The Party

[thequitecontrary]

When Mary, her grandmother, and her uncle were invited to a party hosted by one of 5th Avenue's elite, she knew that she didn't want to bring anyone other than Steve as her guest. Truthfully, she didn't need a guest at all, and if her grandmother had any say, Mary would go alone and talk to the many wealthy single men that would be at this party. Martha had just about accepted that Steve would be a mainstay in their lives now, as it was obvious that Mary was in love with him. Her expressed opinion of Steve was that she liked him, though he was entirely unsuitable for someone of Mary's social stature and wealth. However, she also knew about love, and forbidding Mary to see him would do the exact opposite of what she intended. So, Mary was allowed to bring him.

Steve cleaned up very nicely, which came as no surprise to Mary when he showed up at the house before going over to the party. They alighted from the car and followed Martha and Harold into a huge mansion. Most of the party was taking place in the vast ballroom, where they was enough room for dancing, drinks and conversation.

Mary walked with her hand on Steve's arm, though she didn't stay attached to him for the entire night. When he went off to get them some drinks, she was approached by another man who seemed determined to make conversation with her, and Mary was at least polite about it, chatting with him while she waited for Steve to return.

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[rightly]

At least their clothes weren't too terribly wrinkled, and with a single brush of his fingers through his own hair, he looked about as presentable as he had back at the party. He took a deep breath of his own, smiling and offering Mary a sure nod. "As ready as I'll ever be."

Reaching out to take her hand in his, he led her out of the room and towards the door of the flat. He was nervous beyond words, but he certainly wasn't going to back down now.


[ ooc: nah we can handwave the announcement! and feel free to throw all the ideas at me. I'm about to go to sleep though, so if I disappear that's why. PS: I'm really enjoying them very much ♥ ]

[thequitecontrary]

[ooc: I love them so much. ♥ And with them being from the same time period we didn't have to AU them much, which is awesome.

I want him to take her to Coney Island and I want them to go up in his plane, which we could possibly do together.... or if you'd rather do one or the other, that's fine too. If that's the case, I'm leaning towards the plane. I'm getting antsy to get them back to England lol. She's also going to ask about his time in the war and Steve can answer that however he sees fit to.]

[rightly]

[ Coney Island and plane ride afterwards works for me! They could start the day early and just stroll around and have fun all day. I also look forward to them talking about the war. You can fit that into the next thread or wait for the one after that, I'm cool with whatever!
I can write us a starter by the way, it's just that I'll only be able to do it tomorrow. ]

[thequitecontrary]

[I'll let you do the starter, and it's fine if you do it tomorrow! ♥]

[rightly]

[ Here it is— please let me know if I should change anything! ]