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

Chapter 44

Victoria, Bucky, and Steve were all woken up by FRIDAY. They popped their heads up, seeing the system had turned all the lights on. But they'd all missed what the AI had said.

Victoria rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, sitting up in bed. "FRIDAY, repeat that." She requested sleepily.

"The warehouse has been scoped, John Walker is inside." FRIDAY announced.

Victoria jumped up, heading into the bathroom to at least splash some cold water on her face to wake up. "FRIDAY, wake the team. Wheels up in 20." Steve chimed in. He joined Victoria in the bathroom, putting his hand around her waist at the sink for a moment. "You sire you want to go?" He asked calmly.

Victoria nodded, standing up straight at the sink. "I have to get into his system and see how much progress they've made on my blood. I'm the only one besides Tony that can do that, and he's a little busy in the suit." She said. She didn't want to go. She didn't want to be anywhere near Walker, but she had to end this.

The three got ready as quickly as possible, but Steve and Bucky headed to their own apartments to pack a bag and get their suits on. But they met up with Victoria once they were done.

Bucky knew he couldn't hold her hand on the jet, neither of them could. But it didn't stop him from sitting her between himself and Steve.

Almost everyone fell asleep on the jet ride to this warehouse in Madripoor. They all assumed it was just a cheap place where crime was often overlooked, so it was a good place to do heinous shit without anyone caring.

Victoria stayed away as best as she could, chatting with Peter, Steve, and Bucky. But she ended up slowly getting more and more tired until her head flopped down onto Bucky's shoulder.

Peter saw the three and pulled his hoodie off, draping it over Victoria. "I can take her, Mr. Barnes. I know you don't like being touched." He offered. Victoria was his best friend, he didn't mind letting her sleep on him.

Bucky shrugged, trying to play it off like he was simply unphased. He technically was unphased, Victoria laying on him was a daily occurrence. But he knew he couldn't tell Peter that. "I'm good, kid." He said, focusing on the ebook he was reading.

Slowly throughout their long flight, Victoria ended up with her head in Bucky's lap, and her legs stretched across Steve. She was still covered up with Peter's hoodie, completely unphased by everything.

Sam laughed when he saw the three. "Man, Tori has the whole team under her control doesn't she?" He joked.

Bucky rolled his eyes, glaring at Sam. "She does not." He argued. But he was kind of right, everyone on the team loved Victoria.

Sam just looked down at the three and laughed, not bothering to argue. He knew he was right. Bucky didn't let anyone touch him, let alone use his lap as a pillow.

Hours went by in comfortable silence with the team, they figured they'd at least wait until they were closer to wake everyone up and figure out a plan. For now, there was no need for everyone to be awake anyway. Bucky, Steve, and Peter were basically the only ones awake anyway.

Victoria woke up hours later, her hip was sore from sleeping in the same position for so long, and the bed didn't feel as comfortable as it usually did. She opened her eyes and saw her head in Bucky's lap. Without even thinking about it, she lifted his shirt and kissed his bare abs.

Bucky smiled down at her, pulling his shirt back down and running a hand through her hair. He didn't think she even realized she'd just showed Peter, Nat, and Sam that she was with him. Tony already knew, but Clint, Wanda, and Bruce were still sound asleep. "How'd you sleep, doll?" He asked quietly.

Victoria shrugged, staring up at Bucky. "Shit." She answered with a laugh.

Steve laughed, rubbing his hand up her thigh. "How about you flip onto your other side and sleep a little longer? We don't have to wake the rest of the team for a few more hours anyway." He suggested.

Victoria sleepily nodded, pulling her legs off of his lap to sit up. She stretched, jumping when she saw Nat, Peter, and Sam staring at her like she was insane. She wasn't sure if now was the time to tell the team, but she really didn't have a choice anymore.

Steve took over, noticing her hesitation. He put his hand on her thigh and squeezed lightly. "We probably should have told you guys. But we're together, the three of us." He said casually. He figured if he didn't make it a big deal, they wouldn't either.

Sam looked at the three several times, not sure of what to say. Peter already suspected, but he figured his best friend would tell him when she was ready. Not also already knew, so she just smiled. "We know. Or, I know." She said casually. When the three looked at her lost, she directed her eyes toward the engagement ring on her finger. She'd forgotten to take it off before boarding the jet. She had intended to put it on her necklace for safe keeping.

Sam cleared his throat after several minutes. "So like Buck and Steve, too?" He asked.

Victoria busted out a laugh while Steve glared at him and Bucky told him he couldn't call him Buck. "No, we're just both with her." Steve answered.

Victoria was surprised at how well everyone had taken it so far. All she had left to tell was Thor, Bruce, Wanda, Clint and a few others that never really show up anyway. They all talked for a little while about it, the three answered any questions the team had. But everyone seemed pretty chill about it.

Victoria yawning pulled their conversation to a stop. "Get a little more sleep, sugar. We've got about four hours before we have to form a plan anyway." Steve suggested. She nodded, yawning again as she curled up as much as she could on the bench seat. She laid her head in Steve's lap, putting her feet up on Bucky's lap.

Bucky adjusted the hoodie covering her up, rubbing his hand down her thigh lightly. "I'll wake you up in a little bit." He promised her.