This chapter felt like centuries to complete and I apologize in advance for any errors. I do not think I need a beta reader because they take forever to send me my stories back so yeah… Enjoy!
Bucky POV
He stammered as Johann forced him to the tanks… war tanks. His eyes widened as Johann brought him closer.
"What?" Bucky gasped as he was pulled into a room with a large metal table.
"You are my favorite…" Johann smiled as he pushed him onto the table. Bucky bit his cheek as Johann leaned into him. He tried not to get too excited. The German's hands grabbed Bucky's and forced him down, trapping his wrists and arms in black leather straps.
Bucky's wrists burned from the chafing last night. His eyes widened when he saw the needle go into his arm. He didn't even have time to scream.
Steve POV
Steve smiled as his eyes adjusted to the bright morning sunlight. He shifted and felt a sudden uncomfortable fullness far below the blanket. His eyes widened and his cheeks were aflame with embarrassment… Howard hadn't pulled out last night. Steve's hands went to his face and he wanted to laugh and yell at the same time. He wiggled a little to ease himself off Howard's body. With an uncomfortable side turn, Steve was free, but he was in desperate need of a shower. He then realized it was too late for the sheets and they would probably have to be cleaned. He pulled himself up and over the side of the bed. He sat up, not feeling too much discomfort. He then stood on his feet and started towards the bathroom. His first footstep forward sent him tumbling down. He gasped as he landed on all fours and winced.
"Oh no… can't walk." He pouted. Howard turned, sleepy-eyed.
"Early morning present for me?" He smiled sheepishly and rolled off the bed and onto the floor. It must be around eleven judging by the ray of light filtering through the room. Howard was also sore, pretty much the lower half of his body was sore. He wasn't used to 'round the clock sex, but Steve was just…perfect.
Howard slumped forward and placed a kiss on Steve's cheek and flopped back down.
"Sorry…" He mused, trying to see what time it was. Steve chuckled because Howard's hair was sticking out at every angle and it was hilarious. Howard's feet were still on the bed and he knocked the phone over with a pillow and dialed room service.
"Can I get biscuits, gravy, eggs, bacon and orange juice?" He smiled at Steve.
"Two orders please…" Howard smiled and dropped the cord phone back on the receiver with a clatter. Howard got up and gathered Steve in his arms and carried him to the bathtub.
"Oh!" Steve was surprised and also a little nervous…still. The shoes he had last night were littered over the floor, along with the panties. The corset was almost half off, hanging from his hip. Howard smiled as the bath water filling quickly and he placed Steve in the heap of clean bubbles.
Howard decided to let him soak for a while before breakfast came. He got into a pair of black slacks and a white dress shirt. He had to look VERY professional today since he had to finish the second half of the SSR project soon. He was having so much fun with Steve, he'd almost forgotten. He snatched up the file and realized it was damned day away. Howard froze. He had been so lost in time with Steve that he had forgotten about everything. His heart thudded in his chest; he was afraid of what that serum would do.
Would it change my Steve? He thought. He shucked the file back on his desk and took a bottle of vodka from his cabinet and drank a swig, then quickly put it back when he realized he shouldn't be getting drunk right now.
"Fuck…come on." He told himself in the mirror. He had to mentally prepare himself for this.
For Steve… He had to save face. He checked himself and combed back his hair. He smirked at his charismatic reflection and headed towards the bathtub.
"Steven?" He asked peeking through the door.
Steve was blowing bubbles around the room and Howard caught him.
"Hey the project is tomorrow." He told him, not wanting to ruin the moment, but it had to be done and there was no easy way to break the ice.
"I know…" Steve blew another bubble. Howard felt something sink inside him in the pit of his stomach.
"It'll be okay, I can handle you… I can handle anything." Steve smiled brightly at him. Howard could feel the daggers in his stomach ease up as he saw that rather contagious smile. He smiled, Steve was contagious.
"Let me help." Howard smiled as he rolled up his button sleeves and knelt over him in the bathtub. Steve shuddered as Howard's hand grabbed a sponge and he ran it over Steve's shoulders.
"Nice and clean now." Howard smiled, running over Steve's chest and then down his stomach. This caused Steve to flinch just so…
Howard fought the urge to be a shark and attack him in the water. He had business to finish before tomorrow. Howard put one palm over Steve's back and pressed him slightly forward and he washed his back. Enticing circles were Howard's ministrations.
"Feel good?" He muttered in Steve's ear. Steve could feel Howard's long eyelashes dust against him cheek.
