Cap And Peggy

Cap and Peggy

STEVE

I can’t believe I am looking at her, even after all these years her face was always fresh in my memory like I had met her just yesterday but this was not a memory this is real, I can see her, I can see my Peggy.

After putting the stones back I remembered what Tony always told me, a simple life was the most beautiful one, but the love of my life got lost in time, until today.

After so many years of serving my country and so many years of fighting, I decided it was time for me to rest now. So I came home, with this time travel machine Tony made I came back to where I always wanted to me, back with my girl.

In her time it has been three years since I have disappeared. I don’t know what will happen when I knock on that door but I can’t wait to find out.

*KNOCK *KNOCK *KNOCK

After a few minutes a woman came to the door. I was wearing a Hoodie so that no one would recognize me.

“Who are you?” she asked

“I am here to see miss carter.”

“Carter there is someone on the door for you” she left while finishing that sentence.

“The toilet is towards the back, I don’t know why I--” She suddenly stopped speaking as she recognized me.

For a few minutes we booth just stared at each other, her eyes full with confusion and hope. I had a smile on my face I didn’t even recognize anymore.

She started moving towards the door slowly, her eyes staring deeper into mine with every step, she looked like she was contemplating whether this was real or a just a dream.

“Steve” she finally said touching my cheek with her right hand.

That touch raised my heartbeat, it had been so long since I felt that touch I almost forgot what it did to me.

“Is it really you?” She said as a tear rolled down her cheek so smoothly she dint even seem to notice.

“Yes Peggy, it’s me” I rubbed the tear off her cheek.

She pulled me in close for a hug and held me tight. And I hugged her back, for a moment even I began to think if this was real. But her arms wrapped around me holding me so tight made all of it go away, all the doubt, the pain, the sorrow.

Now all I felt was her warmth. Her comforting arms that told me I was home.

“How?” she asked without letting me go.

“It’s a long story, but now I have all the time in the world to tell you all about it.”

After she let go of me we started walking inside her apartment.

The walls were wallpapered which looked fresh. There were plants hanging down from the ceiling, in the center of the room was a table, on the right touching the wall was a smaller table, it had flowers, books and one photo frame with my photo in it. As soon as my eyes fell on the frame my heart almost stopped.

“So Howard got married?” she asks

“Yes”

“And he had a son who invented time travel?”

“In a nutshell, that’s about it”

“Okay so like how does it work, like you push a button and go years back in time?” She is so confused, it looks so cute.

I am sitting on her couch answering all of her questions for the past half hour.

When she heard what I had to say she was shocked obviously but she was so happy that it covered her surprise. That made me feels so good.

*KNOCK *KNOCK *KNOCK

Peggy looks to the door, the smile on her face fades.

“Who is it?” I ask.

She walks over to the door to open it without answering my question.

“Oh hello dear” a guy walks in and pulls her in for a kiss.

Of course that’s why her smile faded. What was I thinking, it has been three years I shouldn’t have expected her to wait for me. For all she knew I was dead and she was never going to see me again.

So many emotions are flooding my heart right now pain, anger, and jealousy. How can I not feel all those things, she is the love of my life for god’s sake.

He walks inside to the hall. His face shows an expression of confusion as he looks at me.

I am still wearing the Hoodie and glasses so he probably won’t recognize me.

“This is um” Peggy is struggling for words so I interrupted “Jackson, her cousin.”

“She never talks about you.” He blurted out.

“Yeah we lost touch a while ago. I was in the neighborhood so I thought I would drop by. ”

“You can stay for dinner if you like.” He said sounding relieved.

“No I better get going” I said and started walking towards the door.

Peggy was looking at me, she was sad, her eyes looked apologetic.

“I will see you later Peggy.” I said exiting the door.

   “Did he just call you Peggy?” I hear while leaving the apartment.

She said something I couldn’t figure because the voice was too weak, as was I.

I wasn’t expecting a welcome kiss but I wasn’t expecting this either…..

PEGGY --

I can see him walking out of the door. It hurts so much that I didn’t tell him what happened, I should have told Steve about him, I should have stopped him before he left. I have been dating John for about a year; I couldn’t have just broken up with him in front of Steve.

“You never talk about him” John says.

“Sorry, as he said we just lost touch”

“Oh, I thought you were cheating on me or something” he said with a small laugh.

I tried to smile but I couldn’t. The only thought I have is of Steve. How am I going to reach him? How am I going to talk to him? Is he even still here? Maybe he already left.

But he came back for me; he came back like he had promised. He found a way back to me. For me it is 3 years but for him it was over 90 years. And he still came back for me.

I can’t let love like this go.

How do I find him? There has to be something I could do.

“Howard” I said as soon as Howard picked up.

“Hey Peggy! How are you, called me after so long what sup” he replied

“How did you find my apartment when you came here?”

“What?”

“When you came to my apartment, how did you find it?”

“It was easy I checked you army record then traced your cell.”

“Can you find out if someone traced it to me in the past couple of hours?”

“Yeah sure, but Peggy what is going on”

“Just do it Howard and call me back.”

A few moments later, Howard texted me an address, I recognized the address; it was Steve’s old address.

I know where he is; now I just have to see if he is still there.

I am coming Steve, I am coming for you

I knock on his door as my heart begins to race.

The door opens, it’s him, and it’s him. My heart cannot find words to say. I just met him a few hours ago but it feels like it has been years, because it has.

After so long, I can finally see him.

My heart feels too big for my chest, I want to wrap my arms around him, I want to kiss him but I can’t do that not to john, he deserves better than this.

“Hey” he says

“Hi”

“You forgot to mention your boyfriend.”

“Yeah um, sorry about that. I just I forgot to tell you.”

“It’s alright Peggy I wasn’t expecting you to be waiting”

“I thought after seeing him you’d be gone, I am glad you are not.”

“So what now? What about us?”

“I will break up with John, later today” I feel so relieved to say that. Like a weight lifted off my chest.

“You don’t have to.” I inhale a deep breath as he says that.

“What?”

“If I am going to get you, I am not getting you so easily.”

“What do you mean?”

“Go on a date with me, the date we were supposed to go on all those years ago. And if it still feels worth it then you break up with him.”

I don’t know what to say, so I just nod.

A date after so long, with him

But why is it even necessary?

 I never loved John half as much as I loved Steve.

I never loved anyone as much as I loved Steve.

But well this should be interesting.