It was beginning to drive her crazy. Peggy Carter was a good spy. But evidently her ghost was better. He was always there and she knew that, but for weeks she couldn’t spot more than a quick glimpse. She wouldn’t see him until he decided to reveal himself.
And then one day he did. She knew him immediately. Turning back, she saw him. Breath came faster. This isn’t possible.
“James?”
She changed. She was still very much herself but she changed, as did everyone who found themselves in the year after being born to fight the Second World War. Yet, looking at her felt like war was just yesterday. Like they never left.
He confirms when a nod when she says his name. It’s really you. Really you. You. “ Hello, Peggy, “