Two days past. And Peggy was more than ready for this training day. Truth be told, she was going stir crazy again. Not just because she was in the tower. But because she was in the tower doing nothing. She wanted to work. She loved to work. The only fraction of work she even got in this almost month of being here was Maria sliding her some documents to help her with on the sly. And that. That was the most exhilarating part of her life for this past month. Well, apart from the sex that is. She had no complaints in the region. But still, Peggy wanted to work. She needed to work and she'd prefer it to be for shield. It's the only line of work she'd ever known and loved. If not this then what? Working at some sort of department store? Exactly. Not a chance in hell.
Steve drove her to the shield training base that was just out of the city, with Natasha and Sam in the back.
"All I'm saying is you can't go for a normal job if they don't get you for this"
"And why is that?"
"Because people know about you and Steve and it'll get all fame driven" Steve and Peggy looked to each other, Peggy was then to look at Natasha as Steve obviously had to keep his eyes on the road. "They know?"
Natasha slowly nodded and held her hands up "You got papped"
"Mm hm" Sam added with a nod. Both clearly assuming that Peggy understood the term.
"Papped?" Peggy questioned, obviously not understanding the term.
"It means someone got a picture of us, most likely when we went on our date"
Natasha nodded and then stated "Oddly enough it was when you guys were coming back from your date, probably some of guys that wait outside near the tower took the shot"
"People wait outside the building? Who?"
Natasha shrugged and laughed "Fans"
Natasha then went on her phone and got up the column from the magazine that had the picture on. Peggy took the phone and scanned through it. The picture was of Steve and Peggy getting out of the car. Peggy with Steve's jacket wrapped around her. His arm over her shoulder, her hand locked with that hand. It was so dark that it would have been hard to notice the spies hiding in the dark. She remembered that they did see a flash go off but, they thought one of the street lights blew out or something.
Peggy's eyebrows raised as she saw the title Sorry ladies, it seems America's lush hunk hero is no longer a free man!
"So you're lush and a hunk according to the media"
She saw the confident little smirk on Steve's face grow in the corner of her eyes "Easy, Captain, don't let it go to your pretty little blonde head"
Peggy then handed the phone back to Natasha "I don't how this whole media thing works, will this be a...what did you call something the other day, Steven?"
"A hit" Steve nodded. He introduced her to the world of Youtube not too long ago. It went from all their songs straight to the Surprised Kitty video. Which led to them both wondering how they got there.
"Right. That" Peggy nodded, looking back to Natasha.
"That was very amusing, you're so old...anyway it's most likely it'll go bigger because of who you are"
Sam then nodded in agreement and added to Natasha "Don't forget you've got your little section in Cap's museum thing"
That didn't even hit Steve or Peggy till now. Obviously people would know that Steve had a new woman in his life. But it won't long for some people to realise who it is and for that news to spread like wildfire.
"Oh yeah I didn't think about that" Steve mumbled, he glanced to Peggy and chuckled "Don't worry about it, baby, Stark deals with the media all the time and the way he does it is by ignoring it, so that's what we should do"
That actually made a lot of sense.
Half an hour later they reached the training base.
Natasha and Sam got out and walked ahead of Steve and Peggy to give the other agents a heads up. Steve opened the door for Peggy, like the pure gentlemen he is. He closed the door and put his hands on her waist, pressing her lightly against the door and looked into her eyes "You ready for this? It won't be easy"
"It was never easy for me" Peggy stated, with her hands placed onto his that were still lay on her waist "But I still got through it, and I intend to again"
And this is one of the many things that Steve admires about Peggy. She doesn't back out when things get tough, she doesn't take the easy path. She takes the path that will get her to where she wants to be. At least she doesn't stress smoke anymore. During the war, Steve would find her at her desk with the occasional cigarette in her mouth when things were getting really rough.
"I have all my faith in you" Steve smirked and moved in to kiss her again. But instead of meeting her lips. He met the palm of her hand. Steve opened his eyes to see her amused smirk behind her raised hand. She slowly dropped it and whispered with a giggle "We're on working grounds, be professional, Captain"
Steve lifted his head back up and laughed as he glanced to the floor, he looked back at her with his ocean deep blue eyes and muttered "Yes ma'am"
Peggy couldn't tell if he was being witty or making fun of her. Either way she gave him a light slap on the chest and walked in front of him into the building. They were 'greeted' by Nick as they walked into the building.
