Getting up the next morning, you groaned at how warm you felt. You knew your fire abilities were licking to come to the surface, but you were also enveloped in Bucky's arms with the wolves all curled into your back. You pushed the blanket away from your face and took in some fresh air with a huge gulp. Blue was beside your face and he started wagging his tail loudly against Bucky's stomach.
"Hey little man" you sighed happily, giving him a small kiss on the tip of his nose.
"Is it time to get up mama?" he asked quickly.
"Time to get up" you confirmed and wriggled in Bucky's strong embrace. Bucky woke up with a bit of start, and smiled once he saw that you were awake. "Time to get up sleepy head" you sang softly.
"I don't want to get up," he huffed. "I want to stay in bed with you" he pulled you up to nuzzle your cheek with his beard. You gave a giggle and wriggled against his body again.
"I have to go shopping today, and you have your fitting" you reminded him, finally getting up out of bed and you headed to the door and opened it. All of the pack jumped up and ran out the door.
"Why don't you stay home with me?" Bucky asked with a hopeful gleam in his eye.
"I have to go for my dress fitting, and it's bad luck for you to be a part of that" you rolled your eyes at him. "Someone is feeling needy today"
"I'm always needy when it comes to you" he came up behind you and wrapped his arms around you, nuzzling into your neck.
"Bucky" you giggled, standing still for a moment.
"Come on, it's just one day" his lips nipped at your collarbone.
"The wedding is in less than a month, we need to get ready for it" you hummed happily in his arms.
"Fine, but only because it's for the wedding" he finally dropped his hands from you and you hightailed it to the bathroom, quickly closing the door behind you to make sure he didn't follow you in. You went about your business, before taking a quick shower. You stood in front of the mirror with the towel wrapped around you and started on your makeup when Bucky opened the door with a slight glower on his face.
"What's wrong baby?" you asked quickly, in the middle of putting on your eyeshadow.
"You've been gone too long" he huffed and came in to sit up on the counter and watch you as you continued putting on your makeup.
"I'll be gone for a few hours today," you reminded him. "You'll be so busy, you won't notice," you added quickly.
"I'm already noticing," he huffed again.
"Are you still being a grumpy pants because you aren't on missions?" you raised an eyebrow delicately.
"I just feel like I can be doing something more," he admitted, his eyes a little downcast.
"Once we are done going over the data, my love, you will be back out in the field again. It will be too soon for my liking" you stopped to give him a soft kiss on the cheek.
"Not soon enough" he sighed heavily, watching you as you put on your eyeliner.
"You're distracting me" you looked at him after a moment.
"You're distracting. All you're wearing is a towel, and I know we have time for a quickie before breakfast" he smirked. "If you weren't doing your makeup" he added.
"You can have me tonight if you can find a babysitter" you giggled, trying to focus.
"Don't tease me doll, you know I want you" his voice went down an octave, and you looked at him already dressed in his burgundy Henley, and his dark blue jeans.
"Get a babysitter" you winked at him and he jumped off the counter quickly, making his way out of the room. You had to suppress a giggle watching him move out of the room so fast. You finished your makeup and made your way to the closet to pick out a pink dress with white lace undergarments. You quickly got changed and went to the balcony to whistle for the pack to come back in. Cloud and Melody were helping to herd the pups up the steps who were coming slowly, but surely. You waited for everyone to come inside before grabbing your purse and leading the way to the dining room.
"I'm so excited to go shopping!" Wanda exclaimed excitedly as you sat down at the table.
"I've cleared my schedule for the entire day," Pepper nodded happily. "We have your entire day planned"
"I just need to focus on my dress first, and some fall clothes" you looked over your shoulder to see Bucky coming in with Steve who was having a good laugh, grasping the left side of his chest at something that Bucky had said.
"Are we looking at maternity clothes?" Nat asked as Steve and Bucky sat down.
"I think we will have to" you rubbed your small bump. "I mean, it's only going to grow and I'd rather have the room to do that"
"Oh this is so exciting!" Wanda was nearly dancing in her seat.
"Steve is babysitting the whole pack tonight" Bucky leaned over and whispered to you, and you flushed a bit and nodded in confirmation that you understood.
"I have the tailor coming around one, so make sure you are not on the grounds around then" Tony warned Bucky. "Both you and Steve need to be here"
"I'm going to join the ladies" Loki decided quite suddenly.
"No, it's a girls day" Nat shook her head. "Besides, we can only fit five in the car"
"Very well" Loki huffed slightly and sat back. "Are you bringing any weapons?" he asked quickly.
"We have Wanda and Y/N" Pepper smirked. "I doubt anyone wants to take either one of them on" she added while giving you and Wanda an appraising smile.
"I've got to admit, my fire abilities have been dying to come to the surface" you saw the platter coming around, but Bucky just took it and started loading your plate first before he did his own. He then passed it down to Wanda who was sitting beside you.
"Did you need an outlet?" Tony's eyebrows raised slightly in surprise.
"I was going to ask you about that. I think I need to start training with them again, I feel like I might lose control of them if I lose my temper" you admitted.
"We've still got the room prepped for you, we can start again on Monday" he advised you, not having to think about it for too long.
