Dog Tags

Nightmare Romance

I woke up to F.R.I.D.A.Y, "Ema, Mr. Barns has asked you to come to his room." I looked at the clock 2:30AM. I sat up trying to get my senses together. Emma the AI called out again he is insisting that you come. Ok Ya ok tell him I'm on my way." Short PJ's and a tank, great Ema, I thought to myself, give him ideas. . .  I walked down the dimly lit hallway to his room. ok FRIDAY open the door for me i for me would ya. The locks clicked and I strolled in heading toward the bedroom. he was asleep but moving a lot.. What did F.R.I.D.A.Y mean when she said he had asked for me, I thought. Then I heard him.

"EMA! EMA! NO!!"

I jumped at the sound of his scream.  The last several weeks he had nightmares but nothing like this. This wasn't good.
EMA!
I moved cautiously to him and began to shake him on his arm as I called his name"Buck. Buck. Bucky!" Thank God that woke him. He looked at me puzzled for a moment, like he was making sure I was real.

"Hey Doll." His voice husky from sleep.

"Hey, yourself." I said with a sleepy smile, shaking my head. "Nightmare?" He just shook his head yes, while sitting up against the headboards his bed.FRIDAY woke me and told me you needed me. Looks like she was right. His covers were off the bed and sweat still gathered on his forehead. "I'll let you get back to sleep. You seem ok now."
I placed his blanket back on top of the bed.

"Wait. Sit with me awhile," Bucky said in a shaky voice. I have heard him like this before. Wow this nightmare must have been on hell of one.

"Sure, move over." He scooted over and I sat on the bed beside him. "So what was it about?"

"Don't want to talk about it."
Fine than at least lay down please. He took some more calming breaths and laid now pulling me with him. I placed my head on his bare chest listening to his heartbeat. Just breathe. He let out the breath he was holding. Better
Yes. Now at least. His arms tightened around me. Ok now tell me what is going on? What do you mean? Come on James you got a death grip on me and you are goin to lay there and tell me it's normal for you to scream out my name in the middle of the night?" He loosen his grip some but still didn't let me up.

"You're not going to let this go until I tell you huh?" he mumbled.  Nope  or in my nature Barns.
Fine. He let me go and sat up. I sat beside him as he stared at me intensely. His blue eyes fixed update n me. I waited for him to start talking but after a moment I couldn't take it anymore. So, sergeant are we going to sit  here and stare at me fall night or you. . .," before I could get my the rest of my sentence out Bucky had given me a half grin and then snaked his hands around my waist. He pulled me onto his lap, so he could look into my eyes.

"You know when you call me Sergeant like that it has an intoxicating effect on me," he chuckled.

"Buck!" I teased trying to wiggle free. It was no use so I decided the best thing to do was to change the subject. "Tell me about your dream," I demanded.

"I'll tell you but no interruptions." His voice calm but low. Ok fine. I huffed.  As I rolled my eyes. His body relaxed, as he began to talk. "It started out as a really, really good dream," he chuckled, "We had gone out dancing, and then we come back here. (I nodded in understanding)I finally told you that I loved you and,"

"Hold up you, ugh you what?." I stammered as my eyes widen.

"No interruptions remember." He said in a little more gruffness in his voice. He sighed and went back to his story as I sat there gaping at him. "Anyway, you said you loved me too and then I showed you several times how I felt about you. He moved his hands up and down my back as he gave a slight grin..but  Afterwards I stabbed you in the heart that's all I remember ."
he voice trailed off.

"Oh yep definitely not normal I held onto his arms or dear life.

His eyes were  right on mine trying to gage my reaction. "Well, you wanted to know," he said husky. I had asked him. I just shook my head. I couldn't believe what I just heard. He had kept telling me that he had something to tell me on our date, and now he just had or was it just a dream for him. I had to find out.

"Bucky I'm fine and ugh I'm just confused here. He gave me a smirk. Do you really love. Nevermind it's just a wild crazy dream. I rambled looking down. Ema baby hey look at me please.  My eyes shot up to his face. He stroked my face with his hand. Bucky don't tease me like this please the last thing I can take is a broken heart.   Does it look like I'm teasing you. He brushed my lips with his thumb. i guess I don't really know where you stand I mean it was just a dream.

"I think you know where I stand, моя любовь (my love), Bucky said as he moved his hand up and down my back. I sat there frozen for a moment.

"Ema,. I love you. I will protect you until my last breath." Tears began to fill my eyes. I looked down and tried to blink them away. I didn't think it was possible for me to find true love again. "Hey Doll, please don't." He lifted up my chin and wiped the tears from by cheeks. The look of longing he gave me caused my body to feel things I hadn't in a long time.

"Я тоже тебя люблю, Баки, (I love you too, Bucky.) I said as I looked deep into his eyes.

"Ema. . ," he said but I cut him off before he could finish by crashing my lips unto his.

I woke the next morning wrapped in the arms of the man I loved feeling small kisses down my neck and shoulders. Turning to face him, I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him. "Good morning Doll. What you want to do today? I've got the whole day off." He said with warmth in his voice.

"I want to practice a Russian phrase, I haven't used before." He raised a curious eyebrow to me.

"And what might that be?"

"ребенок, пожалуйста, не останавливайтесь." (baby please don't stop)

Bucky smiled and continued what he had started.