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The next morning I'm up early. I didn't sleep well the night before. I guess I was too excited or something. I dress and hurry out of my tent, hoping to see him again. I can't believe I used to hate him. I look around the area and head quickly off to go great breakfast after I realize how hungry I am. With all the excitement the day before, I had forgotten to eat dinner.

"Gabi!" I smile, spotting my friend, "How are you feeling?"

"Better than I have for the last few days," Gabi smiles.

"That's good. Have you seen Steve yet? Is he alright?" I ask, "Or do I have to do my job?"

"I think he is with Bucky in the General's tent."

I frown, "That can't be good. I wonder what the General wants with him. I hope they aren't in trouble or something. They would hate to be discharged."

"Relax, Jess. Geez, they are only talking about what went on at the factory," Gabi shakes her head, "I just came from there."

"Oh. Have you had breakfast yet?" I ask, feeling warm. I'd gotten worried for no reason.

"Not yet, want me to join you?"

"If you want," I say, walking towards the mess hall.

"I think having a meal with my best friend is better than being alone," Gabi says following me.

"I thought Steve was your best friend."

"No, he's my boyfriend you have been my best friend for a while now."

"Isn't your boyfriend supposed to be your best friend or something. That's what most girls seem to think," I say, then sigh.

"Well I guess but you still need friends. I have dated plenty of guys to know you need friends by your side too."

"Of course you need friends. Who else are you supposed to talk about guys to?" I joke, then frown, "I can't believe I kissed him. I'm such an idiot."

"What? You're not an idiot Jessica."

"This is 1943," I say, "Things don't work the same way. People have been staring at me all morning."

"Maybe that is because you have massive bed head, Jessica."

"I brushed it! We're in the middle of nowhere," I say, "And no, I'm pretty sure it's because of last night."

"Jess, it is not that. Don't forget we only have like five women here," Gabi says, "These guys want nothing more than to go home, have a beer and be with women."

"But I kissed him, not the other way around," I sigh, eating my tasteless breakfast, "I want to go home and have a good meal. Everything is boiled."

"Hey this is better than the crap they fed us at the factory," Gabi says, "And the thing with Bucky you aren't the only one who kissed a guy. I kissed Steve at the same time you kissed Bucky."

"You and Steve are dating! I'm sure he's kissed you before."

"Actually no. That was our first kiss, he didn't ask me to be his girlfriend until last night."

"Oh. But you said before that he admitted to liking you," I say, "Bucky thinks I hate him."

"That isn't the same as asking me out Jess, and Bucky knows you don't hate him."

"How do you know that?" I ask, "I was just a mess last night."

"We were stuck together for months, you get to know a person that way," Gabi sighs, "Jess stop beating yourself up, its not healthy trust me."

"I better get back to my tent," I stand, now done with my breakfast, "I'll see you later."

"Well, later Bucky, Steve and the other guys are heading back to the base in New York and I am joining them so I may not see you."

"Oh. Have fun back in New York," I try not to sound disappointed, then walk back to my tent.

"Miss Arnold," Peggy says entering my tent around noon.

"Hello Agent Carter," I look up from cutting bandages, "How may I help you."

"We need you to come back with us to New York."

"Why? I'm a nurse, not a soldier."

"Sergeant Barnes asked for his personal nurse to come with him, he feels that he may need you."

"Personal nurse? Since when?" I ask, "I didn't agree to that."

"I am not sure, but Bucky insists that you come."

"What if I say no?" I ask, not looking back up from my work.

"He may come and convince you."

"I'd like to see him try," I say, "Tell him I say no."

"Alright," Peggy says leaving my tent. I turn my focus back to organizing my tent and my supplies. I am no one's personal nurse. Certainly not him. And I have been known to be very, very stubborn.

"Jess?" Bucky asks walking into my tent.

"Are you injured?" I ask, my back still to him.

"You're mad about the whole "personal nurse" thing right?" he asks, "Gabi said it was a stupid idea."

"Sir, this is nurse's tent. You have no right to be in here if you are not a nurse or injured. Since you are neither of the two, I have to ask you to leave."

"Ok, ok. I will see you when I get back, I love you Jess," he says as he leaves. I turn around quickly and grab his arm to stop him from leaving.

"What did you just say?" I growl at him.

"I said I love you."

"I don't think I heard you right," I say, giving him one more chance to fix this before I go nuclear on him.

"I said that I love you, Jess."

"No, you don't," I tell him, "You don't know anything about me, Sergeant Barnes. So I suggest you amend that statement and make yourself scarce before I count to 3."

"I do know things about you Jess and I am not going to change how I feel about you."

"1," I start counting.

"I am not changing my feelings."

"2," I threaten, glaring at him, "You won't like me when I get to 3."

He just stood there refusing to move.

"2 and a half," I say, "And by the way, that thing that happened last night; it was a mistake on my part. It never should have happened."

