Captain America: The Chronicles Of Gracie Hart

A Moment Could Make A Diffrence

I was never a morning person but this morning I was wide awake not only had I got a letter from bucky but today my best friend could make history. I was fully dressed I had to be at the lab a few hours before Steve to help howie set up I leaned on the side of a wall in the secret lab behind a antiques store in Brooklyn staring at the letter no one seemed to notice oh wait I spoke to soon "what's up with you"Howard sniggered i rolled my eyes and put the letter in my inside pocket "nothing that concerns you"I smirk "so you got a letter from your boyfriend"he asked while following me around the controls board in the lab "fiancé and if you must know yes i did""and you are yet to open it"he replied unfazed by my annoyed tone"yes stark I am yet to open it is that all""someone's snappy today"he cooed in my ear "really cause my best friend is gonna be a first time lab test that may or may not work that could cause him hell I'm all good howie"I roll my eyes stopping near a clip board before picking it up and reading it"look"howie said I turned to look at him he looked dead serious "I'm sorry your worried I get it but you just need to trust yourself  gracie your one of the smartest women I know and I know a lot of women"I roll my eyes at this"just believe in yourself and me and doc ok you've seen the doc work you've run the numbers looked over the serum trust yourself more"he placed his hands on my shoulders I just smiled and nodded howie was a good guy really. "I need a minute"he understood what I meant so left I removed the letter from my lab coat and opened it it read;

dear gracie,
I miss you I still have the picture of me and you under Brooklyn bridge on my birthday I go asleep wishing to see your smile I guess I all round miss you and Steve its going good we lost a few men its hard but here I am still breathing that's the good thing. I'm sorry I could not write sooner how has your job been doing have you heard from Steve he is most likely all alone in Brooklyn I'm proud of you stay strong and remember the promise I made when the war is over we will get married love you
xx bucky

P.S keep that necklace safe for me
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tears welled in my eyes I missed him he thought Steve was alone he did not know he was here with me with a chance he could die today I hope Steve lives I would hate to write in my first letter to bucky to say steve has died it would break him. I fiddle with the silver ring around the necklace that hangs under my shirt if Steve doesn't make it through the injection I'll go on knowing I was part of what killed him. I pushed the thought out of my head and put the letter away.

"What was that about"Howard asked I just gave a sad smile and said nothing before walking away everyone was working on the machine that Steve would enter when the door opened and in stride Steve and Peggy everyone is dead quite but I smile and wave "Steve" I call I am always the odd one out. I ran up the stairs and hugged him a hug which he returned "you ready"I smiled he gave me a sheepish smile "yes"he said I nodded and grabbed his hand pulling him down stairs.