Zed's POV

Addy fell right to sleep when we laid down. I was more than happy to cuddle while she rested, mindlessly playing with her hair in the dim light of her bedroom. She's so beautiful and relaxed laying on my chest.

I smile fondly and continue twirling a curl around my fingers as I carefully reach for her phone on the nightstand, luckily not waking her from her slumber. I can't help but snap a picture as I lean in to kiss the top of her head. She sighed contently and snuggled even more against me.

I look at the screen and, yup, that's my new favorite picture of all time. I save it as her new background so she'll see whenever she checks it again, and doubling as a reminder to have her print it out for me since I don't have a phone to save it to.

I set the phone beside us on the mattress so I don't disturb Addy any more than I already have, and wrap my arms around her waist to cuddle into her. Her scent is so relaxing. Knowing she's safe by my side, makes it so much easier to rest. My eyes are feeling pretty heavy as I start to drift off into a light sleep.

XxX

Addison's POV

I felt a faint buzzing against my side that stirred me out of my sleep. I tried ignoring it and snuggled back into Zed's chest but, as soon as it stopped, it started back up again.

I peek up to see Zed's still fast asleep so I begrudgingly roll over to grab my phone, continuing until I'm off the bed completely. I see Bucky's name and slide the bar to answer as I enter the bathroom.

"Hey Bucky, what's up?" I asked with a stifled yawn.

"Why in the world haven't I heard from you in like 2 days?" He interrogated. I roll my eyes at his dramatics but still smile.

"I've just been busy!" I tease. "I was gonna text you today to meet up anyways!" He made a scoffing noise.

"Oh really." He sounded skeptical.

"Yes!" I laugh.

"Hm. 'Cause I think your boyfriend needs to learn to share." He counters. Now it was my turn to make an offended noise.

"Bucky, it's just as much my fault as it is his." I argue flatly.

"Uh huh. Whatever you say." Bucky snorted in response before changing the subject. "So how are you feeling? Up for a little Cous' time?" My mood instantly lightens.

"Definitely! I've missed our Cous' time since you've been at college!" I agreed in excitement. I can hear his faint chuckle under his breath.

"Cool. I'll come pick you up in less than an hour. No. Boyfriends. Allowed." He emphasised. I giggle quietly.

"Aye aye Captain Bucky!" I joke, he groans before ending the call. I giggle some more as I start getting ready.

XxX

After a few minutes of washing my face and brushing my teeth, I return to my darkened bedroom from the drawn curtains keeping the sunlight out. Zed is still napping on the bed and I briefly debate if I should just let him sleep or wake him before I go. From past experience, I decide that the latter would be the better choice so he doesn't worry.

I deposit my phone back on the nightstand and carefully crawl onto the bed beside my fiancé. He rolls over in his sleep and pulls me down into him for cuddles. I giggle softly but don't resist his efforts.

Instead, I curl up against him and plant light kisses just above the collar of his shirt onto his pale neckline. Only a few kisses later, a content moan creeps up his throat and his arms tighten around me, his lips craning down to find mine.

Our kisses are light and affectionate from his sleepiness and his arms are wrapped around my waist to keep me in place. I pull back with a giggle.

"We gotta get up." I tell him softly.

"Can't we stay in bed," he leaned in only a centimeter from my neck, "just a little longer?" His lips brushing my skin and sending a chill down my spine.

"N-no Zed, I, I set up time with B-Bucky." My body betrays me as he plants open mouth kisses down my neck to the mark on my shoulder.

"He can wait." Zed hums against my sensitive skin. I can't even contain the gasp that catches my next breath. Then I feel his smirk against my neck. He has me right where he wants me.

"Z-Zed, n-no, r-really, ah!" I moan from his tongue's maniacal tortures on my mark, waves of pleasure shooting down my spine. My body presses fully into his, desperate for relief from the growing need between my legs. "Fuck it." I breath, finally giving in. "Zed, ah! Please." I beg through another moan, trying my best to keep quiet.

