Chapter 25 Musical

I don't Own Captain America

Friday February 13, 1948

New York City

3AM

It's another early morning in February before sunrise in the Big Apple, and the winter cold still clings to the sprawling city with snow and ice still blanketing the vast metropolis. The city still looks like a winter wonderland with snow draping the dim city streets and grasping every branch and twig of the trees and bushes. The pitch black sky was clear with small dark sporadic clouds moving slowly across the sky. The weather was below-freezing with temperatures dropping to 24 degrees Fahrenheit or -4 degrees Celsius making anyone not want to be outside for long, especially this early in the morning. But even in the below-freezing temperatures that didn't stop Steve, Peggy, and their respective teams from getting into position to raid a rundown apartment complex in the middle of downtown New York City. As Peggy and her team approached the front of the building from the street, Steve and his commandos approached the back from the alleyway. It was "all hands on deck" for this raid meaning that all of eight of the Howling Commandos and all three of Peggy's team were present.

Peggy and her team, wearing all black armed with Thompson submachine guns and holstered pistols, took cover behind a car across from the target apartment complex and observed the dim exterior of the building. The small brick four-story apartment complex looked dark with the only dim lights coming from a few windows. Even in the dark, the apartment complex looked like typical New York City architecture with brick exterior, rectangular windows, and exposed metal fire escapes. Thompson ducked his head behind the car and breathed uneasily. Peggy looked over at him, "What's wrong?"

Thompson whispered, "explain to me why Captain Rogers and his military commandos are here again instead of other SSR agents?"

Li chimed in before Peggy could answer, "They are SSR agents technically. Captain Rogers and the Howling Commandos are under the direct authority of the SSR, remember?"

Thompson nodded, "Oh right."

Peggy looked over at her team, "Steve is here because we know this Neo-Hydra group is extremely dangerous and well-armed. We can use all the help we can get. Also who else is better to call to help for something like this?" She said softly. She looked back up at the building, "Our investigation of illegal weapon shipments and armed robberies of government RND facilities and military trains pointed us to discover this particular sect and evidently pinpointed them here. We know their capabilities so we shouldn't take them lightly." Peggy checked her weapon as she spoke, "James Wyatt is the one in charge of this Hydra Group. Remember, we need to take him alive."

Thompson nodded, "Got it."

Ramirez nodded, "Good thing we got them here then."

Peggy nodded, "Get ready for Steve's call." Her team simply nodded in confirmation of her order.

While Peggy and her team waited, Steve and his commandos made their way through a dark alleyway to a small court yard behind the apartment complex. Like Peggy's team, the commandos wore all black and armed with Thompson Submachine guns and .45 caliber pistols. Steve was the only one not wearing black since he's wearing his stars and stripes combat uniform with helmet on and shield in hand for the raid. Steve stopped right before exiting the alleyway to the court yard and quietly observed the dark court yard and apartment building. Though it was three in the morning, Steve had a bad feeling about the raid. He felt tense and gripped his shield.

Dugan inched closer to Steve and whispered, "What's wrong, Cap?"

Steve turned his head slightly, "Something doesn't feel right."

Jim cocked his Thompson Submachine gun, "What's not to like? We got the drop on Hydra. I think it's about time since that 'SHIELD Incident" a while ago."

Sawyer sighed, "I think the Captain might think it's a trap."

Pinkerton sighed at Sawyer, "Damn it, Sam. That negativity is eating you alive." The commandos chuckled softly amongst themselves.

Gabe chuckled, "This is why we can't do stealth missions. We talk too much." Everyone chuckled again.

Dugan shrugged, "Well, Cap. IF it is a trap, we can always kill them."

Steve nodded in agreement. He turned around to speak to his team, "Get ready." The commandos quickly quieted down and nodded in confirmation. He then focused on Dugan, "We'll continue as planned. Nice and quiet as long as possible."

"Right," Dugan confirmed.

Steve reached down to his war belt and grabbed his small multiband inter/intra team radio developed by Stark and radioed Peggy, "Team B, in position."

Peggy, still behind the car, replied on the radio, "Team A in position." She double checked her team then radioed Steve once again, "We're moving out." Peggy clipped her radio to her belt then silently gave the hand signal to move forward to her team. Her team nodded in confirmation then quietly stood up with Peggy.

Steve clipped his radio back on its place on his war belt then turned to his team, "Let's go." He then turned and quietly ran out to the court yard with the rest of the commandos close behind him.

Almost instantly the quiet building erupted with heavy machinegun fire causing the commandos to quickly disperse from the alleyway and take cover behind trees, rocks, short walls, or anything they could find. Steve instantly brought his shield up, crouched down on one knee, and hid behind is Vibranium shield as the heavy high caliber rounds snapped and pinged off his shield. The machinegun rounds snapped at the ground and hissed through the air, pinning down Steve and his commandos in their current positions. At the front of the apartment, just as Peggy and Ramirez exposed themselves from behind the car, machineguns opened fire at them like Steve and his commandos. Thompson quickly grabbed Peggy by her waist and threw her down behind the car. Agent Li did more or less the same, but grabbed Ramirez by his belt and threw him down to the ground behind the car.

As the high velocity machinegun rounds zipped and hissed past the car, Thompson yelled above the cacophony of gunfire, "God Damn it!" He looked over at Peggy, "You alright, Peggy?"

Peggy nodded calmly, "I'm alright." She gripped her submachine gun and was preparing her next move.

Li briefly stood up and fired off a short burst from his Thompson Submachine gun as Ramirez sat up and crawled closer to the car. Ramirez shook his head, "They were waiting for us."

Thompson ducked as a round snapped through one of the car windows. "No shit," he said sarcastically.

Peggy nodded, "We need to get moving." She called out over the gun fire, "We need to get Wyatt alive!"

Thompson ducked his head, "I'm getting the feeling he doesn't want to be taken alive!"

Behind the apartment, the commandos were all spread out and taking cover behind anything they could find. Steve was the only one in the open but was protected thoroughly by his shield. Dugan who was behind a short wall called out to no one in particular, "Well that was subtle!"

Jim who was prone on his belly behind a large tree at the opposite side of the court yard from Dugan, called out to Steve, "They got us pinned, down!" Jacques and Pinkerton were able to squeeze off a few rounds at the building before being suppressed again by the machineguns.

Pinkerton called out, "Third floor! The gunners are on the third floor!" The machine guns were all located on the third floor and gave Hydra a perfect vantage point to suppress the commandos and the SSR agents on both sides of the building. Spotting the machine guns were easy at night, but it was hard to shoot back accurately without getting shot.

Steve gripped his shield and looked over at Dugan, "I'll move forward and draw fire! Once I draw fire, open up on the guns!"

Dugan nodded, "We got it!"

Junior Juniper who was behind Dugan called over the gunfire, "How do we know that Hydra would focus on him!"

Steve got up and maintained a low profile as he held his shield out in front of him and inched his way slowly to the apartment. Just as expected, the Hydra machine gunners quickly focused on Steve to try and stop him from getting to the apartment building. The high caliber rounds did nothing to Steve shield other than snap and ping off of it leaving him completely unharmed. Steve began to run and aggressively charge the apartment building to draw Hydra gun fire and get into the apartment. The Hydra gunners were quick to focus all their efforts to stop Captain America from entering the building.

Dugan quickly stood up from his cover and fired his submachine gun at one of the gunners in the windows, "Well, he got their attention!" The rest of the commandos quickly followed suite and peered out of their respective covers and opened fire at the gunners in the windows. Some of the gunners shifted their fire back to the commandos to try and reestablish fire superiority, while the remaining machine guns continued to try and stop Steve. Though the commandos were at a height disadvantage, they were able to shoot relatively accurately at the Hydra positions and suppress them. The Howling Commandos continued to trade shots with the Hydra fighters in the buildings while Steve got below the line of sight of the machineguns. Without stopping, Steve lead with his shield and smashed through the boarded wooden back door to the apartment.

Out in front of the apartment, the SSR agents remained pinned down by intense machinegun fire. Peggy and her team remained in cover behind the bullet riddled car as incoming fire snapped and hissed past them. Peggy was desperate to make a move, "We need to get moving!"

Thompson ducked as a machinegun round snapped over his head, "We're kinda pinned here, Peg!"

Ramirez nodded, "I'm sure the neighbors are up now!" Li chuckled as he scooted closer to Ramirez to avoid get shot in the elbow or exposed shoulder.

