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TO: James Barnes <[email protected]>
FROM: Steve Rogers <[email protected]>
SUBJECT: Happy Birthday!!!
DATE: March 10
Happy Birthday Buck! 🥳 🎉
I do miss you, so much! I was checking with Nat about what we’ll do to celebrate with you. When you get back on your next leave we can celebrate. Then I can bring you around and say this is my boyfriend. 😀 I can’t believe that. We’re actually official and the only part I’m pissed about is you waited until your final night to tell me how you felt. Then left me here all alone.
Okay, well, not alone. I have Nat here.
Oh, did Rebecca email you? She’s being a little shit. She pulled me into the water when we went out to the docks. After I told her I didn’t want to swim because it’s freakin’ cold in that water. I had to buy a stupid I ❤️ NY shirt from the stand nearby. She has a photo and won’t let me delete it. So, that’s out there.
Anyways, I’ll keep an eye out for your email. Hopefully things are going good over there in Wisconsin. Let me know what’s happening. Nothing is too much. Or maybe you were before. I don’t know what we did as friends before we do as a couple now. Right? Please say, right.
Okay, bye. 😀
TO: James Barnes <[email protected]>
FROM: Natasha Romanoff <[email protected]>
SUBJECT: YOU DIDN’T TELL ME!!!
DATE: March 10
Excuse me! I had to hear from Steve just now that you guys spent the last night together making out? Goddamn Barnes, I didn’t think you’d actually have the balls to finally pull the trigger. You’ve only been in love with Steve since forever! But seriously? You couldn’t just mention it when you stopped by on your way to the airport? It would’ve taken two seconds!
You know that you just made Steve’s whole life that night. He’s been walking around my house with that goofy smile all day. I swear he’s on cloud nine and it’s all your fault Barnes. You better not break his heart, I don’t think he could take it. Seriously, don’t break his heart by breaking up with him or getting yourself killed over there. Stay safe or I’m bringing you back just to kill you myself.
TO: Steve Rogers <[email protected]>
FROM: James Barnes <[email protected]>
SUBJECT: Re: Happy Birthday!!!
DATE: March 11
Hey Stevie,
Thank you. We can do anything, as long as I’m with you. I’m sure Nat will have some big plans. She always does. Yes, of course we’re official. I’m sorry it took so long for me to say something. I guess I was just worried that you wouldn’t feel the same way, but I’m glad you do. Remind me to talk to Becca, you’d think with her being in freshman year of college she’d grow up a little. I hope she’s helping mom with Frances and Mary. I can’t believe Mary is a sophomore now. Frances is a senior. This can’t be happening. You’re keeping an eye on them, right? No boyfriends? I really can’t handle that right now.
Things here are alright. We were just running drills yesterday. Staying in good ol Wisconsin. I do hope I can do something else soon. But for now it’s here, training and basically that’s it. Maybe I’ll have something more exciting to tell next time.
Talk soon 😀
TO: Natasha Romanoff <[email protected]>
FROM: James Barnes <[email protected]>
SUBJECT: Re: YOU DIDN’T TELL ME!!!
DATE: March 11
Tasha, this is why I didn’t tell you. I had to get to the airport this century, not after the time it takes you to freak out and threaten me. Which I think is a crime you know. I promise, I won’t be breaking his heart. I could never hurt him. I think this might be it, Tasha. Seriously. I don’t think I’ve ever felt like this about anyone before. I mean, we still need to figure things out. Being more than just friends. But I think this might be it. Just us together. It feels right, you know? Take care of him while I’m gone. You know he likes to worry. I don’t want him to worry.
TO: James Barnes <[email protected]>
FROM: Steve Rogers <[email protected]>
SUBJECT: I miss you!!
DATE: March 14
Okay, I know we just got off the phone. But I miss you, so much. Would you stop talking about camp being boring. I’d rather you have boring than have you deployed. Buck, I don’t know what I’d do if you actually got deployed. Just the thought of you going out into an active zone, I can’t even think about it. Please, please, please, be careful out there. Just, enjoy the boring. It’s better than actually being in the war zone. No it’s not something new. I would feel differently if I could’ve actually joined with you. Stupid asthma. No getting hurt out there.
I’m sure you guys do more than just drink beer and hang out. There has to be things that keep you occupied out there. I’m sure my new job will keep me busy. I know you’re all excited for me, but it’s just a student teaching job. I’m lucky I got a job at all. But it’s for a high school, it’s so weird. I mean those kids were us ten years ago. Or so. It’s crazy how time just flies. You know we still haven’t had our official first date, yet. I was thinking, maybe once I get my first pay I can come for a visit. Would that be okay? I have a bit saved up from last time. I could just come down one weekend and we could spend some time together? Let me know.
Talk later 🙂