Bucky squeezed Liv's hand and smiled at her. She tried to smile back but her stomach was in knots.

"They will love you," he reassured her. "Just like I do, like we all do."

Liv leaned her head against the seat and sighed. Glancing out the window of Tony's private jet, she watched as they descended.

The wide open spaces of the Texas panhandle were still the same even after 70 years. Well minus all the wind turbines, that is, she thought, eyeing them in the distance.

So many things had been running through her mind since Pepper had announced they were going to visit the ranch for the weekend. Pepper had talked Tony into taking a short excursion to the West and proceeded to call Lana to arrange it before he could change his mind.

The twins were thrilled to host their friend and her billionaire playboy along with another unidentified couple; Pepper had deliberately omitted the fact she and Tony would be bringing their Aunt Liv and Uncle Bucky, instead simply telling them she was whisking away a newlywed couple from the bright lights of the big city for the weekend as their wedding gift.

Liv wondered how her twin nieces would react at the sight of their undead aunt. Would they accept her as an aunt even though she was physically half their age? Would they understand that she would have reached out to them sooner if she had known?

She also wondered how her brother was doing. Did he even remember her?

They had barely landed when Tony appeared in front of her and Bucky.

"Why don't you sit here for a minute while Pepper and I get reacquainted with the Twisted Sisters? Then I will signal to RoboCop here when you can make your grand entrance," he instructed, having noticed Liv was on the verge of hyperventilating.

Bucky glared at him but gave him a terse nod. Pepper pushed Tony aside, rolling her eyes, and kneeled in front of Liv and rested her hands on Liv's knees.

"Don't worry! They will be overjoyed to see you because they have always looked up to you even though they had never met you," she said.

Lana and Lia Yardley exchanged hugs with Pepper and firm handshakes with Tony when they met them halfway between the main house and the pasture that served as the runway.

"Where's this newlywed couple you were bringing with you?" Lana asked Pepper as she grabbed her overnight bag. Tony turned and subtly signaled toward the plane.

Bucky appeared in the jet's doorway, eliciting a gasp from Lia. Lana's jaw dropped.

Both instantly recognized him as they had grown up hearing all about their aunt's valiant service overseas as the only female Howling Commando. They had memorized the names and faces of all the Howling Commandos and had even met Tim "Dum Dum" Dugan and and Jim Morita once while in college. Dugan and Morita had gladly spent an afternoon with them, sharing story after story about their aunt's competitive spirit while at war and her heroic feat of saving Bucky Barnes from falling from a speeding train.

"We had heard rumors Captain America was alive, but we never imagined Sergeant Barnes would be found, too!" Lana breathed.

Bucky exited the plane and then turned to assist Liv disembark and grab their luggage.

Lana was so shocked, she was temporarily rendered speechless. Lia covered her mouth, tears welling in her eyes.

"Aunt Liv?" Lana finally whispered, whirling around to face Pepper.

"Our aunt is alive?!"

Liv clutched Bucky's hand with both of hers as they neared the group, tears already half-blinding her. Her nieces looked exactly like Peggy's picture—they were carbon copies of her brother.

Lana grabbed her sister's hand and pulled her along toward the couple. She wasn't going to let them stand there like a bunch of ninnies.

Tony and Pepper stayed rooted where they were to allow them space for the monumental reunion.

Bucky released his hold on his and Liv's luggage, dropping it onto the ground, so he could greet the approaching women. He could tell by their faces that they knew exactly who he was and who Liv was.

"You must be Lana," Bucky said, turning on the charm and sticking out his free hand to her. Lana nodded and shook his hand.

"So that makes you Lia," he said, looking at Lia, who gave him a watery smile.

"I know you must have a bunch of questions, and we'll answer them all as best we can, but give Liv a moment to soak this in, will ya?" Bucky tenderly asked, looking down at his wife.

Liv stared at Lia and Lana for a long second before letting go of Bucky's hand. She stepped forward, wrapping one arm around each woman and crushing them to her in a group hug.

"I'm so happy to meet you," she cried. They clung to her tightly, weeping along with her.

Bucky watched with a glisten in his own eyes. He had yet to determine if his own family was alive and whether to reach out to them. Steve had always been more of a brother to him more so than his three younger siblings, but watching Lia and Lana's reactions made him curious if his family had mourned him or even missed him.

Pepper happily leaned into Tony, who was puffed up like a peacock, proud that he'd been the one to make the reunion happen. It was bound to score him points with the Yardley sisters, who up to now had only tolerated him for Pepper's sake.