Peggy quickly peeked over the hood of the car then ducked behind cover again. "I have an idea!" Peggy called over the gunfire. Her team looked at her curiously, willing to find any way out of their current situation. Peggy pointed at her team, "Draw their fire, when they focus on you, I'll run forward!"

Ramirez and Li looked at each other with concern over Peggy's safety and idea. Thompson shrugged at them, "The lady is the boss." Ramirez nodded in agreement and reloaded his submachine gun. Thompson got his weapon ready, "Alright, Peggy. Get ready." Peggy nodded and repositioned herself so she was in a better position to run. Thompson looked at Ramirez and Li, "On my go, we open up on the guns. Stay low and try not to get shot."

Li called over the sustained machinegun fire, "We got you covered, Peggy!"

Ramirez sighed, "Jesus, do these ass holes ever reload?"

Thompson looked at Peggy, "I think you might be crazier than Captain America." Peggy grinned to herself. "Go!" Thompson yelled as he, Ramirez, and Li quickly peered over the car and opened fire on the guns. Peggy quickly bolted out from behind the car and sprinted to the apartment complex. Almost as soon as they stood up, Thompson, Ramirez, and Li ducked behind cover as the machineguns quickly focused on their exact position. The trio instead blindly fired their submachine guns over the car to continue to draw Hydra gunfire from focusing on Peggy. The car the three SSR agents hid behind looked like metal Swiss cheese at this point.

As Peggy neared the front door of the apartment, one of the Hydra machine gunners spotted her and started to shoot in her direction. As she sprinted across the street, machine gun rounds began to snap at the ground behind her, mere inches from her heels. Peggy was incredibly fast on her feet and was able to get below the line of sight of the Hydra gunner which prevented him from shooting down at her. In fact, Peggy was a lot faster than she ever was in her entire life which helped her not get shot in her mad dash across the street. She credited her new physical abilities to rigorous training with Steve, but it was not the case.

Peggy leaned up against the wall adjacent to the front door of the apartment and grabbed her radio from her belt, "I'm at the front door."

Steve quickly replied on the radio, "I just got into the building. My team is pinned down outside."

"Meet up at the lobby," Peggy said quickly. "I'm going in," she said briefly then clipped the small radio back on her belt.

Inside the dimly lit apartment building, Steve quickly turned around and smashed the rim of his shield into the jaw of a Hydra fighter sending him rocketing into a wall. Steve brought his radio up so he could speak into it, "I'll be there in a second." He lowered his radio then twisted again and smashed another Hydra militant in the face with the concave surface of his shield knocking the man down onto the floor with a practically bloody rearranged face. Steve then bolted down the hallway toward the front of the building to regroup with Peggy.

At the front of the apartment, Peggy kicked the door in and was greeted by four zealous Hydra thugs in the small lobby. Without pause or hesitation, she shot all four of them in rapid succession before they were able to act or retaliate. She then cautiously entered the dim building with her Thompson Submachine gun at the ready. She checked the corners of the small lobby and spotted a dark doorway which she assumed lead to the stairs to the upper floors of the apartment. Peggy then made her way to the center of the lobby and scanned the room for any potential threats. It seemed the Hydra thugs were mostly gathered in the upper floors. Suddenly, she heard a thud and a high pitch scream coming from the hallway behind her. Peggy rapidly turned around just as a body slid into the lobby. She then saw Steve jog into the lobby with his shield attached to his forearm.

Peggy smiled, "You're late."

Steve shrugged, "I had to take out the trash." Peggy smiled in response. He noticed she's alone, "did you charge the building by yourself?"

Peggy nodded, "I see you did too."

Steve smiled, "That's gutsy, Peg," he said in admiration.

"I learned from the best," Peggy said playfully.

"Alright," he said plainly. Steve looked around the lobby, "Looks like both of our teams are stuck outside until we eliminate those guns. Let's go." He said running to the doorway to the stairs. Peggy heard his hesitation but followed him to the stairs.

Steve took the lead up the stairs with his shield up to cover both him and Peggy as they cautiously walked up the stairs to silence the guns. The chaotic sounds of the machine guns were muffled in the stairwell but were loud enough to mask the footsteps of the Rogers climbing up the stairs. As they neared the third floor, Steve spoke up, "All the guns are on the third floor. Get ready."

Peggy whispered, "I'm ready," she said as she reloaded her submachine gun.

Once they got to the door to enter the third floor the sound of the Hydra machine guns filled their ears. Steve nodded at Peggy, "Ready?"

Peggy nodded, "Let's do it."

Just as Steve was about to open the door, a bullet snapped past him and Peggy and hit the ceiling above them. He quickly ducked then peaked over the metal railings of the stairwell and spotted a dozen Hydra thugs running up the stairs to get them. Steve turned to Peggy, "I'll take care of these guys. Think you take the guns yourself?"

Peggy nodded, "Definitely."

Steve gripped his shield, "Be careful."

"You too, darling," Peggy said barging into the third floor hallway. Steve then charged down the stairway to face the Hydra thugs pursing them.

Moments after the Rogers entered the building, multiple police cars showed up to aid the SSR and Howling Commandos, but they too were unable to make any traction into the building due to intense gunfire. But the NYPD were quick to establish a one-block parameter around the building to assure no one gets in or out who aren't law enforcement or government agents. But while Peggy and Steve were fighting inside, the commandos, SSR agents, and a few police officers remained pinned down in their respective positions by intense machine gun fire for what seemed like forever.

Dugan got down behind cover again after shooting off a quick burst from his submachine gun, "What's taking Cap so long?"

Junior Juniper ducked his head, "he is fighting an entire building full of Hydra thugs by himself."

Jim yelled above the gunfire, "Yeah! But he cut through Schmidt's bunker like butter by himself!"

Almost like magic, the machine guns suddenly went silent like someone just turned them off. Dugan quickly peeked his head over the short wall he was hiding behind to check if the machine guns ceased firing then turned and called out to the rest of the commandos, "It's now or never. Let's go!" He yelled as he stood up and charged the apartment building. The rest of the commandos quickly got up and followed suit, charging the apartment. Dugan stopped short of the front door to let the rest of the commandos to assemble near him. He turned and nodded, "Falsworth and Sawyer, stay out here with the cops. Watch our backs and make sure no one gets out this way."

Falsworth nodded, "On it."

"You got it," Sawyer replied plainly. As Sawyer and Falsworth returned to the court yard to regroup with the police, Dugan and the rest of the commandos entered the building.

In front of the apartment, the machine guns ceased firing as well. Thompson was quick to react, "Alright, we're going in." He looked at Li, "Li, get with the cops, update them on the situation and make sure no one leaves the building who isn't one of our people," he said pointing to the police officers nearby who are taking cover behind their patrol cars in the middle of the street.

Li nodded, "Got it."

"Let's go, Ramirez!" Thompson yelled, as he ran out from behind the car and charged the apartment building.

Steve entered the third floor after dealing with the Neo-Hydra thugs on the second floor. After killing a handful of zealous Hydra thugs, the remaining opposition on the second floor quickly surrendered to him. Not many of the Hydra thugs were particularly keen on fighting Captain America, especially in a confined area such as a hallway or room. The thugs on the second floor posed no problems now. Steve walked through the doorway to the third floor and noticed complete silence in the hallway. He gripped his shield, "Peggy?" He walked deeper into the hallway and called out for his wife again, "Peggy?" He then grabbed his radio and called to her, "Peggy, come in," he said calmly on the radio. He heard nothing in response. He bit his lip and called for her on the radio again, but again received nothing. He was starting to get a little nervous since she didn't reply. Steve then peeked into a nearby apartment with its door kicked in, and saw two dead Hydra thugs hunched over a .30 caliber machine gun at the window. The apartment looked no bigger than a broom closet and is remarkably similar to his when he was living in an apartment all those years ago.

Steve stepped back out in the hallway and spoke on the radio again, "Peggy, do you read me?" He asked with a little bit more desperation in his voice. He gritted his teeth as he power walked deeper into the hallway. He noticed the apartments all along the hallway all had their doors broken in and they all had dead or unconscious thugs on the floors. Obvious signs that Peggy was there. As Steve quickly walked down the hallway with worry slowly creeping up his nervous system, he suddenly heard a man yell in pain in a nearby room which broke the painful silence of the hallway. Steve quickly rushed toward the sound, but just as he got to the apartment, a man stumbled out of the room with his face beaten so bad he could barely tell any of his facial features. The man slammed against the wall then slumped down to the floor. Steve looked at the man confused then back at the doorway just as Peggy walked out of the small studio apartment.

