Chapter 7
Despite there being a laundry service Steve and Bucky still did their own laundry much to Tony's annoyance. They agreed that there was just something therapeutic about folding fresh warm laundry. It was simple and something that mostly hadn’t changed. Sure machines did all the work now but they didn't do everything and Bucky loved pulling a warm shirt from the dryer and putting it on. He looked up from his pile of laundry and smiled. “Hey Stevie...Remember…” He could see a blush creeping up his neck. He stopped folding and looked at him “remember what?”
“Remember when...when I was teachin’ ya how to kiss? So ya knew what to do on a date?” Steve’s heart stopped “You...remember that?” He nodded. “Yea...but I’m not sure if I remember it right. I remember teachin ya….but I also remember Charlotte complaining you were a horrible kisser. Peg too. Thing is….I never got that impression.” It was Steve's turn to blush. “Oh...well I mean...they were both nice and all and I really did love Peggy but…….they weren’t you.”
Bucky’s eyes went wide and he cocked his head. “Are you sayin what I think you are saying?” Steve took a step closer “I mean… you are a hard act to follow when it comes to kissing and dancing and a whole lot of other things. I guess Yeah… that’s..that’s exactly what I’m saying ya jerk.” Bucky threw his arms around him and pulled him close.
“Doll I have been waiting for you to say that for almost a hundred years. I knew the minute I met you that I wanted you to be mine forever.” He could feel the tears falling down his back as Bucky held him close. “Well I’m yours always have been always will be. To the end of the line.” He lifted his head up and moved in for a kiss pressing him against the dryer. It was cut short by an alarm sounding and the sprinklers going off. “Friday what the hell?”
“Baby monitor puberty protocols activated.” Bucky looked confused. “Baby monitor is the kids protocols not ours.” The door to the laundry room was now locked tight as the cold water rained down on them. “I’m sorry Tony set protocols that were activated by any attempts at hanky panky in hidden public areas in case Peter should be tempted while M.J is around.” The alarm went off and the door opened to reveal Tony and Pepper looking confused as hell.
“Friday, I thought the kid was trying to do the horizontal hokey pokey in here why and I looking at the Popsicle pals?” Pepper put it together much quicker and cleared her throat. “Tony..I think you need to rethink your...policy?” Tony turned to her “What do you mean?” She looked between the two of them and Tony turned red. “YOU TWO? YOU TWO SET OFF THE SENSOR?” Bucky grinned “Don’t get yourself in a tizzy Stark, I leaned against the machine and the alarm went off aint that right Friday?”
“”Boss my sensors show that Sergeant Barnes did indeed lean against something however it wasn’t just the dryer.” Friday played back the laundry room surveillance right when they began to kiss. It was a lot longer and more involved than Steve thought. Bucky looked pretty proud of himself as if he knew Friday would have to show the footage to prove him wrong. Tony stood open mouthed. “Well um… We are just gonna leave you to. Come on Tony.” Pepper guided him back down the hall. Steve looked at the now soaked stack of laundry and tossed it back in the dryer. Bucky wrapped his arms around his waist. “That was a lot better than I remember. Think I can find out what else I was forgetting about you?” Steve smiled “Friday mind locking that door again?”