Chapter 1
Steve watched the beautiful brunette sitting alone. She had been surreptitiously watching the door for several minutes now. He wondered what kind of jerk would stand her up. If Steve was lucky enough to get a woman like that to go out with him, he would arrive early. With flowers. He felt bad for her, he hated the embarrassment of being stood up. Maybe he should help her out.
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Peggy sighed. This was not the way that this stakeout was supposed to go. Her target was supposed to have arrived twenty-seven minutes ago. She had held off on ordering, and the staff was already beginning to give her strange looks. She did not want to go back to headquarters empty handing.
“I’m sorry I’m late!” said a pointed to her left. She turned. It was the blond man that had been watching her. “Traffic was terrible and I didn’t have your number to let you know. Have you eaten yet?”
This was unexpected. She wondered what had happened that this agent needed to bring her a message. Or perhaps he was backup? He was tiny, and didn’t look like he would be much use in a fight. Still she knew not to judge someone’s skill based on looks alone.
“Oh I’m glad you made it!” she said brightly. “I don’t usually go on blind dates but Angie assured me that you were a great guy. Remind me your name again?”
“Steve. Steve Rogers”
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Crap. She thought he was her date. Steve knew he ought to be honest with her. But the way she smiled at him made him feel dizzy. He hated to do anything that would take that smile away. He could tell her later.
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If “Steve Rogers”, or whatever his real name was, was trying to give her a coded message, she wasn’t picking it up. Even though their conversation was only for cover, Peggy was actually enjoying herself. It was almost a shame this wasn’t a real date.