Fire starter (Ana X Bucky)

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TW -  Heavy NSFW/SMUT

Authors note : Again..not paying for therapy lol

(Cassia POV)

We didn't need to go to Vienna after the Stark facility. Why would we? The babies..I mean, the kids...were in the United States. We had seen them. They were teenage and I couldn't help but wallow in the fact that I missed them growing up. I was sitting in the lab getting more blood work done when James broke my thoughts.

"Alright, Shuri is on her way. She said she'll be here tomorrow and will have everything set up by tomorrow night." James nearly limps in. I had to bandage his waist from the two broken ribs he had, and bandage his arm adding a splint, because of the broken bone. He hadn't looked this weak since the day I sowed up his leg. 

"How is she?" Steve walked in looking at Bruce instead of me. He's been avoiding me since the facility. James walks up to me as Bruce places a bandage on my arm, tucking some hair behind my ear.

"She's getting older." Bruce nervously says. He finishes taking the blood and putting it away. "She needs some rest before tomorrow."

"I don't need rest, I'll be asleep for a while soon so.." Steve looked at me sternly now forcing me to stop speaking. 

"We'll make sure she gets sleep. Bucky." He nods to James who swiftly picks me up like a bride letting out a soft groan.

"ARE YOU INSANE?" I yell out "You're hurt, put me down!"

"You're right.." He growls frustratingly. Steve steps forward taking me from James. I sigh giving them both evil looks. "Now you don't have an excuse." I cross my arms over my chest and pout. 

"I'm perfectly capable of walking, I'm not an old lady you know." Steve tenses and James stops abruptly in front of us. I soften my face and try to apologize.

"I swear to god if you apologize again...." James says still looking away from me. I huff and pout again.

"You have gotten worse with old age" Steve says trying to make light of the situation. I hit his chest then feel myself shake with the laughter that rises off his chest. James doesn't laugh, he just holds the elevator open.

"Ha ha, says the two fossils. Don't look like that James, at least now we will be near each others age. Unless you like the age gap thing.." I give him a mischievous smirk. Steve tenses his grip on me. I look at him to see why, he looked frustrated, sad. James was right he still loves me. I decide to stay quiet all the way to the room. Last thing I wanted was to make Steve feel worse.

When in the room Steve carefully places me on the bed. He sighs looking at me. James clears his throat a bit noticing the stare. 

"Steve...' I call to him as he quietly walks out. He doesn't turn. He just looks back over his shoulder. "I'm sorry." Ana whispered.

"So am I" He said softly before closing the door behind him.

"Let's sleep baby." James leans down pulling the sheets up to slide in. He didn't care if his clothes were dirty. He just quietly laid next to me wrapping his arm around me tightly.

***

Waking up the next morning hurt. My body wasn't recovering from fights the way it used to. James was already up, setting the shower.

"Come clean up baby girl." I groaned slowly getting up. He noticed I wobbled a bit, taking fast steps towards me and holding my arm.

"I'm okay. Just, a bit tired." He tightens his eyebrows but doesn't let go, walking me to the bathroom. I didn't have the heart to tell him to stop helping me. I wanted to spend every second with him, and he seemed to want that too.