He doesn't say anything or moves even a little.

"I'm not from this time. I'm not an idiot. I know better than to get involved with anyone. Even if that means I spend my life alone. Because otherwise I'll mess up time. And you know what, you are annoying," I say, "'Personal nurse?' You have no right to make me your stupid slave or something. I'm here to help people until I can just go home and forget about you and all of this."

"I only said that to get you to come with us somewhere safe, is it so bad that I want to make sure you do not get hurt? I do not want you to go through what Gabrielle and I did, I do not want you to die," Bucky says, "I missed you like crazy while I was in Europe and I meant that I will never change my feelings for you."

I slap him, "I don't need you to protect me! I can take care of myself. I've been doing it for months now while you guys played soldier. I can continue to do so on my own. So if you think you can say or do anything that will make me go back to New York with you, you're wrong. You broke your promise and I don't give second chances to people, especially pathological liars."

After I said that I felt a hand against the back of my head, and it wasn't light either. I glare at Bucky thinking he slapped me but he looked at the person in shock. I turn to see Gabi standing there with a seriously pissed off look on her face.

"Are you eavesdropping?" I ask her, angrily, "Does no one respect my privacy? Why can't people leave me alone?!"

"Oh shut the fuck up!" Gabi yells slapping me harder across the face.

"This idiot just lied to me!" I say, "Excuse me for being mad."

"Just shut your damn mouth for a minute!" Gabi growls, "Bucky isn't lying, he loves you a lot I tried to stop him being stupid because I knew you would go nuts. But you went too far that's why I am stepping in. You need to stop being a stubborn ass and believe people for a change! And do not give me the excuse "That no one ever loved me" I have been through shit like this and you are just making things worse by pushing people away!"

"I can't get close to people in this time! You shouldn't either! We will end up back home and then I'll have to hear about it for the rest of my life about how much you loved him and all that usual garbage about your exes! It's annoying! So just mind your own damn business and leave me the hell alone!"

"We are never going home Jess! There is no way to get home! And if you think for once maybe everything we are doing has already affected the fabric of time, going into the past means what we do has already happened even long before we were born. And believe me I know about the exes thing I have been hearing about it since Ben, why do you think I tried to kill myself five times!?"

"Someone sent us here! They must have the technology to bring us back! I can't give up hoping on that. I want to go home! I hate it here! I hate all this military stuff! I hate the war! I hate this stupid nurse's costume! I miss being mostly equal! They treat women like crap in this time! If I have to wear another dress, I am going to kill someone!"

"Like our time was any better? They treat women like objects to be looked at! We have to look a certain way or guys will never like us, we have to wear certain clothes or we won't fit in. I rather be here where you can look anyway and still be loved by someone. We don't know if whoever sent us here will bring us back so we might as well make the most of it," Gabi says glaring at me.

"I liked our time! No guys looked at me at all! I would wear loose t shirts from the men's section and jeans or short if I wanted to! I didn't have to wear dresses or makeup. I could just be me! Now, I'm stuck here with Sergeant Barnes harassing me and society is going to force me to get married, have kids, and be a housewife! I don't want that! I want to be happy! I want to be me! Most of my favorite books haven't been written!"

"You are so self-centered Jessica, do you think I like it here? Everything I enjoyed doesn't exist either and I hate wearing dresses and makeup too. But I rather make the most of the situation than whine about the whole thing, and don't worry about me bugging you anymore because I am done with you. I rather be alone without you than listen to you whine about this, yes I ranted to you in our time but I had such a shitty life there and here I am not being harassed by so called friends."

"I had a crappy life too, you know! But I tried not to annoy my friends with all the crap going on! No one wants to listen to that! I've never even kissed a guy before! I've already accepted the fact that I'm meant to be alone! But at least I know I can have the job I want! Here everyone just expects you to be a mother and a maid! I'm going for a walk. Bye."

"I know you had a crappy life Jess because you told me and I listened. You are not smart,Jess if you ever listened in history class woman get their rights during the war and get jobs!" Gabi growls and runs off.

"We're not even equal in our time!" I call as I go off in the opposite direction, into the woods.

"Jessica!" Bucky yells.

"What do you want?" I yell, "To ruin my life more?"

"Ruin it? I did nothing to ruin your life, you did that yourself," Bucky says, "I saved your life twice."

"I didn't ruin my life! Whoever made that damn time machine ruined my life! Now what am I supposed to do? I want my family. I have nobody left." I sit down on the grass against a tree.

"Maybe listen to Gabrielle's advise and make the most of this journey you're on. You may not have your family but you have friends here that care about you Jessica," Bucky says sitting near me.

"It's not quite the same thing, Sargent," I say, "I never should have joined the military. I was fine working in that bakery. It was fun. I think I'll go back there once they let me out."

