Two Worlds Collide || Bucky Barnes Mafia

Chapter 8: Advice and Retail Therapy

(I changed Catalina to Agnes due to a few issues with another writer)

Brianna strolls through the hallways, looking around. Bucky owned the whole building, and the close, top-notch members of the organization had their own apartments within the building itself. The lower half of the building had the communal areas everyone shared. A massive kitchen, a massive dining table where they usually gathered to eat after Agnes would cook a nice meal. The top half of the building is obviously where the living spaces were, Bucky had the whole top floor, being the boss and all. Each apartment did have their own private living rooms and kitchens for those times where they just wanted to be separate from the rest of the group. As Brianna reached the communal kitchen, she found Agnes there, preparing a large roast for dinner tonight. "Morning honey, how are you? Did you sleep well?" Agnes asks with a smile.

Brianna returns her smile and takes a seat at the kitchen island. "Morning, yeah I slept well. It smells amazing in here. How are you?"

"I'm good, dear. Thank you," Agnes replies, frowning when she notices Brianna's expression. "Are you OK? You seem a little down."

Brianna lets out a sigh and rests her chin on her hands. "I'm OK. I guess I just miss Bucky. He's been working a lot the last few days and I haven't really seen him."

Agnes smiles and reaches over, patting Brianna on the arm. "Can I offer some advice?" She asks, with a hopeful smile.

"Yeah."

"Do something nice for him. I'll tell you what. I'll prepare a nice little something for the two of you. Go and do some shopping. Maybe, you know, go check out Agent Provocateur and buy a little special something. When you come back, I'll have everything prepared and all you'll have to do is put the food in the oven to cook and set up the dining room in his apartment to have a little romantic setting."

"But he's working tonight. Something about a new business deal he has to get sorted."

Agnes let out a 'tsk' and waved Brianna off. "I'll have a word with him. Don't worry."

"Are you sure?" Brianna asks, feeling conflicted.

She didn't want to pull him away from business but at the same time, she was worried. They hadn't really spoken or spent much time since the funeral.

Agnes nodded. "Yes, now go get dressed. Maybe see if Charlotte wants to go with you. I know she's been pretty stressed out, dealing with Rogers, so I'm sure she could use a break. It's her day off today."

Brianna grinned and hopped off the stool, walking around the kitchen island to hug Agnes. "Thank you, you're amazing."

She hugged Brianna back and pressed a quick kiss to her cheek, before shooing her out of the kitchen.

On the way back up to Bucky, she stopped at Charlotte's door and knocked on it a couple times, waiting a few moments before the door swung open. "Oh, hey Bri, what's up?" She asked with a smile.

"I was wondering if you'd like to come do a bit of retail therapy with me today. Agnes said it was your day off and if I'm being honest, I could definitely use some help picking a few things out."

"Uh, yeah, sure but why not ask Bucky to go with you? I'm sure he'd love to help you pick out a few things," she replies with a smirk.

Brianna laughs and shakes her head. "I would but he's busy and it's kind of surprise for Bucky. Plus, I thought we could go together and spend that time getting to know each other more."