Right Here Waiting ~Bucky Barnes Love Story~

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Skipping to where it's close to her due date and she hasn't told Bucky the name of the baby yet.

I walked into the kitchen with a smile on my face. I was texting Peter who was trying to talk his way out of doing dishes tonight at the compound but I wasn't letting him get out of it that easy. I put my phone going to pour myself a cup of juice. I turned around to see Howard standing there looking at me "what do you want Howard?" I asked him going towards the fridge. "I was just wanna know if you'd be able to..." I told him no as I grabbed a pear from the fridge. "But I just wanna have..." I looked at him telling him no again. He groaned then said I give up before I sighed looking at him like really "fine but it better not be anything that involves fighting." He said thank you and there's no fighting involved. I finished my coffee an pear before we talked about what he wanted. "I just wanna say I'm sorry for sending Bucky to Germany." I accepted his apology and asked if there was anything else he wanted to say "also I'm willing to switch him with Pietro I'm sure they might need him anyway." I shook my head at him smiling thanking him for that. "Well it would be nice to have him home" I told Howard. He smiled at that then asked if I told Bucky the name of the baby yet I told him no I didn't I'm always nervous because I think he won't like it "oh come on he'll love it." I shrugged my shoulders at that looking down at my hands. I heard him say hey so I looked up at him "it'll be okay even if he doesn't make it back in time for the birth he'll be a few hours behind." I looked at him confused asking him what he meant "well I already made the switch he should be here in a day or two." I looked at him like really telling him he could've told me that first "sorry I just wanted it to be a small surprise." I shoved him lightly with a smile on my face he asked if he was forgiven and I nodded my head yeah. He asked when the baby was due "in three days dumbass." He looked at me like oh come on as I laughed at him. We talked some more before he went to work and I went to go watch some tv.

When dinner came around it was just the five of us. Pepper, Howard, Peggy, Morgan and myself sitting there eating pizza I just had another bite of my slice. "So the baby is due three days?" Pepper asked me I told her yeah. I mean with it being September it would be cool to have him in fall season a little chilly but not too hot either. I took another bite of my pizza looking at around as I chewed. It's so quiet without everyone here and I didn't like it but it's part of the norm around here.

After dinner was done I hanged out with Peggy until everyone decided to go to bed for the night. I laid there on my bed looking at the door hoping Bucky would come walking through that door any minute now. I sighed rolling over to lay on my other side the more I watched the door the longer the night was gonna go. I closed my eyes letting my mind wonder until I fell asleep. When the next morning came I left my room in my sweat pants and a baggy top. I went down to the kitchen going to the fridge grabbing the jug of apple juice then went and grabbed a cup. I poured myself some juice then put the jug back in the fridge. I grabbed my cup of juice then went and sat at the table next to Morgan. Pepper sat on the other side of Morgan typing on her laptop. I took a sip of my juice continuing to look out the window from where I sat.

"Luna I was thinking since Bucky is coming home I can sit out from you giving birth" Peggy said as she walked up to the table I looked at her like okay before stating "well that's not a option right now." She looked at me confused before telling her I think my water broke causing her and Pepper to look to the floor and towards the chair. Pepper closed her laptop getting up as Peggy helped me stand up. Once I was standing up Pepper got my other side telling Friday to let Dr Erin know that we'll be down in a few minutes with me since I'm in labor. Pepper told Morgan to stay with grandpa as we walked towards the elevator and she said to Howard she'll send someone up to clean that mess up.

We get on the elevator I yelled out in pain "I think I'm having a contraction!" I yelled out Pepper told me to breath it'll pass. I started doing breathing exercises as Pepper and Peggy get me to lean against the elevator walls "I always thought Bucky would be here" I said in between deep breaths. The contractions started to stop. "Well he should be here soon" Peggy told me which made me look at her.