And I'm back! I just made some quick edits to the first chapter since it got messed up once I posted it here, so if you want to reread it, go for it. I couldn't hold back from posting this one. Please comment if you liked it! I love any comments I get!


Bucky caught Steve at a cafe across the street from the campus.

Steve nodded back at him through the window and waiting for him inside, leaving a seat open next to him.

"I've got it Stevie." He said in a rush, forgoing their usual greetings.

"Got what?"

"The plan for wooing Tony."

Steve looked closer at his boyfriend. "Buck, you alright?"

Bucky brushed off the question and shoved a pile of papers at him. "So first we corner him here," he pointed to the coffee bar. "then we- wait no. At that point, he'll have already had three cups of coffee."

He paused to look at his plan. "We can catch him before class? Fury's always catching him after class for some explosion- but he gets to class while both of us have class… we can set a fire and flush him out!"

Steve was getting increasingly worried about his boyfriend and stopped him at setting a fire in the school. "Bucky, calm down for a minute. Think about what you're saying."

"This is no time for thinking, it's time for action!"

"I think your history class has gone to your head." He forced him to look him in the eye. "Listen, drink this first, then you can continue to tell me your plan."

Steve pushed his shot of lemon juice towards an unknowing Bucky.

Bucky lifted the glass and drank it quickly, cringing as it went down.


It took a few glasses of water and some apologizing on Steve's part for Bucky to speak again.

"You were planning on setting something on fire to, and I quote, 'flush him out'."

"I was desperate." He mumbled into his arms. "There's always something in the way."

Steve rubbed his back gently. "You're really trying aren't you?"

"Why is it so hard?" He groaned loudly.

There was a snort from behind them and Steve turned but Bucky simply gave them the bird.

Steve coughed and hit Bucky's back to get him to stop. "Hey, Tony."

"What?!" Bucky wheeled around to stare at Tony with wide eyes, but he was already being dragged away by Rhodey. He turned to Steve slowly. "See?"

Steve nodded in understanding.


"Let's go over the plan once more."

Steve rolled his eyes but said nothing. "I distract James, you talk to Tony?"

Bucky nodded, eyes following Tony through the crowd. "Ready?"

"Am I ready to talk to my classmate?"

"You know what I mean."

Steve started walking towards James while sighing and shaking his head.

"Hey James."

His classmate looked at him and smiled. "Steve."

They stayed silent for a second before both talking at the same time.

James motioned for him to go first.

"Right. Well, I'm supposed to be distracting you."

James didn't even blink an eye. "I figured. For Barnes?"

"Yeah."

"Aren't you and Barnes together?"

"We are." James raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms. "We're looking for a third?"

"A third?"

Steve nodded, seeing Bucky get blocked by a crowd of people from the corner of his eye. "Yeah, we were hoping Tony would be interested."

"Well hope no more. I can tell you he is."

"Really?" He watched James nod and relax his stance, no longer trying to intimidate him.

"He's been moping around campus. I'm surprised Pepper hasn't involved herself yet in this train wreck."

"Train wreck?"

James again just nodded and gestured to where Bucky was still blocked by the crowd and Tony was watching him with sad eyes. "I feel like I'm watching a Disney movie."

They watched for a few more minutes before splitting to deal with their respective people.

"I've got it on good intel that Tony's interested in us," Steve mentioned to get Bucky to stop dragging his feet.

"It doesn't matter if we can't talk to him!" He wailed, landing dramatically on a couch in the hall.

"Well, at least you know it's not your wooing skills."

Bucky levelled him with a bland look. "It's not very reassuring, even you got the chance to talk to him!" He turned on his side and gave Steve his back. "What if he only likes you?"

Steve frowned and made Bucky turn until he was on his back again.

"What are you saying?"

"I mean, you're the one he talked to, not me. Maybe he just likes you?"

"Bucky, look at me." He waited until Bucky did. "You know that's not true. I was watching him today and he only had eyes for you."

Bucky broke eye contact and tried to turn once more but Steve held on and moved so he was holding himself over Bucky. He kissed him slowly and only pulled away when Bucky stopped trying to move. "Do you trust me?"

"Of course Stevie."

"Than trust me when I tell you he likes you too."

Steve leaned in for another kiss when he was hit with a paper airplane. He looked around and spotted Barton from another couch further away.

"PDA!"

They both rolled their eyes and stayed where they were.

"Nat!"

In a second they were both standing and leaving the hall.


Steve ended up planning with James after Bucky had confessed his worries.

"He doesn't think you guys actually like him."

"He doesn't?" Steve asked, confused. "I thought I was pretty clear."

James laughed. "Oh you were, but he knows Barnes is your boyfriend so he brushed it off as just friendly."

"Oh. What advice do you have?"

"Well, Barnes definitely needs to talk to him without distractions. The only time and place I can think about is the bar."

Steve shook his head. "I don't think that'll work. Bucky mentioned something about never trying to flirt at a bar again but he won't tell me why."

James nodded and thought again for a few minutes. "Well, there is another option."

Steve signalled for him to continue and James smiled.


"This is a horrible idea," Bucky said as he adjusted his baseball cap.

"James said it was the only other thing he could think of. Since you don't want to try the bar..."

Bucky paled. "No. No bar."

Steve held up his hands. "Alright."

They watched as Tony started something in the lab and the other students started to run out.

"Remember what to do?"

Bucky nodded. "Run and save Tony from Fury."

"I'm sure there were more details, but that's fine. What do you have to avoid?"

"Romanoff and Coulson."

"Right." Steve gave him a quick kiss and smiled. "Good luck."

The plan worked out pretty well. Bucky managed to get Tony before Fury got to the room and Romanoff and Coulson were nowhere to be found.

When they got far enough that the smoke wasn't visible and no one bothered them, Bucky stopped.

Tony was panting a bit but otherwise fine and Bucky was just glad he could finally talk to him.

"Thanks for the save?"

Bucky looked up to reply when he caught the smile Tony was giving him.

He could only gape as a warm feeling started in his chest and rose up to his cheeks.

Tony smiled even wider and leaned in to kiss his cheek. "You're adorable."

When he just got redder, Tony reached for Bucky's phone and typed in his number.

"I thought Rogers was just being friendly when he flirted with me because I knew he was dating you, but then Rhodey let me know you guys wanted to try with the three of us?"

Bucky nodded in agreement, still speechless.

The smile came back and a little bit of red followed, settling in his cheeks.

"Well, just give me a call when you want to get together."

Another nod and Tony leaned in once more to kiss his cheek before leaving with a wave.


"How did it go?" Steve asked.

Bucky tossed him his phone and face planted on the couch next to him.

"You got his number, that's great!"

Bucky grunted. He felt Steve shift so he could put his head on his lap.

"Did something happen?"

"He called me adorable," Bucky admitted, turning a tiny bit red at the memory.

The hand in his hair paused and shook slightly. He pushed himself so he could see Steve's face.

Steve was laughing quietly, looking away and covering his mouth.

Bucky moved to get up but Steve caught him and leaned back with his face in his hair. "Sorry, it's just- the wooer got wooed."

Another burst of laughter and Bucky relaxed, still grumbling. "Yeah well, I got us the date."