New Years Series

"Are you flirting with me?"

"Are you flirting with me?" Daniel asks with a confused expression. He's taken back and turns slightly towards her, which isn't difficult to do seeing as she's sitting next to him at his desk.

"You finally noticed?" Peggy says with a chuckle and amused brow.

"Wait wh-"

"Sousa!" The two both turn around in their chairs to look at the voice approaching them. "You got a minute?"

"Thompson."

"That's Chief Thompson to you."

"Yeah yeah whatever." He shakes his head and glances at Peggy, who simple smirks and bite her lip to keep her grin at bay. "What'd you want, 'Chief' Thompson?"

"I need you to look these through and then meet me in my office. Senator wants a word." Daniel sits up straighter with widened eyes. 

"With who? Me??" Peggy glances between the two as her mind rushes to any thought it can as to what's going on.

"No not you, the man standing behind you." Thompson says with dripping sarcasm. 

"Oh really, Jack. Must you be such a pain?"He laughs as she says this, knowing it's ironic, seeing as she herself is the biggest, most sarcastic person he knows.

"I'm just saying, Marge. Sousa's-"

"Right here? Yeah I know." Daniel interrupts. He sighs and grabs the file. "I'll look it over then meet you in the office."

"Good, about time you said something." He pats Daniel on the back as he walks away, making Peggy glare in his direction. 

"Arse."

Daniel laughs and skims it over, but isn't too keen at what he reads. Peggy glances up at him from her lunch and squints her eyes with a tilt in her head. She calls out his name but he doesn't answer. "Daniel!" He jumps and looks over at her. "Are you alright? You seem....distressed."

"Uh yeah, I'm fine." He then looks down at the paper in his hand and drifts off into his thoughts. Seeing this, she takes his hand in hers trying to peer into his gaze. 

"Daniel... whats wrong?" 

He says nothing, instead he passes her the file to read. When she does her jaw drops in astonishment. She looks up at him and closes her lips with a gulp. For several moments the two are completely silent, that is until Daniel breaks it. 

"Not what I was expecting." Peggy laughs nervously but stops quickly and avoids his gaze. "So this means you're leaving?"

"I don't know. I guess we'll find out when I talk to Jack and the senator." Daniel takes the file from Peggy when she hands it back and silence set between them again.

Its been nearly 2 months since the Stark case had ended, and many agents have been recognized for their effort to assist in resolving it. Now it seems Daniel is finally getting his own recognition. 

"Los Angeles is a long way from New York that's for sure." Peggy glances up and smiles, but not one of her usual ones when she looks at him.

"It is. But I've heard its quite beautiful and...peaceful." Her once happy and flirtatious mood had changed into that of somber and regret. 

"Only if I don't go alone." At this she whips her head t up at him and he smiles nervously. "I mean i-if you would want to that is. Well it- I uh...if this is what I think it is and you want to- but like you don't-"

"Daniel!" Peggy exclaims with a laugh. He stops talking and smiles with a flush of heat creeping to his cheeks. 

"Only if you want to, Peg." 

She looks around the office before reaching over and taking his hand in hers. He looks down and watches as she intertwines their fingers, and neither one can keep their smiles to themselves. 

"As soon as we have Dottie in custody, I will."

"Wait really?!" Daniel perks up. Peggy chuckles and squeezes his hand gently. 

"No I'm only joking, Daniel. How could I ever want to flirt and then let you get away so easily."

For a few moments he sits, stunned and amused, before reaching out his hand in hers. Peggy takes it and smiles brightly at him. She glances around the office quickly before leaning in and kissing his cheek. Oh what the future will hold...