Peggy smiled, "Hi, dear."

Steve raised his eyebrows, "I was looking for you. I couldn't reach you on the radio," he said with a relieved grin.

Peggy raised her broken radio, "Couldn't call you," she said with a smile. "Did you worry?" she said softly.

Steve chuckled, "of course I worried."

Peggy chuckled, "Nothing I couldn't handle."

Steve nodded to the unconscious man, "Looks like you cleared this floor out without a hitch."

"Piece of cake," Peggy said with a smile. Since the apartment complex wasn't that big, clearing the third floor and eliminating the machineguns were nothing she couldn't handle. With surprise in her favor, she was more than a match for the eight enthusiastic Hydra thugs occupying the floor.

Steve chuckled, "Let's go find our guy."

Peggy nodded, "Right. My gut says he will be upstairs."

Just as Peggy finished her sentence, James Wyatt, their target, appeared at the opposite end of the hallway with a pistol in his hand. Instinctively, Steve quickly stepped in front of Peggy and brought his shield up just as Wyatt fired two shots at him. "Hail Hydra!" Wyatt yelled as he took off down the stairs.

Steve lowered his shield and shook his head, "Why do they always say that?" he said deadpanned.

Peggy looked confused, "Um. Darling…shouldn't we…"

Steve shrugged, "That problem should take care of itself." Seconds later he heard James Wyatt gasp in pain down the stairwell. Steve chuckled and looked at Peggy, "See? backup is here." Peggy chuckled and shook his head.

In the stairwell, James Wyatt didn't make it far when he ran into Dugan, Jim, and Pinkerton walking up to the third floor. Dugan was quick to tackle him onto the stairs, disarm him, then turn him over to handcuff him. The whole sequence took no more than a minute, but Dugan made sure to make it as painful as possible for him. "You're going away for a long time, buddy," Dugan said as he searched Wyatt for any weapons and information. He chuckled, "the SSR has a special place for you."

Jim chuckled, "Yeah, like the electric chair." Wyatt grinded his teeth in frustration.

Peggy's voice drew the three-commando's attention, "Go easy on him boys," she said while walking down the stairs to meet them with Steve close in tow.

Steve holstered his shield on his back, "Any casualties?"

Pinkerton shook his head, "All the commandos are good to go."

Peggy stopped in front of the three men, "Where's my team? My radio is broken."

Jim spoke up, "Your team is all good. Two of them are securing the second floor."

Peggy smiled, "Thanks, Jim."

Steve nodded, "Let's wrap this up and get this guy back to the station." He chuckled, "I got to pick up our babies from our babysitter. They been with him all night." Peggy smiled.

Dugan nodded, "We'll get moving." He leaned over Wyatt, "Look at what you did. This lovely married couple here are busy fighting you Hydra thugs instead of being at home with their two small infants. What's wrong with you?"

Wyatt gritted his teeth, "Cut off one head, two more…"

Dugan cut him off by stuffing a rag in his mouth, "that gets annoying, quick." Peggy chuckled. Dugan hoisted Wyatt up, "Get up! We're going for a ride."

SSR New York City Branch "Bell Co. Office"

Interrogation Room

6 AM

James Wyatt sat isolated at the lone table in one of the dimly lit windowless SSR interrogation rooms, waiting for an SSR agent to come in and interrogate him. He leaned back in his chair calmly, not worried about being questioned by the SSR, and stared blankly at the one-way mirror in front of him. Part of Wyatt wondered if Captain America or his wife would be the ones to interrogate him. He and everyone else in Hydra knew Captain Rogers is married to Margaret "Peggy" Rogers because not only did the Press run the story of their wedding, but Captain America and Agent Rogers are notorious enemies of Hydra. Knowing the lives of both of them is knowing their enemy. But Wyatt wasn't worried if Peggy is the one to interrogate him because he didn't really take her seriously since she was a woman. He chuckled softly at the thought of Mrs. Rogers being the one questioning him. Wyatt crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head. He didn't think he would have any issues with her and was more concerned with being interrogated by the other male SSR agents and Captain America.

Moments later Peggy entered the interrogation room with a thin file in hand with Thompson following close behind with a thick wooden stick tucked under his armpit. Both of them were out of their field gear and now dressed in more appropriate business attire with Thompson wearing a dark suit and Peggy wearing a long sleeve light blue blouse and dark blue business skirt. Wyatt chuckled to himself as Peggy dropped the thin file on the table and took the seat opposite of him. Thompson closed the door to interrogation then stood in the corner behind Peggy.

Peggy turned on the gooseneck lamb on the table then opened the file, "Mr. James T. Wyatt," she said calmly.

Wyatt chuckled, "That's me, sweetheart." Thompson removed the stick from his armpit and gripped it tensely.

Peggy shook her and removed a few papers from the file, "I'm sure you know why you're here and know what you did, and I'm not going to waste my time talking about…"

Wyatt chuckled, "What's wrong, sweetheart, not a fan of foreplay?"

Peggy remained calm and patient against this man who was obviously trying to push her buttons because she's a woman. "Only with my husband," she said plainly. Peggy leaned back in her chair, "let's skip this crap and talk about Hydra. I know you operated a Neo-Hydra group and I'm betting you have been in contact with the other Hydra groups since the incident with 'SHIELD.'" Wyatt didn't take her seriously enough and smiled at her. Peggy tilted her head and nodded at him, "I need names and general locations of all your Hydra friends."

Wyatt shrugged, "I'm just a small fish, sweetheart. I can't help you."

Peggy nodded, "A small fish who owned a building and lead a small army of Hydra thugs to attack government trains and buildings." She leaned back, "I know Hydra didn't just fall apart and simply just went underground. Give me names."

Wyatt chuckled, "Got to talk to the bosses."

"I'm sure you know who they are and generally where they are," Peggy shot back.

Wyatt laughed and looked at Thompson, "Are you fellas serious? You lead your interrogations with this broad?" He shook his head and looked at Peggy, "Let me guess, you're the sweet cop and that guy over there is the bad cop," he said referring to Thompson. Wyatt leaned forward, "Look, sweet lips, I suggest you go back to Captain Rogers and do your wifely duties." He chuckled, "You know… Zola was right, you're weak with Captain Rogers in your life. You have everything to lose," he said calming down. He spoke in a harsh tone, "Come to think of it, your husband Captain Rogers is just vulnerable as you. We get one; we get the other," he said with a dark chuckle. That comment alone destroyed all of Peggy's calm and patience as did for Thompson standing in the corner, but neither of them showed any emotion toward Wyatt. The two SSR agents remained visibly stoic to Wyatt's comments. Wyatt continued to press, "Anyways, Does your husband even know that you play federal agent?"

Peggy sat forward, "Okay that's enough of that," she said calmly, not wanting to give Wyatt the perception that he controlled the room. She then closed the file and stood up from her seat and slowly made her way around the table. Thompson eyed her, curious of what she would do next.

Wyatt laughed, "Oh, did I hurt the girl's feelings," he said tauntingly. He calmed down and watched Peggy walk calmly around the table and stop next to him.

Peggy chuckled, "That's cute." She started to laugh a little harder causing Wyatt to laugh. As the two of them continued to laugh, Thompson watched Peggy carefully to see what she would do next. But without warning, Peggy quickly calmed down and grabbed Wyatt by the back of the head, and slammed his head into the table with tremendous force creating a shallow hole in the wood table. Wyatt grunted in extreme pain as blood poured out of his broken nose. Thompson raised his eyebrows in surprise but then smiled in satisfaction at Peggy's sudden action. Peggy leaned forward while maintaining pressure on Wyatt's head, "I'm not particularly a fan of beating the answers out of someone, but for you, I'll make an exception," she said viciously. She looked at Thompson, "Jack," she said simply.

Thompson stepped forward to the table as he tapped the wood stick against his palm, "You messed with the wrong lady, mac."

Wyatt continued to grunt in pain while Peggy held his head down against the table. Blood pooled in the hole of the table but Peggy didn't seem to care. "Threatening Steve is one thing, but threatening my family is never a good idea. Especially when you're locked in a room with us," she said in a harsh tone. Peggy spoke sternly, "You're going to cooperate one way or the other. So how about you tell me what I want to know." Wyatt remained silent. Peggy smiled, "Okay then. Silence is your answer." She let go of Wyatt's head then she stood up, "This was the easy way, now we are going to do it the hard way." She nodded at Thompson, "Well I'll let my friend get better acquainted with you."

