"I need answers first." Bucky insisted. "I need a thorough cleanup." Joanna grumbled under her breath and tugged on the thick, brittle, clump of her hair. "Let's compromise shall we?" She mused smiling at him in a way that was far too playful for his liking. "Once we pick up some groceries and then get to the closest salon, then I shall tell you everything you need to know once I've received a lovely head massage." "Maybe even a manicure." She mused after taking a quick glance at her pale nails with lines of dirt just under the cuticle. "How do I know you are not leading me to a trap?" He asked, towering over her and demanding her attention. Her gaze moved steadily to him and she studied him with those dark eyes of hers. He felt exposed being targeted by her piercing eyes. "I just got out of incarceration." She stated factually with a slight bitter lining to her words, it immediately jolted an inkling of sympathy from him. "The only thing on my mind is food and hair cleansing products, exclusively in that order." She expressed fondly. "If you really believe it's a trap then don't follow me, I'm still getting my makeover." She concluded and then turned before heading out of the restroom. He stared after her, bewildered and utterly conflicted. --- After the events of Project Insight, James Buchanan Barnes was left lost, confused, and extremely angry over discovering his real identity and all the insidious deeds HYDRA had made and done to him. On a hell path for revenge and answers, he encounters a woman with impossibly dark eyes being held prisoner by HYDRA. An unexpected reunion, unexpected being he didn't remember her. Will he trust her to help him recall his past or is she another clever manipulation of HYDRA? Bucky X OC. Rated M for language and a lot of smut. Somewhat Sequel to The Abridged Meeting and When The Tempest Meets A Storm