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A/n: hope you love it, anon. It had been desert dry for Joel Recently...Maybe I'll post more in the future. Because I highly doubt that someone will read this...Much love đ ~ Tori
Mr. Sparkles
The soft hum of hospital machines filled the room, steady but unforgiving, it had been like that for the past few days, since you were admitted..
Joel Goran stood near the foot of the bed, when he noticed you had been staring at the door more than the usual his arms loosely crossed and his eyes sharper than he let on.
ââŠYouâre doing it again.â
His voice was calm, low & gentle with that accent that seems to tickle the outer chell of your ears, he does that he in a way that didnât quite match his usual bluntness.
He pushed off the wall and stepped closer, glancing briefly at the door wondering what you're actually looking at before his gaze returned to you.
âWatching the door like itâs about to fix something.â
He tilted his head slightly when you didn't answer, studying your expression like he was trying to read between the lines rather than just your chart. As he unclenched his jaw.
ââŠYou expecting someone?â
He didnât push too hard but there was something different today.
âAnd donât give me the âjust lookingâ answer,â he added softly, one brow raising just a bit, âIâve been here long enough to know when somethingâs off.â
He pulled a chair closer, sitting beside your bed now instead of standing over you.
ââŠTalk to me, y/n.â
You looked at him finally "he's not coming is he?"
Joel knew what you meant, he had been ask the same question in different patients he had dealt with and noneo f it felt lighter than the other he assumed it was someone she speaks highly of. Joelâs jaw tightened slightly, just enough to show he felt the weight of your words without overdoing it.
He studied you as the machinesâ beeps suddenly quieter in the background as he tried to gauge what you needed.
ââŠI donât think he is,â he said carefully, his voice low, steady, almost protective.Â
âI mean⊠whoever he is⊠sometimes people canât make it. Doesnât mean he doesnât care.â
He shifted a little in the chair, leaning closer but keeping a respectful distance, letting you see that he was here and present.
âBut,â he added, a hint of something softer breaking through the usual Joel grit, âthat doesnât mean youâre alone. Not while Iâm around, y/n.â
He gave a small, reassuring nod, letting the silence stretch a little, hoping you'd feel safe enough to say more if you wanted to.
âYou wanna tell me about him? Or⊠just want me to sit here?â he asked, his words laced with concern
You looked at him with your voice low, your eyes didn't meet his because you didn't want him to see the disappointment in your eyes.
"He's a friend...I expected him to show up...I guess I thought about the future too much that I disappointed myself."
"How about your family?" Joel asked.
"They're not around" you said
"Friends?"
"Just throw pillows"
Joel let out a soft, almost imperceptible sigh, his shoulders relaxing just a fraction. He could feel the weight of your loneliness pressing against the sterile walls of the hospital room, and it made the air feel heavier somehow.
ââŠThrow pillows, huh?â he murmured, a faint, wry smile tugging at his lips despite the gravity of the moment. âIâve met a lot of people in beds like this⊠and a lot of them get by with just that. Doesnât make it any less lonely, though. I get it.â
He leaned back slightly, resting his elbow on the arm of the chair, still keeping his gaze on you. His tone softened, almost like he was trying to bridge the gap between doctor and someone who just needed to be seen.
âYou know⊠youâve got me here, even if itâs not the friend you hoped would show up. Iâll sit. Iâll talk. Or Iâll just be⊠quiet, if thatâs what you need.â
He gave you a patient, understanding look, letting the offer hang in the air without pressure, just the steady presence of someone who wouldnât leave.
âSometimes⊠having someone in the room is enough. Even if itâs just⊠someone.â
"But you're a doctor...don't you have anywhere to be?" You asked
Joel shook his head slowly, a small, almost sad smile forming at the corner of his mouth.
ââŠNot right now. Not for a while.â He leaned forward slightly, resting his forearms on his knees, letting his presence feel steady and unhurried.
 âTruth is⊠Iâve got time. And youâve got my attention. Doesnât matter what the schedule says.â
He gave a soft shrug, the hint of a joke in his tone to lighten the heaviness just a touch.
âAnd anyway⊠I donât exactly get to leave patients like you alone. Not when youâre sitting here staring at the door like itâs supposed to change the world.â
"Maybe I just expected much from him..."
His eyes softened, sincere but gentle, letting you know he wasnât saying it to tease he genuinely wanted to be there.
â if you want, I can stay. No charting, no rounds. Just⊠sit. Talk. Or⊠nothing. Your call.â he said leaning back on his seat.
You smiled at him softly
"I'd like that"
"I guess you know alot about me ..I don't know much about you"
Joel chuckled softly, the sound low and easy, a little gravelly from disuse.
ââŠFair enough,â he said, leaning back a bit, keeping his gaze on you with an openness that was rare for him. âIâve spent a lot of time running between patients and emergencies⊠but lately, Iâve been learning that sometimes just sitting with someone⊠matters more than anything else.â
He shrugged lightly, a half-smile tugging at his lips.
âNot much of a family man, not a lot of friends outside of work. Most of my time⊠well, itâs spent in places like this.â His eyes flicked briefly to the machines, then back to you.
âBut enough about me talking. You⊠you tell me your stories. Iâll listen. Thatâs what Iâm here for, isnât it?â
He paused, letting the quiet hum of the room settle around them, giving you space to decide what to share next.
ââŠUnless you want, I can tell you the things I shouldnât tell patients, too,â he added with a teasing, softer grin, just enough to lighten the room without breaking the moment.
You smiled
"and what would that be? Smuggling Drugs?" You joked
Joel let out a low, humor-laced laugh, shaking his head slowly.
âNope⊠not smuggling drugs,â he said, a playful glint in his eyes now. âThough⊠if I did, Iâd probably be a terrible criminal. Too many witnesses and questions.â
He leaned back a little, crossing his arms, his grin widening just enough to seem human and unguarded.
âMostly⊠just bad jokes, too much coffee, and a tendency to care too much about people I shouldnât,â he admitted, shrugging with a hint of self-deprecation.
Then his tone softened, the teasing fading just slightly.
âBut⊠I guess sitting here with you? That might be the only thing worth it right now. Even if I canât fix everything, at least I can⊠keep you company.â
He gave you a look that was equal parts warm and steady, silently letting you know he meant it.
"you sound like a man with a history.." you said
"before you tell me your life history
I'm Y/n you should you know by now...." Glancing at the clipboard tiredly
Joel chuckled softly, the sound low and genuine, shaking his head with a little smirk.
" Yeah⊠you could say that,â he said, leaning back in the chair, letting the chair creak under him as he settled in comfortably.Â
âBut donât worry⊠Iâm not about to unload my whole life story on you while youâre lying there trying to survive a damn injury.â
He gestured lightly at the clipboard, a teasing glint in his eyes.
âBesides, Its my job to keep that pretty smile aren't I."
He paused, his smile softening, tone dropping to something warmer, quieter.
âSo⊠if you want to know some history, maybe Iâll tell you little pieces. But only if you want. Right now? Iâm here for you, not Dr. Joel Goranâs autobiography.â
He gave you a wink,
The next day was supposed to be Joel's Day off when he went back to the hospital with a Unicorn plush pillow and some balloons for you...Gavin looked at him when he passed by on Joel's way to your room.
"Your not supposed to be here!" He said
Joel froze for a moment in the hallway, the balloons swaying slightly as he held them and the unicorn plush tucked under his arm. He gave Gavin a lazy, almost mischievous smirk, shrugging like it was nothing.
âYeah, well⊠rules were made to be bent, right?â he said, his voice low and teasing as he leaned against the wall for a moment.Â
âBesides⊠someone needs a little distraction from all the beeping and white walls.â
He glanced down the hall toward your room, the corners of his mouth tugging up into that rare, soft smile he reserved for moments like this.
âSo⊠Iâll let you chase me down if you want, or you can just stay here and grumble. Your choice.â
With that, he continued walking, careful not to bump the balloons, but clearly looking forward to see you.
You were in your room swallowing the meds the nurse gave you for the pain.."do I have to?" You whined at the nurse but before the nurse could answer Joel answered for the nurse
"yup for Mr. Sparkles over here" he said his Kiwi accent thickly lacing his words. wiggling the unicorn plush pillow around covering his face before lowering it revealing that sly charming smile.
Your eyes widened, a mix of surprise and amusement breaking through your tired expression. You blinked up at Joel, momentarily forgetting the bitterness of the meds in your mouth.
âMr. Sparkles?â you mumbled, muffled slightly by the pill you were trying to swallow, your voice a mix of groan and laugh.
Joel grinned, leaning a little closer to the bed, the balloons bobbing gently behind him.
âAbsolutely,â he said, his Kiwi accent thick and playful, his tone like he was delivering an ultimatum wrapped in nonsense.
 âHe doesnât do well with skipping doses, and between you and me, heâs got a temper if ignored.â
He plopped the unicorn gently onto the bed beside you, its big embroidered eyes staring innocently up, but Joel gave it a dramatic little shake as if it were alive and judging you.
âSee? Heâs not happy, y/n. Donât make him mad.â
He leaned back just enough to let you see the humor in it, eyes twinkling, giving you that rare, steady presence that somehow made the hospital feel less⊠like a hospital.
You smiled before taking the cup and swallowed it "there...happy?"
Joel let out a low, satisfied chuckle, nodding slowly as he gave the unicorn a little pat.
âAye,â he said, his Kiwi accent softening a bit, almost warm now. âSee? That wasn't so hard, Told you Mr. Sparkles doesnât mess around. Heâs a stickler for his meds.â
He leaned in slightly, resting an elbow on the side of the bed, eyes twinkling with quiet amusement. He gave you a playful, approving nod, letting the small moment of levity settle between them, as if the hospital walls had softened just a little around you.
âAnd,â he added with a grin, glancing at the balloons, âIâd say the balloons are pretty pleased too. They were getting lonely in the hallway.â
you didn't have to this Joel." You said blushing "but...thank you" as you pulled the unicorn into a hug placing your head on top of its soft horm.
"He smells like bagels" you whispered
Against the plush Joelâs grin widened, a laugh escaping him that was half-amused, half-soft.
Joel, leaning a little closer with that easy , hands resting casually on the bedrail.Â
âWell⊠heâs been known to attract crumbs and loyalty in equal measure. He had bagels earlier with a side of Sour cream" he said clearly he meant himself. "Sounds like he likes you.â
He watched you hug the plush, the blush rising on to your cheeks,
âYou donât have to thank me, y/n,â he said, voice softer now, almost quiet. âI⊠like seeing you smile. Thatâs enough for me.â
He leaned back slightly, letting the moment breathe, eyes still warm and steady on her.
âAnd⊠if Mr. Sparkles approves of me being here, Iâm not going anywhere just yet.â
He gave a wink, letting you know he meant itbut without taking away the comfort of your little victory with the unicorn.
You chuckled and smiled at him
"I love him...he's cute..." You hugged it again with a smile like you had forgotten your pains for a moment there.
Joelâs gaze softened, his voice low and warm, carrying a teasing edge that made the moment feel electric.
âYeah⊠he is cute,â he said quietly, almost reverent but then his eyes flicked up to hers, a small, knowing smirk tugging at his lips. âBut Iâd say the girl holding him⊠well, she might just out-cute the plush.â
Thereâs a pause, just long enough for the words to land, his tone gentle but unmistakably flirty, letting you feel both seen and a little charmed.
You smiled "you know, you really making me wonder what you're aiming for Mr. Goran"
âHmmâŠâ he murmured, stroking his chin like he was weighing a world-changing decision.Â
âPerhaps⊠Iâm aiming for you to get better.â He let the pause hang just long enough to make your heart skip a beat, then added with a playful smirk:Â
âAnd maybe⊠so I can take you on a proper date once youâre out of here.â
His tone was teasing, but there was a sincerity underneath it, like he truly meant every word, even wrapped in the banter.
âAnd,â he added, leaning a little closer, voice dropping just enough to feel intimate, âI promise Mr. Sparkles will come as my⊠very fluffy chaperone.â
The combination of flirtation and warmth hung in the air, making the sterile hospital room feel suddenly a little more⊠like its own private world.
"I might say yes...but Mr Sparkles is cuter" you said to tease him, for a moment there you forgot you were indeed sick at a hospital. Joel threw his hands up in mock horror, stepping back a little as if the betrayal had physically knocked the wind out of him. His eyes widened, and he let out a dramatic gasp that echoed faintly off the walls.
âWhat?! Out-cute me? By a plush unicorn?!â he exclaimed, voice thick with feigned indignation, though the twinkle in his eyes betrayed the amusement he felt.
He pointed at Mr. Sparkles, wagging a finger like a judge delivering a verdict.
âTraitorous, I say! But⊠I suppose I can forgive him⊠for now,â he added, leaning closer to you again, voice dropping into a playful, conspiratorial whisper. âJust know⊠I plan on reclaiming my title as the cutest thing in this room.â
He smirked, letting the humor and flirtation dance between you, the hospital room suddenly feeling a lot warmer than the sterile white walls suggested.
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Paging System
You married Joel, now it caused a Paging System Disaster
Mr. Sparkles
Suđđđđđą: you're lonely and injured and somehow one doctors tries to turn things around.
Series:
Fractured Bones
You were once Joelâs best friend, inseparable and unstoppable until unspoken words and stubborn pride drove a wedge between you. Years later, fate or bad timing decides to break your leg, forcing you back into his orbit and giving him one last chance to fix things
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Summary : Marrying Joel Made a Hospital Paging System Disaster.
Paging System
Hope Zion Hospital had survived mass casualties, power outages, and at least three elevator malfunctions in a week not to mention the endless patients what do you expect its a hospital in Toronto. But nothing absolutely nothing had prepared it for two Dr. Gorans
Marrying Joel Goran had seemed like the easiest âyesâ of your life. The dating years had been messy, dramatic, full of hospital gossip and near-breakup moments over late-night shifts and clashing schedules, but Joel had looked you in the eye one night  exhausted, covered in plaster dust from casting a kidâs broken arm  and said he wanted something âpermanent.â
Permanent had turned out to be you. Permanent had also turned out to be a small administrative disaster. Because ever since youâd officially become Dr. Goran, Hope Zionâs PA system had been in crisis.
On a perfectly normal morning, the overhead speaker crackled awake like it hated its job.
 âPaging Dr. Goran to Pediatrics.â
That was all it took.
Half the department paused. A few new residents exchanged nervous whispers. And without fail, like synchronized in lab coats, both you and Joel appeared in the same doorway, slightly out of breath from racing through opposite hallways. Joel looked like heâd just stepped off a medical drama poster tall, coffee in hand, ortho badge swinging as he tried to appear casual despite rushing. You, in contrast, looked very much like someone whoâd been handling screaming toddlers all morning hair slightly undone, stethoscope tangled, and a clipboard hugged against your chest like a shield from overwrought parents.
The nurse whoâd paged you stared at the two of you in horror, as if sheâd accidentally summoned twins through witchcraft.
âI only needed one Dr. Goran,â she groaned.
Joel flashed a grin that couldâve powered the lights. âWell, you got the deluxe package.â
You elbowed him, fighting a smile. âWhich one of us did you actually need?â
The nurse pointed at you with the exhaustion of someone whoâd already said the same sentence four times today. âPediatrics. I needed you.â
Joel lifted his hands in surrender. âPerfect. Iâm going back to ortho, where nobody throws crayons at me.â
âThat happened one time,â you countered.
âHe aimed for my face. I maintain trauma.â
You rolled your eyes and stepped into Pediatrics, but Joel caught your wrist and pressed a warm kiss to your temple before you could escape.
âLunch later?â
You nodded. âIf they donât page both of us again.â
As if summoned by fate itself, the PA sputtered:
âDr. Goran to Radiology.â You didnât even turn around.
From the nurseâs desk, a defeated voice yelled, âWHICH ONE DO YOU MEAN?!â
Joel sighed, lacing his fingers with yours. âCome on, Mrs. Goran. Letâs go confuse another department.â
But, the paging system didnt end thereâŠ
By the time youâd finished one patient chart, the PA shrieked again  like it had been waiting to strike.
 âDr. Goran to Radiology. Repeat: Dr. Goran to Radiology.â
You stared up at the ceiling tiles, wondering if you could legally throttle a speaker system. âIf they donât fix that, I swear Iâm going back to my maiden name.â
A nearby nurse snorted. âHonestly? Better odds that way.â Right on cue, Joelâs voice drifted down the hallway, lost and bewildered:
âBabe? Are you Radiology or am I Radiology?â He appeared holding an X-ray folder like he wasnât entirely sure what to do with it. âIâm in Pediatrics,â you said. âWhy would Radiology call me?â
Joel shrugged dramatically. âMaybe they finally noticed I canât read scans without adult supervision.â A resident skidded to a stop beside you both, flushed and panting.
âDr. Goran! Radiology needs you right now!â
âWhich one?â you and Joel asked at the exact same time. The resident pointed at you with the conviction of someone who had already lived too much today.
ââŠThe pediatric one.â You sighed, handing your clipboard to a nurse. âGreat. I guess thatâs me.â Joel leaned in, mischievous. âWe should make this fun. Every time a department pages the wrong Goran, we get sushi.â
âYouâre going to owe me an entire ocean.â You walked off and called back over your shoulder, âAnd stop stealing my cases, Dr. Goran!â
Joel cupped his hands around his mouth dramatically. âThen stop stealing my last name, Mrs. Goran!â
âYou shouldnât have married me!â
âToo late! No refunds!â
You turned the corner laughing.
Barely an hour later, the PA screeched again:
 âDr. Goran to the ER. Dr. Goran to the Emergency Room.â
You froze midstride and groaned. âOh, come on. Again?â
An ER nurse stuck her head out of a doorway, sweaty, frantic, and looking like sheâd been sprinting. âNOT YOU! The tall Goran!â You threw both hands up. âJust making sure!â Right then, Joel barreled around the corner like a golden retriever whoâd heard his name. âIs that me? Did somebody call me?â
âYes YOU!â the nurse cried. âThe ortho one! The dramatic one!â
Joel pointed to himself, offended by the adjective.
ââŠMe?â She waved her clipboard like she was trying to land a plane.
âYES YOU, JOEL!â Joel handed you his coffee cup like it was a relay baton.
âHold this, babe.â You took it, whispering, âGo save lives, Dr. Goran.â
He jogged off, calling back, âIâm charging double for all this confusion!â
âYou married into it!â
A nearby nurse laughed. âYou two are chaos personified.â
She wasnât wrong.
Later that afternoon, you massaged your temples while another resident walked by muttering, âWhich Goran is which?!â You let out a slow exhale.
âIâm switching to first names,â you declared. âOn the paging system. On everything. This is a crisis.â The nurse at the desk spun her chair dramatically. âYou? Abandon your shiny married name?â You gave her a look of pure, exhausted determination.
