Here is a prompt by Laylikcaketin, long overdue. The request was for a one shot of Daniel proposing to Peggy but it all going horribly wrong. Here is the first part of a two part series, enjoy!

Daniel Sousa sat at his desk in the L.A bullpen, his phone pressed to his ear.

"No Stark, just stick to the original plan, don't get crazy. Yes I'm sure. Thank you, I owe you one if this works."

Peggy walked into his office, leaning against the door frame. He looked up hastily, "I gotta go." He smiled at her, "What's going on Peg?"

"Who was that?"

Daniel sighed, "Well, it was Stark actually. He called me on my main line, just to prove he could hack our system."

Peggy shook her head coming in and taking a seat in one of his chairs, "What did he want?"

"You're not going to like it."

Peggy leaned forward, "What now?"

"Stark has an event this evening. It's a fundraising concert featuring Ella Fitzgerald, and lot's of muckety mucks are going to be there. He's concerned about the safety of Ms. Fitzgerald due to… well he has a lady friend who is, according to Stark, a bit of a stalker and prone to violent fits. She insists that Stark is cheating on her.

Peggy stared at Daniel with a sardonic expression. "She's probably right. Please don't tell me we're somehow to be involved in this."

Daniel grimaced, "He wants us there at the concert, just in case things go south."

"As a private security detail?! Is Howard mad? We are Agents of the SSR! He has his own security!"

"I agree, it's outside our job description. Stark doesn't trust his guards to be vigilant enough, and if Ella gets attacked on his watch and in front of all those people… It wouldn't be good for him politically. But if we went it would be as private citizens, just to keep an eye on things."

"And you're considering this?"

"Stark has done a lot for us in the past… he seems really concerned about this… I don't know Peg, what do you think? It might be fun. I doubt there will be trouble. We could get dressed up, go to a concert, just you and me. Plus, you love Ella Fitzgerald!"

"This is all very untoward. I'm surprised at Howard." She pursed her lips, considering. "You think we should go?"

"I think we could do this one thing for Howard. It could be fun."

Peggy sighed, "Fine. But only this once." She grinned, "I do love Ella's music. What's the dress code?"

Daniel smiled, "Formal attire."

"I'll see what I can dig up," she stood and leaned over the desk, pecking him on the lips, "Meet you at eight?"

Daniel nodded, "At eight."

As Peggy left, Daniel let out a sigh of relief. She had fallen for it. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a diamond ring. He had reached out to Peggy's family in England, and they had sent him her grandmothers wedding band, left to Peggy in her will. She had left it in England, apparently not thinking she would need it. Daniel had taken the diamond from that ring and merged it onto his mother's wedding band that had been left to him. The result was a stunning combination of their two lives. Daniel turned it in his hand, watching it sparkle. All that was left to do was propose. Daniel scowled.

He loved to surprise Peggy. Unfortunately it rarely ever worked. She was too smart, too observant, and she always managed to discover what he hid from her. On the whole, it was a good trait, they never had secrets between them. But this was one thing that Daniel desperately wanted to surprise her with. He hoped it would be a good surprise.

So he had employed the help of Stark. Work was the only thing that fully engrossed Peggy's attention. When they were on a mission, she had a one track mind. Daniel couldn't propose on a real mission, that would be reckless and dangerous. But he could invent a fake one, and that's just what he had done. He and Peggy would head out, dressed to the nines, to a romantic concert where he would propose, and Peggy would be distracted and on look out for danger so she wouldn't see it coming. At least, that's how he hoped it was going to go. He sighed and massaged his forehead. What he did for that woman…

At eight o'clock, Daniel was waiting in Starks living area for Peggy to come out. Once they were married, Daniel looked forward to her moving in with him. Leaving each other at the end of each day was becoming more and more tedious. Hearing motion in the hallway, Daniel rose to his feet. There, stepping gracefully into the light, was Peggy. She was dressed in a full length black silk gown that clung gracefully to her curves, a square neckline showing off her collarbone. Peggy smiled when she saw Daniel's stunned expression, doing a slow turn so he could see the full effect. The dress was open mid back, and long black gloves covered Peggy's arms up to her elbows. Her hair was pulled up, with sparkling droplets dangling from her ears. She smiled a crimson smile, her teeth white against the vivid color.

Daniel swallowed. This creature in front of him could not possibly want to spend the rest of her life with him…

"Daniel? Say something.."

Daniel shook his head, clearing it, "You look… truly stunning."

She walked up to him and placed her gloved hands on his chest, "You look pretty wonderful yourself," she said, toying with his bow tie. His arm around her waist, he gazed at her.

"Daniel, if you aren't going to be able to concentrate tonight maybe I should change…" she said teasingly. He smiled back at her, "No, don't change a thing," He kissed her. "Let's get going, Stark lent us a limo."