"Thank goodness" you sighed and Bucky looked at you a little worriedly.
"Are you sure you're okay to do that, doll?" he asked in a soft murmur.
"I need to Bucky bear" you leaned over and kissed him softly on the cheek. "And you need to stop being overprotective"
"I just want you to be safe" he frowned a little.
"I'm safe," you assured him. "What's going to happen in a lab?" you asked with a teasing smile on your face. "What you should be worried about is your suit fitting today, and following up with the contractors on the cabin. I'd like to know their progress"
"I called them yesterday, they are moving ahead of schedule as long as the weather keeps holding out" he gave a proud smile. "They also told me to stop calling them every other day" he added with a bit of a shrug.
"He's never done well with being idle," Steve grinned.
"Neither have you, punk" Bucky shot back quickly.
"You're both going stir crazy" Wanda giggled. "It's obvious"
"I'm doing better than this jerk over here" Steve quipped.
"I'm not going to fight that" Bucky gave a soft sigh. "Eat up, doll" he looked at you and you were still in the middle of eating what you could on your plate.
"I'm eating" you frowned.
"He thinks you aren't eating enough" Loki gave a small smirk, knowing he was adding fuel to the flames.
"She's eating for two," Bucky shrugged.
"I'm not far along yet, James" you gave an exasperated sigh.
"You still need your strength for a day with the girls," he mumbled.
"I won't fight that" you chewed your food thoughtfully. You continued to eat in near silence while Bucky and Steve bantered back and forth. Cloud came around the table to get you to wipe his face.
"I don't like you going out without one of us" he voiced his concerns.
"I'll be protected, and you can look through my eyes anytime" you reminded him, giving him a soft kiss on the tip of his nose.
"I will be," he promised.
When you walked into the bridal shop, they saw Pepper and immediately put up the closed sign and Pepper put her arm around you.
"This is the bride," she smiled happily. "And this is the maid of honor"
"Perfect, and we already have ordered in the dresses that you emailed over" the manager came to you first, holding out her hand and signaling for you to do a turn. "We just need to make sure everything fits"
"We also want a tiara," Nat spoke up. "With a veil, of course"
"The theme?" she turned her attention to Nat.
"Roses" Wanda answered for everyone with a bright smile on her face. "They are important in their relationship," she added quickly.
"We have some on display, you can take a look. I just need the bride to come with me for a moment" she gestured to the large display case to the left, and she started leading you away. You followed her into the back, and she brought a large garment bag and put it in a changing room. You followed her into the changing room and waited expectantly for her to leave. For a moment you thought she wasn't going to leave at all, but then she bowed her head when you held her gaze and she stepped out of the room. You pulled off your dress, and took the large white wedding gown that looked exactly how you saw it in the magazine. The empire waist, the pearls in the bodice, the long train, and the roses in the lace sleeves and train. You struggled to get the dress on, but once you were in, you realized you needed someone else to zip up the back.
"Wanda!" you called, not wanting the manager to come back in again. You were embarrassed enough, and you didn't want her to spy the baby bump. She obviously knew who you were by the way she was acting, and you didn't want to have your situation in the papers. Wanda came in past the curtains and went straight behind you and she easily zipped up the back. She looked over your shoulder and you both gazed in the mirror.
"You look perfect" she cooed. "He's definitely going to cry when he sees you coming down the aisle"
"I'm going to cry when I see him, have you met him? He's perfect" you gave a wistful smile.
"You didn't used to think so," she teased.
"It's hard to believe we fought for so long, that feels like ages ago" you turned to look at your dress from a few different angles.
"Come on, we need to see the dress too!" Nat called back.
"Come on, they will love it" Wanda grabbed your hand, and you used one hand to hold up the front of your dress as you followed her.
"Firewolf indeed" Pepper giggled as you came to the front room. The manager motioned for you to get up on a round stool with a small smile on her face. You quickly got up when she came towards you with pins and started tapering the dress in different places.
"How hard would it be to switch out the zipper for a white satin lace up?" Wanda asked, reading your thoughts.
"I was wondering if it's possible" you flushed a bit.
"It wouldn't take long," the manager assured you. "White lace, or red to match your powers?"
"White" you nodded.
"I'll have the dress done in a week" she announced as she continued going.
"The dress can stay in my room" Wanda assured you quickly.
"Bucky hopefully won't go looking" you giggled.
"He's very excited, regardless of how moody he's been this week," she grinned. "He's looking forward to the honeymoon"
"In my family, it's the only time it's socially acceptable to be away from your companion is on the honeymoon, and the parents are expected to watch them. But we are holding off on going away for now, which is probably smart considering the circumstances" you jumped as you felt a pin graze your skin. "Not too tight please, I need room to grow. I've been gaining a lot of weight" you lied.
"Alright Songbird, let's look at some tiara's once Wanda is getting her dress fitted" Nat grinned as she watched you move a little uncomfortably, and you nodded quickly in agreement.
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Lovers to Parents (Bucky x reader)
FanfictionSequel to Enemies to Lovers. If you haven't reader that already, I highly recommend reading that book first before starting this one. The story follows you, the reader, along your journey through finding your place within the Avengers now as a newly...
