It had been two weeks since the HYDRA incident and things hadn't changed that much at all. Dad had decided to stay put in New York for a while and he had sent Laura back to the farm with the kids, he had said he would come and see them soon. He told me that he wasn't fully sure what he wanted now, not after what he had found out about his beloved wife. He had made Laura promise to send the kids to New York every month or so. I was happy I was going to be able to spend time with Dad without Laura breathing down our necks.

In the two weeks, Bucky and I had moved into his room together. Dad wasn't too happy but I reminded him that nothing he would say would change my mind. I had already told him that I had now moved to New York full time. Bucky had been absolutely amazing, he was a very attentive boyfriend I learned and he would do anything for me. We also had sex A LOT and by a lot I meant atleast once a day which he made sure about. I'm sure he would have it more if I let him. It was nice to be happy for once, I was really enjoying my new life with Bucky.

A week after the incident Nat had sought me out and told me I should start thinking about getting myself a job here in New York if I was going to stay. I agreed with her and went about scouring the internet, it was a lot harder than I thought. I applied for atleast three jobs a day and I wasn't getting any luck at all. Bucky tried to reassure me as much as he could, it was hard though because he was starting to go away a lot more which added to my stress.

Finally though, after a week and a half of applying I got a job interview at a local coffee house which was looking for a full time barista. It wasn't anything glamorous but I was ecstatic to have been given the chance for an interview. Everyone was chuffed for me and Nat had said she would take me shopping for a new outfit. The interview was on the Friday so Nat took me out the day before.

I was now stood infront of said coffee house with a white blouse, black blazer, black skirt and a pair of flats on. My dark brown hair was pulled up into a tight bun, courtesy of Nat who had spent an hour making me look 'beautiful'. My nerves were all over the place as I flattened down my skirt, my hands were shaking a little. I took a deep breath and walked up to the door. It was now or never.

Once inside I noticed that it was relatively quite, a couple of customers dotted around the averaged side room. I walked up to the counter where a short blonde haired girl was stood, cleaning one of the machines.

"I'll be with you in two secs." She said in a very british accent.

A couple of seconds went by before she turned to me with a bright smile on her face, she looked a little bit older than me. Her pale features had a tired look to them as she looked at me. All in all though she was very pretty.

"Hi and welcome to Minnie's Coffee House I'm Alice and I'll be serving you today. How can I help?"

"Uhm, I'm here for a job interview?"

"Oh! You must be Louisa Barton?"

I nodded in response and received another dazzling smile off her.

"Let me just go and get Minnie for you. I'll be a couple of minutes."

I watched as the small girl walked through the door which is located behind the counter. After a few minutes she returned with an elderly lady in tow, this must be Minnie.

"Minnie, this is Louisa. She is here for the interview!"

"Ah yes, thank you Ali." The ageing woman then turned to me, a kind look on her face. "If you would like to follow me Louisa, we'll get this interview over with quickly."

I followed the woman through the door she had came through a couple of seconds before, it led to a small room which had various chairs in it. I assumed it was the staff room. Directly opposite the door we had just gone through was another door, Minnie led me to this door and opened it wide for me to go through.

Inside was a desk located in front of the only window in the room, there were two bookshelves which held files. On the desk was a computer and printer, along with a few picture frames and pieces of paper.

"If you'd like to take a seat." Minnie said pointing to the seat infront of the desk.

I slowly sat down and placed my hands together on my lap. My palms felt sweaty as my nerves sparked up even more. The elderly woman took a seat behind the desk and rummaged through some papers on the desk.

"Right so Louisa, have you worked in a coffee house before?"

"N-no I haven't, but I am very confident I can adapt to the environment."

Minnie looked at me with a small smile on her face. "I have no doubt."

I gave her a smile back, feeling a bit better because Minnie just seemed so lovely.

"You are very lucky lady Louisa, you were our only applicant so I would like to offer you a two week trial to show us what you have got."

"Oh wow.. Thank you!" I beamed at the woman in front of me.

"I would like you to start on Monday and Alice will be able to show you the ropes."

