Appellations (Reader X Bucky)

And So It Begins

You met your boyfriend Matt while you were out partying with your friends in a bar in midtown Manhattan.
He was a conventionally attractive and a good 5 inches taller than you, his hair was mousey brown and his eyes looked like pools of honey.
His figure was muscular but not shredded, you could clearly tell he was conscious of how he looked.
His eyes locked onto yours, you smile and blush at the fact he had caught you looking at him, but regardless he made his way over to you.
You exchanged numbers and met up a few times after, eventually going on a couple of dates before making it official, it seemed like a whirlwind romance but you felt happy and comfortable around him.

That was 10 months ago and things were going well.

Matt had made his way up to the lounge of the tower to take you on a date, your brother Tony had agreed to give him access to the building.

He makes his way to your room.

"You ready babe?" he shouts from your bed to your bathroom as he's checking his phone.

"Yeah, i will be 5 more minutes," you shout back.

"Okay," he says a little frustrated, "just hurry up or we will lose our table. I'll wait for you in the car," he says loudly back to you as he leaves, slamming the door behind him, whether that was accidental or not you couldn't quite tell.

You roll your eyes at how dramatic he sounded and finish you last little bit of make up and exit your bathroom.
Your entire body tenses and your voice catches in your throat, "Ugh Barnes you scared the hell outta me! What are you doing?" you ask the rather large, muscular super soldier that had now taken up occupancy leaning in your doorway.

"I heard shouting then your door slamming and just wanted to check in on you," he replies.

"All is good Barnes, I'm just running a little late," you tell him as you grab your purse and squeeze past him in the door way.

Bucky had been at the tower for 6 months now and was settling in fast, it was good to see Steve so happy now that his best friend was around. 

"Still, he shouldn't be rushing you out the door, he should be waiting up here for you, with flowers," he says honestly.

"This isn't the 20's anymore Barnes," you playfully reply, "don't wait up," you say as you enter the elevator to leave.

He gives a soft laugh as the doors close between the two of you, "have a good night," he says into the air.

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Your dinner date with Matt was a little quiet, he seemed to be preoccupied with his phone.

"Everything okay?" you ask him.

"Hmm, what, yeah," he says finally looking up at you from across the table, "just the boys trying to get me to hang out with them tonight, but i told them I'm with you."

Your the kind of person who didn't want to stop others from doing something that they wanted to do, it made you feel guilty, "you can go hangout with them if you want, i don't mind," you lied, you did mind, kind of but you didn't want to stop him or be seen as a controlling girlfriend.

"Are you sure babe?" he says with glee in his tone, "i promise i will make it up to you."

"Yeah it's fine, were nearly done here now anyway and i could do with an early night," you lied again.

"Babe you're the best!" he grins.

He waves the waitress over and asks for the bill, which you pay for and the both of you head to his car. He drives you back to the tower, "thanks again babe," he says as your getting out the car, "I'll see you tomorrow," he says before speeding off.

You breathe in the nights air before entering the building and pressing the elevator buttons to take you to the top floor. As the doors ping open you see Bucky sitting in the lounge watching TV as he was most nights when you got home, "your home early," he states.

"Yeah," you huff a little, "he wanted to hang out with his guy friends."

Bucky could hear the disappointment in your voice, "this film has just started if you want to watch it with me? I can make us some popcorn?"

You half smile at his attempt to cheer you up, "sure thing Barnes, let me go get into my pajamas and i will be right back. Oh and don't forget...."

"(Fave/Flav) popcorn," Bucky finishes your sentence for you.

You head up to your room, change and remove your make up before tying your hair into a messy bun. When you returned back downstairs Bucky had the popcorn ready in a large bowl and had poured two sodas. You immediately B line for the popcorn and throw a few pieces in your mouth before sitting on the couch next to him, "so what's the film?" you say looking at the paused screen.

"Hot Fuzz."

"Sweet," you reply, sinking into the sofa eyes glued to the TV.

The two of you laugh and enjoy the film together until about an hour in and your eyes grow tired, your head finds its resting place on Bucky's shoulder as you drift off to sleep.

You woke up the next morning expecting to be next to Bucky but when you realized you were on your own a small knot tied in your stomach but you didn't know why exactly.
You remove the blanket that was wrapped around you and turn to see Tony making himself a coffee in the kitchen, "rough night?" he asks.

"Nah, I fell asleep watching a movie," you reveal as you rub your eyes. You stand up from the sofa and stretch before making your way to your room before anyone else saw you.

You shower and change and make your way down to the lounge ready for the day ahead.