Part 12

Several days went by and a slow sense of normality soon began to return to the Barnes family home. Bucky had continued to share the bed with Brogan and right now both couldn't be more happier. Yes they hadn't been fully intimate yet but that didn't really matter to them. Both felt a love so real, so true and so perfect that just laying in one another's arms was more than enough. When they clasped each other close in a warm strong luxurious hug, it was like all the obstacles they faced all but melted away. Together at last, their breaths in unison as she pressed her head against his chest and clung onto his waist never wanting to let him go ever again.

With true love, you feel like the other is main reason your life feels so perfect and special. For Bucky Barnes this was a billion percent true. Even as he looked down at Brogan curled up in his arms, he still couldn't fathom how someone as perfect and beautiful as her would even want someone as damaged as broken as him. Every time he caught her smile or looked into those beautiful emerald eyes, the world around him just stopped and he lost himself. Loving someone as special as her was the best feeling in the world. With his past it was a feeling he never dreamed he'd get the chance to experience yet here he was. All it took was one smile, one touch from her and he felt his anxieties vanish and he got the deep love and assurance he needed. He could take on the world knowing that with her love in his heart and her body by his side. He knew everything would be OK in his life from now on. When her mesmerising eyes locked on his from the moment he stepped back into the family home, he found himself falling in love with her all over again. She would always be his soulmate, his everything and his world. Everyone who had returned from the snap deserved a second chance... Even Bucky Barnes

Now awake and looking down at her, Bucky kissed the top of her head and gently began to stroke up her arm. At last he'd found peace with the woman he adored

"I am awake you know..." she whispered softly greeting him with a warm loving smile "how you sleep then Bucky?"

"Better...must have had at least 4 hours in one go" he smiled, going back to stroking her arm "Im back but I guess so its my insomnia... "

"like everything it will just take time...you'll get there" Brogan scooted back up the bed and lay her head on the pillow next to him. She reached up for a loose lock of his hair before tracing her finger over his torso "all about taking those little steps Bucky... We will get there and get there together I know it"

"well things are going great so far" before she could respond, Bucky grabbed her by the waist, pulling her on top of him. He gently began to caress her spine while his metallic hand cupped at her bottom before slowly moving down her back leg. Within seconds Brogan let out a soft moan as goosebumps shot up all over her body as her body went into a sensory overload at the sheer tenderness of his touch "Im going nowhere..."

"good cause I'm not letting you go either Bucky Barnes" it was great to be loved at long last for brogan. To feel his soft hand caress her ivory skin, feel his metallic hand brush through her hair as he moved the curls from her face "not many people get given a second chance... Our story is just beginning Bucky Barnes.. Trust me"

Brogan moved her curls away from her neck and smiled. She knew what she wanted him to do. She'd longed for his touch for five years now. Here he was now lying below her tiny frame, ready to fulfil all her desires for him that she had tried to bury deep within ever since his passing. Her insides craved his touch, craving it even more so now he was home. Slowly Bucky pulled her head down and before long his moist plump lips imprinted on her neck. Within seconds, Brogan lost all rational thoughts, just consumed at him and her finally showing this new ever growing love for each other. Just that first touch of his lips just took her breath away

"oh Bucky... " Bucky's soft kisses soon moved from her neck and down to her collar. Pressing lingering kisses pretty much against any where he could. Nibbling on her collar bone as his metallic hand dropped back to kneading her bottom "I've Missed this... I've missed you "

Soon his lips brushed hers. Not innocently like a tease but Kiss full of fiery hot heat. Almost like he couldn't get enough of her. They rolled over the bed, changing places with Brogans head pressed on the pillows as Bucky lay over her. More kisses follows as they gave into desire and neither could think straight. Softly Bucky whispered her name, prolonging each letter as almost he was savouring it. She smiled up at him through loving eyes. Her heart fluttering at his voice as she reached up for his face. Never before had she had her name on someone's words leaving her feeling so wonderful...

