Taken. (A Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes story)

Chapter 9

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Four days later

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Steve woke up that morning before 7:00 and went to kitchen to start breakfast. He got the coffee pot ready to brew, mixed the waffle batter, and began to thaw out the bacon. He was half way through the waffle making when he felt Bucky's cold metal arm snake around his bare chest. Steve didn't bother to put on a shirt or pants when he got out of bed this morning, he just walked out in his briefs patterned with a copy of his shield. Bucky had found them at the store a few weeks ago and gave them to Steve as a present.

"Morning babe." Bucky's voice was deep and raspy from sleeping. "Looks good, and so does breakfast."

Steve laughed at Bucky's comment and turned to wipe batter on his cheek.

"You're going to regret that later, Steve." Bucky wiped off the batter off his cheek with his finger and stuck it in his mouth. "I'll get you back when you're least expecting it."

"Okay, Buck, whatever you say." Steve smiled and turned back to the waffle he'd forgotten in the waffle iron. Smoke was coming from the sides and when Steve opened it, the waffle was charred and black. He turned back around to look at Bucky. "I blame you for this."

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Bucky had just finished his breakfast and had gone to the laptop to check his email, he typed in his password and checked for anything new. His heart skipped a beat when he saw an email from the adoption agency. "Steve!"

"What, what is it?" Steve came over from the table and sat down next to Bucky.

"They emailed us an application to fill out." Bucky clicked on it and began filling in the different questions and boxes. "When we send this in they'll offer it to any women who's giving up her baby and if she likes it they'll give us a call for a personal interview."

"So now we have to wait for somebody to call us?" Steve leaned against Bucky's shoulder and stared at the screen.

"Yep. Now we wait."

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Two months later

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Steve had gone out grocery shopping and left Bucky alone in the apartment, so of course he fell asleep on the sofa, and of course he was completely naked. He was in the middle of a really good dream about Steve when the ringing phone woke him up.

"Hello, Bucky Barnes how may I help you?" Bucky rubbed his eyes and fought back a yawn.

"Hi, this is Claire from the adoption agency. Is James Barnes or Steven Rogers there?" She asked in a chirpy voice.

"This is James, I just go by Bucky." He said into the phone, his heart rate picking up.

"Oh hi, well I have some great news for you. A lady read your application and would like to meet you next Wednesday for lunch, she's five months pregnant so she already knows the gender of the baby which is a girl by the way. She said she'd love to meet with you two and ask you some questions." Claire's chirpy voice was drowned out by the front door slamming.

"Bucky, who are you talking to, and get your naked butt of my sofa." Steve walked over and slapped Bucky playfully on the back of his head.

"Claire, Steve just walked in. I'm going to put you on speaker so you can tell him the news." Bucky was grinning so wide his cheeks hurt.

"Well I was just informing Mr. Barnes that a young woman read your application and would like to meet up with the two of you next Wednesday for lunch. She's already five months pregnant and is having a girl just like you wanted. So would you two like to meet her?" Claire asked.