He grins at her quick reply. "Fair is fair," he says with a small nod, beaming down at her.
"I don't think any of them thought about talking back after that," he says, fondly, remembering how quickly they'd all fallen in line after that. He certainly hadn't, but he had felt his pulse quicken a little every time that Peggy had made an appearance.
It's still hard to believe that he's really holding her in his arms, having his first dance with the woman of his dreams. Or that the warm smile looking up at him is just for him. "I haven't, really," he admits as they sway. "Everything has been a bit of a blur. Howard's been helping me get settled and he's held off on announcing that they found me." Something that he's infinitely grateful for, or else this wouldn't be possible. While he had signed on to be Captain America, he had never anticipated or wanted the fame that had come with it.
"I've been trying to catch up on the last year." But his first priority had been to find her. "A lot has changed."
"I don't know that you were ever so unwise as to talk back to me," she admits, with an amused look at him, though he certainly had broken and bent the rules outside of her. Sometimes, she wishes that either of them had been more daring with each other when it came to breaking the rules.
As it stands, she's just relieved she's going to get another chance. "Do you think you're going to want to come back and work for the SSR again?" she asks, heart pounding, seeing as she's unsure what she actually wants his answer to be. After all, it would be incredible to be able to work with him, but to share him? That's terrifying.
Besides that, there's something more to discuss.
"I don't think so much has changed that you can't get yourself back into it swiftly enough. I'm more than willing to help and we both know Howard is, too."
"Oh, I knew better." He says with a small huff, relaxing for a moment instead of mentally trying to watch his steps.
Her question catches him off guard. He's thought about it, of course, but he's not sure if he has an answer just yet. He's still a soldier, through and through, but he's not sure how he fits into things without a war. Still, it seems as if Peggy's made a place for herself, and she's more of a soldier than half the men he trained with. Then, there's the Howling Commandos. Still running operations as far as Howard knows. But they're led by Dugan now. He'd never try to take his place.
"I'm not sure," he admits, looking down at her. He's not entirely sure if she's asking for herself or for the organization. "Do you think they're in need of a serum enhanced soldier?"
He tightens his hand on hers. "With the two of you, I don't think it's possible for me to fail." It still hurt, waking up and realizing that Bucky was gone. But the relief that had come from seeing Howard's face again. At seeing Peggy... it had reminded him of just how lucky he was to be getting a second chance.
"You could have the pick of anything you wanted," Peggy admits, because as much as she doesn't want to say it out loud, she knows that to be true. If Steve wanted, he could go and run a whole division in the army, they'd be so happy to see him, and she wouldn't blame anyone involved if that's what they wanted.
She'd make sure that she found a way to be with him, to see him, even if a part of her is still so scared of losing him.
"Mostly, helping Howard, if you can believe it," she notes wryly. "His work doesn't exactly lend him to being the government's best friend, so I've been working to clear his name. There's talk of a California office, and I was deliberating whether I should go out there, but I'm not sure anymore."
"I think that's the problem," he admits, tilting his head slightly to the side. "I'm not sure what I want." Except that's not entirely true. Standing here with her in his arms, the only thing he wants is her.
"I can believe it," he says, with a small smile. Howard needs all the help he can get, especially from someone like Peggy. Though his smile fades slightly at the thought of her being so far away.
"California," he repeats, trying to swallow the idea. He's never thought much of it, except for what he's seen in movies. "I always wondered what it'd be like to see it."
He hopes his willingness to follow her doesn't come across as being too forward, but the truth is, he'd follow her anywhere if he was allowed.
"Actually, I was beginning to think that maybe New York could be a home," she says, trying not to sound nervous. Though Jack is currently her boss, she thinks that she can work with that. Ever since the mission to Russia, something has shifted, though they still fight about methods and Jack's tendency to put his own skills before hers.
Yet, she's also been in the field and he trusts her to be an operative.
"I might need someone to show me the sights, though," she admits, staring at Steve with a flirtatious look in her eyes. "I've heard a great deal about Brooklyn, but no one has ever offered to show me around, apart from this once, where I got a tour of some of the best alleys to fight in," she teases.
She wants to say more, but she's also worried that she's pushing too much. Peggy wants Steve with her more than she can say, but he's newly back and he might have different plans. "California could always be a nice vacation," she adds. "I'm sure Howard could fly us out there when he gets lonely and tired of his parade of women."
Steve licks his lips with cautious hope, his eyebrows rising slightly at the fact that Peggy might actually consider this home. Not just a stop on her career, but a place to settle.
He feels a slight tingling in his fingers and arms as she says those words while holding his gaze. He smiles, letting out a small breath of amusement. "Brooklyn's got plenty of other things to see. Now that we've got the time."
He swallows thickly, still trying to believe that this is all real. He nods at her idea. "I don't know, there's a lot of women in New York. It might take a month or more for him to get tired of all of them."
He grins at her as the music stops and the band leader says they're taking a quick break. Suddenly the spell is broken and couples begin moving off the dance floor. Steve stills, reluctantly.
