Hard to Love (Bucky Barnes fanfic)

Chapter 16

"No not that one. Come on, you've gotta have something that screams 'elegant queen' in there." Nat shakes her head. I had just pulled out a short emerald green cocktail dress with bejeweled straps that I got at a thrift store

Practically all my clothes have been from secondhand stores. It's all I could afford before entering the team. And since there's little to nothing wrong with the articles of clothes, I've kept them. I'm stingy with my money, always have been

I look at her, defeat in my eyes. "That's all I have for fancy clothes Nat." I toss the dress onto the small pile next to her. She was sat on the edge of my bed, helping me go through my wardrobe

I was never one for fancy things. I took what I could get

"Do you wanna borrow something of mine?" Nat asks, drawing my attention away from my disaster of a closet to her

I scoff, "you're clothes won't fit me." I grab my small stomach pouch, pinching it between my fingers. She chuckles, standing from her spot

"Humor me and try some on. I think I know the perfect dress for you." She waits for me to follow her out my door. I eventually do, knowing if I put up a fight I'd lose against her and we head to her room

Once in her room, I sit on her bed as she digs through her rather large walk in closet. She has so many different outfits for everything. Then again I suppose she's usually picked for undercover missions more often. She is the best after all

She muddles around in her closet for a couple of minutes before pulling out a hanger with a gorgeous dress hanging on it. It was a solid black floor length dress with a sheer overlay on the skirt. The fabric under the overlay had a long slit up the thigh to expose one of the wearers leg. The sheer material faded from black at the top and ombréd to a royal blue at the bottom. It had one shoulder strap and dipped low in the back with three additional straps connecting to the front under the arms
(Pic of dress above, only without the jewels)

"Here, try this one on." She hands me the hanger. I nervously take it from her, still in awe at just how stunning the dress was. There's no way I can pull something like this off

She ushers me into her bathroom ignoring my protests and closes the door for me. Quickly, I strip of my clothes and slide the dress on. I almost gasp when it actually fits and I finish zipping it. The material was mildly stretchy so it didn't suffocate me and was much softer than I originally thought. I look up at my reflection in the mirror and cover my mouth in amazement at the sight of me

I actually don't look half bad, holy shit

My arms are free of any material that would constrict my movements in a fight, the flowy skirt makes for easy attacks. And since the skirt wasn't skin tight, I could wear a thigh holster for a small knife

"Let's see it!" Nat calls impatiently from behind the door. I shake my hands anxiously by my sides before turning the knob and opening the door to her. She smiles brightly at me, looking me from head to toe

"I think I'm in love." I chuckle, grabbing a small amount of fabric and twirling for her. She lets out a cat call whistle as I do

"That's the one. Pair it with some heels and a bracelet and you'll be set." I smile warmly at her before looking back down at myself

"Thank you Nat." She waves away my words. I let out a pleased sigh and go back to the bathroom, changing into my normal clothes

I thank her one last time as I exit her room with the dress draped over my arm and head back to my room. Once there, I hang the dress on the back of my door and rummage around for the one pair of black heels I have under my bed. I felt the zipper to the heels and quickly snatch them out from underneath. They had maybe a half inch of platforms under the toe area, suede material, with two thicker straps that go across the top of my feet, not including the band covering my toes. The straps went down in a diagonal line, starting near my ankles and went across towards the arch of my feet. They also gave me just over an extra three inches of height when I wore them