Nick nodded with his hands firmly behind his back "Captain, Miss Carter, how are you both?"
"Take a wild-"
"We're good" Peggy interrupted Steve, lightly placed her hand on his stomach as if to show him that he should not be making this more difficult than it already is. Peggy looked back to Nick and took her hand off Steve, placing it over her other.
Maria soon came over with a gym bag in her hand, she handed the bag to Peggy and stated softly "This is your training gear, would you like me to show you the changing room?"
Peggy nodded and looked to Steve "I'll be right outside" he whispered, reassuring a sense of security. She trusted Maria but the rest of the agents? Not so much. She didn't know them.
Peggy walked in the changing room. Maria went to follow her in, to talk her through what would happen today. Before she did, Steve lightly grabbed her arm "Just a heads up, she has scars, two on her left arm and a few more on her back...they're light ones but she's self conscious about them right now"
"Steve don't worry, she and I have that in common" Maria informed him with a light tone. She knew that Steve was just trying to look out for Peggy, he wasn't trying to suggest that Maria was the judgemental or staring type.
Maria noticed the scars, but she didn't look at Peggy whilst she was changing. She just spoke to her with her back turned. With Maria talking her through the process, Peggy couldn't decide whether she felt better in knowing what was coming or scared of mucking it all up. But Maria assured her that everyone had faith in her, all the agents were rooting for her even though most of them didn't personally know her. It felt odd yet flattering.
It didn't take long for her to get dressed. When she got outside, Steve was right outside just like he said. Steve couldn't go in the training section with her, he'd have to wait outside and watch her. As well as the rest of them. Steve took Peggy to the door and took her hands.
"You okay?"
"Would you be? It's not the fighting or the gun test its that damn interview, what if they ask me things that I can't remember?"
"Then you tell them and they'll no you're telling the truth"
Peggy took her hands away from his to cover her face, taking deep breaths. She soon felt Steve's strong arms surround her tense body, and she sunk in his embrace and wrapped her arms around his waist as she buried her face in his chest.
"You have to go in now" Nick's voice was heard, they both looked up to see him stood there. They then both nodded "Yeah, just give us a minute" Steve mumbled. Nick soon went away, from the guilt he was feeling, he gave them another minute.
"Steve you should-"
She was stopped as Steve cupped her face and softly pressed his lips against hers. She knew that she told him to be professional whilst on working grounds but she actually needed that right now.
He detached his lips, but his hands remained on her cheeks "I was going to say you should go but, that works too" Peggy mumbled, her sentence finishing in a light laugh.
She looked back into his eyes. And he could see the worried lost little girl eyes that he hadn't seen in a while, she was going to be feel vulnerable and pathetic, that she has to go through this after all the work she has done for this organisation in the past. She was more confident before she entered the building, now that she's here it's hitting her.
Steve wiped away her frightened tear the ran down her cheek "You've got this, they don't want to hurt you, that's not what we do here...but don't let them go too far, they can have a habit of doing that"
"Where will you be?"
"Just over there, by the window"
Peggy nodded and took a deep breath. Her brave face soon began to show. She was beginning to get confident and to believe in herself. Peggy brought Steve's face close to hers and placed a kiss on his cheek "It takes a lot to break me" she whispered.
"Now go" Peggy added, pulling his hands softly off her and taking a step back. She was ready, and she didn't want the chance to over think anything. Right now she was in the zone, and she wanted to keep it that way. And looking at Steve for much longer would mean she thought how scared she was to lose this, because a part of her thinks she could lose him in the process if shield take some kind of lawful action if they think she is a traitor. Steve squeezed her hand one more time and then walked away to stand with Natasha, Sam and Maria.
Peggy took another deep breath. She thought of who she needed to do this for. She needed to beat these allegations to have a peaceful life with Steve. To go and see Angie every week without worrying about what might happen. To be able to talk about her past without being doubted. To be trusted. To be respected. To be the agent she once was.
She entered the room and looked at the two male agents stood in front of her. She stared at them for a moment.
"Well, gentlemen, shall we get started?"
Go Peggy! Do you guys think she'll pass the test?
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