Hey everyone, I'm just finished this new one and damn the angst. I must have eaten half a bag of peach rings while working on it. I just started typing and I lost track of time. Anyway hope you all enjoy this new chapter. i wanted to say thank you for all your comments on the last chapter. With that I'll let you get to it. Let me know what you think enjoy :)
I walked into my house but stopped when I noticed Bucky wasn't moving.
"Hey, it's okay." I said.
"Uh yeah just feel a bit…" Bucky started.
"I forgot to warn you about that, just close your eyes and take a minute it'll pass." I said.
"I'm okay, I've been through worse." He said.
"You ready?" I asked.
"Yeah." He said gently squeezing my hand. We walked up the stairs and I unlocked the door. I pushed the door open and held it open so Bucky could walk in. I took off my coat and hung it up on the coat rack.
"Buck you want to?" I said.
"…" He looked around uncomfortably.
"Or you could keep it on, however you want." I said giving him a reassuring smile.
"Nora is that you?" Aiden called out.
"Yeah I'm here sorry I'm late." I called out walking to the kitchen with Bucky.
"Your timing is perfect Wren just finished hat was left of the milk." Aiden said walking toward us. Bucky pulled me behind him and Aiden moved to shield Wren behind the wall.
"Bucky no!" I said.
"He tried to kill you. He's supposed to be dead!" Bucky said trying to move me.
"Stop, he's a friend. A lot of things happened this year just calm down." I said getting between him and Aiden.
"Nora what's going on?" Aiden said.
"I found Bucky and he's moving in." I said.
"Good thing I changed the bed sheets in the spare room today." Aiden said as Wren started crying. "Little bugger's hungry."
"I got him," I said moving to take him from Aiden. "I need to go feed him can you please not try to kill my son's uncle while I'm gone?" Bucky nodded.
"Go, I'll be fine." Aiden said.
"Okay." I said. "Come on sweetheart. I missed you today." I walked away and hoped I didn't come back to a dead body.
Third Person's POV-
Bucky stared at the man standing in front of him, the man he thought he killed.
"Can I get you a drink or some coffee?" Aiden asked. "No, I'm having one." He said going back to the kitchen and serving himself a whiskey.
"I broke your neck." Bucky said.
"Not the first time someone's done that and I have a feeling it's not the last time someone will try." Aiden said.
"If you try to hurt Nora again…" Bucky said.
"I wasn't myself when I attacked her." Aiden said. "I owe her and my brother my life."
"What do you mean you weren't yourself?" Bucky asked.
"You're not the only one that's been brainwashed into doing someone else's bidding." Aiden said.
"Hydra?" Bucky asked.
"Secret British Black Ops Division." Aiden said.
"They're after Nora?" Bucky said.
"No, they wanted to tie up loose ends and went after Wren which was when you broke my neck." Aiden said.
"How are you still alive?" Bucky asked.
"That was easy." Aiden said before shifting into Bucky. "I'm a shape shifter, changing my bone structure is easy." With that Aiden changed back. "You missed a lot while you were gone, are you back… for good?"
"I think so." Bucky said.
"You think or you know?" Aiden asked.
"It's complicated." Bucky said.
"I tried to kill the woman in the other room who happens to be your soulmate and the mother of my deceased brother's love child, We're both formerly brainwashed assassins who she's helping get back on our feet and in my case take down the arse who brainwashed me. Try me." Aiden said.
"It's not that easy." Bucky said.
"It never is." Aiden said. "At least you weren't hooked on drugs while coming to terms with the fact that everything you grew up believing was a farce."
"I almost killed my soulmate, and Lied and abandoned my other soulmate practically throwing her into her husband's arms." Bucky said.
"You scared of seeing the captain again?" Aiden asked.
"What am I supposed to say? Sorry?" Bucky asked.
"I don't think he'll care. He's already mucked it up enough with Nora he wouldn't risk losing you too." Aiden said.
