dear buck - bucky barnes

[18 : after the war]

     i finished the final touches to my makeup, smoothing out my blue dress. "stevie, zoe, you ready?" i called, walking into the living room of steve's small apartment.

     the couple exited their bedroom, joining me in the living room. "y/n, you look great!" zoe complimented me, giving me a quick hug.

     "as do you, zo. now, i have a boyfriend waitin' for me. are we getting a move on?" i walked to the door, grinning.

     "i guess it's about time we see the jerk." steve rolled his eyes playfully with a smile, earning a light shove from zoe.

—

     "train twenty-seven!" a voice boomed through the train station, signalling that the men had arrived. many gasps escaped the mouths of the people around them. excited chatter rumbled through the station as one man exited the train. and another. and another. until i saw him.

     he had his brown hair slicked back underneath his hat, his muscular physique covered by his formal uniform. he had many medals on his chest, right underneath the tag that read 'sergeant barnes'. his piercing blue eyes looked around the station in attempts to find the three he had been longing to see for months now. but there was one person he was looking forward to seeing the most.

     "bucky!" i called, tears rimming at the edges of my eyes. he looked at me, grinning widely. i waved at him as he began running towards us. i leaped into his arms as soon as he arrived, letting tears escape. it felt as if time stopped as we held onto eachother, simply taking eachother in.

     "i'm here, darlin', and i'm not leaving. i'm here." bucky kissed the top of my head before tilting my chin up. "i missed you so much," he looked down at me before adding a simple "i love you." before pressing his lips to mine passionately.

     "i love you too, buck. i missed you so much, baby." i smiled widely as i pulled away, looking up at him.

     our moment was interrupted by a throat being cleared. "excuse me, i know he's your boyfriend and all, and i respect that. but, if you don't mind." steve chuckled as the tall man brought him into a hug. "jerk. y/n told you about some stupid shit i did while you were gone, huh?"

     "yeah, she did, you idiot. i guess i didn't take all the stupid with me, punk." james ruffled steve's hair, pulling away. "and you must be zoe." the soldier took zoe's hand and kissed it.

     "i've heard lots about you from steve and y/n. they adore you." zoe smiled, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "so, we headin' back?"

     "yeah, y/n offered to cook us a nice dinner, buck." steve grinned, taking zoe's hand in his.

     "then what are we waitin' for?" bucky kissed my cheek, grabbing my hand as we left the station.

     "welcome home, buck." i smiled up at my boyfriend. he was home, and i knew he would be for a while.