"Singing telegram for Ms. Peggy Carter!" Angie called from the other side of Peggy's apartment door. "As in, open the door or I'll start singing!"
"It's open," Peggy said, slotting her hand into her purse and around the butt of her gun, just in case it was someone taking Angie hostage to make their way in. After the deaths of Colleen and Krzeminiski, she was taking no chances.
It was just Angie, though, of course. Bright as a sunbeam even at the tail-end of the evening. "You shouldn't leave your door unlocked, English, c'mon. How long have you lived in the States?" Demonstrating, she closed the door and put on the chain. "Maybe there aren't any men allowed up here, but the girls can be sneaks just fine."
"Well, there are some who I wouldn't mind sneaking in. Even if I do appreciate their good manners in knocking first. Or..." Peggy waved a hand. "Whatever."
Angie smiled at her. Peggy loved that. Just getting a smile from her by saying the most... the silliest things.
Angie planted herself on the bed, that being apparently the best angle to examine Peggy at her writing desk. "Now, Pegs, weren't you in the Army or something?"
"I would hardly call it that," Peggy chuckled. "It wasn't like I was running into burning buildings, shooting at Nazis. I did some filing."
"Yeah, somehow I have a hard time seeing you as the secretarial type. You just got me thinking this morning, talking about how this place isn't impenetrable. Maybe that big brain of yours has some further thoughts you'd like to share...?"
Peggy stood, pulling her blouse straight. "And why would you want to know?"
"Oh... who knows?" Angie leaned her chin on her fist. "In case my brother blows into town, maybe I'd want to put him up here."
She stood before Angie with her hands on her hips. "You have a brother?"
"I never told you about him?"
"You've told me damn near everything else. Twice."
"Don't go pretending you don't like that I got a mouth on me, Peggy Carter." Angie smiled snappishly at her. "Alright. Maybe if there's a hard luck case, who don't have any money for a room and there ain't a bus to take him back to his dear, sainted mother until morning. What should I do? Just leave him to stick it out at the bus station?"
"Perish the thought. You're far too generous."
"Yeah. That's me. All heart. Thing is, I only have the one bed, so..."
Peggy's head dropped to one side a bit, reminding Angie of a cobra flaring out its hood. "Why, Angie, I thought you were seeing someone. What would they have to say about this business of you and your... 'hard luck case'?"
Angie rolled her eyes thoughtfully to the ceiling. "I don't know. They don't talk to me much some days. Some days, they blow me off, and though I
know
everyone needs their space, it hurts, right? They can have their space, sure, but don't I get to share their space?"
"I'm sure your paramour shares as much as they can."