"Yes…" Steve cooed as Howard washed his arms. Howard started washing his thighs and in between. He didn't want to overdo Steve's stamina. He didn't forget that his precious love had asthma… and a lot of other ailments.
"Mine…" Howard smiled against his shoulder as he reached in between Steve's legs, pulling out the metal ring to the drain. Howard noticed when Steve shivered; he was waiting with a warm towel.
Steve gasped as Howard wrapped him in it.
"It really is warm, what did you do?" Steve asked.
"I have the best service just for you." Howard smiled proudly. Steve gushed adorably as always and Howard found suitable clothes for him.
"Let's get going. I still have some more tests to run on you." Howard smooched his cheek as he went past.
Erskine POV
She woke up the next morning with a pounding headache. Her hair was a wreck and she felt arms around her.
"Oh shit…" She muttered under her breath. She realized the hand over her hip was the Colonel's.
Oh no! She panicked and scrambled up.
"Mmf what's goin' on?" Chester's voice was muffled into the pillow on the hospital bed they had obviously rented last night.
"Colonel!" She hollered, shaking him awake.
"Tell me it didn't happen!" Her voice got louder.
"Wake up!" She slapped him across the face. He finally jarred awake and then his silver grey eyes grew wide and he started laughing.
"Why?" Erskine threw a shoe at him.
"and you're laughing?" She snapped. Chester blocked the shoe.
"No darlin' we didn't…" He chuckled.
"How do you know?" Her eyes narrowed.
"I would never do that to you… I'm not a dog…ma'm." He smiled.
She huffed and berated him with the other shoe anyway. He laughed and pulled her down to meet his face. He kissed her, just like he did last night.
"You don't think this is weird or anything?" She asked, uncertainty in her tone.
"No." He smiled and kissed her again.
Just then the door knocked and Phillips had a sudden new respect for Howard and every time he interrupted him.
Little shit… Colonel Phillips thought.
"Yes?" He asked.
"Are you ready for the setup?" Maria's voice rang out.
Phillips had exceptional hearing and he swore he could hear Peggy's giggle from the other side of the door.
Oh they are no better than Howard and his sidekick… The Colonel grumbled as he pulled himself up out of bed.
"My office, Stark, Hill, and Rogers… ten minutes." He ordered.
He took Erskine by the hand and led her towards her office, being discreet as he did.
Maria POV
"Now that I'm rich…" She flipped through the twenties she got from Howard over the files.
"Let's go out shall we?" Her brow rose in a mischievous manner; Peggy didn't think they were actually going to really eat anything but each other. She blushed.
"Colonel wants us back in ten, what could we possibly do then?" Her dark eyes widened as Maria pulled her into the broom closet. Peggy was at her mercy. Her hips canted as Maria's hand went up her skirt and pulled down her panties.
"Maria!" Peggy's hands clasped over her mouth as Maria dipped her head low.
"I can't!" She whimpered as Maria's tongue assaulted her body.
"Shhh…" She smiled devilishly and lapped at Peggy's clit.
If Maria didn't know any better, she and Howard were exactly alike.
Steve POV
He put on his old white green and issued army green pants. He had to get ready for the SSR project. He didn't want to say anything in front of Howard, but he was nervous.
"You ready?" Howard smiled down at him as he fastened an emerald tie around Steve's collar.
Steve smiled wide, eliciting one from Howard as well.
"Let's go." Howard led him outside towards another Cadillac, a pastel aquamarine blue this time. He smiled brightly and put on his sunglasses. He pulled back the stick shift and pulled out of the driveway.
"To a better you…" He smiled and Steve mirrored the same image.
Maria stepped out of the closet, wiping her hand on her sleeve in a not so discreet way, but she didn't give a damn.
The Colonel checked his watch and tapped his foot as he waited for the room to fill up.
"Alright children…" He narrowed his eyes at Howard as he and Steve stumbled into the room, barely making it.
Erskine adjusted her glasses and stepped forward and began giving everyone their roles.
"Ms. Hill and Colonel Phillips will be behind that glass screen, along with the other government staff and executives." Erskine pointed to the electric panels.
"That is where you will be Howard… and I'll be here." She pointed to the center of the room.
"Steve will be in this capsule… any questions?" She asked.
"So what is this thing?" Steve tapped the edge of the metal capsule with a finger.
"It releases Vita-rays and it contains them so the object inside will absorb all of the energy in a containment capsule." Howard smiled.
