A/N: WARNING: contains discussion related to suicide.

Bucky bursts into the room and tackles the man with the gun. It ends up going off and hitting Quinn's arm.

"Gahh!" Quinn cried out, falling to their knees and clutching their wounded arm.

Sam runs over to Quinn's aid while Bucky tries to keep the gunman pinned to the ground. In order to subdue him, Bucky had to punch him in the face with his metal arm, knocking him out.

"Dr. Lucas, are you alright?" Bucky asked.

"I got shot in the arm, but it could've been much worse. Thank you, James, for coming in when you did." Quinn replied.

"I'm calling the police, and an ambulance." Sam said taking out his phone.

When the police arrived, they arrest the gunman, and the ambulance takes Quinn to the hospital. Bucky was worried about his therapist, so Sam took him to the hospital to check on them.

"What did that man mean by his daughter's death was your fault?" Sam asked as he and Bucky sat in Quinn's hospital room.

"A little over a week ago, one of my other patients committed suicide. She was a young girl suffering from severe depression. Clearly her father was overcome with grief and was looking for someone to blame, rather than seek counseling. Grief is a powerful thing that can make people resort to drastic actions." Quinn explained.

"Honestly, he's not a bad person. He loved his daughter and they had a very healthy relationship. I actually feel very bad for the poor man, no parent should ever have to bury their children." they added.

Long after the couple went home and were snuggled on the couch watching a movie, Sam couldn't stop thinking about the conversation with Dr. Lucas. He looks over at Bucky, who was watching the movie intently while petting a purring Alpine.

"And you say I'm the one with the staring problem." Bucky smirked.

"Sorry." Sam mumbled looking away.

Bucky pauses the movie then turns towards Sam and holds his hands.

"Hey, what's up?" Bucky asked gently.

"I dunno, guess what happened earlier today has got me thinking." Sam shrugged.

"About what?" Bucky asked, running his thumb along the back of Sam's hand.

"You don't have to answer this if you don't want to, but...have you ever...had dark thoughts, like what happened to that girl?" Sam asked carefully.

"Well...not exactly, but I've had similar thoughts. While in Wakanda, I've thought several times that I should've died when I fell off that train in the 40's. And sometimes I would wish some freak accident would happen that would kill me. But, I swear to god I've never thought about doing that kind of stuff to myself." Bucky told Sam, snuggling into his side.

"Do you still think about that stuff?" Sam asked, holding Bucky close.

"Not really, but there have been a few moments where it would just randomly pop into my head without me wanting it to. It's kinda frustrating that I can't always control my own thoughts." Bucky said, wrapping his arms around Sam's torso.

"Is it freaking you out, talking about this stuff?" he asked.

"A little, but I want you to be comfortable talking about it to me. I love you and I want to support you." Sam replied, before kissing Bucky's forehead.

"I love you too." Bucky sighed blissfully.

"You guys are adorable. I'm so proud of myself for getting you together." Alpine purred.

The cat stretches across both of the men's laps, rolling onto his back. Sam goes to pet Alpine's stomach, but he bats at his hand with his paw.

"What the heck? You show us your belly, but you don't want us to pet it? What's with that?" Sam laughed.

"Ever heard of 'look but don't touch'?" Alpine meowed.

Sam becoming his boyfriend was the best thing that has happened to Bucky, he's the happiest and most content he has ever been. All Bucky needs to have a satisfying day is to have his kitty in his lap and his boyfriend by his side.

"I'm home, where's my special boy." Bucky said coming home from a therapy appointment.

"I'm right here." Sam replied opening his arms wide.

Walking past him, Bucky goes over to Alpine and picks him up. He holds the cat in his arms and gives him a bunch of kisses.

"Haha, I'm his special boy." Alpine taunted smirking at Sam over Bucky's shoulder.

"WTF, babe, I thought I was your special boy?" Sam pouted.

"Sammy, you're my sexy boy, Alpine's my special boy." Bucky chuckled, walking over to Sam and kissing his cheek.

"How's about you put the cat down and I show you just how sexy I am." Sam whispered into Bucky's ear.

The super soldier giggles as chills run down his spine. He sets Alpine down on the couch then grabs Sam's wrist and walks them to the bedroom.

"Hey, where you guys going? I wanna cuddle with my dads." Alpine meowed following after them.

The bedroom door is closed in the cat's face. Alpine did not like being left out, so he yowls and scratches at the door. But...soon he heard moaning and the creaking of the bed.

"Ohhhh, I get it now. You guys are mating. I'll just...leave you to it, then." Alpine chirped, walking away from the door.

Returning to the couch, Alpine curls up into a ball and takes a kitty nap. Unfortunately, he couldn't really sleep because his humans were starting to get a bit loud with their love making, causing him to put his paws over his ears.

"Oh my god, they're worse than dogs." Alpine grumbled.

When it became silent, Alpine uncovers his ears and went back to kitty-cat dream land. Meanwhile, in the bedroom, Sam and Bucky lay beside each other catching their breaths.

"I love you so much." Bucky said laying his head on Sam's chest.

"I love you too, hun." Sam said rubbing his hand up and down Bucky's bicep.

They lay in each other's arms, enjoying the company of the one they loved. As he drifts off to sleep, Bucky thinks about all the wonderful things that have happened to hum since adopting Alpine, and he was glad that he had made that decision to bring that adorable cat into his life.

A/N: This is the last part of "Alpine The Matchmaker".