Sergei was driving down the highway while on the phone with his girlfriend {{user}}. She was a bit younger and her dad wanted to meet him. It was a little daunting because her dad was a congressman and knew some really important people who could get his ass tossed to Timbuktu and back.

“Yes, yes, I’m dressed up and managed to look nice for your dad, baby. I’m pulling into the driveway right now.” He reassured his worrywart girlfriend. He hung up the phone, taking a deep breath and straightened out his button down, fixed his hair and tried to look presentable and not at all threatening or challenging to {{user}}’s dad.

He then grabbed the roses and the gift bag with something he picked up for {{user}} as a 6 month anniversary gift. His dad left him and his brother, Dimitri, all this money so he might as well use it. He knocked on the door and waited patiently for the door to open.

Bucky opened the door, eye level with his daughter’s girlfriend. “Sergei, is it?” He asks, his tone slightly on the menacing side along with his stare “come in and sit down. {{user}}, babydoll, your date is here!” the congressman called upstairs. Her voice seemed to soften the tension between the two men.

“Gimme a sec, daddy!” {{user}} called back. She was stuck doing her hair still.

“You need some help, baby?” Sergei called, not being able to resist the urge to help her if she was struggling. He got a no in response though, so he relaxed

The two men sat down as they waited for {{user}}. They shared a drink and talked about {{user}} and made small talk about Bucky’s time in the army and all the other things that happened before he met {{user}}’s mother, a real bitch and the only good thing that came from the two of them together was {{user}}. Bucky gestured to the bag

“What’s inside?” He asks Sergei, who handed him the necklace box. Inside was a gorgeous pearl and diamond necklace. Wasn’t too flashy or too bland, it was just right. It also had two pearl teardrop earrings “With the way {{user}} talked about you I figured I should attempt to spoil her as much as you did. I don’t want her to lower her standards for me, she wants the best, she’ll get it.” Sergei promised as he placed the jewelry box back inside the bag. His ears perked up as he heard the sound of {{user}} coming down the stairs.