Help Me To Heal

The Wedding

"So, we're agreed on Sunday?"

It was the morning after Steve's funeral and Lexie and Bucky were sat at the breakfast bar in the kitchen discussing wedding plans.

"Yeah, I think it's perfect" Bucky smiled at her "what about where?"

"Well, I don't think we're going to be able to get an actual wedding venue on such short notice, so I was thinking out by the lake?"

"I love it doll. You know the first time I ever saw you, you were standing by the lake in the sunshine, the sun reflecting off the water and on to you made you look like an angel. You looked so beautiful that for a brief moment, I truly hated Steve" he chuckled fondly at the memory.

"I remember that" she laughed "wasn't I cleaning bird shit off of the bench? I can't have looked that good"

"You were, and oh yes you did. You were leaning over and I saw right down your shirt" he winked at her

"Buck!! You're joking?!"

"I'm not" he laughed, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear "it was a pale blue blouse if I remember rightly, and you were wearing a white see through bra"

Lexie buried her face in her hands "oh my god, I'm so embarrassed"

He laughed loudly, pulling her hands away from her face "I've seen you naked many many times since then sugar, why are you embarrassed about me seeing down your shirt?"

"I don't know" she shrugged "I was supposed to make a good first impression on you"

Bucky waggled his eyebrows suggestively "oh baby you made a very good first impression. I mean, I'm marrying you aren't I?"

"You pervert" she laughed, shoving him "Ok back to wedding planning. I don't know how we're going to get someone out to marry us by the lake at such short notice"

"I have actually been thinking about this already.." Bucky chewed his lip nervously "it um.. it wouldn't feel right having anyone other than Steve as my best man, but Sam is.. well he's alright I guess. So I was thinking what if he went on one of those websites and got ordained and he married us?"

"Bucky that's an amazing idea!!"

"You think he'd do it?"

"You kidding? He gets to be the center of attention and do all the talking, it's got Sam written all over it!"

"yup, you're right." He laughed "What about guests?"

"I don't want many people, to be honest I don't think we have many people to invite do we? Obviously Sam, Sarah and the boys and Bruce?"

"What about Tony's wife and daughter?"

"Pepper? No, me and Pepper don't really see eye to eye. She always suspected I was trying to get my claws in Tony or was using him for just his money or something"

"Fair enough, then that's our list, they're all we need"

"I think you should call Sam and ask him to marry us, it will mean more coming from you"

Bucky sighed dramatically "fine, but I have one condition"

"What is it?"

"I know it's only a small, private wedding, but.. I want you to wear a proper wedding dress. I really want to see you in a real wedding dress"

"Really?"

"Really sweetheart, you'll look so beautiful and I don't want to miss out on that"

"Ok, you've got yourself a deal Barnes. You'll be wearing a suit right?"