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"Let's not waste more time, " the former US army soldier said, and tilted his head to the side, signaling the woman to go to get the baby.
Buck chose to walk closely behind the lady, anxious to see the little angel's condition. And when he finally stood next to the bed, he couldn't help but scoop the baby in his arms, feeling his whole world crumble under his feet. The newborn cried, cried and cried like it was the end of the world, with his little face all red and facial features wrinkled.
" Oh dear! Look how he's crying " Bucky commented, slightly pulling the edge of the blanket down from his chin .
To her own surprise, Sarah let the man hold her baby in his arms... feeling utterly dependent on this stranger to provide the much needed aid her baby needed at this moment.
"He has been like this for the past few hours, he's waking up every 5 to 10 minutes... because he was hungry... but then he threw up the little milk he would have after a few minutes of feeding him…" she told him, caressing the baby's soft barehead with her fingertips while Bucky eyed the woman's mouth as she spoke... Amazed at how delicately her lips moved while she spoke.
"Let's go…" he declared.
"Wait... his beanie... it had fallen down on the bed…" she said, covering her baby's head with the light blue beanie she had grabbed from the mattress.
"Come now... let's go to the hospital" He declared, and began leaving the room while Sarah followed him in her own physical agony as she herself wasn't fully recovered from the deep vaginal pain.
In no time, they were at the hospital and had been attended successfully by the pediatrician.And as per the medical professional words, he had an upset stomach caused by a bug that's going around the town in infants and due to all the vomiting and crying the baby was severely dehydrated so the doctor chose to admit him to the hospital for a couple of hours to ensure a speedy recovery.
Currently, Sarah was sitting all alone outside of the room, where her baby was being closely monitored by the doctors, while Bucky went to the hospital's canteen to fetch something for the visibly exhausted lady to eat. He was back in no time , holding a light chicken salad sandwich in a paper pouch and a steaming cup of coffee in another, standing only a foot away from the depressed lady.
As he received no response after his arrival, he decided to sit next to her on the chair.
"I ... I brought you this" Bucky spoke, hesitantly scared to approach this sad woman.
"I don't want it…” Sarah replied, lifting her gaze up to look at what Buck had bought for her, and then turning it down as soon as she got the glimpse of the items.
"You have been up all night, you must be really hungry" Bucky tried to convince softly yet adamantly.
"He is hungry too… How can I eat knowing that he is starving? " She spoke, emotionally overwhelmed.
"He's not hungry anymore, the doctors are taking care of him…"
"I… I can't eat anything before they give me my son... before I can hold him in my arms…to be surrounded with his scent…" the lady explained, teary eyed , " he is so small, so delicate. Sometimes, I am so scared to even hold him and these doctors... they have him attached to these long wires and they have those big machines around him…"
"Just a couple of hours more and he will be with you but till then... I am scared that you may faint again if you don't eat... at least... have this coffee…" Bucky spoke, offering the cup of coffee to her this time . The lady immediately lifted her eyes up to stare at his orbs and then back at the coffee , which after processing what he had just said, she grabbed.
Sarah hesitantly took some sips from the cup, finally surrendering her body to hunger, quickly finishing up the cup of the aromatic drink while Bucky looked at her from the corner of his eyes, very... very discreetly secretly relieved that she wasn't entirely on an empty stomach.
After she had finished, he drew his gaze towards the uncovered titanium hand, responsible for the late trip to the hospital… however... he felt an undeniable urge to clear things right now.
" This is the same hand that carried you from the harsh New York's Street to the ambulance... These are the same hands that saved you that night when you were all alone with your child. My limbs will never cause you pain or harm your newborn... never” Bucky spoke , drawing the woman's eyes towards him and forcing her to reason.
“I had fallen down from a moving train, during the war… many, many years ago. Somehow, I survived it... but lost my arm …so the ones who captured me gave me this bionic metal arm. After my friend rescued me from their wicked claws... I have used this arm only to save other people's lives”
Bucky Sighed deeply and rolled his body slightly to Sarah's side, gently brushing his knees with her covered thighs and glared deep at her tender amber eyes , “Sarah… I can't even think of hurting you... I can't… I want to protect you and your baby as much as I can... I will do whatever I can to make your life better” Bucky passionately muttered, grabbing the woman's delicate hand with his bare titanium digits, lovingly caressing her warm bruises with his cold metal.
“Trust me…” he literally pleaded to her, with teary eyes.
After Bucky's words, Sarah's gaze dropped on the artificial hand that held her own flesh, which made her go on a thoughtful ride in her own messed up mind. The gentle strokes on her skin made by the shine were so comforting, undeniably tender, and she could feel a never felt before affection from his touch to the extent that she did not want the man to stop caressing her hand. She wanted to let him keep her hand in his… and never leave her side .
Her sweetly confusing mind musings came to an end when the doctor came out of the observation room to tell the mother that she could take her son back home, now that they made sure that the little one did not have any reaction to the medicines they gave him.
Bucky smiled in relief when the nurse brought Sarah's baby out in her arms and handed him to the mother. He couldn't help but admire the joy that showed in the most beautiful set of amber eyes he had ever had the opportunity to gaze at, momentarily freezing the time for Bucky as he admired the baby and Sarah.
After arriving home following the hospital trip, Bucky headed straight towards the kitchen while Sarah wordlessly carried her son to their bedroom, but did not close the door. While Bucky prepared breakfast, the lady was enjoying a short nap after successfully feeding her baby and putting him to sleep.
When the blue-eyed man entered the room with the tray of food in his hands, his normal walking face slowed down on seeing the lady covered and beautifully cuddled with the cream colored blanket, reaching all the way up to cover her long neck while she slept on her side, facing the night table.