"Don't Cry"
“Hey Bucky, do you think you can watch Maria for me? I need to run down and get her some cold medicine,” Tony says and Maria sneezes and it is simultaneously the most adorable thing he’s ever heard and the most heartbreaking thing He’s ever heard before in his life.
“Uh,” Bucky says but he already has an armful of baby and Tony is already in the elevator going down.
“Bu,” Maria says smiling and sneezing.
“Hey Sprout,” Bucky says tickling her making her giggles.
When she’s done giggling she coughs and then starts turning red and her lips begin to wobble and Bucky’s eyes widen.
“No, no please don’t cry,” Bucky pleads and starts making funny faces to keep her distracted. She makes faces back at him and they have a competition to see who can make the silliest faces and Bucky barely notices Tony return until he’s feeding Maria a tiny cup of cough medicine.
“Thanks Bucky,” Tony says laying Maria down for her nap.
“No problem. I hope she feels better. Can’t Loki do some magic?” Bucky asks.
“Yes but not until the fever breaks,” Tony says sadly.
“Man that sucks,” Bucky says smiling sadly at Maria and helping Tony tuck her in and Tony smiles and offers him something to drink.
“I’ll take tea if you have it,” he says and Tony grins.
“You’ve been hanging out with Bruce, Stephen, and Loki too much. But don’t worry Rhodey, Peter and I will get you back onto the nectar of the gods known as coffee,” Tony says and Bucky snorts softly and follows him out to the kitchen.