âI have been paged to Ortho, Radiology, three codes that werenât mine, and the *cafeteria freezer. The FREEZER.â
ââŠWhy the freezer?â
âLunch assessment,â you said dryly. âApparently that meant MeâŠ.â
The nurse broke into wheezing laughter.
You leaned closer, whispering like someone who had reached their limit.
âI love my husband. Deeply. But if one more department calls me when they meant him⊠Iâm filing for a hospital divorce.â
She cackled. âIâm telling Joel.â
âYou better not.â
The PA crackled again.
 âPaging Dr. Goran â
Both you and the nurse shrieked back:
 âWHICH ONE?!â
A short pause ââŠthe pediatric one,â the PA admitted sheepishly.
You nodded at the nurse with vindication in your veins. âFirst names. I want Dr. L/N back.â âIâll tell admin,â she said. As you walked away, Joel poked his head around the corner like a suspicious meerkat. ââŠWhy do I feel like someoneâs talking about divorcing me?â You pointed at him. âYOU. Stop stealing my pages.â
He raised his hands innocently. âNot my fault everyone wants a Goran.â
The nurse whispered behind her hand, âYeah. First names. ASAP.â
Twenty minutes later, you sat at a desk with a stack of paperwork. Name change forms. Paging system updates. Marital status confirmations. You stared at the line that read Last Name: Wrote your maiden name. Paused.
Then crossed it out and rewrote
Goran. You sighed at the ceiling. âFine. Heâs worth it.â
Moments later, the PA blessedly announced:
 âPaging Dr. Y/n to Pediatrics.â
Not Goran.
Not Mrs. Anything.
Just⊠you.
You whispered, âFinally.â Meanwhile, elsewhere in the hospital, Joel stormed into admin like he had been personally victimized by paperwork. âFIRST NAMES?â he demanded.
Pam, the admin goddess, nearly dropped her pen. âUh yes. To reduce confusion.â
âWho asked for that?â
ââŠYour wife.â Joel groaned as if stabbed.
âShe said she wasnât serious!â
Pam held up the form âShe wrote âPLEASE, BEFORE I LOSE MY SANITYâ in all caps. Twice.â Joel rubbed his face. Pam added, âHalf the hospital filed the same request last week.â
Joel froze. ââŠThey did?â
âMhmm.â
He sighed. âFine. First names.â
As he walked out, muttering about betrayal, you peeked from a doorway, smirking.
âI heard that, Joel.â
âYou caused this!â
âYou married this.â
He threw his hands up. âWhy are you adorable when you win?!â
You gave him a smug smile You were headed down the Pediatrics wing when you noticed Joel trailing behind you like a puppy in scrubs.
Rust-streaked behemoths of forgotten factories loomed against a bruised twilight sky, their broken windows like vacant eyes staring into the encroaching darkness. The scent of stagnant water, decaying metal, and something vaguely sulfuric filled their nostrils, a pungent perfume of abandonment.
"Lamashtu," Elijah murmured, the name tasting like ash on his tongue. He ran a hand over his close-cropped hair, the gesture more for reassurance than grooming. "Goddess of monsters. Mother of Beasts. Mistress of Insanity." His voice, usually a steady baritone, held a tremor of unease. "Rarely seen in the flesh, even in the hushed tones of occult lore."
Elena pushed a strand of dark, wavy hair from her eyes, her gaze sweeping over the desolate landscape. The glow of her flashlight cut a narrow swathe through the gloom, illuminating a rusted conveyor belt that snaked towards an unseen abyss. "The disappearances, Elijah. The children. The whispers from the bayou. Old Mrs. LeBlanc down on Elysian Fields swore she saw a woman with eyes like burning coals and teeth like shattered bone near the levee the night little Luc vanished." Her voice, usually calm and measured, tightened with a mixture of revulsion and grim fascination. "It's not just folklore anymore. It's happening."
They had been chasing shadows for weeks. A string of missing children, each disappearance marked by a chilling lack of any forensic evidence, no forced entry, no witnesses who could offer more than fragmented, fear-fueled nightmares. The only common thread was a handful of bizarre, chilling symbols scrawled in what looked like dried blood near the last known locations of the victims, symbols etched with a frantic, almost desperate hand. Symbols that pointed, with unsettling certainty, to Mesopotamian demonology.
"And the ritual," Elena continued, her breath catching in her throat. "The details we've managed to piece together from those fragmented accounts, the child psychics we've consulted... it's like a perverse mirror image of the Akkadian incantations. It's her playbook, Elijah. She's not just a myth; she's actively manifesting." She kicked a loose piece of rebar, the sharp clang echoing in the cavernous space. "And she's feeding."
Elijah pulled out a worn leather-bound notebook from his jacket, its pages brittle with age. The faint light caught the glint of his silver signet ring as he flipped through the meticulously organized pages. They were filled with his precise, almost clinical handwriting, interspersed with Elena's more frantic scribbles and photocopies of ancient cuneiform tablets. "The seven names. The seven witches. The idea that she acts of her own accord, not at anyone's command. She's a force of nature, Elena. A primal, malevolent hunger." He tapped a particularly disturbing drawing of a winged demon with a dog's head. "The myths describe her as a devourer of infants, a bringer of plagues. And here, in this city, where the veil between worlds feels thinner than anywhere else⊠it's a fertile ground for such entities."
They had followed a trail of cryptic clues, a breadcrumb of nightmares and whispered warnings, leading them to this desolate corner of the city. The air here was heavy with a palpable dread, a sense of something ancient and wrong stirring beneath the surface. The silence was broken only by the drip, drip, drip of water somewhere in the darkness and the skittering of unseen things.
"The symbols," Elena said, her voice barely audible. "They're not just random markings. They're wards, or invocations. Designed to draw her in, or perhaps to empower her." She pointed her flashlight towards a massive, rusting gear, its teeth gnashed like a monstrous jaw. "The last symbol we found was identical to the one depicted in your notes as the 'Screaming Maw of the Netherworld.'"
Elijah followed her gaze, his own eyes narrowing. "And the location we're at now? The old Union Foundry. Historically, it was known for its⊠potent alchemical experiments. Some say they were trying to distill the very essence of life, others, the essence of death." He paused, a flicker of recognition in his eyes. "The old tales speak of convergences, places where the mundane and the supernatural bleed into one another. This could be one such nexus."
A low, guttural growl, too deep and resonant to be an animal, echoed from the depths of the factory. Elena and Elijah froze, their hands instinctively reaching for the weapons concealed beneath their jackets. The shadows seemed to deepen, to writhe with unseen movement.
"She's close," Elijah breathed, his voice taut with anticipation. "And she's not alone."
Elena swallowed, her heart hammering against her ribs. The smell of sulfur intensified, acrid and suffocating. The abandoned industrial area, once a testament to human ambition, now felt like a gateway to something far older and infinitely more terrifying. They were no longer just chasing shadows; they had stepped into the heart of the darkness, and the mother of beasts was waiting.
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Your lives have always moved in parallel: close enough to touch, yet separated by an irreconcilable distance. Bucky is a prince and you are his sister's lady-in-waiting. But love ignores rank, and so does the kingdom's newest desire-inducing substance.
âž PAIRING: Prince!Bucky Barnes x Lady-in-Waiting!Reader
âž WARNINGS: NSFW 18+, dubcon because of sex pollen, so much yearning, slight hurt/comfort, public sex, porn with too much plot tbh, possessive!bucky, degradation, filthy talk that border on dubcon but know that she wants to be there as much as him, breeding kink, insecurities, both virgins, bucky is nasty and a lil mean under the influence, probably a lot of historical inaccuracies
âžÂ WORD COUNT: 16.1K
âž A/N: "this will be a short pwp," i say, famous last words. thank you so much to @iamthatonefangirl and @barnesonly for organizing this collab. dedicated to @artficlly in honor of pursuit of jade episode 37 iykyk â i'm gifting you the sex pollen by the stream that we never got <3 hope you enjoy this baby of mine. if you do, please let me know your thoughts (even if they are incoherent) through reblogs, comments, and likes!!
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Princes James Buchanan Barnes has everything he could ever want. A palace fit for the king that he will eventually become. Mountains of jewels that shine brighter than the sun and all the stars combined. Bespoke dress uniforms made from the finest fabrics, adorned with elegant aiguillettes and medals of his valor in battles fought and won. Countless women and men alike throwing themselves at his feet for the opportunity of him even sparing them the briefest of glances.
But the only one he truly wants, the only person he truly wishes to hold, is the one thing he cannot have â and itâs you.
Youâve been destined to become Princess Beccaâs helper since you were born. Your mother had served the family for two generations; you were born in the palace, raised in the hustle and bustle of the castle with all the live-in staff. You spent years refining your cooking skills in the kitchen that seemed to function twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, decades toiling away in the garden with the landscaper to take care of the queenâs prized roses, and occasionally sneaking into the palace library for a quick novel or two when your mother took her eyes off you.
It was a natural pathway for someone who wasnât born to nobility yet was constantly surrounded by it.Â
Fortunately, growing up in this kingdom that is governed with kindness and compassion means that there are paths to advancement that you never anticipated, mainly becoming Beccaâs lady-in-waiting. The two of you had been raised together, joint at the hip, to the point where you may not even distinguish which of you is the real princess. The king and queen had welcomed you as if you were one of their own.Â
Of course, you know that itâs far from the truth. Despite their accommodations and generosity, youâve always known your place in society. There is a reason why Becca is the one covered in silver and gold, while youâre handstitching the holes in your clothes. Sheâs seated at a table for twelve with a wide array of dishes and pastries all created to her liking, while you join your fellow staff members for a family meal, cramped together in a table meant for half of you.Â
Youâve always drawn that line, regardless of how many times Becca tries to cross it.
âCome now, you must come with me to Viscountess Romanoffâs ball!â She huffs, stomping her feet as she always does when she does not get what she wants.
You let out a sigh and Beccaâs face falls as she prepares herself for your disappointing response. âPrincessââ she glares and you bite your tongue, âBecca, that is not my place.â
âOf course, it is! Many ladies-in-waiting go to these balls.â
âLadies-in-waiting that were born into nobility,â you correct her with a look.Â
âIt doesnât matter. Youâre my lady-in-waiting and I need you there toâ toâ fix my dress!â
You know it isnât true â well, it is only true to the extent that Becca may become ridiculously inebriated and has to be stowed away before she can go as far as risk the royal familyâs reputation, and you somehow have become the most reliable person for those circumstances.Â
However, there are many there that will surely keep her on her toes â literally, including her brother.Â
âDid you hear that? She needs you to fix her dress. You simply have to attend now.â
The interruption brings both of your attention to the door where Bucky is leaning against the doorway, a smirk curled on his lips. His eyes skip past Becca and land on you and â heaven almighty.Â
He drinks you in, you in your simple gown, yet his sapphire eyes warm all the same. They darken like the evening has arrived far too early and the moon is nowhere in sight. His smile dims slightly, if only for him to clamp down on the inappropriate sound that climbs up his throat.Â
Bucky has never been good at subtlety.Â
You drag your eyes away and back to the lady that youâre supposed to be waiting on. The lady who is currently huffing and puffing as she plops down on the sofa with a scowl. âWill you please convince her to come, Buck?â
He steps further into the room. The air is a little heavier, like his presence has sucked all the oxygen out of the space â but only for you. Your fingers twist quietly together in front of you as you force yourself to stand upright, force yourself to keep looking ahead when his arm brushes yours â an inappropriate proximity for a prince and a member of the staff.Â
Discreetly, you take one step to the side, just enough to put distance that allows you room to breathe, lest you risk Becca suspecting something transpiring between the two of you.
âYou should come,â Bucky murmurs. His gaze is warm on your cheek. His blue eyes no doubt soft as they take you in.Â
You resist and instead address Becca. âThat would be unacceptable, Prâ Becca. Please. The crown prince will be in attendance and the viscountessâ staff are more than capable. Iâve met many of them and you will be in good hands.â
âWell, the crown prince would appreciate his ability to drink the viscountessâ liquor supply for the night without worrying about whether his dear sister can control her alcohol,â Bucky chimes in, which earns a roll of the eyes from Becca.Â
âI can control my drinking, Bucky. Can you control your deviant desires in the presence of all the other women in the ton?â
Your heart skips a beat. A little nick in your chest to draw blood. You can practically hear the smile wipe off Buckyâs face, his face red as he grits his teeth. âYou know thatâs not true, sister dear. Iâve never once laid a hand on them.â
âDoesnât mean you donât try,â Becca shoots right back.
Another scratch, enough to peel back another layer to your bleeding heart.Â
It shouldnât â doesnât â matter. There has never been anything between you and Bucky. He is the crown prince and you were born to be a ladyâs maid at best; it was only the queenâs philanthropy and Beccaâs friendship that you were granted this promotion.Â
Bucky is meant to marry a princess from another kingdom, or at the least someone born to a proper, respectable family with titles.Â
Neither of which is you.
âRebecca Marie Barnes.â Buckyâs voice is sharp; it slices through the air and straight towards Becca whose face goes cold the moment it lands.Â
Beccaâs lips purse in annoyance. âIâm going to look for a dress for tonight.â Then sheâs lifting her dress and stomping away.
You make a move to follow, only for Bucky to swiftly take your hand. You donât turn. Bucky forces you to when he tugs you towards him, spinning you around so you land against his chest. Youâre quick to flatten your palm on it to push yourself away, but instead, he catches your hand and presses it over his heart.Â
âItâs not true,â he murmurs. âIâve never once shown any of them any interest.â
Donât cry. Youâd be a fool to cry over a prince. You steel your gaze as you look up at him. âIt would be in your right to do so. A crown prince is meant to take a wife.â
Irritation flickers across his eyes. âThereâs only one woman I wish to take as a wife but she seems to deny me that right at every turn. What say you to that?â
âA crown prince is meant to take a proper wife. One fit for the ton.â
âI donât give a damn about the ton.â
âBucky!â The chiding comes out on instinct, his name sliding on your tongue like water. Habit â one that you shouldâve curbed a long time ago if it werenât for the two of them always insisting that you call them by their names.Â
Buckyâs face thaws, mouth curving into a delighted smile. You try to extract yourself from his grasp again but fail to do so when he ducks his head, lips brushing the shell of your ear. A shiver snakes up your spine as he drags you closer to him. âI love when you say my name. Iâd love it even more if you called me your husband.â
Your traitorous heart slams against your ribs. Foolish desires plague your very being. Itâs been decades since you were first introduced to Bucky, ten years since you first defended Becca against Buckyâs teasing, and far too long since you first fell for the crown prince.Â
Itâs not as if your feelings are not reciprocated; Bucky has made it clear from the start that he adores you dearly. Adores you in a way that is far from acceptable for a prince. But your mother has reminded you time and time again that, no matter how intimately acquainted you are with them, you will never be one of them.Â
And Bucky deserves a partner â an equal. Someone who can stand tall and proud beside him without the risk of gossip and mockery. You would only give him grief and he would certainly bore of you in the future once the thrill of the chase is done.Â
So you exert more effort this time to push him away. âPrince Barnes, I must ask you to maintain some semblance of decorum. If youâll excuse me, I have to tend to the princess.â You do a small curtsy, ignoring the flash of pain in his eyes as you walk away.
This is how itâs supposed to be. This has always been your fate.
âYou have to try this on. Please? For me?â
It begins as an innocent enough request. Becca was in the midst of selecting her gown for the evening and that meant that you were right by her side, providing her with the necessary words of affirmation for her to make a decision.Â
These are the most challenging questions that royalty have to deal with. Sometimes you dream of living such a comfortable life, pampered daily with the sweetest of treats and lavishing yourself with the praise of society. However, you know that things arenât so simple. There are restrictions that come with being part of this family.
You saw firsthand how many classes Becca had to take as part of her education â in addition to the typical academic courses, she had to spend hours learning proper etiquette, how to sew, how to play a musical instrument, how to entertain and host a gathering. They had to prepare her for her future as a wife. While options are limited for women in society, they are practically a straight-line path for a princess who is not in line for the throne.Â
Her career, her future, her partner â everything is almost pre-destined.
One day, Becca will marry someone. While she dreams of a happily ever after, she also understands the political nature of matrimony. To maintain power, you have to seek power. She may not be here a few years from now when sheâs officially married off to extend her fatherâs reign. Her parents have insisted that they would never force her to marry, but Becca has always had a strong sense of responsibility.
You both admire and hold sympathy for her.Â
Unfortunately, in this very moment, you would like to push her out of the carriage so you too could make your escape. Somehow, she has managed to rope you into going to the ball â in one of her dresses.Â
âThis is completely inappropriate,â you hiss. âI should not be here.â
âI want you here.â
âBecca,â you exhale deeply, âif your parents knew about this.â
âItâs a masquerade ball! Nobody will know.â
âIâm coming with you! I fear that makes it quite obvious.â
âIâll tell them youâre one of our very distant cousins â one from a land far, far away.â
You pinch your nose as the carriage rattles, the silk of your glove glides along your skin. Pulling your hand away, you canât help but look at the delicate fabric on your skin.Â
When you first tried the clothes on, you could hardly believe your eyes. You didnât even look like⊠you. Gone were your well-worn gowns. The tightness of the corset has you a little breathless, but the dress adorned with intricate sequins and embroidery sliding over your body like water. The silver shimmers underneath the moonlight that spills past the curtains of the carriage, white camellias sewn in a river down your shoulder to your waist.Â
You reach up to tuck your hair behind your ear, only for your fingers to brush over the diamond necklace that Becca has so thoughtfully loaned you. The gems catch light, winking at you as if theyâre letting you in on a secret. Then your fingers catch on your mask, a combination of beads and lace trimming, the same flowers framing the corners of your eyes.Â
In all your life, you could never have even dared to dream of wearing such things. You never imagined that you would be swimming in such luxury.Â
If your mother could see you now, she would absolutely murder you. She would bury you six feet under before the royal guards could even get to you.Â
You know that neither the queen nor king would mind, but what would the rest of them think if they knew? What if they found out that you were no more than a girl born into somewhat fortunate circumstances? That your blood was redder than most of them. Common.Â
A hand lands atop yours. Becca peeks at you with a nervous smile. âHey, itâll be fun. Youâve never been to one of these. Please try to enjoy yourself. I promise that nobody will say a thing.â
âWhat if I stand out? What if they know that I donât fit in with the rest of them?â You whisper.Â
Becca squeezes your hand. âIf you stand out, itâs because you look far more beautiful than the rest of them. If you stand out, itâs because they are looking at you with envy. You couldâve easily been the diamond of the season.â
Warmth creeps up your neck as the carriage pulls to a stop. You can already hear the music filtering through the entrance; the sound mingles with the fast rhythm of your heartbeat in a symphony that echoes through your mind.Â
âShowtime,â she beams.
