[ she exhales, almost laughing. ]

Oh -- you have no idea. [ it's possibly been the 'weirdest' of this entire mess. weirder, somehow, than gaining real family in sharon. because unlike her, tony wears his tenderness and his love on his sleeve. it's flinty and its frustrating, yes, but howard's was much the same.

peggy could see through to that soft underbelly almost immediately. ]

For one, I don't want to think about all the wagers I've lost pertaining to whether or not Howard Stark would ever 'settle down' and start a family.