Dutch

[womanofvalue]

Peggy feels as if she's floating on a cloud and has been since her birthday. She had worried all day, but the date with Daniel had gone better than expected. She still has lingering fears about how they move forward, but she's too pleased to think about them now, tucking them away carefully. Today, she sets out for the day with an addition to her wardrobe in the form of the pin that Daniel had bought her for her birthday, securing it on her blouse before drawing a shawl over her shoulders to head out.

When she sets out, it's with a particular destination in mind, having texted Dutch to meet her at a coffeeshop near to her place, not wanting to make the other woman go out of her way for Peggy. It's silly, but she very much wants to tell someone about her success, but also to ask what happens from here. It may be terrible, but Peggy's engagement hadn't been very modern, so she needs a little modern advice.

Who better to turn to than someone from an even more modern time than this? Ordering her tea, she settles herself at a table near the window to keep an eye out for Dutch.

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[red17]

"Well, taking matters into your hand is something I wholeheartedly support," she says with a smirk. "In fact, it's sometimes more fun that way. I do enjoy the look on the face of the person you're with when they don't know what's happening and then, once they do, watching their face change. It's quite the thing."

She's done that to Matthias a time or two and he's always adorably flustered at first and then completely pleased with the world. She loves that look.

[womanofvalue]

"If that's the case, I might need to go shopping," she says evenly, though she knows she's likely going to have to do that regardless. Back home, Peggy had a full drawer of things that a future boyfriend or husband was going to enjoy. Here, she hadn't seen the point, but now that she has Daniel, she might need to make a trip.

"I might require your help in that department. For both scenarios," she clarifies.

[red17]

"That can be arranged," Dutch promises with a nod. "Whenever you might need a helping hand with shopping or other matters of the heart, I..."

She trails off and snickers, shaking her head. "I might not be an expert but I will most definitely do my best to help you out. After all, no ready and willing woman needs to wait seven years to get laid. We'll make that happen. I promise."

[womanofvalue]

"In that case, perhaps we ought to make an appointment to go shopping," Peggy says, feeling a touch risqué and daring to even say it out loud, but perhaps she can treat herself this once. "It's not a bad idea for a woman to have that sort of thing in her arsenal, is it?"

"I do appreciate it," she adds, more sincerely, "all of it. The advice, the company, and the friendship a great deal."

[red17]

"Now, that's something I haven't had the chance to do in quite a while," Dutch says, looking interested. "I didn't exactly have the time back home and it's not like Johnny or D'av would have wanted to go with me. They would have bitched the whole time."

She supposes she could have taken Pawter but she still doesn't entirely trust that woman and spending precious leisure time with her hadn't even been on her radar.

"But, you're welcome," she says with a nod. "Whatever I can do to help, I will."