Now, as someone who has been directly involved in the planning, decorating, and organizing of the extravaganzas, youâve seen your fair share of ridiculously opulent displays. The palace is, after all, renowned for hosting the grandest of balls, bringing together only the whoâs who of society. The guest list is selective, both for security and exclusivity reasons. It is the most sought-after invitation of the season. So when you walk into the viscountessâ home, you didnât think you would be impressed.
However, you have never been happier to be proven wrong. Every inch of this place has been meticulously swathed in a color scheme perfect for the summer. Florals in every shade of the sunset draped across banisters, hanging over the staircase leading down to the dance floor, and standing tall in structures that do not look humanly possible.
Butlers and maids dressed head to toe in fine fabrics float around the room carrying hors d'oeuvres that look more like miniature works of art. Macarons that match the colors of the flower arrangements, tarts with crusts that crumble perfectly on your tongue, bonbons in perfect spheres dusted in cocoa, and fruits plucked from the vines at their ripest, sweetest point.
The stars twinkle above you to complement the tiny candles that string across the railings to illuminate the room, only outshone by the chandeliers with flickering flames hanging above you. Guests in their Sunday bests drift around the room in excited chatter, spreading the newest gossip that will surely make the papers by morning.
Heads turn as you and Becca enter the room and, before you can duck behind her, sheâs linking her arm through yours and pulling you forward into the crowd.
âBeccaââ
âBreathe, this will be fun. Enjoy the treats and the wine. The viscountess has exceptional taste, she has gathered the best chefs in the kingdom in her kitchen. Mother simply adores visiting her for tea for the food alone.â
Becca walks through the room with the confidence of someone who owns it. Everyone knows her as the princess even hidden behind the mask, murmurs of awe rippling across the crowd. The men pay particularly close attention, eager to get hers. The women speak of her in resentful admiration.
Becca â the belle of the ball. You, her companion.
âTheyâre looking at you,â she giggles quietly in your ear.
âNo, theyâre looking at you, Princess.â
âIâve been in enough of these rooms to know when people are looking at me. While some are focused on me, most of them are keeping a close eye on you.â
âLikely to see when they would have the opportunity to speak to you alone no doubt,â you mutter under your breath.
Becca frowns at you. âMust you be so cynical? You look absolutely stunning. If you gave the room a chance, youâd know how many of them are keen on dancing with you. In fact, why donât we put it to a test?â
Right as youâre about to ask her what she means, Becca moves away from you, pretending to be drawn by the dessert that appears to be running away from her. Her name leaves your mouth but you donât get very far when three men approach you. All of them impeccably dressed, all of them handsome â at least, from what you can see with the mask.
âMy lady, would you grant me the honor of joining me for a dance?â
Your lips part in surprise, eyes darting around the room to search for the princess. Becca stands off in a corner, grinning proudly to herself as she nibbles on a cream puff. You bite down the urge to curse before politely turning to the men. âMy apologies, I should be getting back to my companion. I canât leave her for far too long.â
You take a step and one of them moves directly in your path. âIâm sure sheâll find the company of others just as pleasant. Please, you must grant each of us a dance. It would be a privilege for us.âÂ
Although youâve danced before, itâs mostly to help Becca with her training. You have no idea how these dances work during the balls â the coordination, the etiquette. Your heart begins to race as your throat closes in a panic.
âI canâtââ
âOne. One song is all I ask.â
âThen mine next.â
âAnd then me.â
Your chest flares as you search around the room for Becca again but she is nowhere to be found. Your skin begins to burn as your survival instincts kick in. The last thing you need is for these men to notice and question how theyâve never seen you before at such events, and you would have to craft a convoluted fib that you would be forced to maintain.
Just as you are about to deny them again, a hand presses against the low of your back.
âMy lady.â
The voice grounds you in a familiar presence. You look up to find Bucky â even through the mask, youâd know it was him. His favorite cologne clings to the threads of his jacket and his hair, thick and styled, is one you can practically feel on your fingertips. Those days spent by the riverbend, his head on your lap as you read him sonnetsâ
No. This is not the time to be sentimental.
âYour royal highness.â The men stumble over each other to greet him, their energy shifting to nervous jitters as they look amongst each other.
âI believe the point of the masks is anonymity,â he says smoothly. âNow, if you wouldnât mind, I would like to invite this lovely lady to a dance.â
He doesnât wait for your answer, he simply takes your hand and whisks you into the crowd. You donât have time to think about the consequences of this, more relieved that youâve escaped that sticky situation.
âThank you,â you breathe out.
âI believe I should be thanking you for this dance,â he grins.
âHow did you find me?â
âI could find you even if you were across the world, mon cher.â You roll your eyes and Bucky huffs a quiet laugh. âI donât think youâre supposed to respond that way to the crown prince.â
âPerhaps if the crown prince didnât use such predictably embarrassing lines.â
His lips curl again. âI noticed you the moment you walked into the room. Most beautiful woman tonight. Most beautiful woman Iâve ever known, in fact.â
âHavenât you been taught that dishonesty is unbecoming on a man?â You snip back.
âYou wound me,â he gives a little shake of his head, âOut of everyone, you know that you would be the last person I would attempt to bathe in false affirmations. I know you can see through those pretenses.â
âThen why try?â
âOh ye of little faith. If you wanted praise from me, you could just say soââ
You balk, snapping back in surprise. âThat was not my intention!â
Bucky squeezes your hand as he shifts you around the room. It is then that you realize heâs been guiding your movements all along, every one of your steps falling in line with the others around you. Heâs always been a good dancer, far better than Becca who had resisted these lessons for the longest time.
âYou look absolutely ravishing tonight,â he ducks his head to whisper in your ear. The smell of him infiltrates your senses, his warmth, the brush of his hair against your cheek. âOf course, you couldâve worn nothing at all and you would undoubtedly still be the most fetching person in this room.â
âIf I wore nothing at all, then Iâm sure I would fetch the eyes of everyone in this room,â you tease with a small quirk of your lips.
Bucky goes momentarily taut, stiff as he spins you and then pulls you in even closer. His hands tighten around you, like heâs fearful you would slip away at any moment. âThank the heavens you opted for clothing today. I would rather not imagine anyone else seeing you in such a state. Iâd have to dramatically increase this kingdomâs beheading rate. If I do that, what kingdom would I have left to rule?â
âBecause youâd have to eliminate the witnesses to my humiliation of the royal family?â
âBecause I have limited self-restraint when it comes to you.â You cock an eyebrow in question. âI would have to eliminate anyone who has ever seen you in such an intimate state. Iâm a tad possessive you see, Iâd rather be the only person alive whoâs ever seen you in all of your raw beauty.â
Heat flushes along your skin, a sudden rise in temperature that rarely occurs at this time in the evening. âYouâve never seen me in such a state.â
âI would be the first and the last, my dear. Iâve never been very good at sharing.â
âI am not an object to own, your royal highness,â you bite out with a sour curl of your lips.
âYouâre not,â Bucky murmurs softly, âbut my heart belongs to you and I was hoping that yours to me â and your affection is the one thing I refuse to ration.â
You look up to meet his eyes. Earnest blue eyes that are far too honest for your liking. That gaze thatâs dripping with the kind of affection he cannot counterfeit. Your movements nearly falter, your knees suddenly weak, but Bucky holds onto you even tighter.
âBucky, Iââ
Your gaze snags on the view behind him â a line of women watching the two of you, glowering green seeing your frame tucked against Buckyâs. Women who undoubtedly come from near and far in search of a notable husband to match or increase their standing in society. What better catch than a prince?
Instead of investing his time looking for a proper candidate for a wife, he is instead wasting these minutes with you. Itâs been three songs, far from appropriate for two acquaintances, suspicious enough that you can hear the whispers of speculation begin to circulate the room. As the song comes to an end, youâre quick to curtsy in front of him.
âThank you for the dance.â
You whirl around before he can say another word and disappear into the throng, leaving Bucky to be swarmed by women who are far better suited for him.
Becca stands by a corner, having watched all of this transpire. Sheâs barely paying any mind to the gentlemen suitors around her. When you come around to her, sheâs immediately distancing herself and rushing towards you. Her gaze is eager, far too eager.
Sheâs had at least two drinks then.
âHow was it? I saw you out there.â
âIt was fine,â you mutter.
âYouâve only had one dance and it was with my brother. Methinks itâs time to expand your registry. How about the Duke? I hear he gets a little bit handsy and a little fun can do no harm.â
After your conversation with Bucky, you seriously doubt that. You would rather avoid this ball turning into a beheading festival tonight â or Bucky ruining his pristine reputation with society when he decides to do an execution in the middle of the dance floor.
Bucky is many things but he is not a liar. Whether he exaggerates is up for debate but that is not a theory you want to test tonight.
âOr shall we have a few more to drink in the meantime? Their champagne is quite lovely. I heard the viscountess had sourced all of the vintages from her favorite year.â
âLadies.â
Speak of the devil. The two of you find yourselves in front of the viscountess. Even beneath the mask, her vibrant ruby hair is an easy identifier. She is cloaked in a glimmering black fabric with touches of red, breasts pushed up with the tight wrap aroung her waist. Spiders are stitched into her mask, crawling up the sides.
âLady Romanoff,â Becca cheers, âwhat a lovely ball youâve thrown. This is stunning, our chefs simply must learn from yours, otherwise Iâd be tempted to sneak a few of those macarons up my sleeve before I leave.â
The viscountess laughs. âPrincess, if you desire the macarons, I shall ensure that they are delivered to the palace by the morning. I believe your queen mother is also rather fond of the bonbons I source from France, Iâve already arranged for it to be sent tomorrow and Iâll make sure we include your macarons with that delivery.â
âYou are most kind and gracious.â
Then she turns her eyes to you and you freeze. âAnd I do not believe weâve met. Your name, dear?â
Your eyes flick to Becca momentarily before returning to her. You should lie. You should give her another name, but the viscountess has been known to be shrewdly intelligent. If you were caught in a fib, you would likely have your tongue cut out. There have been rumors of what she has done outside this kingdom, things that are far from proper; still, nobody has been brave enough to validate any of that gossip.
So you tell her your name.
âAnd I presume you are the princessââŠâ she trails off for a second and you go rigid once more, her gaze sharpens a fraction. ââŠcousin from far, far away?â
âUm, yes! She has decided to do an impromptu visit because she missed me so. I hope you donât mind my bringing her, my lady.â
Lady Romanoff smiles like she knows â and you have a feeling she does. She simply doesnât care. After all, she has always danced to her own tune, including how sheâs wearing all black tonight that would be typically reserved for funerals.
âNot at all. I hope you enjoy your visit and my ball tonight. I would avoid Lord Smith, heâs in desperate search of a wife and may latch on to the one new face who appears unaware of the reputation of his temper.â Then she laughs.
âFair advice, Lady Romanoff, thank you,â you murmur.
With one last squeeze of your arm, she brisks away from the two of you. As you follow her movements, you also spot Bucky as he makes his own escape with a few of the gentlemen youâve seen come around the palace. He turns in time to catch your eye, his mouth curling into a smile as he winks at you from the distance, right as he disappears out the door.
âNow, shall we indulge in more treats?â
Youâve always been a quick study and there are three things that you now understand about the nature of these functions.
The first is to eat your fill â between the champagne and the specially mulled wines, intoxication is a friendly foe that rears its head far too fast. You have to learn to balance properly.
The second is that the marriage market appears dreary. None of the ladies are interested in the gentlemen, no matter how desperately they try. It appears that the women in the room arenât too afraid of waiting a tad bit longer if it means they could find the one. This means that the gentlemen are far too preoccupied with harassing the help to keep themselves entertained, not that Lady Romanoff tolerates that behavior; sheâs kicked out a number of them already.
Last but not least is that Becca is a social butterfly. While youâve always been familiar with her friendly nature, seeing her out and about like this, crafting budding friendships with every single person in the room, youâre once again reminded of why the two of you were fast friends. Becca has always been more welcoming, conquering all five love languages on top of the three spoken and written ones that sheâs already studying. However, following her around, you are also reminded that you are, in fact, not like her and these interactions are beginning to wear you down.
There are only so many ways you can talk about your dress before the discussions start to sound inane.
There are also so many times you can tolerate the way these women look you up and down. What happened to camaraderie? The catty looks are one thing you donât expect. In your eyes, youâre a nobody who just happened to be playing dress-up thanks to a good friend. However, you can see how you seem from their perspective â close enough to the princess to attend this ball, apparently attractive enough for the crown prince to steal you for more than a handful of minutes.
You swallow the urge to scream, âIâm nothing more than the help!â
âThe prince does have peculiar taste, doesnât he?â One of them comments and you have to resist rolling your eyes, lest you offend her publicly.Â
âWhat do you mean?â Becca asks as she nibbles on her third tart of the night.
Expectedly, the girlâs eyes flick to you for a brief second before her lips stretch into smirk. âI assumed he would take a wife by now. Have an heir to continue the lineage. However, it doesnât seem that anyone in this room suits his preferences. He hasnât asked anyone to dance yet â and not for a lack of trying from our part.â
âHe did have one danceââ
You clear your throat to interrupt Becca. She looks at you quizzically.
God bless her heart. Becca means well but sometimes she misses some of these cues; sheâs too trusting, which is why you have to be the exact opposite.
âApologies, I meant a dance that would countââ she smiles saccharine sweet. ââthat would matter. Youâre a visiting relative, right?â This question she directs towards you.
All eyes turn to you. The attention has your cheeks burning. âCorrect.â
âSheâs actually a very dear friend, but sheâs practically family. She knows Bucky very well.â
âIs that so?â You donât appreciate the way the womanâs gaze flashes with something akin to amusement. âPractically a sister then. I donât believe I recall where youâre from. I havenât heard anyone speak of you either.â
âI didnât say.â Your lips twist up in an irritated smile.
Awkward tension falls upon the conversation. Becca looks nervously between the two of you; this cue is far too hard to miss. âThat doesnât matter! What matters is that we are here now. How about we get some lemonade? Itâs quite warm here, isnât it?â
As Becca busies herself with resolving the tension, which is the last thing a princess should be doing, you take this opportunity to slip away from the suffocating atmosphere of the room.
Perhaps the garden can be healing this time of night.
Bucky would rather be anywhere else but here. Let him correct himself â there is exactly one place he would rather be than here and it would be to be back inside. With you. Dancing. Fetching you drinks. Keeping those overly-excited, unworthy vultures away from you.
The moment you stepped through those doors, he knew he was in for a long night of suffering. Time and time again, youâve rejected his advances. He knows you feel the same way, has felt you leaning into his touch before you would pull yourself away. Your stubbornness has always been endearing, but Bucky yearns for the day when he finally breaks through those walls.
Itâs not an if, itâs a when.
Because Bucky has always achieved everything heâs dreamed of and you are his most important one.
However, for now, he is instead subjected to the debauchery of his peers. Dukes, viscounts, and fellow noblemen who have far too much time on their hands to be exploring substances that shouldnât be explored. Sam is in the midst of lecturing their tight-knit group about this vial he procured while out in the countryside, some fermented liquid that supposedly produces the most vivid, imaginative visions that have you questioning reality.
The others ooh and aah in fascination but Buckyâs eyes continue to stray towards those double-doors where you stand on the other side.
âYour royal highness, I have something that may be of interest to you.â
To that, he does turn with a raised brow.
âI specifically obtained this one for you. I am sympathetic to your causeââ Sam teases and Bucky responds with a withering glare that does nothing to deter his friend. ââand when the time comes and you hope to last, this will be immensely beneficial.â
âHis cause is hopeless if he doesnât do anything about it,â Steve laughs.
âI appreciate your vote of confidence, Rogers. Believe me, itâs not for a lack of trying,â Bucky mutters as he leans back against the stone pillar.
Sam grabs his hand, slips it into his palm and closes his hand around a small tin. âVery potent. I wouldnât recommend more than a pinchful at a time. A pinchful should last you through an hour, but what a delicious hour it will be.â
He doesnât know how to tell him that Bucky doesnât need this sort of chemistry to make him last. Every time heâs near you, his pants tighten like a schoolboy again. Thirteen and realizing that this desire to kiss you isnât a result of friendship. As he got older, he realized that these urges arenât those that should be held against his sisterâs lady-in-waiting.
Urges that blossomed into far more when he feels his chest constrict, breath stolen from his lungs, whenever he catches a whiff of that perfume. Or how he canât resist peeking at you from around the corner whenever you sneak into the library, wondering what book has absorbed you this time, how quickly he could read it to spark conversation with you. Or how desperately he tries to make you laugh just to hear that tinkling melody that loops like the nationâs best symphony in his mind.
There are days that Bucky wishes he wasnât born into this family, that he could be normal, so he wouldnât be forced upon societal standards that he has no desire to follow. He could pursue you and you wouldnât constantly put this chasm between you.
But then if he hadnât been born into this life, then he wouldâve never met you. He would have never known what it means for love to consume his very soul, how one person could mean the world to him, to a point where he would give it all up â the riches, the rule â to be with you.
Fate is a funny thing.
âI donât need this, Wilson,â Bucky grunts as he tries to push it back into Samâs hands.
Sam raises them. âNo, sir. Think of it as an early coronation gift. Perhaps once you can change the rules of the kingdom, you would be inclined to follow them too.â
âThink heâs a jester,â he mutters to Steve with a roll of his eyes.
âIn another life, my prince, perhaps in another life,â Sam grins cheekily. âYou simply have to breathe it in. Like the usual stuff. Again, very powerful so be careful. Otherwise, youâd be trapped in that state for hours on end and your only relief would be toâŠâ
Buckyâs eyes rise to meet his. Sam only wiggles his eyebrows in response. He makes a face of repulsion. âThatâs how you rid yourself of the effects?â
âThe more you finish, the lighter the effects will be. However, if you donât find any form of⊠relief, then it could last for hours and youâd be hurting everywhere â and I do mean everywhere. Itâs the strongest form of desire that can be relieved if you fulfill it.â
Bucky looks down at the tin again. Unassuming. Small. How powerful could this little thing be? He tucks it inside his coat, if only to appease his friend, and lets them resume with the conversation.
By the time they adjourn, Bucky is sufficiently exhausted. All he wants is to go search for you. Itâs only been an hour and he already misses you. What a fool he is â if only the kingdom knew that the crown princeâs only weakness is a woman who doesnât even want him.
As the other men filter back indoors, Bucky moves to follow. That is, until your perfume tickles his senses. Youâre outside. He whips around to try and find you but youâre nowhere in sight.
Perhaps this is his chance. The two of you would be in Lady Romanoffâs prized garden, far away from the prying eyes of the palace or the rest of the ton. He looks at Steve and Sam, waves them away. âGo on. Iâll enjoy the fresh air a little bit more.â
âAlright, donât look too thrilled that all those women inside are waiting for their prince to return.â
Bucky winces. Of course, heâs felt their hungry gazes all night. All of them practically vibrating where theyâre standing, fanning themselves a little faster, batting their eyelashes a little more rapidly. He has zero inclination to humor any of them because the one person he wants to dance with is the one who wonât even look at him.
