So much for going to bed early so I won't be a zombie tomorrow cooking. Hopefully Bucky or someone has coffee. I kept my promise so Bucky wouldn't tickle me to death. It was a learning experience for me because I wasn't use to giving someone head that was as well-endowed as he was. I'm glad that I've watched a lot of porn. He seemed to enjoy it a lot. He was moaning and groaning so much. I was extremely turned on just by the sound of him. He really loved it when I gently bit his inner thighs. I wanted to suck his dick until he came but he told me that he wanted to fuck me. I lost count of how many times that he made me come. Between fucking me, eating me out and using his metal fingers to vibrate inside me… I swore I was going to pass out from extreme pleasure. After we washed up he asked me to help him pick out the bedroom furniture and a new sofa since he put a hole in his from gripping it when he came earlier. I was so drained yet his expression of excitement for getting us a bed gave me more energy to stay up longer. He totally forgot the he promised that I would go to bed early so I wouldn't be too tired to cook. I didn't bring it up because I was so happy that we were getting married and wanted to pick out furniture with him. We narrowed it down to three favorites. Then we chose the one that we both liked the best. He also ordered a 75' TV, two lamps, and a plush comfortable looking chair. He chose the same sofa that was damaged so that it would match the other furniture. I really hope that he will be able to control destroying things when he comes.
"I hope this furniture has a long life span," I said with a smirk.
"Yeah I don't want to blow all my money on furniture because I'm trying not to grab you when I come."
"Oh I'm sure you'll get used to it soon."
"Until then… I just can't grip you or hold you. I might do it too tightly and hurt you. I don't want to take any chances."
"Well I hope you don't break our new bed frame."
"I'll try my best," he said laughing. "I can't make any promises."
I rested my head on his chest still in awe that he asked me to marry him. I thought of my cousin Amber and how she got married after knowing Fred for a month. Bucky started caressing my hair and it was making me sleepier. I knew that I had to go to sleep soon anyway because I didn't get much sleep. I wanted to tell him about my cousin first.
"Baby."
"Yes."
"I have a first cousin that got married after a month from when she met her husband. And they both told me that they fell in love with each other right away within the first two days."
"Wow really. Are they still married?"
"Yes, they have been married for around ten years now."
"Wow… That's beautiful."
"Being with you reminded me of them. They also got engaged on the second day of them knowing each other. A lot of my family thought that it was crazy and that they were moving so fast. Ironically their marriage has so far lasted longer than some of the ones that were totally against it."
"You think your family will freak out the same way?"
"Mostly Sam because he's so over protective. I'm not sure about my other relatives. Some of my cousins might be ok with it."
"Oh."
I just know Sam's going to freak out but I want to be with Bucky. I will just have to deal with the long speeches and his opinions. I'm sure he will come around after he sees how much we love each other.
"Hey I was thinking… I want to pick out your engagement ring before we go to Wakanda."
"Oh wow," I said in shock. "Ahh… you want me to pick out a ring?"
"Well… I want you to have the ring that you like the best. It would be a media circus for me to go to a jewelry store to pick one for you. And if I had a jeweler come here to avoid the public… you might as well pick out the ring that you want."
"Oh… ok," I said with my voice breaking.
I was so happy I felt like I was going to cry at any moment. Bucky caressed my face and kissed my forehead. He saw that my eyes were getting misty.
"'I just love you," I said softly.
"I love you too."
Bucky kissed my lips then gently bit my bottom lip. I smiled at him as he gazed at me. He was so beautiful to me tortured soul and all.
"Sarah… I could have some rings brought here tomorrow for you to choose. Do you want to pick out your ring tonight so we can have it before we go to Wakanda?"
"Shu... Sure," I said a bit stunned thinking about picking out a ring.
Bucky smiled and kissed my forehead. My mind was spinning thinking about what style of ring that I wanted. Bucky went on a website and asked what cut I liked best. I knew that I loved a princess square cut. I also liked the heart shaped ones.
"Umm… not sure. It's between a princess and heart cut. I do know that I want the stone to be a blue sapphire."
"Oh, you don't want a diamond?"
"No… plus your birthstone is blue and it's your favorite color."
"Oh Ok," he said with a smile.
We looked at few rings. I decided to get a princess cut. Then we looked for the style of the band. I felt like I was dreaming. It was hard to believe that this was my reality. I was getting married to Bucky Barnes. I would have never guessed this in a million years even after I met Steve. I'm snuggled in his arms on a sofa looking at rings with a 106 year old man that I just fell deeply in love with who was formerly an assassin. Sounds crazy just hearing that thought in my head.
It didn't take that long for me to find my ring. The fact that my engagement ring won't be a surprise to me is perfectly fine with me. Bucky already told me that I was his wife in his heart. I'm a bit nervous about telling Sam about our engagement since he wasn't that ok with us dating now because of Bucky's PTSD. He was the only one that was freaked out by the TMZ report. I remember all the shit that my cousin Amber went through when she announced that she was getting married to someone that she only knew for two days. At least people know Bucky so he's not a total stranger to them. I rested my eyes while I laid on Bucky's chest. The lack of sleep was getting to me even though I was so excited and worried about many things.
Sam is definitely not going to be comfortable with the idea of us getting engaged. Bucky is one of his best friends that he trust his life with… he just can't trust him with me now. I just need Sam to see that he can trust him with everything and that I'm fully aware of what I may have to deal with while Bucky is trying to heal. Bucky and I being engaged so quickly wouldn't be that new to Sam since he saw how fast our cousin Amber fell in love and got married after a month of knowing each other. My only argument with Sam would just be my truth… that I fell in love with Bucky and want to be his wife. I think Sam might take the news better if we told him after we come back from Wakanda. That's just giving him a week to process the idea of us. I know it's not that much time but Bucky will most likely give me the ring when it's delivered or when we're in Wakanda. Plus I know that I'm ovulating now so Bucky may have gotten me pregnant. Especially because we've done it so many times. Wow… all of this is a lot to try to even think about right now. I definitely don't want Sam to be mad at me or Bucky due to our choices.
Bucky started to rub my back then he kissed the top of my head. It felt so relaxing. I was ready to just give up trying to stay awake and fall asleep.
"When we're in Wakanda we can start thinking about this 80's party and order everything to be here when we come back."
"Oh… wow that really slipped my mind. I can only think about you asking me to marry you."
Bucky chuckled.
"Well I can see how that may have occupied your thoughts."
"Yeah."
"I have to talk to Sam tomorrow… because he knows we're dating and is not so cool with it. I'll convince him somehow to… I guess be ok with it."
Oh I hope this doesn't turn into an argument. That's the last thing that I want.
"Well since I'll be seeing him first thing in the morning to cook… I'll try to… well have him understand."
"I'm sure Steve's going to talk to him about us too. Don't worry too much about it Sarah. Everything is going to turn out fine."
"I really love your optimism."
"Well… I really love you. So I'm dedicated on having him see how much I love you and want to take care of you."
"I want to take care of you too."
Bucky kissed me then slid his hand down to my butt and gently squeezed it. I softly moaned in his mouth and kissed him deeper. My body started tingling anticipating him making love to me again.
"You need to get some rest," he breathed.
"Well kissing you is restful." And you can knock me out by fucking me.
"Baby it's late."
Bucky gently kissed me again.
