In the Dark

The Family

The next morning Sofia woke up bright and early. Her body felt a bit sore, most likely from being so tense due to last night's events. After a long, hot shower she made her way downstairs and found the area silent and empty.  

She made her way to the kitchen and opened the fridge, taking out the half-empty gallon of milk and then walking to the large pantry, taking out a box of her favorite cereal. Quickly pouring herself a bowl she went around the island and hopped on a stool. She passed the time by staring at the wall in front of her, watching the big hand on the clock tick slowly.

Sofia finally got to the end of her bowl when she heard the front door click. Her eyes widened and narrowed to the entrance of her home. She slowly got up and tiptoed to the front room, releasing a breath at the sight of Bucky. But then another breath hitched in her throat at his shirtless body.

"Holy..." She whispered low enough for only her to hear. Bucky also had his earbuds in so there was no way he could've heard her.

His body was that of a Greek God. The sweat that gathered on his tan skin illuminated his muscles and boy, were they defined. His biceps were huge and his pecs and abs were so ripped that she wondered how much he actually worked out to maintain a body like that. Sofia's eyes trailed down his body as she bit down on her lip, his black basketball shorts hanging low on his hips and the top of his underwear band peaking above.

She didn't have much more time to drool over Bucky because she heard her name come out of his mouth, snapping her out of her sinful thoughts and sending him an awkward smile.

"Hey," she greeted.

He chuckled, furrowing his brows. "You okay?"

"Perfect." She admitted.

He held her gaze for a millisecond before smirking and nodding. "Alright. I'm gonna go take a shower. Got anything to do today?"

"Nope."

Bucky walked away and Sofia sighed dreamily. Wanting to get her mind off of him, she walked out to her large backyard and sat down on one of the chairs that were perfectly placed in the sun. She let the warmth envelope her and tan her skin, creating a new glow.

Sofia heard the glass door slide open sometime later and she opened one eye to find Bucky walking out of the house. His hair was still damp but he had put on a shirt and jeans. She could take that better than shirtless Bucky that was for sure.

"Hey," Bucky sat across from her, resting his elbows on his knees.

Sofia held her hand above her eyebrow to shade the sun from her eyes. "Hey."

"I didn't mean to scare you back there." He pointed to the inside of the house. "I thought I'd be back before you woke up. But it turns out that these hills are steeper than I imagined."

Sofia snorted causing Bucky to grin. Silence encompassed them except for the occasional bird chirping or the sound of the wind blowing above them. Then, Sofia cleared her throat and looked out into the city.

"About yesterday... uh, sorry for freaking out." She started. "I don't always get like that. Something happened when I first started and I was kind of thrown back to that day when you came and told us about the situation outside."

Bucky tilted his head to the left, wanting to ask what happened but decided that if Sofia wanted to share the incident she would without him asking. And he was very right.

"I didn't have a security guard at the time because I was just starting. I didn't have a big following—or so I thought. One day, I went out to the store by myself, like a normal person does," she chuckled dryly.  "On my way to my car I was stopped by someone and then another person came up to me soon after. Before I even knew it, I was being pushed around and being called from left to right. I don't remember what happened after that or who got me out of there, but that was when I knew that I couldn't go out alone anymore. That was when I realized that my life had changed overnight."