Chapter Seventeen Sentimental
Steve watched as Bucky and Tony argued with each other at the counter of the sixth jewelry store they've been to in the last hour. He knew ring shopping with tony would be a task, just not this much of one. This was getting ridiculous every ring he looked at wasn't perfect. Maybe it was time for a break before one of the store owners or Bucky strangled him.
" Come on meal time." He marched them off out of the shop, and piled into Natasha's Porsche and Bucky maneuvered them out of what tony called the diamond district and zoomed off towards Brooklyn. A few weeks ago they checked out the old neighbor hood and found a lot of old places they frequented were still there including a favorite dinner. it was going on eighty five years old but was still as good as they both remembered and now became a favorite place to have lunch. Tony didn't seem impressed until he took a bite of his burger and rolled his eyes and began to moan Steve was sure he was having a heart attack.
" I think this the best burger I've ever had." tony groaned with his mouth still full, Bucky wrinkled his nose and shook his head, Steve had to agree tony could be disgusting.
"They have been since we were twelve " Steve said and eating a burger in the thirty's had been a real luxury, Bucky had saved up for almost a year so they could share one on his birthday when they turned thirteen. As they were leaving the dinner Steve stopped to take a look at the old jewelry store his dad had bought his mothers ring from. It was still here still looking just as luxurious as it had been when he passed by it as a boy. He decided it was time to go in for the first time he grabbed Bucky's arm and pulled him towards the door maybe they'd have luck in here. As he entered the place he marveled at the dark wood cases, red carpet and small modest chandelier, Tony began to browse to his left and Bucky to his right. In the middle case and sitting in the middle section was ring he was sure Tony and Pepper would both band was silver and gold braided together and a large marquis cut diamond topped it off with two little diamonds flanking it.
"Tony". He called leaning in to check the price, it was out of Steve's budget but tony could afford it, tony stared for what felt like five minutes.
" I hate you sometimes, it's perfect you ancient bastard" he grumbled as he beckoned to the sales clerk to buy the ring. Steve laughed he kind of liked annoying the shit out of tony it was becoming a fun pastime. Steve passed buy a small case holding a menagerie of pins and promise rings, Steve couldn't help but smile. a pin would be a nice thing to get Darcy it was often done in his time and he knew she'd get a kick out of it. One pin caught his eye it was a delicate gold heart one side carved with swirls the other held a small ruby flanked by twin pink pearls. While Tony and Bucky were busy with Tony's ring he bought Darcy's pin he couldn't wait to give it to her to see the smile on her beautiful face. However he'd prefer not to get razzed, or worse tony deciding to introduce himself to Darcy before Steve was ready for them to meet.
As they left the shop Steve tucked the small box that held Darcy's pin into his trousers pocket. And obediently squished himself into the back of Tasha's car as Tony had obstinately called out shot gun. sighing as they zoomed of towards the tower trying not to feel like a sardine in a tin can. Halfway in to Manhattan a lawn gnome landed on the top of Tasha's Porsche.
"Not the fucking Gnomes again I thought the crazy Asgardian Gardner was taken care of." Tony growled out
"He was but Thor was sure their were more Asgardian tainted garden tools." Steve said, Bucky swerved past another gnome,he sighed he was starting to hate garden gnomes.
Hi Guys and Dolls i hope you enjoyed this small chapter which was a little nostalgic for Steve and Bucky. Next time we see more of Darcy, Thor and those Gnomes, Please Review they make me indescribably happy. - Love Dizzy
