Bucky Barnes: The love of my life

"Im reminicing my love"

Your POV:

"Remember when I asked you to dance, and you told me there was no music, but we danced anyway?" I pull out of the hug and hold his hands. "Yea," I smile confused, "why?"

"Well, I have music this time" he smiles and let's go of my hands pulling out his phone. He turns it up all the way and sets it away from us on the ground.

He holds his hand out to me and we start dancing. He spins me around and pulls me close, we start swaying back and forth holding each other. Trying to be as close as possible.

"When I first saw you when we were raiding that warehouse, you were the only women there. I knew out of everyone, you were the one I had to save." We place our foreheads together and close our eyes as we talk.

"Why? Because I was pretty?" I giggle. "No. Because you were beautiful, and delicate, and strong. You still are all of those things." I pull back off of him and smile. "We're already married Buck, you know that right?" He laughs and shakes his head.

"I know. Why are you reminding me?" He bites his lip and cocks his head. "This sounds like a proposal James." I giggle.

"I'm reminiscing my love." He laughs and kisses my cheek then rests his head in the crook of my neck planting another kiss. "It's cute." I kiss his shoulder.

"Do you remember my first night at the compound?" I ask. "I remember every moment, like it was yesterday." He says.

"I remember it all too, I remember how you sat by my bedside watching me sleep, holding my hand because you were the first person I saw and I only trusted you." We continue to dance and hold each other. "You opened up a whole new world for me, and you helped me get through what happened to me. You saved my life."  He pulls his head off of my shoulder and kisses me, soft and sweet.

"I want to give you something." We stop dancing and he takes something off his neck. His dog tags.

"Somehow, out of everything that's happened to me, I never lost these. They remind me of everything I've been through, and who I am. And so do you. And I want you to have them." I start to tear up. Pregnancy hormones. I force a smile through my tears and he slips them around my neck. I hold them up and look at them. "James B. Barnes." I smile and a tear slides down my cheek. He wipes it and kisses me.

"Why did you decide to give these to me now?" We've been together over two years. He's had plenty of opportunities. I appreciate it and love it regardless. I'm just curious.

"Ive been wanting to forever. I wanted to wait for the right moment, and then I realized that the right time is when I decide it is. I was going to wait until next month, for our anniversary but...I couldn't wait any longer."

"I love you James."

"I love you y/n. Now, what do you say we finish this dance?"

"I would love to finish our dance." I smile and we start dancing again.

He spins me around and dips me and we twirl around the pier laughing and smiling and holding each other for what feels like forever. Neither of us dared to stop until finally the playlist of songs ended.

We stop dancing when the song ends and hold on to each other, foreheads pressed together, eyes closed.

"James?" I whisper. "Yes doll?" I smile and move the lower half of my face into him more, and whisper onto his lips, "I'm tired." He laughs and pulls away holding my hands in his face, "let's go home." He smiles as he kisses me. I nod and we walk hand in hand back to the car.

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Bucky's POV:

We're driving home and y/n fell asleep on my shoulder. I can't help but get lost in my thoughts.

I needed that one day with Steve to remind me of what I already have. I love Steve, I always will, but nothing compares to the love I have for this women asleep with her pretty little head resting on my shoulder.

I needed that one day to wake me up and realize that what I have I can't take for granted. We pull up to the compound and I park in the garage.

I turn off the car and shut the door quietly, as to not wake her. I open her door and unbuckle her seatbelt. Her eyes flutter open and she starts to move around.

"James?" She whispers as she tries to wake herself up. "Shh come here baby, go back to sleep." I hold my arms out to her and she slips her arms around my neck. I scoop her up out of the car and she rests her head on my chest and falls back asleep.

I take her to the room and lay her on the bed and she starts to wake up again. "Bucky?"

"Yes my love?" She closes her eyes and smiles. "I don't want to sleep in a dress." She whispers. "Okay, I'll take it off."

I take her dress off and slip one of my T-shirts onto her and she smiles. "Thank you." Her eyes slowly fall shut as I climb into bed and she wraps around me. "Thank you for today, I loved our date. We should do it more often." She giggles her head buried in my chest. "Of course doll. We can go on dates every night if you want to. At least until the babies come."

She nods against my chest and I can feel her smile. "I love you James." She giggles. "I love you so much more y/n." I kiss the top of her head and she falls back asleep instantly.