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One Year Later

"Hi, What can I get for you?"

"Two black coffees, A venti sweet iced tea, A venti vanilla latte, and three Large white mochas, all iced. Oh, and an iced Americano."

Harper smirked at her own joke, reaching into her jacket pocket for her wallet.

"Is this a work coffee run?" The young woman behind the register asked lightly.

"No…" Harper tilted her head. "It's a friend reunion."

"Like a family reunion?" The cashier furrowed her brow as she accepted Harper's payment.

"Kind of." Harper grinned. "I just got back into town, and I'm meeting up with all the people I've missed."

"Overseas?" The Cashier guessed, eyeing Harper's uniform.

"Yep." Harper grinned. "I come from a long line of soldiers." She shrugged.

"You're dad?" Harper nodded.

"One of them." The young woman, Judy, her nametag said, raised an eyebrow slightly. "My other dad is law enforcement, and the rest of our family fights crime."

Judy nodded slowly and went silent.

"Fights crime like Captain America? And Team Two?" Harper turned to smile down at a young boy not more than three years old.

She leaned down. "Exactly like them." She looked around the café furtively, then leaned forward. "You want to hear a secret?"

The little boy nodded his head furiously.

"Captain America…is my dad." The little boy's eyes widened and his mouth dropped open in shock.

"Is he why you became a soldier?" The little boy asked. Harper stood and reached for her drink, the others not ready yet, thinking that question over.

"Yeah." She said finally. "That's why."

Her phone rang, and sending the little boy a final smile, she moved away to answer her phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey squirt! Where are you? Your goddaughter wants to meet you?!"

"My Goddaughter was only conceived like three months ago." Harper snorted. "Try again Tony."

Tony on the other end of the phone, sighed heavily. "Fine. Both your dads have arrived girlfriends in tow, and I'm still haven't decided which one I'm going to bet on."

Harper snorted. "Bet on for what?"

"For who's going to propose first!" Tony huffed.

"Oh, Morry, definitely." Harper chose immediately. "Dad's either going to wait until tonight sometime to do it in private and then announce it, or he'll wait for another day so it's special."

"Oh." Tony went silent. "You're good."

"What can I say." Harper grinned. "I know my father. Is everyone else there?"

"Yep. Team Two is gracing us with their presence, and they've all brought dates, I'll have you know. Clint's here with his whole family, which I still can't BELIEVE,"

"Dude, it's been years." Harper interrupted. "He has a family, get over it."

"Never." Tony vowed. "Thor and Loki are here too, and they've BOTH brought dates. So you better not show up alone."

Harper's gaze caught on a lone figure seated in the corner of the coffee shop, a half eaten bagel at his elbow, and a cap pulled low over his eyes. The man wore a large jacket and gloves, and though he worked on a crossword with his right hand, he seemed to favor his left.

It was the hat that gave him away.

"Oh…I don't think I'll be showing up alone." She guessed, smiling as the man looked up and caught her staring at him. She inclined her head. After a moment, the man sent a slow nod back.

"Well….don't pick up a random stranger either." Tony warned.

Harper grinned. "No promises." She retorted, ending the phone call before Tony could retort. The man stood and made his way out the door, and after retrieving all of her drinks, she followed him out.

He was walking away, head down, but Harper caught up quickly.

"Hey!" She called out, and the man stopped, turning slowly.

"Long time no see." She said as soon as she got close.

The man smirked slightly, then looked away.

"I know I'm hilarious." Harper grinned. "Aren't you going to ask me where I know you from?"

"I'm afraid to ask." He admitted.

Harper couldn't help herself. She laughed.

"Well, I won't keep you in suspense. I know you were on that boat." The man's stiff shoulders relaxed.

Harper watched him closely. "And I know you fell off a mountain 75 years ago and lost your arm."

Bucky, for that's who it was obviously, turned to face her, eyes wide.

"And I know someone who would really like to see you." She waited, while Bucky struggled internally.

"The iced Americano is for him?" Bucky bit out.

Harper beamed. "Exactly! I'm off to deliver it right now." Harper shrugged. "Why don't you come with me?"

Bucky's eyebrow raised.

"Don't you know you shouldn't pick up random people at coffee shops?" He chastised.

Harper smirked, and started walking. Bucky, after a moment, fell in step with her.

"Actually," Harper confided, laughing at the irony.

"Picking up people at Coffee shops is kind of a family tradition."


And so we end out story where it first began!

~CLC~