Jump then Fall: Falling Series 2 (Modern Stucky College AU)

Twenty-Eight

Standing in line, waiting for his coffee, Steve was surprised when someone came up behind him and playfully pinched at his sides. Squirming away, Steve was expecting to find his adorable boyfriend. Bucky always seemed to be doing things like that. Touching. Pinching. Caressing. Steve shivered at the memory of how Bucky's fingers skimmed over his most sensitive areas.

However, Steve was surprised to find Sharon instead. The very Sharon that had only talked to him because was interested in Bucky. The very Sharon that even made out with Bucky. The very Sharon that had been groped by none other than Bucky, himself. A moment that was ingrained in Steve's memory, unfortunately.

Steve's eyes were wide in surprise. Totally not expecting Sharon, and he was positive that she could tell. Trying to seem as nonchalant as possible while Steve greeted, "Hey."

"Hey," Sharon cheerily smirked. Her own brows furrowed as she asked, "What's up? You seem confused."

Swallowing thickly, Steve's brows furrowed and he feigned curiosity, "Do I?"

"Yeah," Sharon confirmed with a small scoff. Letting her gaze roam over Steve's expression, she asked, "Everything okay?"

"I was just expecting... someone else," Steve answered, averting his gaze while picking at invisible lint on his hoodie peeking out from his jacket. Of course, looking at the hoodie brought his mind back to Bucky.

Steve was sure that Sharon knew that he was dating Bucky. It had been a month since the Valentine Mixer, after all. Wow, Steve internally mused, I've been dating Bucky for a full month. Maybe I should get him something. Do people celebrate month anniversaries? Month-iversaries? Briefly, Steve wondered if Bucky had told her so, because he hadn't.

"Bucky," Sharon assumed. Steve pressed his lips together and couldn't help but look as guilty as he felt. Sharon good-humoredly scoffed and told Steve, "Dude, ya gotta chill."

"I just... I mean, you, uh," Steve stammered. Completely unsure how to go about this. Especially since he didn't want this to put a damper on their friendship. Of course, Steve was already afraid that he would already be a rocky start. Thanks to everything revolving Bucky.

"Trust me, it's cool," Sharon sincerely stated with an easy smirk that, admittedly, did manage to make Steve feel slightly better.

Giving Steve a wink, she playfully bumped her shoulder against Steve's. Since Steve was typically suspicious of people -- especially when he felt as though he had wronged them -- Steve asked, "Are you sure?"

"Yeah," Sharon reassured. Steve still didn't seem all that convinced, so Sharon clarified, "I mean, I know that we only met because I wanted to date Bucky, but at the Valentine Mixer, it was pretty obvious that Bucky was interested in a blond. Just not me."

"Wait," Steve's brows furrowed. Trying to wrap his head around everything, he asked, "What do you mean?"

Sharon studied Steve for a moment before scoffing, "Oh, c'mon." When Steve still seemed confused, Sharon evaluated Steve some more, "You had to know. I mean, it was right there. Bucky was so into you."

Blushing, Steve shook his head, "No, I, I, uh... I didn't know. He was kissing you, so how could I know?"

"Sorry about that," Sharon apologized. With a shrug, Sharon said, "You should take comfort though. It wasn't like he was kissing me to kiss me, ya know?"

Steve pressed his lips together and averted his gaze. It wasn't necessarily something that Steve wanted to think about. But now he couldn't not think about it. Especially not with Sharon being so cool with everything. Furrowing his brows, Steve asked, "Then why did he kiss you?"

"Are you serious right now?" Sharon scoffed, watching Steve. When he seemed just as confused as before, Sharon explained, "I don't imagine he enjoyed watching you mac on some random dude."

"I guess," Steve conceded and continued, "It did feel shitty when I saw you two..."

Sharon winced and apologized, "I'm really sorry about that. Again." A small smile tugged at Steve's lips and Sharon said, "Plus, he clearly wanted to kiss you the entire time."

As Sharon playfully bumped her shoulder against Steve's again, Steve's smile widened. Steve playfully admitted, "Yeah, I guess he did."

"Look at you," Sharon giggled, playfully poking at his reddening cheek. Sharon teased, "It's okay, I'd probably be smug too."

"I'm not smug," Steve good-humoredly argued.

"Okay," Sharon sarcastically agreed.

"Steve," the barista called out.

Moving over to the pickup counter, he took his Vienna Roast Red Eye and Bucky's Soy Chai Latte. Raising his coffee to acknowledge Sharon while also saying goodbye. Sharon smiled and waved as well as Steve left the coffee shop. Steve took comfort in knowing that things were okay with them. But mainly, Steve took comfort in knowing that Bucky was all his.