Bucky
At least, the potato soup was familiar.
He remembered making it when it was cold, and all they could afford was potatoes.
He hesitantly knocked on the house that Peter had pointed out as his and his aunt's.
Within seconds, the energetic pup had opened the door. "Jamie!"
"Hi."
"It's so awesome that you could come!"
"Thanks for inviting me."
"May's in the kitchen. Dinner's almost ready, and then I figured we could watch a movie! And then, we could have dessert! I made some more cookies!"
"Sounds good."
Their house was bigger and more modern, but it had a cozy feel that his home definitely lacked.
"May, he's here!" Peter shouted.
May came out of the kitchen with flour on her shirt. She was younger than he expected with nose piercings and a messy bun. "You must be Jamie. Petey was so excited when we saw you moving in."
"Uh, yeah." He wasn't much to be excited over. "Your house is nice."
"Thanks. I hope you're hungry. I made kale salad and roasted chicken!"
Bucky offered his soup.
"How sweet!" She grinned at him.
They sat around the table passing around the food until everyone had plenty.
"So, Jamie where are you from?"
"Brooklyn."
"This must be quite the change, then?"
"Yeah."
"Why'd you decide to move from Brooklyn?"
"Uh, I was away for a bit. When I got back, it didn't feel like home."
"Where were you?"
"Around. Spent some time in Europe." He shrugged.
"Awesome! I've always wanted to go to Europe," Peter exclaimed around a mouth full of chicken.
"And what do you do?" May asked.
"I'm working at a bookstore."
"Cool! I work at a deli." Peter slurped some soup.
Overall, dinner with the neighbors didn't go that bad.
Bucky liked Peter's energy. He also liked May's free spirit.
They watched The Suicide Squad which Bucky thought was different from how movies used to be.
"Thanks for coming! We should do it again." Peter grinned at him.
"Sure, maybe next time, you guys could come over."
"That would be awesome!" Peter threw his arms around him.
Bucky froze for a moment. It'd been so long since anyone had touched him without pain he'd forgotten how nice it felt.
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