the one where sh*t happens

Chapter Twenty-One

*y/n pov*
"Hello Bucky."
He stared between me, Sam and Peter.
"What the hell is this?" he asked, sitting up on the couch.
"Someone answer me!" He stood up, enraged that no one said anything.
"Miss me?" I finally spoke again, and he came over, pushing my neck back with his hand until I hit the wall behind me.
"Bucky let her go" Sam warned.
"I told you this would happen" Peter sighed as they both tried to pull Bucky off me.
After they both failed, he let go for himself.
"Who the hell do you think you are?" Bucky spat.
"Don't pretend like you don't know me."
"I don't know you. Maybe, you look vaguely like someone I used to love. USED TO! But you, you're a different person."
"I'm still the same person."
"NO! You changed. Because the person I LOVED, she would never, EVER leave me."
"I'm sorry."
"Tell me. What happened to the person I loved? The person I know loved me back." He had his hands on my shoulders now, and he shook me vigorously as he asked the last question.
"She's right here" I whispered.
His face was so close to mine I could feel him breathing down on my forehead. I smelt his cologne for the first time in forever. I felt at home.
His hands moved from my shoulders to my neck. His fingers found the chain of my necklace, and he pulled it out from underneath my t-shirt.
"You still wear it?" He whispered into my ear.
"Never took it off."
He opened the locket and looked at the photos inside.
I looked up at him as he stared at the necklace. I gently kissed his chin, and paused for his reaction. His gaze met mine; he didn't step away.
I kissed him again, briefly on the lips this time, but didn't get the chance to pull back as his lips pressed against mine.
We gradually moved to the kitchen, where he lifted me up onto the counter and we continued to make out with each other.