"I built it…" Howard smiled over at Steve. He blushed and then they sat down for debriefing from the Colonel. Howard's palm stuck to his chin as he started to drift off. Steve nudged him awake.
"You are listening right?" Steve's eyes were wide.
"I know what the fuck it does… Jesus I built the damned thing." Howard whispered back.
"Stark you look bored, what's wrong?" Colonel Phillips said in a high pitch mocking tone.
"It's fine, I know how everything is gonna go." Howard smirked arrogantly.
Phillips instructions seemed to last a lifetime and before Howard and the others got a chance to rest, it was fucking night time…
Howard cursed.
"Dammit that took forever." He muttered to Steve as he started pulling out a black bag. Steve watched him with curiosity. Howard pulled out a set of metal tubes and started scanning parts of the capsule.
"What's that for?" Steve asked.
"Laser, they are meant to scan the internal structure of the capsule to make certain that there are no loose connections or electric mishaps." Howard smiled as he put on his magnifying glasses.
"Everything seems to be working properly; we just need a large output of electricity to transfer the energy through these." He tapped the large tubes that erupted from the sides of the machine.
"That's why we're in New York… for the power grid supply." Howard smiled as he put his tools back into the bag and stuffed it into a large metal drawer.
Steve had his jaw drop and he put his hands in his pockets while waiting for Howard to finish.
"Your muscles will be enhanced and you will be given the super solider serum, which is my life's creation." Erskine said in a pleased voice.
"Let's go…" Howard walked Steve out of the antique shop and they actual stopped to look at some of the baubles in the faced shop.
"Hey this is cool!" Steve picked up some kind of ocular lens.
"That's from a ship." Howard laughed as Steve showed it to him.
"They would use it to see far away objects or enemies."
"It's pretty." Steve said, leaning the shiny brass into the lamp light.
"Did you know that in medieval times people would throw mosaic church windows in the ocean?" Howard said as a matter of fact.
"I've never been to the beach." Steve said shyly.
Howard grinned,
"I'll take you there when this war is all over." Howard smiled
Steve's eyes widened and his smile grew.
"Oh that would be perfect!" Steve gushed.
"God you're so cute." Howard pinched his cheek and placed the ocular lens on the table.
"That'll be two hundred sir." The old woman said.
"Oh no I don't need that." Steve stammered. It cost almost the price of a car.
Howard stared at Steve, narrowing his eyes, daring him to challenge this fight.
Howard laid down two hundreds with a grin. Steve reddened as Howard placed it in his hands.
"You try to give it back and our relationship is over…" Howard managed with a straight face.
Steve fumbled with it behind him.
"This is so neat!" Steve held it up, adoring it.
Howard smiled; he knew what his man liked.
"Oh my god there's sea glass in it!" Steve carefully pulled open the brass base.
"Oh there's purple in there… That's rare and probably costs more than the ocular." Howard said bemused.
"And red!" He carefully emptied the canister in his thin hand. Howard placed his own hand beneath Steve's.
"Let's see… there's black, red, purple, and this really really light pink. That's my favorite." He pointed to the pink one.
"It reminds me of you in that little outfit." He leaned closer to Steve.
Steve smiled as Howard drove them back to his house.
"I've got the perfect box to keep those pieces in for you." Howard smiled.
Once they were back in Howard's place he started digging through his closet. Steve watched in earnest.
"Here we go." Howard revealed a black wooden box that had an photo enamel on the cover of a seascape.
"It's perfect for what you want to put in it, consider it yours." Howard kissed his cheek.
"And now…" Howard started unbuttoning his white dress shirt.
"Ah but we can't!" Steve stammered and watched Howard's brows furrow.
"Erskine said I can't do anything strenuous so I will have strength for tomorrow's procedure."
Howard's smiled drooped and his face turned into a scowl.
"That cockblocker I bet she's getting it on with damned Phillips!" Howard snapped.
Steve wanted to laugh. Howard was acting like a child that didn't get the candy from the store.
He covered his mouth to keep from laughing.
"There's other things we can do right?"
Steve smiled…
Bucky POV
Bucky stiffened as he stirred awake. Johann had untied him. He was alive; he was worried for a moment that Johann had poisoned him but he was a good fuck so he doubted Johann would've done it.
His eyes opened and he sat up.
There was a soldier clothed all in black with a Nazi cross with bent arms over his shoulder. Bucky stiffened.
Who the hell is this guy? He thought.
The man was considerably younger than Johann, but his face was sharp and angular around his chin.