"What exactly happened between those two?" Bucky asked but before he could answer Nora walked in.
Nora's POV-
"All done?" I asked Wren. "That's good because we need to talk. It's nothing bad just need to put all the cards on the table. No matter what happens you are my world, you come before everything buddy, I love you. There's a guy downstairs who hopefully your uncle Aiden hasn't killed while we've been up here and hopefully he hasn't killed Aiden either, I should really hurry up. He's mommy's soulmate. He's been through a lot but he's still the man who followed his soulmate to war to make sure he was safe, he's the guy who wanted a family and would do whatever he could to see a smile on mommy's face when she was having a bad day. Someone hurt him a lot and he's still picking up the pieces but he still wants to give this a chance. He's not your daddy but he wants to be here for us and he knows you come before everything so if it's okay with you I want to let him be here for us?"
Wren just looked up at me and smiled.
"You'll always be my number one man." I said kissing his forehead. "Come on it's a bit too quiet down there."
I stood up and slowly made my way downstairs.
"You weren't kidding about him being hungry." I said coming into the kitchen with Wren. "Weren't you?"
"hehe." Wren giggled.
"Little bugger likes to eat." Aiden said.
"Bucky, this is Wren my son." I said
"He's a cute kid." Bucky said. "Looks just like Wren." At that the baby took the finger Bucky had let him grab onto and squeezed it. "He has a strong grip."
"He does, he's also a big fan of pulling hair so be careful." Aiden said.
"Learned that the hard way." I said. "You want to hold him?"
"Uh I don't think that's a good idea." Bucky said clutching his metal arm.
"It'll be fine." Aiden said. "You just have to relax."
"Just cradle him to your chest and support his head." I said putting Wren gently in his arms.
"ah." Wren cried.
"I don't think he likes me." Bucky said feeling anxious.
"Just give him a minute, he's a momma's boy." Aiden said.
"Gentle rocking motions help too." I said. Bucky gently started swaying side to side and Wren started calming down.
Wren opened his big blue eyes and stared up at Bucky. "Hi little man." Bucky said his voice cracking a bit at the end.
"Hehe." Wren giggled.
"Someone likes you." I said tearing up at the sight in front of me. Bucky couldn't take his eyes off Wren. He looked at him like he was the most precious thing in the freaking world. At that moment I just knew everything was going to work out. It wasn't going to be easy but we'd figure it out.
"He's a very good judge of character." Aiden added.
"He has your smile." Bucky said looking up at me.
"Poor kid." I said smiling at him.
"Looks like someone's getting sleepy." Bucky said.
"Want me to take over?" Aiden offered.
"I can hold on for a bit longer." Bucky said making Aiden smirk.
"I'll get started on dinner then." Aiden said.
"You want to sit?" I asked.
"No I think Wren likes being rocked." Bucky said with an adorable smile on his face. He went from being terrified of holding him to being wrapped around Wren's little finger pretty quickly. I'm pretty sure I could feel my ovaries exploding.
"I'll help with the salad." I said.
"Can you hand me the pasta dough while you're at it." Aiden said.
"You're a handsome wealthy man that knows how to cook, why the hell are you still single?" I said.
"Have you forgotten the part where I'm an assassin?" Aiden said.
"Reformed assassin," I corrected. "And that's kind of a plus dude. You can protect whoever you end up with."
"I think I'm fine on my own." Will said.
"I know you are and you're not on your own, you have me, and Sam, and the kids…" I said.
"So you're not kicking me to the curb now that you have Bucky back?" Aiden said avoiding eye contact.
"Hey." I said putting a hand on his arm. "No one is kicking you out. This is your home too and when I said you're family I wasn't kidding. You're stuck with me and Sam and the kids. Uncle isn't just a fake title like an honorary doctorate. We're with you no matter what." I was surprised when Aiden pulled me into a hug. Normally I was the one that had to start the hugs and he tried to get out of them as fast as he could.
