Together with my best guy
The next few days were full of games and other silliness. Bucky couldn’t keep the Cake from Steve because the minute he brought it from the car he smelled it. He practically stalked him to the house until he placed it on the table. “Yes Steve, it’s for you. Compliments of Sam’s mom.” He smiled when he opened up the box. “Is this a chocolate walnut cake?” He laughed “I’m pretty sure you already know that answer but yeah it is.” He looked around at everyone doing their own things and smiled. “Wanna watch the sunset from the roof? You can bring your cake. I’m gonna bring my pie.”
Steve watched as Bucky opened a second box with a huge pie inside. “No wonder you picked up weight if she fed you like that.” He softly punched his shoulder. “When you eat that cake you will know EXACTLY why I ate everything she handed me.” He smiled and grabbed some forks “Ok I guess we can disappear for a little bit.”
Bucky grabbed a pillow and they headed to the upstairs balcony and then climbed onto the roof. Steve took one bite of his cake and moaned. “Damn Steve it’s a cake, calm down.” He laughed “No I will enjoy my cake how I want to. If this is the kind of food you have been eating I want in. This gives my ma a run for her money. This cake is better than sex.” He rolled his eyes “I wouldn’t go that far but it’s pretty damn close. Here try the pie.”
They sat and watched the sun go down over the lake as everyone goofed off on the ground around them. He leaned against Steve and closed his eyes. It had been a while since they had a moment like this. It reminded him of the days where they would sit on the fire escape. Back then Steve fit perfectly against him, now the role was reversed but there was still room for him. There would always be room for him in Steve’s world. He was quickly alerted to the sound of firecrackers from behind the house.
They collected plates and hopped down to find Clint giving the kids a safety lesson for handling fireworks as he handed them all a sparkler. “Are you really the one for this job Clint?” He looked over at Steve “Well seeing as though Captain America was too busy on the roof Demolishing cake with his boyfriend yes, I am the one for the job.” Steve smiled and wrapped an arm around Bucky’s waist “What can I say I don’t get many chances to have my best guy all to myself.” Bucky couldn’t help the blush. “Awwwww Steve you made him blush. Ain't that the cutest.”
He swatted Clint away. “Shuddup. Go bother your wife.” He lit another firecracker and tossed it in the air. “I would but it seems the ladies have formed their own little club and I’m not allowed. So, you excited for your birthday tomorrow Cap not every day you turn 106?”
“Yea I am though technically I’m 36 if you discount the 70 years on ice. It will be nice to celebrate with everyone. For once I actually feel like celebrating.”
The next morning Bucky slipped into Steve’s room and carefully waited on the floor by his bed. He knew his alarm would go off at 6 because he was “sleeping in” that morning so he quietly moved to disable it. His plan was to wake him with the noise maker he brough. As his hand reached for the phone Steve quickly grabbed him by the wrist and hauled him onto the bed into a bear hug. “Morning Buck” He smiled. “Happy birthday. This ain’t weird for you?” He held him a little tighter. “Buck we practically shared a bed my entire childhood and young adult life. Hell we shared a tent in the army. Besides I miss this. Thor’s the only one that would ever...ya know cuddle.” He repositioned on the bed. “Really you tried to replace me with Thor?”
“I wouldn’t use the phrase replace buuuut at least he was comfortable enough to do it and not make it awkward. People nowadays can’t seem to cuddle just for some affection it’s always gotta be sexual. For a group that's so open about everything else you would think platonic cuddles would be a thing. I mean Clint and Natsha do it all the time and so does Tony and Rhodey and when he’s not around Bruce but no one..-”
“Wants to cuddle Captain America. Shit Stevie I would have been cuddling ya for the last year if I had known. Ya gotta communicate.” He smiled as Steve blushed a bit. “I didn’t want to make you uncomfortable. I know you are very selective about who touches you.”
“What the hell made you think you were suddenly not allowed. Shit Steve you and I have done things together that I bet some married couples don’t share. I taught you to kiss with my own mouth. You and I experimented together when we had ideas. There’s no goin’ back on that stuff.” They laid together quietly Steve occasionally running his fingers through Bucky’s hair. Suddenly the door swung open and Peter along with Morgan and Clint’s kids came in with a tray. “Happy Birthday!” Lila had a smirk on her face that reminded him of Nat. “Looks like we interrupted something.”
