Peggy was alerted to the arrival of a guest at her door by a series of rapid knocking. Harrison. He's late again, the poor man. Can't blame him for it with how hectic his life has been lately. She thought while slowly making her way to the door. She had just turned 73 and age was finally starting to catch up with her. She never thought of turning old before, not through all of her adventures with the army or her time at S.H.I.E.L.D., but now as a retired and widowed woman she finally felt her age.

Upon opening the door, Harrison instantly flung out his apology, "Aunt Peggy, I'm so sorry I'm late. I completely forgot about Sharon's Tae Kwon Do so I had to rush her there first."

Peggy smiled at her frazzled nephew and said, "Oh don't worry, all I've got is time nowadays. Give me a hug." She stretched out her arms towards him.

Harrison, a tall and lanky man, had to bend down to caress his beloved aunt. After a moments embrace, the two pulled back and stood in a prolonged silence just looking at each other for a moment. The last time Peggy saw him was a few months back under rather bad smiles faded as they both realized what conversation was coming next.

"I was hoping our lunch would include Sharon. How is the little sprite?" Peggy asked, "How is she dealing with it?"

Harrison adjusted the bill of his baseball cap nervously and sighed before forcing out the answer, "Its been a rough adjustment. Between my job and becoming a sole parent, I feel like I'm doing a horrible job helping her through it. It was easier at the beginning because she was still in school. It coincided with my work hours. But now with it being summer, I'm constantly shuffling Sharon to neighbors, friends, babysitters just so I can go to work. She's been very down ever since. I can tell she's unhappy. I can't find any better alternative."

"It's only been a few months. This is the hardest part. After a while when it really sets in. She's young though. It's easier when you're young." Peggy tried to reassured him.

"She was so close to Amanda. They were inseparable. Especially when Amanda was diagnosed. It kills me to see her like this. So alone." Harrison admitted with raw emotion behind his voice. Peggy could see the light go out of his eyes as his face went slack.

"I know what it's like, Harrison. To lose a love. In fact I know what it's like to lose two." Peggy recalled her losses, her husband Daniel and her first love Steve.

"I know...I'm sorry, Aunt Peg. I know it's been hard for you as well. Uncle Daniel's been gone less than a year. And you're all by yourself in this big house."

"I'm not entirely alone," Peggy protested, pointing at her little dog, a KC Spaniel, who was lingering in the kitchen.

"Even I don't like the idea of you being here with no one. Anything could go wrong. What do Susan and Michael think of it?" Harrison asked about Peggy's two kids. "You should go live with one of them. You could even live with me. We have a bit of a vacancy at the Carter household now."

"I appreciate it Harrison, but my life is here. In my own home. And as for Susan and don't Michael, they have their own lives they don't need to meddle in mine. I don't see them too often either. They live further away so it's not as easy, you know." Peggy explained. "But it's not me we should be worrying about. I had my time to get past Daniel's death, now it's your turn. And your little girl's. She's what's important right now."

"I know...God, I just keep thinking about my dad. How he died when I was so young. I told myself, It was gonna be different for my kids. I'd give them the best family imaginable. I couldn't keep that promise for Sharon. In fact, it was a promise I shouldn't have ever made. Life is unpredictable. But the Carter's, well we keep getting into this pattern of loss and despair." Harrison seemed angry with passion as he spoke, "But Sharon...She's strong. Stronger than she seems. Stronger than me I think. I just wanna do whatever I can to get her through this. But I can't quit my job. I can't just stay home with her all the time. But I don't want her to continue in this unstable situation."

"So...Bring her here," Peggy cut in.

Harrison's train of thought was shut down with Peggy's offer, "While I'm sure she'd love to see you more often, I don't think having to make a 40 minute trek out here each day and then back would be any better for her."

"I don't mean it like that, Harrison. I mean...Let her stay for the summer. With me. I hate to admit it, but I could use the company too. I hate that I can't see my own grandkids, but that's just the way it is. Stubborn Aunt Peggy isn't going to leave her own home." Peggy fleshed out her idea.

"I don't know about this. Leaving her here the whole summer? I'd feel like I was abandoning her in her time of need. And I don't know if I could bare being apart from her for so long either." Harrison paced while pondering the idea.

"You can come visit whenever you want. And besides, most parents ship their kids off to summer camps nowadays. I know Susan and Michael have before. I think the two of us would have a great deal of fun." Peggy smiled with her hand on her hip.

"You really think it'd be a good idea?" Harrison asked genuinely.

"You win some you lose some. I don't know if it's a certified solution, but it came from the mind of a great agent so how could you go wrong!?" Peggy joked.

"I can run it by her." Harrison finally gave in to the idea and thanked his aunt for her generosity.