"Thank you." Aiden said.
"Anytime." I said.
"Uh I think he's asleep." Bucky said looking down at Wren.
"Oh he's out, at least for the next four to six hours." I said. "Come on, it'll be easier if you put him down. I also need to give you a tour of the house."
"Go it'll be at least a few minutes until the pasta's done." Aiden said.
"Just call us if you need anything." I said. "Close your eyes." I told Bucky he did without asking and I teleported us upstairs to the nursery. "You can open your eyes now."
"I'm never getting used to that." Bucky said. "He didn't even stir."
"He's a heavy sleeper but if you wake him up he'll scream bloody murder." I said.
"I don't think it's that bad." Bucky said putting Wren down.
"I'll ask you again when he wakes up." I said grabbing the monitor. "Ready for the grand tour?"
"This house isn't as big as the ranch." Bucky said.
"Yeah but it's New York big." I said.
"So I'm right across from the nursery, Aiden's down the hall. This is the guest room no yours." I said. "The attic got converted into another bedroom just in case. Basement has all the weights and workout equipment if you want to get a workout in throughout the day. Study's downstairs and so is the living room, kitchen, another bathroom and TV room."
"Boss, dinner is ready." Friday said.
"And that would be Friday. She works the same as she did at the ranch." I said.
"Still need to get used to that." Bucky said.
"We've got time. Let's get something to eat." I said.
"Can we walk down I don't think I'm ready for another…" Bucky said looking for the right word.
"Yeah just go down the hall and the stairs will be on the right." I said. "I'm going to change out of my scrubs."
"Thank you for… all of this." Bucky said.
"Don't mention it." I said before walking into my room. I quickly changed into my Harvard t-shirt and some leggings before teleporting downstairs.
"Monitor?" Aiden asked.
"The baby is still asleep boss." Friday answered.
"We're clear." I said sitting down.
"This is really good." Bucky said.
"It is." I agreed.
"So what are you two going to do now?" Aiden asked.
"Finish this meal." I said.
"Are you going to wait until tomorrow morning to call Spangles?" Aiden said.
"Buck, It's up to you." I said.
"uh… Can we wait a bit? I just want to get used to everything before seeing Steve again." Bucky asked.
"If that's what you want." I said.
"That means you're dads can't find out. Or Natasha and Wanda. Sam and the kids either." Aiden said.
"Shouldn't be to hard. The dads are normally busy so we meet in town or the compound. Wanda and Natasha are still trying to get Sharon out of the compound so they're trying to annoy her as much as possible we're having girl's night over there. As for Sam and the kids we can just take them outside or babysit them at his place." I said. "It's only for a few days it can't be that hard."
I had never been more wrong in my life.
The next few days were a bit of an adjustment. Since I knew Steve had people keep a look out on any media or security footage for any possible hits on Bucky I had to hack into the compound and put everything on a loop. For a state of the art system it was surprisingly easy to do. The only thing that gave me trouble was that I had to do it from Steve's office in the compound.
"You sure you don't want me to do it?" Aiden asked.
"No, it'll be better if I do it. Natasha and Dad don't trust you as is, I'd rather not risk you getting caught." I said.
"You're underestimating me." Aiden said. "You do remember I killed you once right?"
"I remember very well but I also know how their system is designed and I have the perfect excuse to get in." I said.
"You ready to face the captain?" Aiden said.
"No but if I time this right I won't have to." I said. "I'm just going to text Natasha that I have to update the system and I'll meet her at the compound. I already talked to Aya and she said she'd block Wanda if she tried to get into my head. She said she doesn't do that but she does on occasion slip up."
"Better get to it." Aiden said. "I'll get Wren ready for the day."
"You're the best." I said before teleporting to the compound.
"Nora, can I get you some coffee?" Clint greeted.
"Thanks but I actually need to get this done I have a triple bypass in two hours and I have to go see which resident is prepared enough to scrub in." I said.