*narrator pov*
Peter and Sam still stood in the other room.
"I've gotta say I'm not surprised it happened that quickly" Peter remarked.
They stared at the closed kitchen door for a moment.
"You WHAT?!" A yell sounded from the other room.
"And I'm not surprised it ended just like that" Sam shrugged and he walked to the room they were in.
"Why didn't you tell me?!" you screamed at Bucky.
"Because it wasn't important!" Bucky groaned back.
"Uh kinda is! How did you just fail to mention you have a girlfriend!"
"Because I was focused on more important things" Bucky tried to hold your hand, but you smacked it away.
You looked down at him as you were still sat on the countertop. "Who is she? And how long?"
"... 8 months" Bucky hesitated.
"EIGHT WHOLE MONTHS?! For fucks sake Buck."
"Ok language" Sam said "there are children nearby."
"Did you ever cheat on me?" y/n stared intensely at Bucky.
"Excuse me?"
"You heard what I said."
"How can you even ask that?" Bucky asked, extremely pissed off.
"That's not a no."
"NO! I didn't cheat on you y/n. I loved you too much."
"So you don't love..." you paused waiting for a name.
Bucky stayed quiet, so Sam unhelpfully chimed in "Sharon. Sharon Carter."
"I'm going to kill you later" Bucky glared at him.
"Sharon Carter?" you smiled.
"I'm sorry" Bucky said.
"No. No. I'm sorry" you smirked "don't let me get in the way of you and... Sharon Carter."
You got up and walked out the door, and Peter ran after you.
"Hey, who's Sharon Carter?" Peter asked innocently.
"She's a bitch" you smiled.
"Bitch!" A young voice sounded behind you.
"Crap" you said.
"Crap" another child mimicked you.
"Y/n!" Sam yelled from the other room. He had obviously heard.
"Run?" Peter suggested.
"Definitely" you agreed, and you ran towards the beach together.
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"Y/n? Peter?"
You had been sat on the beach since you left Sam's house.
Peter had fallen asleep in your lap, while you watched the sun go down.
You watched the oranges and the pinks in the sky bounce across the water.
Bucky spotted you and came up behind you.
"Come on I'm taking you home."
"You're taking me home?" you questioned without taking your eyes off the sunset.
"Yeah. Well, to my home."
"Is that so?"
"Mhm." Bucky sat down next to you.
You looked at him, then down at Peter. "I guess we can't stay here all night."
"No. You can't."
You dropped your head onto his shoulder. He put his arm around you and pulled you closer.
You shifted slightly, not wanting to wake Peter, who was still sleeping in your arms. You stroked his hair as Bucky played with yours.
"I really did miss you" Bucky said.
"I know" you replied.
"What, you're not going to say it back?"
"Do I need to?"
"It would be nice to hear it for once."
You paused.
"I missed you too."
"I know" he chuckled. "Come on. We seriously need to go now."
"Oh we seriously need to go?" you teased "like really seriously?"
He laughed as he stood up.
"Get up. Let's go" he complained.
You looked down at Peter "I don't want to wake him."
Bucky sighed but didn't pause before bending over and gently picking Peter up. Peter stirred, but remained asleep as his head rested on Bucky's shoulder.
Bucky used one arm to hold him around the waist, and offered his other one out to you.
You smiled as he pulled you up.
"What?" He asked as you continued smiling after you started walking.
"Nothing. Just thinking about how the mighty Winter Soldier is actually a real cutie who can be really sweet" you winked and gestured at Peter in his arms.
"Stop being a pain in the ass" he rolled his eyes at you.
"Speaking of a pain in the ass, how's Sharon?"
He rolled his eyes again "she's not a pain in the ass."
You raised an eyebrow.
"Most of the time" he finished.
You looked to your feet and started kicking stones as you walked.
"So is it serious?"
"I don't know. She's said 'I love you', but I've never said it back. But I don't know. We've been together for a while now."
"So you're going to stay with her?"
Bucky looked at you, still staring at the floor and hitting the pebbles with your feet.
"Yeah I guess so" he replied. "I don't think I have a reason not to."
Me, you thought, but didn't have the guts to say out loud.
Little did you know, Bucky's head was thinking 'except you'. Over and over.
You could finally see Bucky's car. You opened the back door and he lay Peter down across the backseat.
You went to climb in after him, but Bucky put his arm out in front of you.
"You're not sitting in the front with me?" he asked.
"I... no. I'll sit with Peter. And besides, you don't want to risk your girlfriend seeing and getting jealous."
He laughed, but moved his hand so you could get in.
You pulled the door closed as Bucky walked around to his seat.
As he drove home, he kept looking in the rear-view mirror, checking on you constantly. He smiled as he watched you try to stay awake, but you eventually dozed off and fell asleep next to Peter.
When he pulled up outside his apartment block, Peter awoke in the backseat, with his head in your lap. He sat up and took in his surroundings.
His eyes met Bucky's in the mirror, before Bucky got out the car and opened the door next to Peter. He got out, and turned back to get y/n.
"I'll get her" Bucky stopped him. He stepped aside and Bucky lifted you in the same way he had lifted Peter before.
You woke up slightly, enough to wrap your legs around Bucky's waist and to slowly reach your arms around him. He laughed quietly and you smiled as you fell back asleep in his arms.
Peter raised an eyebrow when he saw Bucky smell your hair. Bucky noticed and gave his signature death glare, so Peter backed off.
They started walking into the building and up the stairs.
Bucky held y/n tighter as you had completely passed out and lost your grip by the time you got to his front door.
"Can you knock?" Bucky asked, and Peter knocked gently on the door.
A blonde haired woman answered.
"Hey Buck... and who's this?"
"Hi I'm Peter Parker." He held out his hand for her to shake.
She took it and nodded "Sharon Carter."
"You remember y/n" Bucky added as he carried you into the apartment.
He carried you to the guest room and put you down on the bed, and kissed you on the forehead. Luckily, Sharon didn't notice as she was still talking to Peter.
"I hope it's ok, them staying here tonight? Sorry I didn't tell you" Bucky apologised as he walked back into the main room.
"That's ok" Sharon said.
"Hey kid. She's in there" Bucky pointed to the room "and bathroom's down the hall. I'm guessing your going to stay with her?"
"Yeah. Thanks for letting us stay" Peter hurried off.
"Mind telling me who they are now?" Sharon asked, kissing Buck on the cheek.
"The boy is Spider-Man. And she's his best friend" he said looking towards the guest room.
"Okay. Why are they here?"
"I ran into them at Sam's. They wouldn't make it home tonight so I said they could stay here."
"But why would you do that? You don't normally help people..."
"They're kids. I'm not heartless."
"Arguable."
"I'm tired. I'll see you when you come to bed" Bucky sighed and walked off.