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The One With Ori's Boyfriend

Bucky meeting Ori's first serious boyfriend during college.

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"I know she's gonna date. That's not the issue."

Y/n smiles as she mixes the salad in front of her.

"Well, what's the issue?"

Bucky huffs and leans his elbows on the counter next to his wife. "I don't even know this guy and he's been spending all this time with her?"

"I think that's the point of tonight, Buck. You're going to get to know him because he's important to her."

"Why ya gotta be all logical right now? I'm tryin' to be irrational before they get here so I don't act like an idiot and upset our daughter."

She grins and presses a lingering kiss to his cheek. "You won't do that. You're not that kind of man and we both know it. Just remember that while no one is good enough for our baby she loves him."

"She loves him?" Bucky whines and drops his head onto the counter.

None of this is fair. Why couldn't she have stayed nine years old forever?

The doorbell rings and Leo comes racing downstairs, sliding on the wood floor to get to the front door first. "I'll get it! I'll get it! It's sissy!"

Bucky wasn't far behind his boy.

"I missed you, too, bubba." Ori kisses Leo's cheek and sets him back on the ground. There's a tall boy looming behind her, nervous and looking a little green. Bucky likes that even though he doesn't want to admit it.

Ori beams at Bucky and throws her arms around his neck. "Hi Daddy."

Bucky kisses her cheek and wraps her in a bear hugs, lifting her feet off the ground for just a second. "Hi, comet. How's it goin' baby? They come and fix the radiator?"

Ori rolls her eyes but she's smiling fondly.

"Yes, dad. Cole was there when the guy came by because I had class."

Bucky did not like that. His job is to take care of Ori. Not some guy he doesn't know. Bucky could have came by but Ori called Cole instead. He swallows his irritation and meets the boy's eye, holding out his left hand, "I guess you're Cole? Thanks for taking care of my girl."

Cole leans forward and shakes Bucky's hand, firm and secure in himself despite the queasiness on his face. "I am. Of course, Mr. Barnes. It was no problem at all. I would rather be there than Ori handle it on her own with some strange guy."

Okay, Bucky likes that. He's not about to tell Cole that. Not yet anyway.

Y/n walks up behind Bucky and kisses Ori's cheek. "Cassie is upstairs pouting over last night. Nice to meet you, Cole. Though I've heard so much about you I feel like I know you."

The tension in his shoulders relaxes and he offers her a smile. "I'm sure my mom feels the same way about Ori. It's nice to put a face to your voice, Mrs. Barnes."

Bucky looks at his wife and raised a brow and she shrugs a shoulder. They would have to talk about that!

Ori looks at her mother and frowns. "Cassie is still upset?"

She looks at her daughter and smirks. "She loves her big sister and wanted to spend the night. What can I say?"

Bucky pats Cole on the shoulder and urges him inside. "Why don't you and I go have a talk outside while Ori wrangles her sister?"

Cole's eyes widen and he looks at Ori who smiles encouragingly. She already warned him. Her dad loves her quite a bit and is too sweet for his own good. Cole's got nothing to worry about.

"Yeah, sure, Mr. Barnes."

"None of that. Just Bucky. Save all that mister stuff for when you meet her uncles."

"Her uncles?"

Cole gulps.

"Oh, yeah. It ain't just me you gotta win over."