Chapter 12

Bucky grabbed her by the ass and lifted Lizzy into his arms. She wrapped her legs around his waist as he slammed her into the wall. He ground himself into her, he could feel her trembling, the sound she made was delicious. He buried his face into her neck, she smelled vaguely flowery, sweet but not cloying. He felt her pulse beating rapidly, he bit her shoulder, she screamed into his ear. "Bucky!" She cried, he loved it when she said his name. He could feel how wet she was even through her panties, he pulled them to the side and slipped his fingers in, first one then he added a second. She clenched around him, she was so tight, she would feel so perfect around his-

"Fuck." He sat up in bed. He was wound up tight, hard as a rock and frustrated beyond belief. It had been two weeks now since Tony's stupid party and the dreams were only getting worse. He had tried, he really had. First with Stacy and then with some intern from the labs. They seemed to only remind him of how much he wanted to be with someone else. How they weren't her. Steve was starting to get concerned; hell, even Sam was worried. They hadn't seen Bucky so grumpy and aggressive since he first arrived at the compound. Everything annoyed him: the way Clint chewed his food, Thor's booming laugh, Darcy's loud ridiculous music.

He almost lost it the night Lizzy walked in to the common room before her date. He didn't know how she managed to look so hot in just jeans and a blouse, maybe because it reminded him of the outfit she wore the night she stole his heart- no, not his heart, get ahold of yourself. He couldn't help himself from glaring at her, how dare she go out with someone while he sat around in his own misery? She seemed to notice his sour mood, he didn't really care at that point. When she came back with a small smile on her face he wanted to die all over again.

Then Tony- why was it always Tony?- announced his stupid gala and Steve gave him that look. His patented Captain America disapproving dad look, how could he ditch the stupid thing when it was "for the children?" So now he was sulking in the corner of the glitzy ballroom, drink in hand, scowling at anyone who tried to approach him. Steve and Sam came over once in a while to keep him company but they, unlike him, actually wanted to talk to some of the other guests, so he spent a lot of the time alone with his thoughts.

About hour after he arrived he saw her. She was wearing a gold floor length gown, was she actually glowing? It looked like someone was shining a spotlight just on her. God, he was such a loser. His heart stopped for a second, then he shifted his eyes and caught sight of her stupid date. He was so damn nice. It had to be an act, no one could be that perfect. Bucky made a mental note to do a thorough background check on this guy, he would find whatever it was he was hiding. He turned away before they caught him staring. He couldn't stay in the corner any more, she would think he was pathetic. Nat was standing a few feet away, chatting with some donor. He walked over, as soon as the donor caught sight of him he made a lame excuse and darted off. Bucky would have been offended if he wasn't so pleased.

"Lizzy looks beautiful tonight." She offered.

"Yeah well, lots of people look good."

Natasha rolled her eyes at him. "You two are insufferable. Please for the love of god tell her how you feel so I don't have to watch you pine in the corner like a petulant child."

"Don't worry about it Natasha."

"Look, you're my friend and so is she. You two would make each other happy, and you both deserve to be happy. Just swallow your pride and ask her out already."

"She has a boyfriend."

Natasha rolled her eyes again. "Please, they've been on one date, she would drop him like a hammer if she knew how you felt."

"She hates me Nat, she always has."

"Maybe you should ask her again, I think you'd be surprised."

"Look, she's part of the team and as much as she and I fight I don't want to mess with our ability to work together. Just because I want to get in her pants doesn't mean I want a relationship with her. I don't think our relationship would improve with a one night stand."

"You are so in denial it's criminal. You want more than that and you know it."

"You're wrong."

"Well I hope you know what you're doing before it's too late." She pointed to the dance floor where Lizzy and Matt were dancing and laughing. He pressed a sweet kiss to her lips and she smiled at him. It was disgusting. Bucky's blood was boiling and he didn't know how to deal with it.