Doll. // Bucky Barnes X OC

TWO

Steve and Melany stood outside the lab doors. They decided to talk about how they would tell Bruce about their relationship, which took some convincing from Melany to slow down a little bit. Steve was so excited to hear Melany wanted to tell her dad about them, he forgot about the fact there could be some consequences.

"You ready?" Steve squeezed her hand in his.

She nodded, taking a deep breath and putting in the code to the door. It unlocked and they stepped inside. She let go of Steve's hand as they walked through. "Dad?"

"Yes?" He looked up from his glasses, taking them off as he spun around in his chair. He'd been looking at Bucky's files, to try and find the best way to help him. "Oh, hey Steve." Bruce smiled, giving him a small smile before looking back at his daughter.

"Can we talk to you?" Melany asked. She started fiddling with her hands. She was not going along with their plan at all.

"Sure. Is everything okay? You play with your hands when you're nervous." Bruce immediately took notice of her shift in behavior compared to that morning. She stopped, placing her hands on her sides.

"Yeah, everything's fine." She gave him a nervous smile, looking over at Steve. "Well, uhm..." Bruce looked at her, acting confused. "Steve and I—" She reached out for his hand, he took it. "We're kinda... Together." She gave a weak smile to her father.

"Yeah." Bruce shrugged. "What else?"

"Wait." Steve furrowed his brow. "You knew?"

Bruce nodded. "I've been waiting for one of you to tell me." He smiled, standing up and walking over to them. "I knew within the first week." He laughed.

Melany glared at him.

"What?" Bruce looked offended. "He's a great guy! Why do you think I didn't mention it?" He looked at Steve. "But, if you hurt her, I won't be afraid to go green on you." He joked, holding out his hand.

Steve took it, shaking it. "Right. Thank you, sir".

Bruce nodded, giving them a smile. "You picked a good one, Mel." He walked back over to the desk he was already working at. "But, was there something else?"

"Uhh.. no." Melany stuttered, still a little confused. "You knew, this whole time?"

Bruce nodded. "If you're just gonna stand there, you can go. I'll call you when I need you." He waved them out of the lab.

Steve chuckled, pulling Melany out of the lab. She still had a look of confusion on her face. "Honey." Steve grabbed her face. She looked into his blue eyes. "This is good." He smiled, kissing her forehead.

She smiled, pulling him into a hug. "I wish he would've said something if he knew." She giggled.

"Maybe." Steve chuckled, his arms wrapped around her waist, he looked down at her as she released from the hug. "Does this mean I can take you out on a proper date, Mel?" He smiled, biting the inside of his cheek.

She smiled and nodded. "I think it does." She giggled, placing her hands on his chest.

"Okay, what about tonight?" He pressed.

"Sure." She gave him a grin.

"Good." He pressed a soft kiss to her lips. "I'll pick you up at 7?"

She nodded, kissing him once more before pulling away from him. She checked her phone. "Go train, Thor is waiting for you." She smiled up at her official boyfriend.

"Okay, hon." He pressed a kiss to her forehead as he walked past her. "I'll see you tonight. Wear something fancy." He smiled back at her before rushing down the steps and going to the training facility of the compound.