“We didn’t mean to wake you guys up.” Everyone looked over at Cooper. Yup he was 100% Clint’s flesh and blood. “Are you having mommy and daddy time?” Peter looked down at Morgan, his face red. “Mo! I um...don’t...were you?”
Steve chuckled “Thanks guys and no. I was just enjoying some time with my best friend. He’s always the first person to wish me happy birthday for as long as I’ve known him.” Peter handed off the tray and the kids all climbed onto the bed as Steve told them stories about him and Bucky growing up together. He answered questions until Nat stepped into the doorway. “Is this where the party is at? Everyone was wondering where the birthday boy was.” Morgan ran up to Nat and smiled “Mr. Steve and Bucky were having mommy and daddy time but then we brought them breakfast.” Stve was doing everything he could to keep his composure. “We were not….doing that..we were just relaxing together.”
“In the same bed? And neither of you are wearing a shirt. Uh huh….sure.” Nat winked and hearded the kids out of the room. “Come on downstairs. Tony has tons planned for your birthday. Don’t worry I talked him out of the stripper in the cake but if you change your mind maybe we can convince Barnes to do it.”
When they arrived downstairs for breakfast Tony tossed a handful of confetti at Steve. "Hope you're ready to have fun today old man. We are gonna party like it's 1929." Bucky laughed "you don't want to do that. That was the year Stevie got rheumatic fever and spent his birthday in bed. It worked out though cuz I had the mumps so we were stuck with each other. You wanna pick a year to party like,try 1941, that was a great year. Stevie and I got our hands on a bottle of hooch and…. Whoops can't finish that story in present company. Sam's not nearly old enough." Sam tossed him a glare but it didn't last long as he laughed at Steve picking confetti out of his hair.
Tony had a full day of food and games planned. He had even hired someone to do a professional fireworks show out on the lake. Bucky couldn't wait for him to open gifts. He really hoped Steve appreciated the whole thing. Clint was the only other person that knew about it. "So you really think he's gonna like a batch of homemade everclear for his birthday?" He smirked as he sat up a bit in the Hammock. "I'm counting on it." He stretched back soaking in the sun a bit. "Becca and I learned to make it when we didn't have much money. I used that skill a lot. Back then you could pay for a lot of things with the stuff. Plus it kept Stevie outta bars which cut back on how many fights he got in. Not by much but enough. By the way Cooper is an oblivious nerd." Clint choked on his beer.
"Why are you calling my kid names?"
"Because he is an oblivious nerd Clint." Natasha had sauntered up behind him and casually climbed into the hammock with Bucky. "Seriously Clint, the kids found the old folks in a rather compromising way this morning. Even the 6 year old got the hint. Cooper apologized for waking them up." Clint laughed "Oh god Coop. Yea pretty certain he isn't interested in sex at all. Like Nate has had lots of questions and comments but Coop….he took a girl to the movies and she asked him if he wanted to kiss her…. He asked, why would he want to do that during the movie they came to see?"
Bucky was laughing harder than he expected. "Aw shit Steve did that to a dame. We went on a double date to see Pinocchio and the gal actually liked him but Stevie likes his cartoons more. So I'm of course stealin' a kiss every now and then from my date and her friend eyes Steve up and snuggles real close and asks him for a kiss and he says i thought you wanted to watch a movie. She dumped a coke in his lap and put the popcorn tub on his head. My date left on principal."
Natasha laughed "That sounds like Steve. He can't spot attraction if you put it on a billboard. Remember that week we all tried to flirt with him just to see what would happen?" Clint began to snicker. "Oh my god yes. Tony came at him with everything short of flat out asking. I don't know who was worse afterward, him or you. You were both so riled up and horny because you were so sure he couldn't resist. From what I recall it worked out very well for Bruce though didn't it." Natasha wore a devilish grin. "Poor guy didn't know what hit him."
Bucky shook his head. "You gotta be forward with Steve. He doesn't play guessing games. If you don't spell it out he doesn't take it. I know for a fact that he could, if he wanted to, tell some pretty wild stories about his USO days. I will tell you this the Stevie I left at the dock when I shipped out was NOT the Stevie that pulled my ass from a prison camp. Anyone would be lucky to have him." Clint's eyes narrowed "Are you saying you slept with Steve?" Nat rolled her eyes "And you wonder where Cooper gets it from." She hopped up and walked back towards the cabin "dinner's about done then the old man is gonna open presents."