The Long Road

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Bucky knocks on Daisy's door and he can see that Lyra is still very anxious. He grabs her hand with his right one. She looks down at their hands intertwined and begins to feel butterflies in her stomach.

Whoa, I...I can't be feeling like this. He... Wouldn't want someone like me. I'm too plain and he's...well a super soldier from planet hot, built guy."

She looks up at him and he sees something flash in her eyes. Her cheeks turn red like a shy, young girl but then in a instant she shuts it off and she is back to how she appeared before.

Luke was right she has this childlike aura that is really beautiful when she lets it show, but then she...I don't know she shut it off all of a sudden. She must be afraid of me or something.

"Daisy? It's me and a..." she pauses and looks at Bucky before saying "friend."

He turns to her and says: "Hey, I got you guys. I promise. But don't worry about your sister. Sam has already assigned agents to protect her. Okay?" he smiles looking into her eyes and squeezes her hand before he gently lets it go so she can open the door. 

They walk in and Lyra is immediately engulfed in hugs. 

"Sis, what the heck is happening? I got a call from some guy saying you were with..."

Just then Daisy sees Bucky standing besides Lyra and she squeezes her sister tighter and whispers in her ear: "Damn girl, you are being escorted by one hunk of a soldier. You could've text me to let me know so I could at least put makeup on."

Lyra turns red again and Bucky chuckles, because he could still hear. ( He is a super soldier after all.) Lyra releases the hug and shakes her head at her sister. They have a seat in her sister's tiny living room, and then Lyra tells Daisy everything that Bucky told her. Daisy confirms that Sam had already called and filled her in on what she needed to do. She had gone to Lyra's home and packed for at least a week for Lyra and Erik and she brought their dogs to her house to keep for a while. 

At this point, Lyra realized this is really real. She and Erik are in danger and Luke caused it somehow. But how...

"You okay? You look like you might pass out." Bucky grabs her shoulders and has her look him in the eyes. "Hey Lyra, it'll be okay. I know this is a lot to take in. We have a plan. We will protect you and Erik. I swear it. Sam will explain everything once we get you both to safety."

She looks into his eyes and sees such concern and sincerity it makes her tear up a bit. Someone else looked at her like that before. Luke. He always calmed her when her anxiety reared it's ugly head. He had issues too but he always made sure she was okay. 

Daisy reaches in for a hug "Sis I'll be okay too. Sam has some great guys watching me and your dogs. So no worries. You just take care of Erik and yourself." She leans in and whispers as low as she can to Lyra: "Maybe let soldier boy take care of you some too. It's been too long..." 

She pulls away and looks Lyra in the face and winks. "I'll get Erik ready while you two load up the car." 

As Daisy walks to the spare room to get Erik she turns to look at Bucky and he has a small smile on his face. Instantly she grabs some bags, turns, and heads to the car. 

In Bucky's head: Damn her sis is bold. Ha ha. Oh wow she's beet red again. OH shit! She saw my smile.

As they are loading the car Lyra slowly begins to talk to Bucky: "Hey I know you heard Daisy." He nods again with a small smile on his face.  "Look I'm sorry. I guess, take it as flattery that she thinks you're a fox but yeah I don't want you to think that I am trying to start something in the middle of all this mess. That would be ridiculous." She does an uncomfortable laugh.

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