"How can you tell me to go to sleep and you're still kissing me?"
"I know I know I know. I've kept you up way past the time I promised."
"I know... for good reasons though."
He smiled at me then kissed my forehead. I yawned and hugged his body tighter.
"See… you need to go to sleep."
"I know… I will. Hey do you have coffee here?"
"I might. Happy's company filled my fringe and pantry. I haven't really went through everything in my kitchen yet."
"Oh."
"No worries. If I don't have any I could order some and breakfast to be delivered before you go to Sam's."
"Oh ok. Thanks."
Bucky pulled out his cell and started touching the screen.
"What do you want?"
"Just coffee... I'm sure that I'm going to be tasting the food that I'm cooking. Plus you have a lot of fruit. I might just eat a banana."
"Ok."
"Umm… does caffeine not affect you the same way that it doesn't work with Steve?"
"Yeah. It doesn't work for me… just like alcohol."
"Oh."
I started thinking of Wakanda and if I needed a passport. I'm pretty sure that I don't need one. Bucky was there for two years hiding from the U.S. government. I'm sure that we don't have to go through customs since its T'Challa's invisible jet taking us there. Plus he's the King.
"Bucky… I don't need a Passport to go to Wakanda right? Because if I do I still would have to drive back home."
"No you don't need one."
"Oh ok."
"You should order some clothes tomorrow. I'm sure you didn't pack enough. Plus you may want something really fancy to wear. And I'm pretty sure you didn't pack any summer clothes at all. It will not feel like fall when we get there. It may take at least two days for them to get here."
I didn't want to run up a bill just because I didn't have summer clothes or fancy dresses with me. I could just drive home to get my things. Bucky noticed my conflict by my expression and squinted his face at me.
"What's wrong Baby?"
"Oh… I just. It would be cheaper if I just drove back to Maryland to get my clothes."
"That's a total of six hours. Plus I heard that you don't like driving on highways. Relax Baby... you don't have to worry about anything. I'm paying for everything if you're worried about the money."
"But that's… Umm… you don't have to. I could just get someone to drive-."
"Sarah… Baby If I want to buy my girl a new summer wardrobe for her first trip to Wakanda… please just let me. I want to do this for you."
"Oh ok. Thank you."
"Really anything that you need. Don't hesitate to ask me. I'm your husband," he said in quotation marks. "Until I'm legally your husband. You might as well legally be my wife now."
"Oww… we could go to Vegas and elope," I said almost joking.
"Yeah... we could do that. But I want your family and friends to be at our wedding."
"Yeah." It was just a spontaneous secret wish anyway.
"Or… we could have a wedding in Wakanda then have a big wedding later. We have so many options," he laughed.
He's joking but I really wouldn't fight the idea of us getting legally married soon. I mean he basically asked me to have his baby and I agreed. If Bucky did get me pregnant I wouldn't want to be showing by the time we get married. So what's that three… four months that we have? I closed my eyes and paid attention to Bucky's heartbeat. I really want to be able to wear whatever dress that I want. Yet from watching Say Yes to the Dress for many years I've learned that it's hard to get a dress within weeks. The average time is four to six months. That's crazy. My cousin who got married four weeks after meeting her husband bought her dress of the rack. She didn't have much of a selection to choose from and she went to Kleinfeld. She probably would have picked a different dress to wear if she had the time. Oh why am I stressing out about this? Maybe I could have the dress that I want made? Maybe I'll get lucky and find an off the rack dress that fits me perfectly. I'm pretty sure that I could find someone to do alterations.
When I met Bucky I was bummed out when I realized that my period would be on by the time we traveled to Wakanda. After we were all over that night in the cabin I started to wonder if we would even have a chance to be intimate in Africa. Then when he told me that he didn't think that he would be able to have sex with me because he's not use to adjusting his strength… I just figured the intimacy that we would have would just be kissing. At the rate that we're going I won't have to worry about my period coming on because I will be pregnant. Sure I would love to experience just Bucky and I together as a new couple for a while… like a year or two. I also love the idea of having his baby. Since he asked if I minded if our baby came 9 months from now and I said no, it seems like he really wants to have a baby now too. And the fact that he's coming in me every chance that he gets. I can't deny how my heart feels when I even think of the possibility of our child. Most of my friends are married now with kids. Some are even divorced with kids. I just never saw the possibility of starting a family anytime soon because I was scared to date anyone. I saw adopting or a sperm donner before I saw myself happy and in love... which was sad because that's how hopeless I felt with finding someone that I could trust again.
"Bucky."
"Yes Sarah."
"Sweetie… if we're trying to have a baby now… honestly I would want to be your wife before I start to show."
"Of course."
"And according to my calendar on my phone… I'm basically ovulating this week. Like literally today is one of the days."
"Really?" he said with a bit of excitement.
"Yeah. I didn't really have to pay attention to that for a long time."
"Oh wow. So I really could have knocked you up today," he said with a smile.
"Yes, there's a great possibility of that."
"Hmm… well I really like that possibility."
"You do?" I asked softly.
"Yes Mam. I certainly do."
Bucky held me closer to him and started to rub my back. He kissed the top of my head and I inhaled his scent. It was only body wash yet it made me feel so relaxed. It's possible that his pheromones affect me in some way. They have to because I'm so attracted to him.
"Baby," Bucky breathed.
"Yes?"
"Because you're going to be my wife… and already my wife in my heart. I added you to my new bank accounts that were made for me this week."
"Wha… What do you mean?"
"We have joint accounts now."
"Oh… Oh," I said a bit baffled.
Bucky gently chucked.
"Your card should be here in a few days."
"Oh… ok thanks," I said still stunned.
"Besides T'Challa giving me a truck, bike, and money for my own home… he gave me more than enough money to have my own business if I wanted one. I even have enough money to give my beautiful Sarah her own dance studio."
"Wha…?"
"Well Baby… the man is extremely rich. He's worth about 90.7 trillion dollars. What he gave me is the equivalent of giving someone a few dollars. Now I know I'm not calculating the math right… I'm just giving you an example of what he gave me was like giving a good friend money for one pizza."
I was staring at him speechless. I didn't even want to dare ask how much he gave him. But a dance studio! I would flip if I could own my own dance studio and teach kids how to dance.
"Wow… you… you would give me a dance studio?" I said with my voice quivering.
"Of course Baby. I want you to have your passion… besides me of course," he said with a sexy smirk.
"I… I don't think that I can not cry right now."
"Aww Baby. It's ok to cry. Happy tears are the best," he said and he pulled me into his body and squeezed me. Bucky rubbed my back as I cried. I couldn't believe that I was getting all of my dreams all at once.
"I love and appreciate you so much Bucky. You know how scared I was in the last three years to even go on a date with a guy because of what Michael did to me." I felt his body tense up instantly. "Bucky… don't be upset about him. He can't hurt me anymore."
"Just thinking about someone hurting you… "
I placed my hands gently on his face then ran my fingers through the side of his hair on one side.
"Baby… I'm just amazed that the universe gave me you," I breathed. "It's like I prayed for you and didn't even know it. I just knew that my heart ached and my trust was shattered. The second I saw you in person… I was like wow… I want him. Universe please give me him. I had this overwhelming feeling every time that you were really close to me. Yesterday morning at the park... I knew that I fell in love with you. It was such a scary and exhilarating feeling at the same time. It was scary because… I didn't know what would happen or even if you felt the same as I did."
