The Hero And The Thief [[Bucky Barnes]]

One Of His Girls

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Silence.

Everyone stopped talking and eating when I told them what I had done after escaping Hyrda. Their eyes were on me as I slurped my milkshake. Steve lifted his hand and took my drink away from me.

"You were a hooker?" Bucky asked, almost with disgust.

"Correction," I said, pointing my straw at him, "I was an escort. I didn't always sleep with the clients,"

"How did you get into that...business?" Tony asked.

I let out a shaky breath and ran my hands through my hair, "After I escaped Hyrda, I had nowhere to go. No one did. We lived on the streets for a few weeks,"

"How long?" Steve asked, sliding his hand onto my thigh. I looked up at him feeling the sympathy behind his eyes. Yet beside him, Bucky's glare was angry and I was feeling the jealousy radiating from him.

"How long are 2 years in weeks?" I asked quietly.

"104," Peter said and everyone turned to him, "What? She...oh. I am so sorry,"

"Don't worry about it, Spidey," I said, clearing my throat.

"Can I ask how old you were?" Nat asked.

I frowned, "To be honest, I don't remember much. When my parents were killed, I think I was like...8. But again, I don't remember the exact age. Hyrda took me and kept me for maybe 5 years? I...I really don't know the time frame. It wasn't something I wanted to remember,"

"You were a teen living on the streets?" Steve asked.

I nodded, "Yup! I mean, we found abandoned houses or factories to live in. When I was 16 Aiden found me and my friends, shoplifting from one of his shops. I thought that was it. We'd end up with bullets in our heads. Turns out he was in need of some new girls,"

"And how old was Aiden exactly?" Tony asked, crossing his arms, "I'm starting to dislike this man even more,"

"18. He had just taken over his dad's place after he was arrested," I said, "His dad, the one time I did meet him, he was soulless. Nothing behind his eyes and Aiden was the complete opposite and maybe I felt Aiden was going to save me," I sighed, "I suppose he did, in a way but not in the way I had wanted. I was infatuated with him. He was good-looking, smart and a total badass that treated me with respect...up until I was 18,"

No one said anything but Steve was rubbing his thumb on my thigh.

"Everything about him just screamed...fucking God," I laughed slightly, "It had to be the blue eyes and the Italian accent. Shit, I was ready to bend over backwards for him just to keep him happy,"

"And what happened when you were 18?" Bucky asked.

"I started working as one of his girls," I said, "He needed someone he trusted and I was that girl. My friends had no interest and he let them go but promised to look after them. Aiden never broke that promise,"

"He still looks after you?"

"Not the way you think, Bucky," I shook my head, "I worked for him. I was paid to keep rich, lonely men company on dates but I was never allowed to show them my real hair colour or eyes. That was something only Aiden could see. I didn't care. I was too blindsided by my love for him but meh. What can you do?"

"What made you leave?" Wanda asked.

I smiled slightly, "I found something I was better at. While Aiden always praised me and told me what a good girl I was, I didn't want to screw men for a living and didn't want to deal with Aiden's intense jealousy. He had a wife and-"

"Wait, wait," Tony said, "He had a wife and he still fucked you?"

I laughed, "Yeah. You could say I was a mistress. He got married when I turned 20 just to keep his gang and another gang in a truce. Instead of spending the night with her on his wedding night, he was in my night screwing me until we both passed out,"

I rubbed my face.

"Judge me all you want but it was what I wanted," I said quietly, "Scar saw how much he hurt me by marrying that woman, and we hooked up a few times. In the end, I said fuck it and told Aiden where to go and if he wanted to get his dick wet, then he'd have to use his wife,"

"I suppose he wasn't happy," Sam said.

"You could say that," I smirked, "The bastard held a gun to my head saying that he owned me and if I tried to escape he would kill me. I couldn't help but laugh in his face and I walked out. I did a few jobs here and there for him, sure. I was paid to steal things and that was as far as our new relationship was going. He tried to keep in contact but I shut him down. I didn't want my life to be in that sort of danger. I am grateful that he saved me that day and he knows that. He took me and my friends off the streets and gave us life,"

"And a lot of sex," I heard Bucky mutter and Wanda smacked him in the chest.

"It's true," I laughed, "Well, there you have it. Things that happened to me to end up in Hydra and what happened after, Hyrda. That's all you need to know for now,"

"I'm so sorry," Nat said, "Being thrown into that at such a young age. I understand,"

"It is what it is," I said and I looked at her, "Oh, and I lied,"

"About what?"

"That you weren't my friend," I winked at her and she giggled, "You guys aren't as bad as I thought,"

"What did you think we were like?" Peter asked.

"I've always been fond of you, Spidey," I winked at him and his face went bright red, "The others? Not so much,"

"What about Steve?" Tony smirked.

I turned to Steve and squidge his cheeks, "He's always been a cutie,"

"Thanks," Steve muttered.

"Not to mention a total daddy," I said, planting a big kiss on his lips and I heard Bucky scoff.

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