With one final gesture, he begins to prowl further into the grounds, further away from the mansion, to find you.
Little does he know that the tiny tin rattles like a cry against his chest, lid loose as he walks at a pace thatâs far from careful.
After exploring the gardens for a bit, you almost wish that Lady Romanoff would adopt you under her wing to understand her excellent taste in design and decoration. The architecture is as old as time. Each brick feels intentionally placed like itâs meant to be part of history. The stream that sits quietly further away from the palace brings a touch of natural life to the otherwise manmade masterpiece.
A boat sits swaying in the gentle evening breeze and youâre half tempted to paddle yourself out to the middle to find some form of peace. However, given how deep it is into nightfall, you assume youâd have to eventually make your way back to find Becca. Sheâs promised not to touch another drop of champagne for the evening so you trust her to make good decisions.
Just as you turn to begin your journey back to the mansion, the last person you expect is standing before you.
âBucky, what are you doing here?â
In the darkness, he stumbles towards you, mumbling incoherently. You strain your ears to decipher him but itâs near impossible when his words blur together. Heâs clearly intoxicated. You wonder how much liquor Steve and Sam have fed him and lord knows what else.
When he finally stands where the moonlight shines across the concrete, you see the flush that sprawls like an illness across his skin. His breathing is labored and his fingers continue to tug at the collar of his shirt, clawing almost desperately. With his mask long gone, you can see how his pupils are blown wide as they drink in the sight of you, a mix of relief and desire in the constantly shifting shades of his ocean eyes.Â
He breathes out your name like a prayer when he sees you. âGods, you lookâŠâ he trails off again as he moves towards you, walking side to side as if his legs canât bear the weight of him.
You catch him before he can topple over, his entire body draped over yours. You thank the heavens that youâve done enough manual labor in your life that youâre able to prop him up, pushing him up against the wall. Your hands on his shoulders as you frown at him.
He doesnât smell too heavily of liquor but there are strange particles on his coat that you suspect are the reason why heâs behaving like this. You bite back the urge to scold the crown prince of all people to be more responsible. When you look up at him, heâs looking down at you with a lazy smirk.
âBucky, what did you take?â
âYâsmellâŠâ he leans forward again, nearly tipping over but his nose ends up buried in your neck. You feel him inhale, deep, before a long, extremely indecorous moan rumbles against your skin. Heat slithers up your spine, pushing your blood south between your legs. âFuck, you smell so good.â
Biting your tongue, you try to push him back against the wall but heâs faster. His arms wrap around you, holding you tight against his chest as his mouth trails warm against your skin. He whispers your name again â like a promise. âBucky, please, I canât help you like this.â
âNeedââ he chokes then, whimpering.
âWhat do you need? Tell me.â
âYou.â
You stroke his hair gently as he continues to mumble words you cannot hear against the pulse in your neck. âI know, Iâm here. Tell me what you need.â Worry torments your heart as you press the back of your hand against his forehead. âHeavens, youâre burning up.â
âSo hot,â he whines, âso, so warm.â
Without removing himself from you, he begins to shed off his tailcoat first, casting it aside. Then his fingers reach for the buttons of his waistcoat, fingers seemingly too uncoordinated to undo them.
âPlease. Help,â he pleads.
How can you say no when he asks so sweetly? But at the same time, you really shouldnât be doing this. âBucky, this isnât a good idea. I donât think you shouldââ
âHelp me.â
Gods, youâve never been good at saying no to this man, not when he sounds like heâs in pain. Your gloved hands reach towards him as you begin to unbutton him slowly, revealing more and more of the linen underneath. Then Bucky pushes it off his shoulders.
âMy shirt next.â
âBucky!â you gasp, âThatâs completely out of the question. I couldnât possibly.â
âItâs so warm, mon couer. Please.â
Heâs never played a fair game, but particularly when he addresses you so charmingly in French. You remember when he first started calling you those terms, practicing the foreign language on his tongue in a way that had you leaning in to listen for more. You asked him what they meant, and he said, âOnly the truth.â
My love. My heart. Your heart feels like itâs been lit on fire when you read the translations.
You never questioned it further. Becca always took it as teasing, like Buckyâs being his usual charismatic, mischievous self. But every time he calls you that, you know that it is the truth. A truth you keep contesting for the sanctity of your mind.
Because if you accept that you are his love and that you are his heart, you donât know how much of your resolve would be left.
And Bucky deserves more than that. He deserves the world, which he already has. You canât be the reason that he loses all of it.
âWe should head back. Beccaâs going to be wondering where we are.â
âBecca can be patient,â he murmurs as he finally finds the strength to rip his shirt open, the buttons flying off as the fabric is torn off his body, leaving him bare in front of you. His abdomen ripples with the kind of muscles that come from the hours spent training, the hours you spent watching him practice.Â
Saliva pools on your tongue and you feel like a dog taught to drool at the sight of its master. Youâve seen him shirtless before, of course â god knows the man loves to be fully exposed to the sun in seasons like this. However, something about him is different this time. Heâs practically soaked through his shirt, his body glows with a sheen layer of sweat.Â
âYou have a fever, Bucky. You need help.â
âNeed you,â he repeats, clearer this time. His brows then meet in the middle as he looks down at you. He tugs the mask off your face, letting it drop to the floor as he searches your eyes. Deep blue, bluer than the summer sky. âThere you are,â he says softly.
Your heart stutters as you shy away from his gaze, his fingers catching your chin to tilt you to face him again. His eyes fall to your lips, your lips separate, sticky with whatever Becca had swiped onto you earlier.
Then he slants his lips over yours and you feel the fireworks explode inside your chest. Buckyâs moan spills down your throat as he kisses you deeper, harder. Ravenous is the only way you can describe it. Heâs chasing after your lips like youâre the last drop of water for a parched man. He breathes the air from your lungs, an intimate exchange that has noises youâve only made in the quiet of your room â alone â rising from your stomach.
Itâs everything youâve ever imagined, and so much more. You spent nights picturing what this could feel like in painstaking detail, hoping that it may happen one day â in the slightest of chances.
But then that anxiety seeps back in, creeping under your skin enough to wake you from this dream.Â
âBuckyââ He kisses you again, quashing whatever rational thought youâve only just begun to formulate.
âTastes so sweet, even better than I thought,â he murmurs. âSo sweet, my love. Gods, I could kiss you for days and Iâd never tire of it.â
âWe shouldnâtââ Your protest once again dies in your throat as Bucky begins to kiss along your jaw, placing a wet trail of fire as he mouths down your neck, counting your racing heartbeat. Your palms flatten against his chest, damp and humid. Heâs sweating bullets but you donât get the chance to interrupt again.
âI need you,â he groans, âlord, I need you.â His fingers catch your hand and press it against his chest. Your heart pushes against your ribs. âYou smell so good. I canât stop thinking about you. Thinking about what it would be like to kneel at your feet, your leg over my shoulder, and bury my face in that pretty pussy of yours.â
A gasp wrenches from your throat as you jerk back. âBucky, that isâ oh my god, that is unacceptable!â
âItâs the truth,â he growls, âI can practically smell you between your legs, your sweetness on my tongue. I want you to press your hips against my face and let me feast like a king. Slip my fingers in there and feel how you resist me, how you act like you donât want this but youâre dripping all over my fingers.âÂ
The moan that climbs out your chest is involuntary and itâs all Bucky needs before heâs flipping you around and heâs pressing your back against the pillar. A gust of wind blows, providing some semblance of reprieve to the sudden sweltering heat that blankets you. It does nothing to soothe Bucky who looks at you like youâre the perfect prey, skin exposed to him with your hair twisted up like the forbidden fruit.Â
Bucky isn't a godless man, but in that moment he swears there isn't a higher power who could stop him from having you.
He silently asks the heavens to turn their gaze away from the sin he's about to commit. Because whatever happens next, he won't be seeking forgiveness.
He will only offer his thanks.
He kisses you again, tongue slipping past your lips just as he swallows your surprised sound. His tongue strokes against yours, licking up and pressing against it until youâre trembling against him.Â
You no longer have authority over your body, how every ounce of energy dissolves into thin air against him, knees nearly sending you crumbling to the ground if it werenât for his own strength holding you up. One of his hands is ont he back of your neck, keeping you close, and the other on your hip. His mouth continues to move against you as if heâs savoring every inch of you.
Distracted by the taste of him and his seemingly contagious fever, you barely realize when Bucky peels back layer upon layer of your eveningwear. The weight of the fabric pools around your feet with a soft thump. His fingers are frantic as he pushes each piece off your shoulders, leaving you only in your shift and your stay. The corset is tight around your body and Bucky snarls to himself when he canât seem to untangle the loops.Â
Then you hear it, the sound similar to clicking tongues as Bucky tears it off your body. When the haze clears just enough for you to realize whatâs been done, you shove him away from you, but your power doesnât throw him very far.
âBucky, this is indecent. I canât beââ
âWeâre too far past decency, my love.â He stalks back towards you, capturing your lips in a languid kiss that eviscerates your objections into ash. âBeautiful. You had the eyes of everyone in that room tonight. I loathed seeing you surrounded by all those men earlier. Undeserving creatures who think that they have an opportunity with you.â
âIâI wasnât interested in any of them,â you whine as he works his way down your neck, teeth and lips marking slow, deliberate claims against your skin. Ones that spell out mine.
âI know,â he murmurs against your pulse, smiling as if the answer was never in doubt. âYou donât need to fret. Youâre mine. I wouldnât let them near you. I wouldnât even allow you to look their way.â
His mouth drags lightly over your skin again. Unhurried, certain.
âOnly me. Always me.â
Itâs not a question, nor an order. Heâs stating a fact. For as long as you can remember, regardless of how many handsome bachelors walk through the palace doors â or even through the staff entrance, you havenât spared any of them a second glance. Your heart and eyes have always belonged to him.Â
Bucky takes your hand and gently removes your gloves. He brings your hand up to his lips, placing one gentle kiss after another. First on your wrist, then up your forearm, to your bicep, until heâs on your shoulder. He moves this final layer to the side just enough for him to press wet kisses on your collarbones. Â
However, despite his attempts to divert your attention away from the actual matter at hand, you canât help but worry. His temperature is a far cry from normal, you fear what would happen if he werenât observed and provided the necessary remedies.Â
âYouâre sick, Bucky. Please let me take you back to the palace. Let me fetch your carriage so we can at least summon the royal physician to assess you.â
âNo, wonât help,â he grunts, âneed toâ need toââ and the next word that slips from his lips has your heart slamming against your ribcageâ âfuck.â
Your mouth dries and your own desires begin to overwhelm you. This isnât right. Heâs not himself. Heâs not in his right mind. What he needs is a doctor and a bed andâ
âSam said,â he exhales harshly, âI need to get it out. To stop this.â
âGet what out?â
âNeed to finish.â
Finish. Fuck. Your throat suddenly feels like sandpaper.Â
He needs to climax.Â
âDonât think Iâll be satisfied with finishing once,â he huffs honestly as his hands reach up to cup your breasts. He lets out a little pleased noise as he feels up your soft flesh, the shape of your breasts molding to his hand as he massages them. With only one barrier left between the two of you, it feels as if thereâs nothing at all there. âMy gorgeous girl with her gorgeous tits. I always knew youâd fit so perfectly in my hands. You donât know how many times Iâve dreamt of this, putting my hands on them, pinching these lovely pert nipplesââ he moans as he tugs on your nipple, electricity coursing through you in a zing straight down to your core. âHow it would feel to have my cock tucked in between your tits.âÂ
You donât have the voice to argue, nor the mind. All you can think about is how delicious it feels for Bucky to be touching you. Your head leans back as your eyes slide shut, your mind lost in the sensations of his touch.Â
âPlease, let me have you, my love. I needâ I need you.â
His hand doesnât wait for an answer, they begin to bunch up your skirt, pinning them against your hip with his wrist as his fingers trail up your inner thigh. You fight against your shudder and he lifts his mouth back to your lips to kiss you, just as his fingertips make contact with your core.
Youâre sticky down there already, a mess from the proximity and his scent and his feverish warmth. This is still Bucky â your Bucky â but heâs also different, like all of the chains that have held him back, that have granted him the patience all these years, have been shattered. This is the result of all the times youâve rejected him again and again and again. All of the times that you have rejected these feelings within yourself.
Now the dam has been destroyed and all those times youâve swallowed your pride and your wants, theyâre finally being released and they completely drown you.
The moon reflects off the water, illuminating Buckyâs face in a shifting series of ethereal colors. Even with the glimmer, his eyes are dark. A fog clouding his judgment. His desire is unwavering. The more you touch him, the more you let him touch you, the stronger the effects of his fever.Â
If possible, he grows even warmer. His skin practically searing against yours but nothing burns more than his fingers between your legs, the delicate stroke of your lips, moist with the evidence of your lust.Â
âYouâre drenched down here, my sweet girl,â Bucky moans, âis this all for me? Were you thinking of me the same way I was thinking of you?â
âBucky, please,â you jolt, hips rising when he dips a tentative finger inside you.Â
Itâs almost embarrassing how easily he slips himself in there, aided by the slick between your legs. He pushes a finger in as he gulps down your pleasured sound, a desperate little cry as his fingers stretch out your insides.Â
Youâve never had anyone else touch you like this. Youâve barely even touched yourself like this; even when left to your own devices with nothing more than your imagination and the lingering scent of Buckyâs cologne on your threads, shame still restricts how much pleasure you allow yourself.
However, out there, with Bucky in control, you relinquish that power to him. You let him determine how much pleasure you experience, how much gratification you can get under his ministrations.
Buckyâs fingers are skilled as they work you open, scissoring you open until your teeth sink into his shoulder. âMy pretty girl, look at you. I want to hear you cry for me, want to know how good I make you feel.â
Obediently, your lips split open in a wail that shakes the air.Â
âLet me have a taste of you,â he murmurs and draws his hand away from you. The loss is almost instantaneous, a sudden chill where his touch had been, but itâs replaced by the fire that burns bright in your gut the moment he drags his wet fingers along his lips. He breathes it in like heâs memorizing the scent of you before he slides his fingers over his tongue. âGod, youâre perfect. Sweet, as I expected.â
Then Bucky sinks to the ground and thereâs something about the crown prince on his knees before you that has you faltering. Someone whose blood is bluer than the ocean shouldnât risk scraping his knees for a mere maid â and yet here he is.Â
âHold your skirt up for me, sweet girl.âÂ
You want to protest. You want to say no. You want to remind him again that this isnât a good idea but thereâs determination in his eyes that have you whimpering, fingers reaching for the hem of your skirt to reveal yourself to him.Â
Bucky drags a finger along your slit again, collecting the moisture and wiping it on his tongue with another moan. He leans forward and your eyes slide shut, heart thrumming in anticipation with the steady pulse in your veins. He kisses you slowly at first, making his way up your thigh but his patience is thin and soon enough heâs burying his face between your legs.
His tongue strokes up your pussy, legs still clamped shut in your apprehension. Bucky looks a little irritated when he canât seem to properly taste you so, with one hand, he holds one of your legs up by the thigh and opens up your leaking cunt to him. He curses under his breath when he sees you glisten in the flickering night.Â
The stars in the sky blend in with the ones behind your eyes when he finally lays his lips on you. He mouths at you hungrily, like heâs wolfing down his last meal. His tongue presses eager strokes along your walls that have your legs closing in around him again â only for his hand to pry them open once more to grant him access to the nectar between your thighs.Â
âSo sweet, so soft,â Bucky groans against your pussy. His lips suckle eagerly, the lewd slurps ricocheting off the surfaces in this quiet night. In the distance, the music continues quietly, but here â youâre accompanied by the sound of your quickening heartbeat and Buckyâs delighted grunts.
Each time he licks you, he buries himself deeper and deeper, until his nose bumps against your clit and his face glistens with your arousal. Your fingers tangle in his thick hair, damp with the sweat from his fever. When you tug on it slightly, Bucky sticks his face in even deeper, moans even louder.Â
You can see how his erection only grows underneath his trousers, needy for attention, and yet satisfied all the same by your own pleasure. He tilts his face to reach new angles, his fingers pushing inside of you to keep you full while his tongue flicks that sensitive bundle of nerves.
It doesnât take you long fall apart, walls closing in around his tongue and his fingers, spasming with your orgasm â the first of the evening.
For a moment, guilt enters your system and youâre forced to look down at Bucky remorsefully that he didnât even achieve what he set out to do. However, you notice the shaking of his shoulders, a shudder wracking through him as his hips twitch upwards. A pulse down there.Â
âY-you finished?âÂ
Bucky nods, unabashed as he comes to a stand. âDo you see what you do to me? Cumming untouched in my trousers like a prepubescent boy who canât even control himself.â
âI didnâtâ I mean, you didnât even touch it.â
âThe mere thought of you finishing around my mouth like Iâve always dreamed is enough for me, my love.â He tucks a loose strand of your hair, one that have fallen loose from your updo, behind your ear. âHowever, Iâm far from done. This fever â I canât break it without you. I have to have you.â
Again, he doesnât wait for your permission as he steals the air from your lungs with a passionate kiss. This time, you can taste the sweetness of champagne on his tongue along with something a little more unique. Something that belongs solely to you and now also belongs to him.Â
âIâve been leaking for you all night, sweet girl,â Bucky mumbles, âI couldnât stop thinking what you look like underneath this dress. How soft and supple your body would be. Apparently, everyone else had the same thought. I could see how they looked at you. I should have them all stripped of their titles and banished from the land.â
âBucky,â you chide, warmth flaming your cheeks. âThat would be incredibly rude. Nobody did anything.â
He rolls his eyes as he presses you back against the pillar, reaching down to his pants. You hear the fabric shifting as he holds you up and frees himself. Youâve never seen one in real life before, only those diagrams that Becca likes to tease you with.Â
And the real thing looks far more intimidating.
It stands upright, a thick vein running along the top as the head strains red. It looks almost as if that line pulses, encouraged by the purplish lines that sit underneath the surface. A new pearl sits at the tip of him, pearlescent as it rolls down the length of his cock, already sticky and stained creamy white from the mess in his trousers. Itâs fat and itâs long and you canât imagine that fitting inside you.Â
You mustâve voiced your fears aloud because Bucky is then saying, âDonât worry, mon couer. Weâll make it fit.âÂ
He lifts you up, drawing a squeal from your lips, as he wraps your legs around his waist. The head rests against your entrance, the sight of it already has your pussy drooling over the tip, like itâs preparing for his cock.Â
âSheâs excited to have me,â he muses quietly, âsheâs dripping. So eager to have me. You havenât been filled before, have you? Youâve never had another man touch you?â
You mustâve taken a moment too long to respond, too preoccupied with the incredulity of the situation.
