Lazy Day
Tugging at your wrists you screamed as Loki plunged a knife deep into your gut. Screaming out in pain you felt a piece of you die inside. Loki smiled cheerful at the sight of you breaking and turned away.
“Bucky! He killed them!” You screamed out hoping he was outside and could hear you. Loki tipped your chin up and kissed you forcefully. After he pulled away you spit to the side of you and saw Blood draining from the cut, crying again your head hung and your hair fell to your face.
“My babies...our babies!” You cried out through your sobs and Loki bent down to you again.
"Don't waste your tears on these mortal children...they are nothing compared to the offspring you will bear me." Loki cupped your face before your flickered open. Bucky was sitting up, calmly brushing your hair back. You wiped some tears away from your cheeks and turned over to Bucky.
“Nightmare?” You shook your head and he pulled you into his chest. You nuzzled into him and felt tears running down your face. Wiping them away BUcky kissed your head and tucked it under his chin.
“He killed them.” You moved your hands to your bump and sniffled a bit. Bucky pulled you out of the tight cuddle and pushed down to the covers.
“Well he didn’t.” Bucky placed a hand on your bump and you smiled.
“They are right here, safe and sound.” You moved out from the covers and went to the bathroom splashing your face with cold water. Glancing at the small clock on your bedside table you sighed not thinking it was worth it to go back asleep.
“I think I’m just gonna go watch something, clear my mind. Go back to sleep.” You grabbed a blanket from your closet and made home on the couch. Clicking on the TV but keeping the volume low you flicked through channels upon channels until you saw Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets hit your screen you got comfy and watched the scenes unfold on the screen. You had seen the movie many times before but it was the best thing on at four in the morning. As the team of three rushed down a hall you saw Bucky carrying the cover from the bed.
“Sit up.” You moved and Bucky sat down behind you resting his feet on the coffee table and your head was cuddled under his arm. You stretched out on the couch and smiled, He knew what it was like having nightmares. Bucky had terrible ones on random nights, you would wake him up and just cuddled with him until he dozed off into your neck.
“You don’t want to talk about it do you?” You shook your head and he nodded threading his fingers into your hair. You moved away from him for a moment, reaching for his legs. You moved yourself in between them and wrapped your arms around his thigh.
“Comfortable?”
“Yes.” You adjusted your head on his hip and he continued running his fingers through your hair. You pointed your attention to the screen and felt you eyelids getting heavy. Falling asleep in between Bucky’s legs.
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“Mommy! Mommy!” Tatum tugged at your pants leg and you kneeled down to her.
“What is it sweetie.” She tugged at your hand and you followed her to her room.
“Can we have a tea party?”
“Yes Ma’am we can and we will. Grab you guests and I will set the table.” Brushing you hair behind your ear you dragged out a foldable pink table from her closet and carried into the living room. Bucky was sitting on the couch reading one of your law books and he darted to you taking the table out of your hands.
“Buck, I can carry that. I’m not that pregnant yet.” He smiled at you while he unfolded the table and you heard Tatum dragging something down the hall. Turning back you saw her tripping over her white bear while she held two others in her arms.
“Let me help you.” You bent down picked up the white bear and she glided in front of you rushing over to set the two she had in her arms down. You sat the bear where she pointed and she turned around the the small toy chest, getting out her tea kit. Placing them neatly on the table you headed to the kitchen and grabbed a bag of snickerdoodle cookies from the counter and some napkins specially reserved for tea parties. Giving one to each of her guests you sat down two extras and placed two cookies on each of them.
“Can we join you, Doll?” Tatum nodded and tugged on Bucky’s hand making him sit next to the white bear and a purple puppy. You stuffed the bag back into the cabinet and grabbed a jug of apple juice from the fridge. You filled each cup with some and the teapot as well, you put it back in the fridge before standing next to Tatum.
“Where do I sit?”