Peggy moved aside from Wyatt to let Thompson take her place. Thompson tapped the stick on the table, "Suddenly you have a loss of words, James." Wyatt didn't sit up and simply closed his eyes in fear. Thompson grabbed him by the collar and picked him up off the table, "Don't worry, I'm going to make you scream, sing, and shout for our lovely lady here," he said referring to Peggy. Thompson brought the stick up to Wyatt's mouth, "You might want to bite down on this."

Wyatt suddenly spoke, "I'll talk!" he yelled frantically. Thompson looked at Peggy and nodded.

Peggy stepped forward, "I want names and locations."

After questioning Wyatt, Peggy and Thompson walked into the adjacent observation room to speak with Sousa who was watching the interrogation. Wyatt gave her the information she wanted to know to the best of his abilities without either her or Thompson beating it out of him. Sousa nodded at Peggy, "Good work on getting Wyatt to talk. Never thought I'd see the day that you would get physical with someone during interrogation."

Peggy stopped next to Sousa and stared into the interrogation room at Wyatt, "He did get under my skin when he threatened Steve and my family," she chuckled.

Thompson stayed near the door and leaned against a desk in the room, "I guess we have to get a new table for that interrogation room, huh?" he said mentioning the table Peggy made a hole in with Wyatt's head.

Sousa chuckled, "I don't blame you. He's a terrorist, an enemy of the state, and charged with treason." He nodded toward Wyatt, "What do you think about the information he provided."

Peggy spoke calmly, "I think he's pointing us in the right general direction. Many of the names he provided I recognized from the files we recovered during the SHIELD incident, and we listed them as 'Persons of Interest.' Now we can actively pursue them."

Thompson nodded in agreement, "Yeah, Chief. The problem is where to track these guys down. The raid we conducted earlier was nothing stealthy and very public. Anyone who is or is associated with Hydra will likely go to ground again. Much like the Shield Incident."

Peggy spoke up, "Jack is right, Chief. Especially since not everyone in our 'Persons of Interest' list is under surveillance. It will be hard to find and track these people down."

Sousa nodded, "We need to move on this immediately against Hydra before we lose the trail. Got to get more agents out there." He leaned on his crutch, "Unfortunately, the government and all its wisdom thinks the Soviet Union and communism is the biggest threat so we're practically on our own."

Thompson chuckled, "The FBI isn't as helpful as they say. Big surprise there."

Sousa sighed, "If only Hydra could've have died with Schmidt when Captain Rogers killed him."

Peggy gave a small smile, "If only."

Sousa nodded, "Alright, let get to work. Peggy, get your team and work on the information we got from Wyatt. Start with the locals."

Peggy nodded, "Got it."

Sousa turned to Thompson, "Jack, get Wyatt processed to go to the SSR Delta Maximum Security Prison." The SSR Delta Maximum Security Prison is a state of New York SSR facility that houses traitors, terrorists, and war criminals, and housed the recently deceased head of Hydra Armin Zola and Leviathan Doctor Fennhoff. The Delta Prison is the Northern equivalent for the infamous SSR Rat Prison or simply known as "The Rat" located in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina. The Rat Prison is called "The Rat" because much of it is buried deep in the mountains and the prisoners, in particular, scurried like "rats" when being moved from place-to-place.

Thompson nodded, "Will do."

SSR New York City Branch "Bell Co. Office"

Operations Floor

After leaving the interrogation room, Peggy walked directly back to the Operations Floor to get started on her work. As she turned the corner to the main operations room, she saw her team, and the Howling Commandos, in civilian clothing, gathered around her desk at the far side of the room joking and laughing. Peggy smiled as she walked down the room toward them, but then noticed that Steve wasn't with the commandos. She neared her team and the commandos and greeted them with a smile, "hello, boys."

Her team smiled and greeted her. Li chuckled, "so I heard you made a hole in a table with Wyatt's head."

Dugan chuckled, "Really?"

Peggy looked confused, "Word of that got around already?"

Ramirez shrugged, "Can blame, Jack."

Peggy rolled her eyes and chuckled, "Of course."

Falsworth laughed, "What did that poor chap do?"

"Aside from his sexist remarks, he pretty much threatened Steve and my family," Peggy said with a shrug.

Pinkerton raised a brow, "I don't know why he thought threatening her was a good idea, especially when he was sitting in an interrogation room."

Jim spoke up, "So you smashed his head into the table for that and made a big ass hole in it?"

Peggy hummed in response, "Mhmm."

"Okay…" Jim said a little frightened.

Junior Juniper whispered to Jim, "I'm glad Peggy likes us, now."

Peggy chuckled, "I don't know if I'd use the word, 'like.'"

Dugan smiled, "I knew you were strong but didn't know you were that strong, Peg." He walked over to Peggy and gripped her upper arm to feel her muscles. He laughed, "Did you get stronger overnight or something? Whatever you're taking I want some of it." Everyone laughed.

Li chuckled, "Peggy is way stronger than she looks."

Ramirez laughed, "Should've seen her this morning running into gunfire. Boy can Peggy run."

Li nodded, "Yeah, you fellas should also see her during some of the SSR sparring matches during the combative training periods." He nodded to Peggy, "She's quick, she's strong, and barely anyone is able to touch her." The commandos all turned to Peggy who waved them off modestly.

Ramirez nodded, "She's our top hand-to-hand agent in the SSR. For this office, anyway." He chuckled, "it used to be Thompson."

Peggy shrugged, "Cut it out, boys. I've just been training and practicing with Steve."

Dugan chuckled and started making a humping motion with his hip and arms, "Yeah, close contact indeed. With intense frequency and…"

Peggy raised her voice, "That's enough, Timothy," she called out while blushing with a small smile creeping on her lips. She quickly changed the subject, "Where's my husband anyway?"

Dugan pointed to the briefing room, "He's in there."

Peggy raised her hands, "Then I don't know why I'm talking to you then," she said jokingly as she turned and made her way to the briefing room.

Sawyer chuckled, "I knew she didn't love us." Everyone laughed.

SSR New York City Branch "Bell Co. Office"
Briefing Room

Peggy walked into the briefing room and saw Steve sitting at the head of the meeting table looking at the bulletin boards with all the key SSR intelligence on Hydra and Leviathan posted on it. She saw that Steve was out of his combat uniform and dressed in casual clothes consisting of dark dress pants, blue collared shirt, and a brown leather jacket. Peggy closed the door behind her and smiled, "you look good in leather, darling."

Steve turned around and smiled, "Hi."

Peggy went over to Steve and leaned on the table and smiled, "I like that jacket. I think you should wear it more often." She bent down and kissed Steve on the cheek earning a warm smile from him.

Steve chuckled, "Thanks, Peg."

Peggy looked at the bulletin boards then looked at Steve, "Why are you in here alone, Steve?"

Steve stood up and walked to the boards, "Just looking at all the information you have on Hydra and Leviathan. Specifically, Hydra."

Peggy tilted her head, "Anything in particular, darling."

"There's something bigger we aren't seeing," Steve said calmly. He looked at the documents, photographs, and maps posted on the board, "We rediscovered Hydra during the SHIELD Incident, and we stopped them, but after that, they went strictly on the defensive till recently." Peggy listened intently as Steve spoke. "I don't think they're as disorganized as we believe or on the defensive. They got to be planning something big. Call it a gut feeling."

Peggy hummed, "I'm not trying to disagree with you, but is it a possibility that Hydra is only acting out of desperation?"

Steve nodded and faced Peggy, "Maybe. But you know Hydra as well as I do. Deception is the name of their game. Look back during the war and the SHIELD Incident, Hydra always tries to deceive us. Always smoke and mirrors." Peggy nodded. "Everything seems too easy. Before the SHIELD Incident we thought that Hydra was gone for good, but it wasn't." Steve sighed, "My gut is telling me that they got something up their sleeve. Something big and bad... I just don't know what." He shook his head, "I got no evidence to support this, so you can call me paranoid."

Peggy hummed in response, "I see what you're saying. I'll look into it because if you're wrong then you're wrong, but if you're right and we have our backs turned…"

Steve nodded, "exactly," he said walking over to his wife.