The low roar sounding from Buckyâs chest has you looking at him. Fury claws at his eyes, the usual bright blue shifting darker as he sneers. His hands tighten around your hips. âHas anyone else touched you? Who is it? Is it the stableboy? Iâve seen the way he looks at you. Iâve been meaning to replace himââ
âBucky, god, no. Nobody!â You pant, âWhere would I find the time?â
âYou wouldnât lie to me, would you? I know your good heart would want to protect them.â
Your lips curl. âNo, I would have no reason to lie to you.Â
âGood, because I fear the dire action I wouldâve had to take if you told me otherwise.âÂ
âIâm not yours to own, Bucky,â you snap.
âThatâs where youâre wrong, sweet girl. Youâve always belonged to me, whether you knew it or not. Youâre mine and Iâll kill anyone who even dares to think about you.â Another surprised sound escapes your lips and Bucky only smirks. âThis pussy especially. Iâll shape it to the size of me, you wonât ever know pleasure with anyone else. Iâll train her to only please me and only me.âÂ
Before you can admonish him for acting so barbaric, Bucky notches the tip into you. You can already feel the stretch, your pussy resisting the entry of something so⊠large. So imposing. But he pays it no mind; instead, he uses your own juices to lubricate his entry as he pushes slowly into you, inch by inch.Â
He drives deep inside of you, swift and merciless the first time, to yank a gasp from your throat. Another expletive leaves his lips as his head rolls back, eyes slamming closed as he relishes in the feel of your cunt wrapping around him.Â
Your entire body is under a spell, experiencing something otherworldly that no language you know could describe. It burns like youâve been placed on a stake to be set ablaze, like every atom in your body is being torn apart and rearranged. Itâs divine deliverance in the pain, but one that provides you with the kind of relief you donât expect.Â
âYou feel soââ he chokes as he drags himself out before pushing back in, faster this time, the slide easier. The ache still screams between your legs but you let them fall apart anyway, allowing Bucky to take control over the situation.Â
His name falls from your lips â this time as a plea, but you canât tell if youâre begging for him to stop or to go faster. You want to get past the hurt, want to feel the sort of pleasure that youâve only heard whispers about. But at the same time, a small piece of you relishes in that pain â it reminds you that youâre human, that this is new, that this is real, and that Bucky is right here with you.
âSo tight, so fucking wet. Youâre completely soaking my cock, sweet girl. I always knew you were meant for me, this pussy was made for me. No one else can ever see you like this, do you understand me?â
Bucky jerks his hips forward, his arms under your knees, hands on your ass as he presses you against the wall. The surface is solid against your spine, holding you upright as he fucks up into you. His grunts are muffled into your neck as he breathes you in, like your scent fuels the fire in his veins.Â
When you donât respond, too drunk off the sensations of Bucky driving into you at a pace that has you delirious, he punctuates one thrust particularly hard.
âI asked, do you understand me?â
A sob crawls out of your throat as you nod, tears leaking down your eyes. He doesnât apologize for your cries, he knows you better than that. These tears are from the overwhelming waves of emotion, the heightened tension that grips your lungs until you canât seem to find the capability to breathe.Â
âYou feel like heaven, my love. Iâll fuck you to the shape of my cock, until you canât take anyone else but me â until you wonât even consider taking anyone else. Iâll ensure everyone in this kingdom knows that Iâve defiled you, that youâve taken my mark on your skin and inside of you. Iâll ensure that you will only be mine.âÂ
The shame settles hard and fast in the pits of your stomach. If everyone could see you like this, pinned outside against a wall by the prince, fucked like a whore in heat with your pussy clamping down around him, you could never show your face again. A desecrated maid who couldnât keep her legs shut for a prince.Â
Anyone would be lucky to have him, but no one in their right mind would let even the crown prince take them before marriage. They would rather die than be labeled a slut. A harlot. You would be the bane of your family, no one would speak of you again and you would be banished to the outerlands.Â
But this is Bucky and even the concept of him keeping you as his dirty little secret only sends thrills through your veins.Â
âBucky, you canâtââ
He laughs, dark and sinister. Like the idea of him unable, unallowed to do anything is absurd. âIâm the crown prince, sweet girl. I am the future of this kingdom. What I say goes. If I say you are mine then it is true. No one will come within a foot of you. Not after Iâm done with you. Iâll make sure everyone sees the marks of my affection for you. Iâll imprint them in places everyone can see and other places that nobody will ever see.âÂ
His words have your heart clenching in mortification and a humiliating level of arousal. The debasement of your character, the degradation of your morality â apparently none of it means anything if it means you have Bucky between your legs and his cock buried deep inside your cunt.Â
âIâve laid my claim on you. No one else will ever touch you. Youââ thrust ââareââ thrust ââmine.âÂ
Staying true to his promise, his fingers dig deep into your flesh. Deep enough that youâll surely carry those bruises with you for some time. The litter of prints on your neck and above your breasts will have to be covered by your high necklines, gowns that would only raise suspicion in the summer.Â
But most of all â the taking of your virginity, your purity plucked from your hands and placed into Buckyâs â is the kind of mark you will never undo.Â
Bucky is too lost in his own pleasure, too focused on delivering you to your second peak of the night to recognize the telltale signs of your climax approaching. Your whines crescendoing, the stutter of your heartbeat as your fingers sink into his shoulders. His name spilling from your mouth in an uneven rhythm.Â
âI will cum in you, sweet girl. Iâll fill you up with so much cum, Iâll have you dripping all the way home, Iâll make sure youâre leaking all over the carriage before I take you again in my chambers. Gods, Iâll tie you to my bed, make sure that youâll never deny me again.â
Your heart smashes into your chest, threatening to catapult out with his warning. For some godforsaken reason, the idea of being Buckyâs plaything â tied up with no other purpose than to serve his pleasure â has you gasping in desire, your legs closing in around him as you feel your senseless craving crescendo.Â
âYou want that, donât you? You just want to be my pussy. Keep your legs open, this pretty cunt dripping yours and my cum all over my sheets. My darling girl is nothing but a whore who wants cock to keep her plugged up at all times. You wonât have to worry about a thing ever again.â
âBucky, pleaseââ
âIâll breed you until you carry my heir.â
That jars you awake and youâre scrambling, a conflicting concoction of pure, unadulterated want with the terrifying fear of the consequences to follow. âYou canât! Bucky, you have to stop. You canât get meââ you hiccup, ââyou canât get me pregnant. Your heir has to come from a proper bloodline.â
âI no longer care about propriety and bloodlines. They have kept us apart long enough. Iâm the crown prince and, what I want, I get. What I want is you and you alone. Why would I need some uptight, prissy noblewoman who doesnât know how to cum around her husbandâs cock?âÂ
âBucky!â You gasp as he fucks you hard and fast. His pace is unrelenting and every slide of his cock inside you scrambles every single sensible thought in your mind.Â
âAnd I have you â I can feel your pussy choking me. You â while youâre getting fucked outside with the risk of someone finding us. Yet, look at that, youâre squeezing me even tighter, my love. I always knew you were made for me. Every inch of my depravity, you take it even further. You complete me.â
Your stomach coils with something deep and tight, an unknown force set out to subject you to the strongest cut of humiliating pleasure. As a proper woman, you shouldnât take such words, even from a prince. You shouldnât stoop so low as to attain this form of high.Â
However, your mind and your body and your heart do not align. While your rational mind screams at you to put a stop to this, your adoration for Bucky â now forced to surface after years of stomping on it and swallowing it with guilt â and your pure primal need â what many consider to be your purpose â join and meld to push you to keep going.
To chase after this sought-after pleasure that few can even dream about. If the cost of is to reduce your dignity and pride, then so be it.
âAnd now, I will complete you,â Bucky murmurs sweetly before he shoves himself inside you over and over again until youâre a weeping mess, your legs quaking as your body slides up against the wall with every thrust. Tears leak down your face, destroying Beccaâs efforts to make you look beyond yourself.Â
But all that physical destruction is worth it when your insides are being remade.Â
With one final thrust, Bucky spills inside you. Warmth coating every part of your walls, thick, clinging onto your skin like itâs marking you with a permanent mess. Your second climax twists inside your gut, rising up to your chest to constrict your lungs as your pussy curls tight around him. His need to complete you is complemented by your own need for the same. Your walls keep him in, trapped, until every single drop is milked from his cock and buried deep inside your cunt.Â
Bucky doesnât let up, he fucks into you until heâs groaning sensitive against your neck. His breathing is even hotter than before, each exhale like a furnace in the middle of the desert.Â
âIâm not done with you yet.â
Those words no longer spark fear, but zealous anticipation.Â
Then Bucky takes you again â you on your feet, him behind you as he fucks you against the wall, your breasts in his hands to hold him steady as he cums into you again, the milky white seeping out from where you two are joined. But then he misses your face too much so he grabs your chin, turns you to face him, and devours you in a messy kiss that has your teeth clicking almost painfully.Â
Then he has you laid out over his clothes, your back on the floor, your knees and thighs against your torso, as he fucks deep inside you, promising you that itâll take this time. That heâll try as many times as he needs to until his seed takes.Â
Then youâre on your hands and knees as Bucky pounds into you from behind, his thighs slapping against yours, his fingers reaching around to your clit in intentional circles that have your body quivering underneath him, and he doesnât stop until youâre cumming around his cock and heâs filling you up with another load.Â
Then youâre cleaning him up, the taste of his cum and your pussy a more potent substance than all the liquor in the nation combined. The thick liquid spurts down your throat like youâre being fed your dessert, a treat for having done so well.
And again and again and again.Â
For a while, you forget that Bucky is relentless only due to the poison in his veins, his depraved hunger only exacerbated by the delicious textures of your cunt around his cock. An addiction that he could never suppress.Â
When both your limbs finally give and enough of the toxins have been excreted â inside you, mind you, the two of you slump down on top of both your clothes. A mess of damp fabrics and fluids that even the best solvents in the kingdom could never remove.Â
Bucky turns over to you with a groan â the same sound thatâs been rattling inside your mind, the same sound that will surely affix to every crevice inside your brain for weeks, if not months â and slumps an arm over your waist.Â
He nuzzles his face against your cheek, a small chuckle tickling your face. He hums, pleasantly exhausted. Youâre a disarray of tangled limbs and gummy skin. You canât help but laugh too.Â
âWhy are you laughing?â He smiles, leaning down to press a kiss on your bare shoulder. Somewhere along the way, youâve stripped yourself of your final layer too, leaving you completely nude.Â
The circumstances are far from believable. If you had told yourself that this was how your night would end, even your wildest imagination couldnât have conjured up this conclusion. âI canât believe weâre doing this in the middle of Lady Romanoffâs ball.â
âShe would skin us alive if she knew,â he smirks.Â
âYes, she would.â
The third, unexpected voice has the two of you jumping, your fingers immediately reach for more clothes to cover you up, at the same time Bucky also drapes his jacket over your body.Â
Lady Romanoff stands closer towards the land, where the water doesnât extend. She then approaches, oil lamp in hand. You canât unriddle whether her expression is contemptuous disgust or unpredicted amusement.Â
Meanwhile, the two of you are still clad in nearly nothing, only the moonlight to cast shadows that cloak you.
âLady Romanoff, I apologize profusely. We didnât mean any disrespectââ
Buckyâs quick to interject. âIt was entirely my fault. I have been subjected to⊠urges that were outside my control. It was a substance, you see.â
His words have your heart palpitating in an uneven rhythm. The words land unexpected sharp, like a piercing wound straight through your beating organ.Â
Urges that were outside my control.Â
This was never meant to happen. You and Bucky. This night. All of it is a fever dream. A product of your desires catalyzed by a chemical compound. Bucky never wouldâve done it otherwise; the two of you have always run in parallel lines, never meant to intersect.Â
All of his words â sweet nothings.Â
Just like this evening.Â
âIâm fully aware of the substance you speak of, I am frankly surprised that you would be so careless as to consume it at such a public place, your royal highness,â Lady Romanoff muses.
Bucky winces, scratching the back of his ear awkwardly. âI stumbled and the container had been loose. Unfortunately, I was forced to consume nearly all of it â at least, what didnât end up on my clothing.âÂ
Lady Romanoff only hums thoughtfully. âIf I remember correctly, the aftermath to this substance would be a deep sleep. Rather fast, Iâm afraid.â This time, she turns to look at you. âI shall set up a room for the two of you â you can enter through the back. Most of my regular staff is gone and Iâll arrange for my lady-in-waiting to prepare it. She is most discreet.âÂ
âWe canââ Bucky stops then, seeming caught off guard by the sudden dizzying spell. He sways slightly, words slurring together in a jumbled mess before he falls against you. His breathing even.Â
âIt appears my memory serves me well,â she says, voice tinged with unexpected pride. âCome, my dear.âÂ
As promised, most of the party has dwindled down to a few inebriated guests that Lady Romanoff organizes to be delivered home in their respective carriages. You and Bucky have been set up in a wing far from the prying eyes, this is where theyâve restricted most of Lady Romanoffâs staff, only the trusted are allowed.Â
Her lady-in-waiting and her most trusted butler had been sent to help carry Bucky back â of course, after you properly dress him. No explanation was provided beyond the crown prince getting âill from the foodâ, but you assume that they suspect something else is at play, particularly when you yourself look like youâve been mauled by a wild beast.Â
After Bucky has been settled into his room and youâve been provided your own as a guest, which you insisted against, but Lady Romanoff insisted against your insistence, her staff is sent away. Bucky snores quietly on the bed, heâs been in and out. He was somewhat awake long enough to help the butler walk him back into the mansion, enough to plop himself down on the mattress.
Your heart is uneasy with worry but Lady Romanoff touches your shoulder. âHe should be fine. He has most of it out of his system, I presume?â She cocks an eyebrow. Heat crawls up your neck as you nod. âThen he will recover by morning. He may be weary for a while but heâs in good hands.â
âThank you for your generosity, Lady Romanoff,â you murmur, âI do apologize for the inconvenience and my⊠impudence.â
âNo apologies needed. I spoke to Wilson and heâs received an earful from me about bringing untested substances â in unsealed containers, at that.â She pauses then turns to you, âYouâve been quite the kind⊠relative, for a distant one.â
She knows. You know that she knows. She knows that you know that she knows.Â
This is a mess.Â
âYes, Iâm rather used to caring for him,â you clear your throat, and then realize what youâve just said. âIn a way where heâs almost like my brother. We grew up together.â And that one isnât a lie per se.
âIâm sure,â she says with a twinkle in her eye. âWell, take my words with a grain of salt, but I would like to ask you to proceed with caution. You seem to be a smart woman, Iâve seen you with Becca, how you manage to fit right in with society. While I am a romantic at heart, I am also a realist â and the truth is that the challenge will lie with you. As the crown prince, he will be untouched. Unharmed. The realm will protect him before it will protect a woman.â
âI understand that,â you nearly sigh, glancing back at Bucky.Â
Itâs what youâve always known â your position in society. Itâs why you never accepted Buckyâs advances, nor your own feelings regarding him. Itâs easier to pretend that it doesnât exist, that you arenât in love with the crown prince as a mere maid â even if it hurts.Â
âBut his royal highness is also a good man. Iâm sure he will choose wisely,â Lady Romanoff smiles. âNow, please rest. I will arrange for separate carriages to deliver you both home in the morning.â
âI should return nowââ
âWhat you should do is rest,â she presses with a pointed look. âFurthermore, I believe he could use some tending to tonight â in case he wakes or has⊠remaining urges.â
Sheâs teasing you, and itâs working because your face feels like itâs been trapped in a heatwave all day. âIâll make sure he gets through the night and will depart first thing in the morning. I wouldnât want to inconvenience you any further.â
âNo inconvenience. This has perhaps been the most entertaining occurrence this season.â Her eyes are practically twinkling in delight.Â
Your teeth sink into your bottom lip. âLady Romanoff, please forgive me for overstepping, but if I could ask for your discretion regarding this matterââ
She waves you off with a reassuring smile. âYou need not ask. I understand the position you are in and I would never trouble another woman more than necessary. I also would not enjoy making an enemy out of the palace and I doubt the crown prince would let things slide if anything were to happen to his precious lover.â
Your mouth opens to correct her, she gives you a look that tells you not to even attempt to lie to her. You technically wouldnât be fibbing.Â
After all, it was only his urges that allowed him to do such things to you tonight. At the end of the day, youâre still nothing more than a maid â a member of the royal staff. A lover is what you are not.Â
âHave a good evening, dear.â
âYou as well, Lady Romanoff.â
Once she leaves the room, you go to check on Bucky one last time before you move to your own room; it is an adjacent space, connected by a door should you need access to his room. That distance, while small, still feels much too large.Â
You pull the blanket up higher on his waist, brush the wet strands away from his face as you check his temperature again. His fever has come down plenty, heâs at least broken through it and now heâs simply sweating out the rest.Â
With that, you pull your hand away and ready yourself to move to your own room.Â
Except, you donât get the chance, not when you feel those familiar fingers wrap around your hand before you could move. You whirl around to find Bucky drowsily looking up at you. His eyes glow in the moonlight spilling through the massive windows.Â
âStay,â he murmurs.
âYour royal highness, I should return to the chambers Lady Romanoff has provided. If the staff were to return, I wouldnât want to have to explain the circumstances.â
âHow many times have I told you not to call me that?â He says, but thereâs no bite to his words, only affection.
You swallow thickly, chancing another look at your door.
âStay,â he insists again, âplease.â
Who are you to deny the crown prince? Your frail heart canât seem to do that, not when it could be your last evening with him.Â
So, you slide under the covers when he makes room with a giddy little smile. He tucks you into his chest and kisses the top of your head. âSleep, sweet girl.â
And for once, you listen to him.Â
Come morning, the reality of the situation has carved itself deep into your bones. While you wake up in Buckyâs warmth, his arms around you and your legs on top of each other, you know that this is the last part of your dream. The epilogue. This will be nothing more than a memory, maybe even the figment of one.Â
You swiftly clean yourself up, ensuring that you are properly clothed and presentable before you make your way to where Lady Romanoff had directed you. She is nowhere to be found but a carriage has been arranged to take you back to the palace. The sun hasnât even risen when you slipped out of bed.
With one last look at Bucky whoâs still sleeping peacefully, you take your leave.
Youâre back early enough that none of the staff are awake yet, but you also canât bring yourself to sleep. The gown Becca had lent you hangs by your door quietly, a stark reminder of the evening you thought you had crafted in your mind. You turn over to ignore it.Â
However, slumber doesnât find you and so you begin your duties early. The princessâ gown, the tea, everything a lady-in-waiting should do in the palace.Â
Itâs expected that Becca has questions about where you went last night. She was frantic with worry at the thought of losing you somewhere, or if something had happened to you that she refused to leave.