I nodded enthusiastically, a smile on my lips.

"That would be great thank you!"

"No worries my dear, you will be great for us." Minnie said kindly. "If you'd like to go see Alice now and grab a uniform."

I nodded and stood up, beaming once again at Minnie.

"Thank you so much!"

"It's no problem my dear, I will see you on Monday."

"See you Monday." I replied then walked back out of the door to where Alice was. I was officially on top of the world.

Once I had gotten back to the tower I made my way to the room and saw Bucky wasn't around. I placed my bag on the couch then walked in the bedroom to change out of the clothes i was. I opted for a pair of joggers and one of Bucky's white t-shirts. Before I left the room I noticed a peice of paper placed on the side so I went over and read it's contents.

Louisa,

I hope your interview went well, I'm down in the gym with Steve so come down when you are ready. I love you.

B xx

With a huge smile on my lips I made my way down to the floor level the gym was on and was met with Steve and Bucky sparring at the back of the room.

"Hey my two favourite super soldiers!" I greeted brightly practically skipping out of the lift.

They both stopped sparring to look at me, Steve had a grin on his face and Bucky just looked amused.

"I'm guessing it went well?" Steve asked unwrapping the tape from around his knuckles.

"What gave it away?" I grinned rolling onto the balls on my feet.

"I don't think you've ever called us your 'two favourite super soldiers'"

"Well you are! So maybe I should more often." I chuckled. "But yes it did go well! I have a trial starting from Monday."

Bucky rushed forward and scooped me up into a tight hug. I loved his hugs.

"Well done sweetheart!" He murmured into my ear. "I'm so happy for you."

I pulled back enough to plant a big kiss on his lips.

"Well done Lou." Steve praised ruffling my hair after Bucky set me down on the floor.

"Thanks guys!" I beamed, I was sure my face was going to split into two with the amount of smiling I was doing.

"There you are! I've been looking everywhere for you!"

I twirled around towards the direction of the voice and saw Dad and Nat walking into the gym.

"I was just telling Bucky and Steve my news.." I trailed off, fighting the smile which was threatening to return.

"Which is?" Dad said, his features had a nervous look to them and Nat wasn't showing any emotion.

"Oh you know, just that I've been offered a trial starting Monday!" I cried out, the smile in full force again.

Dad's face filled with pride and Nat was smiling widely at me.

"Come here Lou Bear." Dad said opening his arms out wide.

I practically fell into them and held onto him tight. He held onto me as equally as tight.

"I'm so proud of you Lou, more than you'll ever know."

"I love you Dad."

"I love you too baby girl."

"GROUP HUG!" A voice yelled out which sounded distinctively like Tony's.

Two more arms latched around me so I was now crushed in the middle of Dad and Tony.

"What's all this hugging for?" Tony asked after a couple of seconds, it didn't seem like he was going to let go.

"Lou's just been given a trial job."

"Well done Barton Jr!"

I chuckled then tried wriggling out from the Dad and Tony sandwich I was currently in.

"Are either of you going to let go?"

"Nope, don't think so." Tony chirped up, squeezing me tighter.

I rolled my eyes and called out. "Bucky come here and join in!"

"Yeah Tin Man!" Tony called out too. "And you two! Capsicle and Natasha"

It took a couple of minutes of persuading before everyone joined the group hug in the middle of the gym. I was now in an super hero sandwich. It probably looked absolutely hilarious to passers by but right at that moment I didn't care. My life right now was everything I wanted it to be. I had a caring boyfriend, my Dad finally knew the truth and I had my friends. Going to New York was definitely the best decision I had ever made.

So that's it! The end of Always Second Best! I really hoped you enjoyed it :) You also got a sneak peak of my new character Alice, which is the next story I will be writing :) Leave me suggestions on what you would like including into the story! Do not worry though because Lou, Bucky and the rest will be make their appearances as well as maybe a certain green rage monster and a certain god of thunder? There WILL be a sequel to this story at some point in the near future :) Thank you again! I really appreciate your support :)