Bucky signed in annoyance as he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. His band mate, Natasha, leaned over and whispered, "That's like the hundredth time tonight, this needs to stop."

Bucky nodded his head, knowing she was right. It did need to stop. When she took her attention off of him, Bucky reached into his pocket and slid his phone out his pocket to read the message.

Leighton: You look so handsome tonight, I miss you

Looking ahead, he saw the back of her dark brown hair that he knew she purposely had curled tonight. Months ago he would have texted her back telling her how much he missed her as well and how pretty she looked with her hair curled but he knows the relationship has run its course.

Love is hard and it's even harder trying to date within the entertainment business.

"AND THE VMA FOR BEST NEW ARTIST GOES TO— The Cap Quartet! Bucky shoves his phone back in his pocket as the camera zooms in on him and his band mates. The four of them stand up, Bucky gives a big smile and claps in excitement as their first commercial hit song plays through the speakers. He pushes his relationship drama to the back of his mind. He could feel Leighton staring at him as he walked by her to get to the stage. Steve, his best friend since childhood and now band mate, gives him a pat on the back before they walk on stage. He slaps the hands of fans as they scream with excitement. No matter what was going on, with the fans is where he was most happiest.

"HELL YEAH! WOO!" Sam yells into the mic. "Thank you guys so much, we want to thank the fans! We love you guys so much!"

"We were nominated with some incredible artists and we want to thank MTV for giving us this award." Natasha says, before moving over so Steve could speak.

"We wouldn't be here without you" Steve says and Bucky leans into the mic. "Seriously, we can't thank you guys enough, and we definitely aren't going anywhere. More music and then the album coming out soon!" The cheers got louder after Bucky mentioned more music. The band blows a kiss to the crowd before heading backstage.

As they walk backstage, Bucky gives the silver moon man a kiss before he hears his phone go off again in his pocket.

"Dude, when are you going to block her?! You're gonna need a restraining order soon." Sam says, Natasha reaches over and smacks Sam in the back of the head. "HEY! OW! What did I say wrong? We all know who that text is from" Sam says and rubs the back of his head and glares at Natasha.

Steve shakes his head at the two and puts his hand on Bucky's shoulder and says "Even though he could've said it better, he's right. All of us have been really worried about you. We can see the effects it's having on you." Before Bucky could reply, their manager Maria Hill pops her head into the dressing room.

"Congratulations guys! I'm so proud of you guys! Y'all ready to get your butts on stage and perform! You guys are on in 15!" After giving each boy a kiss on the cheek and Natasha a hug, she leaves to let the band prepare for their performance.

As Steve and Natasha fiddled with their guitar strings and Sam was sitting on the couch twirling his drums stuck and humming to himself. Bucky glanced at his phone to see what the text said.

Leighton: congratulations on the award baby! I'm so happy for you. It seems like yesterday you guys were performing in your mom's garage. I was thinking maybe we could talk after the awards and then hit up a couple after parties to celebrate? We have so much to talk about.

Running his fingers through his long hair, Bucky sighed in frustration. He was starting to feel guilty for ignoring her for so long. Lost in his thoughts, Bucky feels his phone get snatched from hands.

Bucky looks up in shock at Natasha who holds his phone in her hand with a smirk on her face.

"Nat give that back! I wasn't gonna text her back, I was just reading it"

"Oh sure you won't! It's bad enough you were even reading it." Natasha says and slides the phone in her bra.

Bucky groans, running a hand down his face. "You know I'm not afraid to go in there and get it. Once upon a time we dated."

Before she could reply, Maria knocks on the door. "It's showtime!"

Walking past Bucky, Natasha says "yeah, then I realized I liked girls!" And walks out the door giggling

Steve and Sam let out loud laughs and push Bucky towards the door.

"I hate her."

Later on, on his way back to the hotel after hitting up a few after parties, Bucky takes out his phone and sends a message.

Text to Leighton:

Leigh, we shouldn't talk anymore. We broke up for a good reason, 4 months ago. We shouldn't be hanging on to each other like this just because it's comfortable. We need some space from each other. Hopefully, we can be friends again in the future. That's where we fit best.

A weight is lifted off his shoulders as he sends the text. Almost immediately his phone starts blowing up with calls. He puts his phone on dnd, and rests his head against the back of the seat of the car.

"Not gonna answer that?" Steve turns around and looks at him.

Bucky shakes his head. "Nah, I guess I missed it."

Nat, Steve, and Sam silently fist bump each other. Steve turns again and tells him. "Proud of you, brother." Bucky gives him a small smile in return.

When they arrive back at the hotels they all go back to their separate rooms. Bucky looks at the 10 missed calls and goes to the bathroom to do his night routine. After laying in bed for a few minutes, he reached into his suitcase and pulled out his writing notebook. He could till tonight was gonna be a night full of writing. Flipping till he found a blank page, he started writing.

Feels like I'm finally living more than ever, Since you've been gone I've never felt so alive. Hell yeah, alright I ain't missin' you. Just give me every drink and every number, You know I'm only getting better tonight. Hell yeah, alright. I ain't missin' you.

AN: only own OC, SONG: THE SUMMER SET - Missin You

Also posting on AO3 under same pen and check out tumblr coldheartmelt where i'll have social media post from the characters! thx for reading