Spring weather is finally here! Its like its February again. Weirdest sentence I have ever said but its true. The weather just stick this time.
Chapter 28-
Things have become more routine since Bucky had come to stay at the new Rogers residence. Bucky would help watch Liam while Steve would get himself and Eli ready for the day. While Emerson could get up early enough to head down to the bakery, to open for the day and start on any projects she decided to take on. Sometimes Bucky would choose to stay at the apartment with Steve and Eli or he would join Emerson down at the bakery. Wanting to get to know his best friend's future wife. Which in turn made Emerson's family want to get to know Bucky, as her parent's met him while stopping to see their daughter.
Which is what the family of now five was doing, getting ready for Saturday night dinner at the Rhodes's house. Sarah thought that they need more family time, which also helped forcing her daughter to start planning her wedding. And with Jensen there to be a buffer, for Emerson not to kill her mother, she said yes.
"So is this the same Jensen, Steve said you wanted to set me up with?" Bucky asked from the front seat of the car.
Sighing softly, Emerson nodded. "Yes she is and I only said that the one time as a joke. I didn't actually mean it."
"Oh yes you did and you know it." Steve said looking in the rearview mirror so he could see Emerson. "You said and I quote. 'Oh Steve when you find Bucky, we should set him up with Jensen. If I hear her complain one more time about not being able to find a man I will kill her.'"
"I really hate that you remember everything." Emerson said sticking her tongue out at Steve. "But I still meant it as a joke."
Looking behind his shoulder to look over at Emerson. "I thought your sister was married? I mean there is a picture of the two of you on your mantel, you wearing a lovely puke green dress and she wearing a wedding dress."
"Right, she's um not married anymore. Her ex-husband is an ass who left her because she can't have children and I hated that green dress. I should just make her wear that dress and have all my other bridesmaids wear a pretty dress." Emerson said shuddering at the memories of wearing that dress.
"Wait her husband left her because she can't have children?" Bucky said as Emerson realized her mistake.
Covering her mouth with her hands. "Oh my god, I can't believe I just did that. Don't tell Jensen that you know. She believes its the reason why no guy will ever want to be with her."
"Now that can't be true." Bucky said shaking his head. "She should know that, especially if she looks like anything like you."
"They are basically twins." Steve said agreeing with Bucky. "Jensen just needs to notice a guy noticing her. Do you know how many times I have watched Sam, Tony, or any other guy at a party try to flirt with her and she doesn't even realize it's happening."
Sighing softly, Emerson nodded her head. "Yeah thats true. She does need to realize someone is interested in her. Wanna give it a try Buck? Just uh don't tell her I was the one who told you about the whole not being able to get pregnant thing." Emerson said looking at Bucky as Steve pulled into her parents driveway. "Please."
"I promise." Nodding his head, he held his pinky finger. "Do people still do pinky promises?"
"It's the only way I make promises." Emerson said as she linked her own pinky with his. "Just let her tell you if she ever wants to tell you."
"I will." Bucky said smiling softly at the worried blonde. "You are a good sister."
"I try." Emerson said as she got out of the car following Liam, who was running to the front door. "Are you ready to meet my question asking family?"
Wrapping his arm around Emerson's shoulder. "If I can handle Liam, I think I'll be able to handle your parents."
"Good." Emerson said nodding wrapping her arm around Bucky's waist.
"Hey Barnes hands off my soon to be wife." Steve, who was carrying Eli in his car seat, said behind the two. "Emerson don't let him sweet talk ya."
"Oh you know I only have eyes for you, baby doll." Emerson said looking back behind her shoulder at Steve.
"That's what I like to hear." Steve said winking at Emerson.
Shaking his head at the two, Bucky said. "Can you two flirt later? I'd like to have an appetite still."
"Just think that it's pay back for all the dames I had to watch you try to flirt with." Steve said patting Buckys shoulder as he walked into the house.
"Steve your 1940s are showing." Jackson said holding out his hand towards the blonde super soldier. "We don't call women dames anymore."
Shaking his hand, Steve smiled. "Yeah that tends to happen from time to time."
"Try every day." Emerson said lifting Eli out of his car seat before handing him over to Sarah.
"You like it." Steve said kissing Emerson's cheek, turning towards Sarah. "It smells amazing in here. What are we cooking?"
"It's your favorite. Pot roast with every side you can imagine." Sarah said before turning towards Bucky. "Hi, I'm Sarah."
"That won't be a hard one to remember. James, ma'am." Bucky said shaking Sarah's hand lightly. "But everyone calls me Bucky."
"I know its a very common name. Why do you think my daughters have unique names?" Sarah said smiling.
Shaking his head, he glanced over at Steve. "No its not that. Steve's mom's name was Sarah."
