Book Summary

"How long did you know Buck?" Steve asked in a low whisper as his blue eyes devoured the pale skin, long brown hair and if her eyes were open, the alert brown that warmed his heart, in the hospital bed that was behind the highest security that S.H.I.E.L.D. offered, with Tony Stark's tweaks.

James aka Bucky Barnes leaned against the wall arms akimbo, the right tapping on his left, the metal creating a wordless tune.

"That she was Marquess Winter? Or that you and Peggy were bumping boots back during the war or that you married your girl before you went into the ice? You need to be a little more precise."

Or James "Bucky" Barnes didn't fall from the train so Hydra looked elsewhere. Who else but the newly installed head of S.H.I.E.L.D.?

Or some things change but still stay the same.

Chapter 3

Christmas 1944 a few months before Steve's 70 year old sleep in the ice

Steve Rogers aka Captain America aka the hope of the free world was for once soaking in a tub of hot water even if it was a little smaller due to his now larger size, his smaller size would have fit perfectly.

The Howling Commandos were in a small town during the Christmas season, a uneasy unspoken truce between the Allies and Axis power for about three days or more if some of troops would have it. Steve was the last to use the hot water and he was taking full advantage. Steve found himself nodding off and that got him moving out of the water.

As he was dressing he picked up the Claddagh ring that was his mom Sarah wedding ring, and instead of putting it over his neck like he usually did, he tucked it into his front pocket and went in search of two things. Peggy and man of cloth. If he had his way he'll be married in a full blown Catholic Mass with his best friend flirting with Peggy's maid of honor but he'll take any man of the cloth and Peggy wasn't Catholic so any Christian pastor would work in a pinch.

He spotted Peggy as luck would have it with Bucky over something he probably did as in Steve did something stupid and Bucky had to pick up the pieces. He always like her fire and more and more he helped her draw it out in other ways. But it wasn't the physical pleasure that made him want to marry Peggy, there was this urgency nagging him that he had to get it done, but mostly he wanted Peggy's name as his and honestly the more he bumped boots with Peggy as the boys would say, his mom's disappointed eyes would loom larger and larger. Drat Catholic guilt.

He chuckled to himself, at least this way his mom wouldn't finish rolling over in her grave, it was the seriousness of what he was going to do that would ease his "mom's" grave rolling. Once he married Peggy he'll keep an eye out for someone for Bucky, his friend was too wild, well almost.

"Captain is something funny?" A crisp British voice interrupted his thoughts. Steve's thoughts derailed at he looked at his partner and hopefully bed-mate for the rest of his lifetime. He whistled something that only Bucky understood and ducking into the shadows of a nearby grove, Bucky knew to keep off curious people.

Peggy relaxed and followed him trust coming off of her in ways. But instead of kissing her like she expected, they tumbled in worst places, Steve grabbed her hands instead and swallowed a few times.

"Marry me. Now tonight. I need you, all of you in my life, here, now and forever. I don't want to wait until after the war." Steve pressed his mom's ring into Peggy's hands closing her fingers that would dance upon his naked back while making love and left her to decide after telling her where to go.

The ring went around Peggy's neck instead of Steve until it was put into her shoulder and then Steve's hands.

Steve interrupted Bucky's sappy retelling with very annoying voices. He was not a born storyteller.

"You were eavesdropping, did you watch our honeymoon too?" Steve said disgustedly.

"Heck no. I was left standing guard at the grove for fifteen minutes until you whistled back you punk. You put on that ring when your mom died and never took it off. I knew exactly what happened to it. Also Steve Peggy's loud in bed. I am going to stand at your side for your renewal of your vows in the biggest bash that Tony can do, I demand it. Then I'm going to drink Thor under the table, dance all night with my girl and then never leave our hotel room, not exactly in that order. "

"Your girl huh?" Steve grinned at the thought of Nat and Bucky. It was about time Bucky found someone he had to keep up instead of the other way around.

Peggy woke up screaming which interrupted the conversation, and it took more then a few years to get her back to her old self but she was now taking shots at Ultron's drones while discussing wedding colors with Steve and fighting off a smile at the side commentary that Nat, Bucky and Clint had going.

"Black roses?"

"No."

"I want to keep this simple."

"Simple? Simple? Aunt Peggy, whatever I do I don't do simple," Tony said as he spun in the air and nicked off a drone who would have made Quicksilver sacrifice himself for Clint's sake as he dubbed himself much to his sister's relief which lead to her forgiveness of Tony's past actions.

"Did I ever tell you the time that I made Howard go on his hands and knees and beg for my forgiveness? I'll tell you the story if you don't go overboard on my wedding regardless of what Bucky wants. He'll probably be making out with Nat and miss the whole thing anyway." Peggy said casually.

"I would not. Nat would probably drag me there if necessary." Bucky protested.

"Exactly."

A few months later Thor was displeased to learn that Peggy was allergic to cats since it was custom of his to gift cats to newlyweds or in the case of Steve and Peggy old newlyweds.

Margret "Peggy" Carter, no now Rogers was pissed. Her husband, new husband was a cheater cheat, but then any other thoughts she had flew out of her mind as Steve chuckled above her. She wanted to surprise him but he got the jump on her first, literally.

There was a tie on who was more shocked when Peggy and Nat got pregnant at the same time after they dealt with Thanos. Guess when the Soul stone was given back, it restored Nat to how she would have been if she didn't have the red room graduation ceremony.

Clint was already trying to find ways to not babysitter. He was retired dang it. That included babysitting but he'll loan out his older kids for that duty. He'll just watch and laugh.

Author's note - Yes I know terrible ending. Guess I ran out of inspiration. Oh well. At least it got written. Thank you for reading.