The Grey - Steve Rogers + Bucky Barnes X OC Love Story

Chapter 11

Victoria woke up aching all over, she groaned and put her hand over the back of her head. She could feel a row of stitches and let out a sigh. She slowly opened her eyes to examine her surroundings, realizing she was yet again in Steve's bed. She rolled over to check the time, seeing it was past dinner. She reached for her phone on the nightstand and sent Noah a quick text that she wouldn't be home. When she was done she sat her phone back down on the nightstand and slowly sat up on the edge of the bed. She just sat for a few minutes, feeling the ache that took over her entire body, noticing that she was thrown into one of Steve's shirts and her underwear.

"You feeling okay, Vic?" Steve asked from the doorway, she looked up at him and nodded. Steve moved to sit on the edge of the bed next to her, one foot on the floor while his other leg bent at the knee on the bed, sitting sideways to face her.

"You scared the hell out of me when you jumped." Steve admitted. Victoria let out a quiet laugh and grabbed onto his hand. "I'm okay." She promised. "That didn't hurt nearly as bad as Bucky punching the shield." She admitted.

"Don't tell Buck that, please, he already feels terrible." Steve said. Victoria sighed and nodded in agreement. "I won't, it was my fault. I should have jumped away from the hit instead of blocking it. That was stupid." She joked.

"It was." Steve agreed with a laugh. He moved to put his free hand on her thigh, she was still holding the other hand. "You did amazing." He promised. Victoria leaned forward until her forehead was resting on his chest. "I got my ass kicked, I had to cheat to win." She said with a huff.

"You had him. Plus it's not cheating if there's no rules." Steve countered. He wrapped his arms around her, rubbing her back while she leaned against him. "I already ordered you Mexican, it'll be here in an hour. Go get a shower, but don't wash your hair." Steve instructed.

"I don't wanna move." She admitted against his chest. Steve laughed and pulled her into his lap before standing up, holding her against his chest. "Fine, you're getting a bath." He insisted. He carried her into the bathroom and turned the hot water on, pouring a little too much Epsom salt into the tub as it filled with hot water. He sat on the edge of the tub as it filled, Victoria in his lap. He peeled his shirt off of her before ripping her panties off of her body.

"You don't get to destroy all my thongs anymore, Steve." She teased. Steve rolled his eyes and laid her in the water, hearing her groan happily at the feeling of the hot water.

"Shut up." He joked back. He stayed seated on the edge of the tub, soaping up his hands and washing her entire body as she laid in the hot water, exhausted.

"Thank you." She said after a while, feeling herself sink further into the hot water as she smiled up at Steve. He rested his hands on her shoulders, avoiding the bruised welt from the rubber bullet. "You know I'll always take care of you." He promised. He sat there for a few minutes, staring down at Victoria before snapping out of his thoughts. "Relax, I'll come get you if you're not out when the food shows up." He promised. He kissed the top of her head before stepping out of the bathroom to let her relax alone.

Victoria just laid their in the hot water, relaxing her sore body until the water chilled. She pulled the plug on the drain and sat in the tub as the water drained, Steve came in when he heard. He had a large towel in hand. He covered her up with the towel, lifting her out of the tub and moving to sit her on the sink as he helped dry her off, throwing her in a clean shirt when he was done.

"I'm hoping Buck will join us for dinner, so you might want some pants." He joked as he pulled a pair of boxers over her legs, helping her off the sink so she could stand up and he could pull the boxers up.

"Everything hurts." She admitted, staring up at him. She leaned forward and put her forehead on his chest.

"I'm sorry. But you did great, you really should reconsider joining the team. Nat couldn't even take Buck on." He admitted. He took her hand and led her to the couch, sitting closley beside her as they waited. Victoria leaned back on the couch, her legs pulled up to her chest as she rested her head on the back of the couch. Her arms loosely wrapping around her legs.