Chapter 2
The next two days are difficult for Y/N and for Bucky. Both of them worry endlessly about Steve, Bucky a little less because he only knows that daddy is on a mission. Still, the boy stays close to Y/N and shies away from each member of their family, only talking to Y/N and clinging to her hand.
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Bucky paces up and down, nibbling on his thumb and throwing hectic glances at phone on the coffee table. Lady walks beside him and looks up at him, expecting him to do something. Y/N looks at him for a moment before she sighs. She stands up and grabs his arms before he can pace around any longer. “Buck.” She slings her arms around his waist, effectively trapping him in her embrace. “He will call.” Bucky frowns at her until his eyes quickly snap back to the phone. “Bucky. Look at me.” She shakes him a little until his eyes snap back to her. “What makes you so worried?” Bucky looks at her face and slowly leans forward until his head rests on her shoulder. “I just want him home.”
“I know. It’s just a bit long-” She can’t finish her sentence as the phone starts ringing. Bucky looks at Y/n, expecting her to take the call but she smiles at him and motions with her head in the direction of the coffee table. The man hesitates only a moment before he takes the phone and answers the call. “Stevie?” He looks at Y/N and has a small frown on his face. He hums and nods, makes small sounds that he’s listening until he ends the call and falls back on the couch with a sigh. “How is he?” Y/N walks up behind him and starts massaging his shoulder. Bucky lets out the tiniest moan and leans his head on the backrest tat Y/N. “Nat. It was Nat. They’re in the med bay. He’s getting checked over.”
“Nat?” Y/N looks surprised at him and stops massaging him for a second until he moves his shoulders in displeasure. Lady come slowly to Bucky, jumps on the couch and lies half on his lap. She starts licking hi metal hand and looks up now and then. “Tony got her to help Stevie out. She got him out before he killed himself. She says it was not pretty and she’s going to rip Fury’s ass open.” He smiles tiredly at her before he closes his eyes. “Do you want to go down?”
“I- Yeah. Just- just a moment please.”
“Okay.” Y/N leans down and kisses his forehead but doesn’t stop on his shoulders. She continues until Bucky takes one of her hand s and pulls her down for an upside-down kiss before he stands up. He holds her hand tightly until they stand directly in front of the door that Dr. Cho showed them.
“Nervous?”
“Hm.” Bucky hums and stares at the door. Y/N squeezes his hand, then opens the door after knocking. Steve lies in the bed, fiddling with his phone. He looks up as he sees Y/N and Bucky enter and smiles. Y/N smiles back but Bucky stares only one moment before he bolts forward. He takes a few quick steps to the bed and collapses right on top of Steve, wraps him up in his arms and doesn’t let go. Steve groans and Bucky’s head snaps up instantly, eyes filled with concern. Y/N steps up to him, looking equal concerns. She runs he hand through his hair. “what is it?”
“Nothing major. Just a few broken ribs on the left and a sprained ankle. Y/N looks at Bucky. The man frowns at Steve’s side and scoots a little, shifting his weight to Steve’s other side before he hides his face in Steve’s chest again. “Buck?” Steve past his back and looks at Y/N. She shrugs her shoulders and glides her hand through Bucky’s hair as she notices his shaking shoulders. “He was worried. Thought you would really die and thinking he hates you now.” Steve raises his eyebrows and looks down at Bucky. “I know you would never hate me.” He whispers into the brunette’s ear. “And you were right. I should have asked Nat to come. Well, in the end she came anyway.” He chuckles but Bucky doesn’t move. He cries silently for a while until Steve sighs. He wraps his arms protective around him. “it’s fine, Buck. I’m home. And I will listen to you next time. I promise.” He kisses Bucky’s cheek as he turns his head a little. A shiver runs through him and Y/N know what’s going to happen. “I’ll go and get some clothes.”
“No! Stay.” Steve grabs her hand as she’s about to turn. She glances at the door but then sits down on the mattress beside Steve and a small Bucky. She runs her hand through Bucky’s hair. “He was really worried, Steve. He really thought you would never come back.”
“I know.” Steve smiles one of his crooked smiles and grabs something from his nightstand. He passes it to Y/N and she looks at it. “The picture.” She notices that it’s a little rumpled, as if folded and unfolded a lot. “He wrote on the back. “
“Don’t you dare to die… please!” Y/N reads and smiles at Steve. “I know he loves me. I never doubted it. Not for a second. Even if he throws mean things at me sometimes.” Steve runs his hand through Bucky’s hair. The little boy tightens his grip on the blonde’s shirt and gazes up at him before he snuggles close. Y/N’s smile widens. She runs her hand once again through Bucky’s hair before she takes all the clothes off of him and pushes him under Steve’s blanket. Then she folds his clothes, places them neatly on the nightstand and leans in to give Steve a kiss. “You’re not allowed to leave for a while.”
“I don’t mind.” Steve smiles back and kisses her again. She watches as Steve tightens his grip on a sleepy Bucky and close his eyes. “Sleep, handsome. Get some rest.” She kisses his forehead again, before she stands up and closes the blinds. Then she takes the clothes as she’s sure that Steve at least dozes and walks up to her apartment. She puts the clothes into Bucky’s room and gets some kids clothes for him, grabs a book and takes Lady with her down to Steve’s med bay room again. She pulls a chair close to the bed, settles in and starts to read aloud. She knows neither of the boy listens but she like to read to them. And she knows they both are clam when they wake to her reading.