"Trust me… I did. I love you the future Sarah Barnes. And I totally fell in love with you the night of the funeral. Like damn I need to make her my wife one day fell in love with you. I prayed for you too. I thought about you so much when I was in Wakanda."
"Wow," I said as tears started to fall.
It was the first time that I heard him say my name with his last. Oh my God that's going to be my actual name one day. I hope it's soon. Bucky leaned into my body and kissed me.
"I love how that sounds," I breathed.
"What… your future name. Sarah Barnes?"
"Yes," I breathed.
Bucky gently smiled at me and started to lick and kiss all over my neck. "Oh Bucky," I moaned. I felt so light headed as he kissed and caressed my body. I could not get over the fact that he was mine and that we were planning to be a family. My emotions were so conflicted because I was still upset about Nat and Tony's death. I've never been this happy and destroyed at the same time.
"I love you," Bucky breathed in my ear as he entered me to make love to me.
"Oh… I love you too," I moaned.
The next morning I felt relaxed and rested. My joints felt lose too because of all the positions that I was in. Bucky really enjoys that my legs are extremely flexible. I really don't have to worry about making any mistakes with the food though I only had a few hours of actual sleep. He really helped me have a deep sleep since we had our little sex marathon last night. I'm still kind of sore. I guess my body will get used to his size in time. I'm so glad that he figured out how to make love to me without hurting me. Some of his deep strokes did hurt like hell when he started to fuck me. At least it wasn't a major injury and hopefully something he can adjust too soon. Bucky came in me so many times last night and early this morning. It would be a miracle if I'm not pregnant.
My limbs weren't as sore as my cervix. I exercise on a regular basis but my poor cervix is not used to this type of torture. I feel like I need to take Tylenol or something. I didn't mention this to Bucky and was a bit disappointed when he didn't have anything in his bathroom medicine cabinet. Steve has never gotten sick since he's been a Super Solider so I don't think that Bucky has gotten sick either? It slipped my mind to bring some since I knew that I might be crying a lot due to the funeral. I'll just see if Sam has some or order some on the site that Bucky showed me where all the Avenger's deliveries are ordered from.
Bucky told Steve about our engagement on the phone and text T'Challa and Shuri about it. I told my girlfriend Erica and made her promise not to tell the rest of the family yet. I told my cousin Amber about it because she sent me a long email. She was surprised and happy that Bucky and I were a couple and mentioned that she felt it the day that she met Fred. She told me to follow my heart and if I felt that Bucky was my future husband to go for it. A lot were happy and excited when the misleading TMZ report came out. I'm just worried how Sam will take the updated news since he didn't sound so on board last night. He was totally relieved when I told him that the story wasn't true. I definitely know that we have to give him some time to be used to the fact that we are dating. Bucky planned on talking to him today about us. I hope that everything goes well.
I kissed Bucky goodbye and put on my hoddie to go to Sam's house. It was a bit chilly walking down the street. I smelled charcoal in the air and knew that it was coming from his back yard. I felt a bit hungry because all I had for breakfast was a small banana. I passed my SUV that was parked in Sam's drive way. I guess I'll leave it with him until he gets a car or another rental. I heard Sam's music before I even got to his front door. He was playing Jay Z. It made me giggle remembering when Thor rapped that entire song at a party that was at the old Avenger's compound. I turned the knob and it was already unlocked. He knew that I was on my way. I called out to him to see if he was the house or in the back yard. He didn't answer so I guessed that he was outside. I took off my hoddie and hung it up in his closet. Then I walked further into his house and saw him outside of the glass sliding doors. He was dancing while flipping the food on the grill. Seeing him look so happy made me smile. He looked up and waved. I slid the door open and smirked at him.
"Hey Big Head."
"Hey Sam."
"That TMZ report was crazy last night. I'm glad that it wasn't true."
"Yeah… Yeah that was crazy," I said.
I felt totally uncomfortable knowing how much I care about him and having my brother dismiss the idea of us being that much in love. Sam only wanted us to be friends. It is definitely too late for that. I love him tremendously and plan to be his wife someday.
"You two looked really happy in the pics on line."
"Well… we are. I told you last night how much I care about him."
Sam made a deep sigh.
"Yes… that conversation was in my head all night."
"Hopefully… you'll realize that we are going to be good for each other."
"You know I love Bucky like family. As I told you before he has too many unresolved issues that he's dealing with. Plus he constantly has nightmares from when he was programed by Hydra… and wakes up startled a lot. Which could potentially hurt you if you are near him. Sis I'm just concerned for your safety."
I was a bit angry that Sam was so adamant that Bucky would accidently hurt me. I slept in his arms last night and nothing happened to me.
"Sarah… even if he got his PTSD under control… you two would be in the spot light. Shit the entire world thinks that you're getting married to him now. And they are going to love making up their own stories. Especially with his elaborate past being The Winter Soldier."
"I know." Believe me I know.
"Bucky doesn't understand media that well. So you told me that Bucky told the guy at the park that he never planned on letting you go."
"Yeah… and he does understand media a bit because of Steve. He saw all of the media news while he was in Wakanda. He's just not used to it with himself. I told him that the pictures might show up on social media. He acted like it wasn't that much of a big deal and explained all of the things that he saw with all the other Avengers."
"I'm just trying my best as a brother and someone that loves you to look out for you."
"And I appreciate your concern."
"So you guys are officially a thing now?"
"Yes Samuel. He's so sweet and funny. And I can easily talk to him for hours about anything."
"Hmm… I mean. Wow… I never even imagined you two together. This Bucky and Sarah thing is very new for me."
"You shouldn't worry Sam. Bucky wouldn't hurt me… even by accident. And I haven't felt this close to anyone that I've dated in the past and we've only known each other for two days."
"I'm… I don't even wanna know if you two slept in the same bed last night."
"No… we didn't." Which wasn't a lie because it was a sofa.
"Well… it seems like you two are just rushing into a relationship."
"No… I don't feel like its rushing. They're are millions of people in this world that click with someone quickly. Like our cousin Amber and her husband Fred. They fell in love and were married within four weeks. And their marriage has lasted longer than many people in our family and friends. So it does happen."
Sam made a deep sigh. Hopefully by the time that I come back from Wakanda he will be ok with the idea of us being in love enough to get married. I plan on moving in with Bucky as soon as we get back. And if he got me pregnant I would definitely want to marry him before I start showing.
"You know… everybody last night on the group text seemed happy when they thought that we were getting married."
"I saw. Steve even joked with me that Bucky was going to be my brother."
Well he will be one day. I sighed out of frustration and twisted my lips looking down at the floor of his wooden deck. I was thinking how hard it was going to be to break the news to him when we get back. I just hope that Sam will be ok with it eventually.
"Sarah… I don't totally hate the idea of you two. Bucky is a great friend of mine. For me it's just too soon. Plus… you have to realize all of the struggles you're going to go through if you continue to date him. Not just because of his PTSD... but because of media. Jane couldn't take it and look at what happened to them."
"Well she wasn't really in love with Thor. If she was she could have handled it." Sam looked like he was about to say something and I cut him off. "Pepper didn't give a shit about media. As much as she loved Tony and I know she did… she would do it all over again… even knowing that she would lose him. They were in love and nothing was going to stop them two from being together."