Peggy smiled, "Your gut's in the right place, darling."

"So, find anything at the apartment complex," Steve said changing the subject.

Peggy shrugged, "Our initial sweep found the illegal weapons but we didn't find any of the stolen RND technology. SSR teams are at the apartment complex right now searching the building top to bottom."

Steve chuckled, "At least we know that none of Stark's technology was stolen this time."

Peggy smiled, "Yes, Howard managed to actually get better security for his work."

"Let me know what you find?"

"Of course, I will, dear," Peggy said with a loving smile.

Steve laughed, "So I heard you made a hole in a table with Wyatt's head."

Peggy rolled her eyes, "Goodness, did everyone hear about that?"

Steve shrugged, "Pretty much," he said with a light laugh.

Peggy laughed, "The man is a pig and… let's just say he threatened the wrong people."

Steve stepped closer and kissed her on the cheek, "that's my wife right there." Peggy smiled at the comment. Steve then checked his watch, "Well I got to pick up our babies from our informal babysitters, the Jarvis'. They been with them practically all night." Steve and Peggy couldn't decide on a nanny or babysitter to take care of the twins by the time Peggy returned to work back in January, so they opted to call in a favor with Stark to allow Jarvis to look after the infants for the time being. Stark was reluctant to let his butler be a part time babysitter for the Roger twins, but Peggy firmly reminded Stark of how many favors he owes her and Steve. Jarvis turned out to be an excellent babysitter. Though Jarvis as a babysitter was supposed to be a short-term solution, Steve and Peggy couldn't decide on a babysitter for weeks. Peggy specifically was very picky and suspicious of all the potential babysitters and nannies. So, Jarvis turned into the on-call babysitter for Steve and Peggy. But after all this time, neither Steve nor Peggy have ever met Ana Jarvis, Edwin Jarvis' wife, even when they pick up the babies after work.

Peggy smiled and stood up, "Say hi to them for me."

Steve briefly kissed her on the lips, "I will."

Peggy tiled her head up, "Oh, don't forget. We're having our date night tonight. First one in a long while." She smiled, "I'm excited we get to watch Angie's debut musical together."

Steve chuckled, "Why would I forget that? I wouldn't miss it for the world." He smiled, "Haven't had a date in a while."

Peggy leaned into him and kissed Steve on the lips, "I love you," she said as she pulled away.

"I love you too," Steve said softly. "One last thing," he said bringing her close, placing his hands on her hips.

Outside the briefing room, the Commandos and Peggy's team were watching the couple at a short distance through the windows. Jim looked at Dugan, "Do you think they're always like that?"

Dugan nodded, "Yup."

Ramirez chuckled, "You know the boss will kill us if she sees us staring."

Inside the briefing room, Steve spoke softly, "Be more careful of taking unnecessary risks… Like charging into a building under intense machinegun fire." He sighed, "I know, I always worry, and I know you're strong and fully capable, but… I can't…" He hesitated, "I can't lose you and neither can Sarah and Michael." He sighed, "I know I'm not the…best example of not taking risks, but at least I have a shield to protect me from danger. Though you're strong and fast, you aren't invincible. Bullets don't care if you're a good person or have a family. They aren't prejudice." He sighed again, "What I'm saying is, just be more careful… I can't lose you." Steve shook his head, "I'm sorry, love. But can you blame me for being worried?"

Peggy nodded in understanding, "No, you're right," she said softly. She frowned, "I should be more careful and not take such stupid risks, especially when I lecture you about it. I'm sorry for worrying you," she said genuinely. She gave a small smile, "To be fair, I too always worry about you, darling."

Steve chuckled, "Look at us. We're just a couple full of worry."

Peggy smiled, "We just need to learn to be more careful. Especially now since we have kids."

Steve nodded, "I just wanted to tell you that." He kissed her on the lips again, "You and our twins are my world." He smiled, "Alright, I'll go relieve Jarvis of our babies until tonight."

Peggy kissed him on the lips one last time, "Good. I think it's time we leave this room, I fear the boys outside are watching and hoping to see something they shouldn't dare imagine."

Steve laughed and turned to leave. Before he opened the door, he turned around, "You think the SSR would be mad if I used their government car a little longer?"

Peggy smiled, "I can convince, Sousa to let it go."

Steve smiled, "Thanks, dear."

Jarvis Residence

New York City Suburbs, New York

Steve parked his "borrowed" SSR car by the curb in front of the Jarvis' Residence then got out and made his way to the front door. He knocked firmly on the front door and waited for Jarvis to answer so he can bring his babies home. After waiting patiently for a moment, Steve was utterly surprised at who answered the door. Steve had a look of pleasant surprise at Howard Stark who stood at the front door of Jarvis' house. Steve smiled, "Stark. What are you doing here?"

Howard Stark, dressed handsomely like usual in a nice pressed suit, smiled, "Well, that's quite a story."

Jarvis arrived at the front door with Michael James in his arms, "Ah, Mr. Rogers, please come in. I am a little tied up at the moment as you can see. I just got the little Rogers fed a few moments ago."

Steve nodded and stepped into the house, "Thank you for being available to take care of them, Jarvis at such short notice."

Jarvis smiled, "It's my pleasure to help you and Mrs. Rogers."

Steve immediately greeted his son in Jarvis' arms, "Hey there, buddy. Daddy is here to get you. How are you doing?" Michael James only cooed in content at the sight of his dad. Steve beamed happily and looked at Jarvis, "I'll take care of him from here."

Jarvis nodded, "As you wish, sir," he said as he carefully transferred the baby to Steve's arms. Steve held his son up right and kissed him on the cheek gently then carefully cradled the little baby in his strong arms.

Stark closed the door behind Steve and chuckled, "When I said you and Peg can ask me for anything, I didn't know you were going to ask for my butler to be your indefinite babysitter."

Steve laughed as he rocked Michael side-to-side, "Sorry. To be fair, we weren't intending to make Jarvis our permanent babysitter. He's a temporary one while we find a permanent one."

Stark shook his head, "It's been weeks. How have you not found one yet? I thought this was going to be temporary."

Steve shrugged, "Ask, Peggy. She's the one who has the final word about who to hire. With all the babysitters we've interviewed so far, either she doesn't trust them or she doesn't think they are qualified."

Stark chuckled, "Why am I not surprised."

Jarvis bowed briefly, "If you excuse me gentlemen, I'm going to check on Ms. Rogers in the other room."

Steve nodded, "I'll join you shortly." He looked back at Stark, "If you have a problem with us hiring Jarvis as our babysitter, you can always take it up with Peggy."

Stark shook his head, "Oh no. I know what's good for me," he said with a chuckle.

Steve laughed, "Okay, so why are you at Jarivs' house? As I recall, doesn't Jarvis go to you?" He gave a smirk, "You miss him? I know Jarvis is your main guy for nearly everything."

Stark chuckled, "Jarvis is actually pretty good at multi-tasking even while taking care of your precious babies. He still gets the job done." He smiled, "I actually told him to take the day off since he's on call for you all day. But the reason why I'm here is because I knew you would be here."

Steve raised a brow as he rocked Michael in his arms, "That sounds ominous."

Stark chuckled, "Oh no, it's nothing bad, my friend. Just wanted to talk to you about our little 'research project,'" he said with air quotes.

Steve nodded, "Right. What do you need."

"Follow me to the living room," Stark said nodding to the living room. Steve followed him without hesitation. "Well, bad thing first, I need your blood again."

The two men stepped into the living room and saw Jarvis changing Sarah's diaper with one hand while holding a baby book, likely provided by Peggy, in the other. Jarvis looked up and nodded at the two gentlemen, "If you need anything, sirs, I will only be a moment. Ms. Rogers had an oopsie and needed attention." Sarah didn't seem to be crying which made Steve happy because that means his daughter isn't giving Jarvis trouble. Steve always thought Sarah cried a lot less than her twin brother, but of course, it was hard to tell because the twins did cry frequently. He just thinks Sarah might cry at a lesser degree than her brother.

Steve smiled, "We're fine, Mr. Jarvis. Carry on." He looked at Michael who was staring at him with curious eyes, "Are you going to be next?" The little baby boy only cooed in response at his father's voice. Steve chuckled, "well, I'm here for you buddy." He looked at Stark, "Now… where were we?"

Stark nodded, "Your blood."

"Right. Why do you need it? And don't you have my blood from before during the war?" Steve asked.