But what Bucky noticed most was the huge scar that went across one cheek and carved over his eyelid and finally over his forehead; it was at least ten inches over his face.
"Who are you?" Bucky rasped, trying to find his voice.
"Kleiser… Heinz Kleiser." He said; his voice deep and rather intimidating. Bucky saw that he was in full uniform with a hydra symbol over his black officer's cap.
Bucky flinched inwardly as Johann came back into the room.
"I zee you've met my friend…" Johann smirked.
"He iz the one." Johann smiled and helped Bucky to his feet.
Heinz stepped closer, invading Bucky's personal space. He leaned in and breathed heavily, absorbing Bucky's scent.
"Uhhh…" Bucky withdrew slightly. He could see that his eye color was a piercing green, almost inhuman.
"He iz ready." Kleiser said. Johann smirked and they started removing his jacket. His clothes were handed to Kleiser and he put them in the furnace a few feet away.
"You are not an American anymore…" Johann placed a hand over Bucky's shoulder and gave him a black uniform.
"If you run back, I catch you." Johann held his chin in his gloved hand.
Bucky nodded.
Just then he heard some kind of electric crackle that drew all three men's attention to the other side of the room. Johann picked up his receiver.
"Ja?" He asked. "Es gab ein Problem mit der Suche nach dem Arzt Erskine. Er ist nicht mehr hier." The man on the other side said angrily.
Bucky knew German… Somebody was going after Dr. Erskine, but they couldn't find him…
Because he was a she…
Bucky listened carefully.
"Nehmen Sie stattdessen Stark." Johann smiled.
Bucky flinched. They were going to take out Stark? He realized that there was very little left for him to do.
"Take care Kruger." He switched off the device.
"Fear not little Bucky." Johann smiled.
Steve POV
Howard had passed out in Steve's nimble arms. He woke before Howard, naturally.
He looked down and saw a small whiskey bottle in Howard's hands and knew how the man got to sleep last night. Steve wanted to smack him, but he could forgive him nonetheless.
"Hey come on I can't be late." Steve shook Howard, but to no avail. Steve could only think of one option…
He went beneath the blanket and put his hand down Howard's trousers.
Howard was instantaneously awake now with his cock at attention.
"Ahh Steve…good morning!" Howard half moaned. His eyes were red, but he looked put together.
Howard glanced down at his watch.
"Shit!" He pulled back the blankets and knocked Steve back on the bed.
"We have ten minutes." His eyes went mischievous and Steve's light brows furrowed as he kissed him hard.
Steve's eyes widened as Howard planted kisses down his stomach. He thought Howard would stop at his member, but he trailed lower.
"Oh!" Steve gasped. Howard smiled against him. He pressed a finger inside. Steve's legs wrapped around Howard's midsection. Steve's hips bucked as Howard added another digit.
"Howard…" Steve moaned. Howard glanced at his watch and chuckled.
"Six…" His face pressed down over Steve's shaft.
"Ahh!" Steve gasped. Howard's ministrations were relentless as his fingers scissored him while his mouth went all the way down.
Steve's heels dug into Howard's back as his knees clenched. Howard smiled as his mouth filled with Steve's white heat.
"Mmmff." Howard sucked greedily. Steve flopped back up and shoved Howard onto the bed.
Howard grinned devilishly and Steve sat down on his erection.
Howard gasped and Steve went going in circles and began bouncing up and down on him.
"Ahhh… Damn boy…" Howard panted as he glanced at his watch and moaned.
Steve went faster and his hands were planted on Howard's chest.
Howard growled as his body arched into Steve's.
"Pace yourself baby…" Howard panted as Steve's face reddened with his efforts. Howard stiffened against Steve and he sat up and grabbed him, fully embracing his frail sweet body. Howard came hard; his arms ended up wrapped beneath Steve's shoulders and he grabbed him. Steve shouted.
"Fuck!" Steve uttered and his own desire sprayed Howard's chest.
Howard's eyes widened and he collapsed back on the bed sheets.
"Oh… you never cuss baby, must've been phenomenal…" Howard panted and he scrambled through the sheets and snatched up a roll of paper towels.
"Five…minutes!" He huffed and started scrubbing Steve down with a washcloth.
"Oh I love you." Howard kissed each spot that he cleaned up.
Steve blushed and got into his khaki pants. Howard smiled as dumped water on his face and threw paper towels beneath his armpits.
"Gotta freshen up!" He tossed deodorant to Steve and chewed open a granola bar. Steve applied the antiperspirant and slipped on his white shirt and his olive green button up.