"So this has nothing to do with the fact that you're trying to avoid Cap?" Clint said.
"Of course not, that's purely coincidental." I said.
"He's out running drills with the team so you're clear." Clint said.
"Thanks." I said. "I'm just gonna go." I said before teleporting to the office. I quickly got into the system and started looking through the files. I plugged in the actual update to make it look like I was actually doing what I said I was there for. The only thing the new update did was notifying me when a past version of me was around. I found the application Steve used and it was no wonder he never found Bucky. The system was so outdated and didn't account For searching through any social media hits and the parameters for facial recognition were so high he didn't get any hits.
"What are you doing here?" Sharon said.
"I'm updating the Cronus protocols." I said not even bothering to look in her direction and continued working.
"You ruined everything. We were so happy before you showed up again. You should have stayed dead." Sharon slurred. I looked up and saw that she was sloppy drunk. If this was how pathetic she was before she got the notice I can't wait to see her after.
"Been there done that." I said finally finishing.
"Sharon what… Nora!" Steve said.
"I was just leaving." I said standing up.
"No stay I…"
"Let her go Stevie, you know I was thinking we should try for another baby." She said.
"And I have to go feed mine. I updated the system if you have any problems have Nat call me." I said.
"Wait…" Steve said but I teleported away before he could finish.
"Is it done?" Aiden asked.
"We're in the clear. You are now free to roam around New York without being spotted." I told Bucky.
"Thank you." Bucky said.
"So what are you going to do all day?" Aiden asked.
"I was thinking of going to Brooklyn." Bucky said.
"It's changed a lot since the forties." I said.
"You were there in the forties?" Aiden asked.
"Yeah, Los Angeles too. Aya sent me back a few times. Left me there for thirty years once." I said.
"I saw you." Bucky said.
"Huh?" Aiden said.
"In the late fifties or early sixties. There was a woman, a widow before Natasha. I killed her." Bucky said.
"Her name was Dot." I said. "We were in Albania. A contact told us one of the higher ups was going to be arrested and executed. Saw that as a chance to get some intel. We didn't know you were the executioner."
"You tried to reason with me and you got close. I was going to shoot you but she tackled you out of the way and took the hit. I shot you too. I you were coughing and choking on your own blood as I walked away." Bucky said starting to hyperventilate.
"Buck." I said and he jumped out of his seat and moved back.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." He said crumpling to the floor.
"Hey hey. It was not your fault." I said. "You weren't in control and even if they hadn't sent you they would have sent someone else."
"I'm still the one that pulled the trigger." Bucky said.
"You were their weapon. What's that thing you Americans always say? Guns aren't dangerous the people who pull the trigger are the ones responsible." Aiden said.
"He has a point." I said. "I don't blame you for what happened sweetie just like I don't blame Aiden for killing me."
"Or I don't blame my brother for killing my soulmate." Aiden said. "What's done is done mate, we can only move forward."
"And shit I have to get going, I have arteries to unclog and interns to torment." I said. "Have a good day." I said kissing the top of Bucky's head before patting Aiden's arm and grabbing Wren. "See you both at dinner." With that I was gone.
Two Weeks Later-
After so many close calls we lost count Aiden had finally had enough. It was on a Saturday where Bucky and I woke up to the smell of bacon and delicious pastries that he finally said something.
"Oh good you're up." Aiden said.
"Morning?" Bucky and I said at the same time.
"Sit down we need to talk." Aiden said.
"That's still not a good thing right?" Bucky asked.
"Yup." I answered.
"You both have to tell The Captain you're back." Aiden said.
"Why don't you call Steve, Steve?" Bucky asked and Aiden gave me a look.
"There are some things I haven't told you and I'm not ready to tell you. I mean I will but you should probably talk to Steve first you know baby steps." I said.
"I know I have to go see him I just haven't thought of what I'm supposed to say to him." Bucky said.
