When the pair got back to the tower. They found Maria along with the rest of the team in the boarding room. And from the look on their faces they seemed quite positive.

"I spent all day trying to get Fury to make the council overlook your situation and to not put you on trial or anything like that"

"And?" Peggy asked with a clear sense of hope in her tone. Maria folded her arms and rubbed her lips together, she hoped that what she was about to say was going to look like a good thing to Peggy and not some sort of trap "They've come to an agreement, they said that they will give you a training day"

"What, like the one you and I took?" Natasha spoke up with her finger go back and forth to herself and Maria. Maria nodded and then motioned her hand to Natasha as she turned back to Peggy "Yes, exactly like that"

To Peggy, this was also like music to hers. Finally she could show shield what she could do and how she could be a valuable agent for them to have. Maria carried on explaining what it would include "You will have to show your fighting skills by going against one of our agents, your skills with weapons such as a gun which is most likely all you'll have to show when it comes to weapons and then comes the non physical test which involves and interview"

"Which also involves being strapped with a wire and they use a lie detector test to ensure you're not a traitor" Natasha bluntly added on, not meaning to make it sound as sinister as it came across, and the way Natasha said it did make Peggy feel slightly nervous. But Maria shook her head and said with reassurance "It's just one or two wires that help connect with your nervous system, and don't worry they don't scream in your face for answers, the key is to just stay as calm and truthful as you possibly can"

Steve then spoke up from behind Peggy and asked "When do they want this doing?"

"Two days from now"

Steve stepped forward to be right next to Peggy, he turned his head to her as she then did the same to him "It's up to you" Steve stated with a shrug "But if I were you, I'd do it"

Peggy had already made her mind up, but she showed her appreciation for his advice by the smile she put on her face. She squeezed his right arm that was folded with his left as she turned her head back to Maria "I'll do it"

"I can't wait to see the look on those council's smug little faces when you prove them wrong" Tony stated as he took Pepper's hand to walk out of the board room as the tension was over, as they began to walk out, he pointed at Peggy with his free hand and said with a cocky smirk and said "Do us proud, Carter"

"I'll do my best"

"Hey you could always show them how you can do one hundred and seven one arm push ups"

Peggy tilted her head "How did you-"

"Like I said, dad liked to talk"

Natasha then held up her hands and sat up in her chair "Well he didn't talk to me, what's this story?"

"Come on Steve, come join us!" Bucky pleaded Steve into trying to join him and the rest of the commandos to a one arm push up contest. Steve laughed and stated "I have an advantage"

"Don't be show sure of yourself, punk, I could still take you" Bucky stated back with a cheeky yet confident grin on his face. Bucky was always one to beat Steve in a contest when they were little, he would love to beat Bucky just this once. Steve slapped his hand on Bucky's shoulder and motioned his other arm forward "Show me the way then"

"That's what I'm talking about man" Bucky beamed as he put his arm around Steve and walked him over to where the rest of the commandos. He was then surprised to see Peggy stood with Dugan and the rest of the men.

"Peggy?"

Peggy looked up and was also surprised to see him, she didn't think that Bucky would actually convince him to go for it since Steve wasn't a huge fan of competing. And Steve also thought the same about her, she wasn't usually the one to get involved in the 'who's the strongest man' contest. Or in this case, the strongest man or woman. Peggy smirked and then looked to Bucky "So you are as convincing as you state you are"

Bucky walked right over to her and whispered, almost trying to seduce her once again "Still can't convince you on that dance though huh?" Bucky knew that something was going on between Steve and Peggy, he was simply just teasing her because he knew they had feelings feelings for each other. Peggy simply rolled her eyes at him and turned to what Dugan was saying

"Okay, Stark is going to count us"

Howard stood with his arms crossed and his cocky little smirk plastered across his face.

