Twice as Cute: Green Series 4 (Pre-Serum Omega!Steve and Alpha!Bucky Domestic AU

Eleven

"Okay," Steve said around a mouthful of avocado chocolate chip ice cream. Scrolling on his tablet, "Cooper?"

"Hmm," Bucky thought about it while he chewed his mouthful of chips and salsa. Suggesting, "Cody?"

Rubbing over his bump, Steve tried it out, "Cody Barnes. Cody Cooper Barnes. Cooper Barnes." Making a face, Steve decided, "Veto. To both."

Nodding, Bucky crossed out the names in his Expectant Omega Guide: Big Book of Baby Names. Scooping some salsa onto his, "Asher?"

"Eh," Steve noncommittedly answered.

While Bucky crossed that name out, he asked, "Mark?"

"Pass," Steve ate another mouthful of ice cream, trying to get some of the strawberry syrup. Scrolling through more names, he offered, "Liam?"

Bucky thought about it for a moment, "Liam Barnes. Here are my sons, Oliver and Liam."

"I'm putting that in the maybe pile," Steve decided, figuring that they could always go back to it later."

"Ya know," Bucky shifted in his seat on the sofa to get more comfortable, "This is a lot harder than it had been with Ollie."

"Maybe we should order takeout to see if that sparks anything," Steve teasingly suggested. Considering they came up with Oliver when deciding on what pizza toppings they should get, it made Steve wonder if they could strike gold twice.

"Isaiah?"

"Josiah?"

Bucky looked up at Steve, playfully narrowing his eyes as he asked, "Are you mocking me?"

Fighting a smile that wanted to tug at his lips, Steve shrugged, "Maybe."

"That's it," Bucky shoved the book off his lap and lunged at the omega. Immediately tickling Steve as he joked, "You think you can come into my life –"

"You begged me to be in your life!"

"– be adored by my family –"

"Don't be jealous just because they like me more," Steve breathlessly said, body tightening as his husband exploited all of his most ticklish spots.

"– spend the rest of your life married to my ugly ass –"

"James Buchanan, you take that back!"

"– have my adorable pups –"

"They're adorable because of – Bucky STOP!"

Instantly, Bucky pulled his hands back and looked at Steve's body in concern, "What? What's wrong?"

Face burning in his embarrassment, Steve pushed himself off the floor, rushing for the bathroom as he explained, "I just peed myself, jerk!"

From the living room, Bucky's laughter could be heard. Steve quickly emptied the rest of his bladder and cleaned up before leaving the bathroom. Figuring that he'd have a spot on the carpet to clean up, but thankfully, when he made it back to the living room, there wasn't a spot.

"No more tickling me," Steve warned, sitting on the sofa.

"No more tickling," Bucky chuckled, agreeing.

"And just so we're clear –" Steve tilted Bucky's face up so he was looking at him "– our kids are cute because of you, and there's no way you're going to make me think otherwise."

"I guess we're just going to have to agree to disagree," Bucky smirked, pressing a kiss to Steve's hand.

Playfully rolling his eyes, Steve got back to his tablet. Scrolling through more names while Bucky picked up the baby name book and took the seat beside Steve on the sofa.

"Gage?" Steve asked. "It says it means, 'oath,' and, 'pledge.'"

"Too close to Gabe. And we don't need to go and give him a big head."

Steve shook his head but moved on. Looking over the different names on his screen. Trying to find the one that would fit their little cookie best. Or at least some maybe names that they could choose between once they met him.

"Kalel?" Steve offered, "It's supposed to mean, 'star chi–'"

With Bucky's laughter, Steve's brows furrowed as he looked over at his spouse. After all, he had suggested it because of how into science fiction the alpha was. However, it seemed as though Bucky could barely breathe from laughing so hard.

"What? What did I miss?" Steve asked, brows furrowed despite the smile tugging at the corners of his lips.

"Kalel," Bucky continued laughing. Steve didn't get it though, so the alpha elaborated, "Kal-El. As in Clark Kent, aka, Superman."

"Oh," Steve chuckled, "In that case, I veto. Don't need our kids to have a harder time."

Kissing Steve's temple, Bucky agreed, "How do you feel about..."

Steve's mind tuned his husband out as his gaze fixated on a name on his tablet's screen. Just like it had with Oliver, this name clicked. It felt so right. And even though he felt bad for not listening to Bucky, Steve couldn't help but suggest, "Finley. Finn, for short."

For a moment, Bucky sat there quietly as he mulled the name over. Steve hoped that it clicked for Bucky the same way it had for himself. Especially since Steve doubted that any other name would feel so right.

Leaning over, Bucky pressed his lips to Steve's bump in a kiss before pulling back and asking the fetus, "How's that sound, huh? Are you a Finley? A Mr. Finley Alexander?"

And if they were waiting for a kick from their unborn son, it didn't come. So, Bucky decided, "No objections!"