A story about a geek and the quest for her perfect man......... who just happens to be on pretty much everyone's Most Wanted list. Yikes!
Maggie Grace works at Stark Industries and has fallen in love with The Winter Soldier - Bucky Barnes. Unfor...
So, from that day on, it's fair to say I became a little obsessed with the Winter Soldier – you may have already guessed as much from the previous chapter - I'm not very good at playing my cards close to my chest shall we say!
I dreamt about Bucky, I drooled over his picture, and, I'm almost (but not quite) ashamed to say that I talked one of the tech guys in the photo lab into reproducing an image of Bucky in full, lifesized glory as a carboard cut-out.
I'm also ashamed to say that the very said same cut-out sometimes used to find its way into my bed and I'd drift off sleep looking into those glorious eyes..........okay, I know, its getting weird now......
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Anyhow, I think it would be accurate to say that I adored this renegade man, this ghost, this heavenly creature who's only purpose in life was to torment me with those eyes, and turn me into a quivering pile of jello........with Bucky as my ice-cream? Yay!
Okay....I'll stop now, even I'm starting to cringe.
So, imagine the excitement when Tony told me that Steve was trying to locate Bucky and bring him back. Apparently, he was convinced that Bucky had remembered him when they were fighting that time and that he and Tony would be able to find a way to unlock those memories. And Tony wanted me to help!
He just casually came up behind me one day when I was alone in my lab (as he does) and said "So, weird girl, how'd you fancy a challenge? Something a bit different? Something to really be of some help?"
Gee, thanks Tony, it's not like everything else I do is a load of pigswill! Okay, okay, calm down Maggie, keep it casual . "Ah, yeah, sure, what is it?"
"It's Steve, he needs help locating the Tin Man"
Cue blank look on my face. Well we're not in Kansas now I suppose.........
"Metal arm.......Winter Soldier......Mr Barnes?!"
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My inner Cheshire Cat went into overdrive then inside my head. Stop it Maggie – hold it in - don't show him that he just made your day (and week and year!)
"Uh, well, you know I'm really busy at the mo, it's all go go go round here" LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE.
Tony looked around, taking in the emptiness of the room and the distinct lack of "go".
"Yeaaah, right. Listen weirdo, this is an opportunity that I suggest you take". He gave me the look. It worked.
"Okay, sure thing Tone – Mr Stark. I'm on it". God, I am SO good at sounding begrudging when I need to. I was just relieved that I'd managed to stop the Cheshire Cat from projecting to the outside of my face.
Apparently, I didn't.
"Weird girl, you look like you swallowed a guppy, close your mouth"
"Sorry" Trying hard to hold back the guppy face.
Tony left.
"I always hire the weird ones, why do I do that?" I heard, as he walked off, muttering to himself.
Once he'd gone, I did a mad kind of rain dance or sun dance, or something like that, anyway, leaping , around like a cat on a hot tin roof, shouting out "Yes!" "Yes!" in my best Meg Ryan from When Harry met Sally orgasmic voice.
So, maybe now would be a good time to start planning the wedding?