âLady Romanoff informed me that you and Bucky had returned earlier because he was ill,â she says, forehead creasing with lines, âI apologize that your night was ruined by my brother. I was hoping you would enjoy the remainder of the ball.â
âI enjoyed it plenty already, donât worry,â you smile. âThank you for giving me that opportunity.â
âWell,â she eagerly presses, âwere there any handsome bachelors that caught your eye?â
Only one and he is the one you certainly cannot have.Â
âNo, I believe we were out there to assess the men for your own relationship.â
Becca blushes, fanning her face. âNo, no one of importance.â Sheâs never been a good liar. âOkay, there was one but Bucky would kill me if I tried. Have you ever noticed how attractive Lord Rogers is? He also has such a kind heart.â
If he had a kind heart, he wouldâve stopped Bucky from taking that ridiculous substance, you think bitterly, unfairly.Â
âIâm sure he is,â you only say.Â
âHow was your evening then? Did you really not see anyone to your liking?âÂ
You smile softly at her. âPrincess, even if there were, it would not be my place.â
âThatâs rather unprogressive of you! Iâm sure there are suitors who would care little about such trivial things.â
Naive, hopeful Becca. This is why you love her.Â
Before you can respond, Becca perks up and waves behind you. You turn and thatâs when you see him â Bucky. Heâs crossing the ground with long strides like a man possessed. Heâs a man on a mission as he wastes no time at all in closing the distance.
He looks furious.
He also looks an outright mess â shirt unbuttoned, sleeves haphazardly folded, hair sticking up at odd angles. It looks as if he rolled right out of bed at the Romanoff house and came straight here. Here to this garden that youâre walking with Becca.Â
You have a feeling that thatâs exactly what he did.
âBrother, youâre looking much betterââ
âYou left,â he instead speaks directly to you.
You grit your teeth, doing your best to avoid Beccaâs look of utter confusion. âIâm afraid I donât know what you mean, your royal highness.â
âI thought weâve established that weâre past that level of formality,â he snaps, âIâm not letting you escape this conversation. If youâll excuse me, sister dear, I need to have a little chat with this one.â His hand covers yours, none of the gentleness from last night, instead he squeezes it tight like heâs afraid of you slipping away again.Â
Becca doesnât follow, sheâs too busy gaping and slowly piecing things together.Â
All the while Bucky is dragging you stumbling and tripping over your own feet towards a more secluded part of the gardens, away from the curious eyes.Â
Youâre trying to pry his fingers off you to make your escape. âBucky, stop. Stop this.â
He does stop dead in his tracks but he immediately spins around to face you. âNo, you stop,â he growls and the sound shoots straight for your chest. âAfter last night, after everything thatâs happened, you simply â what â leave? I woke up and you were nowhere to be found. Lady Romanoff was the one who had to tell me that you departed earlier.â
âI had to return to my duties first,â you say brusquely, âI have responsibilities to tend to, your royal highness. It also would have been inappropriate and highly suspicious if we arrived at the same time.â
âDamn propriety,â he barks, eyes glowering, âI think you should cross that word off your vocabulary after last night.â
Said last night flashes before your eyes, like paintings that could force a priest to pray. Youâre warm all over now, the ghost of his touch on your skin, his mouth mapping out every inch of you like heâs memorizing the dips and curves of your body. The feel of his cock, hot and wet, sliding inside you, spilling evidence that took you far too long to clean last night.Â
Even now, you can almost still feel it dripping down your legs.
âYou left,â Bucky presses.
âYou werenât yourself last night. Like you said, they were urges as a consequence of the substance you accidentally took. It was nothing more than a fulfillment of the circumstances.â
He scoffs, âI said that to Lady Romanoff, not to you. I did not want her to hold you responsible for the state we were in. To me, last night wasâ last night was everything.â
The lump in your throat only grows, tears prick your eyes. He canât do this. Not now. Youâve made your decision to let that dream go.Â
âIt shouldnât have happened,â you whisper.
âShouldnât have happened?â He echoes, aghast. âIs that regret I hear in your voice?â
âBuckyâŠâ
âBecause I donât regret it. Not a single damn thing. I want you, Iâve always wanted you. Iâve made it very clear that I love you and thereâs nothing I wouldnât do for you. If I had to give it all up, I would â if that meant that I could finally hold you.âÂ
âYou canât say such things!â You hiss, âYou are the crown prince!â
âAnd sometimes I wish I wasnât! Because it would make this easier, wouldnât it? You wouldnât have to restrain yourself every time you speak with me. You wouldnât have to call me such ridiculous titles when all I want is for you to say my name. Because I know you love me, I know you do. You canât look at me the way you do and expect me to believe that you donât feel anything for me.â
Your heart splits down the middle, parts of it chipping away. âIâ it doesnât matter how I feel or what I want. You have a long line of noble ladies waiting for you to make your choiceââ
âIâve already made my choice and damn anyone else who gets in my way. Iâve already had a taste of you, my love. Iâm never letting you slip through my fingers again. Iâll speak to my parentsââ
âDonât!â You interrupt. âPlease donât. Itâsâ it wonât be you who would suffer the consequences. If they know of what⊠we did, if they know that it goes far beyond the previous evening, it wouldnât be you they punish. My mother and IâŠâ Your sentence trails off as your voice cracks.Â
Bucky cups your face, presses his forehead against yours. âI wouldnât dare let a thing happen to you.â
âItâs not your choice.â
âIt is. If they want me to be their heir, this is my choice. They have to make theirs.âÂ
âThatâs ridiculous.â
âNo, thatâs love.â
You swallow thickly as he leans back only slightly, pained like he canât even bear this amount of distance between the two of you.Â
âI love you. I love you and thatâs a fact truer than the sun that spills light onto this earth. I wonât let anything happen to you. I promise to care for you, to cherish you. I promise to be a man fit for you. I wonât be perfect because god knows nobody in this world could deserve you, but Iâll always try my damndest to make you happy.â
âBucky,â you breathe out..
âSay yes. Say youâll be mine. Youâve made me wait all this time. All these years wasted. Donât let us forego anymore.â
Could you really do this? It would be a risk â not only to you, but to your mother, to the staff. They would be questioned if theyâve ever encouraged your entanglement with the prince. Becca â oh god, what would Becca even think? It would be an incredibly selfish decision.Â
âDonât do that,â Bucky murmurs as he tightens his fingers around your face, âdonât think about anyone else. Think about you and what you want.â
You want him. You do.
âYouâre mine regardless, sweet girl. Iâll protect you no matter what you decide. My heart is yours.â
âYes,â you whisper and the answer comes easier than you think, âyes. Iâm yours.â
Bucky lets out a wet laugh, blue eyes glistening as he presses his lips against yours. âYouâre mine. Iâll protect you, I swear it.â
âIâm scared.â
âI know,â he rasps, âI know. Thank you for trusting me. I promise to do right by you. No matter what happens, know that my entire life is yours. Iâd burn the kingdom down before I let anyone lay a finger on you.â
âBecca might get to you first,â you choke out a laugh.
Bucky swipes the tears from your cheeks with the pads of this thumb. âThen maybe I will have to take your protection first.â
âDeal.â
+ sam: my google searches from this are so embarrassing but hey i tried. i havent written bucky in a hot second but this one took me by the throat so i hope you enjoyed it!!! i love hearing thoughts so please share them if you liked it <3
âïž warnings: nsfw, smut, fluff, sexual tension, reader is a college student, age-gap (reader is early twenties, bucky is presumed mid 30s) voyeuristic and exhibitionism, homoeroticism, "slut" "good girl" "whore" public sex, fingering, dry humping, groping, dirty talk, degrading, size difference, mechanic!steve, slight steve x reader, reader is a pervert but bucky is too highkey, player!bucky, bisexual awakening!!!!
âïž word count: 10.2k
âïž a/n: happy pride month!!! if it wasn't obvious enough, yes, it is based on the song call me maybe by carly rae jepsen. real ones know the parodies to this song on youtube. wasabi productions ifykyk. gif by sebstangif
synopsis:
Thereâs a new guy who moved in right across from you. Heâs a total mystery, but his looks certainly aren't. Since he's subtly trying to get your attention, how could you not entertain him? Especially when you have your best friend, Steve, in your ear telling you to go for it.
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Hand washing the car on a hot summerâs day was something you would never normally do.
You always let your dad handle a job like that. Heâd always tease you for being âspoiled,â always hitting you with the typical line of, âWhat happens when Iâm gone? How will you take care of yourself?â
And every time he hit you with that line, without fail, you would find yourself grabbing the plastic bucket, soap, and sponges out of spite, just to prove a point.
Now, you were outside, drenched in a mixture of sweat and water as the sun beamed down. You were splayed over the hood of the car in a way that looked anything but sexy. You had on a tank top and shortsânatural, given the heatâbut despite the porn director approved outfit, you looked anything but pornographic.
Matter of fact, if someone were to come up to you now, they would probably lose interest instantly.
âHey there,â a familiar, deep voice called from behind you. âLooking pretty hot.â
Normally, you would scramble to make yourself look at least somewhat decent for anyone who approached you in this state.
But it was your best friendâso who cares?
âSteve,â you huffed, raising a leg to balance yourself on the hood of your dadâs car. âAre you going to help me or just taunt me?â
Steve crossed his arms, watching you slip and slide all over the green station wagon that looked like it was ready to fall apart at any given moment.
âHas your dad seen you like this yet? Iâm sure if he saw what a poor job you were doing, he wouldnât ask you to clean it again.
You puffed a strand of hair out of your face. âThe reason Iâm cleaning in the first place is to prove to my dad that Iâm perfectly capable.â You mumbled under your breath, â⊠He called me spoiled.â
Steve chuckled lightly. âCanât say I disagree.â
Sneering, you spun around and hurled your wet, soapy sponge in his direction. It landed right in the center of his chest, dampening his snug t-shirt with a dark spot that began to spread. He laughed, catching the sponge before it hit the ground.
âGet off the hood before you hurt yourself,â he grinned, taking a step closer.
You grunted as you slid off the car. As you stood up, your eyes trailed past Steveâs shoulderâsomething unfamiliar catching your attention.
The house across from yours had been unoccupied for months, but someone had recently moved in. Days had passed, and you hadnât seen the new neighbors yet. But for the first time since the âFOR SALEâ sign was removed, you were finally seeing the man who lived there.
He was tallâmaybe around Steveâs height. He had dark hair that fluffed messily at the top, and he was covered in dirt, looking as though heâd been doing yard work all morning. The sun hit his eyes, and he squinted, shielding them with a large hand.
As he looked up, his gaze drifted across to your lawn, and his eyes met yours for a long moment.
A warm, friendly smile tugged at his lips, and he waved. You blinked, a light smile forming on your own face when you realized he was waving at you. You waved back shyly, and his smile grew wider.
âHe waved at me,â you pointed out.
Steve, curious, glanced over his shoulder. When he caught the manâs eye, he gave a quick, short nodâa casual greeting between guys.
âHe seems nice,â Steve shrugged. âYour new neighbor?â
You nodded, stealing a few more seconds to look at the man across the street. He bent over, his large traps tensing against his cotton tank top as he shoved a pair of gardening gloves over his rough hands. He crouched, his dirty boots and jeans digging into the soil as he began to pull at stubborn weeds.
A man. Hard at work.
The best kind of man.
âHe is,â you breathed, looking back at Steve. âAnd heâs hot, too.â
Steve huffed a laugh, stepping out of your way and towards the car, sponge in hand. âYou trying to make me jealous, sweetheart?â
You rolled your eyes, grabbing a spare sponge from the soapy tub. You stepped up to the opposite window from Steve and began to scrub.
âYou know, Iâve seen this play out in movies and stuffââ Steve shouted from the other side of the car. âThe girl who washes her car and catches the eye of the conveniently attractive neighbor across the street.â
You quirked a brow. âIn movies, or in porn?â
Now, it was Steveâs turn to roll his eyes.
âPoint aside, you should go for it.â He peeked at you over the roof and nodded in your neighborâs direction. âYouâve been single for quite a while now. It wouldnât hurt to dip your toes back in the dating scene.â
You snorted. âWhatever happened to you being jealous?â
Steve shook his head at your comment. âIâm just sayingâyouâre young and pretty. You could grab that guyâs attention if you really tried.â
Pausing your sponge, you glanced over your shoulder, catching your neighborâs gaze again. He had been staring at youâfor how long, you didnât know. Either way, your heart did a little flutter in your chest, your face warming at the thought of him watching you.
âYou really think so?â
Steve hummed. âHave I ever lied to you?â
Since that day, and with the help of Steveâs encouragement, you found yourself spending more time outside just to catch your neighborâs eye.
Most mornings, he was already out there working on the front of his houseâmowing the lawn, painting fences, or tending to the plants.
The job itself didnât matter. It was the man behind it all who suddenly made this boring, textbook suburban neighborhood interesting.
Despite only a few days passing since you last washed the car, you miraculously decided to wash it up again the day Bucky was working on the front of his house. How convenient!
Grabbing your tools while wearing a tank topâthinner than the last oneâand shorts that rode so far up they were bordering on a wedgie, you stepped out with a confident stride that immediately caught his attention.
He glanced at you from his spot on a ladder, squinting as he smiled.
âGood morning!â you chirped.
âMorning,â he shouted back, nodding to the same car parked on your driveway. âCleaning again?â
âOh, yeah,â you smirked, motioning to your bucket. âJust something I like to do every few days.â
If Steve or your dad were here, they would be laughing in your face.
The manâs eyes slowly raked over the carâtaking mental note of just how pristine and shiny it already wasâbefore trailing back to you. âMust be a high maintenance girl, huh?â
It was just something about the way he said itâhis voice deep and textured with a rasp that made every syllable sound flirtatious. You chuckled softly, your face warming.
âSomething like that.â
He chuckled in return before getting back to work.
You dunked the sponge into the bucket of soapy water and got to work. Most of your time was spent focusing more on suggestive poses than actually getting the car clean. You stretched your arms high to reach the roof so the hem of your tank top rode up, then leaned low over the hood, letting your short shorts ride up to reveal the curve of your ass.
It didnât take long for your clothes and skin to be covered in soap and water. The sun was in your favor today, catching the water as it glistened on your skin and the soap as it trickled down your thighs.
One quick glance over your shoulder made your heart stutter.
You knew you were doing it right because he was looking right at you.
He slowly began to descend the ladder. Before you knew it, he was walking in your direction, crossing the street until he reached your driveway. You had to bite back a smile as the sound of his boots scuffed closer, stopping just behind you.
âI believe we havenât properly introduced ourselves,â he called out to grab your attention.
You didnât turn around right away, careful not to make it too obvious. You glanced over your shoulder first, your back arching in a way that felt a bit of a strainâthanks to your usually terrible postureâthen slowly stood up, trying not to groan at the sudden soreness.
âI donât believe we have,â you said, setting the sponge down and wiping your wet hand on your damp shorts. Good enough.
You extended your hand and gave him your name.
He returned the gesture with a smile, his grip warm and roughâthe hands of a working man.
âItâs nice to meet you. Iâm Bucky,â he huffed. âBucky Barnes.â
He looked around, appearing almost skeptical to be standing in your driveway. âYou look young,â he pointed out. âAre your parents home? Iâd like to introduce myself, being new to the neighborhood and all.â
âTheyâre on vacation,â you explained. âIâm a student over at Jepsen University.â
âA student, huh?â He rubbed his chin with his left hand. No ring. âA pretty thing like you oughtaâ be careful at Jepsen. There are a lot of nasty frat boys roaming around campus.â
You chuckled, a light sway in your movement. âYou went there?â
He nodded. âGraduated top of my class.â
Even though there was no ring, you still needed verbal confirmation before throwing yourself at him.
âHow are you and the family liking the neighborhood so far?â You tested.
Bucky took it upon himself to lean against your car, making the frame creak slightly. He didnât seem to care about the soap dampening his jeans.
âWell, me and my girl are liking it so far,â Bucky said. âItâs quiet, and plus, I get a good view across the street.â
You made a face at his explanation. My girl. He had a wife? Or a daughter? He was deliberately flirting with you, wasnât he?
Bucky caught your expression and laughed lightly, waving a hand dismissively.
âMy girl Alpine,â he clarified. "Sheâs the cat loafing on the windowsill in my living room, always staring out.â
You felt your face warm, and your posture eased up instantly. Not only was your neighbor hot as hell, but he was singleâand a cat dad! There was a bit of an age gap, but that wasnât something you couldnât handle.
You crossed your arms, the movement accentuating your breasts beneath the thin tank top, and jutted your hip out to emphasize your curves. You smiled pridefully, watching as Buckyâs gaze traced a slow path from your eyes down your body.
âLike father, like daughter, then.â
His grin widened handsomely. âWhat can I say? We like looking at pretty things.â
You smiled, biting the inside of your cheek. He was such a natural flirtâand despite all your attempts to grab his attention, your words suddenly failed you when the time came.
Bucky glanced around the driveway as if he were still searching for someone. Then, he asked, âThat guy who usually comes over to help you outââ he brought up slyly, still looking around, âhe your boyfriend?â
You blinked at his question. The way he was subtly trying to fish for information made your stomach do a flip in celebration.
âSteve?â you asked, your voice coming out breathier than intended. A small, teasing smile tugged at your lips. âNo, heâs not my boyfriend.â
You noticed the way Buckyâs shoulders relaxed slightly at your words. He was jealous.
âHe goes to Jepsen, too?â He questioned.
âYeah, heâs my senior.â
âAh,â Bucky drawled. âA frat boy, then?â
You couldnât help but laugh at his endless questioning. âI wouldnât call him that. Heâs my best friend,â you reassured him, watching the way his blue eyes searched yours. âHe just comes over sometimes to help outâor more like he comes over to make fun of me while I do all the work.â
Bucky chuckled a deep, gravelly sound that was effortlessly charming. âBest friend, huh?â He pushed himself off your car, taking a step closer to you. Fuck, he even smelled good. âWell, I canât say I blame him for wanting to hang around. Though, if you ever need a man whoâll actually help instead of just laughing at you, you know where I live.â
He tilted his head toward the house across the street, his gaze dropping to your lips for a second before meeting your eyes again.
âYou said your parents were away on vacation?â he asked.
You nodded.
âFor how long?â
âJust for a couple of days,â you replied.
Bucky hummed, an amused smile playing on his face as he looked at you. He leaned in, his voice releasing a low murmur as his warm breath tickled your skin.
âA couple of days, huh?â
You caught his gaze tracing a path down your tank top before he met your eyes with a devastatingly slow smirk. If he had this much confidence at his big old age, he was definitely a troublemaker when he was in college, thatâs for sure.
âWould you look at that? Thatâs plenty of time for us to get well-acquainted.â
He watched the way your breath hitched and smiled, looking satisfied. He pulled away and turned back towards his side of the street. If he didnât know any better, he might have thought he heard a small whine escape you.
âSee you around, neighbor,â he called over his shoulder with a charming smile, sauntering down your driveway and back towards his own.
As he walked off, your heart was beating with excitementâbeating far too fast to keep up. And the only thing you could think about was how much you were going to gloat about this to Steve later.