"Well I've been avoiding him for weeks so I'm also dreading seeing him again. We can do it together?" I offered.
"Today?" Bucky said.
"Don't really think we can keep this up for much longer." I said.
"You really can't" Aiden said. "I'm free today so I'll watch Wren while you two go face the Captain."
"Dude just call him Steve." I said.
"Go tell captain arse!" Aiden said.
"Can we have breakfast first?" I said.
"Uh yeah actually I was supposed to say something after." Aiden said.
"Sit I got this." I said.
"I got the coffee." Bucky said.
"You both still have to talk to Spangles today." Aiden said.
"We know." We said at the same time.
"We'll clean up though." I offered so we could buy ourselves more time just like we had done every time we said we were going to talk to Steve in the last two weeks.
"Good thing I fixed the dishwasher last night." Aiden said giving us a smirk.
"Oh joy." I said.
"I know I'm such a considerate housemate." Aiden said.
"Hello?" Sam called out from the doorway.
"Auntie Nora!" Connor said running into the kitchen.
"Hey buddy." I said surprised he stopped by.
"Hey, thanks for having us over." Sam said. "Hi." He said noticing Bucky.
"Hello." Bucky said.
"Sam this is Bucky." I said.
"Bucky… your?" He said.
"Yup." I said.
"Hi I'm Connor." Connor said offering his hand to Bucky.
"Hi." Bucky said gently taking his hand and shaking it.
"Hey Bud want to help me make some waffles?" Aiden asked connor.
"Yeah!" He cheered running after him.
"So, how long you been in town for?" Sam asked awkwardly.
"About two weeks." I said.
"Two weeks?" Sam said shocked.
"Yeah it was kind of unexpected and we're still adjusting." I said.
"So you're staying here?" Sam asked.
"Yeah," Bucky said shifting uncomfortably.
"We're actually going to head to the compound after breakfast. Time to finally see Steve." I said.
"You haven't told him?" Sam practically shouted.
"Again still adjusting." I said.
"Jesus fucking Christ Nora." Sam groaned.
"I asked her not to tell him." Bucky said.
"You did? You know cap's been looking for you right?" Sam asked.
"Why don't you call him Steve?" Bucky asked.
"he doesn't know?" Sam asked me.
"He doesn't know the details." I said.
"Can you please just tell me?" Bucky asked.
"You have to talk to Steve first." I said. "Order of the way things are supposed to go."
"Meaning you don't want to be the one that breaks the news." Aiden said.
"That too." I said.
"Nora." Bucky said.
"Mhm this bacon is amazing." I said. "I should actually go get dressed." With that I teleported upstairs to get ready. I picked out some comfy jeans and a grey cami that I topped with a white and black plaid flannel. I was stuck between two pairs of shoes before finally deciding on some tan heeled ankle booties. They gave me a few extra inches and if I got into a fight with someone I could still kick ass. Though I seriously doubt they'd ever get close enough.
When I was done I went back downstairs and walked into Connor explaining to Bucky what he'd learned about the solar system on his class trip to the observatory. Bucky was nodding along while burping Wren.
"Ready?" I asked.
"I guess." Bucky said.
"You're going now?" Sam asked.
"They've been weaseling their way out of this for the last two weeks, go." Aiden said.
"It's going to be okay." I told Bucky.
"We're in this together." Bucky said. "See you later little man." Bucky kissed Wren's head before handing him to Aiden.
"Wish us luck." I said taking Bucky's hand before teleporting us to the compound. We appeared in front of the TV where Wanda, Natasha, Sam and Vision were watching TV.
"Hey guys." I said.
"Uh I'm gonna go get Steve." Sam said practically running out of the common room.
"Nora…" Vision started.
"Not a good time brother." Aya said appearing. "Let's go for a walk."
"Is that an alien?" Bucky said looking at Vision.
