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[a_survivor]

From here.

There was absolutely no delay between the bike stopping and the rider leaping out of it and towards the door. No, he wasn't in a panic, nor in any way running harder than would enable him to do what was needed that she couldn't do herself...

But Bucky was still running pretty hard. He didn't burst through the door (because getting interrupted by worried neighbors was not on the plan), and yet somehow was looming over Natalia in no time at all.

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[owesadebt]

She raises her eyebrows and laughs, because James, being polite with her? She was pretty sure they were far past that point. Especially when it came to being polite about people who stabbed her.

"Well, trying is better than nothing."

[a_survivor]

And that gets him to chuckle. "Isn't it?" He doesn't give a second thought to those who caused the slash - the chance that she hasn't dealt with them is very slim, but if she needs his help with anything, she would be sending him after them... whenever it pleases her.

Now, he will gently lay her on the covers. And lean down to kiss her. Properly.

[owesadebt]

And she will kiss him back. Post-injury quality time together was some of the best quality time together. And hopefully, this time, it would go uninterrupted.

"I didn't tear you away from anything important, did I?"

[a_survivor]

"No, I was about to call it a night of stalking that particular idiot and find a new one anyway."

Read: I'm all yours. Which is even better without words, with the next kiss, fingers slipping up under her shirt to caress her stomach on the unhurt side and mouth moving slightly down to trail down her neck. "Were you? I mean, between the two of us, you're more likely to be doing something important..."

[owesadebt]

"You think I would have left if I wasn't finished there?" Stab wound or no stab wound, if there was a job to get done, she'd tape it up and keep on going until it was done. Which was, essentially, what had happened.

She can't really think about that right now, because he is being really distracting.

[a_survivor]

"You did ask first." And his lips are against the curve of her neck, and he doesn't pull away to speak. Quite on purpose.

... actually, then he does pull back. To shrug off the jacket. And the t-shirt, while he's at it. Didn't get a chance, earlier.