The Bet

Chapter 9: September 

"Hey y/n." Bucky says. You look at him. "What?" You ask.

"I'm winning sweetheart." Bucky smiles. You frown. "Aww it's okay doll, you'll either past me, or stay below me." Bucky winks.

"I do not want to stay below you." You say.

"Awe, it could be fun though baby doll." Bucky smirks. You roll your eyes.

"You're not fooling me Barnes." You say. Bucky bites his bottom lip as he looks at you. His icy blue eyes finding your eyes. You feel the breathe hitch in your throat.

Has he always been this goddamn sexy?

Bucky's eyes rake you up and down and you swear you died for a second. Yep. Died and came back to life. Subconsciously, you check him out.

Now it's Bucky's turn to die. Which he's sure happened. Since he stopped breathing and functioning. He even swears his legs wobbled a little. Of course he feels like this. The girl he's in love with just checked him out. He wouldn't be surprised if he passed out. 

"I have to go uh... drown my fish." You say and practically run out of the room.

"Uh okay?" Bucky questions as you leave. He shrugs it off and goes to find Sam or Steve.

*-*-*

"No Natasha it was weird. It was like we had a moment." You say.

"What exactly happened?" Nat asks.

"Okay so at first we were teasing each other about the bet and then Bucky said that if either pass his score or stay below him. Then I said I didn't want to stay below him and that when he said but it could be fun. Then we exchanged the moment." You gasp for air.

"Referring to checking each other out and you realize how sexy he is." Nat says. You give her a thumbs up, still trying to catch your breath.

"Well, I think Bucky wants you to hop on his train. He wants to take you for a ride." Nat says.

You feel your cheeks grow hot. "Natasha!" You yell.

"Don't knock it till you try it." She winks.

"Oh my god I'm leaving." You say.

"Go for a ride!" She yells as you leave the room and flip her off on your way out.

*-*-*

"Well Barnes, I'm winning." You say.

"Ah yes. You're no longer below me. What a shame." He says as he steps closer to you.

"You're so weird." You blurt out.

"Thank you." Bucky says.

"You look pretty today." Bucky says as he looks you up and down.

"Why are you—why?" You ask a little flustered as heat rises up to your cheeks.

"Why do you look pretty?" Bucky asks. You nod. He steps closer and leans down to whisper in your ear, "You look beautiful everyday, doll."

Butterflies come alive in your stomach. You've never felt like this towards Bucky. All this time you saw him as, well, a friend. Nothing more. He doesn't even back away after he whispers in your ear. He just stands there. Right hand hovering next to your waist. Debating if he should touch you or not.

"Hey Bucky?" Someone calls as they enter the room. You and Bucky disperse and look over to see Steve. "I need help with something." Steve says. Bucky nods and follows Steve out of the room.

Before Bucky's out of view, he turns around and winks at you.