Hello everyone! So I know this is a lot later than I intended (work, life and the negative feelings about COVID got in the way I guess) but here is the first one shot in this series. As you can see I'm doing these in a very random order with whatever inspiration I get to write them. I've also got a list of ideas from comments on my completed story "The Aftermath". For these one shots to kind of make sense I would recommend reading that story first. I hope you enjoy these one shots!

27th March 1960

It had been a particularly long day in the office, and the mountains of paperwork strewn on Peggy's desk seemed to be never ending. No matter how much she ticked off her to do list, there always seemed to be more to do. The phone hadn't stopped ringing all day either, adding to her workload.

The sudden shrieking from the telephone captured Peggy's attention and with a small sigh her hand automatically reached for it, bringing it up to her ear.

"Agent Carter." Her British accent cut through the silence of the office.

"Hey Peg."

The frown lines that had been gracing her forehead immediately softened as she heard the voice on the other end of the phone. It was her husband, Daniel Sousa. Even after being married for ten, nearly eleven years, he always managed to have such a calming effect on her.

"Hello darling." Peggy spoke tenderly, a small smile gracing her lips.

After a moment, a sudden realisation hit her, and slowly but surely the frown lines appeared on her forehead once more. "Is everything alright?" She questioned; Daniel never called her at work unless it was an emergency.

Peggy heard Daniel clear his throat a little, obviously gearing himself up to tell her. "I had a phone call from the school about Sarah. She uhh...she...well..."

After a few seconds of hearing Daniel struggle to form a sentence, Peggy's impatience overtook her. "Daniel spit it out. The suspense is killing me here."

"She got suspended from school for a week."

The pen that Peggy had been holding in her other hand suddenly clattered on the wooden desk and her eyes widened upon hearing Daniel's response. "She did what?! What ever for?"

"She punched a boy in her class during lunch."

"Brilliant." Peggy's sarcasm was evident in her tone, hailing a deep sigh before she looked up at the clock on the wall in front of her. It was 2:45 and Peggy had a meeting scheduled at 3 o'clock, but by the way this conversation was going, the meeting would have to be postponed until a later date. Plus, her two younger children, Michael and Elizabeth were due out of school at 3:15pm, so she would have to go pick them up instead of Daniel today, which would come as a lovely surprise to her two younger children who were now aged eight and six.

"Sarah's waiting to be picked up so I'm going to go down and get her. Is there any chance you could-"

"Don't worry darling, I will pick Michael and Elizabeth up from school. I've got a couple of loose ends to tie up here and then I will go collect them. I'll come straight home once I've got them."

"Thanks Peg, I love you. Have I ever told you that lately?"

"You tell me that every day, Daniel. I love you too."

"See you soon."

After saying her goodbyes she placed the phone back down on the receiver, a little heavier than she had initially intended. She slumped back into her seat and covered her face with her hands in exasperation. What on earth had caused Sarah to act out like this? She was sure about to find out soon enough when she got home. Once composed, Peggy raised her head a little and locked her eyes onto a small framed photograph of Steve Rogers, Sarah's father. It was a picture of him before the serum, back in the days when he had first joined the army; she had kept that photograph for many years and had it on her desk, knowing that he was watching over her.

Peggy reached out a manicured hand and took the photo, brushing her thumb over it softly. "Oh Steve, what has our daughter been up to now, hey?"

As Peggy approached the front door to their family home, her youngest children bounced around impatiently waiting. Peggy fished out her set of keys from her handbag, and the unmistakable sounds of her eldest daughter and husband's raised voices filled her senses. Creaking open the newly unlocked front door, Michael and Elizabeth hurtled into the front room. After ushering both children upstairs to their bedrooms to avoid overhearing the argument, Peggy marched through to the kitchen to find out exactly what had been going on.

"You are fourteen years old Sarah! What kind of example are you setting for your little brother and sister by using violence?"

"You're not even listening to me! Joseph said-" Sarah tried to explain herself further, but Daniel cut her off before she had the chance.

"I don't care what that boy said Sarah! You do not turn to violence to solve things! Your mother and I raised you better than that!" Daniel retorted, clearly frustrated at Sarah's actions.

"I'm fed up of being told what to do! You're not even my real Dad!"

A loud gasp left Peggy's lips as she listened to those words. "Sarah! How can you say something like that?!" Peggy's voice bellowed through the kitchen and startled her daughter, who turned around abruptly. The three of them stood in an awkward silence for a few seconds, Sarah's emotions finally getting the better of her as her crystal blue eyes blurred over with tears.

"Nobody understands. You never listen to me." A tearful Sarah muttered as she rushed passed Peggy in the doorway, running off to her room. A loud slam could be heard seconds later causing both Daniel and Peggy to shudder at the force of the slam.

Peggy's attention immediately turned to Daniel, who was also standing there with tears in his eyes. He adored Sarah as if she was his own and had been a very loving father figure in her life since she was about six months old. He was only looking out for Sarah, and her words had clearly hurt him. Dropping her handbag to the floor, Peggy took a tentative step towards her husband. "Daniel..." Her fingers found his and intertwined them together, squeezing his hand gently. "Darling are you okay?" She questioned tenderly, trying to get him to look at her.

