Chapter 6
“Did your ma ever tell you how she and my Ma met?” Steve looked up from his book. “Not in detail, she told me she met your parents after a rally but that’s all I know.” Bucky smirked “Figures she probably didn’t want to give ya any ideas. According to the way my folks told it our moms met at a rally but didn’t immediately become friends. My ma was a little concerned that Sarah was a bit hot headed for her own good and would drag others down with her. She was also worried about the little one she would be leaving behind should something happen either jail or worse but it wasn’t her place to say. So she made a note of the, as she said, mouthy Irish woman and moved on.”
At this point Bruce and Wanda had joined them. “What kind of rally was your mother at?” Steve smiled “My mom and Bucky’s mom fought for women’s right to vote. As Bucky mentioned before my mom was a lot louder about it than some but hey, squeaky wheel gets the grease.” Bucky laughed “Squeaky wheel? Hell Sarah had a roar about her that defied her size. She was feisty. Anyway so ma kinda wrote Sarah off. She wasn’t going to be rude to her but if she didn't have to deal with her she didn’t. It wasn't until a few weeks later when dad was making his way home from a late shift that he found Sarah tryin to hold her own in a scrap with two guys. She had just got off from the hospital and they had recognized her from the rallies. Apparently they told her that if she wanted to be treated like a man then getting beat like one was part of the deal. Dad scared off the two guys despite Sarah insisting she had it handled. He took her home which ended up being not far from your place and Ma cleaned her up. From then on Dad would make sure someone walked your Ma home from late night shifts.”
Steve looked at him, eyes wide. “Is that why you walked home with her when you worked at the docks?” He nodded “Yea plenty of guys had some funny ideas in their heads when it came to straightening out your mother and she was as bad as you were with picking fights so naturally we all did our part to keep the two of you safe.”
“Remember when my mom bit Father Thomas?” Bruce looked at him confused “She bit him?” Bucky laughed “Yeah he suggested that she turned Steve over to the church and lived the rest of her life as a nun since she had no plans to remarry. He felt they could care for Steve better and she would be safer that way. She responded by biting him going to confession saying she was sorry and leaving. It was the talk of the neighborhood. The nuns liked to gossip so there really wasn’t any sanctity in confession if they got their hands on it.” Wanda looked mortified. “Confession is supposed to be private.” They both laughed “In a perfect world it is. Not everyone is perfect. At least we pretty much knew that and didn’t admit to something that would have gotten us in deep shit.” Natasha got a sly grin “Like what?” Bucky wasn’t stupid. “That’s between me and god Doll.”