Stark shook his head, "well…the government exhausted its supply of your blood trying to crack the code of the serum, and they currently want me to unlock the secrets of the serum again by any means necessary. Oh, and the other two vials the government didn't have, you and Peggy poured into the sea," he said with a smirk.

Steve looked down, "Right. I remember now. "

Stark raised his hands, "But honestly I'm not going to draw your blood for the government in hopes to replicate the serum. I will ask for it later if I really need it." He waved his hands, "Getting off topic, I need your blood and subsequently Peggy's blood so I can run some tests and compare them on the cellular level to see how she changed. Might be other molecular, cellular, and health tests I need to do to be through, but we can start with the blood for now."

Steve nodded, "Sounds good." He looked at him with a questioning grin, "How do you expect to ask Peggy for her blood."

Stark shrugged, "I'll sweet talk her to let me."

Steve laughed, "She might shoot you. Just don't get me into trouble, okay?"

Stark waved his hand, "We'll be fine."

Steve chuckled, "I hinted at the fact she might have the serum, but I think she just blew it off."

"Well we will find out soon enough." Stark nodded at the couch where Sarah lay, "Take a seat and I'll take a few vials."

Jarvis wrapped up cleaning and changing Sarah's diaper then looked up at the two gentlemen, "Captain Rogers, I can take Michael while Mr. Stark draws your blood." Sarah kicked her hands and feet happily and comfortably, not truly knowing what's going on in her surroundings.

Steve looked at Stark curiously, "You're going to draw my blood here?"

Stark laughed, "Of course. If I just wanted to talk I would've just called you." He nodded at the couch, "Take a seat, Steve and remove your jacket and roll up your sleeve." He then left the room for a moment to get his case that had the necessary medical supplies to draw blood.

Steve conceded, "Alright." On cue Jarvis walked over and gently took Michael James from Steve's arms. As Steve removed his jacket, he looked up at Jarvis, "If Sarah used the bathroom, it's only a matter of time before he does too," he said referring to Michael.

Jarvis nodded, "I'll be ready when the time comes, Captain Rogers," he said courteously.

Steve draped his jacket on the arm rest of the couch then took a seat, "You know, Mr. Jarvis," he began as he started to roll up his sleeve on his right arm.

"Yes?" Jarvis responded plainly as he swayed slowly side-to-side with Michael in his arms.

"This whole time we known you, Peggy and I never seen or met your wife before. You mention her often but we never met her," Steve said evenly.

Jarivs smiled, "My Ana is usually away during much of the day at work. On the weekends, she's here all day. But, I generally save the evenings around eight o'clock for her."

Steve smiled, "Oh? What does she do?"

Jarvis smiled, "She's a tailor in one of the large clothing stores in the city near Time Square."

"That's nice," He said genuinely. He smiled, "Hope we get to meet her."

Jarvis nodded, "You will this evening, Captain Rogers. When you and Ms. Rogers go to Ms. Martinelli's musical, Ana and I will be at your house babysitting your twins." He smiled, "She did say it was time to meet the two of you finally."

Steve chuckled, "That should be wonderful. Thank you for being our temporary babysitter, Jarvis."

Jarvis bowed his head, "The pleasure is all mine." He felt Michael fidget it in his arms causing him to bounce the little baby in his arms.

Stark arrived back in the living room with a leather briefcase in hand, "I'll tell you what, Steve. Ana is a fine lady. You and Peg will definitely like her."

Steve nodded and smiled. "So how much do you need?" Steve asked as Stark kneeled down in front of him and opened his briefcase.

Stark removed a smaller pouch from his briefcase and opened it to reveal three empty blood vials, "About three to be safe," he said calmly.

Steve shook his head, "I hate needles."

Stark chuckled, "I don't say I blame you," he said as he got the vials ready.

Steve & Margaret Rogers Residence, Scarsdale, NY

5:00 PM

Peggy walked through the front door of the house and removed her hat and placed it on the console table, "Darling, I'm home!" she called out just as she began to remove her heavy dark blue winter coat.

Steve walked downstairs already dressed for the evening in a well pressed black three-piece suit with a white dress shirt, silver tie, and polished black shoes, "Hey, welcome back, Hon," he said smiling at his wife as he approached his wife at the front door.

Peggy draped the coat on her arm and smiled seductively at her husband, "you clean up nicely, darling. Keep dressing like that and you'll have to catch me when I swoon."

Steve smiled, "I will do more than catch you," he said softly. Peggy leaned forward and captured his lips. After a moment, Steve broke the kiss and smiled, "Here, let me take your coat," he said taking her coat from her arm.

Peggy smiled, "Thanks, Steve."

Steve turned around and made his way to the downstairs closet to hang the coat, "The Jarvis' will be here soon to babysit while we're gone."

Peggy looked surprised, "Oh? Ana is coming with him?"

Steve nodded, "Mhmm. She wants to meet us finally."

Peggy smiled, "Great. Let me say hi to the babies then get ready for our date. Hopefully before the Jarvis' arrive."

As Steve hung Peggy's coat in the closet he called out to his wife, "They missed mommy."

Peggy giggled as she passed Steve. Before she walked up the stairs she turned around and asked, "Have they been fed?"

Steve closed the closet door and faced his wife, "Not yet. Think it's a little early. I changed their diapers though."

Peggy smiled, "Thanks, dear. Just have to add that on the list to tell Jarvis," she said as she walked up the stairs.

Peggy walked into the nursery and saw her two angels cuddled together in their crib with a thick blanket covering their little bodies to keep them warm. The sight of her two small babies in the crib always melted her heart. She made her way to the crib and lowered the side of the crib so she can bend over her infants and greet them. Peggy hovered over het little twins, "Hey there, my darlings," she said tickling their small bodies with her hand. The twins cooed in content in response to their mother. Peggy smiled and kissed them on their forehead, "Mama and dada have to go out tonight and will be back later, okay?" Both Sarah and Michael looked up at Peggy with curious looks in their eyes. Peggy chuckled and leaned down and kissed them on the forehead briefly. As she put the side of the crib back up she smiled, "I love you," she said softly. "Mama will be back later tonight," Peggy said in a hushed voice as she turned around.

It was about 5:45 in the evening when Steve heard a knock at the front door. He got up from the couch and put his book down on the coffee table and made his way to the front door. Steve opened the door and revealed the Jarvis' standing patiently on the porch bundled nice in warm. Steve smiled, "Mrs. Jarvis, Mr. Jarvis, good to see you," he greeted them courteously.

Edwin Jarvis smiled, "Hope we aren't too late. We left rather late, I'm afraid." Ana smiled at her husband for a moment before looking back at Steve.

Steve chuckled, "Your timing is perfect. Thanks for coming, come in," he said stepping to the side to let the couple inside. Steve noticed Mrs. Jarvis looked very thin and youthful with bright red hair and had a very lively spring in her step. Once the Jarvis' stepped inside, Steve closed the front door behind them, but before he could do anything else Ana quickly embraced him in a friendly hug. "Oh," Steve gasped in surprise before returning the hug.

Ana smiled, "Pleasure to finally meet you, Captain," she said letting Steve go.

Edwin smiled, "I must warn you, Captain, Ana is quite the hugger."

Steve smiled, "I noticed." He smiled at Ana, "May I take your coat, Mrs. Jarvis?"

Ana smiled at Steve, "yes, please. You can call me, Ana, Captain," she said beginning to remove her heavy winter coat.

Steve took the coat from her and draped it over his arm, "And you can call me, Steve. Though your husband never does," he said with a smile. He then silently offered to take Edwin's jacket so he can hang it in the closet along with Ana's.

Edwin removed his jacket and graciously handed it to Steve, "You and Ms. Rogers never called me by my first name either."

Steve chuckled as he draped Edwin's jacket over his arm with Ana's, "True, but 'Mr. Jarvis' has such a good ring to it." He turned and walked around the corner to the downstairs closet.

Edwin smiled, "One can argue, Captain Rogers has a good sound to it too."

"Can't argue there," Steve said as he hung the Jarvis' coats in the closet.

Ana chimed into the conversation, "I'm going to be completely honest with you, Steve. I didn't rightly believe that Edwin here knew you personally. Didn't believe he knew the famous Captain America." Edwin smiled at his wife. She chuckled, "Not until he started babysitting for you."

Steve stepped around the corner and smiled, "It's only temporary until my wife decides on a permanent babysitter."

