Why Won't You Stay

A New Setting

"Morning."

"Good morning darling. How'd you sleep?"

"Good. I passed out like a light."

"Yes I know. You were snoring before I had a chance to say goodnight."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be. How are your wounds?"

Steve pulled the covers down a bit to check on the round scar.

"All healed." He gave her an encouraging smile. "What about your shoulder?"

"Oh I almost forgot about that. It's fine just another scar to add on." They laughed. There was a pause. "What's it going to be like living in New York together?"

"A lot of this."

"We can barely keep our hands off each other during work so out of work it'll be-"

"Intense." Steve said while he was looking up at the ceiling.

"Quite." She took a moment to ponder their next conversation but Steve took the lead.

"Do you want kids?"

"Someday but they might be ready before we are. For the amount of times we've done this I'm surprised we aren't parents already." They laughed at the thought.

"Done what? Fondued?" They exchanged a smile and she nodded. "How many?"

"Two would be a good number. You'd have to bargain for three."

"Oh."

"Why the disappointment?"

"I was thinking....more kids then that."

"How many?"

"Like five or six."

"Five or six? It would be a mad house!" Steve grabbed her hand and rubbed his thumb on the back of it.

"Come on. Imagine a bunch of little yous and mes running around?"

"Exactly, a mad house. Do you know how stubborn they all would be?"

"Could you imagine all the backlash I'd get from the ones that take after you?"

"That'll be the day." They were smiling and laughing at the thought. Steve rested his chin on her shoulder and looked up at her.

"I can't wait for that day."

"Neither can I but marry me first."

"I'm working on it." They exchanged a grin. "No matter what happens let's hope we don't lose this."

"We're not going to because you're too much of an idiot to leave me."

"I may be an idiot but I'm your idiot."

"You are indeed."

*

In the middle of the night Peggy was woken up by Steve's mumbling and twitching. She woke him up.

"Wha- Peggy what's wrong?"

"You're talking in your sleep."

"Oh baby I'm sorry." He rubbed her arm.

"Go back to sleep. Tomorrow is moving day."

They both went back to sleep.

*

Steve woke up with a yawn and stretched both his arms out while Peggy was putting on her earrings in the mirror.

"Good morning darling."