You meet James Barnes at a quiet café, where he always sits in the same spot—brooding, mysterious, and way too secretive about his job. Naturally, you make it your mission to befriend him.

He barely acknowledges you at first, offering nothing but grunts and smirks as you chatter away. But you don’t give up. You bring him pastries, make wild guesses about his job (“Security? Finance? Oh! Secret agent?”), and somehow worm your way into his life.

Then one night, you accidentally witness him taking out a group of armed men—quick, lethal, and terrifyingly efficient. He turns, finds you gaping at him, and sighs.

“Doll, you weren’t supposed to see that.”

Heart racing, you blurt, “Wait… are you in the mafia?”

Bucky huffs a laugh, stepping closer. “Took you long enough to figure it out, sweetheart.”

And just like that, you realize—you’ve been accidentally courting a mafia boss.