"Trust me I've met aliens before that is not one of them. He's an android." I said.
"Ah! He's…" Wanda said.
"Yeah." Natasha said. "Soldat."
"Natalia." Bucky said.
"Is this why you moved Girl's night?" Natasha asked.
"Sorry we were kind of trying to figure things out." I said.
"We can see that." She said looking down at our joined hands.
"You have got to be fucking kidding. Why can't anyone stay dead?!" Sharon screeched. "I ha-AH!" Sharon screamed before collapsing on the ground. I looked over at Natasha and she had a smirk on her face.
"Natasha!" Wanda gasped.
"She was annoying." Natasha said with a shrug. "Come on let's get her out of here so the three of them can talk. Good luck."
"Da." Wanda said giving me a sympathetic look.
"Who was that?" Bucky asked.
"A pain in the ass." I said.
"Sam what's going on?" We heard Steve say as he walked in.
"Ask Nora." Sam said before closing the door.
"Nora what…?" Steve said before letting out a gasp. "Bucky?"
"Steve." Bucky said.
"You're… how?" Steve said struggling with what to say.
"I had a time jump and when Aya brought me back it was in front of Bucky." I said.
"You remember us?" Steve asked.
"Yeah Stevie I remember you punk." Bucky said smiling and tearing up. Steve moved closer before pulling him into a tight hug. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
"Buck look at me. You have nothing to be sorry for, that wasn't you." Steve said putting a hand on his cheek to wipe the tears off Bucky's cheek.
"I've been telling him that." I said.
"Aiden did too." Bucky said.
"Wait, Aiden? How long ago did you find him?" Steve asked.
"About two weeks ago." I answered.
"You've known where bucky was for two weeks? You kept him from me for two weeks?!" Steve shouted.
"I asked her to." Bucky said.
"What?" Steve said giving him the heartbroken puppy look.
"I wasn't ready to face you Steve. I hurt you, I left you for dead." Bucky said.
"Buck you saved me." Steve said.
"After I beat you to a pulp. I've hurt both of you so much." Bucky sobbed. I moved closer to him and pulled him into a hug.
"Baby it's okay. Just let it out." I said holding onto him as he pulled me into a hug and he sobbed. Steve just looked at us with tear filled eyes. He looked like he wanted nothing more than to come over and join the hug. I tried so hard to put up boundaries but right now Bucky needed us. I gave him a nod and he didn't hesitate to wrap his arms around us.
"It's okay Bucky, you're here, you're safe." Steve whispered.
"I don't deserve you two." Bucky said
"Sh, you deserve the freaking world after everything." I said kissing his cheek.
"We're with you till the end of the line." Steve said.
"Always and forever." I said.
"What's going to happen now?" Bucky asked.
"Anything you want to tell me?" Dad asked. I hadn't even realized anyone had walked in.
"I'll catch you up." I said letting go of Bucky. He didn't let go of my hand. "Buck it's okay. I'll be back." I kissed him before letting go and putting a hand on Dad's shoulder and teleporting us to Steve's office.
"Nora talk fast." Dad said.
"Cliff notes version, Aya sent me on another time jump spree. I ended up meeting some aliens and when I finally got back to earth I was in front of Bucky. We talked and he came back. He's been hiding out at the house for the past two weeks while he figured out what to say to Steve." I said.
"You let a brainwashed assassin near your son?" Dad asked.
"Former brainwashed assassin and he's really good with Wren. Bucky adores him." I said.
"And Aiden was okay with this?" dad asked.
"They actually get along great. And he finally has a good sparing partner. Dad I know you're mad I didn't say anything…" I started.
"We agreed no more secrets Nora." Dad started.
"I know but it wasn't my secret to tell. He's been through hell dad and I've been trying to help him adjust." I said.
"So what you're just going to pick up with Barnes and Rogers where you left off?" dad said.
