back. "As much as I love just laying here with you, we have to start our day."

"I know," his wife said, resting her chin on his chest. She began to draw shapes on it as she stared out the window. "I still need to go to the market today."

"Do you want me to go with you?" he asked. "We could visit Steve and Sharon while we're out."

"No, I need you to work on your chores here," she said, looking around the small cottage they lived in. "We need firewood before it gets too cold."

"We could always just lay in bed and hold each other," the husband said with a grin.

Tracey rolled her eyes and kissed him. "As nice as that sounds, I'd rather not freeze to death."

"Alright, alright," he said, climbing out of the bed. He leaned down and kissed his wife one last time, smiling down at her. "I love you."

"I love you too, Bucky," she said, walking over to the dresser in the corner as he got dressed. "Now get going," she said, pushing his shoulder with a smile.

Bucky turned towards the door, but peeked over his shoulder at his wife, smiling as he watched her. He was the luckiest man in the world. He had the most beautiful wife and he couldn't be happier.

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"How's Bucky?" Sharon asked as she and Tracey walked through the market. She glanced at a stand of fruit, stopping to pick through them.

"He's good. We've been getting adjusted to married life," Tracey said, looking through the apples. She shifted her basket on her arm as she placed them in.

"I bet. And how's getting adjusted going?" the first woman asked, winking at her friend.

Tracey blushed, her face burning. "It's going well," she huffed as her friend burst out laughing.

"I'm just ki-"

The girls looked up as the crowded market grew quieter and the people creating it began to part. Looking over the heads of some people to see knights walking down the path that the other peasants had made. They were surrounding a man, the king.

"It's King Dave," Tracey said, her brow furrowing in confusion. "What's he doing here?"

"I heard he's been growing desperate to find a queen to have an heir," Sharon whispered. She ducked her head back to the stand when she saw the king's head turn their way, trying to avoid eye contact.

Tracey wasn't so lucky. Her eyes widened and her face grew red when she saw the king look at her and smirk. She quickly ducked her head as well, praying that he wouldn't come over towards them. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.

"Good afternoon, ladies," Dave said, looking between the two blondes. His eyes landed back on Tracey, the smirk back on his face. "And who might you be?" he asked, grabbing her hand and kissing it.

Tracey chewed her cheek, her eyes grazing over the crowd of people around them. Many had went back to their shopping, others stood or walked and stared at them. She could hear a group of women nearby whispering amongst each other. Her face began to grow red again as she turned back to the king and saw him staring at her hungrily.

"Tracey Barnes, your grace," she said, curtsying slightly.

"Tracey? Beautiful name," he said, kissing her hand once more. "And an even more beautiful woman. This may be forward of me, but how would like to be my queen?"

The blonde woman's eyes grew wider than ever as she stared at the dark haired man. She turned to her friend beside her, who had a just as stunned look on her face as her. She turned back to the king and opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out.

"I…I…"

"She doesn't want to be your queen," Bucky said, coming up beside them with Steve. He glared at the king as the man stood up straighter.

"And you are?" Dave asked, quirking a brow at the peasant that stood before him.

"I'm her husband," Bucky growled, brow furrowing as his glare grew more intense.

"Ah, so Tracey is your wife," the king said, chuckling. He shook his head. "Her being your wife makes no difference. If I want her as my queen I will have her as my queen."

"Like hell you will!" he snapped, lunging towards him.

Tracey and Sharon gasped, but let out the breath they were holding when Steve caught the dark haired male in time.

"Bucky, don't…" he said in a warning tone.

Bucky shook his best friend's hand off his shoulder and continue to glare at the king. "You're not taking her," he said.

"You're in no position to stop me, peasant," Dave said, venom dripping from his voice when he spoke the word "peasant" as if it left a bad taste in his mouth. "Guards."

"No!" Tracey said, running in between her husband and the king. "Please don't! I-I'm flattered that you would ask me to be your queen, truly."

"Tracey, what are you doing?" Bucky hissed from behind her. He sucked in a breath when she kicked him in the shin. Damn that woman had a strong kick!

"But I believe there is someone else who would be better suited for you," she said, ignoring the curses from her husband behind her.

The king raised a brow, folding his arms across his chest. "And who might this be?"

"Veronica Harris," she said, nodding her head to a dark haired woman who was trying to act as if she wasn't watching the group. "She hasn't taken her eye off of you since you came here. I believe she'd be better suited to be your queen and to," she cleared her throat, feeling uncomfortable, "have your son."

Dave looked over at Veronica, looking her up and down. He smirked at her when she gave him a smile. "She is quite beautiful," he said, more to himself than to anyone else. "Guards," he called out as he walked over to the new woman.

Tracey let out a breath once he was out of earshot. She was quickly wrapped up in strong arms once the king was gone. She shook her head as she hugged Bucky.

"You're acting ridiculous," she said, looking up at him.

"You're my wife," he said, kissing her nose, "and mine alone."

"That's great and all, but can Tracey and I get back to shopping?" Sharon piped up. "And I'm pretty sure you have chores she gave you. And I know you have chores I gave you," she said, turning to her husband.

Steve grinned and rubbed the back of his neck. "Right, sorry, darling. Come on, Buck," he said, nudging his friend's shoulder.

"I'll see you back at the house," Bucky said, kissing his wife. "I'll make sure to keep you warm tonight," he winked, giving her a toothy smirk.

"Bucky!" Tracey hissed, her face burning bright red.

"Come on, jerk!" Steve said, grabbing his best friend's arm. "Let's go!"

"I love you, Tracey," Bucky said before he was whisked away. "Get off, punk!"

"I love you too," Tracey said instead of shouting it as she watched her husband and Steve walk away. She shook her head and peeked over at the king and Veronica. She let out a sigh, relieved that she avoided that mess. She looked back at Bucky and caught him staring back at her. She smiled at him before they both went back to what they were doing. She loved that man and was grateful to have him as a husband.

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