Daniel finally locked eyes with his wife and nodded. "I'm fine I just...that hurt to hear her say those words. I know I will never be Steve, but it still hurts...you know?"

"Oh darling." Peggy's free hand came to rest on his cheek, stroking it softly. "Sarah was just angry. She's a teenager and she's hormonal. She didn't mean that. She'll realise just how horrible that was to say that to you and apologise. Now, what happened that caused her to lash out?"

"She was saying something about a boy teasing her. I never got the full story... I should have let her explain herself." Daniel sighed heavily, feeling a little guilty about jumping down Sarah's throat like that. He was only being a protective father after all.

"Don't worry darling, like I said Sarah will realise that you were only looking out for her and apologise." Peggy spoke tenderly, her voice soothing and calming him down.

After listening to his wife's comforting words, Daniel snaked an arm around Peggy's lower back and pulled her close, pressing a gentle kiss to her forehead. "You always know what to say to make me feel better."

"That's what I'm here for." The hand that had been stroking Daniel's cheek moved round to the back of his head, absentmindedly twirling her fingers in his hair. "And likewise, you always know what to say to me to make me feel better. We make a pretty good team I'd say." Daniel chuckled lightly in agreement hearing his wife's words.

"Yeah, we do Peg. We definitely do."

A knock at the door startled Sarah awake from a light sleep. She snapped opened her eyes and lifted her head off of her pillow. It had been a couple of hours since the argument with Daniel and after calming herself down she had nodded off to sleep on her bed. Sitting up and rubbing her at her eyes Sarah spoke quietly.

"Yeah?"

The door creaked open and stood in the doorway was Daniel. "Can I come in?" He asked, unsure if Sarah was in a calmer mood than she was earlier.

After noticing Sarah nod her head Daniel limped into the room and sat down on the edge of the bed. Although Howard Stark had successfully built Daniel a new prosthetic leg and he no longer needed to use a crutch, he still struggled to be on his feet for long periods of time. Getting himself comfortable, he craned his head round to look at Sarah who was absentmindedly pulling at a thread on her bed.

As Daniel opened his mouth to say something, he was surprised that Sarah beat him to it. "I'm sorry, about what I said to you." Sarah muttered quietly as she finally looked up and locked eyes with Daniel's. "That wasn't fair of me to say that you weren't my real Dad, when you've been the only father I've ever known. I'm really sorry."

Daniel let out a little sigh as he reached his hand over to place it on top of Sarah's own. "Sweetheart, I know you never meant those things. It still hurt to hear them though, so thank you for apologising." He gave her hand a gentle squeeze before continuing. "I just needed you to know that even though you understand to a certain extent what your mother and I do for a living, violence will not help solve your problems. They only get you into trouble."

"I know. I just got so mad and saw red. I'm sorry." Sarah replied, her bright blue eyes filling with tears as she remembered what the boy in her class had said to her. She swallowed a lump in her throat that was beginning to form before finally explaining to Daniel what had happened at school to cause her to lash out. Joseph, the boy in question, had been bullying Sarah for quite some time now, teasing her about how Sarah's father wasn't around, and that her real Dad would never want such a horrible daughter like her. Kids could be so cruel. After telling her side of the story, Sarah had dissolved into a mess of tears, Daniel scooting over and enveloping her into his arms in a big bear hug. As the tears subsided, Sarah pulled back and looked up at Daniel, before rubbing at her tear stained face. "I promise I won't lash out like that again. I'm sorry Dad."

"It's okay. Your Mom and I will have a word with the school. You will still have to see through your weeks suspension though." Daniel explained and watched as his daughter nodded her head a little, disappointed in herself for ruining her great track record. She was a straight A student after all. "Don't worry squirt. We'll fix it."

Before anymore could be said, Peggy suddenly emerged in the doorway of Sarah's bedroom, admiring the scene before her. "Well, this certainly looks cosy. Mind if I join in?" Upon hearing her mother's voice, Sarah untangled herself from her Dad's embrace and stood up from the bed slowly. Marching across the room she opened her arms and Peggy enveloped her daughter in a hug, stroking her long blonde locks through her fingertips.

"I'm so sorry Mum. Dad and I have talked about what happened and I promise that this will never happen again. I let this stupid boy bully and boss me around, and I let his words get the better of me. I'm sorry."

After breaking the hug, Peggy looked into her daughters eyes and smiled a little. "You're a Carter, we're made of strong stuff. Just answer me one thing." Sarah quirked her eyebrow up slightly, wondering what her mother was about to ask her.

"Did you break his nose?"

Thanks for reading! If you have any other one shots ideas you would like to see please feel free to comment some! I've got a list ready to go! Also...I feel like secretly deep down Peggy would be proud of Sarah for sticking up for herself like that. Anyway, thanks again for reading and see you next time! M x