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Healing the Hurt - Avengers Redemption Series - Part Two - Chapter 55 - Epilogue 1 Continued

Characters: Bucky Barnes, Amelia Richards (OFC), pretty much everyone from the MCU appears at some point!

Pairings: Bucky x Amelia (ofc)

Warnings:  Chronic pain, physical disability, implied smut, eventual smut, swearing, fertility issues, pregnancy, angst with a happy ending, Stark has a heart.

Word Count:  151372 (complete with additional epilogues added)

Summary: 
Everything is going well at Avengers Tower, Bucky is integrating into the team slowly but surely; he longs for his confidence back but knows it's going to be a long road, never more than when he meets the new secretary at his doctor's office.

Amelia Richards is a career SHIELD agent, recruited straight out of college into the "company" but now she finds herself passed around from department to department, her latest position as a secretary at Avengers Tower proving monotonous compared to her former life, but when James "Bucky" Barnes walks into her office one Friday evening everything changes…

Join Bucky as he rediscovers parts of himself he had thought long lost with someone who considered herself broken for a long time, helping one another heal in more ways than one…

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Chapter 55 - Epilogue 1 Continued

Summary:  Summing up, happy endings, and all the good stuff after traumatising you all so!

Later that night they lay in bed together, everyone else having gone back to The Tower, effectively leaving them alone at the compound, discussing and making plans. ‘So a small wedding?’ Bucky repeated. ‘Just us and the team?’ ‘And Angelo.’ She reminded him. ‘Yeah, he has to come.’ His fingers traced up and down her back absently, just enjoying the feel of her beside him. ‘Who do you want to walk you down the aisle?’ ‘I don’t know.’ She wrinkled her nose. ‘Maybe Tony?’ ‘You’d better ask him last minute, because he’ll be unbearable once you do.’ She chuckled. ‘He’s not that bad, and you don’t have to work with him every day. Steve is obviously best man. Nat and Wanda my attendants.’ ‘How quick do you think we could pull this together?’ He asked.

‘You’re in a hurry?’ He grinned. ’Hell yes, I want you to be my wife.’ ‘So let’s go get it done at city hall and have a party at a later date. Take Steve and Nat as witnesses, job done.’ He looked at her in surprise. ‘You don’t want the whole white wedding, darlin’?’ She shook her head. ‘I want Bucky Barnes as my husband. And I think the white might be a bit bad taste, given the circumstances.’ ‘No one else has to know you’re pregnant yet. Any idea how far long you are?’ ‘The test said nine weeks.’ ‘That’s two months.’ He said in surprise. ‘We have to start planning things.’ ‘I figured we could ask Sigyn and Loki for some advice, about being prepared.’ ‘Not a bad idea.’ He nodded. ‘How do you feel about getting married this Friday?’ ‘That soon?’ ‘Sure. Ask Pepper to organise a party for us, we order the cake so no one gets suspicious, then we just show up and announce it. Like you said, job done.’ ‘You’re on.’ She grinned, leaning up and kissing him solidly.

