WHO Bucky & Kara Barnes WHAT Sleepover WHEN Friday night (backdated) WHERE Their room WARNINGS TBD, likely at the very least mental health issues & ptsd STATUS Closed | Incomplete
The timing of it was kind of perfect. The kids were gone for the weekend, Kara had gone with them to have dinner with Wash and the others, which had gone well into the night. It just seemed like a good opportunity for her to just come home with him and test out if they were ready for it. Having the stress of planning, prepping and cooking for dinner for a large group of people helped distract him from worrying about whether or not he was right to have suggested it. It was just a lot all at once, which would either be a good thing or a bad thing. He hoped it would be a good thing, wanted it to be. He'd messed up and had been a terrible husband for too long to have this second chance, but somehow Kara had found it in her heart to give him one and he didn't want to waste it.
Dinner had gone well, as he'd hoped, and after they'd helped clean up at Wash's house, they made their way home with Steve, Veronica and Keith. Steve had pieced it all together probably a lot earlier than Bucky thought, so of course he was helpful in keeping V preoccupied. Not like it needed much though, with Keith. However, it was much appreciated because it meant there wasn't some spectacle as they walked up the stairs towards their room.
"I haven't been sleeping well," he said once they were in their room, the door shut behind them. "I-Sorry. You should know, though. Just in case." This definitely wasn't how he'd thought it would go, exactly, but he wanted to be up front with her.