As he kissed her again, the world around them both fell away. This time his kiss was soft and slow. His hand rest below her ear, his thumb caressing her cheek as their breaths mingled. She ran her fingers down his spine, pulling him closer until there was no space between them and she could feel the beating of his heart pressed against her chest. Their lips fitted perfectly as if they was meant for each other. Bucky grabbed the back of Brogans neck, growling in the kiss as she continued to whimper in pleasure. He began to tug at her nightie and instantly Brogan felt his desire causing through his veins. Sitting up slightly, she took the hint and slipped it over her head. Wrapping her arms round his neck, she tilted her Head and kissed once more. They rolled over on the bed once more and this time Bucky took her breast in his hand and softly began to massage her mound. Brogan let out a soft moan as he stroked her erect nipple with his thumb. Her back soon arched as he swapped his thumb for his mouth. Gently biting down on her nipple and sucking lightly. She was just about to at long last to give herself into the pleasure he was giving her when he mobile phone bought her crushing back to reality. Letting out a deep frustrated sigh, she rolled back to her side of the bed reached for and on closer inspection saw that it was Steve

"Hey...No this isn't a bad time Steve..." Her eyes locked over at Bucky as he rolled his eyes in frustration "that's fine... Leave it with me...Steve it's fine honestly...look I'll see you later"

"so what did he want then? We can be so important that its stopping you from making love and spending a day in bed with your husband?" He smirked "Wait till I see him next... "

"its to do with the support group... " sitting up, she slipped her legs over the side of the bed and reached for her discarded nightie "Steve set it up to help those struggling without the people lost to the snap. I thought it was over now everyone had come back but I guess people are struggling... Steve wants me to lead a session tonight"

"you ran a support group? Why am I not surprised...always wanting to help others"

"well its Steve's group mainly. I just took of over when he was on the time heist. It gave me something to focus on since I had lost you" her heart sank as she suddenly remembered the loneliness and pain bought upon her by their forced separation "It gave me a purpose Bucky. I was in a dark place then and I didn't have you in my life. I just didn't know if could survive. The kids, Steve and that group gave me hope...I found a role in this new world and I can't turn it off"

"im sure every single one of those people who attended that group appreciated everything you did" he smiled "ever since I met you, I knew you was special and I wanted to spend my life with. You gave me hope and light in the darkness that Is my past. Everything about you is perfect" he reached for arm and gently brushed his finger over her soft skin "im so lucky to have someone so perfect in my life. You Brogan Barnes will always be the light in my darkness of my past. Without you I'm nothing! I can relate to every single person you have helped in that group. You've given each and every one of them hope and faith. Just like you did for me and right now I couldn't be note prouder...go save the world Mrs Barnes" he laughed "i love you..."

"Thank you...I won't be long I promise..."

When Brogan finally left home to head to the group, it had started to rain. Softly splashing water droplets hit the car windows as she drove onwards along the busy freeway. The skies were overhung with a blanket of grey, so much so that she could barely tell the difference between the sky and clouds. It may of been raining but with Bucky home at long last, Brogan could finally release the pain of the past five years and let it float away into obscurity. Right now happiness flowed through her, warming her skin like the rays of an early summer sun. Everything was going to be alright now, she had her beloved Bucky back and here was to a perfect future with their family. They were a team. After surviving this nothing could separate them now in her mind. She would never fear the darkness again because she would never be alone. Yes he had a past but she saw beyond that and would be there for him for the rest of eternity...

Pulling the car to the front of the hall, her eyes drew wide as the line of about 7 people in line. People holding one another, some crying and pulling their loved ones close

"Brogan?" Brogan turned and heard an all too familiar voice from behind her. It was a drained and pale Daniel. He looked like he hadn't slept eaten in a week. After he tried it on with her, Steve told him he was not longer one his aids at the group. Taking a step back she was slightly surprised to see him "I know I'm the last person you want to see and I know I shouldn't be here but Brogan I just can't cope.. "

"Daniel, you shouldn't be here..I'm with Bucky remember" she tried go brush him off by acknowledging the others in the line but he grabbed her arm *you shouldn't be here... "

"You're not listening to me..I don't want to work... I need your help" His eyes drew wide as his eyes grew watery with tears "My fiancée Is back. I can't cope Brogan. I just can't cope seeing her again. I have to talk to someone and you're the only person who understands...please Brogan. Everyone deserves a second chance right? Please?"

"OK Daniel..." she forced out a smile, leading him and the other people in the group inside "yes you're right...let's go.."

Brogan let out a sigh...this was turning out to be a strange day that was for sure...