“With Daddy! Duh.” You smiled at her and sat in Bucky’s lap, his arm snaked around your waist and you smiled at him. Bucky tilted his head up and kissed you softly before he felt Tatum hit his arm. Giving her one on the forehead she moved back over to sit between Bucksie and the white bear.
“Thank you all for coming to my party. We have tea and cookies. Who want’s some sugar and milk.” Tatum picked up two plastic sets and she went around ‘dropping’ a sugar cube into everyone’s drink and one into her own as well. When she sat down the white bear fell over the napkin with the cookies on it and she sat him back up.
“You have to wait for them, Flower.” She sat down and picked up her small tea cup. You followed her lead and Bucky did the same.
“Cheers!” Tatum held out her pinky and took a small sip from the cup. Sitting it down on the small saucer she watched you and Bucky sip from your own. You held out your pinkie as you sipped and sat the cup down.
“Daddy! That’s not how you drink tea.”
“It’s not?”
“No, Hold out your little one like this.” Tatum pointed out her pinkie and Bucky followed looking at her as she urged him to take a sip. Bucky sat the cup down next to your own and took a bit from a cookie. You felt him re-adjust his hand on your waist and smiled while he offered his half eaten cookie to you. You took it and ate the rest while Tatum was chatting away with her stuffed animals.
“You’re so good with her.” Bucky tickled your side a bit and you jumped at the feeling.
“She is my daughter remember?” Putting a little sass in your voice.
“You know what I mean. You’re so sweet to her and yet you know when enough is enough. You care about her well being and you put her first before yourself." Bucky smiled at Tatum who was in her own world, Smiling ang giggling.
"Isn't that what being a mother is all about? You love them and cherish them.” You ran your hands to cup your bump and smiled. Sitting there looking down at the growing bump and smiled and felt Bucky kiss your temple.
“I love you.”
“I love you too.” Leaning against him Tatum held her cookie up to the bears face before dropping it.
“Are any of you hungry?”
“I am.” Your voice chimed up and ate the last cookie that you had. Tatum laughed as you made a face while eating it. A few moments had passed and you helped Tatum clean up the little party and she took her toys back to her room, keeping Bucksie out. You had made yourself comfortable on the couch and She gripped the side of the couch trying to climb up next to you. You leaned down and helped her up, she quickly snuggled into your side and laid her head against your hip. You continued reading your book and Bucky sat down at the other end of the couch.
“Buck, hand me that blanket over there.” Bucky picked up a powder blue blanket you had used this morning and you carefully draped it over Tatum. Bucky picked up the law book he had set down and continued reading that.
“Enjoying my book.”
“It’s confusing. But a good book.” You rolled your eyes and felt Tatum scoot closer to you, moving out your legs she sat up and poked you in the arm.
“Can you sing to me?”
“What do you want me to sing?”
“The pony song.” You nodded your head and folded down a corner in your book. Setting it down on the table you pulled Tatum up to your lap and let her get comfortable, she hugged Bucksie as you wrapped the blanket around her.
“Ready?” Tatum nodded her head and you played with a strand of her hair while you started at her favorite part.
Lullay moon princess, goodnight sister mine
And rest now in moonlight's embrace
Bear up my lullaby, winds of the earth
Through cloud, and through sky, and through space
Carry the peace and the coolness of night
And carry my sorrow in kind
Luna, you're loved so much more than you know
Forgive me for being so blind
You looked down at Tatum and her eyes were starting to close gently and you smiled while finishing the verse. You wiped her hair back and adjusted yourself comfortably to Tatum’s sleeping body. You glanced over at Bucky and his eyes were wide as his attention was directed away from the book.
“What?” You leaned a bit over and continued in your book. He moved closer to you and you leaned back against him while Tatum was asleep on your legs. You twisted your fingers with Bucky’s and smiled.
“You can sing.”
“You already told me that.” You looked up at him, and his eyes didn’t dart from the pages.
“And I will tell you everytime I hear it.”