THE FADING FALLEN ● Bucky Barnes X OC ● 18+ ● ENGLISH [COMPLETE]

Chapter 76

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A few miles from Delacroix, early July 2025

After cleaning up the mess Jackson made in their lives, he now sat underwater in a small cell in RAFT prison.

He was in good company with Zemo. The latter had finally been shipped there as well, which made everything a little easier in view of the upcoming wedding in Wakanda.

It turned out that Jackson was also blipped by Thanos. After his expulsion from the Avengers headquarters, he was in hiding and already working on a plan to somehow get back to Emilia.

But the appearance of Thanos, the Blip, and the fact that she was then lost in Southeast Asia for five years, put a kink in his plans.

It was only when he spotted Bucky and her by accident on the streets of New York after their return from Madripoor that his passion flared up anew. He saw it as a twist of fate to finally claim her.

He didn't think about the fighting spirit and the bullheads of the two, which finally put him down at the last second.

It didn't take long for Bucky to regain his strength, and thereupon literally wrapped Emilia in cotton. She more or less reluctantly let him do it.

After her first miscarriage over six years ago, they both feared that something might happen to the baby after all the stress.

He accompanied her with stomach aches to the regular check-ups every single time. And always the results showed that the little creature was healthy and well. In Emilia's womb, there was a fighter growing up, just like its parents were.

Knowing that everything was finally going somewhat normally in their lives, they spent most of the last few months in Delacroix.

Bucky, with Sam's help, hurried to get the house finished as quickly as possible. Some of the workmen were subjected to his grim looks more than once because of his fiery spirit.

He caused them to do their work the best they could and as quickly as possible, which is why they were able to move in a month ago. The small barn and greenhouse were still on the to-do list, but the most important was that their little home was ready to receive its newest member in less than three months.

Sarah and her boys, meanwhile, had been helping Emilia with the invitation cards and a few other odds and ends for the wedding. In regular video phone calls, Shuri also kept them updated on whether the royal mother was serving up the more pompous venue.

Her work in the organization stalled a bit because of all this and her pregnancy. Lucy kept everything under control, though, and always managed to land a donor or volunteer or two.

Emilia was still weighing whether to invite her new friend to the wedding. Still, she didn't know anything about her past as Violet Dawn, either, until now. She would be surprised to see who else was on the guest list.

Certainly as surprised as her friends were when they held the invitations in their hands. After all, she wanted everyone there. Her whole Avengers family.

That meant, in addition to Sam, Sarah and the boys, Pepper and Morgan, Wanda, Clint, Thor and Bruce. Also the Spider-Boy, Rhodey and Scott could not be missing. Emilia hoped to be able to call in a favor from the latter at some point, even after the long period of radio silence.

Pensive, Emilia sat on the large bed in their newly furnished bedroom that late afternoon with some papers spread out in front of her. She worried about who she could best sit Lucy next to.

"Ugh..."

Bucky poked his head through the door first at her resigned sigh before approaching her a little overprotective.