"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: 2019-02-09 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?"