Appellations (Reader X Bucky)

Fancy Party

You hang around with the team for the rest of the evening just chatting, watching TV and relaxing. Your phone buzzes in your pocket, Matt was calling, you head over to the kitchen for abit more privacy and so not to disturb the others while they were talking. You look back over Bucky feeling a little guilty before you answered, "Hey you."

"Hey Babe, I have a big favour to ask,"

"Oh yeah?"

"I have a business function tomorrow night at Guastavino's and I'd really like you to be there with me?"

"Wow, how did you get an invite to there?" you ask curiously knowing it was a prestigious place where the rich and wealthy partied.

"As a thankyou from a client, she said there'll be plenty of rich potential clients there," he says excitedly.

"You know how much I dislike formal functions," you hesitate.

"Please?" he begs.

"Suppose i will fish out my best evening gown from the back of the closet," you didn't really like dressing that fancy but you'd do it for him.

"Can't wait. I will pick you up around 8."

"Okay see you then, bye."

"Hey Nat, I'm going to need to borrow some heels again," you ask as you head back to the sofas.

"Fancy party?"

"Fancy party," you begrudgingly agree.

"Where is it your going?" Bucky asks.

"Guastavinos."

"Very fancy," Steve mocks, he too knew you didn't like formal functions. You playfully hit him on the arm.

"Yeah well hopefully the night goes quick," you say, "I'm gonna get ahead on some more emails and call it a night. Goodnight guys," you say as you leave the living room.

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"Ugh," today was the day and reluctantly the morning went super quick. Having showered you dry and style your hair and apply minimal makeup.
Heading over to your closet you grab your dress from the back. It was a sleek spaghetti strap gown in a deep red, that flowed to the floor with a hidden thigh slit on the left hand side. You finish your outfit with some gold jewelry and the heels you borrowed from Nat were which were simplistic golden strapped ones and a gold clutch to match.

You take a glance at yourself in your full length mirror, "damn you scrub up good," you say to yourself trying to give your self-esteem a bit of a boost. You look at the watch on your wrist, 7:55, "time to go."

You carefully head downstairs hoping not to trip and fall on your way. As you step into the living room you see Tony and Matt talking, Bucky was sat as far away from Matt as possible at the opposite end of the room at the bar. When Matt sees you he wolf whistles, "damn babe, you look hot."
As Bucky turns around in his chair to see you, his pupils grow and his expression softens, he wanted you to be his, to wrap his arms round you and tell you that he had never seen such beauty, but instead he stays seated and gives you a smile, you blush slightly and smile back.

Matt makes his way over to you, "you ready to go babe?" he says taking your hand. Bucky's expression changes as he turns back around to face the bar, cracking open a bottle and taking a large gulp.

"Have fun kids," Tony shouts to the two of you as you head to the lift.

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The car ride over to Guastavinos was an oddly quiet one.

"You okay?" you ask Matt.

"Yeah," he says with a little waver in his voice, "just, uh, nervous."

You place your hand on his leg, "don't be, you'll do just fine," you say trying to calm him.

But he wasn't nervous about talking to his new potential client.

Finally you pulled up joining a long line of cars that were being valeted, you and Matt got out of his car and one of the staff members took his keys, taking it to be parked. He takes your arm and the two of you walk into the building  and are greeted by the doorman, "name?"

"Matt Miller," he tells the guy.

"Miller plus guest," the doorman says reading from his list, "go ahead," he says signalling for the two of you to walk up the stairs to the party.

You enter the grand room looking around at alot of people as you take a glass of champagne from a waiter.

"Wow, there are alot of people here," you observe, you felt like a lot of eyes were on you.

"Yeah, alot more than she said," Matt says.

You and Matt take a moment together to climatise to your environment. You hadn't seen Matt so tense but after about 10 minutes he gets into his stride and starts to talk to small groups of people, telling them about his business. You excuse yourself from the group not wanting to hear Matt's pitch to more clients for the 10th time. Instead you head to the bar and order a drink, just then a friendly face appears.

"(Y/n) hi! How are you?" the familiar voice asks.

"Jennifer, hi, wow it's been a while, I'm doing good, how are you?" she was one of your friends from your nursing days.

"Yeah I'm good," she smiles, "what are you doing here?"

"I'm here with Matt," you answer looking over in his direction, "he's currently in business mode," you tell her.

She looks over at him, then you, "oh are you two still together?" she asks, her voice sounding confused.

"Yeah, why'd you ask?" you say picking up on her confusion.

She seemed flustered, "no reason. Hey listen," she tries to quickly change the subject, "we should hang out sometime soon, have a proper catch up, let me get your number?"

"Sure," you reply as you put your number into her phone.

You and Jennifer see Matt heading back over to you.

"Awesome, I'll text you tomorrow, have a goodnight," she says as she leaves disappearing into the crowd.

"Babe this is amazing, I have 6 new clients already, I'm so happy you could be here with me, I couldn't of done this without you," he says giving you a quick kiss.

You didn't quite know what's he ment seeing that you hadn't really done much since you got here, maybe he ment for the moral support?
Then from across the room a tall, blonde haired woman in a white pencil dress walked over to the two of you with what looked like two business associates or body guards next to her.

"Hi, Matt  glad you could make it," she says with a wide smile.
This must of been the client that he had been trying to get to work with him for the past couple of weeks, and the host of this party.

She turns to you with her arm extended, which you take and politely shake.

"Ah Miss Stark, I've been waiting a life time to finally meet you."