"Then do that, and it may not be the same as having your family but it is better than being alone. Steve and I have been friends for years and after his mother died I became his family and look at how he is."

"He's all big and muscled now, though. I think he can handle himself."

"I know that, but I will always be there for him. For us we are together till the end of the line," Bucky says, "Gabrielle said she would do the same for you, she cares a lot for you Jessica she was worried about what you would do after we were captured."

"Well, she has right to be worried. I make bad choices," I sigh, "I don't know what to do."

"Maybe apologizing will help, you and Gabrielle need each other to support one another. And Jess I didn't lie when I promised I would return, if it wasn't for Gabrielle I would have been killed instead of captured."

"Oh. Well, I guess I should be glad then. I'm sorry for being mean. Please just don't say that thing again."

"I won't but that doesn't mean I didn't mean it," he says standing, "We better hurry the plane leaves soon."

"You mean you better hurry? I don't think I should go."

"Maybe not go to New York but to apologize to Gabrielle."

"She doesn't want to talk to me. I'll wait until you guys get back. I'll see you later. Please don't get killed, Bucky."

"It's just a trip to New York I will be fine."

With that Bucky leaves me behind to leave with Steve and Gabi. I walk back to my tent after I watch the plane leave. I'll ask Bucky about it when he gets back. The camp suddenly feels a whole lot more lonely. There is no one scheduled to come home back to the base soon, so I just have to wait around.

A days that follow until my friends return are painstakingly slow. I'm about ready to just walk back to New York if I have to. The only patients are ones that need sobering up or got drunk and into a fight. I got tired of cleaning up vomit and patching up knuckles very quickly. I lost track of time and my surroundings and grew numb. I didn't let myself think of anything but my work. Soon I heard commotion coming from outside my tent, it has been five days since my friends left maybe they are back. I doubt it, though. They will probably be gone a lot longer than a few days.

"Jess! They're back!" one nurse calls into my tent.

"Who's back?" I call back to her, confused.

"The Captain and your friends!"

"Already?" I ask, "It's only been 5 days."

"They are only here for a little bit, if you want to see them you better hurry," she says before leaving.

I hurry out of my tent and try to find my friends quickly. I don't want them to leave without me apologize to Gabi and tell Bucky how I feel about him. I find them near the General's tent and they are dressed differently.

"Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes," I call from across the way.

"Miss Arnold," Bucky says seeing me.

"My friend says you're leaving again," I say.

"We are in two hours."

"Can I speak with you in my tent?" I ask.

"Alright, Lieutenant I will be back," Bucky says looking at Gabi.

"Yes sir," Gabi answers. I walk back in the direction of my tent and walk inside and sit down on the bed.

"You want to talk to me?" Bucky asks entering my tent.

"About the thing you said earlier… I shouldn't have gotten mad at you. If you actually meant it, that is."

"I do mean it."

"Well, I'm glad you do. And that you feel like that about me. Maybe once this war is over, we can be together."

Bucky smiles at me. I took his hand and smile at him.

"You have pretty eyes, you know that?" I ask him, looking into his deep blue eyes.

"I guess, but I think yours are beautiful."

"Mine? Hazel is such a common color. And definitely not as beautiful as blue eyes," I say, "I wish I could come with you. Where are you going?"

"We are destroying Hydra bases, we have a new team called Howling Commandos."

"Alright. Well, stay safe, okay. Come back to me," I say and stand up, wrapping my arms around him.

"I will do my best, I swear."

"Good. Can you send Gabi in? I owe her an apology before you guys all leave again."

"Of course," He walks out of my tent and I can hear him calling Gabi. I look around my tent and wait for my friend to come into the room.

"You asked to see me," Gabi says entering.

"Yeah. Hi," I say, "I just want to say I'm sorry for being a bad friend."

"It's ok, I shouldn't have yelled."

"Just stay safe, okay," I tell her, "I need all of you to come back to me. I can't lose you guys again."

"I will do my best Jessica."

"Good," I hug her, "I'm going to miss you. When will you be back?"

"I'll miss you too, hopefully we will be back in five or six months."

"I'll see you then," I smile, "I'll hold down the fort here."

"Good luck with that, be careful around the guys," Gabi laughs.

"I'll tell them I'm taken," I smile at her, "It's not a lie."

"I'm glad Jess," soon we hear Steve's voice calling, "I better go now."

I hug her one more time and then follow her out of the tent and walk back over to Bucky, "Hey, soldier, come here a minute."

Bucky walks over to me while the others load the truck.

"Kiss me," I tell him.

He looks at me in shock but soon kisses me. It just feels right to me. Like we belong together. Soul mates. I used to not believe in that stuff, but now..

"Go on, soldier, or you'll miss your ride."

"Goodbye love, I will come back to you. I will do my best anyway."

He gives my hand a kiss before walking over to the truck and getting in the back. I watch the truck leave and don't move until the truck is far out of sight.