A/N: So sorry that I have not been able to make a new chapter post in some time. I'm drowning in school projects at the moment.
Chapter 3
The weather was gloomy, and the temperature was not exactly warm and welcoming. Peggy sat in a local pub and took a sip of her whiskey before placing it back down on the counter. The atmosphere was typical by this time of the night, joyful and drunk.
Peggy's hair was loose and her long strawberry blonde curls rested gracefully behind her, her knee length red dress was casual yet drew some sort of attention.
A man fell accidently against the counter, he was obviously quite drunk and did not seem to notice her at first, his facial expression changed drastically when his eyes catches on to her.
"Well well, what is such a foxy lady doing, in a place like this" he said with almost a pause at every sentence.
Peggy sighed, and turned her head, before turning back to look at him.
"Wouldn't you kill to know?" She said in an Irish accent, and with a smirk before turning away from him.
She suddenly felt a hand moving towards her bottom, touching the material of her dress. She instinctively got ready to punch this man to the moon and back.
However, as she turned around the man was already on the ground.
"Hands of my wife" Jack said in a stern voice, before turning to Peggy, and placing a quick, yet soft kiss on her lips.
"I'm sorry I'm late"
A few months earlier
"How did we not register that this machine was missing when Howard's things were found on that boat at that time?" Jack said as he paced back and forth in his office, while Peggy leaned against his desk.
"It's a small device with lethal potential, Howard had forgotten all about it until recently, when he got his entire tech back from us."
"I sure hope that he has somebody to manage his stuff now" Jack pointed at her and exclaimed in an annoyed voice.
"It's under control, for now our job is to stay undercover, and watch over the mercenary who is cooperating with the Zodiac sect" she assured him, she straighten up and crossed her arms.
"I'll see you tonight," she stated before she left his office.
Jack arrived to the flight deck later that night and was meet by a redheaded woman; she was wearing a jet-black set of heels and a pastel green suit dress. He looked at her a bit too long, and recognized her immediately.
"Not bad Marge" He joked and greeted her with a nod. He would always knew who she was no matter what kind of disguise she pulled off, and it would be a lie that his eyes wandered towards her features from time to time.
"Well I figured that it suited your palette" She joked and smiled.
"Nah, I'm more for the dark haired dames," He said and winked, before he paused and looked at his new passport.
"But I'm sure, Mr. Taylor would love you unconditionally" He stated and played along with her.
They entered the plane and took their seats, before they took off in the air.
Peggy sat in across Jack, in one of Howard's private jet, going through some papers in silence. Jack sat quietly and admired her concentration and features, apparently he was staring a bit too long at her, before she broke the silence.
"Don't fall in love with me Jack Thompson," She said without letting her eyes leave the papers.
Jack was a bit by surprise before he let out a small laugh.
"Wouldn't dream of it" He said and looked out the window.
Peggy smiled and her eyes slowly moved towards his direction, and she suddenly felt her heart beat just a bit faster. She then coughed as Jack caught her staring, and she went straight back to her papers.
She was trying to hide the fact, that she was nervous to return back home, not so much the mission, but pulling herself together to visit her parents.
"When was the last time you were back home?"
Damnit! Peggy thought to herself he was seeing right through her.
"That obvious?" She asked and placed the papers down, before leaning back in her chair.
"To long" she stated before glancing out the window.
"Ever since my Michael's death, I haven't been able to return" Her voice was low and sad, her heart still carried the memory of her beloved brother around with her, and how she missed him.
"I'm sorry," Jack said in a low voice, Peggy was a bit surprised by his kindness, but his attitude had definitely changed since their trip to Russia. However, she knew that he was still working on opening up to her, without throwing a smart comment or two.
"Thank you" she said and sighed, she closed her eyes and let herself rest just for a few hours; she was tired and nothing she could do. Well in her current, position anyway. She knew that the jet lag would eventually hit her if she did not let herself rest.
