fic: apple pie at midnight (mcu)

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Title: Apple Pie at Midnight

Fandom: MCU

Words: 4K

Characters: Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers, Angie Martinelli, Natasha Romanoff

Additional Tags: Modern AU, Rom-Com, Fluff, Fake Dating

Summary:  Peggy thinks New Year’s Eve is a terrible night to be out at a bar. Especially when you’re recently single. Especially when you run into your ex. Luckily a handsome stranger is willing to help her out, and maybe start her new year off right too.

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The crowd was three deep at the bar and Peggy debated the merits of going out to a liquor store and just buying a bottle to sneak back in.  It would be quicker, it would be cheaper, and if Angie wasn’t looking too closely they could walk right past the bar and head back home to ring in the new year without all of these happy, already coupled people blocking her from the bourbon she so desperately needed.  

“I hate bars on New Year’s Eve,” a voice beside her mumbled.

“They are the absolute worst,” she replied as she turned around, the last word catching in her throat as she caught a glimpse of the man who belonged to that voice.  He was blond, tall, and broad. Even with his thick wool coat still on, he looked like a guy who was built to push through the crowd and be met with no resistance. He turned to look at her, and smiled.  Of course he had a beautiful smile that, unlike Jack’s, crinkled his eyes and looked utterly genuine. Like her basic observation was the wittiest thing he’d ever heard.

“We’ll eventually reach the front,” he pointed out.

“Sounds like an awfully big assumption.”

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