Sammy's POV
I was living a good life and it seemed like Marcus finally got the picture and left me alone. I was walking to work and I stopped by a deli to pick up some sandwiches and chips for lunch as always. Once I left the deli I walked on to work, today was a slow day so the boss said "Sammy you can go home after lunch if you want." "Thank Mr. Davis I'll do that since I finished up the all my paper work for the week." I replied. "You keep that up and you'll be getting the next promotion." Mr. Davis said. "Suck up." my co-worker Cathrine said. When lunch time rolled around rather than deal with Cathrine and her little clique I took my lunch and went to the park across the street. I saw a guy who looked like he was lost and hadn't eaten in days. "Hey are you okay?" I asked. "I don't know." he said as he sat next to me on the park bench. "Are you hungry I have extra." I said offering him a sandwich. "I don't know." he said. "Well it's turkey and everybody likes turkey and plain potato chips." I said handing him the sandwich and chips along with some apple juice. Once he began to eat I saw that he was guarded and he kept looking around to make sure nobody snuck up on him. "Thank you." he said unsure. "You're welcome. Here's some money for dinner and I'll see you for lunch tomorrow." I said as I gave him five dollars. Later when I got home Sam was there along Steve and they looked like hell. "What happened to you two or do I even want to know?" I asked. "Hydra cell can we clean up here since we need to head right back out and Sam's place too far away?" Steve said as my brother just sat on my couch. "Sure you know you don't always have to ask you guys have clothes and food here you've even slept here Steve so it's fine just call in case I have guy over." I said as I went about fixing some dinner so they could have at least one hot meal before they continue doing whatever they do. After they were both clean and dressed we ate dinner and I told Sam about the guy in the park. "Look Sammy that guy could be crazy be careful." Sam said. "I think you should be helpful but not too nice he might be dangerous." Steve said as he was pretty much my other big brother even tho Sam tried to get us to date but Steve and I friend zoned each other. The next day I was in the park waiting for the guy from yesterday when he showed up he had a black eye. "What happened?" I asked. "A guy at the shelter tried to rob me." he said. "Oh are you alright?" I asked. "I'm fine." he said blankly. I gave him the lunch I got him and just like yesterday he was guarded. I gave him another five dollars and said " Tomorrow same time okay." "Okay but why are you being so nice to me." he asked. "I'm a nice person." I replied as I headed back to work. Later I was sitting at my desk when Cathrine and he little shadow Kate came over and Cathrine said "Look what I found a modeling photo, why'd you stop you look the same?" "You really want to know. I was dating a guy who was in the air force I was doing a photo shoot when I found out he was shot out of the sky so that kinda killed it for me." I replied before getting up and going to the bathroom. The work day was finally over and I noticed that Cathrine and he little clique really had nothing else to say to me so I was able to relax. I had to stop by the grocery store and dry cleaners on the way home but I had a feeling that I was being followed but I chalked it up to walking alone at night, and once I was safely at home the feeling left.
Two weeks later
Bucky's POV
Here comes Samantha the sandwich lady she always has lunch with me and makes sure I have money for dinner so in-exchange for that I watch her to make sure she gets home safely. Today the weather is chilly so she takes me to a place where we can eat inside and she orders me soup the owner smiles and says "Sammy his is on the house." "Thank Sal but let me pay you know I can afford it." Samantha says. "James that's my name." I say as she sits across from me. "Okay James I'm glad you finally told me your name since you know mine." Samantha said. After we ate lunch Samantha said. "I want you to follow me I'm gonna get you something." We went to a shop and she went inside and talked to the clerk who looked at me then smiled. "Okay sir let me measure your feet." the guy said. After he did that he brought over a pair of tennis shoes and I put them on they were better than the pair with holes that I had to stuff with newspaper. After that he took off my thin jacket checked the size and replaced it with a thicker warmer one with a hood and he gave me an umbrella. Samantha gave him some money and as we left the clerk said "She a nice pretty girl why she is trying to take care of a homeless animal I have no idea." It took a moment for me to realise he was calling me an animal , but I'm a weapon and I would show Samantha that I am useful and worth all she does for me. Later I am following her home when I see a man with a knife get close to her he grabs her and says "Hand over the purse bitch." Samantha gives him her purse but he begins to cut her shirt open. I run up and punch the guy in the face then I take the knife and break his arm before picking up Samatha's purse and saying "Here." "James is that you? What are you doing here?" Samantha asked me. "Yes I always walk you home to make sure get there safely cause you take care of me so I have to protect you." I said. "Oh well you thank you but you don't have to do that." Samantha said. I took the jacket she bought me and placed it on her since her shirt was all cut up and her bra was showing, then I walked her to her door and she said "Come on in James you saved my purse and my dignity." Once I was inside I noticed that she lived alone like I thought. She went to a closet and said "My brother and his friend are always here to change or get patched up from doing god only knows what, my brother is smaller than you but his friend should be about your size. I even have a pack of new underwear I bought for them." Once she handed me some clothes she pushed me into the bathroom and said "Towels are on the closet on the top shelf." Once I took a shower and washed me hair I came out wearing the clothes she gave me. She took my dirty clothes and put them in the washing machine. "I guess you can bring them to the park. "I said. "James you're gonna sleep in my spare bedroom." Samantha said. "Samantha that's not safe you don't know me and I don't know myself." I said. "Well I know you were in a war and have prosthetic arm plus you saved me tonight so I'll lock my bedroom door tonight." Samantha said. Once we ate dinner Samantha went into her room and locked the door as I went into the other room. After I was sure she was asleep I set a chair in the hallway and sat up with a knife to keep her safe as she slept.
