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Escalators and...What Pretzels?

"Bucky, you wanna hurry up maybe?" Bucky groaned from his position behind you and jogged to catch up in the fast moving crowd of people.

"Why?! Are. You. Walking. So. Fast?" He asked bumping into a girl as he moved to catch up with you.

"This, is a life or death situation, Buck. I have to get my soft pretzel before noon and they're on the second floor and its Saturday and if you don't get to the escalators before noon you have to take the stairs and by that time they're all sold out!" You exclaimed stopping and waiting for him. He rolled his eyes and you grabbed his metal hand so he didn't fall behind you again.

"How is that life or death? How is that even an issue? Aren't all pretzels soft?"

"Bucky, you whine like my five-year-old niece. Plus I have to keep my blood sugar up and this is one of the most delicious ways to do it, understand?" He mumbled an 'ok' and glared at the ground.

"Do we have to take the escalator? Those things scare me. Remember that time Steve hit his face on one? That was scary." You reached the escalator and he hesitated.

"Bucky, it's alright. Just hold my hand when get on and you'll be fine." Bucky nodded and took your hand. You stepped on together and Bucky held his feet. You flashed him a smile and he returned it happily. As the escalator took you up you unlocked your phone and checked Instagram. No new notifications. Typical. You shoved your phone in your pocket and got ready to step off. Bucky was very confused and lifted one foot up. The escalator reached the top and he tripped, falling. He put his metal arm down to catch himself and you watched he rolled out of the way of people. You laughed as he looked up at you, shocked. Helping him to his feet you kissed his cheek and dragged him towards the soft pretzels.

"Is it like that all the time?" You shook your head as you stood in line.

"No, although for an ex-assassin you did pretty well." You ordered a pretzel and waited off to the side. "Plus the way you like rolled out of the way was pretty cool." The worker handed you the pretzel and you and Bucky walked off. You took a bite of the warm pretzel and nodded. "Oh yeah, this is the stuff." You broke off a small part and handed it to Bucky. He popped it in his mouth.

"Jesus, this is good. Definitely worth the escalators."