Edwin bowed his head, "Oh, but I do love the young Sarah and Michael. They are so adorable and cute," he said genuinely.

Ana laughed, "I think Edwin might be enjoying being a babysitter more than being a butler for the rich Howard Stark." She chuckled, "I can't blame him. Sarah and Michael are oh so sweet little babies." Though Ana doesn't get to spend as much time with the twins as her husband due to scheduling, the moments she had with the Roger twins were always pleasant. She quite adored them.

Steve chuckled at the comment, "Well, Peggy and I practically took your husband away from Stark so he practically works for us now."

Ana looked at Edwin, "This is true, isn't it?" she said with a chuckle.

Steve nodded in the direction of the living room, "Please, come in and make yourselves comfortable. I'll go and let Peggy know you're here."

Ana smiled, "Thank you, Steve." Jarvis bowed his head and gave a small but warm smile at Steve in response. The Jarvis' then followed Steve to the living room where he immediately excused himself to let Peggy know that they arrived.

Ana watched Steve disappear up the stairs and said evenly, "I like him. He's very kind and gentle, but visibly strong." She looked at her husband, "I can see why Peggy married him."

Edwin raised an eyebrow, "But, Ana…you haven't met Ms. Rogers and you only just met her husband."

Ana waved her hand dismissively, "Come off it, Edwin. I don't need to know Peggy to see why she married him in the first place." She chuckled, "I like his first Impression, and as I always say, 'first impressions are lasting.'" She shrugged, "And from what you told me about Peggy, she is a very strong and determined woman. She sounds like the perfect woman for Steve."

Edwin smiled, "She is."

Ana made a questioning look on her face, "though… how you talk about Peggy, I expect her to be rather…rough and a little masculine. I guess it's okay as long as Steve is attracted to that sort of thing." She shrugged, "I must say I'm curious to see her for the first time." She smiled, "She can't look too masculine because her babies have very fine features."

Edwin chuckled, "Ms. Rogers will surprise you."

Steve walked into the master bedroom and called out to his wife, "Peg, the Jarvis' are here…" He stopped in his tracks when he saw his wife in front of the standing mirror near their bed putting on her earrings. Peggy is dressed in a stunning silk off the shoulder long red evening dress with a dark red sash tied around her stomach in an elegant bow. She wore makeup with red lipstick and wore her dark brown shoulder length hair down in wavy curls. In all aspects, she is beautiful. Steve remained completely motionless as he stared at his wife, completely enthralled by her beauty.

Peggy finished putting on her earrings and noticed her husband staring at her from the door with his jaw on the floor. She smiled and turned around to face him, "Like what you see, darling?" she said gently twirling side-to-side in her long silky red dress.

Steve nodded and walked over to her, "very much." He stopped in front of her, "You look, beautiful. I mean you always do, but right now you…"

"Shhh," Peggy said softly as she put a finger to his lips. She smiled, "Just kiss me," she said seductively.

Steve smiled, "Yes, Ma'am," he said as he gently took her by the waist, brought her close, and kissed her deeply.

After a moment, Peggy broke the kiss and smiled up at her husband, "We keep going, we won't make it to the musical."

Steve chuckled, "That's true." He smiled, "The Jarvis' are waiting downstairs."

Peggy smiled, "Great." She nodded, "One last once over. How do I Look?" she asked as she spun around.

Steve smiled, "Gorgeous and stunning," he said lovingly. He spread his arms, "How do I look?"

Peggy smiled, "Dashing." She nodded to her husband, "I'll be down in a moment, darling. Let me finish up." Steve nodded quietly and planted a kiss on her cheek before head out the door.

Steve walked downstairs and saw the Jarvis' cuddled together on the couch with their backs turned to him, "Peggy will be down shortly." He made his way to the couches and sat down on the adjacent couch from the Jarvis'. Ana chuckled upon seeing Steve. "What?" Steve said with a smile.

Edwin smiled, "You seem to have a little lipstick on you, Captain."

Ana giggled, "I see you and your wife got a little intimate in the few minutes you were gone."

Steve shook his head, "Can't blame a guy for loving his wife," he said standing up from the couch. "I'll be right back," he said turning to the kitchen.

Just as Steve left for the kitchen, Peggy walked down the stairs with her heels clicking against the wood stairs as she supported her long dress so she wouldn't step on it as she walked. She smiled when she saw the Jarvis' on the couch, "Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis, thank you for coming," she called out to them as she approached the living room.

The Jarvis' both stood up and turned to the sound of Peggy's voice. Edwin smiled at Peggy, "You look radiant this evening, Ms. Rogers," he said as he and Ana met Peggy halfway in the living room.

Peggy smiled, "Thank you, Mr. Jarvis." She looked around for a moment and didn't see her husband, "Where's Steve?"

Ana spoke up, "You left a little something on his lips and he went to wash it off." Peggy chuckled in response.

Peggy then focused on Ana to introduce herself, "You must be Ana Jarvis. I heard so much about you, I'm Margaret Rogers. I go by Peggy…" before she could finish, Ana stepped forward and hugged Peggy tightly. Peggy gasped in surprise.

Edwin chuckled, "Fair warning, my wife likes to hug."

Peggy returned the hug prompting Ana to let her go, "I noticed," she said with a warm smile.

Ana beamed happily, "You're the woman I heard so much about. The one who took my husband in all the adventures a few years ago, and the woman who wooed Captain America." Peggy remained silent and had a dumfounded look across her face. Ana looked confused, "What's that look?"

Peggy shrugged, "Uh…I don't know…I was expecting someone more like…"

Ana chimed in with a playful smile, "Edwin in a girdle?" Peggy nodded. Edwin just smiled proudly. Ana chuckled, "Forgive me, but how Edwin described you, I thought you would be a lot more masculine." She smiled, "But looking at you now, you look like a goddess. I'm quite surprised how feminine you look. "

Peggy laughed, "Thank you, Ana." She smiled at her, "It's a pleasure to finally meet you after all this time." She shrugged, "Was starting to think you might've been fake," she said jokingly.

Edwin shook his head, "I would never…"

Ana looked back at her husband, "She was joking, Edwin, relax." Both Peggy and Ana laughed.

Edwin nodded, "Quite right."

Ana took Peggy by the arm, "How was my Edwin during your adventures?"

Peggy saw Steve walk out of the kitchen then she chuckled as she looked back at Ana, "That's a topic for another time. There's a lot to say," she said carefully.

Edwin sighed, "Oh dear…"

Ana laughed, "I'm sure we'll have time to talk about it next time."

Steve smiled at Peggy as he leaned against the wall, "Ready to go, Peg?"

Peggy nodded, "mhmm."

Steve walked over to Peggy and wrapped an arm around her, "I left the list of everything you need to know on the kitchen table so I wouldn't lose it." He turned to Peggy, "I'll grab our coats," he said as he walked to the downstairs closet.

Peggy nodded at the Jarvis', "The twins haven't been fed yet, they need to be in the crib by eight, nine at the latest. The formula is in the refrigerator on the middle shelf," she said listing off everything the Jarvis' need to know. "The twins also need to be on the same schedule so they need to be put to bed at the same time. Michael tends to cry m…"

Ana cut her off, "Don't worry, Peggy. We can handle it. Besides, my husband has been babysitting your babies for a few weeks now."

Peggy nodded, "Right. I just want…"

Steve walked into the living room again with his thick black winter overcoat on, and Peggy's winter jacket draped over his forearm, "Don't worry, Ana. Peggy tends to do this every time. Even when I get left alone with the babies too," he said with a chuckle. He looked at his wife, "Let's go, Hon. We're going to be late, the Jarvis' got it under control," he said getting ready to put Peggy's jacket on her.

Peggy nodded and allowed Steve to help her put her dark blue winter coat on, "Sorry, Ana, I just want to make sure everything is okay."

Ana smiled, "I understand, Peggy. Don't worry, your little ones are in good hands with us. Edwin is always so good with them anyway."

Peggy buttoned up her jacket, "Thank you, Ana, Edwin."

Edwin bowed his head, "It's our pleasure."

Steve wrapped an arm around his wife, "Let's go, Hon." Peggy smiled at her husband which prompted him to start walking to the door with his arm still around her.

As Steve opened the door and let Peggy out first, Peggy briefly turned around and called out to the Jarvis, "See you later, be back in a few hours!"