Bucky, Dugan, Steve, Peggy and two other of the commandos, Sam and Pinkerton got into their press up positions, with one arm behind their back. Sam was out after only 20 and insisted he was better with two hands. Pinkerton was then out after 30 and found no excuse. Bucky was next at a rather impressive 80. His competitive side makes me more determined. He would have lasted longer if it wasn't for the cramp her got in his arm. Dugan turned to Peggy and said with a heavy breath "You're doing good, Carter"

"No so bad yourself, Timothy" Peggy huffed back, then glancing at Steve to see how he was doing. He was hardly even breaking a sweat which wasn't at all surprising. Peggy, more than Steve was astonished when Dugan was the next to fall. He was one of the strongest men in the whole army base and he didn't have any dose of serum inside it, although you would think he did. Peggy looked to Steve, as he then did the same "You getting tired?" Steve asked with a laugh.

"Now that would be telling"

She was. Her arm felt like it was going to fall off. Peggy knew that she was going to lose to Steve because. It was Steve. Captain America. The super soldier. He was built to succeed. And it would be no surprise to any man to see a woman fail to a man. But Steve looked at Peggy and realised that he would have lost to her by now if he didn't have the serum. She would have proven these men wrong by now, so why not let her still do it? Steve purposely began to shake his arm, to make it seem like he was struggling. Bucky furrowed his as he saw Steve begin to struggle. It got to 104 push ups and Steve all of a sudden came crashing down. All the guys looked at each other in complete shock. Peggy licked her bottom lip and lasted to 107. And then she dropped. Although the guys were shocked, they were also men who respected Peggy and who had grown a friendship with her. So they obviously cheered for her. Steve stood over her and stared at her for a moment and then held his hand out for her to take to help her back onto her feet.

"Well done, you are as tough as you look" Steve sheepishly gave her his compliment. Peggy raised her eyebrows and then nodded "Surprised?"

"Not in the slightest" Steve muttered to her and then being dragged away by Bucky and the guys to go and see the colonel for their next mission. As Peggy watched Steve walk away, she saw in the corner of her eye Howard stand next to her. She closed her eyes and held her hand up "Save it, I already know"

"That he let you win"

"I told you to save it" Peggy then dropped her hand and turned to look at him. Howard laughed and placed his hand on her shoulder "Don't get mad at him, I don't think he was being patronizing, just think he was being a gentlemen"

"Something you know nothing about?" Peggy teased as she then walked away.

Steve saw Peggy walked through the head quarters and walked over to her, to officially show his congratulations on winning the arm contest.

"So, congrats on-"

"You let me win" Peggy stated, still looking down at the documents on her desk. Steve raised his eyebrows and hitched his breath going to deny it.

"Don't try, Captain, you're not a very good liar"

But he went for it anyway "I don't know what you're talking about, my arm began to hurt"

Peggy turned to him and played along for a moment "Really? Does it still hurt"

Steve nodded. He was such a liar. Peggy then nodded and out of the blew punched his arm, hardly even at her full power but it still would have hurt. It took Steve over five long seconds to realize that he didn't give hurt reaction because he hardly felt a thing.

"Ow?" Steve mumbled as a delayed reaction. She did it because she knew his reaction would be exactly that. Nothing at first because it actually didn't hurt him, his arm wasn't sore at all.

Peggy put a smile on her face to put him at ease to show that she wasn't mad.

"I...I appreciate you doing that for me, but there's something you should know about me"

"Which is?"

"I'd rather lose fairly, than win by default" Peggy stated, then looking back down at her documents. And although Steve respected that, he then made his own confession to her "Well the way I saw it, if I was my normal self you would have won"

"This is your normal self now Steve, you have stop thinking of this" she paused her sentence as she motioned her hand up and down his body "This is not you, because it is"

Peggy placed the documents she needed in her hand and clutched onto them as she held them up to her chest, she looked at him up and down and stated "I'm sure they'll be other times I'll beat you without your help"

"And was there?" Clint asked, very intrigued with the story. Peggy glanced to Steve as he then did to her. They both nodded as they look back to Clint.