It all feels so odd to imagine that they have something as precious as time. Peggy had counted on it, but then his plane had gone down. Now that he's back again, she doesn't want to waste any more of it, because who knows what could happen that would take him away from her all over again.
She starts a little when it seems that the music has stopped, because she doesn't want this night to end. In point of fact, she wants to ensure that they have the night and the morning.
Perhaps it's time to start laying those seeds. "I'd love one," she agrees. "Do you want to have it here, or perhaps we might find somewhere quieter? Adjacent to yours?"
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Date: 2019-01-18 12:12 am (UTC)"I don't think any of them thought about talking back after that," he says, fondly, remembering how quickly they'd all fallen in line after that. He certainly hadn't, but he had felt his pulse quicken a little every time that Peggy had made an appearance.
It's still hard to believe that he's really holding her in his arms, having his first dance with the woman of his dreams. Or that the warm smile looking up at him is just for him. "I haven't, really," he admits as they sway. "Everything has been a bit of a blur. Howard's been helping me get settled and he's held off on announcing that they found me." Something that he's infinitely grateful for, or else this wouldn't be possible. While he had signed on to be Captain America, he had never anticipated or wanted the fame that had come with it.
"I've been trying to catch up on the last year." But his first priority had been to find her. "A lot has changed."
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Date: 2019-01-20 12:47 am (UTC)As it stands, she's just relieved she's going to get another chance. "Do you think you're going to want to come back and work for the SSR again?" she asks, heart pounding, seeing as she's unsure what she actually wants his answer to be. After all, it would be incredible to be able to work with him, but to share him? That's terrifying.
Besides that, there's something more to discuss.
"I don't think so much has changed that you can't get yourself back into it swiftly enough. I'm more than willing to help and we both know Howard is, too."
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Date: 2019-01-30 04:27 am (UTC)Her question catches him off guard. He's thought about it, of course, but he's not sure if he has an answer just yet. He's still a soldier, through and through, but he's not sure how he fits into things without a war. Still, it seems as if Peggy's made a place for herself, and she's more of a soldier than half the men he trained with. Then, there's the Howling Commandos. Still running operations as far as Howard knows. But they're led by Dugan now. He'd never try to take his place.
"I'm not sure," he admits, looking down at her. He's not entirely sure if she's asking for herself or for the organization. "Do you think they're in need of a serum enhanced soldier?"
He tightens his hand on hers. "With the two of you, I don't think it's possible for me to fail." It still hurt, waking up and realizing that Bucky was gone. But the relief that had come from seeing Howard's face again. At seeing Peggy... it had reminded him of just how lucky he was to be getting a second chance.
"What work have you been doing for the SSR?"
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Date: 2019-02-01 01:57 am (UTC)She'd make sure that she found a way to be with him, to see him, even if a part of her is still so scared of losing him.
"Mostly, helping Howard, if you can believe it," she notes wryly. "His work doesn't exactly lend him to being the government's best friend, so I've been working to clear his name. There's talk of a California office, and I was deliberating whether I should go out there, but I'm not sure anymore."
After all, things have changed since then.
Steve is here, alive, and well.
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Date: 2019-02-09 09:46 pm (UTC)"I can believe it," he says, with a small smile. Howard needs all the help he can get, especially from someone like Peggy. Though his smile fades slightly at the thought of her being so far away.
"California," he repeats, trying to swallow the idea. He's never thought much of it, except for what he's seen in movies. "I always wondered what it'd be like to see it."
He hopes his willingness to follow her doesn't come across as being too forward, but the truth is, he'd follow her anywhere if he was allowed.
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Date: 2019-02-10 02:13 pm (UTC)Yet, she's also been in the field and he trusts her to be an operative.
"I might need someone to show me the sights, though," she admits, staring at Steve with a flirtatious look in her eyes. "I've heard a great deal about Brooklyn, but no one has ever offered to show me around, apart from this once, where I got a tour of some of the best alleys to fight in," she teases.
She wants to say more, but she's also worried that she's pushing too much. Peggy wants Steve with her more than she can say, but he's newly back and he might have different plans. "California could always be a nice vacation," she adds. "I'm sure Howard could fly us out there when he gets lonely and tired of his parade of women."
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Date: 2019-03-01 05:49 am (UTC)He feels a slight tingling in his fingers and arms as she says those words while holding his gaze. He smiles, letting out a small breath of amusement. "Brooklyn's got plenty of other things to see. Now that we've got the time."
He swallows thickly, still trying to believe that this is all real. He nods at her idea. "I don't know, there's a lot of women in New York. It might take a month or more for him to get tired of all of them."
He grins at her as the music stops and the band leader says they're taking a quick break. Suddenly the spell is broken and couples begin moving off the dance floor. Steve stills, reluctantly.
"Can I get you a drink?"
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Date: 2019-03-01 10:01 pm (UTC)She starts a little when it seems that the music has stopped, because she doesn't want this night to end. In point of fact, she wants to ensure that they have the night and the morning.
Perhaps it's time to start laying those seeds. "I'd love one," she agrees. "Do you want to have it here, or perhaps we might find somewhere quieter? Adjacent to yours?"