~~~"Oh, I'm so sorry Mr. Barnes, I wasn't paying attention!" John McClain stuttered out as he scrambled to pick up the tower of books he was carrying from the library. Sargent Barnes smiled and bent down to pick up the last few books, flashing John a dashing smile that had his knees shaking. "Just call me Bucky. Need some help with these?" Bucky asked, still holding the fallen books. "Oh, um, s-sure. Thank you Mr. Bar- uh, I mean, Bucky. Thank you," John said as a blush spread over his cheeks. "Sure thing, Doll." ~~~ ---------- John McClain, or Johnnie to his friends, is a book loving introvert living in he early 1940's. When he -quite literally- bumps into his idol, Sargent James Buchanan Barnes, on his way home from the library, things don't go quite as he expected them to... Written by Bethany for Johnnie