Peggy's POV:

I can't believe Daniel asked me out to dinner tonight! I can't wait to get home and start getting ready and figure out what to wear. What am I going to wear? The clock reads 4:40 p.m. That means 20 minutes until I can leave. And I want to tell Angie that I have a date. Is it really a date? I don't know, but I'm excited.

20 minutes pass and it's finally 5:00. On my way out, Daniel says "See you later." quietly so no one but me hears him. I nod and give him a smile.

I walk into the diner, sit at the bar and wait for Angie. A minute later she comes.

"Hey English," said Angie. "What's up?"

"I'm good, Ang. I have something to tell you." I say with a smile.

"What is it?" Angie asks intrigued to what I'm about to tell her.

"I have a date. Even though I'm not completely sure if it is a date."

"With who?" She says excitedly.

"With a guy from work. His name is Daniel. We're going out to dinner tonight."

"That's so great, Peg! When are you going?" She asks.

"7:00," I answer. "And I don't know what to wear."

"Well, I'm done in ten minutes. And then I'll help you pick something out." Angie says happily.

"That would be great, Ang. Thank you"

When we get to the Stark residence, Angie helps me pick out a purple dress that has a cut out on the chest. And some black high heels. I decide to leave my hair down and pin the right side with a clip. And then I'm ready to go.

Daniel's POV:

It's now 6:20 and I don't know what to wear. I look through my closet and drawers and decide on a light blue dress shirt and a tan suit. I make sure my hair's good, grab my keys and head out to go pick up Peggy.

When I get to the Stark residence, I walk up to the door and ring the doorbell. A few seconds later Jarvis appears, "Hello, Agent Sousa. Is everything alright?"

"Yes, everything is fine, Jarvis. I'm just here to pick up Peggy." I reply.

"Oh. I'll go get her. Please, do come in." Jarvis says, gesturing towards the foyer. A few minutes later Peggy appears, beautiful as always.

"Hi, Daniel." She says.

"Hey, Peg. You look beautiful!"

"Thank you! You don't look to bad yourself." Peggy says with a smile. I smile back and ask; "Shall we go?" She nods with another smile and we head out to my car.

I open Peggy's door for her to get in and then I go to my side and get in as well. When we're in the car it's silent for a few moments and then Peggy asks where we are going. I reply; "I was thinking about this nice Italian restaurant called 'Francesca's' over on 5th Street."

"That sounds good." She says with a smile.

The rest of the way to the restaurant we just make small talk. Talking about on going cases and such. When we get to the restaurant, I hurry out of the car to go open the door for Peggy and offer my hand to help her out, and she accepts. When she's out of the car we let go and she wraps her arm around mine and we walk in. I open the door for us and once we're inside, the hostess seats us down and I order some wine for us.

Peggy's POV:

So far the evening is going well. Daniel has been the perfect gentlemen! We order our food. And then we talk.

"So, Daniel. How long have you been in New York?" I ask.

"It's been about 2 years now." He replies. "What about you?"

"Oh, probably about 2 years as well. Do you have any family here?" I ask.

"No. Most of my family lives in North Carolina now." He says.

Our waitress then comes with our food. We both ordered Fettuccine Alfredo with grilled chicken on top and a breadstick.

"Do you have any family here, Peggy?" Daniel asks.

"No. My parents live in Virginia." I reply. "They are all the family I have left." Daniel looks at me with a sad and concerned face.

"I had a brother, Michael, he died in the War." I say.

"I'm so sorry, Peggy." Daniel says with sincerity.

"It's okay. It's been awhile now." I say with tears forming in my eyes. Daniel reaches across the table and grabs my hand.

"I'm sorry, Peg. I didn't mean-"

I cut him off, "No, it's alright, Daniel." I say and wipe the tears away. He holds my hand for a few more seconds and then he lets go.

A few minutes of silence passes and then Daniel asks; "So what do you like to do when you're not taking coffee and launch orders?" He says with a slight smile.

"Oh, how funny!" I say sarcastically.

"But seriously." He says.

"I like to take walks in the park and in gardens." I reply.

"That's nice." Daniel says with a smile. I smile back.

The rest of dinner goes well. We don't get any dessert because we are full from dinner, so Daniel pays the bill and we head out.

At the car, Daniel opens my door for me and then goes to his side and gets in as well. He's such a gentleman.

When we get to the Stark residence, Daniel gets out first and comes open my door again. And he walks with me to the front door.

"Thanks for a wonderful evening, Daniel," I say "I hope to do this again soon."

"I hope so too." He says and gives me a kiss on the cheek. "Good night, Peggy." And then he walks back to the car.


There's chapter two! And it was longer too. Yay, lol. I hope y'all enjoyed! Please let me know how it was and if you have any ideas for the next chapters.

Thanks

~Chrissy