"Yes they were," Sam said a bit somberly.
"I know dating him might seem abrupt… yet dating him doesn't scare me at all. That's how much that I trust him. Yes it's fast but nothing is going to scare me or stop me from wanting to be his…" I was a split second away from saying to be his wife and I had stop talking. "Sam… I'm his girlfriend now. I just want you to be happy for me. I can handle the media... and I'll do my best to help him with his PTSD. I know that all of this may be a bit uncomfortable because he's dating me and not someone else. But… we're really good for each other. One day we will prove it to you."
"Wow you… you definitely sound sure about yourself."
"Well that's because I am." I'm already married to him in his heart.
Sam made a deep sigh and rubbed his forehead as if he was stressed out or getting a headache. We just stood there looking at each other in silence for a moment.
"Well… we can't just stare at each other all day. We have people coming around lunch. So you should start cooking now," Sam said in a defeated tone.
"Sam… are you angry with me because I'm… with Bucky?"
"No… not angry. Just worried. I have the right to be at least worried. You're my little sister. I just want what's best for you. All of this is a lot for me… especially just coming back from The Blip. It's just something extra that I have to worry about."
"I'm sorry Sam. I really don't mean to worry you. You even said that you trust Bucky with your life. Please trust him with your sister. Trust that I have the ability to deal with my choices in life. Trust that I'm prepared to help him with any mental issues that he's going through."
"Trusting Buck with my life and trusting him with you are two totally different things. I'm never going to be sleeping next to him for him to wake up startled. I will have less chances being around him when something triggers him. I love you Sarah… I just wish that you… saw that he needs time to deal with his deeply buried issues. Killing people unwillingly off and on for around 70 something years definitely does something to the mind. Yes I know that Shuri fixed his will so Hydra can't brainwash him anymore. Yet the whole PTSD did not go away."
"Sam… you council VA's all the time that have PTSD. Are you saying that none of them deserve to be in a relationship or deserve a chance to… have a normal life?"
"Ahh… I'm not saying that. Yet no one that I've counselled were a trained assassin that killed unwillingly. It's not the same Sarah."
"Well Sam… I'm sorry that we can't see eye to eye about this," I said calmly. "I'm dating him now and do not plan on breaking up with him. He really makes me happy. Just be happy for me. I literally feel like I've known him all of my life… that's why our relationship doesn't feel rushed to me. I… I… love him Sam."
"Wow."
I stepped closer to my brother and gave him a hug. I missed him for so long. I wanted him to one day understand how I felt about Bucky. I wanted everything to go back to normal. I wanted to feel free to tell him that I agreed to be his wife last night.
"I love you Sam."
"I love you too."
He squeezed me tighter.
"Bucky is dealing with a lot of dark shit that he needs to work out… and that may take a long time."
"That's ok. I'm ok with whatever time it takes because I love him that much."
Sam made another deep sigh and pulled away from me to look at my face.
"You're really in love with him?"
"Yes… I am… and he loves me too."
"Bucky doesn't have average strength. If he has a nightmare and wakes up startled…"
"I know that Bucky is stronger than the average man. He also deserves someone that cares about him. I'm willing to be that person for him Sam. Even if we have to sleep in separate beds."
"I just want you to be careful and fully understand his circumstances."
"I do… trust me I do."
"Separate beds huh?"
"If that's needed in the future… then yes. I love him Sam. I really can't see myself without him."
"Well… if you plan on taking those extra precautions…. and understand all that he's going through. It's not the worst thing in the world."
"No… it's not. I can definitely sympathize with him with all of the things that he's going through and… I just want him to have his peace. He's my beautiful disaster… that I'm willing to be there for him through anything. I can't even put into words how much I've fallen in love with him and how close I feel to him." I wiped a tear away that started to fall. "I just want you to be happy for us. I was worried about you not wanting us to be together while I was falling in love with him. I didn't want to stress you out any extra than what you're going through from just coming back. And I knew for a fact that we were both falling in love. He's so important to me now Sam," I said with my voice quivering.
Sam pulled me into his body to hug me.
"Aw Sarah... don't cry. Wow my little sis is in love."
"And it's the most awkward timing. I'm so happy… and so fucked up at the same time."
I couldn't hold my sobbing in any more after thinking about my grief with Nat and Tony being gone. I started to cry because I had no other choice but to let it out.
"Yeah I know. Things are crazy. But we have to be strong… ok." I shook my head yes. "And I see that you do love Bucky. It's crazy that Steve bugged me allll night on how much Bucky has always cared about you… and how he feels about you now."
"Oh he did." Thank you Steve.
"Yes… so did T'Challa."
"Oh." I pulled away from his hug and looked up at him. "Bucky still wants to talk to you in person when he gets here later. He figured he should explain how he feels about me face to face than text you about it."
"As he should… considering all things."
"Well… he's probably nervous as hell anticipating your conversation… thinking that you will 100% not want us to be together."
"Well you can text him now that I'm ok with it to ease his stress… ok."
"Ok. Thank you… for being so understanding."
"I try to be."
I reached out and hugged him again because I missed him so much. I was so happy that he was ok with Bucky dating me. I knew that he still had his concerns yet I was going to be careful and help Bucky in any way that I could. "Well come on… you gotta start cooking. We don't have all day. You know how much Drax and Quill eats. I gently chuckled and followed him into the kitchen. I went to the sink to wash my hands and yawned. "What… you didn't get much sleep last night? Never mind don't tell me." Sam shrieked and shook his body as if he was shaking off something. "No I got some sleep. We just talked for hours last night. Plus I never went to sleep the night of the funeral… I couldn't fall asleep at all."
"Oh… why?"
"Many reasons. Sad about Nat and Tony… and." I sighed. "Bucky was on my mind too. We talked for a long time at the lake. We really enjoyed getting to know each other on a personal level. He told me about his childhood… I told him about mine. He talked about the pain he's in due to his memories. We talked about music… and just life in general. He's been through so much. All I want is for him to have peace… and calm in is life. He deserves that due to all the shit he's been through."
"Yeah old Buck has been through some shit."
"Yeah. I'm just glad that we met finally. He even mentioned about me not being at his going away party."
"Wow he did."
"Yeah."
I started smiling remembering what he said.
"Hey what are you grinning for?"
"Oh nothing. Bucky told me that he would have had something extra to wake up to if he met me at the party… that's all."
"Oh wow… Buck with the mac daddy skills," he said laughing.
"He was being sincere."
"Oh he probably was. I mean Steve shared a lot about Bucky's feelings for you over the past two years. I had no clue that he was thinking about you like that… and never met you yet."
"Steve only told me last night that Bucky had a crush on me for a while. I never knew."
"Wow."
"I wanted Rhodes to play some music from the 40's so Bucky would feel more comfortable to dance. He told me to ask Steve what his favorite song was. So when I text Steve he told me that Bucky had a crush on me the two years that he was in Wakanda."
"Oh. Ok playa. That was a mac daddy move playing his favorite song. Look at you."
I playfully rolled my eyes at him.
"So you spent all night getting to know a 106 year old geezer huh?" he said with a smirk.
"Yes... technically."
"Well… just be patient and understanding of all of the things that he's went through and still going through."
"That doesn't even have to be said. Of course I will."
I yawned again and started to take all of the ingredients out that I needed. Sam started putting potatoes on the counter for me to make potato salad.
