Right Person, Wrong Number (Wrong Number AU)

Part 9

You stared wide eyed at James Barnes, co-CEO of SHIELD Corp. was Bucky. Your Bucky.

"Uuuuuuhhhhh..I'm gonna..heh..BYE!" you handed the closest person to you your camera and you rushed off the shoot floor and to the bathroom.

"Y/N! Wait!" You heard Bucky call out to you. But you ignored him as you pushed the bathroom door open with your body and launched yourself into an empty stall.

Bucky came in moments later, "Y/N, come out. Please?"

Your brain was going haywire. How could he be here right now?! Did he know you were you the entire time?! "Who the fuck are you?!" you exclamation echoed off the bathroom walls.

"I'm Bucky! Your Bucky!"

"Your name is James Barnes!"

"My middle name is Buchanan. Bucky for short!"

You leaned against the cool grey wall of the stall, "How long have you known it was me?"

"Not long. I swear. When you told me your name when we got here, I thought it was a coincidence. But then I called you on your phone and...I knew."

You groaned from the other side of the stall's door, "This is insane! How could we be here right now? It wasn't supposed to go like this!"

"How'd you think it was supposed to go?" Bucky asked curiously.

"I don't know. We met up at some restaurant. I'd be there half an hour early because of my nerves. I'd be sitting at a table with my back to you. I'd feel a tap on my shoulder and you muttering my name."

The door creaked as Bucky leaned his shoulder against it, "Sounds romantic," he mumbles.

You lean against the door as well, letting out a sigh, "Yeah. But now it's all wrong."

"Then why don't we make it right? Come out here so I can look at you, really look at you."

You were nervous just like when he asked if you two could meet, "I-I don't know, Bucky." you stepped back, playing with the hem of your shirt.

Bucky then rested his forehead against the door, "I just wanna face the girl that made me fall for her with just her words," he mumbled.

The confession making your heart race even more, "You fell for me?"

"Yeah," he muttered, "Hard."

"You must understand why I'm apprehensive, Bucky. I'm not very confident about myself."

You heard him sigh, "I assure you, sweetheart, that when I saw you, I thought no ill thoughts. But just know this: I'm willing to wait out here forever." he said the last statement with amusement. Your giggle echoed and reached his ears, causing him to smile.

"O-Okay. Just-Just gimme a moment here."

He nodded, "Alright." he stepped back and leaned against the sink counter, eyes fixed on the stall door, waiting for it to open.

Behind it, you gave deep breaths and a mental pep talk. It's gonna be alright. He's already seen you. He likes you. He likes you. He likes you. He-

"Y/N?" Bucky asked with a concern tone, "I realize that I'm pushing you to do something you're not comfortable with and I'm sorry. I'll just lea-"

"No!" you paused and gave a deep breath as you unlocked the door and pulled it open. There in front of you stood the man you've been texting for a while now. There was Bucky, "Hi," you said nervously.

He smiled wide at you, "Hi." he walked forward and was just a foot away from you, "Is it okay if I hug you?" he asked worriedly. You gave him an nod and he immediately pulled you into his arms, "It's so nice to finally meet you."

You smiled into his chest as you hugged him back, "Yeah. Same here." your worries were far gone now. You were so thankful that Bucky, literally, welcomed you with open arms.

When you walked out of the bathroom, Bucky right behind you, you were a lot more relaxed and back to how you were before you met Bucky. You looked ahead to see Wanda and Sam waiting for you two.

You gave them both a sheepish smile, "Hey guys."

Sam nodded, "So you're the girl he's been texting?"

"And you're guy she's been texting?" Wanda asked.

"Yeah. Crazy right? We didn't expect to meet each other like this." you said nervously but also happily.

Sam threw his arms into the air, "Well thank the Lord for this! You don't even know how tired I am of hearing 'I wish I could meet Y/N', 'I wonder what Y/N's doing', "I bet she's lookin' real cute right now'. Blah blah blah! It's sickening!"

You laughed and Bucky rolled his eyes, "I don't sound like that."

Sam scoffed and went over to pat his friend on the shoulder, "Yeah, you do man. Anyway, we're all done and ready to go. Oh, Y/N, I spoke to your boss and asked if we, and by we I mean Bucky, can take you out for some lunch. So get your stuff and let's get outta here!"

You gave a look of surprise, "Oh, uh, okay? Wan-"

"I gotcha covered, Y/N. Go be with your man!"

You waved her off, "He's not my man."

"Not yet," Sam said playfully as he waltzed off to the elevators.

Bucky stood closer to you and rubbed the back of his neck nervously, "Sorry 'bout him. He's such a pain sometimes. But, uh, I gotta change back into my clothes and, well, maybe if you really want, we could-"

"I'd love to have lunch with you, Bucky." you said confidently.

"Alright. Cool. Great. I'll-I'll just get dressed and we'll go!" He smiled at you before walking back to the dressing area.

Once you were sure he couldn't hear you, you and Wanda were jumping and squealing out of pure joy.