Fine Line (Bucky Barnes x OC)

Clarity

Early morning light streamed in through the crack in the curtain. The sun was just beginning to rise in the sky, painting the room in light golden hues. Bucky's eyes fluttered open and he instinctively reached out for Luna. She was usually wrapped around his body with her head snuggled into his chest, but not this morning. Her side of the bed was cold and empty.

Bucky sat up in the bed and looked around the room. The bathroom door was wide open and the door to the walk-in closet was closed. The room was silent and there was no noise coming from outside the bedroom door. He crawled out of the bed and left the bedroom to look for Luna. She hadn't tried to sneak out of the bed since they slept together a few nights ago. That night when they crawled in bed, Luna cuddled into his side immediately and fell asleep as he held her close. That's how it had been every night since. Waking up without her in his arms was odd.

"Shit!"

Bucky heard Luna curse from the kitchen as he rounded the corner. He leaned on the doorframe and watched her. She sat her coffee cup down on the counter and reached for a paper towel to clean up the puddle of spilt coffee from the floor. She was still wearing the shirt she had stolen from him the night before. A smile spread across his face as she grumbled about 'coffee abuse' while she wiped at the floor. Bucky crept up to her silently as she stood and poked her in the side, startling her. Luna turned quickly, eyes wide, and arms already poised to throw a punch. Her eyes narrowed when she saw the toothy grin spread across Bucky's face.

"Holy Mary Mother of God, iceman! What the fuck is wrong with you?"

"Doll, what are you doing up? The sun is barely over the horizon and you're already up making coffee."

"I woke up an hour ago and couldn't fall back to sleep, so I just went ahead and got up. I was about to go over the blueprints of the warehouses before we checked them out. Since you're up, do you wanna look at them with me?" Luna grabbed her cup and sipped from it as she waited for him to answer.

"Go ahead, doll. I need to call Steve and give him an update."

"Okay. I'll be upstairs if you need me."

Luna walked past him on her way to the stairs, but he stopped her.

"Aren't you forgetting something?" Bucky asked, placing his arms around her waist.

"Uh...good morning?" Luna's brow furrowed in confusion.

"That's not what I meant, LuLu." Bucky's voice was low and gravelly as he spoke.

His eyes flicked to her lips and she realized what he was asking for. Luna pushed up on her toes and placed her lips on his in a sweet kiss.

"Better?" She asked.

"For now." His mouth turned up in a half smile and he swatted her ass.

"Ow! That fucking stings!" Luna slapped his arm and wiggled out of his hold.

"Don't be a baby. It wasn't that hard." He rolled his eyes at her.

"You may be an old man, but you still have super strength and that shit hurts." Luna rubbed her hand across the spot he had hit.

"Want me to kiss it and make it better?" Bucky teased.

"Haha." Luna said humorlessly. "Damn, I have sex with you once and you turn into a total perv."

She turned and headed towards the stairs, but smirked into her coffee cup as she took a sip. She may seem annoyed, but she didn't mind how playful Bucky was being. It was nice and it made her feel wanted. She still had a niggling of doubt in the back of her mind telling her to be cautious, and she would be. But something in the way Bucky looked at her, as if she were a rare work of art meant to be admired, made her want to throw that caution to the wind and dive straight into him.