"No, Steve and I there's no way that's ever going to happen again. Bucky he's different than he was seventy years ago but I still love him and he loves me. We still have a lot to work on but after everything we deserve a chance." I said.
"And how's he handling the fact that you're a mom now?" dad asked.
"I told him before he came back that Wren comes before everything. That no matter what happens between us he is my number one priority and that if he wants anything to happen between us he has to be his first priority first." I said.
"How'd he take that?" dad asked.
"He said that no matter what Wren and I came before everything even the damn world, And that he was going to love Wren just as much if not more than he loves me. You should see them together, he's wrapped around his little finger." I said.
"Are you happy?" dad asked.
"We still have a lot of stuff to work out but I feel hopeful." I said.
"If he hurts you or my grandson…" dad starts.
"You're going to have to get in line, Aiden already threatened his livelihood, Connor gave him the shovel talk and Sam just glared at him which is lawyer talk for he's a dead man walking." I said.
"I have a suit that shoots lasers." Dad said.
"He knows." I said.
"I'm still reminding him." Dad said.
"I know you will. I love you Dad." I said hugging him.
"Love you too kiddo." Dad said and suddenly we heard yelling.
"We should." I started.
"Go." Dad said and I teleported to the common room.
"Bucky…" Steve said backing away from him.
"You chose some random woman over Nora, our soulmate!" Bucky yelled.
"Finally told him?" I asked.
"Sharon kind of walked in." Steve said.
"Did you say how you…" I started.
"I was getting to that." Steve said.
"There's more?" Bucky said.
"Remember that time back in London when you two though I might be pregnant" I said.
"Yeah but you couldn't because…" Bucky said finally putting two and two together. "What did you do?" He snarled at Steve.
"Bucky…" Steve said.
"What did you do!?" Bucky yelled.
"I ended things with Nora by saying I had to be with Sharon because that was the only way I'd ever get to have kids since I thought Nora…" Steve started but before he could finish Bucky punched him with his metal fist.
"Bucky!" I said.
"What the hell is wrong with you?! You know when I said I was leaving all the stupid with you I was kidding. How could you say that to the woman you love?!" Bucky yelled.
"I'm sorry." Steve cried.
"You should be! You know in the two weeks I've been back I kept asking myself what could be so bad you two weren't together anymore? Not once did I imagine you could be so stupid! That is the biggest mistake you'll ever make and look at yourself now. You and Sharon deserve each other!" Bucky yelled.
"Bucky please." Steve cried.
"I can't even look at you right now." Bucky said.
"Buck…" I said.
"Nora let's go." Bucky said pulling me away.
"Bucky." I said.
"Please! I'm sorry!" Steve cried out.
"Bucky." I said stopping.
"Nora please." He said looking at me through watery eyes.
"Okay." I said hugging him and teleporting back to the house. I teleported us straight upstairs. Bucky walked straight to his room. My phone started ringing but I shut it off and followed after him. "Bucky talk to me."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Bucky asked.
"Because you've been through hell and you deserve all the love me and Steve have to give you. I didn't want you picking sides." I said.
"He left you for Peggy's niece." Bucky said.
"Just because he's a dumbass doesn't mean we stop loving him. I mean I'm never ever getting back together with him but that doesn't mean he doesn't deserve to be happy. He's had a tough a year and I know that no matter how pissed off you are at him you still love him." I said.
"What am I supposed to do?" Bucky asked. "I don't want to lose you."
"Baby you're not going to lose me. If the past seventy years have shown us anything is that no matter what we'll always come back to each other." I said. "It's not going to be easy but we'll work things out. The three of us will sit down and talk it all out. We'll come up with a way to make things work."
"Can I be mad at him for a few days?" Bucky asked.
"You never have to ask permission to be mad at that dumb ass." I said. "Come on, we dropped a lot of bombs on you today. Let's take a nap." I said lying back. Bucky moved to lie next to me and wrapped his arms around me. He buried his face into the crook of my neck and I hugged him back.