Bucky gently pushed Steph back onto the bed as he climbed onto it, grinning as he leaned over her. "This is why you wanted to know exactly when I'd be home, huh?" he teased her, letting his good hand run down her side. "So you could climb into a big box to be my birthday present?"

It might sound cheesy, but after wanting her so long, being with Steph actually did feel like a gift to him.

"Did you buy this little outfit with my birthday in mind, sweetheart?" he asked, raising a brow as he shifted to take her hands in his, then pinned them to the bed above Steph's head.