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Bucky stuck to his word. He made sure Merida and Nat were more than comfortable during their week stay in Paris. Leaving his card with reception all their meals, snacks and merchandise they bought were debited to him.

The girls spent Tuesday until Friday within Disneyland, on the Saturday they took the private car into Paris for some shopping and sight seeing. After spending the afternoon doing some retail therapy the girls stopped into a little cafe with a view of the Eiffel Tower and had a coffee. Merida asked Nat to take her picture with the view of the Eiffel Tower in the background, she took the snap and Merida uploaded it to Instagram with the caption 'coffee always tastes better with a view'.
Not five minutes later Merida's phone pings, it's him, it's Bucky.

'Hey Doll. Hope you're having the best time today in Paris. I've sent you some spending money, treat yourself. B x'

Checking her bank account Merida nearly jumped out her seat when she sees that Bucky had sent her fifteen thousand pound on top the twenty thousand he had sent on Tuesday before leaving. 'Bucky, this is too much!! I'm sending the money back!'. Merida texts Bucky back and gets an instant response from him - 'Don't bother Doll. I'm going into a meeting. Text later x'

Merida treats Nat to anything and everything she lays her eyes on before they make their way back to the hotel exhausted from the day of shopping. They put on their new outfits and head into the Disney village for some cocktails and dinner, sat at the sports bar sipping their drinks in deep conversation Merida hears mention of Bucky on the big screen tv's she glances over to see the man who she spent the night with earlier on in the week with a slim blonde girl around about Merida's age decked out in designer clothes from head to toe strutting beside Bucky in the middle of New York. Merida feels her eyes burning as tears come to the surface, that must be Olivia. Nat rubs Merida's back and orders a round of tequila to help drown Merida's sorrows. After dinner the girls headed back to the room and started packing to head home the following day.

Before going to bed Merida texted Bucky. 'Hey, just letting you know, We're gonna make our own way home tomorrow. No need for your jet or car. Thanks for everything.'

Waking up early the next day Merida and Nat grab their things and check out of the hotel, Merida had a few unread messages from Bucky but she wasn't intending to look at them anytime soon seeing as he was prancing about New York with some supermodel. Heading to the train station with their suitcases they board the hour long train into Paris before catching another train to Charles de Gaulle. Heading towards the check in desk for flight 1679 to Edinburgh the girls make their way through security towards the closest bar. Merida sits alone whilst Nat is at the bathroom, she takes her phone out looking at the texted from Bucky

'22.30 - Mer, is everything ok?'

'23.55 - why don't you need transport home?'

'2.05 - I can't sleep. Text me back when you get this.'

'6.45 - Mer please text me back even to let me know you're safe, I'm getting worried now.'

'10.39 - Babe, I need to know that you're safe please call or even text me back'

Merida feels a tear fall from her eyes, she was hurt seeing Bucky with that other girl on the tv, uh oh....

Incoming call - Bucky Barnes

Merida swallows hard accepting the call and placing the phone to her ear, "hello...". "Merida, Doll are you ok?! You had me worried sick, what's going on. Are you ok?" Bucky nearly shouts down the phone. "Bucky I'm fine, I'm at the airport going home. I seen you on the news last night in New York, with some blonde supermodel. I know it's not my place to ask who she is seeing as we aren't together but with the ring on your finger and how cosy you both looked I'm assuming you're more than friends. Listen, I won't tell anyone what happened between us, as for the money as soon as I land I'll send it back to you. I think it's better if we stop contacting each other. I have to go, Bye'. Ending the call as Nat comes back there was a call for the passengers to start boarding, putting her phone on to aeroplane mode and slipping it into her pocket Merida and Nat head towards the gate. After the past couple of days Merida was ready to go home.