AN: This one ends kind of abruptly and I'm sorry for that, but there was an issue on my end and I was gone for several days. When I came back we decided starting a new one was best. But enjoy!
Steve arrived at Peggy's dorm at 7, dressed in a suit. He carefully knocked on the door, then stepped back a bit.
Peggy opened her door dressed in a red dress and heels, "Hi there, you look nice." She smiled at him.
"Hi. Thank you. Wow, you look amazing." He returned the smile.
"Thank you! So where are we going?" She asked stepping into the hallway and shutting the door behind her
He offered her his arm as they began to walk. "I have reservations at a restaurant a few blocks from here."
She looped her arm through his "Reservations? Wow you really planned this out."
He shrugged. "I tried." They walked outside and he hailed a cab. "After you." He said, opening the door for her.
"Thank you," she said as she slid into the cab "I haven't taken a cab in forever actually."
He got in as well, giving the driver directions. "Can't imagine walking that far in heels is good on your feet."
She chuckled "I don't think wearing heels period is actually good on feet, but I tend to drive me car."
He nodded. "They've gotta be great for your legs though. It's like a constant work out."
"That is true, women have very strong legs." She laughed "but I love heels."
"They look good." He smiled. "I don't think I'd last two seconds in heels."
"I bet you're right on that. Though if you want to try we could find some in your size." She chuckled.
He shook his head and chuckled. "I think I'll pass." They arrived at the restaurant & Steve paid the driver as they got out.
"You sure? It could be quite amazing." She also got out and shut the door behind her "I promise I won't video it."
He offered her his arm again as they walked inside. "I don't think they make high heels big enough for my feet."
"Oh they do. How else would drag queens wear heels!" She questioned him seriously
"Fair enough." They were led to a table and he pulled out her chair for her before sitting in his own.
"You are quite the gentleman Steve." She smiled at him before she picked up her menu
He smiled and blushed, looking down at his menu. "It's only polite."
"Well not everyone is polite anymore, it's nice that you are."
"Thanks." He looked over his menu for a moment before deciding. "You know what you're getting?"
She nodded "I think so. What are you getting?"
"Meatloaf and mashed potatoes and gravy. What about you?"
"I think I'm going to have the fish. My mom tried to make meatloaf once and now I can't really eat it." She wrinkled her nose
He chuckled and closed his menu, setting it down. "She ruin it for you?"
"Yes! My mom doesn't cook, I don't know why she tried." She rolled her eyes.
He shrugged. "I dunno." A moment later the waiter came over and took their orders.
"She means well really, but we have a cook for a reason. Does your mom cook?" She asked him
He nodded. "Yeah. She made all kinds of stuff. My dad is the 'I expect dinner when I get home' type."
"Oh, in my family we all had odd schedules so we were just thankful anytime we got to eat together."
He nodded. "My dad kept us all on a strict schedule. It was really annoying. But I can't complain."
"Did you get along with your dad?" She asked picking up on the tension in his voice as the waiter brought their food.
"Um, not really. But I don't wanna ruin our date with my problems." He looked at their food. "This looks good!"
"It does!" She took a bite "and it tastes wonderful too!"
He took a bite and nodded. "How's the fish?"
"Wonderful, however if you ever go to London I'll have to take you to get real fish and chips!"
"I'd like that." He smiled. "I've never had fish and chips."
"You're missing out, it's a staple in England." She shook her head "America is weird."
He chuckled. "It takes some getting used to. We have a lot of weird traditions."
"We have a house in Virginia but it's pretty isolated. But there are some odd culture things here."
"New York is sort of a melting pot. All sorts of cultures all mixed together. I love it." He finished eating.
she nodded "It's growing on me that's for sure." She smiled softly at him
He smiled. "I'm glad. I could show you around if you want."
She nodded "I'd like that, very much. Where's your favorite place in New York?"
"Probably Prospect Park in Brooklyn. I spent a lot of time there as a kid." He grinned. "Lots of good memories."
"We should go there sometime. I've never heard of it before. I'm guessing you have pictures of it."