"Well you should make a pan of macaroni at Bucky's too so we have more room in the oven for other things."
"Ok I will."
"I'll help you bring the food to his house later."
"Ok cool."
I was trying to figure out if this was a good time to let Sam know that I was going to sleep at Bucky's for the rest of the week. I was still going to spend time with him during the day since I missed him so much. I took a deep breath and took all of the cheeses out of the fridge.
"So Sam…"
"Hmm?"
"Ahhh… I have something to tell you."
"I don't want to hear about your sex life with my buddy," he said covering his ears with his hands.
"No… it's not… it's not that."
"La La Laaa Laaa."
I pulled one of his hands down from his ear. "It's not that Sam. I want to talk to you about something." Sam let his other arm down to his side.
"What do you have to tell me now?"
"Well… I just wanted to tell you that I will be sleeping at Bucky's for the rest of the week until we go to Wakanda… that's all."
"Well… you're a grown woman. That's what you want to do."
"Yes it is."
"Oh well."
"Who knows… I might just make him your brother before the year is over."
I smirked at him to see his reaction. His eyes widened a bit. I patted him on his back and went back to the fridge to get out the string beans.
"I just wanted to see your reaction."
"Its waay too soon for jokes like that Sarah."
"Ok," I laughed.
I started to prepare two pans of macaroni then I text Bucky that we would be there with food to cook in his oven and that my brother was finally ok with us dating. Sam helped me carry some food to Bucky's so that I could cook there. Bucky shook his hand and they patted each other on their backs. I was glad that Sam came around to agree that it was ok for me to date Bucky. This day would have been totally different if Sam couldn't accept that fact that we were dating. Sam and Bucky went out to the front porch and talked for a while. It felt like a win for me. Bucky came back in the house with a slight smile on his face.
"So how did it go?" I asked."
"Better than I thought. I mean… I still can sense the worry in him. But I told him that you were my world and that I love you."
"Oh wow."
"You do know that you're my world right."
"Yes. I wouldn't technically be you're fiancé if I didn't know that and if you weren't mine."
Bucky smiled and pulled me into his arms and hugged me tightly. I felt my spine crack. It felt good. I didn't want to alarm him that he was hugging me tighter than usual. It was like our first hug at The Stark's.
"Wow Sam brought over a lot of stuff. What are you cooking?"
"Macaroni and cheese."
"You need all of this to make macaroni and cheese?"
"Yes… if you want it to be good," I said than chuckled.
"Ok Miss Chef."
I was wondering if he was willing to have me show him how to cook it. He would look so frickn' sexy cooking.
"Soo… do you want me to show you how to make it and you do everything?"
"Yes that would be cool," he said a bit mused. "I never made that before."
"Well I'll be more than happy to instruct you."
"Oww… can you instruct me later when our bed comes?"
I giggled then felt a flash of heat throughout my skin. We walked in the kitchen and I started thinking about all of the videos that I have with my grandmother and aunts teaching me how to cook. It's kind of hard watching the ones with my grandmother since she died. At least I have a cherished memory of her that I will always have. This would be another cherished moment to look back on.
Bucky looked so cute following my instructions. I was trying my best to keep my focus because he looked so sexy cooking. After he was done preparing the food he placed the pans in the oven then put his hands on his hips as if he was proud of what he just did.
"Wow… Thanks for showing me how to make that."
"No problem. That was fun. You look adorable cooking."
"Adorable huh?" he said as he hugged me.
"Mmm hum. The sexiest chief everrrr."
Bucky chuckled.
"Thanks Baby. I'm looking forward to you teaching me how to cook a lot of things."
He kissed the top of my head.
"I'll be happy to. Hey did you cook a lot when you were younger?"
"Umm… Not really. My mom cooked all of the time. Back then it wasn't that normal for a parent to teach their son how to cook." Bucky took my hand and guided me to a stool to sit down. "My mom taught my sister Becca how to cook." Bucky took a seat beside me and rested his elbow on the kitchen island. "Roles were very different in the 40's. Most women were just house wives taking care of the home. I learned how to make some meals watching my sister cook."
"Oh that was nice."
"Yeah she enjoyed showing me. It made her feel like the older sibling," he said laughing,
"Well my mom taught me how to cook basic things when I was around 8 years old. Things like eggs and pancakes... spaghetti and hamburgers. When she died when I was 10 my aunt taught me how to cook basically everything by the time that I was 15. She would even have me cook everything for big family dinners. And my grandmother loved to show me how to cook her favorite dishes. I even have video of her showing my how to cook a lot of things."
"Wow... that's amazing. Well they taught you well. Is your grandmother still around?"
"No… she died when I was 18."
"Oh sorry to hear that."
"Thanks. I'll show you the videos we did one day."
"I would love to see them."
"Ok," I said smiling trying my best not have my eyes get misty.
"Well Steve raved about your food all of the time. I can't wait to eat you… I mean your food," he said laughing.
"Oh… you're just hungry for everything aren't you?"
"That just slipped out. I meant to say your food… but my brain… well I keep on thinking about when you came in my mouth. That shit was so hot."
Wow he's going to make it hard for me to get back to Sam's house to cook. I felt my skin getting hot again and I was getting wetter by the seconds.
"Well… I'll be happy to feed you later tonight."
"Yes, please feed me," he said with a smile.
I had a flashback of the shower and the sofa and how he made me come so hard. I shivered then shook my head to get my thoughts back together.
"What… you're thinking about how you're going to feed me later?" he said in a sexy voice.
"Maybe."
Bucky stood up from his stool and I spun around so that I would face him. He put his finger on my knee and pushed my thighs apart. I didn't know if he just wanted to be closer to me or if he had plans on doing something.
"So are you hungry… now?" I asked.
"I'm always hungry."
"Oh."
"But I can wait until tonight… for that," he said looking down at my crotch.
"Well then… I'll be anticipating tonight then."
"Good," he said as he leaned down to kiss me.
"Mmmm," I moaned from the sensation of his kisses. "Bucky I love you."
"I love you too."
"I can't wait until tonight," I breathed in his mouth while kissing him. Bucky lifted me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist. He hungrily kissed me while I ran my fingers through his hair.
"You're mine," he breathed.
"I'm yours… forever," I moaned as he gently bit my neck.
Bucky placed me back on my feet and turned me around to face the kitchen island. He quickly unfancied my jeans and pulled down the zipper. He yanked my jeans to my thighs then pulled off my shirt. I gasped when he started licking my back. I gasped louder when he shoved his dick inside me.
"Ooh… Ooh… Bucky," I moaned as he thrusted himself sharply inside me. He started to fuck me faster and it was harder for me to keep my screams in.
"Oh my God," I yelled out. "Fuck me! Ooh… Ooh. Shit!"
"Mnnn," he groaned. "Baby."
"Yes… Yes… Oh God yes!"
"That's right. You take that dick."
"Bucky!"
He started to move his hips in circles. I slapped my hand on the counter and screamed and moaned loudly. My hand stung like crazy but it didn't matter. The pleasure that he was giving my body distracted me from the pain in a few seconds. "Say my first name," he growled. Hearing him demand me to say his first name sent chills through my body.
"Ooh… Ooh… Ja… James. Oh my God! Fuck… I'm coming. James I'm coming."
"Yes… you fucking come. You fucking come."
