Just Friends

Scared

You slump to the shower stunned. He didn't even give you a moment to explain. You weren't going to to go on another date with Nate. You were going to call him later, thank him for the flowers again but tell him that you met someone.

You couldn't fool yourself about your feelings for Bucky. Yeah we said we were just going to be friends, but this morning in his embrace. It felt intimate, more than just friends screwing around. You wanted more. The sneaking around was fun, but you wanted to be able to hold his hand in front of everyone, have his arm around you on movie night. Kiss him anywhere, any time.  You wanted to be his. And you know he felt the same way.

After you dressed you went to search for him. You couldn't find him and he turned his phone off.

Fine be that way. 

There will be hell to pay when you got ahold of him. He was still m.i.a during dinner and you started to get worried.

Just then you heard the elevator ding, followed by the sound of a giggle. You heart skipped.
He didn't.

You get up walking toward the door just in time to see Bucky round the corner, his arm around a petite blond laughing, whispering in her ear. His eyes were glazed, he'd been drinking.

"Bucky can we talk?" You yell out to him. He stood in front of his door, sending the blushing blond in as he faced you. "What do you want friend?" He said sarcastically, leaning back against his door. "Why are you doing this?" You plead with him.

"Doing what (y/n)!? We're not attached remember. We were just two friends helping each other out right!? You got yours, and I got mine. Your guys back, you can continue on with him!"

Bucky's shouting brought everyone toward the hall.
"So this is how you want to do this!?" You shout back. "You want to pretend that this week didn't happen. That it didn't mean anything more to you!?"

He was closer to your face, his eyes burned you," I'm not the one who has someone waiting on them." You didn't hesitate.

"Bullshit,you ran this morning. You keep saying that it's because Nate's back, but that's shit and you know it Mr. I don't  have sleepovers. Well you sure as hell slept over in my bed." You heard a slight gasp from the crowd behind you. Natasha stifled a smile while Steve and Sam's mouth hung open.

"You ran from your feelings and that's what you're doing now. You got scared. But you know what Bucky, don't worry about it. You were a great friend for helping me out." You push him back as you walk away.