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You were a shy person who didn't need much to be happy. The simple things sufficed. That's why you liked working at the bookstore. It was slow paced, and customers preferred to be left alone. Mostly you stocked shelves and leafed through books that caught your eye. That's what you were doing that morning when a customer rang your bell. “Hi, can you help me find something?” said a tall man in a baseball cap. He looked buff, like he worked out all the time.
“Sure? What are you looking for?” you asked as you put down your book.
“The Wizard of Oz”
“That will be in children's classic literature” you say with a smile “follow me” You walk the man to the back of your store and pull the book from the shelf. “ It’s a series”
“Thanks y/n’ he said with a disarming smile. You blushed. He was very handsome after all, but a little old for you. You were still a student at the locale college. This person was a real man.
“I ummm…. Your welcome” you stutter “Let me know if you need anything else.” and you hurried away. Handsome men giving you attention wasn't bad, it just made you nervous and you usually looked for a way out of the conversation. You were glad to see that your shift was almost over because you're sure if you spoke to him again you would go red as a tomato. but how did he know your name....
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Steve smiled as you rushed into the back room of the store. This first meeting had gone exactly as planned. He had even made you blush. You blushed so easily. He and Bucky had done rock, paper, scissors, to see who got to make first contact and Steve had won. Bucky had been disappointed but really this was better. Bucky had a harder time keeping up appearances in public. He would do much better in a private setting. And he would not have to wait very long.