"I'll make sure to take you there sometime. My parents have pictures of me there when I was little."
"I'd like that. Have you ever been to Virginia?" She asked him "It's really pretty."
He shook his head. "I've wanted to go there but never have."
"Maybe one day you can come out and see the house, it's quite different from the city."
"That'd be a lot of fun. We ought to start making a list of all the stuff we plan to do." He smiled.
"We should but I have a feeling it will be a long list."
He finished eating and sat back in his chair. "Probably. It'd be lots of fun though."
"I can't wait! You have any other ideas for our list?"
"Hm," He thought for a moment. "There are all kinds of places we could go, things to do, stuff to see."
"Then we have lots of future dates then don't we." She winked at him
He blushed a little and smiled. "We sure do. I don't think we'll run out of ideas."
"I don't think so either, hey do you like scary movies?" She asked suddenly
He nodded. "Yeah, they're alright. Do you?"
"Yeah I really like them, I have one that I haven't seen her back in my dorm."
"Oh what's it called? I haven't seen a whole lot of horror movies."
"Horrible. It's always a gamble with them."
"If you do try it, tell me how it is, and I'll watch it." He chuckled. "If it's horrible, we can make fun of it."
"We could go back to my dorm and watch it, I mean if you wanted."
"If that's okay with you, then sure, sounds good. I don't have any other plans."
"Yeah, I have some popcorn too, so if it is really bad we can throw it at the screen."
He chuckled. "Alright." The waiter came by and Steve paid, then stood up. "You ready to go?"
"Yeah I am." She stood up and took his arm again "Thank you for dinner, it was wonderful."
He smiled as she took his arm and they began to walk out. "You're welcome. Thanks for agreein' to be my date."
"The pleasure is all mine Mr. Rogers. I have never been on a better date than this."
He grinned and hailed a can for them. "I take it I'm doing okay then?"
She nodded "Yep," she popped the 'p' "You may need to reign it in or I'm going to have very high standards." She joked
He opened the car door for her, letting her get in before climbing in next to her. "High standards aren't bad to have."
"Well I think if anyone can keep them up it might be you. So Steve tell me something about you, anything."
"Anything at all?" He chuckled nervously and stared down at his lap. "Then can I be honest about something?"
She nodded "Well yeah, please do." She looked at him seriously
"This is my first date in almost a year. Is that sad?" He chuckled nervously again.
"Not at all. Is there a reason behind that though? It you don't mind me asking."
He sighed. "After high school you aren't around people as often, much less people your age. Makes dating a bit difficult."
"That's very true. Well how was your first date in a year then?" She asked as the cab pulled up to the school
Steve smiled. "It was really great." He climbed out and waited for her.
She slid out and shut the door behind her "Well I do try my best."
"Do you have any roommates that'll be bothered by us watching a movie?" He asked as they began to walk.
"Besides Merlin? No it's just me. Is that okay?"
"Yeah, that's okay. I just didn't want to wake anyone up or interrupt studying."
"Nope we don't have to worry about that. Skye occasionally bounds in but she doesn't live there."
He nodded. "Just making sure." They arrived at her dorm and he waited for her to unlock the door.
She pushed her dorm room open and stepped inside "So this is it." Suddenly feeling aware of the small space
He stepped inside as well and closed the door behind him. "Much cleaner than my place." He chuckled.
"Well it is just me here. And I'm kind of a neat freak." She walked over to couch and sat down
"It's really nice." He looked around for a moment before sitting down on the couch as well.
"Thanks! So you ready for scary movie?" She asked turning on the tv.
"Yup!" He glanced from her to the tv.
She turned on the movie and leaned back into the couch leaning slightly closer to Steve
Steve tensed up a little bit, out of shyness, but got the hint and leaned a bit closer to Peggy.
She smiled sensing him tense "You okay?" She looked at him with her eyebrow raised
"Hm?" He glanced at her. "Oh, yeah, yeah I'm uh I'm fine." He gave a small, reassuring smile.
"Well good, let me know if you get scared." She winked at him
He chuckled. "Okay. You let me know if you get scared too."