"Of course baby." He whispers, pushing my back against the mattress and laying on top of me. His lips are on mine again, his hands working to shed us both of our clothing, which he does with ease. But not quick enough. I can't wait any longer. I reach between us and wrap my fingers around his manhood. He groans into my mouth as I guide him forward to my open center and he pushes in. I grasp in ecstasy as he fills me.

Once he's fully sheathed, we sit completely still as we enjoy this feeling of oneness. Our lips gently caressing each other's. The love we share flowing like an electrical current between us.

Then he begins to move.

I'm completely thrown over the edge and cum, hard.

"Holy shit Addy. Fuck." He moans, his pace quickening.

I'm so overwhelmed by all the things he's making me feel that I whimper. He kisses every spot on my face he can reach to ease my nerves; his arms holding me tightly to make me feel safe; his eyes squeezed shut to control his movements from being too rough. He always knows what to do to comfort me, no matter what. I wrap my arms around his neck and meet his thrusts, showing him I'm ok to continue.

His thrusts stay steady but he starts snapping his hips against mine. An agonizing slow, rough, rhythm. I can't even take a deep breath. My short intakes of air are mixed with my moans of euphoria.

Zed's hot breath fans over my neck between kisses as we hold each other tight, only a few inches coming between our bodies with every thrust. I feel completely one with him. Body, mind, and soul.

And without any kind of warning, I'm crying.

Zed can feel these are happy tears but slows his movement to nearly a stop anyways, reaching a hand up to cup my cheek.

"What is it Baby?" He asks out of breath. I don't bother responding with words, grabbing his face and crashing my lips to his as I roll my hips to continue the agonizing friction between us. He moans into my mouth, matching my affectionate rhythm while our lips gently brush one another's.

The love and pleasure we both feel is amplified by our connection. He moves his mouth back over my mark to intensify my rapture even further. I grab his hand from my face and slide it down my chest, he palms my breast as I gently rub my fingers over his forearm, right over his mark. I would have patted myself on the back from his sharp gasp against my skin if he didn't start pounding into me for a few swift thrust before he came inside me, successfully sending me over the edge with him.

After a few moments of breathlessness, just holding onto one another like a lifeline, Zed lets out a chuckle. The sound is contagious as my own giggle escapes me. He lifts his head and kisses me softly.

"Now wasn't that worth putting off getting out of bed?" He asks with a smug smirk. I roll my eyes fondly.

"Bucky won't think so if you make me late." I counter, I feel the slight tenseness across his shoulders that he doesn't want me to know about and giggle before pecking his lips again. "Don't worry Babe, I'll protect you from mean old Bucky." I tease with a coo. Zed scowls teasingly and rolls off me, making me laugh harder as I get up off the bed to clean back up and get dressed.

XxX

"Are you sure I can't come with you?" Zed asks with a sad puppy pout. I giggle and pull him down for a light kiss then press my forehead to his.

"Yes I'm sure. We need to be able to spend a little while apart sometimes." I tell him softly. He sighs in response and pulls me in by the waist for a hug. "Why don't you see if Eliza and Bonzo are free! It's been ages since just you guys have had a chance to hang out!" I encourage, pulling back to smile brightly up at him. He seems to debate over it for a second but ultimately smiles along with me.

"You're right. I should see what they're up to while you're out." He agrees.

"That's the spirit!" I exclaim, hugging him around the neck and going in for a quick kiss but before I can, Zed has both hands cradling my jaw to force me gaze up to his.

"Promise you'll call me if anything happens?" He begs. I soften and get my kiss, though slower and more affectionate than I'd planned before. He sighs against my lips as the tension leaves his shoulders. We pull back enough for me to press our foreheads together.

"You always are, and always will be, the first person to cross my mind." I assure him softly. He nods with a relieved smile.

"I love you Addy." He whispers.

"I love you too Zed." I return, leaning into his impending kiss. But it's cut short when Bucky's horn starts blaring in the driveway. I giggle while Zed's head drops in defeat.

"I'll text you an update later, ok?" I offer sweetly.

"I'd like that. Thanks." He says genuinely.

"I promise I'll be safe. I'll text you! Go have some fun with your friends!" I give him one last boost of encouragement with a kiss before I rush out the door before Bucky causes too much of a scene in front of my parent's house.

