I'm sorry
Bucky signed. He had to go home in an hour and he couldn't help but feel dread in the pit of his stomach. Pepper looks at Bucky. " You know, you can stay at my place instead tonight." She says gently rubbing his back. " I know but I need to forgive him. He didn't mean it." Bucky says. Pepper shakes her head. " Did you get Alan into the light?" Pepper asks. Bucky nods. Pepper smiles and kisses Bucky's cheek. Bucky looks at Pepper with fear in his eyes. " I'm going to tell Steve." Bucky says. Pepper leans back. " Umm tell him what?" Pepper asks confused. "My gift." Bucky says confident. " Ok, please tell me what happens." Pepper pleads. " Pep, I'm scared." Bucky says feeling very vulnerable. " It's going to be alright. Anyway Steve loves you, and if he truly loves you, he should be find with it and accept who you are." Pepper says. Bucky smiles and hugs Pepper. " You always give the best hugs." Bucky whispers into Pepper's ear. " So I have been told." Pepper giggles. Bucky grabs his coat. " Ok, wish me luck. " Bucky replies and walks out and towards his car. " Oh trust me, I'm praying for you. " Pepper says. Bucky smiles and drives off.
Bucky opens the front door. He hang his coat up and kicks off his shoes. Bucky walks into the kitchen and turns on the light. Bucky shrieks. " HOLY FUCK!" Steve yells. " What the hell were you doing in the dark! Don't scare me like that. Oh my god." Bucky says and puts his hand over his heart and taking deep breaths to calm his beating heart. " Sorry sweetheart. I just didn't think that you come home." Steve whispers. Bucky walks over to Steve and hugs him. " I'm sorry for over reacting." Bucky replies. Steve hugs back almost instantly. " No Buck, I'm sorry. I said the worst thing on earth." Steve chokes out. Bucky shushes Steve and kisses him. " Well, either way I forgive you. " Bucky mumbles against Steve's lips. " I just wanted to know why you are so afraid of having kids? " Steve asks. Bucky signs. " It's because of me." Bucky says. Steve looks down at him. " What do you mean?" Steve asks. Bucky takes a deep breath and opens his mouth. It's now or never. But instead blurts out. " Well your family hates me and if I have kids, I don't want them to be neglected because of me." Bucky says. Well, that was one of his fears. " Oh Bucky. " Steve says and hugs his husband. " They would never." Steve answers. "It didn't stop them from insulting meat the wedding." Bucky grumbles. It was supposed to be a good night of Bucky. But instead before the ceremony, Steve's family has came by to insult him. Sarah didn't of course, she's too kind hearted. " I know baby, and they will never hurt you. Now is there anything else? " Steve asks. Bucky went to say about his gift but his body had different plans. Instead he shakes his head no. Steve nods and kisses Bucky. " Let's go to bed." Steve says to Bucky. Bucky nods and follow Steve up the stairs.
Bucky signs. " I was so close to tell Steve and it's like my brain shuts down and it won't let the words out" Bucky groans. Clint raises his eyebrows. " Wow, like you say your confessions alot to strangers to help your dead friends. Ow!" Clint yelps at the end. Wanda smacks Clint on the side of the head. " Show your respect!" Wanda hisses. " But why is it so hard!?" Bucky complains. Pepper signs. " Maybe its because your heart is afraid that Steve is going to do exactly what Brock did and your heart doesn't want to go through that again." Pepper suggests. Clint points at her. " Very good point." Wanda nods. " But Steve is not like that!" Bucky exclaims. " But what if he is." Clint says. Bucky signs. Wanda looks. " Well how are you going to tell Steve?" Wanda asks. Bucky stands up. " I don't know! I can't just walk to the hospital and tell Steve that I can see and talk to ghosts! " Bucky exclaims guestering wildly with his hands. "What? You can see ghosts?" Bucky freezes. Bucky turns slowly around to see Natasha, Clint's wife. " Oh shit." Clint says. " It's a prank thats all." Bucky says quickly. Fear spiking through his entire body. "It's ok Buck. I believe you." Natasha says. Bucky signs in relief. " Just don't tell anyone. " Bucky says. " Babe what are you doing here? " Clint ask. Natasha shrugs. " What I can't go see what my husband is up to?" Natasha asks rasing her eyebrow. Everyone snickers as Clint turns cherry red. Bucky signed grateful that Natasha understands and didn't call him a freak. Thank goodness.
Steve signs. " What ya thinking Steve?" Tony asks. Sam right behind Tony. " Well, Bucky was telling me about why he was afraid of having kids." Steve says. Sam perks up. " Yeah, so what is it?" Sam asks. " He's afraid that my family will hate them because they are Bucky's. " Steve answers. The others blink in surprise. " Well, I can see it but not Sarah. She's way too nice." Tony retorts. Sam nods in agreement. But Steve continued on. " Yeah but it looked like Bucky was going to say something else but backed out at the last second." Steve says. Tony leans back. " Alright, maybe it's hard to say and he is afraid of what you are going to say." Tony says. Sam gives Steve a look. " Stark may have a point." Sam crows. Steve grins. Maybe they do have a point. Steve will just have to wait.