Mine (Bucky Barnes)

Forty-One.

I'm sorry for the delay! It was another busy weekend with a Halloween party, and working almost all day on Friday and Sunday. Hope everyone had a fun (and safe!) Halloween, though!

Thank you so much for the views ! (or is it reads?) I can't believe how fast this blew up. I love you all! A few have offered corrections in previous chapters on I think mostly the German and I am truly grateful for that! I had to rely on Google Translate, and we all know how reliable that is. Lol. Enjoy! <3 Artie

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Bucky helped Mirjana settle into a loveseat in the giant theater room T'challa's led them to. Ororo, Tony, Steve, and Natasha joined them, filling in the comfy couches surrounding them. Ramonda opted to stay and "watch" the younger group dance. Admittedly, she wanted to make sure her grandson didn't get injured. Shuri overheard her whispering the confession and dropped her jaw, aghast.

As the mother and daughter started arguing over the wellbeing of Azuri, Bucky had swept Jana into his arms and led the way out of the living room. Being around people arguing stressed him out to no end.

Ayo arrived with a tray of snacks, a few familiar women of the Dora Milaje trailing in behind her. Okoye's 'urgent business' she had to attend during the dance-off seemed to be conveniently resolved, as she trailed behind with a few pitchers of liquid on a bar cart.

Everyone settled into their seats, chatted amongst themselves as T'challa set up the movie. It was then that Mirjana faced the screen and frowned. She tried squinting, but realized quickly that she wasn't going to be able to see much.

Bucky turned his head to look at her after hearing Jana sigh. "What's wrong? Everything okay? Do you need to use the restroom?"

She chuckled and shook her head. "Surprisingly, no. But I can't see the screen. I mean, I can see the screen, but the shapes on it are blurry. Guess movies are ruined."

His brows furrowed. "...we were watching TV the past few days and you didn't complain."

"I wasn't paying much attention, to be honest," she admitted with a shrug.

"No?" He dipped his head lower until his lips brushed against her ear. "What was it that had your attention, then?"

"I-wha-nu-nothing." Her words were breathy.

His large hand cupped her cheek, the skin hot enough to burn. She covered his hand with his and leaned into the touch. Bucky smirked, ducking his head down to peck her on the lips.

"You sure?"

A shiver went down her spine and heat pooled between her legs. God, would she ever get enough of this man?

"I'm going to have to request an addendum to our arrangement when you move in to the compound," Tony piped up from a few couches over. "No PDA, please."

Everyone chuckled, despite Tony's serious countenance.

"I suppose there are kids around. Wouldn't want to gross them out," Steve said thoughtfully.

Tony's face scrunched in confusion. "Kids? I don't want to be grossed out."

"Okay, Stark. I'll try to keep it kid-friendly," Bucky promised. His eyes hadn't left Jana's. He was searching for the real reason she'd sighed so heavily.

T'challa stopped in front of the couple, a tablet extended towards Mirjana.

"What's this?" she asked.

"I wasn't sure if you can see the screen, even from here. This tablet will connect with the movie on the big screen with no delay and might make it easier for you to see," he explained.