"I didn't know that." Sarah said looking over at Steve. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"It never came up?" Steve said questionably, kissing her cheek.
"Well Bucky I hope you are hungry, I think I cooked enough for a small army." Sarah said swatting Steve away from her. "Lets all go into the dining room and eat shall we? Emerson help your sister bring all the food out please. I have to deal with your information hiding soon to be husband."
"Yes mom." Emerson said laughing before walking into the kitchen to find her sister pulling out two bottles of wine. "Hey sissy."
"Hey Em. Can you drink yet or you still breastfeeding?" Jensen asked as she began pulling down wine glasses.
Grabbing the wine bottles, Emerson sighed throwing her head down. "I'm still breastfeeding and he eats just as much as his father so I can't pump and dumb like I did with Liam."
"Ugh that sucks. I'm sorry." Jensen said walking into the dining room. "So how's everything? You and Wanda working on your friendship still?"
Nodding her head. "Yeah we are. She keeps apologizing for going to far with the kidnapping. Which is driving me insane. I mean I get why she's upset, but she didn't know I was pregnant until I told them and even when I was being held captive she brought me food and water when she knew Ultron wasn't around." Sighing softly Emerson looked over at her sister. "I just want to forget it all and every time I talk about it, I get nightmares. And the nightmares suck and they wake up Steve because I start screaming because of how horrible they are. Then Steve becomes worried which is adorable but sometimes it becomes over bearing."
"I'm sorry Emmy." Jensen said walking over to her sister, pulling her into a hug. "It will get better. I know you are tired of hearing it but It will get better."
"I know it will." Emerson said resting her chin on Jensen's shoulder. "You're a good sister."
"Yeah. You're pretty good sister yourself." Jensen said smiling softly.
"Aww my baby girls." Sarah said walking into the dining room. "I love that you two are so close. Its amazing, it makes me so happy." Both Emerson and Jensen opened up one of their arms to make room for their mom to join the hug. "You want me to join? Oh I'm going to cry. We haven't had a family hug in so long."
"Mom stop talking and get into the hug." Emerson said smiling softly.
As Sarah joined the hug, the boys walked into the dining room. Bucky looked at the three women hugging and looked over at Jackson. "Does this happen often?"
"All the time." Jackson said sitting down at the table. "It happened more when the girls were teens. Most teenage girls hate their mom, but not those two."
Nodding his head, Steve looked over at Emerson. "Em has told me multiple stories about all the girl's nights that they would have."
"Every Saturday night." Jackson said nodding his head in remembrance. "I think that is why Sarah wants to start Saturday night dinners. She wants more family time, now that both of the girls growing up. I mean Emerson has two kids already."
"You guys are just getting old." Emerson said sitting next to Steve, forcing Jensen to have to sit next to Bucky. "And it has nothing to do with me having a baby at 18, then another one at 25."
"Or me getting married at 20, then divorced at 26." Jensen said smiling at Bucky, who poured her a glass of wine.
Pulling her roots down, Sarah said. "No those reasons are why I have grey hair. I am not that old and I should not have this much grey."
"You look amazing Sarah." Steve and Bucky said in unison.
"Well thank you kind sirs." Sarah said smiling softly.
Liam looked between all the adults and tilted his head to the side. "You guys are weird."
"And how are we weird Liam?" Emerson asked looking down at her son.
"You just are." Liam said stuffing his face with more mashed potatoes. "These potatoes are soooo good grandma. The best potatoes I've ever had."
Laughing softly, Sarah patted the top of his head. "Thank you Liam."
"Welcome."
"So Bucky, where did you get that nickname?" Jackson asked looking over at the long haired brunette.
"My middle name is Buchanan. Steve was the first one to call me Bucky actually." Bucky said turning his attention towards Jackson.
Steve chuckled softly, remembering the memory. "We were a little bit older than Liam. There were 2 other James in our class and it was confusing. So when I discovered Buck's middle name. Bucky became the thing we called him."
"Its very unique." Sarah said smiling. "So are you like Steve then? Do you have that serum?"
"Uh its not the same exact serum." Bucky said looking over at Steve. "I got the serum when a doctor who was working with HYDRA tested it on me."
"How did he test it on you?" Jensen asked paying more attention to Bucky then the food in front of her.
"When I got captured during the war, before Steve rescued my unit, they picked me out of everyone." Bucky said looking at Jensen.
"So how did you survive for this long? Looking like you do." She asked resting her hand on his bicep, trying not to show how impressed she was with the muscle definition.
"Um I got captured again by HYDRA and they uh used me to did things." Sighing softly looking down at his plate. "With things I am just not comfortable talking about quite just yet."
Moving her thumb against his arm. "I understand. If your not ready to talk about it, you don't need to talk about it."
"Thank you Jensen."