As Steve closed the door the Ana called back, "Enjoy your evening you two!" Once she heard the front door close, Ana turned to Edwin and smiled happily, "I want to see the little babies before we do anything," she said excitedly.

Edwin chuckled, "I'll see what the Rogers left for us to do while you greet the young Michael and Sarah." Ana glowed happily and quickly made her way to the stairs in a very youthful manner.

Lyceum Theater Broadway Theater

After grabbing a nice dinner in a fancy quiet restaurant near the Broadway theater, Steve and Peggy made the show right on time for the musical to begin. Though the Rogers primary purpose of the evening was to watch Angie in her debut musical performance on Broadway, they ultimately made it into a nice date night for the two of them. Their first date they've officially taken since the twins were born. It's turning out to be a very romantic evening so far, just the two of them. The musical their seeing is called "Broadway Rhythm" where Angie makes her debut as the main character and lead female role as Kathy O'Conner a poor farm girl from Oklahoma aspiring to be a show girl on Broadway during the Depression.

Steve and Peggy took their seats in the middle of the Orchestra section giving them a perfect view of the stage. Angie was the one to provide them with the tickets and seats to the show with no additional charge which made the Rogers incredibly grateful and happy. Peggy wrapped her arm around Steve's and leaned into him just as the orchestra started playing and the curtain lifted. Peggy smiled and whispered, "I love you." Steve smiled warmly and gently nudged her in response.

Once the curtain was raised, they immediately saw Angie dressed in overalls, gray button-up shirt, and black boots in front of the set that was constructed to look a lot like a conventional farm in Oklahoma during the 1920s. Peggy and Steve couldn't help but smile fondly at their friend on stage. Angie was doing the action of hanging clothes on the clothesline as she began to sing. Her strong yet elegant voice carried throughout the entire theater as she sang beautifully to the audience. She's an excellent singer and so far, an excellent actress too.

Steve whispered to Peggy, "She's good."

Peggy smiled and nodded, "Very. This is going to be good."

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Two and a half hours later

After the end of the musical, Steve and Peggy exited the audience and walked through the lobby of the theater with their arms linked together. The musical was a total hit and the cast earned a standing ovation. Judging by the crowd's reaction and people talking after the musical, Angie did a great job and the musical was an outstanding hit for the first day. Needless to say, Steve and Peggy loved it and adored Angie's performance. Of course, critics will always have something negative to say, but the Rogers are confident that the review will be overall positive. As Steve and Peggy made their way outside, they could hear many people praise the musical and the lead female star which made both the Rogers extremely happy for Angie.

Peggy leaned into Steve, "The musical was great. I knew Angie belonged on stage," she said with a warm smile.

Steve smiled, "It was. She's a great singer and actress, and damn anyone who says otherwise."

Peggy giggled and tightened her grip around his arm as they walked down the sidewalk, "This was nice. We got to do this again."

Steve looked at her with a questioning look, "See a musical?"

Peggy laughed, "Not necessarily a musical but a date night with only the two of us."

Steve smiled, "that's an excellent idea." He chuckled, "How's once a week sound?"

"Sounds perfect," Peggy said softly. She shivered from the cold which prompted Steve to unhook his arm from hers and wrap his arm tightly around her shoulders.

"Let's go home. I'm sure Sarah and Michael are missing us," Steve said softly. Peggy smiled and in turn wrapped her arm around her husband and held him close.

Steve & Margaret Rogers Residence, Scarsdale, NY

11:30 PM

Peggy walked through the front door of the house followed closely by Steve, "Mr. Jarvis, Ana, we're home!" she called out to the Jarvis'. The Rogers felt the relief of warm air from their house which was a welcome feeling from the cold winter outside. Peggy figured that the Jarvis probably made a fire in the fireplace which made the house feel very pleasant.

Ana called back from the living room, "We're in the living room."

Peggy removed her winter coat and handed it to Steve so she could greet the Jarvis', "Can you hang this for me, darling?"

Steve nodded, "Of course," he said with a smile.

Peggy smiled, "Thanks, love," she said as she turned and walked into the living room.

Once Peggy entered the living room she saw the Jarvis' cuddled nicely on the couch facing the fireplace. She smiled, "How are my darling?"

Ana quickly sat forward and turned to face Peggy, "perfect as always. I never get sick of seeing them. They are so precious." Peggy smiled warmly at Ana.

Edwin turned around and smiled, "How was the musical? Ms. Martinelli do well?"

Peggy smiled, "Oh, yes. She was outstanding and earned quite the standing ovation."

Edwin smiled, "I'm glad. She deserves the applause."

"Everything with the babies go okay? Find everything and got them settled?" Peggy asked curiously.

Ana nodded, "We found everything without issue. The twins were fed, changed, and put to bed in their crib on time."

Peggy smiled, "Perfect, thank you." She paused, "Thank you for babysitting, Mr. Jarvis, Ana."

Ana smiled, "No need to thank us. It's our pleasure," she said genuinely.

Edwin smiled, "I do enjoy them very much."

Steve walked into the living room and smiled, "Mr. Jarivs, Ana, thank you for babysitting for us while we were out."

Ana smiled, "It's our pleasure. You two babies were oh so very good." She chuckled, "They hardly cried and they were a joy to be around," she said happily.

Peggy smiled, "Let me get your pay, so you two can go home. It's awfully late."

Edwin nodded, "Thank you, Ms. Rogers."

Suddenly the couples heard the sound of a baby crying from the nursery upstairs. Ana smiled, "Uh-oh. Someone's up," she chuckled. Mere seconds later they heard a second baby join the loud crying. Even from downstairs, the cries from the twins was pretty loud. Ana laughed, "They missed you."

Peggy chuckled, "I'll be right back."

Steve stopped her by putting a hand on her arm, "it's okay, hon. I'll take care of our little one," he said with a smile.

Peggy smiled, "Thanks, dear."

Steve smiled at the Jarvis, "Thank you, Mr. Jarvis, Ana for babysitting. Have a good night and drive safe." With that he turned and left the living room to go upstairs to comfort the crying infants.

Ana smiled, "He's a real keeper, Peggy."

Peggy chuckled, "That he is." She smiled, "I'll be right back to get your money," she said as she turned and walked to the kitchen.

About an hour later, Steve was still in the nursery putting Sarah Amanda to bed in the crib moments after finally getting Michael James to sleep. The babies cried for much of the hour but Steve managed to stop the crying and begin the process of putting twins to bed in the crib. Steve swayed side-to-side with Sarah in his arms as he hummed a quiet lullaby. Peggy quietly stepped into the room with her high heels in her hand and watched her husband with her daughter. She leaned against the door frame with a loving smile growing on her lips at the sight of Steve caring for their babies.

Steve smiled at his daughter as he saw Sarah's eyes start to get heavy which signaled she was going to sleep. He continued to hum the lullaby and rock her until he was confident she was fast asleep. Peggy chuckled quietly and walked out of the room. As she stepped into the hallway she put her high heels down on the floor and began to remove her dress. She let her dress fall freely to the floor so she was practically naked minus her underwear. Peggy stepped over her discarded dress and took a step to the master bedroom door then removed her underwear and left it on the floor so she was completely naked. She smiled over her shoulder then walked into the bedroom to wait for Steve.

Steve finally was satisfied that Sarah was asleep so he gently put her down in the crib next to her twin brother then gently covered them with a thick baby blanket to keep them warm. He leaned down and softly kissed the twins on the forehead and whispered, "I love you, good night, little ones." Steve then raised the side of the crib then quietly made his way out of the nursery, turned off the lights, and closed the door. Outside the nursery door, he sighed in relief that he managed to put the babies to bed without much difficulty. Steve smiled and turned around to see Peggy's clothes on the floor making a path to the bedroom.

Steve chuckled and slowly made his way to the bedroom. Upon entering the bedroom, he immediately saw Peggy laying on the bed naked with a seductive grin on her face. Peggy spoke sweetly, "You going to join me? Or do I have to wait?" Steve was in awe. He seen her naked plenty of times but each time it's like the first time. Peggy raised a brow, "Well?"

Steve chuckled, "I'll be right there," he said as he removed his suit jacket while simultaneously closing the door behind him.

Another chapter in the Bag. Little Fluffy with some gun action.

The Musical is titled from a song from the movie "Singin' In the Rain."

Slowly introducing how Peggy earns her Fearsome reputation in Hydra

No idea where the RAT prison is located.