Avengers Preferences / Imagines

First I Love You (Scott Lang and Bucky Barnes)

(Scott Lang)

You were having the worst day ever... Well maybe the 'worst' day was not accurate, but it was definitely a bad day. You spilled your coffee all over you as soon as you for to work. Your coworker 'Jess' decided to not show up today so you were having to work in double time. You stepped in gum, you stubbed your toe and to top it all off not only had you left your lunch at home, but beside it, on top of your kitchen counter, sat the paperwork your boss had been nagging you about.

A long sigh escaped your lips and you rested your head on your desk momentarily. Maybe your catch a break... Maybe. "Hi! Excuse me, I have a delivery for a... Uh.. Ms. (Y/N) (Y/L/N)."

"She's right over there."

You looked up at the mention of your name. A small smile crept in to your face when you saw the man carrying a large bouquet of flowers. You thanked the man and immediately went for the card (even though you were pretty sure that you know who they were from).

"Knew you were having a bad day, just wanted to let you know that I love you and hope it gets better!
          XOXO,
           Scott"

The message was beyond sweet and it definitely would have made you feel better. Of course, it was Scott. It was an amazing gesture...'Just want to let you know that I love you'... Did he really love you? He had never said it before. To be fair though, you loved him and you had never said it before either.

Was this his way of confessing? It was adorable... You wished he would've sent the flowers a little later in the day though, that way you wouldn't have to wait so long to tell him how you felt. You just didn't want the first time you said it to be over the phone.

As the day drug on, a sickening feeling began to emerge in the pit of your stomach. It only solidified when you finally got home and Scott greeted you with a peck on the lips and asked if you had any ideas for dinner... Scott probably wrote the note in haste and had forgotten all about it. Now that you thought about it? The message was pretty generic and it was possible he didn't really feel that way.

"Thanks for the flowers by the way... I really loved them." You tried to see if you could jog his memory about the note.

A bright smile appeared on his lips, "I'm glad you like them."

"Scott! You said you loved me on the card! Not just a 'love, Scott' either! It was a real I love you and now you're acting like nothing happened. You can't do that, Scott. It really screws with people's heads." You felt better immediately. It felt good to let everything all out, but then again now you felt a little guilty that you exploded on Scott... It hadn't just been the I love you thing.. It was clearly pent up from the entire day.

Scott chuckled and pulled you into a hug, "Baby, I wasn't meaning to act like he never happened. I remember writing it, I just didn't bring it back up, because it kinda seemed like you rejected me. You know I'm not too keen on rejection. I kinda figured you would've called or something."

It was your turn to laugh, "I love you too..."

He kissed your forehead, "Well that's a relief... It was bugging me all day."

Bucky Barnes:

A content smile found its way onto your face and yawn escaped your lips. You were tired, exhausted really, but you didn't want to sleep... Not yet at least. It was more of an exhaustion that left you breathless in a good way. The soreness in your muscles would serve as a pleasant reminder rather than a nagging ache.

"I love you..." His voice was quite calm and soft, but the words still startled you. Not because you didn't love him... You absolutely adored James Buchanan Barnes (he told you several times that your admiration was misplaced). Your main concern was that he felt obligated to love you after he loved you.

"James, you have to say you love me just because we- I guess what I'm trying to say is... You don't HAVE to love me." You had to remember why you were trying to talk him out of the sentiment... Right! He had been through so much... You couldn't even imagine what it must've been like to basically have your life sucked out of you and the hollow shell turned into a puppet. You wanted him to be himself no matter what. Even if that meant he didn't say the things you wanted to hear.

"Do you love me?"

"Well, yes, but-"

"Good. I love you too. I'm serious. Have you ever loved someone so much that you literally ached? It sucks. Especially when you kinda used to dislike that person."

"Hey!"

"I said used to!"

You couldn't help but to smile. Meeting and falling in love with him had been quite the turn of events. He wasn't wrong about that. You laid your head on his left shoulder (you knew he was still insecure about his arm and you wanted him to know it didn't bother you). "You're lucky you're so cute, Mr. Barnes."

He scowled at the word 'cute', but kissed the top of your head none the less.

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