Triangle of Three

Chapter 22

Buckys POV**

I heard her walk into the room. Her walk was more confident than I remember.

"Ok, seriously what the hell is going on?" I almost couldn't move from the sound of her voice. My Josie.

I got up and faced the woman of my dreams "hi Josie long time no see." She was absolutely more gorgeous than the last time I saw her. I sucked in a breath. I couldn't believe how gorgeous she was. My eyes wandered down her clothes and my eyes rested on her hand. She took my ring off. 

She stared at me for a while and turned to Steve "Steve please take me to my room now." Steve looked at her with wide eyes. You could tell he was nervous. Wonder why. It's not like they're dating she's with Loki last I saw. I watched that smug god fuck my fiance. Well, ex-fiance... I will skin him alive and cut his dick off next time I see him. It was after that interaction of them fucking I decided to ask King T'Challa if I was able to go back to her. She was choosing wrong. 

Steve hesitated "Josie are you sure.. maybe we should stay and listen.." I knew I could count on Steve to be in my corner. We have been friends for a lifetime. 

I looked into the window and could see her eyes burned red. Despite her hands now burning she sounded calm "I don't care what that person has to say. He's dead to me." with that she walked out of the room melting the door in the process. Steve called after her but I told him to let her go. "It can be a lot to see someone you thought was dead." 

Steve walked over and punched me square in the face drawing blood from my lip. I turned my head back to meet his eyes. I wiped the blood with my thumb from my bottom lip squinting my eyes at him "Would you care to explain?"

His eyes went wide like I was an idiot "Are you serious? You put her through so much shit Buck. She lost your baby. She lost you. She blamed herself. She tried to kill herself! You expected her to what hug you marry you?"

Well, that stung. I had no idea she went through so much. I watched from a distance she seemed happy. I crossed my arms and turned away walking back to my chair. I stood by my seat while talking "She has the avengers I knew she wasn't going to be alone. If I knew she was going through it like that I would have tried to come back sooner. It took a good three months after to heal and then five months to reprogram my mind. The arm was a gift." I turned my arm around marveling at its craftsmanship.  

Steve didn't even look at me. He was acting really strange and protective but I get it. He felt he has to step up since we were so close I'm sure Josie took comfort in that. He addressed the king instead of me or acknowledging me. "I apologize for the rude behavior on my end. Josie was well deserved for her outburst. Would you care to explain what is going on?" He took a seat at the table while the king talked to him. 

I ignored the conversation it was things I already knew. Josie healed me enough. Nick Fury found me in the rubble struggling to breathe. Next thing I knew I was waking up in a weird place with lights all around and a panther looking at me. All I could think about was Josie alone in her room with Loki. I wonder if he's up there now with her. 

Josies pov**

I can't believe he would show up now. Of all the days of all the times to show up in the last three years he picks now? I am happy. I am moving on and in with steve. Why would he feel now is the right time? How is he even alive I felt his lifeless body. I watched him die. My head was spinning so fast I had no idea how to handle all this information at once. I started to feel dizzy, tired, and hungry all at once.

I walked into the hall to make my way to the kitchen just as Loki was leaving his room with a book in his hand. He was reading? "The god of mischief reads?"