Howard's red Cadillac roared through the streets and he made it with a minute to spare.
Colonel Phillips stared them down as they entered the room. Howard sat down in front of the control panel while Erskine led Steve towards the steel capsule in the center of the room. Steve removed his shirt and was strapped down to the table inside the chamber.
The doors sealed shut…
"Jesus someone get that kid a sandwich." Someone said above them, behind the protective glass screen. Howard scowled at the man and put his aviator glasses on.
The Super Soldier Serum was shot into Steve's system and his eyes watered.
Howard was uncertain what this would do to Steve; his hand hesitated on the lever.
"His vitals are good; administer the vita rays Mr. Stark, please." Erskine said.
Howard took a deep breath and pulled down the lever.
The radiation poured through Steve, through his entire body.
Steve's heart was pounding inside his chest; his asthma was catching up with him.
Steve screamed.
"Shut it down!" Erskine shouted.
Howard's eyes widened as he jerked the lever slowly down.
"No!" Steve shouted, "I can do this."
Howard continued to increase the vita rays that would safely monitor Steve's muscle growth.
"He's reached one hundred percent sir." Howard said, turning towards Steve inside the chamber.
Howard bit his tongue and the lights flickered, some even burst, showering the unprotected people with glass shards.
The raw energy tore through Steve and then the lights blacked out.
They flickered and came to back to life as people hid for cover. Howard looked up as the chamber opened…
Steve wasn't the same… He no longer was a thin frail man, but the peak of human perfection.
Howard gawked as his glasses slowly came off the bridge of his nose.
"How do you feel?" Peggy asked, smiling.
"Taller…" Steve stammered. Howard walked up with Erskine and helped Steve down from the chamber.
His chest was beautiful and Steve looked so goddam powerful, Howard felt a little dizzy; knowing that Steve was all his.
An explosion rocked the lab and people went scrambling.
An officer pointed a gun near Steve.
A gun shot rang out, bludgeoning Steve's eardrums. He had barely gotten to his senses then Howard's eyes widened and he fell to his knees.
"Howard!" Steve scrambled to the floor and gathered him up in his new arms.
So much red covered Steve's hands. Howard's blood… Tears flooded Steve's eyes and he made eye contact with the killer.
He carefully handed Howard to Colonel Phillips, who was already shouting orders for a paramedic.
Steve bolted out the door and blazed after the man.
Gunshots rang out over the street and Steve ignored all of it. The German assassin had stolen a blue vial of Erskine's formula and he was now in a car driving right into Peggy's path.
Steve knocked Peggy to the ground as the car roared past.
Everything was going by so quickly he could hardly think. His entire body was altered and brand new. He started running for the Lucky Star taxi cab. Peggy managed to kill the driver of the bad guy.
Steve jumped over cars and soared through alleyways, managing to catch glimpses of Krueger in the yellow cab. Steve leaped with an unknown timed precision.
His body knew what to do. By the time he made it close to the pier, the cab crashed, sending both men flying. Steve saved as many people as he could, but Krueger grabbed a small red headed boy.
"Stop!" Steve shouted. Kruger ran, tossing the boy into the water.
Steve got ready to dive after him, but the boy shouted to him that he could swim.
"Go gethim!" the boy smiled.
Steve ran like Hercules, but probably looked better doing it.
He couldn't believe it, but the man was getting into a submarine and going into the water.
Steve took a breath and dove in. His arms moved swiftly through the water and he smashed in the glass top to the submarine.
He tossed Kruger from the water.
"Who do you work for?" Steve shouted, expecting and answer.
"Hydra cannot be stopped. You cut off one head and two more shall take its place… Hail Hydra!" He shouted and Steve decked him in the face…harder than he imagined because a tooth flew from his mouth.
His eyes widened…
Steve jerked him up and knocked him out. He even considered drowning him in the harbor, but thought about what Phillips would say about his character and how Erskine was wrong in choosing him.
Steve hauled Kruger over his shoulder and walked back towards the antique shop.
Bucky POV
Bucky was in a vehicle of some kind wearing a somber expression, while Johann watched him.
How could they keep me and kill Stark? He thought angrily.
"Ze captured him?" Johann's dark blue eyes widened.
Kleiser snorted as he cocked his machine gun with some kind of glowing blue ammunition that Bucky hadn't the slightest idea what it was.
Steve POV
Colonel Phillips argued with Steve about how one man couldn't make a difference against an army.