"I love you!" He calls after me as I run out to Bucky's bright pink van.

"Love you too!" I call back before hopping in the passenger seat.

"What took you so long! I thought you'd be waiting for me!" Bucky scolded lightly.

"I was! Just saying goodbye to Zed on the way out!" I argue. Bucky scowled.

"Of course you were. Your boyfriend always comes before your favorite cousin." He grumbled.

"You're such a drama king Bucky." I laugh with a shake of my head.

"And I will always reign supreme! That's why I should come first!" He countered dramatically for good measure, both of us laughing and carrying on as Bucky drove them to our first destination.

XxX

"Hope you're hungry!" Bucky exclaimed, jumping out of the van. I roll my eyes and got out, joining my cousin to walk into the little café we always go to when there's catching up to do.

We ordered our food and found a seat while we waited. I'm propped up with my elbows on the table, my left hand supporting my chin while I look around. Bucky's eyes seem to have honed in on my finger. A very important finger. The finger that now decorated by the elegant engagement ring just Zed gave me.

Without warning, he grabs my wrist, successfully earning a squeak of surprise while my chin nearly hit the tabletop.

"What is this?" Bucky firmly questioned.

"Oh." I blink. "Surprise?" It came out as a question since it wasn't my intention not to tell him. It just slipped my mind.

"Surprise? Really?" Bucky deadpanned. I laugh and carefully pull my hand out of his grasp to admire the ring some more with hearts swirling in my eyes.

"He asked me this morning! I've only had a chance to tell my mom and dad!" I offered as sentiment. "Isn't it beautiful? And perfect?" I ask in a dreamy daze. Suddenly a have a burst of excitement coursing through me. "Bucky! I'm gonna get married!"

I can see the shift in his expression, from offended to excited, and he rushed around the table to engulf me in a hug. "You're getting married!" He exclaimed. He let me go and we returned to our seats, and with a clear of his throat, he's down-to-business within seconds.

"Ok. So I'll be your wedding planner." He starts by saying. I blink in shock but don't even have a chance to respond as he continues quickly, whipping out his phone. "I think you should set it for way sooner rather than later. It'd come off as edgy and so not Seabrook." Then he paused and shrugged. "But also before your body of completely fucked up." My mouth drops open.

"Bucky!" I squawk in offense.

"What? You know that's what happens after you have a kid!" He laughs and waves me off. "Anyways, tomorrow after your cheer practice, I'll pick up you and Zed and we'll start hammering out the big stuff. But other than that, just leave all the details to me." He said confidently.

"You really don't have to do that Cous." I tell him, grateful for how on board he is but, "I can't put that extra work on you."

"Oh please. I've coordinated more events at one time while still being Cheer Captain in my life that I'm an expert!" He boasted.

"Whatever you say Captain Bucky." I tease with a laugh and an eye roll.

Before he can respond to my snarky remark, a girl who works at the restaurant drops off our food to our table. We decide to save wedding planning for another time and just catch up on all the other aspects of our lives, which lead us back to me and the baby.

"And this morning there was a big blowout argument between us and my parents about what happened." I finish telling him.

"Wow. I didn't think Zed had the balls to stand up to Uncle Dale." Bucky mused with an impressed look on his face.

"Zed would take on an army if they were trying to take me from him." I reply finishing my last bite. Bucky shook his head.

"How have we made it full circle back to your boyfriend?" He questioned in slight irritation, making me laugh.

"Fiancé." I corrected teasingly.

"Shut up." He pouts. "Are you done? Time for some shopping." He was already standing and taking both our empty plates to dump into the bins by the exit.

"Shopping? Oh! No no! I don't have extra to spend right now. I gotta save any allowance money I get for when the baby gets here." I deny, following him out the restaurant doors.

"Pfft! You won't be spending anything! Uncle Bucky's gonna pamper his baby cousin and great baby cousin." He insisted, not letting me protest as he got in the van and I rush to get in as he starts the engine.

"Are we gonna hit a baby store?!" I shriek with excitement when he nods saying, 'oh yeah', and we drive off.