Nat ordered the cake and the guest list grew slightly, extending to Wanda and Tony. Pepper was in on the secret but stayed at The Tower to organise the last minute party. The days before were spent trying to find rings, Bucky would wear his on his right hand, and together they chose outfits out of what they already owned, Amelia picking for Bucky a light grey suit, no tie and a white shirt, him suggesting she wear one of her floral dresses, agreeing on a black and white pattern in a forties style which Bucky loved her in. Steve’s suit was just a shade darker than Bucky’s, Tony went for blue pin stripe with matching tie and white shirt. Nat chose a simple purple shift dress, Wanda a pale blue fit and flare. They were married by lunchtime and celebrated with burgers at a small diner nearby, despite Tony wanting to treat them to a meal at an exclusive restaurant. Besides the obvious the most amusing part of it all was Tony finding out she was pregnant and yelling; ‘I knew it!’ At the top of his voice, then admitting he didn’t know it but was pleased for them, and that he was going to have to start an Avengers creche. Everyone was pleased for them, if a little surprised they had snuck off to do the deed, and when the pregnancy was officially announced some weeks later, Sigyn and Loki were full of advice for the pregnancy while Clint and Scott were able to offer advice for the later stages. On more than one occasion Bucky found himself in the computer lab, not really doing anything of merit, but just watching his wife in awe, wondering how he had got so lucky. Considering how he had spent the last seventy years she had turned his life on its head in less than one. He smiled as she bantered with Tony, punching him in the arm for something he said before turning and winking at him, and he blew her a kiss back which she always pretended to catch and cram down between her breasts which made him laugh. Steve was beside himself with excitement at the prospect of being an uncle, turning up with random baby items he happened to have seen. There was a pool running among the team, especially after Sigyn gave birth to twin boys, as to what sex the little Barnes Baby might be, and when Bucky and Amelia found out they didn’t tell anyone, they kept it a secret right up until after the birth. ‘Georgia Karina Barnes.’ Bucky said quietly as he placed the tiny baby girl in Steve’s arms in the special care unit at a local hospital. Amelia had gone into labour early and delivered six weeks sooner than they planned. ‘Named for your dad and her mom, right?’ Steve asked as he looked at the tiny baby in his arms, a feeding tube coming out of her nose, but she looked up at him with dark eyes as though she already knew who he was. ‘That’s right.’ Bucky nodded. ‘Probably going to call her Georgie though. Or so Amelia tells me.’ ‘You always do as you’re told.’ Steve commented as he glanced up at him. He had never seen Bucky so happy and contented and it made him pause. ‘I’m proud of you, Buck.’ ‘Don’t be proud of me, be proud of Amelia. What she went through to get her here, she’s a hero, not me.’ ‘Make sure you tell her that.’ ‘I do, every damn day.’ ‘Good.’ Steve turned back to the baby in his arms. ‘She’s gonna be a heartbreaker, pal.’ ‘She’s not going to be allowed a boyfriend until she’s thirty.’ Bucky assured him. ‘And if anyone comes sniffing around before then I’ll set her Uncle Stevie on them.’ ‘Don’t you think that’s a little harsh?’ ‘Do you even remember what I was like in my teens?’ ‘Good point.’ Steve glanced back at him. ‘You don’t let her leave the tower. Not once. And you keep Loki’s boys away from her too.’ ‘Shit, I hadn’t even thought of them.’ Bucky laughed. ‘I’m going to have my hands full, aren’t I?’ ‘You’re already outnumbered.’ Steve reminded him. ‘How’s Amelia doing?’ ‘Better. Thanks to the serum she’s healing faster than they thought, given how much blood she lost, but you know how she is, she’s got the bravest face of anyone I know. She’s smiling and joking, you wouldn’t even know she nearly died.’ ‘You said she just lost some blood.’ ‘Still too much for my liking.’ Bucky shook his head at the memory. ‘When the love of your life drops into early labour and the staff start panicking for transfusions you kinda think the worst.’ ‘But she’s okay, and you’re still an over-exaggerating punk.’ Steve laughed and it made Georgie jump. ‘I’m sorry, pumpkin.’ He said quietly as she settled back down. ‘Any idea when they’ll be out?’ ‘Couple of days, see if she, Georgie, puts her weight back on. Amelia is seriously getting stir crazy already, she won’t last out at this rate.’ ‘She’s been here less than forty-eight hours.’ ‘She doesn’t like being stuck indoors, now she can get out again.’ Bucky shrugged, taking out his phone and snapping a few pictures of his daughter with his best friend. ‘But we think when we do we’re going to head to the compound for a few days to try find a routine before we come back to the tower.’ ‘You mind some company?’ Steve asked, not wanting to play third, or in this case fourth, wheel. ‘Any time you want, punk, any time at all.’ Bucky replied, resting his hand on his shoulder. He could think of nothing better than leaving the hospital and getting on with their new lives, him, Amelia, Georgia and even Steve. As much as everyone else was a good friend Steve had always been there for him, had been there for Amelia too, and that made him family, and to Bucky there was nothing more important.

A/N:  That’s finally the end of epilogue one!  But there are full epilogues to come later covering both the wedding itself and the birth!  And, of course, there is plenty more drama!  More in the morning!

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