"At least you caught the bad guy." He nodded towards the interrogation room.
"What are you going to do with him?" Steve asked.
The Colonel shrugged as Erskine scrambled to find her papers on the serum.
"They're gone…" Her arms went up in disbelief.
"Ask that guy where all my research is." Erskine snapped.
"Alright Doctor, don't get your panties in a bunch…" Phillips joked.
Erskine smacked him on the back of the head with her clipboard.
"Where's Howard?" Steve stood tall over Phillips, seeming intimidating even when he didn't mean to.
"He's at the hospital; Maria wants to see him so she can take you." Peggy smiled at him.
Steve ran down the corridor to find Maria; he'd carry her the entire way there if he had to.
Steve found Maria and it surprised him that her velocity speed in a car could possibly outgun Howard's driving skills.
Steve almost barred down the hospital door and he ignored the scattering nurses.
"I need to see Howard Stark right away!" Steve ordered, but with a calm tone so not to scare the workers.
"E 56." A blonde nurse told him. He grabbed Maria's hand and they ran down the E wing of the building.
"Howard!" Steve shouted and he saw an H. Stark on the card in front of the door. Steve shoved the door open and saw Howard on a gurney and tubes sticking from his arms and hands.
"Can he hear us?" Steve asked.
"I don't know… Some people say that they can hear you when…" Maria didn't finish.
"Howard I love you please stay with me!" He snatched Howard's hand that didn't have anything hooked up to it.
Maria's eyes widened and she didn't need anything explained to her. Thankfully for Steve, she was understanding and in the same gay boat as he was.
"Nnghh…" Howard groaned. Tears splashed over Howard's face and they weren't his own. Steve was sobbing into his neck and kissing him.
"Aww…" Maria sighed; suddenly fanning herself.
Steve looked at the monitor that seemed to be beeping, but not at an alarming rate; he knew Howard would be safe and that his money would ensure any medication that he needed.
Steve fell to his knees and wept.
"Hey… Howie will be fine. He's a fighter and you know that by sleeping with him." Maria smiled.
Just then Howard's eyes widened and Steve jumped up and kissed him. Howard didn't recognize him right away, but then he saw those blue eyes and he knew it was Steve.
The machine started beeping frantically when Steve's tongue went into Howard's mouth.
"Hey guys cut it out, nurses are gonna be here any minute." Maria warned.
They managed to pry themselves apart just before the head nurse walked in and saw that Howard was out of breath.
"He needs his rest and Mr. Stark isn't ready for visitors just yet." She ordered as Steve and Maria left.
"That woman needs to get laid." Maria started biting a nail and admired the fact that all her nails were the same length now.
"Yeah… So are you with Peggy?" Steve asked.
"What makes you think that?" Maria batted her lashes innocently and Steve couldn't tell that she was being sarcastic.
"I saw you guys coming out of the maintenance closet looking a little roughed up." Steve was blushing.
"So?" She pursed her red lips and pushed her hand back over her jet black wavy curls.
"What are you guys gonna do know that you're big and tall?" Maria smiled.
"Uhh I don't know what you mean…" Steve said.
"You were obviously the underdog when you were little, but you gonna turn arrogant Howie over on his back?" She smiled.
Something about her smile reminded him of Howard's evil grin he got when an idea popped into his head.
"I… I don't know." Steve said, crossing his arms.
"Ooh I think he's gonna love you even more now." Maria eyed him up and down.
"Are you checking me out?" Steve was blushing rather deeply.
"What… I like men too." She cooed.
"Oh…" Steve lay back against the waiting room wall, opposite the door to the hospital rooms.
"Howard is cute too, think I could watch you guys some time?" Maria smiled mischievously again.
How she was able to say any of that with a straight face was beyond Steve's cognitive understanding, but the way he shaking his head no while his face burned a deep red.
"Maybe later." Maria kissed him on the cheek and waved him bye.
"Let me know when he's out. The man could use a drink or five." She went out the front door.
Steve ended up falling asleep on the couch in the front room.
Bucky POV
From what he could understand, Howard's killer has been capture by none other than Steve Rogers and Bucky was excited to hear that.
"Let's go." Johann pulled him from the black war machine and led him onto a hill.
"I have men for you to kill." Johann handed him a sniper rifle that had the strange glowing ammunition.
Kleiser stood to his right flank and Johann stood directly behind him, making certain that if he tried to escape he wouldn't go far.
"What do you want me to do?" Bucky asked, trying to keep his voice calm.
"Kill Colonel Phillips…"