A Little Calm...

Apology Gift

At Last - Etta James

Placing your keys in the bowl, you exhale loudly before hearing the low thud of Bucky's boots coming from the bedroom.

Bucky
"Hey, how'd it go?"

Y/n
"Uh, good, good... but um-"

Bucky
"Did they figure out what's making you sick?"

Y/n
"Yeah they did, and it's nothing serious, but listen we need to-"

Bucky
"Thank god! Before you say anything else though, I have a surprise..."

Y/n
"Okay..."

You watch as he goes to the door and picks up his jacket and keys.

Bucky
"Come on."

Y/n
"Where are we going??"

Bucky
"You'll see!"

Once you're downstairs, you both get in the car and Bucky hands you a scarf.

Y/n
"What am I doing with this?"

Bucky
"You are blindfolding yourself."

You do so with a skeptical smile.

Y/n
"Okay weirdo... but you're cleaning it up if I get car sick."

Driving off into the street, you have no sense of direction. You're driving for about 25 minutes before the car pulls to a stop and Bucky gets out to grab your door. Leading you out by the hand, with another on your waist, you walk a few paces before he whips off the scarf.

Bucky
"Ta da!"

You look up at the three floor detached paradise before you. You take a look around first to see beautiful patches of lawn between you and the next houses.

Y/n
"What is this?"

Bucky
"This is Fury's way of trying to help. He set Barton up a while back so that he could keep his private life private."

You turn your head round in astonishment at Bucky, who's taken a step back to watch your reaction.

Y/n
"This is ours??"

Both of you with a growing smile, Bucky nods and starts to move closer again to whisper in your ear.

Bucky
"Do you wanna see inside?"

Excitedly, you nod, not taking your eyes off the beautiful architecture. Once again leading you by the hand, Bucky pulls a single key from his pocket and walks you up the steps to the large, red front door.
Pushing the door open, Bucky watches your every expression when you see the interior. It appears empty, but still just presents itself as a blank canvas, ready for someone to move in.

Bucky
"What do you think?"

Y/n
"It's beautiful... but I don't get it, why would Fury do this?"

Bucky
"I guess he felt bad for pushing the program on you. You wanted a normal life, so he's trying to help you get as close to it as possible."

Y/n
"That's quite the change of heart."

Bucky
"Ready for the tour?"

You turn around and place your arms around his neck as he places his on your waist.

Y/n
"What about the other place? We just took out a mortgage, the deal was nearly closed."

Bucky
"We can cancel, and it's not too late to back out. This place is already owned by Fury's people so we just have to sign the papers to put it in our name. But only if that's what you want."

You look around the room for a second in jestful contemplation.

Y/n
"I guess, maybe, I could learn to live here."

You smile wildly at each other before sharing a loving kiss, him lifting you off the ground slightly.

Bucky
"Okay, I'll show you the upstairs."