Forever and Always

Chapter 24

The next morning I woke up groggy. I didn't have a headache but waking up seemed just a little harder. I sat up wondering why I was still in my dress but feeling really uncomfortable that I wasn't in sweats. I got up and went to Steve's drawer to change into one of his shirts and a pair of my sweatpants. I walked into the bathroom surprised to see my makeup was off. I washed my face, brushed my teeth and brushed my hair. Deciding to put my hair up in a messy bun before leaving the room. I walked out into the living room and was surprised to see Alice. "Alice?!" She turned around on the couch and smiled at me. "Babe!" She got up and we met in the middle to hug. I looked at her and smirked, "Is that Bucky's shirt?" she blushed and nodded. "I need the details, did you eat?" She shook her head and followed me to the island taking a seat as I walked around the counter to make us breakfast. "You're the best wingman ever" I raised a brow at her, "I don't remember..." she laughed waving her hand in the air as I turned around to break some eggs in a bowl knowing she'd let me know what happened.

"We both had quite a few drinks but you always go the extra step. Anyway you introduced us and we just hit it off. Like you said he's a really sweet guy and he's amazing in bed" I turned to her, "You are crazy!" she rolled her eyes, "Yeah but you left with Captain right after so I can only imagine what you two were up too" she said in a singing tone. I put toast in the toaster before turning around and leaning on the counter facing her. "I honestly don't remember anything after you and I got up from the bar" she chuckled, shaking her head, "wait, Tony let Bucky have a room here?" she nodded, 'yeah after you and Steve left people started leaving, not everyone wanted to stay at the tower. I was kinda tipsy but still knew what was going on. I remember seeing Tony and Bucky hugging before he came over to me to lead me into one of the spare rooms" I held up my hands, "Wait woah, Tony and Bucky were hugging?" she nodded, "Yeah, uh don't forget about the food" she pointed behind me. A curse slipped past my lips as I refocused on our food. Plating it and walking around the counter to sit next to Alice. "Did you see Steve this morning?" She finished eating a bit of food. "Yeah, Buck and I were in the common room when he waltzed in. He said he needed Bucky and said that he didn't want you to be alone when you woke up, hence why I came in" I started eating my food, "It's so weird being back here." she looked at me, "After everything you told me, yeah I'd feel weird too" We finished our breakfast, cleaning up. "Did you need pants or something?" Alice nodded and followed me into the room where I gave her a pair of sweatpants. "Look at us, matching sweats and our mens shirts" Alice giggled like a schoolgirl making me shake my head fondly at my best friend.

"Let's venture to the common room and see what's going on" I suggested as she agreed happily. We went down to the common room to find it completely empty. "I can't imagine where everyone is" Alice took a seat on the couch as I walked around the common room looking out to the balcony and then walked back over to Alice taking a seat leaning my back against the armrest. I took out my phone as Alice was browsing through movies on the tv. I decided to text Steve, 'Hey sweets where are you' I put my phone down and smiled at Alice. "Soooo" I knew it was going to come up eventually. She looked at me and raised a brow, "How good was Bucky" we both laughed, it felt like I was back in highschool talking about a silly little crush we had. "He's gentle and he wanted to explore my body, he didn't just want to have sex ya know' I nodded my head, 'you think the metal arm would be uncomfortable but it made me feel.... safe. I'm not sure if that makes sense but it was like he savored every little noise and movement. It was just really refreshing after always meeting guys that wanted one thing and didn't care about the after." I smiled, "they're very old school" we both chuckled again. "The best part was that after I went to leave thinking that was it but he wanted nothing more than for me to stay. I don't know, it was just so nice." my heart swelled for Alice.

To me, Alice is one of the best people I have ever met and I want nothing but the best for her. It's way too early to tell if she and Bucky would even get along for the long run but it would be amazing for her to find someone that truly cares about her. "I really hope it works out" I took her hand in mine. "You deserve the world" she smiled gratefully at me before bringing me in for a hug. My phone buzzed and I leaned back to look at it. It was from Steve, 'Hey my love, I asked Phil to pick you and Alice up at noon to bring you back to the compound. Dress casually formal. Love you forever' I responded with an okay love you always before showing the text to Alice. "Oooh let's get you all dolled up for Mr. America" she wiggled her eyebrows making me laugh. She grabbed my hand and led me back to the elevator to my room. "I think we should pick a cute dress, hair down because the curls in your hair are so pretty, maybe just a bit of mascara, blush and lipstick." I shook my head, "okay you can style me today" she turned around, "I'm also taking an outfit" I nodded, taking a seat on the bed and letting her gather up everything for me.