"Oooh Fuuuuck!"
My entire body started to tremble and my orgasm was so strong that it was almost painful.
"Fuuuuck!" I screamed out loud.
"Oh Shit," he groaned.
I felt his come gush inside me. My legs couldn't stop trembling. I felt like I was going to lose all strength in my limbs at any second. "Ooh… Oooh," I moaned with a shaky voice. I opened my eyes and it looked like the kitchen was spinning. I felt so dizzy I started to get scared. "Oh my God… Bucky." My legs bucked and he stopped me from falling and held me pressed up against his stomach then turned me around to face him supporting my weight by hugging me. I rested my head on his chest and tried to pace my breathing. "You ok Baby?" I shook my head yes.
"Damn it felt so good when you came." he breathed
"Oh… Um hum," I panted. I wasn't really able to form full words yet.
"Damn you're so sexy."
I jerked because a strong chill went through my body. Bucky softly laughed.
"I don't even think I'm able to walk," I said then weakly chuckled.
"Let me help you."
Bucky sat me on the bar stool and slid off my panties and jeans. He dropped them on the floor and gazed at me for a second. He gently smiled at me and picked me up in his arms. I closed my eyes and rested my head on his chest as he carried me upstairs. I didn't even think that I had enough strength to take a shower yet I was going to try. Bucky took off my bra and handed me my shower cap so that my hair wouldn't get wet. We just stood there hugging each other under the hot water for a moment. It felt like a cozy dream being in this gorgeous man's arms with my legs barley strong enough to stand because he made me come so hard. He lifted my chin with his finger so that I would look up at him. His expression was so endearing.
"Thank you for believing in me," he breathed.
"Always," I said and gently smiled at him.
Bucky leaned down and gently kissed me then bit my bottom lip. He started washing my body with my luffa. Bucky turned me around so that was back was to him and he gently ran the luffa over my breast and stomach. He leaned down and licked the rim of my ear. I giggled because it tickled. He firmly placed his large hand over my stomach. I looked down and realized just how big his hand was compared to my petite body. It turned me on even more. "Baby, I have a very strong feeling that you're pregnant," he whispered in my ear. I felt another chill run through my body. "I do too. We'll find out soon." I sighed and closed my eyes. Bucky started caressing my stomach again. He started softly singing the song that he sang to me the other day. He started to sway which made me sway with him. It felt so relaxing being in his arms. I felt so blessed to have him in my life.
"Baby," Bucky said softly.
"Hmm?"
"I told Steve that we were trying," he whispered in my ear.
"Really?"
"Um hmm."
Bucky kissed the side of my cheek. I kept my eyes closed enjoying this moment. His hands felt so good on my skin; Flesh and vibranium. I was really hopeful that he was indeed caressing our baby. I could just imagine his or her face and fat cheeks. I turned around to face him. My mind was replaying him asking me to marry me while he was making love to me. I smiled remembering that moment. It was a very enjoyable moment.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Oh I was just thinking about when you asked me to marry you."
"Oh really," he said with a sexy grin.
"Mostly everyone were excited when they first thought that we were going to get married due to that TMZ report."
"Except for Sam."
"I know. Once he gets used to us he might not freak out as much when we get back from Wakanda. He told me that he now sees that I'm in love with you."
"He said that?"
"Yes... after I explained my feelings for you. He also told me that Steve told him how long you liked me and how you felt about me now."
"Wow. Well I hope this all makes it easier when we get back and we tell everyone that we plan on getting married."
"Cross fingers."
"Yeah... cross fingers," he said then chuckled.
I can't wait to be Bucky's wife. My heart just knows that he's the one for me. I had a flash of him on one knee by the lake that he lived near in Wakanda asking me to be his wife. My heart started to race.
"What are you smiling about?" he asked.
"Oh… bodies of water in Wakanda. And a second pro… pos… sal."
Bucky chuckled.
"Oh a second one huh? My original one wasn't good enough?" he said jokingly.
"Actually it was perfect… and I will remember it for the rest of my life."
"Perfect."
"Yes perfect."
"Soo… what body of water were you thinking about?" he asked softly.
"Ummm… read my mind."
"Oh I did," he said then leaned down and kissed me.
Luckily I had enough time to finish all of the food that I was supposed to cook at Sam's. I also made a few pies and a cheese cake. A few people were already there helping him set up his back yard with chairs and tables. He even had a few heaters to keep us warm since it was fall. Bucky carried the tray of macaroni that I helped him make to the back yard. I followed him with a few trays of food to set up on the tables.
"Oww… Wow those smell good," Fury said as he walked up to us.
"Thanks. Sarah had me do everything step by step."
"So this will be technically yours then?"
"With her kind and generous help… yes then," he laughed.
"Was it your first time making baked macaroni and cheese?
"Yes… yes it was. It was the best that I've ever tasted."
"Well I heard that Sarah can really cook. Barnes you lucked out. Your girl is beautiful and can cook."
Bucky gently chuckled.
"Thanks. I really do feel like I'm one of the luckiest people in the world… since she agreed to be my girl."
"Yeah you guys looked happy as shit in those pictures circulating around."
"Well thank you. We are," Bucky said smiling.
"You know the entire world still thinks that you guys are getting married soon."
"I know," I sighed knowing that the world was right.
"Well don't let it stress you out. The media is a crazy mother fucka."
"Trust me I know. Look who my extended family are."
Fury huffed under his breath as if he understood the craziness which I know that he does.
A lot of people came around noon. Sam was having a ball cooking on the grill and talking to his friends from the air force and the team. Everyone was enjoying the music and eating. There was a big bolder that Thor bought for Banner to sit on. Thor gave The Guardians a look like more betting would be made. I sighed hoping that they would let their curiosity go… especially if it evolved superhuman strength and people or furniture possibly being flipped. Parker looked at his phone and told us that his girlfriend MJ would be here at any minute. He looked so excited to see her. Since everyone stayed at the cabin after the battle I wondered if he visited her? Was she affected by The Blip? Parker went in front of the house to get her. When they came back to the yard he was holding a few of her suitcases. He leaped on the deck with them as if it was the easiest thing to do then placed them on the floor. I'm glad that my cousin Aaron wasn't here yet. I don't think that he could keep a secret that he's Spiderman. He would have definitely picked up on something just by the way he moved. The news did list all of the Avengers that helped with the Battle. He would stand out as not a normal teen just hanging with the people who helped save the universe. I told Erica by text that I met him the night of the funeral. She's very good with secrets. Parker introduced her to everyone. She was so cute and much taller than I am. She's even taller than Parker and she had flats on. Happy and May gave her a big hug. May had tears in her eyes when she was hugging her. Oh my god I don't want to get emotional and start crying too. I took a deep breath to get myself together. Bucky saw that I was getting misty eyed and kissed me on top of my head and held my hand.
We all talked for a while and Parker told Bucky and I that she had blipped too. She seemed really nice and I could see that both of them really cared for each other just by their body language. They looked so adorable together. MJ told us her plan to go to MIT. Parker was going too. That's the same school that Tony went to. Happy was excited that they were both planning on going to MIT. I figured they would be close since Parker looked at Tony as a father figure and Happy was one of his best friends. After talking about their plans MJ told us that she knew that Parker was Spiderman even before he told her.
"You keep saying that," he said chuckling.
"That's because it's true my spider monkey."
