Previously:

Peggy began to feel a little wary as Steve just looked at her, and she was trying to figure out what to do when he spoke, catching her off guard and taking her breath away.

"Will you marry me?"

As Peggy walked down the street, arms full of shopping bags, a flash of white caught her eye. She stopped in front of a store and looked at the dress in the display. She smiled wistfully as admired the wide, white skirt of the wedding dress, and her smile grew bigger as she looked down at the beautiful ring on her left hand. She looked back at the dress, admiring the beauty of the beaded bodice when she heard her name. She turned and saw Steve walking toward her.

He had proposed three weeks ago, and Peggy thought that she'd never been happier. Things around New York were still kind of weird, and there was a lot of clean up left to do, but Peggy found herself enjoying the 21st century more and more every day. Now as she watched Steve walk up to her, there wasn't anywhere else she wanted to be. He stopped in front of her and bent down for a kiss before putting his arm around her and pulling her with him to the street where he hailed a cab.

"Where are we going?"

Steve shook his head as he smiled at her. "It's a surprise."

"Steve, what about-"

"I called Fury, he'll call if he needs us. Come on, we've managed to go all day without work coming up, don't ruin it now."

Peggy elbowed him in the ribs before wrapping her arm around his waist. "I was actually talking about the sale at Macy's, but I guess I'll take a surprise."

Steve laughed as he helped her into the cab before it pulled away.

Peggy wasn't sure she had ever laughed this much. They were still in the cab, on their way to Peggy didn't know where after dropping her bags off at her apartment, and Steve was teasing and tickling her mercilessly. She was laughing so hard she was breathless when she asked, "What has gotten into you today?" Steve laughed with her and kissed her briefly before he pulled back, eye shining.

"I'm just happy."

It was Peggy's turn to smile, and she pulled him down for a kiss, forgetting for a minute that they were in a cab on a busy New York street. It was a few minutes later when they pulled apart, startled by the cab driver clearing his throat. Peggy blushed and Steve grinned as the driver told them they were there.

Peggy looked out the window and saw what looked like a small amusement park. She looked back at Steve, arching her eyebrow with her question, and Steve just grinned back as he paid the driver. He grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the cab.

"Welcome to Coney Island!"

Later that night as they stumbled, exhausted, into her apartment, Peggy found herself wishing that she could experience more days like the one they had just had. It had been perfect, absolutely perfect. Steve had dragged her around Coney Island with an enthusiasm she had only ever seen briefly, and as she kicked off her shoes, she realized how much her face hurt from smiling all day.

They dropped down onto the couch, both breathing sighs of relief as they finally got off their feet. Peggy felt Steve shift, and she snuggled into his side as his arm came around her. Her stomach hurt from a combination of carnival food, spinning rides, and laughter, but as she sat in the quiet with Steve, she felt everything settle into place. She closed her eyes and was just starting to drift off when she felt Steve's lips touch her hair.

Peggy lifted her face to him and smiled through the kiss he gently placed on her lips. When he pulled back, she smiled at him before putting her head back on his shoulder. She was mildly surprised when he asked, "So when do you want to get married?"

"Hmmmm. I don't know. Soon, I think."

"How soon? Because it's been three weeks, and we haven't really talked about it yet."

"Do you want to talk about it now?" Peggy asked, lifting her head off his shoulder to look at him.

"I want to be married already, but yeah let's talk about it."

Peggy smiled at his words, and leaned over to get a pad of paper and a pen. "Alright. Who should we invite?"

"The team definitely. And any significant others, so Pepper and Jane, maybe."

Peggy nodded as she wrote. "Where do you want to have it?"

"Anywhere that can do it soon."

She paused in her writing. "Well, do you want it inside or outside? In a church maybe, although neither of us is terribly religious. Do you want to invite people from SHIELD? What about Fury? And-"

Steve cut Peggy off in his favorite way by pressing his lips to hers. He held the kiss for a minute, pulling her close and framing her face in his hands before he pulled back. "The only person I need there is you. And I don't care where it is, as long as you're my wife at the end of the day."

Peggy smiled and then rolled her eyes, pushing him away. "Well, for that to happen we need to decide these things."

Steve groaned and leaned back into the couch. "Can't we just go to the Court House or something? Make it quick?"

Peggy lifted her brow at him. "The wedding won't be the only thing that's quick if you have that attitude."

Steve's laughter barked out, surprised at her response. "Ok, ok. Fine. What if we do it at one of Tony's places? We invite the team and whoever from SHIELD we can think of, and just go all out."

Peggy smiled. "Ask him about it and we'll go from there."

Steve smiled and kissed her before he jumped up off the couch. He went to grab the phone to call Tony while the idea was still fresh, and wandered out of the room while he dialed.

As soon as Steve left the room, Peggy's smile slowly slid off her face. She enjoyed Steve's enthusiasm, but as she thought about the estates Tony likely owned, one in particular came to mind. It was a place that she had spent considerable time at, and though she had fond memories of the time and the… people… she hoped it was no longer in the Stark family.

A/N: Hi guys! Sorry this has taken me so long! Here is a little something for you. I ended it in kind of a weird place, but I think it will lend itself nicely into the next chapter, and I'm about to get off work so there's that. I'm also just tired of looking at this chapter and would rather move on. Let me know what you think and what you would like to see next!

-G