Chapter 18
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“Come on, sister, you gotta help me out here!"
“Sorry, I'm a bit off balance right now, D!"
You and Bucky looked at each other once and then ran out of your room. At the bottom of the stairs stood, Daemon, supporting a thoroughly beaten Major Li Ashton Jones (Rogers? Davis? You didn't even know anymore).
“A little help here?!" Daemon exclaimed.
You and your soul mate snapped out of your confusion and moved to help the Major up the stairs.
“There's another guest room-," you started.
“No!" Li shouted.
Everyone looked down at her. Red bloomed a bit on her brown cheeks as she stared in your general direction.
“I want to be with Steve," she said quietly.
“Sister, I don't think-."
“Daemon Earl Jones, if you don't-!"
“Okay, okay!" Daemon muttered.
You carried her into Steve's room. From there she asked you guys to leave. You did, but immediately used Bucky's bond to, Steve, to get into Li's head.
The world was dark due to her blindness, but you felt the Major laid down gingerly and snuggle into the warmth of her soul mate.
“I remember, Stevie. I remember you, the kids, the team. I remember us."
Her eyes started welling up as she reached around until she found her husband's forehead and stroked the hair always falling in his eyes. Steve didn't move, but the Major felt the wheels begin turning in his head again as she dug deeper with their soul bond.
“You know, it was the strangest thing....Daemon showed up with the kids behind him and I saw, Amy, staring at, John, hittin' me. The only only thing I thought was 'If that crazy SOB was right and this little girl is my daughter? What kind of example am I setting for her?' So I finally fought back...then I remembered."
The Captain stirred a bit at the feel of a small amount of warmth around him, but only opened his eyes when it kissed him between the eyebrows.
“I love you Captain Steven Grant Rogers. I'm so happy to call you my husband."
“Li?" Steve whispered.
“Sup, bro?"
The Major smiled the infuriating smirk she knows her husband loves and, Steve, nearly choked her in a hug.
“Yes, yes I'm here! Lighten up!"
“Ya-ya came back t' me."
“Don't I always?"
Steve took his wife's hand and kissed her ring. The laugh faded from her mind, replaced with endless guilt.
“I'm sorry, Stevie. I-I'm so so s-."
Steve put a finger on her lips.
“I don't wanna fight or cry anymore, Li. I just want us so I forgive ya, baby girl. We can sort out the details later."
“I forgive you t-oh.....oh, Steven..."
“Commere, darlin'-."
Bucky pulled out of Li's head so fast you almost got whiplash and had the look of a man that remembered something he tried very hard to forget, before you shook him. He blinked back to the present and practically dragged you both back to your room.
You laid down and stared up at the ceiling for a solid thirty seconds before speaking.
“After all they did to each other. That's it? Instant forgiveness?"
You looked over at your soul mate who was trying not to burst out in laughter over your expression of disbelief. You just shook your head.
“Is that what marriage does? Drive you insane?"
“Pretty sure you already have to be insane to even get married, baby doll."
Bucky laid down next you and started messing with your promise ring. You kissed his cheek and faint blush appeared there. You smiled and laid yourself on top of him, kissing every bit of skin and metal you could get to.
“(Y/N)..."
“Just relax, Buck."
“I-I-I don't want to hurt you, (Y/N)."
“You won't Bucky bear, but I'll stop if you want me to."
You crawled back up to lay next to your soul mate. You couldn't read thoughts, but his troubled blue eyes held nothing but frustration. You put a hand through his hair, rubbing his temple.
“What's wrong, Bucky bear?"
“I...it's stupid..."
He sighed and turned his head away from you. You sat up with a frown.
“James-."
“A fella should be makin' sure his girl's satisfied. And I can't do that because I got all this assassin shit in my head and-!"
“James!"
You turned his head to face you and he was bright red in embarrassment. You smiled and gave him a kiss on the nose.
“First of all, we're about all of two days into our relationship so I'm moving too fast, really. Second, I don't care about how good you are in the sack, I just care about you, Bucky."
You laid down on his chest and wrapped your arms around him. You felt him hesitate for just a moment before setting a hand on your head.
“If it happens it happens. If it doesn't....well let's cross that bridge when we get there. I'm not pressuring you into having sex with me, James. Ever."
“I don't feel pressured; it's just I wanna be able t' make love t' you all night, baby doll, I wanna marry you, have kids, a house, a life. I want you and I to have something normal, (Y/N)."
“Nothing about my life is normal and I don't want normal, Bucky. I just want us. You will always be enough for me, Bucky bmmmm....."
You soul mate pulled you up for a passionate kiss. Bucky's hands dug into your hair, his tongue dominated yours, and the small whining noises he made only spurred you onto push him closer. After a few minutes, and burning lungs, he let up.
“Baby doll, you will always deserve better than me, but I love you for trying to keep m' head out of m' ass."
“I love you too, Bucky bear. Now let's sleep busy day tomorrow."