October 13, 1945

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Three weeks before the plane:

Emily ran towards Steve, her face was glowing. Steve assumed it was just red from the cold. She tried to fling her arms around him but he stopped her.

"What's wrong?" She asked

He sighed. He looked sad. Stressed.

"I'm leaving for Germany." He said

"Oh." She said fearfully.

She tried again to hug him. He stopped her.

"Em." He sighed "this isn't working."

"I wish you could just leave. But you'd never desert."

"No. This." He gestured between them "isn't working. We have to stop this."

"Steve?" She asked "what are you-?"

"Rogers!" Peggy Carter called across the field. "We're leaving!"

"It's her isn't it?" She asked "you're leaving me for her?"

"Emily." He sighed "that's not-"

"No." She interrupted "It's fine."

She gripped her stomach.

"Stay safe." She whispered "Come home to your mom. Okay?"

She ran off. He watched her go.

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