"Wow you guys are so cute," I said glancing back and forth at them."
"Thanks," they said in unison.
"Oh… I showed her the video of you two dancing at the cabin," Parker said. "She loved it."
"Oh wow thanks."
"Parker told me that you two just started dating this week. Now the world thinks that you are getting married."
"Yeah I know. That whole TMZ report was crazy. I got nonstop text and calls when that happened… and it wasn't true." At that time… now it is.
"Well at least you're a couple and you two are so cute together too," MJ said smiling.
"Oh my God… they are mushy sickening," Fury said laughing as he passed our table.
"Aww they are adorable," Happy said. I'm so happy for the both of them."
"I am too," Fury said. "Just joking around."
Fury sat down and joined us in the conversation. Later Steve and T'Challa joined us. I really enjoyed myself talking to all of them. After a while Fury excused himself from the table and went to the other end of the yard to talk to a few people.
Just as I guessed earlier Quill and Drax were back at it seeing who could eat more food. I'm glad that we had a lot. Pepper and Happy just shook their heads as they watched them compete. Bucky says that he eats a lot but it looks like Quill has him beat… or Quill is just torturing his stomach to prove some childish bet. Drax boasted out loud when Quill said that he quit and couldn't eat anymore. He looked a bit upset that he had to stop. He looked really defeated like he swore that he was going to win. Drax is way taller and wider than he is… I don't know if that means that his stomach is bigger too? He's an alien too so who knows how his anatomy is. He's basically just grey with weird colored eyes. Other than that if he put on contacts and painted his skin he would look completely human.
They joined our table along with all of the other Guardians. They didn't have far to go since their table was a few feet away from ours. I really liked how everyone was mingling with different groups since it would be too difficult to have conversions with everyone at the same time. Quill had his hand over his stomach as if he were too full. I was still amazed by the story that Sam told me about Quill. I kept looking at his skin to see if I could see any difference since his father was a celestial. He looked completely human. I knew that he was taken as a child and that his mother died of cancer. He would still have aunts, uncles, and cousins and maybe even grandparents if they were still alive. I know that he's only been back to earth for the first time for a few days. I wanted to know if he had a chance to let his family know that he was alive. I didn't know how to bring it up without seeming too noisy. I just wanted to be helpful. I knew that Happy and Fury would help him find everybody if he wanted them to. Quill didn't have any siblings though I'm sure his cousins his age felt like they lost one.
"So Quill… have you seen your family since you've been back to earth?" I asked.
"Ahh… No."
"Have you looked for them to see where they are?" Parker asked.
Quill's facial expression grew more somber. I felt sad for him and was wondering why he never asked any of the Avengers to help him find his family. I'm sure he's not familiar with the internet and how to find people.
"I don't mean to pry," I said softly. "Family is everything and I've lost both of my parents and so have you. You should try to find them."
"Yeah both of my parents are gone too," Parker added.
"But my dad Ego was an ass hole trying to kill everyone in the universe."
"We have that in common," Nebula said under her breath.
"Yes but you loved the rest of your family," I said. "I'm sure they would want to know if you're ok. If you had a child with the woman you loved and that child went missing… wouldn't you want to know if your kid was ok?"
"You would so don't lie," Nebula said piercing her eyes at him as if she was telling him something with her expression.
I wonder what that was all about?
"If you want to find them it would be easy. I know someone that could probably find all of them within minutes," I said.
"And who would that be?" he asked.
"We have the head of Stark's security and the director of Shield here at the cook out. You were introduced to them… Happy Hogan and Nick Fury."
Ironically Fury was walking by us with a plate of ribs in his hand and heard his name.
"Hey guys what are you talking about?" he asked.
"Hey Fury," Parker said. "We were just explaining to Quill that you could probably easily find his family. He hasn't seen them since he was abducted as a kid."
"Suure it will be my pleasure to help you out. Anything you need and I mean anything… if it's in my power… and mostly everything is… I will try to help you with it."
"Oh wow thanks," Quill said and gently smiled.
"We are all family here," Fury said.
"Yeah Quill," Rocket said. "We're your family too and I want you to find your biological family."
"Yes Quill," Nebula said. "It's time."
"It's just… it's just going to be hard seeing all of them after so many years."
"It wasn't your fault that you were abducted," Rocket said. "Your crazy ass father is the one that had you stolen from earth."
Wow just looking at how The Guardians reacted to each other showed me that they were a close team. I heard that Nebula helped save Tony when they were stranded on a space ship. She's also the adopted daughter of Thanos. I'm trying not to hold that against her. She did help fight against her father. I was wondering if Bucky had any living relatives. I know he had the means to find them with T'Challa's help for the past few years.
I stood up to go to the kitchen to check on my ribs in Sam's oven. Bucky stood up too and kissed my forehead. I heard a quiet aww and didn't know who said it. "I'll be back… I have to go to the house." He squeezed my ring finger confirming the reason why he was leaving. My heart jumped just thinking about my ring. "Oh ok," I said trying my best to hide my excitement. Steve was looking in our direction a few feet away from another table. I'm sure he told him the reason why he was leaving. I looked at the tables to make sure that nothing was running out. Clint's wife and his kids were getting salad. It looked like it was running low so I went in the kitchen to get another bowl out of the fridge. I took the ribs out and placed the trays on top of the stove for me to get later. Oh my God they smell so good. When I came back outside Thor was on the deck talking to Groot. Rocket wasn't with them so I was wondering how he understood him.
"Do you need any help?" he asked.
"Oh… ok can you get a bag of ice from the deep freezer for the trays of cold food."
"Sure. Hey Groot I'll catch you up later ok."
"I am Groot."
"Of course I will," Thor said to him.
I had a complexed look on my face for a moment wondering how Thor understood him. I knew that Groot understood English. I walked down to the table and took the empty bowl of salad and replaced it with the new one. Clint's daughter Lila ran back up to the table with her plate.
"Thanks I just love this Sarah."
"Oh you're welcome sweetie."
Oh God why do I sound like a parent? Thor walked to the table with the ice. I picked up a food tray so that he could add more.
"Thanks T-Money."
"Anytime Sarah," he said laughing.
"Hey, I'm not used to seeing you do anything domestic."
"Oh well… I diddle sometimes."
I smirked at him knowing that the maid cleaned his section when he lived at the old compound.
"It's true. I'm… I'm evolving... really."
"Well how do you like your new house in the compound?"
"It's better than the room that I had. Yet nothing compares to my castle on Asgard."
"I know," I said somberly. "I know you must miss your home."
"I do. But I have a new home here... and my slice of land in Norway; The New Asgard. You know you have to come with me soon to see my land."
"Oh I would love to see it in person. The pics that you sent me were really nice."
"Yes it's a nice place. My people now feel like they have a home here on MIdgard."
"I'm glad that they gave you that land."
"It's not as grand as my planet yet… I am very appreciative."
"I know it's a big change for you," I said a bit sadly.
"Yeah… It is. But home is more of the people than the actual place."
"That is true."
Thor made a deep sigh. All of this must be hard on him.
"I may even take the fast way and bring you along with me on the Bitfrost."
"Ahh… I don't know about that."
"Oh it's totally safe. Nothing to be scared of."
I squinted my face at him. Of course he wouldn't be afraid of something he could do for thousands of years plus damn near immortal.
