Appellations (Reader X Bucky)

The Baby Blue MG

Your heart was still racing from yours and Bucky's interaction, you needed a distraction.

"Hey, now your here, let me show you that baby blue 1945 MG," you say jumping from the counter and heading out your room.

Bucky follows you down to the garage, you put your 8 digit pin into the keypad which clicks the door open. The automatic lights switch on illuminating your vast amount of cars, you hear a, "whoa," from Bucky behind you which makes you smile. There was everything from a British Mini to a Jeep Wrangler to a Bugatti, but of course he makes his was over to his dream car.

"Look at this," he smiles gleefully as he walks around checking it out. You head to the cabinet, pick the keys off the hook and walk over to the two of them.

"It's a shame we can't go out for a test drive, but you can start her up and hear her sing," you offer as you pass him the keys.

He takes them and starts her up. The panels and dials come alive and the motor was a gentile purr, Bucky was enthralled by it. You remember back when you got excited about your first car, looking to Bucky as he switches it off, "you can take her out whenever you want."

He looks at you to see if you were joking or not.

"But if you damage her, your fixing her," you inform him.

"I wouldn't dare."

After showing him some of the other cars he was interested in you head up to the open plan kitchen/living room.

"Let's make some food," you offer.

You open the pantry to see what kind of canned foods were available to eat. There wasn't much choice.

"Can I interest you in some baked beans on toast?" you ask Bucky as you grab the bread from the freezer.

He smiles, "sure."

"Sorry there's not much in, it's been a while since any of us have been here," you apologise.

"Don't worry, I've had alot worse and a lot less on some missions I got put on."

You make the food and place Bucky's plate infront of him and take the barstool seat next to him, "how do you think their getting on?" Meaning your brother and friends.

"I'm sure there doing just fine."

"It just sucks I'm not at the tower to help them when they get back."

"Don't worry Dr. Cho will be there for them if they need it," he re assures you, "and you can call Tony as soon as F.R.I.D.A.Y gives us the all clear they've finished the mission."

You nod your head in acceptance as you finish off your lack luster meal. Bucky clears the plates, you head over to the lounge and flick through the news channels.

"And earlier on today civilians witnessed a high speed car chase involving 3 vehicles." the image of the news presenter changes to video footage of you speeding through the streets, recorded on a stranger's phone.
"Police retrieved one of the vehicles from Harlem river shortly after, a body is still yet to be recovered."

Bucky walks to the side of you, "so much for trying to fake your death. When they don't find a body he will realise you weren't in the car to begin with," the news reader changes stories and you turn the TV off, "hopefully the team will be back before then and we can close in on him."

Bucky always had the right words to say to help you stop worrying. You relax down onto the sofa and open a drawer on the coffee table, "wanna play a game?" you say in a bad jigsaw voice.

He looks at you a little confused.

"It's from a popular horr..."

"I know what its from, I'm 104, I'm not dead," he says sassily, as he sits next to you, "and it was a terrible impression," he chuckles at you.

You roll your eyes, "so we've got Scrabble, Monopoly or Snakes and ladders?"

"Luckily I know how to play all of those," he replies, "I know I won't be able to beat you at Scrabble or Monopoly so let's leave it to chance and play Snakes and Ladders."

"Why do you think you won't beat me at either of those?"

"Don't you have an IQ of 156?"

Whenever you got stumped by a problem Tony would tease you, as any big brother would, about the 30 points between you and him, Bucky must know Tony's IQ is 186 from reading his file and therefore know you would be 156.

"I might," you blush.

"Then yeah, I'd like to play Snakes and Ladders."

After an intense game Bucky finally won even though you were only 2 spaces behind him, you pouted in annoyance.

"Awww don't be a sore loser," he mocks as he nudges your shoulder with his, causing you to fake frown even harder. Bucky laughs and takes chin in his hand as he leans in for a kiss.

"There, that's better," he says as you smile back at him.

"Do you want to watch a film?" he asks, "take your mind off losing," he playfully mocks again.

Your expression turns to a surprised shock, "yeah but you can make the popcorn," you barter.

He chuckles as he gets up and head over to the kitchen. You turn on the TV to see what films were playing, finally settling on one that you hadn't seen. You walk over to the cabinet at the other side of the living room and grab a cluster of pillows and a weighted fluffy blanket, you arrange them to make the sofa even softer and squishier.
Bucky joins you after making the popcorn, you place the blanket over the two of you and nuzzle your head under his arm, laying half of your body on his with your head resting on his chest. You try to watch the film but your entranced by Bucky's heartbeat and steady breathing, it was melodic and the more you concentrated on it the heavier your eyes grew.