Warning(s): jealous Bucky, accuses of cheating, mentions of sex.

"Y/N? You ready yet?" Bucky called out from your living room. You were getting ready, doing some finishing touches with your makeup in your bedroom. Bucky insisted on coming over to your place and picking you up for one of those parties that Tony Stark threw once in awhile. This one was thrown to celebrate yet another successful mission.

You took one last look in the mirror and smiled to yourself. You then took your purse from the bed and walked up to the door. You opened it and leaned on the doorway. Bucky lifted his head and his jaw dropped as he looked at you up a down. "Hey, you." You chuckled and started walking towards him.

"Y/N," he breathed out. "You look gorgeous." He said and wrapped an arm around your waist, pulling you closer to give you a peck on the cheek.

"You look very handsome yourself. This suit looks so good on you." You said and you took his tie in your hand, running your fingers over the material.

He hummed and ran his hands up and down your sides. You pulled him closer by his tie and kissed him passionately, moving your lips in sync with his. As you pulled away Bucky let out a breath and took your hands in his. "We should probably leave before we get caught up with something else."

You laughed and started walking towards the front door, pulling him with you. "We'll just save that kind of fun for after the party."

"I can't wait for this party to be over", Bucky muttered to himself and you couldn't help but giggle.

***

As you two stepped out of the elevator you were greeted by Tony who was making his way over to you. "Y/N!" He called out. As he walked closer he eyed you up and down, giving you a strange look. "What are you wearing?"

You looked down with worry, "What? Is something wrong with my dress?"

Tony shook his head and looked disapprovingly at you. "I can't believe you would do this to me," he lifted his hand on his chest. "You're too much of a competition! Don't stand next to me, you're too gorgeous," he grinned.

You pulled him in a hug and told him he looked very handsome himself. You and Bucky then continued your way to say hello to the other Avengers and some other guests before you two took a seat at the bar. You ordered drinks for yourselves and started chatting, looking around, laughing at the drunken people dancing around the room.

You finished your first drink, placing the glass on the counter, ordering another one. "So when will you have to go back to a mission?", You asked and looked at your boyfriend.

He sighed, placing his glass on the counter too. "Y/N, let's not talk about that. Let's just enjoy this night, okay?" He placed a hand on your thigh and gave it a small squeeze.

"That soon, huh?" You dropped your head down, looking at your lap and moved his hand away. He tried to reach out to you again but you pushed his hand away. "Just tell me when you have to leave again."

He took a deep breath and gulped down the rest of his drink. "In three days." He muttered quietly, but loud enough for you to hear.

"Three days?" You almost shouted. "Are you serious? How can they make you go on another mission in only three days? You just came back!"

"Okay, calm down", Bucky said slowly.

"Calm down?" You stared at him with your eyebrows furrowed. "They can't make you do this!"

"Y/N it's my job. I have to do this."

"You've got to have a say in this! They can't just force you to go."

Bucky stood up and let out an annoyed sigh. "I can't have this fight again, Y/N", he told you and you rolled your eyes, sipping your drink. "I'm going to go talk to Steve. I'll be back in a bit", he said and leaned down to kiss your cheek but you turned your head away. He muttered something under his breath and stormed off to somewhere.

You leaned your elbows on the counter in front of you and covered your face with your hands, huffing. You were always bickering about the same thing, about him being away on missions very often. The thing that bothered you the most was worrying over him, wondering if he will come back or not. Of course you had never mentioned it to him. Bucky was so unpredictable, you never knew what he was going to do. You didn't want to bum him out with your worries.

You heard someone sit on the stool next to yours and you slowly lifted your head from your hands. You saw a man, about your age, sitting next to you with a small smile on his lips. You arched a brow, silently asking him what he wanted.

"Is something wrong?" The man asked.

You nodded and laughed humorlessly, "Kind of..." You answered honestly.

"Is there anything I could do to make you feel better?"

"Why are you offering me help? I'm a complete stranger."

He shook his head, still smiling. "You don't seem like a stranger", he said. "I feel like I know you. I've walked with you-"

"Once upon a dream", you both said at the same time, laughed after. "Sleeping Beauty, nice. Never had a guy use a Disney quote on me", you told him.

"I'm Josh", he held his hand out to you. You took it in yours and shook it.

"Y/N, nice to meet you."

You two ended up talking for quite a long time. He was the one doing most of the talking, you were the one listening, or trying to listen. While Josh was talking you were trying to find Bucky from the crowd. You looked around but you couldn't see him anywhere. You looked again and again and again but there was no sign of him.

"Would you like to get coffee sometime?" You heard Josh ask and you quickly turned your head towards him.