Sammy's POV
The next morning I am getting dressed when I my phone rings and it's Sam saying since he and Steve are not doing any missions this weekend did I want to spend a day with them and I said "Well it is Saturday and I'm off work so sure." I ask James is he wants to come and he says "No they would only pity me." "No they aren't like that,but if you want you can just stay here I won't be back til after dark." I say as I pick out some tennis shoes cause they will have me walking all over the place. When Sam comes to pick me up I am outside already and he says "Why are you out here?" "Didn't want you to see how messy it is up there." I said as I get into Sam's backseat. "Oh so little Ms. Sammy has a messy place huh?" Steve teased. "Well a little bit." I say laughing to cover up , my almost lie. After breakfast we went to a play in the park and then we shopped until lunch then after lunch we went to a movie and then the guys bought me home and I was trying everything to keep them out of my place but they insisted on helping me with my bags so when I opened the door I was ready for the guys to flip out but they said "Wow you said the place was a mess but it's spotless Sammy." Sam said. "Well I hired a maid service and I forgot she was coming today." I replied as I looked around at how clean my place was. "Oh wow she did a great job maybe she can do my place sometime." Sam said. "I'll see." I said nervously. "Well I've got a date and so does Steve here so bye Sammy." Sam said as he and Steve walked out. I was wondering where James went when I saw him come down out of the rafters he had a dead look in his eyes I was scared until he blinked and said "Wow you bought a lot of stuff today." "Yeah I'm kinda a shop-a-holic." I said as I saw him smile for the first time.
Bucky's POV
Sammy and I were putting away the clothes and stuff she bought for herself and I saw that she also bought a few books and I said "You like to read a lot?" "Yeah the other bedroom is pretty much a library with a bed in it, when my brother Sam and his friend Steve stay over Steve stays in that room cause he likes to read too." Sammy says. The name Steve hit me hard for some reason. Later we are making dinner and listening to music and having fun at one point we turned around at the same time and lightly kissed. We both laughed it off but I felt sparks. Once dinner was ready we sat down and Sammy said "Hey James do you want a job, cause I can get you on as a delivery boy at the deli we ate at and since you don't have any paper work Sal will pay you under the table in cash." "Well yeah cause I'd like to pull my own weight around here." I said. After dinner I did the dishes while Sammy took a shower and then after I took a shower I was having trouble with my hair. "James your hair is so tangled and matted. Sit here sand let me get a few things."Sammy said as she set a chair in the center of the living room. I sat down and Sammy came back with a lot of hair stuff. When she started she told me exactly what she was doing and what she was using and for some reason it made me feel comfortable. Once she was done my hair was in what she called a man bun. The next day Sammy took me out and we went to a clothing store and she had me try on several outfits and she bought me a few pairs of pants and some shirts, then we went to another store and she got me some body wash and stuff to shave with. "I like you but you gotta stop using my body wash and you need a shave." Sammy said as we walked out of the store and headed out for lunch. While we were eating I noticed that Sammy didn't really respond to guys who tried to hit on her. "Are you a lesbian?" I asked point blank. "UMM no,why?" Sammy said shocked. "Cause you're a really awesome girl and you are single plus all these guys keep asking you out and you keep saying no." I replied. "Well my last relationship wasn't so good so I think being single until the right guy comes is best for me." Sammy said. I left it at that.
A month later
Sammy's POV
James having a job has made him happy and it seems he knows how to hide or disappear when Sam and Steve show up and he keeps the guys in the neighborhood from bugging me when I am dressed up so I like having him around a lot. One day I am at work and Cathrine is being a major bitch so I am trying not to kill her and it was close to lunch time and I was running late that morning so I called to have my lunch delivered to me. When James walked in wearing just a plain white T-shirt he looked so hot. "Wow who's that hot guy?" Cathrine said out loud. "Hey Sammy I got your lunch." James said as he put it in front of me. "Oh he's just the delivery guy." Cathrine said. "Thanks James." I said. "Are those the girls you told me about?" James asks. I nod as James looks at them. He smiles and says "Well Doll I got to get back to my job so can you give me a kiss so I won't miss you too much." I catch on when he winks and I say"Ok baby." Once James wraps his arms around me we kiss and I realise that this is how it's supposed to feel when you are kissing someone goodbye. When James pulls back he says "See ya later I'll meet you outside." "Okay James. Bye." I replied breathless. I looked up to see Cathrine and her little clique looking shocked. Later that night the one thing I just didn't get was why he sat outside my bedroom with a knife but I wasn't scared I felt safe.