Peggy,
I miss you.
You mourned for me when I went into the ice. Now I mourn you. Not because you didn't have a good life, but because I wasn't there to see you through it. I didn't keep my promise. I was late, Peggy. So late...
And the worst part is, I could have jumped out of the plane before it crashed, and survived. I could have. But I didn't know, didn't try!
And so I never saw you again. Not the you I remember. The young you who would march into an enemy base and almost drive off a cliff to help me. The you who ate fondu with Howard Stark, wore fancy dresses, and was looking at me for your right partner. Looking at me with love
And you did it before I became a buff Super Soldier.
The only other people who did anything like that before you was my mother and Bucky. You became my compass, my heading when I needed to turn homeward. And then this happened.
Now...
You're married. Your grandchildren come visit you sometimes. You have children older than me, in years lived outside of being frozen. Your niece kissed me.
People say you still carried a picture of a skinny little boy in your purse. Is that true? I guess I'll never know.
You've shaped my life Peg, honestly. You were my comfort when Bucky fell, you were the reason I joined SHEILD, and you were the reason I see dancing as the beginning of a serious relationship.
Thank you, for everything.
Love,
Steve.