"What did you?"

"It was about two weeks later, a day before…" Peggy stopped her sentence as she looked to Steve. It was a day before Steve went on that mission that costs Bucky's life. There was a second or two of silence, Steve just gave her a look to say 'it's okay' and rubbed her arm. Natasha, Clint and Maria soon caught on why she stopped her sentence. Peggy then looked back at them and carried on without saying it "Anyway, we had a competition at shooting"

"Believe it or not I actually tried to win that one" Steve muttered to try and hide his embarrassment. Considering he was such a good shot now he hardly wanted people to know he used to be terrible. Even Howard beat him on that one, not by much but still.

Later on that night, after the team had dinner together and exchanged some laughs over drinks. Steve went to get in the shower as the night was growing later and he liked to get up early in the morning on those guys, they would get drunk and wake up at 2pm everyday if they could. Peggy was much like Steve, maybe it was because they were kindred spirits or maybe it was because they were both actually 96 and 95 years old. Who could tell?

Peggy entered their room and noticed that Steve was in the bathroom. When he walked out, with just his jeans on, he glanced to her before looking back down to the floor as walked over to the desk. She could tell that he was both supportive and worried for her and was debating which emotion he should show.

Peggy walked to behind him and wrapped her arms around him, pressing the side of her face against his bare back. They were silent for a moment. Peggy brought her head back up and then softly rested her lips against his back and spoke in a mumble "So, are you starting to think you're sleeping with the enemy?" her tone was light to sense an element of humor to her question. Granted, it worked, he had lightened up. But she could still feel that he was tense. He'd seen them train people and it could be brutal if caught off guard.

"I do hope you're not doubting me"

"Of course not...but if the council-"

"If the council don't approve of me for an agent then we will work it out, but if they don't approve of your relationship with me, then...screw them...just try not to overthink it okay, my love?" Peggy then placed light, soft kisses on his back. She ran her hands from his chest to his stomach, squeezing his abs as she did so in order to pull him closer. Peggy made her way to face him and pulled him in for a hot, passionate kiss. Brushing her tongue with his. Her hands traveled down from his shoulders, to his waist. Her fingers ran round his belt to his buckle and slowly began to unbuckle. And clearly that caught his attention.

Steve smirked against her lips. 'Oh hello' he thought to himself, he then spoke aloud and whispered in a rough tone "Really?" of course he wanted to, he just didn't expect Peggy to be in mood for it so soon. Clearly he was mistaken. Waiting for an answer, they still remained in their hot, passion lip lock.

"Mm hm" Peggy moaned back in his mouth. They pulled apart from each other "What's brought this on?" Steve questioned as he stroked her cheeks.

Peggy scanned his body up and down and then back into his eyes "I don't know it's just the whole thought of our relationship suddenly being considered as some sort of a forbidden one from what the council have portrayed...it's a slight turn on" she seductively whispered, because she knows that would drive me crazy, and then she did what would tip him over the edge and licked her lip.

Steve laughed and groaned "Baby I love it when you do that" Steve roughly kissed her, pressing her against the wall. Taking her by complete surprise by his spontaneous action.

"God, I love it when you call me that" Peggy sighed with pure satisfaction. She ran her tongue across his bottom lip as she reached for the side drawer.

"Kiss my neck" She pleaded as she gripped into the back of his hair, her legs once again wrapped around his waist. Of course he obeyed.

Steve could tell by the way Peggy dug her nails in his back, that this time was going to be different from the first.

Have some more fondue ;)

So do we think Peggy will pass with flying colors? Or could it go wrong in anyway?

Btw, I know some of you are curious about Bucky. Bucky will be brought back into it a little further down the line and I'm making a sequel that he will 100% be in, but this is a Steggy central fic and so my key priority is on them getting their lives back on track together :) Thanks guys!