The new Stark Tower — Avengers Tower — seemed to shine against all of the other buildings in New York. The giant A stood tall and proud, making the building impossible to miss. They took their time getting their bags out and heading to the front door to examine the building.

"This is a little surreal," Bucky said. "Should I call Steve?"

"Already done," a voice called out. They looked to the source of it and saw Tony Stark approaching them. Pepper was walking beside him. "Rogers knows. Might swing by later. Welcome in. You must be Daisy and Bucky."

"Thank you so much," Daisy immediately said. "Really, this means a lot."

"It's our pleasure," Pepper interjected. "Cari's told me so many wonderful things. It's nice to finally meet you."

"Same," Daisy laughed. She glanced over to Bucky, who was having his metal arm stared at by Tony. "Have you heard from Cari?"

"Not since she called me to let me know you guys were coming," Pepper said. "But she will as soon as she's got an update. Don't worry about her, she's a tough girl."

Daisy nodded. "Always has been."

Pepper and Tony led Bucky and Daisy to their room. It was massive, with a king bed and a large window overlooking the city from what felt like a hundred floors up. They had a large flatscreen and his and her's walk in closets. The room connected to a large bathroom with a large shower, twin vanities, and a jacuzzi tub.

"This is too much, I can't thank you enough," Daisy gushed.

"It's no problem at all whatsoever," Pepper insisted. "We'll leave you two be, I'm sure you've had a long night."

That left Bucky and Daisy alone in the room. Daisy set her bag down on the floor and wandered over to the window, enjoying the view of the city. Bucky followed after her and wrapped his arms gingerly around his waist. He buried his face in the crook of her neck and sighed as Daisy rested her hands on his. One of her hands shifted up to run her fingers through his hair. She turned around in his arms and wrapped her own around his waist. He looked at Daisy sadly and kissed her forehead before kissing her lips.

"I'm sorry I put you in danger," Bucky said. "If you-"

"You don't have anything to apologize for, Bucky," Daisy said. "You saved my life. I'm not going anywhere, okay?"

Bucky nodded and buried his face back into her neck. "Okay. Thank you."

Daisy nodded and kissed Bucky's temple. "Come on, let's try to get some sleep."

Bucky had nightmares — memories — that night for the first time in months. Daisy snapped away the moment she heard him screaming into the pillow. She turned him over and pinned him down like how she used to.

"Bucky, wake up, it's okay, it's just a nightmare, it's all in the past," she cooed. When she had held his wrists above his head, he shot awake and looked up to see Daisy straddling him. His breathing was heavy and a light film of sweat covered his forehead. He broke free of Daisy's grasp on his wrists and immediately pulled her in close to him, holding her more closely than he ever had before. He dug his face into her hair and she could feel tears hit her collarbone. "It's okay, Buck, I'm here," Daisy cooed as she began to rub his hair.

"I love you, Daisy, I love you so much," Bucky whispered into her neck.

"I love you too, Bucky. I'm right here, it's okay. It's all going to be okay."

Steve had arrived early the following morning. Bucky could hear him and Pepper talking outside.

"Are you still seeing that girl?" Pepper asked him.

"I am, yeah. She's great. Wanted to come but had a, uh, family emergency I guess you could call it," he said with a chuckle.

"You'll have to bring her by next time," Pepper said.

Bucky stirred and nudged Daisy. "Daisy, baby, Steve's here."

Daisy groaned in her sleep. "Just a few more minutes in bed."

Bucky chuckled and kissed the top of her head. "That's fine by me."

Bucky pulled Daisy closer to him before rolling on top of her, which earned him a giggle from Daisy. She leaned up and brought their lips together in a sweet kiss. Bucky still melted into her kisses.

"Thank you for staying with me," Bucky said when they pulled away. He tucked one of her blonde curls behind her ear. "No matter what."

"Thank you for trusting me enough to stay," Daisy said. He looked down and saw the necklace he had given her for her birthday around her neck. He glanced over and saw the ring on her finger, too.

"One day, I'm going to replace that pearl with a diamond," Bucky said. "I promise. Just you wait."

Daisy smiled underneath him. "I know you will."