"I have a boyfriend." You answered shortly.

He nodded, his lips pressed together in a thin line. "Bummer." He muttered and stood up. As he started walking away he stopped. "Can I at least get a harmless kiss on the cheek?" Josh asked with a hopeful smile. "I've got a bet going on with few of my friends, I'd really hate to lose."

"You bet that you could get me to kiss you?"

"Yeah on the cheek," You chuckled and pulled him down just a little to kiss his cheek. As you pulled away your smile faltered, you saw Bucky standing few feet away with his fists clenched and he was giving you and Josh the angriest look you had ever seen. "Go, now." You whispered to Josh. He gave you a weird look but walked away without another word. You looked back to Bucky but then looked away.

"What the hell was that?" He growled beside you.

"A friendly kiss on the cheek," you shrugged, keeping your gaze away from his.

He knocked a glass over the counter and you jumped on your seat. "What the–"

"I can't believe you would kiss someone after we've had a little fight!" His voice was loud which attracted a few people's attention. "Is this what you do after every fight we have?"

"What? No! Are you accusing me of cheating on you?"

"Well I'm on missions all the time how can I know you're not round town flirting and kissing other men!"

You sat there, staring at him. You couldn't believe what he just said. You knew he got jealous easily but you never expected him to accuse you of such thing. You had always been nothing but faithful to him, little flirting never harmed anyone. You just humoured the people who were hitting on you.
You stood up and started walking towards the exit, you felt his metal hand grab your arm and he spun you around. "Where are you going?" He stared down at you with fury filled eyes.

"Home." You answered and tried to pull away from him but you couldn't.

"You're not going alone."

"And why is that? You're afraid I might go have sex with another man since I seem to whore around like that?" You spat. You finally got free from his grasp. Your words seem to have shocked him. You waited for him to say anything but he didn't even open his mouth. You turned around and headed home.

***

After you got home you didn't waste any time to change into your pajamas. You sat on the couch and turned on the TV. You weren't really watching it because all you could think of was what happened at the party. You knew he was very jealous and you probably shouldn't have kissed Josh on the cheek but it was just a harmless act. It didn't mean anything, you just wanted to humor him. You knew it would make Bucky mad but what he said really hurt you.

He had tried to call you, numerous times but you shut your phone off and tried to get your mind off of everything. Unfortunately you couldn't.

As you were drifting off to sleep there was a knock on your door. You turned down the volume of your TV and stood up, taking the blanket with you. You opened the door to see Bucky. "Hi." He whispered. Without saying anything you tried to close the door right in his face but he stopped you. "Y/N please let me in." He begged. You shook your head and tried to close the door again but once again he stopped you. He stepped in and you backed away.

"Why'd you come? Wanted to make sure I didn't hook up with a random guy?"

He sighed, deeply. "Y/N, listen... I know I shouldn't have led myself to believe you were cheating on me I know you would never do that. But i do think you're being unreasonable about my work situation."

"Unreasonable?" You scoffed. "You know what's unreasonable? That you're being sent to another mission in only few days after just finishing one!" You were now full on yelling at him, holding out fingers as you listed other things you found unreasonable. "The fact that you have no say in this, the fact that you're out there, God knows for how long, and you're risking your life and I have no idea if you're coming back," tears were streaming down your eyes. "I can't do this, Bucky. I can't worry about you anymore especially when you don't seem to care at all. Just pick up all of the stuff you've left here. Take everything you need and leave," you whispered while pointing at the door.

Bucky looked at you in confusion, he was trying to internalize all the things you just said. His brows were pushed together as he stared at you. You wiped the tears from your cheeks and raised your brow, waiting for him to say something. He shrugged his shoulders and sighed. "Fine," he said and strolled over to you. He bent down and picked you up and. You squealed, "What the hell are you doing? Put me down!" You demanded but he didn't obey.

He made his way to the door and you suddenly realized what he was doing. You did tell him to pick up everything he needed and leave. "Ah, I see," you said quietly and found yourself smiling. "But you need to leave me here I'm not leaving the apartment looking like this." You laughed.

He smiled at you and put you down. He tugged a strand of hair behind your ear with his metal arm and rested his palm on your cheek. You leaned against it even despite of the coolness. You've grown used to it. "Y/N I had no idea you felt this way," he whispered. "I wish I had known. Why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't want to bum you out with my worries."

"You've got nothing to worry about. I know what I'm doing. There's no way you'll get rid of me anytime soon," he smirked and you let out a chuckle.

You wrapped your arms around his neck and pulled him in for a short kiss. "I love you." You murmured against his lips.

"I love you too."