When they landed, Howard had made sure to lend them a car to get to their destination. Peggy could not help but let out a laugh, when Jack had entered the car and saw the driver's seat was in the opposite direction and sighed.
"Very funny" he said and could feel how he just needed a bed to sleep in; he could feel how every muscle in his body was screaming after some rest. Then maybe it was after all a good idea to let his partner take over the wheels for once.
They drove in silence and arrived to an apartment that their contact had arranged for them. It was simple and discreet and they had what they needed in their reach. Jack threw himself in the couch and pinched his nose bridge in pain, the headache from landing was getting worse and he felt like someone was squeezing his head.
He suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder; he turned around and saw Peggy with a glass of water and an aspirin.
"Here, and sleep it will make you feel better" she said gently before giving him the pill and the glass.
"Are you growing soft on me Mrs. Taylor" he joked and saw how she pulled them both away.
"Don't flatter yourself…..Maybe Mr. Taylor would like for me to put it back" She said in a serious tone, but in her mind she could not help her behavior. It was different and fun; it was the first time since Russia that they were alone and since then everything had changed. Her view on him was quite different, but it was not something she would let him know that easily. Especially, because of the fact that this was, Jack Thompson, and not any other gent she knew.
"Don't… Please.. I'll behave," he said with a face of pure regret, he saw her smile and give in to him as she placed the water and pill on the table before him.
"Good, talk" she said before walking towards the window, she leaned against it and gently pulled the curtains to the side looking across the street.
The director of Sanders industries was living right across the street, and as she could see now, there was no one home.
She sighed before turning away from the window and quickly glanced over at Jack's sleeping figure and could not help but smile to herself.
Jack woke up to the sound of running water, and he slowly sat up in the couch.
He gently rubbed his eyes, as he saw the sun starting to rise set and he rose to his feet and walked towards his bag while taking of his shirt.
His eyes then caught a jewelry box on the nearby table, which was right across the bathroom. He picked it up and gently opened it.
"Typical Stark" he muttered and had to admit to himself, that he really was not, surprised by the size of the rock, this was after all Howard Stark. He could not help but feel slightly jealous until he saw his "own" wedding band.
He then turned around and was suddenly meet with the floor on his back, and a sudden weight on him.
"What the…?"
"Bloody Nora" Peggy exclaimed as she had slipped and landed on top of Jack's naked torso. She clenched her night robe and was a bit surprised how muscular Jack was.
She quickly snapped out of and raised a finger at him.
"Not a word" she said and quickly picked herself up from him.
Jack raised his hands and was about to give a snarky comment, until she cut him off. He could not help but smile by the light skin contact they shared, since her robe was not completely, closed and he felt the soft silk from her nightgown.
He slowly got up on his feet, and placed a hand on his chest.
"I must say Carter; you are heavier than you look"
His snarky comment made Peggy turn around, and she was about to open her mouth and fire back, until Jack cut her off and handed her the jewelry box.
"Will you be my wife for six months?"
Jack said jokingly and pulled the rings out from the box.
"I guess you will have to do"
She joked back and was about to take the rings, until Jack grabbed her hand and slipped on the rings himself. Peggy was, surprised by the sudden gesture, and was for the first time speechless.
Jack smiled and turned away from her and slipping his own ring on his finger, before placing the box in a drawer.
"He sure knows how to spend his money," Jack said aloud before heading towards the bathroom. He placed a hand on the doorframe and stopped in his tracks.
"I'll take the left side" he said, and threw her a smile that would make any girl weak to her knees, before closing the door.
Peggy stood there in silence, as she heard the water running. She turned on the radio, glanced down at the rings, and sighed to herself. "This is going to be a long mission," she whispered to herself.
~To be continued
A/N: I will not be able to post a new chapter until next week :) so please be patient and thank you all for waiting for me. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, remember to leave a review.
Sanders industries is something I came up with on the go, and I have great plans with this.
Disclaimer: I do not any of the characters
