After the events of D.C., The Winter Soldier escaped both HYDRA and SHIELD with barely his life and a mix of memories that he couldn't put back into place.
Boarding between the Winter Soldier and Bucky Barnes, he ends up in a small town that barely...
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chapter thirteen The Autumn Harvest
It was nearing the end of October when it happened. Five months after he arrived to the Smith farm.
The heat of the summer had long since gone, and the harvest was dying right along with it. The plants were cut and stored; some packed away for winter but most shipped out into towns all over Montana, and Cory was busy.
Though now that there less work to do, Bucky and Ray spent even more time together. She retaught him how to ride a horse. They went up trails and saw the bed of the mountains. They raced in the open fields and stayed out till even the stars should be asleep.
In the perfect ignorant bliss of friendship. And what comes after that.
As it got colder they still did the things they liked to. Anything to bring the old Bucky back, even if he never rode horses or lived on a farm.
Ray welcomed the coldness of the dying autumn. She longed for the cold and snow. She promised Bucky that they would take the East trail up to the take at first snowfall. He looked forward to it.
Even though some days were still bad, they tried to focus on the good.
And one very good thing was coming up. Something Ray didn't think she would want to go to.
"Please, please?"
"I really do not want to go."
"Well if you don't go then I'll go by myself."
"Ray."
"What? I'll hang out with Cory and Bailey and Jack. Maybe I'll meet somebody. Maybe he'll be tall, dark, and handsome. Maybe we'll dance all night." Ray smiled innocently at Bucky.
In truth, both of them knew that there was something more than just friendship. There was a reason why must nights, they would fall asleep in each other's arm. But neither of them made the first move. She needed to give him the time to pick the pieces of his life back up, and he needed to make sure she was truly okay with him and his past.
But that didn't mean that there were times when she would not take the chance and tease him.
Bucky only stared at her in response to what she said.
Ray smiled again. "Maybe we'll fall in love. Kick your smelly ass out of the bed. At least he would touch me."
Bucky glared at her. "Fine. I'll go. But shut up."
