Steve's pancakes were amazing. Super light and fluffy. You make sure to tell him that before heading back to the living room.
Bucky's still asleep on the couch, so you take the opportunity and watch him sleep. He's a super cute sleeper, you noticed that last night.
Last night.
You keep trying to tell yourself that it didn't mean anything, but somewhere in the back of your mind, you know it did. Even just a little bit. Which is absurd, you were literally just sleeping.
But he was sleeping with you… He chose too.
He could have gone back to his bed. He could have declined the movie. But he didn't.
He stayed.
With you.
Your eyes move from his face to his arm. His metal one. You wanted to ask about it yesterday but never did for some reason.
You take a sip of your coffee and get up to leave, on your way to the door you hear something and turn back around.
Buckys sitting up on the couch, finally awake.
He notices you.
"Hey." he says, grinning.
"Hi" you smile.
He takes a deep breath through his nose.
"Pancakes?" He asks.
You laugh, "Yeah, Steve made breakfast for everyone." His eyes widen at the mention of his best friend.
"Did he see-"
"No, Wanda told me he was coming and I moved."
"Wanda?" He asks, scrunching his eyebrows.
"Yeah." you nod, looking at your feet.
Obviously he doesn't want Steve knowing either, which meant it was a secret between the two of you… and Wanda. God, why do things have to be so complicated?
You hear him stand and walk towards you. You look up as he gets closer and your eyes find each other. He stops when he's right in front of you and puts his hand on yours- the one that's holding your coffee mug- and your breath hitches. His eyes continue to search yours as a seductive smile spreads across his face.
He suddenly grabs the mug from you and takes off in the other direction, careful to keep it from spilling. You blink at the sudden movement your jaw drops in disbelief.
"You little-" you start as you walk towards him. He's now leaning against the wall staring at you, mockingly taking a sip of your drink.
You stare at him for a minute, letting him finish what he wanted before snatching it back.
You bring it up to your lips- intent on taking a drink but his hand reaches out and covers the top of the mug. He pushes it down and leans in.
Your eyes widen and you instinctively duck under his arm.
"Woah there pretty boy" you say as you turn around to meet his eyes again.
He smiles at you, but you can see a glint of disappointment in his eyes.
"You think I'm pretty?" he asks, raising an eyebrow.
You scoff and roll your eyes, pushing past him.
"You wish."
"But you said-"
You disappear into the kitchen before he can finish.
...
Steve asks if you want to workout with him and you accept. The two of you start with some boxing- you kick his ass - and then head outside to go for a run.
On your way back to the Facility, you get a cramp and sit down on a bench, Steve stays standing.
"Aren't you tired?" you ask him.
"I could do this all day" He says with a grin.
You shake your head at him, "Ok tiger, lets go."
You stand up and your leg gets caught on a rogue nail sticking out of the wood.
"Ah!" you yell.
Steve turns around quickly when he hears you yell and you look down at your now bleeding leg.
"Damn." you mumble and Steve puts a hand on your arm.
"You ok?" he asks.
"Yeah," you look back down to see blood trickling down your leg, getting onto your sock. You turn to Steve "You're not a vampire are you?" you ask him seriously, a smile playing at your lips.
He laughs. "C'mon let's get you cleaned up, we're almost there."
The two of you quickly make your way back and Steve takes you straight to Dr. Banners office.
"I don't know if he'll be here or not but it's worth a shot."
You laugh. "I don't need a doctor for a scraped leg." Steve looks at you.
"Have you had your tetanus shot?"
"...no" You frown.
"I figured. The nail was rusty and it's a deep cut. You need one."
"Fine."
He smiles at you and pushes Banner's lab door open.
Bruce looks up from the table as you guys enter the room.
"Banner!" Steve exclaims.
"Hey Steve…" Bruce says skeptically, "What's going on?"
Steve nods to you.
"Hi." you say shyly. This is your first time meeting Dr. Banner, he doesn't live here so he wasn't at dinner last night.
Bruce pushes his shoulders back. "Oh, Lynn right?"
"Yeah." you answer.
He nods. "Nice to meet you im-" he sees your leg. "What happened?" he asks, sounding concerned.
"Uhh, nail."
He looks at Steve who tells him you need a tetanus shot.
Bruce nods. "You can have a seat over there." He says, pointing to the chair behind his desk… the only chair in the room.
You walk over and Steve goes with you, leaning against the desk.
Banner walks over to you guys and cleans up your leg before going to get the shot.
Your eyes widen when you see the giant needle in Banner's hand, you've never cared for shots.
Bruce notices the look on your face and asks if you want a lollipop.
Steve laughs quietly and leans down to talk directly into your ear.
"Want me to hold your hand?" he asks teasingly.
You glare at him. "You guys are ridiculous! Only babies and ex-junkies are afraid of needles!"
You look at Bruce, "Stick me!"
Banner shrugs and shoves the needle into your arm and your face scrunches up in pain. Your eyes start to water.
You try not to cry.
You fail.
"Can I have a lollipop?" You ask, tears streaming down your face.
Steve starts busting out laughing and Bruce just looks between the two of you. "I was kidding… I don't actually have any. Sorry." he says, and you frown. "Wanna bandaid?" You glare at him but take it and slap it onto your arm.
"Thanks." you say.
"No problem" Bruce answers.
You stand up and walk towards the door, annoyed. Steve follows you like a puppy and you see him wave to Banner as you turn the corner.
He catches up to you and before the two of you get in the elevator, he nudges your arm so you'll look at him. You do.
"Wanna go get some ice-cream?" He asks, and you feel yourself perk up.
"Really?" You ask excitedly.
He laughs. "Lets go."