Sam POV
It's been months since half the world was blipped back into existence, and that including me and Bucky. After Steve left Bucky was obviously distraught he never expected to be left by Steve and to be honest I never expected it either, it hurt to see Bucky so broken and the fact he loved Steve so much and Steve just left him made me angry.
After Bucky was pardoned the government decided it was best if he lived with me so I can make sure he attends his mandatory therapy sessions. We live in a small apartment with plants everywhere because for some reason Bucky loves plants, he even names them. Currently I was in the kitchen making Mac n cheese waiting for Bucky to get home from therapy. I decided to cook his favorite because I've been noticing how he barely eat, he also barely sleeps.
I hear the front door open and shut quickly and I hear Bucky rush to his room and shut the door quickly, I sigh knowing that the therapist probably triggered him somehow. I finish up the Mac n cheese and set the bowls on the counter as I walk towards Bucky's room to check on him. I walk up to the white wooden door a knock lightly so to not startle him. "Bucky?" I question when I don't hear a response I decide to crack the door open, as I slowly open the door I can see Bucky sitting on his bed staring blankly at the wall. He stares at the wall with sad eyes and his long iron hair looks tangled, I walk up to him and slowly pick up the hair tie off the nightstand and I sit on the bed a slowly put his hair into a messy bun. I turn him around slowly and I see a few pieces of hair fell in front of his eyes and I can see a few tears slip from his eyes as I pull him into a hug.
"what happened Bucky?" I ask him, he sniffles a little before responding "she told me Steve was happy and I should be h-happy for him and that he did the r-right thing" he responds in a shaky voice. I was pissed, "oh buck no it's completely fine to feel mad at him" I try to calm him down but it's obvious the therapists words got to him. I hug him tightly and try not to blush because I can feel his breath against my neck.
Bucky POV
I blush feeling Sams grip tighten around me, I lay my head against his shoulder and start to question if I should be happy that Steve just left me, I thought I would never get over him because I loved him for so long and was devastated when he left me, after everything we went through he left me for some girl he kissed once, but sam has showed me to move on at least romantically obviously I wouldn't get over the friendship aspect but romantically I started to realize that maybe I didn't love Steve like that as much as I thought I did.
My breathing slows down and once I calm down enough I glance up at sam and see him blushing trying to look everywhere but me, I slowly bring my non metal up to grip Sams jaw softly and move his head towards me so he looks me in the eyes. we stare each other in the eyes for about a minute before I decide to make the move, I softly kiss his cheek quickly and look back at him to see his eyes wide and a blush on his face, I giggle and kiss his jaw and then the corner on his lip and then his noise and finally kiss his forehead. I look at him to see his breath hitched and his eyes even wider than before, I pull him into a hug again and smile.
Sam POV
I think my brain froze or I'm hallucinating because I swore Bucky just kissed me all over my face. I look down at him with the biggest smile on my face and tackle him to the bed and cuddle him, we stare at each other and I could stare at his ocean blue eyes all day. were both smiling like crazy and I kiss him firmly on the lips and pull him even closer, once we pull away because we both need air we put our foreheads against each others. "sam?" he asks in a whisper, "yeah?" I ask, he takes a deep breath before asking the question "why do you do so much for me like you let me stay here and you take care of me, but why" he questions. I wasn't to surprised about this question because Bucky is so insecure and believes he doesn't deserve love but thats just not true, "because I care about you." I tell him, he smiles the most genuine smile I have seen in a while which makes me happy.