You sat across from Steve at the same dingy diner where you two met every Thursday for brunch.
While you sat cross legged on one side of the booth, Steve sat opposite from you in a crisp navy blue collared shirt with a name tag that read HYDRAâS MECHANIC! and the name Steven on the top right.
âHe has a cat, Steve. A cat!â You smiled, dipping your toast into a pool of egg yolk. âHer name is Alpineâand he called her âhis girl.â Isnât that so sweet? I nearly had a heart attack right there in the driveway.â
Steve held a coffee mug in his hand, watching you. He was supposed to be heading into work in twenty minutes, but he was currently occupied with the girl in front of himâand her endless rambling.
âAnd heâs single,â you continued through a mouthful of toast. âNo ring, no wifeâjust a gorgeous, ripped cat dad with a voice that sounds like it came straight out of a smutty audiobook.â You paused, taking a quick sip of your drink. âI mean, yeah, heâs definitely got a few years on me. Heâs a little older, but honestly, it doesnât matter. It just makes him moreâŠâ You sighed dreamily. âCapable.â
Steve didnât say a word. He set his coffee cup down, picked up a fry, and dipped it slowly into a side of ranch with a lopsided smile.
âWhat?â you asked, your brow furrowing as you caught his grin.
âNothing,â he said simply, the corners of his eyes crinkling.
âSteve. I know that face,â you pointed out. âThatâs your âIâve got something to say, but I wonâtâ face mixed with something else. Come on, tell me! What are you thinking?â
Steve chuckled, wiping his hand on a napkin before leaning back in the booth. âI donât know how I feel about you going after some guy whoâs that much older than you. He seems like the type of guy you have fun withânot someone you bring home to your parents.â
Your eyes went wide. âWhat? You encouraged me to go for it!â
Steve held up his hands defensively. âI know, I know! Itâs just⊠I donât know. Canât a guy worry?â
You couldnât help but smile at his bashfulness. âAw, youâre worried over little olâ me, Stevie?â You tilted your head, taunting him.
He rolled his eyes. âYou know what? Forget I even said anythingââ
âNo, no,â you leaned in, resting both arms on the table âOkay, fine. Iâm hearing you. What can I do thatâll make you more comfortable in this situation?â
Steve shrugged, lifting the coffee cup and bringing it to his lips. âCould start by meeting the guy, I guess.â
âOkay,â you agreed casually. âHe did mention you, actually.â
Steve quirked a brow, eyeing you over the rim of his mug. âDid he?â
You nodded. âHe asked if you were my boyfriend.â
He scoffed a laugh. âBoyfriend? Heâs already getting jealous? Godâhow old is he again?â
You gave him a look. âHe was just curious, Steve.â
âSure, and Iâm a superhero fighting crime in New York.â Steve set his mug down, dipping another fry into ranch and plopping it into his mouth. He gathered his phone and wallet, quickly tucking them into his pockets. âI gotta go. Shift is starting soon.â
âWait.â You sat up straight. âMy dad wonât stop texting me asking if you can fix the wagonâit keeps making this weird noise and he wonât leave me alone until you look at it.â
âIâm free tomorrow after work. Iâll swing by then. Iâll consider thisââ he motioned to the table, where the bill sat squarely in the middle with your name on it, ââpayment for the repair.â Steve pushed himself out of the booth, licking the ranch off his thumb before pointing a finger at you. âIâll text you. And donât screw the guy âtil I meet him.â
You couldnât even get a word in before Steve was already rushing out the door, the bell jingling after him.
âYeah. Okay, Dad.â
After paying for brunch, you drove home feeling giddy.
Turning the corner onto your street, you spotted Bucky right outside his house, mowing the lawn. This time, he was shirtless.
You purposefully slowed down to get a good look at him, but the moment he looked up and spotted your car pulling into the driveway, he smiledâaiming it right at you through your fishbowl wagon on wheels.
Parked in the driveway, you took a quick look at yourself in the pull down mirror, checking to make sure there werenât any crumbs on your face or a stray strand of hair sticking out. Smoothing down your top and adjusting your shorts, you stepped out of the carâaiming for casual. But with the way your heart was beating, you were anything but.
Bucky had killed the mower engine and was wiping a bead of sweat from his forehead. He looked hypnotizing, his chest and stomach glistening in the afternoon sun.
âEventful day, I take it?â He nodded towards your car. âNoticed your wagon was missing from the driveway this morning.â
He had noticed you were gone? You tried your best not to smile.
âOh, yeah,â you leaned against trunk nonchalantly. âI went to have brunch with a friend.â
Bucky crossed his arms over his chestâa move that did very interesting things to his biceps that were hard to ignoreâand leaned his weight back on one leg.
âLet me guess,â he said, his eyes narrowing slightly. âSteve?â
After Steveâs comment about Bucky being jealous, you couldnât help but bask in confidence. You quirked a brow, a teasing smile playing on your lips. âAre you jealous?â
Bucky tilted his head, pretending to contemplate the question as he looked you up and down.
âOnly a little,â he admitted with that handsome smile of his.
You grinned. âWell, thereâs no need to be jealous, I assure you,â you explained, pushing yourself off the car.
Taking a step back, you gestured vaguely to his yard. âIâll let you get back to it, though. You look pretty busy,â you said, despite how much you actually wanted to pull up a folding chair and just stare.
You turned to head towards your front door, but you didnât get far before his voice stopped you.
âYou know,â Bucky called out as he began crossing the street. âYour car is looking a little dirty.â
You stopped and turned back, your breath catching as you watched him make his way onto your driveway. Shirtless and confident, he looked even more imposing standing on your property than he had the other day. He came to a halt beside the green wagon, glancing at the circle of bird poop sitting right on the roof.
Then, he looked back at you with a smileâas if he already knew you wouldnât say no.
âNeed some help cleaning?â
âIâŠâ Your eyes trailed to his bare chest slicked with sweat. You didnât know how you were going to control yourself, but despite it all, you swallowed hard and said, âYes.â
Minutes later, you found yourself grabbing all the supplies needed to get the car cleaned. Bucky stood by the bucket, holding the hose as the water filled the plastic. It took everything in you not to stare at the way the sun was shining down on his tanned skin, sweat and water glistening down the hard lines of his stomach.
His jeans sat dangerously low on his hips, the hem of his briefs peeking out over the top. He hadnât even started cleaning the car yet, but he already looked hotter just standing there than you ever felt trying to look appealing while washing the wagon.
When the bucket was full, he lifted it by the handle without much struggle. You watched as his biceps and forearms flexed against the weight of it. His eyes caught yours, and you swallowed hard, quickly forcing your gaze away.
Bucky stepped to the passenger side, opposite where you were standing. He didnât seem bothered by your staring.
Actually, he seemed to be feeding off the attention, especially after catching you several times.
âThis is a nice car,â he commented, dunking a sponge into the soapy water. âVintage. Iâm surprised sheâs still kicking around.â
While Bucky scrubbed down the passenger side, you kept trying to sneak glances through the untinted windows. From where you stood, you had a perfect view of his chest muscles and his stomach pressing against the glass as he worked.
âUhâyeah,â you cleared your throat, forcing your focus back. âItâs from the sixties. Itâs my dadâs, actually. Steve just helps me fix it up.â
âYour friend Steve,â Bucky mused, peeking at you over the roof. âHe a mechanic?â
âYup,â you nodded. âSo if you hear loud car noises coming from across the street tomorrow when he fixes it, you can blame him.â
âThis Steve guy sounds like a total catch,â Bucky said with a light laugh. âYou sure youâre not dating him?â
You werenât sure why Bucky was so insistent on you having a secret relationship with Steve. You had your fair share of insecure men who were jealous of you hanging around with someone like Steve Rogers, and you figured that habit died out once men hit the age of twenty five. But with Bucky standing across from you, poking at your relationship with Steve, you were starting to think that wasnât the case.
âI swear, Iâm not dating Steve.â You raised a pinky so he could see it over the roof. âBesides, heâs like an older brother to me.â
Bucky blew a raspberry.
âPoor kid,â he chuckled. âBut really, Iâm surprised he hasnât made a move on you.â He bent down to clean the rim right above the tire, letting his eyes trail over your body through the window. âIf I had a pretty girl like you in my life... we wouldnât have been friends for long.â
You felt your heart stutter.
What did that even mean?
Did he mean he would make you his girlfriend?
You wanted to hear him say itâto blurt out the answer himself.
You dumped your sponge in your bucket, letting yourself get damp with the soapy water.
âIs that so?â you challenged, trying your best to play it cool. âAnd what would we be then?â
He stood up with a low groan, looking at you over the roof. He began making his way towards your side of the car, moving purposefully slow as he dragged his sponge across the hoodâhardly even pretending to clean it anymore.
âAfter watching you wash this carâlooking like a woman straight out of my dreams? Weâd be a lot of things,â he said smoothly, locking eyes with you as he reached the corner of the bumper. âBut âfriendsâ sure as hell isnât one of them.â
You grinned, allowing him to be the one to approach you as you continued scrubbing.
âSo,â you kept your voice playful, a little teasing. âYouâve been watching me?â
Bucky didnât bother denying it.
He stopped just inches away from you. He let his tongue run slowly over his bottom lip, his eyes traveling shamelessly down your body. He was mesmerized with the path of the soap bubble trickling down your collarbone, sliding between the curve of your breasts before disappearing into the thin fabric of your tank top, where your perky nipples were poking right through.
It was hard for him to ignore. They were practically begging to be licked.
âHard not to,â he rasped, stepping closer until he was standing directly behind you. He propped one strong arm against the roof of the wagon, locking you in. âEspecially when youâre giving me a view like that from across the street.â
You let out a shaky breathâone that you hoped he didnât catch, but he did. You stared at him through the reflection of the window, and his eyes were on youâtracing your face, leaning in to smell you.
It was this very moment that made you remember the age gap, because he was moving and talking so smoothly, like it was all natural to him. As if he had been swooning women like you for years.
But you werenât going to let that shake you up.
You pushed your hips back subtly, letting your damp ass press against his hips. You tried not to gasp at the straining bulge that was waiting for you between his legs.
âWell, Iâm right here,â you said quietly, staring at him in the reflection. âSo, what then?â
Bucky looked around, his gaze sweeping across the street to make sure no one else was near.
With one hand still propped against the car, the other found your hip, giving it a firm squeeze to keep you right where you were with your ass pressed tight against his cock.
âDo you want to know what I love most about being in this neighborhood, aside from the fact that I have a super attractive neighbor living across from me?â
He rocked his hips forward, letting his hard bulge nestle perfectly between the curve of your bottom. His cock was fighting the restraint of his jeans, and just from that small movement alone, you could feel how big he was.
Bucky pressed his lips against your ear, murmuring low and tickling your skin with his warm breath. âI love how quiet it is. Thereâs rarely anyone outside, or even driving by... so when I touch you like this...â His hand slid up from your hip to cup your breast through your tank top. âNo one will even notice.â
You gasped as he fondled your tits, his rough fingers flicking the sensitive peak of your nipple. As he dampened your shirt with his wet hands, the water seeped through the thin fabric, making every bit of friction feel even more sensitive than the last.
âOh my god,â you gasped, your eyes fluttering shut.
âOh,â he let out a low, rough breath. âYouâre so reactive. Iâm going to have so much fun with you.â
Buckyâs hand left the roof of the car to wrap around your eyes, pulling you even closer against him. He rocked his hipsâback and forth, in a steady rhythmâdry humping you right there against the green wagon in your driveway where anyone could see.
The friction of his denim against your damp, thin shorts made a warm heat pool in your lower belly. Every grind of his hips was met with a hard twitch in his jeans, making your body ache for more.
His hands were everywhere. One hand gripped your hip, tickling the skin beneath the fabric as he gave your flesh a possessive squeeze.
The other continued to fondle your tits, tickling your nipple through the wet cotton. His thumb and forefinger would catch your nipple, rolling it until you were arching your back and whimpering his name.
âCute noises coming out of you,â he murmured against the crook of your neck, his teeth grazing your skin. âI wonder what kind of noises youâll make if someone were to drive by and see what Iâm doing to you?â
You shuddered as his hands roamed lower, his fingers playing with the hem of your shorts. He undid the button with just one hand, letting his fingers trace the skin of your mound, grazing low until he found your clitâlightly rubbing the nub of his finger against it.
A moan left your lips as you arched your back deeper against him. He groaned as your ass rubbed against his throbbing cock.
While Buckyâs fingers toyed with your clitârubbing in deep, circular motionsâhe rocked his hips, seeking pleasure of his own. You were moaning, breathing hard as you stared down at him playing with you.
âBucky⊠I⊠mphââ you moaned, your voice pitched high. You ground your hips against his hand, fucking yourself onto his fingers.
With Bucky standing right behind you, he looked down at the soapy water trickling over your chest, his cock growing harder by the second.
He wasnât lying when he said you looked like a woman straight out of a dream. He wanted nothing more than to tear your clothes apartâwhich he could do easilyâand fuck you right on the hood of the car heâd been watching you parade yourself on for the past few days.
He was so horny, he needed to sink into youâfast.
But first, he needed to see how much of him you were willing to take, starting with his fingers.
âGotta test you, baby,â Bucky rasped against your ear. âSee how much your little pussy can take.â
His hand traced down from your clit to your folds. He groaned once his fingers made contact with your slick heat. You were so wet, so easily riled up, and so ripe for the taking, yet he wanted to make this last.
Bucky glanced around one more timeâthe coast was clear. He shoved your shorts down, exposing your ass to the cool air, and pushed your lace panties to the side. He probed his middle finger against your entrance, dancing his digit in a curling motion to prepare you.
âSo wet,â he murmured, grinning at your little gasps and mewls. âCould easily slide my finger right in.â
His middle finger slowly eased into your pussy, the warm flesh of your entrance accommodating him smoothly. There was a bit of a stretch, sure, but he could easily finger fuck you right now with no struggle at all.
âHow many can you take?â he asked.
You felt your face warm at his question. â⊠Two.â
He hummed against your ear. âTwo, huh?â
Without warning, his ring finger took a quick drag against your entranceâalready stuffed by his middle fingerâand slid in slowly. Your mouth dropped as a broken gasp tore from your throat. The stretch was burning. His fingers were long and thick, and having two of them inside was enough to fill you completely.
âFuckâBucky!â
Bucky didnât give you a chance to fully adjust to his two fingers before he started movingâthrusting in and out, curling deep inside you as he searched for every sensitive spot. With his free hand still clamped onto your hip, he humped you from behind, groaning as his denim jeans grew even tighter around his throbbing cock.
He was so hard it was painful.
His need to sink himself inside you was spiraling out of control as he felt his pre-cum soaking into his waistband. He gritted his teeth, his jaw clenching as he watched the way your ass bounced against his hand, swallowing his fingers with every move.
âChrist,â he hissed against your neck. He slowed his hand just enough to hook a third finger against your entrance, probing the tight and overtaxed muscle. âYouâre squeezing my fingers so tight, baby.â
He looked at you through the reflection of the window, and you stared back, caught in his dark gaze. âIt feels good, doesnât it?â
You nodded with a whimper.
Bucky hummed in satisfaction, and without warning, he pressed the tip of his pointer finger against your stretched entrance.
Your eyes flew wide at the sensation as he slowly began sinking that third finger in, forcing you to press your tits and hands into the glass window for support.
âBucky,â you gasped. âWhat are youâ!â
âThink you can take three?â
He couldnât even sink his third finger in all the way, your body simply wouldnât allow it.
The stretch was a dizzying mix of burn and pleasure, your hips going stiff as you struggled to take him in. He was breathing hard against your ear, and you could feel every heavy throb of his cock right behind you.
âOh myâfuck, Bucky! Itâs too much, I canâtââ
He continued rutting his hips against yours, silently encouraging you to accommodate all three fingers. You could tell he was trying to hold back. His fingers stayed there, unmoving, while his hips did all the work.
âShit,â Bucky cursed, his hand stilling completely inside you. âThreeâs a little tight, huh? Come on, baby. Try for me. If you can take three, then you can take my cock with no problem.â
You let out a shaky breath, trying to relax the muscles that were fighting him.
Slowly, you began to push back, easing yourself onto those three thick fingers and sinking down until you felt the base of his hand press against your folds.
Bucky groaned, his head dropping onto your shoulder as he felt your tight cunt finally give way to accommodate him. He was hard as hell, his balls growing heavier and his cock thickening against your lower back with every heavy breath he took.
âFuck. Thatâs a good fucking slut,â he hissed, his hips rutting in an uneven motion. âTaking all three fingersâGod, youâre being so good for me.â
His teeth traced the column of your neck, biting gently to make you gasp. His lips closed against your skin, sucking and marking you as he murmured filth in your ear.
âSo fucking tight,â he whispered. âBeen watching you for days, thinking you were going to be untouchableâjust eye candy for a man like me living across the street.â He curled his fingers, hitting your sensitive spot and making you cry out his name. âWho knew Iâd have you right here, pinned against your daddyâs car, being stretched out in broad daylight.â
You watched him through the reflection, your pussy clenching around his fingers at the dark way he was staring at you.
âOh, youâre such a little slut for your neighbor, arenât you?â
Your cunt fluttered around him, his fingers fucking you so thoroughly you felt like you could cum.
âBucky,â you whined, your hips twitching as you tried to clench your legs together. âIâmâIâm gonnaââ
âNo,â he grunted, his voice deep and rough. âNot yet.â
If he had fucked you for even a second longer, you would have cried out in pleasure and came right there in your driveway.
But instead, he abruptly yanked his fingers out, the vulgar squelch sound following after. You let out a cry of frustration, your body slumping against the window as he left you feeling cold and aching.
Behind you, Buckyâs eyes locked onto yours in the windowâs reflection as he slowly licked your juices off his fingers. The act was so unapologetically filthy that your face burned with embarrassment.
âYou even taste sweet, too,â he murmured.
He took a step back, his hands fumbling with the zipper of his jeans. He gave himself a quick squeeze through the denim before finally freeing himself.
You couldnât help it. You looked over your shoulder and your breath hitched.
Now, you understood exactly why he wanted you to take three fingers first.
His cock was massive, thick and pulsing for you. He stepped back into the space between your legs and slapped his cock against your lower back. It was hot, hard, heavy, and already wet at the tip where he leaked pre-cum. His breathing was labored as he grabbed his shaft, rubbing the tip against your bare assâsmearing his slickness and marking you from behind.
Bucky moaned at the sight of his pre-cum glistening on your soft skin.
âWhat a pretty, pretty whore,â he cooed. He leaned over you, his thick arm hooking around your waist to bend you over while your hands pressed against the window.
He couldnât wait any longer. He slapped his cock against your wet pussy, making you wince as your body hummed with anticipation.
âYour pussyâs all stretched out now, ready to take me.â He grabbed his shaft, positioning the head right at your entrance.
The tip of his cock nestled perfectly between your wet, aching folds. Just the sensation of it alone was enough to make him groan in pleasure.
