Her resolve not to cry wavered as he kissed her hand. It was a gesture she could easily imagine him doing if they had not been so caught up in their roles in the war and had allowed themselves to take certain risks. This was real and now it was possible that all the hints and hopes that had passed between them could be real.
"I've read a bit of it. They didn't allow me to see much but I could read between the lines and..." Peggy wasn't quite willing to admit that she had learned more about the technology around her until she knew that she would no longer be under survalence.
She had had enough time to think and consider the situation from different perspective. When she had agreed to the project, she had known the risks and that things might not go as predicted. Tony was a factor that they had never considered and she was sure that he had never expected to be responsible for her. "I don't blame Tony for any of this. He was put in a difficult situation that wasn't his making. And the two of you have been rather busy lately." That was accompanied by a hint of a smile.
"Perhaps he did think correctly. Better to wait to wake me up than if Hydra had gotten involved." Then what would have happened? Their feelings for each other had been documented well enough that she would have been an ideal hostage to use against Steve.
"Bucky..." Alive. And they had done nothing. They hadn't even known. "You know that if there had been even a hint of him surviving, I would have searched for him." Hopefully Steve didn't blame her or SHIELD for that mistake.
"We'll have to find a place. I've heard that all the best clubs are gone now." Sighing, she buried her face against his shoulder, still not quite believing he was real.
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"I've read a bit of it. They didn't allow me to see much but I could read between the lines and..." Peggy wasn't quite willing to admit that she had learned more about the technology around her until she knew that she would no longer be under survalence.
She had had enough time to think and consider the situation from different perspective. When she had agreed to the project, she had known the risks and that things might not go as predicted. Tony was a factor that they had never considered and she was sure that he had never expected to be responsible for her. "I don't blame Tony for any of this. He was put in a difficult situation that wasn't his making. And the two of you have been rather busy lately." That was accompanied by a hint of a smile.
"Perhaps he did think correctly. Better to wait to wake me up than if Hydra had gotten involved." Then what would have happened? Their feelings for each other had been documented well enough that she would have been an ideal hostage to use against Steve.
"Bucky..." Alive. And they had done nothing. They hadn't even known. "You know that if there had been even a hint of him surviving, I would have searched for him." Hopefully Steve didn't blame her or SHIELD for that mistake.
"We'll have to find a place. I've heard that all the best clubs are gone now." Sighing, she buried her face against his shoulder, still not quite believing he was real.