You Make Me Glow - Bucky Barnes POV

Chapter Two - The Mission

"I don't know why Bucky keeps refusing to come over," Steve gripes as he tosses his phone across the couch. "You'd think being transferred back here would make him a little more social, it's not like we've seen him a ton in the last five years."

You zip up your bulletproof vest and adjust one of your hand grips. "Yeah," you mumble, pretending to be interested in your suit. "That's really weird."

Ever since the wedding, Bucky has been keeping his distance. You've been married to Steve for six months and you've probably talked to Bucky three times since the wedding. He and Steve have gotten lunch or gone out on their own, but he's never come to the house or gone out with you there. He always uses something as an excuse, but you know he's trying to be respectful. 

Steve rolls his eyes and stands up. "Yeah whatever he's just being a jerk."

You laugh and give him a kiss. "Are you worried about the mission today?"

Steve stares over your head and at the wall for a moment. "No," he breathes, his shoulders tensing a bit. "But I'm not too thrilled about you being there."

You smirk and punch his arm playfully. "I'm just a qualified as you." 

"That doesn't change the fact that I'm gonna be worried sick the whole time." He gingerly touches your hair even though you have it pulled back. He twists your ponytail around his fingers like a schoolgirl, his eyes staring down at you full of intensity. 

This is the first serious mission you and Steve have needed to be on together since you've been married. They've usually just called in either you or Steve and had the other go into hiding since they don't love the idea of a married couple being a potential complication, but this time they need everyone they can get. Which means Bucky will be there.

You push the thought out of your mind and smile reassuringly up at him. "We'll be fine. Come on, are we the Avengers or what?!" 

He laughs before pulling you in for a huge bear hug. "You make my world so colorful even though it's black and white." 

"Shut up that's so cheesy." You mumble through the hug, which makes him laugh. His arms are so large you basically disappear as you lean into him. The smell combination of his uniform and his cologne fills your nostrils as you breathe in, enjoying the feeling on just being in his arms before finally pulling away. "Come on you big baby," you tease, pulling his hand. "We gotta get going."

...

"So as you know, some terrorists have threatened the area and have not gotten a hold of a large amount of vibranium." Nick Fury paces in front of a large screen with a map of the area highlighted for the battle plan. "Our job is to get it back!" He leans forward and puts his hands on the desk in front of him. "These guys are dangerous, we're gonna need a few different groups of people to go after from a few different angles. We know they're gonna try and bring the vibranium to the airport so I need Bucky, Y/n and Nat to be on foot and follow the cars, and I need Tony and Sam to follow in the sky. Cap, Thor, and Bruce, you're gonna be the muscle. Stop. The. Plane. I don't care if you gotta rip the wings off, shut it down." He stands up tall and nods, as if approving what he just set up. "All right, let's move!"

As you move towards your post, you catch Steve's eyes and mouth 'I Love You,' the dash towards the door. Nat runs up beside you and smiles, "How's mr puppy eyes handling you on this mission?"

You laugh and roll your eyes. "I told him he's a big baby. This isn't my first mission and this won't be my last. We're the Avengers!"

Bucky runs up behind you and nods to Nat in salutations. "You ladies know where we're going?"