One mission One night One surprise. One moment changed the Winter Soldier's life forever. One little girl who couldn't speak. One little girl who became his very reason for living. One little girl who saved him and who would always wait for him to come home. In light of the recent concerns with AI and writing, I have moved this story to Archive of Our Own to keep it safe. It is under the same title and username. Sorry to everyone who enjoyed reading it here, but this just makes me feel safer with everything that is currently going on.