"Having my body beamed to another place by magic… Ahhhh -."
"Come on… you aren't even curious how it is?"
"Of course I'm curious… that doesn't mean I want to experience it."
"Did you forget that you let Wanda make you float with her magic when you were living with us."
My heart jumped as I glanced around to see where Sam was. I didn't want him in hearing distance… then he would have asked me why I lived there.
"Well… Um… Well that's different. I was just lifted up in a room. Traveling across the world or galaxy in seconds is a bit much. We can go in a jet. Sam would love to see it too... he can fly us there."
"Or we could go in Quill's ship. That would be much faster."
"Wow… have you been in his ship?"
"Yes. Sam didn't tell you? I was rescued by them… when."
Thor looked down like he was going to get emotional. Sam left out the part of The Guardians saving Thor. I know that my brother was going through a lot… so I don't hold it against him for missing any details of what happened with everybody. Thor cleared his throat.
"Don't worry… It will be ok. I know what I'm doing. I've been doing this for over a thousand years. That should be enough for my Bitfrost resume... don't you think," he said with a smirk.
"So basically you're telling me that you're qualified."
"Yes I am," he said in an authoritative voice. "Trust me it's not big deal. Jane never got sick. It's really quick too. You can close your eyes and in seconds we would be there. You'll miss all of the pretty colors the Bitfrost makes when you're inside of it though. It's spectacular."
"I'm sure that it is."
"Well it's… I guess… kinda magic for you guys. Magic IS what lifted you in the game room when you agreed to let Wanda make you float." Thor chuckled under his breath. "Don't discriminate on magic Sarah. I'm starting to take offense."
I playfully huffed at him. Discriminate. Floating and the chance of falling a few feet would be nothing compared to warp speed shit in a crazy ass rainbow.
"Well Thor… that's different. And I'm not discriminating," I said laughing. "I was just lifted up in a room. Traveling across the world or galaxy in seconds is a bit much. We can go in a jet. Sam would love to see it too... he can fly us there… or Banner."
"Well ok... since you're being a chicken… I guess we can take a quin jet."
"Thanks. Stop trying to age me with stress Asgardian."
"Stop being a puny Midgardian," he said then smirked.
I scoffed.
"Puny? Puny?" I said laughing.
"Yes, I'm not retracting anything that I just said. Perhaps one day you will gain more courage… become mightier," he said then snickered.
I twisted my lips at him and squinted my eyes acting like I was playfully mad. "Nope... I'm still not taking anything back. However… if you would tell Fury that I want him in my next shampoo commercial, I would move my option of your Puny status to slowwwly evolving to a tiny bit of bravery. How say you?"
"I say nope… Nada… No."
We both laughed. I missed this side of Thor. We used to playfully bicker all the time when I lived with the Avengers.
Thor smiled and looked out into the yard at everyone having fun. It was a beautiful sight to see after all that we went through. I saw Groot talking to Raccoon. I wanted to ask Thor if he understood Groot since Rocket or Quill weren't with him when he was talking to him earlier. And how in the world do they know. It's only three words. How many inflections could he have to mean something else? I mean I guess it's an actual language since they understand him. Han Solo understood everything that Chewie said. No one really questioned how when watching the movies. Just chalked it up to an alien filled world with alien languages.
"So… Umm… you were talking to Groot earlier. Do you understand him like Rocket and Quill can?"
"Yes… it was a language taught to me in Asgard when I was in school."
"Oh," I said taken a bit back. "Wow… I didn't know that. So you know a lot of alien languages?"
"I guess you can say that. You know I'm technically an alien to you."
I giggled.
"I forget that sometimes. Well not forget… I just don't look at you as a typical alien."
"I will never be typical Dear. I'm-."
"The God of thunder," I said along with him.
We both laughed.
"Hey God of thunder can you help me with my ribs. They should be done now."
"Sure."
We both walked back into the kitchen. I love my brother's ribs but I love mine too. I make mine with apple juice marinade and bits of apple and garlic in the sauce. I took out the three pans of ribs and sat them on top of the oven.
"That smells heavenly," Thor said as he inhaled deeply.
"Thanks."
"Apple?"
"Yes… apple."
"As King of Asgard I demand that I have some now," he said in his loud authoritative voice.
I stopped to look at him then we both broke out into laughter.
"Oh my God you're so funny," I said wiping a tear from the corner of my eye. "Here… I'll put some on a plate for you."
"Oh goodie goodie goddie," he said excited like a happy kid.
I put a few on a paper plate for Thor and some on a separate plate that I covered with foil so That Bucky and I could have some later. I knew these ribs would be gone once they were outside. I wanted to see Thor's reaction. "Oh yes I love this," he said as his eyes rolled back." Oh wow that good huh?
"You like?"
"Yes… and I will tell Sam that I like these more."
"Oh wow."
Thor helped me place the ribs on a serving trays. It was really odd seeing him even in a kitchen. Wanda and I did most of the cooking when I lived with them. It was crazy seeing Wanda move ingredients and pots and pans around with her powers. I got used it after a while like it was normal. She even made me float for the fun of it a few times.
Thor and I carried the trays of ribs outside and placed them on the table. He quickly ran back inside and came out with his plate of ribs. He had one to his mouth eating it. A few people got up and were already taking some for themselves.
"Yes guys Sarah's ribs are amazing," Thor said then took another bite.
"Sarah these are great," Fury said. "Damn girl... you need a restaurant." Sam walked over to us looking at everybody as if they were traitors. Parker followed him and his eyes lit up once he saw the plate of ribs.
"Yo, I'm sorry man… I think Sarah's ribs won if there was a competition," Rhodes said.
"What whatever," Sam said rolling his eyes.
"Yours were good too," Scott added.
"Thanks Man."
"Oh sounds like I need to try these," Parker said.
"Please do," I said.
"Wow these are awesome," Parker said then smiled. "Aunt May… you gotta try these."
Parker put a few more on his plate and walked over to his aunt to give her some. I was really feeling accomplished that everyone loved them. Steve walked up to the table with a smile on his face. He's had my cooking many of times over the past few years.
"About time…. I have been waiting for these all day," Steve said as he grabbed a plate.
"Oh nice to see that you have patience," I said laughing.
"Well these are one of my favs."
Steve took a bite and his eyes rolled back in his head.
"Damn man she kicks your ass in singing and cooking," Steve boasted.
"Wow… made The Cap curse," Fury said. "Did yall hear that or was it just me?"
"No I heard it too," Thor said laughing.
"Seriously you should have a restaurant though," Fury said. "Call it Sarah's or something."
"That would be nice. Hopefully one day."
Wow to even think about having a restaurant would be cool. It's not like I would have to look that far for investors. T'Challa and Shuri walked over and got some. I was excited to hear what the king and princess of Wakanda thought.
"Oh this is good. Please show our chef how to make this when we get to Wakanda," T'Challa requested.
"Ahh… Um Ok. Sure," I said a bit stunned. Wow I was so flattered.
"Oh I hope that you put away some for your… for Bucky," Shuri said beaming.
"Yes... Yes I did." I hope she wasn't going to slip up and say fiancé.
"That's cool that you guys hit it off," Fury said. "He's a good man. He tried to kill my ass once... but he's probably tried to kill half the people here at some point."
Sam's face cringed for a second and no one said anything.
"What… too soon?" Fury said looking around.
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