the team doctor || bucky barnes (EDITING IN PROGRESS)

59.

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ꜱᴏɴɢ: ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ'ꜱ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ - ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀᴍɪɴᴏ

"𝐍𝐨𝐰, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡."

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"TELL ME YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING,"

Nat turned to the man, raising a sassy brow. "Is there a 'please' somewhere in there?"

"Does it look like there is?"

"It's good to see you back in such high spirits, Barnes,"

"Yeah, well, I had a good night's sleep."

Now she was smirking. "Should I ask why?"

He shot her a warning look.

"Valerie will tell me later, anyway."

"So?" He impatiently asked, bringing the conversation back around to where they started.

"I've got a source still working out some DNA traces, but there's definitely a relation. As soon as he gets back to me, I'll be able to tell you the exact result."

"Fuck," Bucky cursed under his breath. "I was hoping you wouldn't say that,"

"Have you told her?"

"No, I told her I didn't want to say anything until we were sure."

"Smart,"

He gave a sarcastic smile. "I thought so too,"

"I had no idea you had so much sass to you. How are you and Steve such good friends?"

"Sensitive topic,"

"Oh, come on, Barnes. You've gotta be over that now,"

"Sorry, are we talking about my best friend who made a move on my.."

"Your.." She mocked. "Exactly. Sure, he stepped over the line, but she wasn't necessarily wearing a wedding ring of yours."

"Doesn't mean she was available--I don't even know why I'm talking about this with you."

"You'll find I give surprisingly good advice. And I'm on your team where Valerie is concerned,"

"Weren't you the one who bet against us with Sam?" He rose a brow.

"Because I didn't think she had it in her after how you treated her."

Her words struck him like a harsh blow. "Fair enough."

"She sees the good in people, though, better than I do. You're lucky for that,"

"I know I am."

Natasha smiled as she typed away on the computer in front of her. "Good,"

"What about the message from MONA?"

"Tony was able to encrypt it. They're basically saying they'll return if we don't comply with their orders."

"Their 'orders' are not even close to negotioable."

"I know that," Nat said gently. "But we'll need to prepare the tower in case they're being serious."

"Already begun," A voice came closer.

Both Bucky and Nat turned to see Steve, holding a small tablet.

"Tony has called for extra security around the tower and we'll brief the team later. Any DNA updates?"

"You told him about the DNA?" Bucky asked Natasha, although his eyes remained on his friend.