Lucky Misfire [for elans]

[zimnij_soldat]

The parts of him that were practical and still very much tactically minded were screaming at him that this rendezvous was a bad idea. Bucky honestly had no idea who this Tammy girl was, and what she wanted other than what he hoped he'd interpreted from their texts. But he was a free man now, a person in a way he hadn't been for decades, and if he was going to make a mistake, it was going to be his mistake, dammit, and no one else's.

But it didn't feel like a mistake. Bucky had always believed he had good instincts with women, and his track record before and during the war seemed to bear that out. And Tammy didn't feel like things were going to go south. If they did, he'd be ready, of course.

The hotel he'd given her the address to was nice enough to be comfortable, but not so extravagant that it would make a stir, either with anyone who might spot him or the bean counters who'd see his expenses. At the knock on the door, Bucky confirmed through the peephole, then opened the door.

"Hi," he offered, waving his hand for the woman to enter.

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[elans]

Tammy stared at him for a few seconds when he suddenly cut himself off. "...If you want to talk about, you know, your job is fine, but I also understand if you don't." And she could or at least she thought she did, he surely spoke about that with his 'co-workers' daily and maybe not being part of that life was part of the appeal for this meeting.

"Well, that makes the two of us." She responded back with a smile of her own, sure she had texted with others but never for this specific purpose or due to the nature of the text she got. When he sat beside her, her smile widened a bit and she even shifted closer to barely brush against his side. "And how do you propose we find that out?"

[zimnij_soldat]

Bucky nodded. "Thanks for that." No way to know if he'd ever actually take Tammy up on the offer, but it was nice to know the chance was there. He was so often concerned with his friends' and teammates' judgment, and he doubted there'd be any from her.

His arm rose and then curled around the girl's shoulders in a classic gesture. "Are you opposed to a little kissing?" Bucky offered, figuring that one of them might as well just jump in with both feet. His head tilted a few inches towards Tammy's, but didn't go further, giving her the opening to close the distance if she wanted.