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Tonight was the night. Steve had been planning this for weeks and today was the perfect day. He’d wrote down what he was going to say rehearsed them in front of the mirror not caring how stupid he looked he needed this to be perfect. This is what he had been waiting to do ever since he woke up from his frozen sleep.
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The moonlight casted over the small area, the stars dimmed by the cities lights, the quiet hums of cars driving in the background. Steve ran a hand through his hair putting a few stray pieces back in their place, holding the bouquet of red roses in his hand tightly. He walked over to the woman of his dreams with a small smile on his face replaying the words in his head until he was stood in front of her, all the words disappearing.
He kept his eyes on the roses speaking softly “I’m sorry I was late for our date but never late than ever, right?” He let a small laugh escape him shaking his head a little. “Howard told me these were your favourites...” He placed the bouquet in front of the gave stone reading ‘Peggy Carter’ he sat down slowly in front of the marble stone crossing his legs his hands in his lap looking at the name still smiling but it never reached his eyes. “ I miss you, I really thought that we would go on our date and eventually marry and maybe have a couple of kids to care for but I guess it hasn’t worked out as I planned it would...I hope you found someone who cared for you, to love you.” His voice trailed off looking back at his hands fiddling with them nervously. “I’ve made some new friends they aren’t normal trust me but they are great they’ve helped me through the worst...We’ve all had our pasts and it seems like they understand.” A blush crept over his cheeks smiling to himself. “ I will never get over you but I think I’ve found someone I like, who makes me happy.”
Steve spent his night talking to Peggy explaining how he had woken up that Shield had tried to ease him into it but he had adjusted he didn’t like it but he was happy to accept things were very different. He spoke about Loki and the tesseract how he was a living legend even though he didn’t think so. Laughing and joking telling her about the team how they were a messed up family that seemed to work. He lost all track of time, he had a lot to catch up on.
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Two days later.
Steve could be found in the same position in his plaid shirt and trousers, sitting cross legged in front of Peggy smiling and laughing as he told her what had happened over the past day. Feeling as though she was there he could picture her in front of him smiling that perfect smile, her brown hair flowing over her shoulders, her brown eyes looking into his sky blue ones.
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It was early morning and Steve had just showered after his run, it became a routine to see Peggy every day after his shower with his sketch book and pencils. Most of the time he said hi then sit in silence drawing the sky or what he remembered of Peggy blissfully unaware of his troubles finally being able to enjoy himself. This was he get away.
Tony had been forced out of the workshop by Pepper and Jarvis, what a traitor he had created him for crying out loud, something about his health. He decided to ignore everyone and go out to get a coffee mumbling to himself about how stupid it is that people need to eat and drink to live.
He walked past the graveyard his hands stuffed into his pockets, sunglasses on his face looking straight ahead until he spotted a blonde blob in the corner of his eye. Curiosity got the better of him, Tony turned his head to look at the blonde blob figuring out it was hair. He walked into the graveyard slowly making sure not to step on the dead leaves hiding behind a marble stone peering his head around it. He rolled his eyes stepping out from behind the head stone taking his hands out of his pockets. “So this is where you have been, huh?” He said looking at Steve’s back. Steve flinched snapping the sketch book closed shooting a look at Tony from over his shoulder.
“Don’t do that!” Steve sighed in relief relaxing a little.
Tony laughed at Steve’s reaction making his way to Steve’s side looking down at him. “So the boy scout Captain is drawing dirty pictures?” He smirks sitting down next to Steve without an invitation to stay.
Steve rolls his eyes “Of course not I would never draw anything like that...Make yourself at home?” His face flushed turning his head back to the sketch book.
Tony smiled “I will, so..What are you doing out here?”
Steve pointed his finger at the head stone “I’m here with Peggy..Peggy, Tony, Tony, Peggy” He smiled looking between them both “This is Iron man Howards son...Not to sound rude but this is where I come for a bit of quiet..” He smiled apologetically at Tony.
Tony nodded waving a little at the head stone “Hey Peggy? Right, yeah sorry...”
Tony didn’t get up and go they just sat there in a comfortable silence Steve opening his sketch book again, shielding it from Tony making sure he couldn’t see, enjoying some real company instead of the dead. Steve liked this and hoped Tony would stay again even though he knew it wouldn’t happen.