It felt as if your entrance was giving him warm, wet kisses, welcoming him home.
âSo, it should just slide right in,â he rasped, slowly drawing his hips forward and beginning to sink into you. âFuck.â
He couldnât even make it past the head because of how tight you were squeezing him. His face scrunched in a twist of pleasure and pain, his arm wrapping you tight as he fought for control. You mewled and whined so sweetlyâthe sound of it should have made him feel bad, but it only made him want to tear you apart more.
âFuckâhow the hell are you still so tight, even after everything?â
Every time he tried to draw his hips forward, your body buckled and clamped down, refusing to give an inch more than the head of him.
âGod,â he hissed, forehead dropping to the back of your neck as he struggled to breathe. âWhat a tight pussy fuck.â
He tried to rock into you againâslow and agonizing. He was gritting his teeth until his jaw ached, his cock pulsing as your cunt fluttered around him, desperate to stretch around his size.
âFâfuck, Bucky, Iâm tryingââ you whimpered.
âCome on, baby,â he rasped, rocking his hips and trying to find pleasure from what little was already inside you. âI already stretched you out. I know you can take me. Youâre just so fucking small.â
You looked at him over your shoulder, and your breath caught. His face was twisted. He looked almost angryâsnarling from how difficult this was for him.
You tried pushing your hips back, wincing from the delicious stretch.
âIs this hurting you, Bucky?â you asked, your voice coming out more timid than youâd like. âAre you hurting because Iâm so tight?â
A raspy, deep groan tore straight from his throat. You were asking out of genuine concern, but he took it as a challenge.
âGodâyou fuckingâare you trying to test me?â
Bucky kicked your legs wider, his hands clamping down on your waist. He hauled your body back into his, then completely sheathed his cock into your tight pussy.
The air left your lungs the minute your ass pressed against his pelvis. His dark curls were hot against your skin as he finally, finally buried himself all the way inside you. He was in to the very hilt, but you were still so tight that moving was nearly impossible.
He stayed perfectly still for a moment, his forehead resting against your shoulder as he let the sensation of your tightness settle.
In the windowâs reflection, it looked as filthy as it feltâa large, shirtless, and sweaty man mounting and rutting into you from behind like an animal, his broad shoulders swallowing your frame as his heavy arms circled you, keeping you pinned close and tight.
âFuck,â he choked out. âThere it is. There you are.â
After a moment of adjustment, he began to rock his hips. He drew in and out slowly, fucking you with deep, hard strokes that made the car creak.
âChrist, look at you,â he hissed, his eyes fixed on your reflection over your shoulder. âStretched wide openâfucked like a whore for the whole neighborhood to see. Youâre taking every goddamn inch of me, arenât you, baby?â
Your face twisted in pleasure, your bottom lip hanging open as you moaned a litany of words. âDonât stop... Please, Bucky, please.â
âThis was why you were putting your body on display for me, huh? Hoping Iâd finally cross the street one day and fuck you.â He fought for his breath as his hips increased the pace, his cock sliding in and out of you, relentlessly making you his. âYouâre a smart cookie, too. Made sure your parents were out of town so you could act like a total slut.â
You moaned, eyes rolling back at his filthy words as your body clenched in reaction. âYes! Yes, Bucky! Iâm a slut for you!â
He groaned as he tilted his hips, forcing himself even deeper into your abused pussy.
âSqueezing me so tight... I can only imagine how youâd react if your parents were to drive down the street right now. Imagine them seeing their precious daughter getting split open by her older neighborâa man they havenât even met yet.â
He felt your body begin to tremor, your walls fluttering around his pulsing cock. He leaned in even closer, his hot, raspy breath dancing against the shell of your ear.
âNow, what would happen if your poor best friendâSteve, was it?âdrove down here expecting to fix your car, only to find you with your tits pushed against the glass, stuffed full of my cock? How would you react then?â
Your knees wobbled and your eyes rolled back at the image. Your body convulsed, your pussy squeezing him impossibly tight at the filthy thought of it.
âOh, my godâS-steve...!â
Bucky huffed a disbelieving laugh, followed immediately by a deep, guttural groan at the sensation of you clenching around him. He didnât even care that you moaned another manâs name when he had you stuffed.
âFuck, so goddamn tight,â he rasped, his arms wrapping around you tighter as you shook. âShit, you like it, donât you? The idea of getting caught by your best friend? Fuckâwhat a goddamn nasty whore you are.â
His hips began to blur against yours as he fucked you harder, the car creaking and groaning with every thrust.
âBet he doesnât even know how youâre clenching around me just at the thought of him. Bet heâd ask to join in, wouldnât he? Would you let him?â He leaned over, biting your shoulder to stifle his own grunt. âWould you let your best friend watch me split you open like this?â
You nodded frantically, sweat beading at your temple from being used so thoroughly. The talkâthe idea of it was filthy, a dream that you wouldâve never considered doing, but Bucky was fucking you so good that anything he said at this point was hypnotic.
âYes, yes, Bucky, please! You both can take turns using me!â
âNasty little slut,â Bucky hissed, his teeth biting gently at your skin again. âFuck. Iâm getting close.â
You nodded hard again, your knees nearly giving out if it werenât for his big hands holding you back. âMeâme too, shitâ!â
Buckyâs grip on your body tightened, pulling you close against his bare and sweaty chest.
After three hard thrusts that bottomed out against your womb, he let out a deep grunt against your neck, his body going stiff as he finally came.
His cock pulsed as cum began to spill out of his tip, pumping you full of his seed and staying completely stuffed inside you until you were filled to the brim. Your head tossed back as a cry left your throat, your overworked pussy clamping down on him and pulsing in a way that milked every last drop out of him.
He held you tight, breathing deep into your back as you both fought for air. âFuckâyouâre draining my balls dry, sweetheart.â
You both started to laughâdeep, tired, and rumbling laughs at everything that had just transpired out in the open, right in your very driveway.
Bucky looked down, pulling out slightly and watching with blown out pupils as his cum trickled out of you and onto the concrete, where it mixed with the soapy water.
âDirty, dirty girl.â
You spent the following afternoon in your room, going through lectures, though you were hardly paying attention to them. With your cheek resting on your palm, your eyes kept drifting to the open window that gave you a perfect, convenient view of the house right across the street.
Buckyâs house.
The driveway was empty, and the lights inside were off. The blinds were pulled open though, and you could see Alpineâthe little cat he mentionedâloafing on the windowsill and staring back at you.
In that moment, the two of you were exactly the same.
Just waiting for Bucky to come home.
The silence of your bedroom was overtaken by the rumble of a truck engine. Sitting up and peeking out the window, you recognized Steveâs battered pickup truck turning into the driveway before the engine cut out.
Steve climbed out of the driverâs seat, looking as exhausted as ever, but he had still shown up for you.
You smiled, racing down the stairs to meet him outside. In the driveway, it was clear that his shift at Hydraâs mechanic shop had done a number on him. His navy blue collared shirt was stained with sweat and motor oil, with dark streaks smeared across his jaw and down the length of his thick forearms.
âSteve,â you breathed with a smile. âThought you forgot about me.â
Steve shut the door, the truck shaking from the force. âCould never forget about you. Work was just running me late.â He reached for his tools in the flatbed with a tired groan. âHowâs your car holding up? Been using it since we had lunch yesterday?â
Your face warmed at the question.
Using it wouldnât be the right term for it, you thought.
âNot really,â you said, trying to hide the bashful expression on your face.
âStill making that weird creaking noise?â he asked, walking over to the front and popping the hood.
You bit your lip and nodded. âYep.â
Steve stood over the engine, glancing at wires and mechanical parts that were completely foreign to you.
âHowâs it looking?â you asked, hovering over his shoulder.
He didnât look back as he lifted a straining wire with his pointer finger, examining it closely. âLooks like sheâs been through it.â
You had to bite back a snort. You wouldâve complimented him on his sense of humorâif only he had known any better.
âThanks for doing this, Steve,â you said, giving him a pat on his sweaty back. âMy dadâs going to be real grateful.â
Steve nodded. âHow are you and that neighbor doing?â He still kept his focus on the wires, his voice casual and unassuming. âYou two didnât screw each other after my warning yesterday, right?â
You were so glad he was focused on the engineâthe face you made wouldâve given it all away.
âWhat kind of girl do you think I am?â you scoffed playfully, crossing your arms defensively.
Steve glanced up at you with a chuckle. âA good one, I hope.â He brought his tools to the edge of the car, rummaging through the kit. âYou two exchanged numbers yet?â
âDo I have to?â you shrugged. âHe lives right across the street.â
Steve tilted his head, agreeing. âYou make a good point.â He looked back at the engine. âWhen are you going to introduce me to the guy?â
You leaned against the car with a roll of your eyes. âSteve, youâre sounding an awful lot like my dad. And why are you in such a rush to meet him, anyway?â
Steve shrugged, pulling a wire stripper out of his toolbox before setting it back down on the ground. âIâm your best friend, alright? Itâd give any man peace of mind to know what kind of person youâre talking to. Hand me a wrench, would you?â
Crouching, you dug into his toolbox until you found something that resembled a wrench. You handed it to him.
âThanks,â he mumbled, taking the tool from your hand. His brows furrowed as he wrestled with a stubborn bolt, the muscles in his forearms and biceps flexed hard, giving you an up close and personal view of a working man.
After the filthy things Bucky hissed in your ear yesterday, you couldnât help but stare. Bet heâd ask to join in, wouldnât he? Would you let him? Even worse was the memory of what you cried out in response. You both can take turns using me!
You wanted to slap yourself for the secondhand embarrassment you were giving yourself.
You wouldnât consider itâno, you couldnât. Steve was the person you grew up with, the one who fended off your bullies in kindergarten. Steve was the one who drove you to school every morning in high school. Steve was the one who took you to prom when no one else did.
Steve was family.
But as he stood there, covered in motor oil and sweat, you finally understood why a man like Bucky would be jealous over you hanging out with a man like Steve Rogers.
The wrench slipped, clattering against the frame of the car before hitting the driveway with a noise that made you flinch.
âShit,â he cursed under his breath. He bent down to pick it up. He stood up straightâreminding you all over again of just how big he was compared to youâand wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand.
While you were having filthy thoughts about your best friend, he was standing there in an increasingly sour mood. Between the long shift at Hydraâs and the oppressive heat of the bright afternoon sun, he looked completely spent.
You didnât know the first thing about wire strippers or engine blocks, and you felt useless just hovering over his shoulder.
âIâm going to go make you a lemonade,â you said, giving his shoulder another supportive pat. âIâll be back, okay?â
Steve didnât say anything. He just gave a single, firm nod to let you know he heard you.
As you retreated inside, a car that Steve didnât recognize pulled up to Buckyâs driveway.
It was a sleek, black convertible sports car. Steve couldnât help but clench his jaw at the sight of it. Of course Bucky drove a sports car.
He stood no chance against his rundown pickup.
Bucky stepped out of the vehicle, running a hand through his hair. As he turned to glance at your driveway, expecting to see you, his blue eyes landed on Steve instead.
For all that talk about wanting to meet him, Steve really only cared to do it if you were there, bridging the gap. So for now, until you returned with his lemonadeâwhich he was sure would make Bucky jealousâSteve tried to keep himself too occupied to notice him.
But he kept catching movement in his peripheral vision. Then another. Then another. A stupid, persistent movement that wouldnât go away, like a goddamn fly.
Steve finally lifted his head and saw Bucky still in his driveway, waving.
Waving?
At what?
Steve turned around, expecting to see you standing right behind him with the lemonade, but you werenât. The porch remained emptyâmeaning Bucky was waving at him.
âNeed any help there?â Bucky called out from across the street, resting his hands on his hips.
Steve pressed his lips into a thin line and shook his head. âIâm good!â he called back. Short, straight to the point, and friendly enough.
He looked back down at the engine, but it didnât take long before a bright spark jumped from the terminal with a loud popping sound. Steve jolted back with a hiss, snapping his hand away from the burn. âShit!â
Across the street, Bucky was already making his way over with a smug grin that Steve caughtâand one he especially wanted to wipe off.
Jesus. Where were you?
âHere,â Bucky finally reached him, occupying the small space between the carâs engine and where Steve was standing. âLet me help you with that.â
Before Steve could fight for his spot, Bucky was leaning over the hood, adjusting the wires in a way that made Steveâthe man wearing an actual mechanicâs uniformâfeel like a fool.
Steve stepped up to the hood, propping his arm against it as he looked the man over. âSo, youâre the new neighbor that moved in not too long ago, right?â He already knew the answer, but this was at least him trying for short conversation.
Bucky looked up at Steve, his eyes slowly tracing over his uniform. Steve felt his eyebrow twitch.
Was Bucky silently insulting him?
âYup,â Bucky drawled with the pop of the p. âAnd you must be my pretty neighborâs best friend. The one she always talks about.â
It was getting harder by the second for Steve to go along with this. Bucky acted like the very frat boys at Jensen that Steve had warned you to avoid at all costsâand this man was in his mid-thirties, for crying out loud.
âYeah. Thatâs me,â Steve mumbled.
Bucky stood up straight, extending his hand for a shake. âBucky.â
Steve was wary, his eyes narrowing slightly as he looked at the offered hand before finally reaching out to take it.
âSteve,â he replied with a firm grip.
Bucky stared at Steve for a moment longerâas if studying himâbefore looking back down at the engine with a huff of laughter. âYou know, for a guy who works at a mechanic shop, youâre struggling pretty bad with a simple alternator issue.â He bent over the engine again, examining it. âAre you trying to actually fix the car, or just trying to impress your lady friend?â
Steve let out a dry laugh as he pulled a rag from his back pocket to wipe his hands. âItâs been a long day, alright? Iâve been dealing with different cars all day, the sun is giving me a headache, and now Iâve got my best friendâs neighbor to worry aboutââ
He stopped himself before he could spill too much, but Bucky caught it anyway. He chuckled, the corners of his eyes wrinkling as he looked up at Steve from where he was bent over. âYouâre worrying about me?â
Steve swallowed hard, trying to play it off. âI mean, Iâm just looking out for her. New guy in the neighborhood, itâs just a habit.â
Bucky hummed, a small, knowing grin resting on his lips as he turned back to the engine block.
He leaned further under the hood of the old sixties station wagon, his fingers moving towards the distributor cap and the fraying ignition wire Steve had been struggling with. Bucky repositioned the stubborn ceramic boot, adjusting the distributor to ensure the connection wouldnât spark again.
He wiped his hands on his thighs as he stood up straight.
âSince itâs an older model, youâre going to need to buy a specific point and condenser set for a sixties Ford wagon. But this should hold her over for now.â Bucky looked over at Steve. âYou got a piece of paper so I can write down the part number you need?â
Steve blinked, surprised and undeniably impressed by how easily Bucky had handled it.
âOh. Y-yeah, hold onââ He dug into his back pocket and pulled out a small, worn notepad and a pen, handing them over.
Bucky took them, resting the pad against the carâs fender as he scribbled down the specifications. Steve glanced up, watching you through the kitchen window where you were completely oblivious, still focused on making the lemonade.
Surprisingly, he actually liked the guy. Despite the age difference, he could see potential in Bucky. He was handsome, owned his own house, drove a nice car, and was clearly respectful and handy. He was exactly the type of man your parents wouldnât pass out at the sight of.
He was a good man for youâregrettably so.
Bucky finished writing, flipping the notepad shut and handing it back to Steve along with the pen. âHere you go.â
Steve smiled, and this time it was polite and genuine.
âThanks,â he muttered. âIt was nice meeting you, Bucky.â He held up the notepad with a slight nod. âSheâll appreciate this. Iâll tell her you said hi.â
Buckyâs smile widened just slightly. He glanced over his shoulder, catching your silhouette through the kitchen window where you were still occupied with the lemons. His gaze lingered on you for a split second before he looked back at Steve, his expression unreadable.
âDonât mention it,â Bucky said smoothly, giving Steve a reassuring pat on the shoulder. âRemember, Iâm right across the street if you ever need help.â
He gave a parting nod before turning on his heel, brushing past Steve to head back to his side of the street.
Steve watched Bucky disappear past his front door. By the time the door clicked shut, you had finally stepped out onto the porch with two glasses of lemonade in your hands. Perfect timing.
âSorry I took so long,â you said breathlessly, walking down the steps and handing him a glass. âItâs been a minute since I last made it from scratch, soâŠâ
âYou just missed him.â
You raised a brow in confusion. âSorry?â
Steve brought the cold glass to his lips, taking a long sip of the tart drink before nodding towards the house across the road.
âBucky.â He let out a satisfied exhale, wiping his mouth with the back of his arm. âHe was just hereâhelping me with your car, actually.â
Your eyes went wide, your head snapping towards Buckyâs houseâthough he was nowhere to be found. You reached up, trying to smooth down your hair.
âHe was? Is he coming back?â You asked, sounding too excited for your own good.
Steve shrugged, taking another sip. âProbably not. Seemed like he had other things to do.â
You looked at Steve, your eyes narrowing skeptically.
Steve caught your look and let out a soft laugh, adjusting the cold glass against his palm. âWhat?â
âSoâŠâ you teased, swaying back and forth subtly. âI assume you two talked for a bit then? How was he? What do you think of him?â
Steve shrugged again, a genuine smile breaking through the tired expression he had on before. âAlright, alright. You know what? Heâs not a bad guy. He actually helped me fix your car. I like him.â He handed you back the empty glass, flipping through the crumpled pages to find the note Bucky had left. âHe even told me what part we needed to order to get this thing fixed up and working againââ
He froze in the middle of his sentence. His eyes went wide, staring at the page as his words got lost in his mind.
You raised a brow, confused with Steveâs sudden change in demeanor. âWell? What part is it? Is it expensive?â
When he didnât answer, you took it upon yourself to step closer and peek your head over his arm to look at the notepad. What you saw made your breath hitch, and your own eyes went wide.
There was no part number.
Written in bold handwriting, on the paper was a phone number, Buckyâs phone number, followed by a little message in black ink.
youâre gonna have to call me if you want that part number.
xoxo, buck.
Your jaw hung so loose, a fly couldâve flown in at any moment. Steve didnât know what to say eitherâif anything, he was standing there frozen, waiting for you to say something first.
âOh my god,â was all that managed to leave your mouth. You looked up at Steve, your wide eyes meeting his. âIs BuckyâŠ?â
Steve, poor Steve, who remained completely oblivious to the fact that you and Bucky had fucked just yesterday on this very driveway, only felt confusion and secondhand guilt.
He glanced across the street at the sleek, clean Mazda resting in Bucky's driveway, specifically staring at the custom vanity license plate on the back that read âBIGBUCK.â
Steve swallowed hard, his cheeks flushing with a rosy shade of pink. Though, he could easily excuse it for the sun.
âOf course,â he mumbled to himself. âHe drives a Miata.â
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