Who's Afraid of Little Old Me

8

Wanda and I walk into the party. If I could take a guess I would say there are about 200 or so people. Pepper has gotten Dad to shorten the list of party invites that get sent out. Models and businessmen are mostly what the party consists of. And lots of old friends of my Dads. None of us know half the people here but the parties are always fun.

Dad throws a party for no reason at all. Sometimes he throws them just for funsies. We have at least one a month.

Wanda looks around for someone. I already know she is looking for vision. She spots him and waves. Vision waves back. We tried very hard to convince Vision to come to the party. He doesn't like big crowds. He is so real for that.

"Go over to him" I say to Wanda. I can tell she wants  to go over to him but she doesn't want to leave me alone. I don't want to third wheel anyway.

"Are you sure?" Wanda says to me. She looks at me and then back at him.

"I'm sure I will be fine" I say to Wanda. She smiles and walks over to Vision. They look so cute and happy together.

I see a hand in the air and it's Sam waving me over. I walk over and when I get closer that's when Bucky notices me. Bucky looks me up and down. Taking in every detail of my dress and how I look. His mouth gets dry and he can't say a word to me. He doesn't even look at me. He is left speechless at the sight of me.

"Hey birdie" I say to Sam. Bucky is looking at the ceiling. Sam notices Bucky avoids eye contact with me

"I need you to go over there and work the bar so Steve won't be sad about Natasha working the bar" Sam says to me.

"I don't understand what you just said but okay" I say.

"I swear she is so slow" Sam says to Bucky quietly enough I don't hear. Bucky gives him a death stare "Don't say that about her" Bucky says to Sam. Sam takes that as a warning to shut up.

I walk up to the bar and see the most beautiful woman I have ever seen standing behind the bar. Oh wait it's just Natasha. She spots me and makes her way over to me.

"Why are you bartending" I ask Natasha. This dude Kevin always is the bartender for our parties. I love Kevin. He is gay and has a husband and they are such an amazing couple. They have such a healthy relationship with each other it's honestly such goals.

"Kevin had an emergency and went home so I volunteered to take over" She says while pouring me a drink. I can tell Natasha doesn't want to be bartending.

Then I ask what Sam wanted me to do "I'll bartend for you" I say to her.

Natasha's face lights up when she hears the words that escape my mouth "Wait really" Natasha says smiling.

"Yes really" I say and Natasha runs around the counter and hugs me before quickly saying "Thanks, you are the best" and running off to find Steve.

After Natasha goes away to Steve two men come over to the counter. It is Bucky and Sam. Bucky and Sam walk up to the bar. Bucky avoids eye contact with me and looks at the wall behind me.

Sam takes a seat at the bar "Thanks for doing that Steve looks so much happier now"

"Just being a good wingman" I say and Sam laughs at that. It's silent for a minute. Before I speak since I cant shut the fuck up.

"Do you two want a drink?" I say to them.

"I need one if I have to deal with this one" Sam says referring to Bucky next to him. I walk away to go and make the drinks. I can't hear them anymore.

"Dude talk to her" Sam says to Bucky.

"Why would I do that"

"I saw the way you looked at her when she walked in I'm not dumb you like her"

Bucky laughs "That's insane I don't like her I hate her" He says.

"No she hates you but you don't hate her" Sam says "Don't worry she won't hate you forever it will pass She will get bored of the hating game eventually"

I walk back over and hand Bucky and Sam a drink. Bucky's drink I made a little stronger than Sam's. Even though I know bucky can't get drunk I do hope he gets alcohol poisoning.

Me and Sam talk for a few minutes while Bucky sots there quietly and stares at me the whole time. He looks like he wants to say something to me but he bites his tongue and says nothing.

Eventually Sam and Bucky leave and head off to find Steve I assume.

After they leave a few people come up to the bar and I give them their drinks. The party dies down a lot. While I was just sitting behind the bar bored out of my mind. A few times I felt someone watching me. I look up each time but I couldn't find the person who was watching me. Then a guy walks over.

An Italian man dressed in all black. He has dark hair and dark brown eyes. At first I don't really recognize him and then it hits me. Its him. It can't be he is supposed to be dead. I killed him. How is he here standing in front of me