Spider-Man: Duty and Loss Chapter 112: The Real Surprise

Peter had just gotten his second coffee when the door to the shop opened. He instantly spotted her as she made her way into the little coffee shop. Wearing a beautiful white summer dress that stopped at her thighs, her platinum hair instantly drew attention. Hanging around her neck was the small obsidian cat pendant Peter got for her just the other week.

Noticing it around her neck brought a small smile to his lips as he looked at her. They had a small conversation on the phone before she asked for his location to meet up. She supposedly had acquired a new apartment after what happened just last week.

She didn't dwell on what happened even though Peter wanted to know the exact details, but he let it go. In the end she was alright and out of harm's way and that was all that mattered. They didn't get to share much else before she had hung up and made her way out.

Scanning the room, her eyes instantly locked onto Peter's frame as he sat in his small booth, a smile lighting her face. She walked with purpose as she crossed the room to right in front of him. Peter's smile got even wider as he got up and gave her a hug.

They held it for a few seconds before letting go and sitting down. They weren't planning to stay long, so she didn't ordered her own drink. As she sat down, Peter easily noticed the predatory look that entered her eyes as she got an eye full of the current shirt he was wearing.

Peter rolled his eyes as she roamed his body, though his heart rate did increase for a second as she licked her lips in a seductive manner. "My eyes are up here you know." Felicia nodded her head even as her eyes trailed lower down his just visible muscles. "Ohhh I know. I'm more interested in what's below though."

*Cough* Peter had just taken a sip of his cooling coffee at the words and almost sprayed his drink everywhere at the words. Felicia finally looked up into his eyes and gave him a small wink at his reaction.

The playful smirk played on her lips for a few more seconds as Peter's face turned a beet red, before she finally settled down and gave him a more relaxed smile. Her words came out softly as she looked up at him. "I missed you Peter."

As Peter calmed himself down, he returned the smile and words. "I missed you too cat." The smile on her face turned bright in a second after he spoke and he couldn't keep the worry out of his voice as he continued.

"I was w-worried when I saw the apartment destroyed…seeing you alright is…good." Peter wasn't sure where he was going with the words, but they just seemed to have to come out as he looked at her. Felicia gave him another gentle smile as she reached across the table and slowly took Peter's hand.

"It's ok Peter, you have every right to worry." She could see the small deep seated dread that lingered just behind his eyes as he said the words. He was deathly afraid for her and knowing this only caused a warmer feeling to spread throughout her body.

Her heart rate increased as she got up and moved to sit next to him, his eyes not leaving her at any moment. She moved a little closer as she gave him another hug. The worry in his eyes as he looked at her seemed to drift away as he felt her warmth bringing the smile back to his lips.

They stayed next to each other for a short while saying nothing as they enjoyed the quiet moment. After Felicia once again gave a playful smile as she poked his side. She pulled out her phone as Peter turned to her.

"I don't know who your hacker friend is but…." Felicia waved her phone in front of Peter's face, showing the stupefied visage of Peter taken just 30 minutes ago. "She truly knows her timing and how to pull off a joke." She paused for a second and scrutinized the photo. "Though I have no clue how she got such a high vantage to get such a clear photo. I mean look at the bug eyed look you have. Haha"

*Urhg* Peter shook his head wearily as he let out a groan looking at the photo, slamming his head on the table it looked like his soul was about to leave his body. He didn't even bother trying to take her phone and deleting it, he knew Crystal had already saved copies to multiple sites, with encryption that no one could break. Seeing his reaction only made Felicia laugh harder.

They passed a few more ribs at each other as Felicia waved the photo about, before Peter finally had enough. Downing his now cooled coffee in one shot he stood up abruptly and dragged her out of the Café.

They got a few raised eyebrows as they left, specifically one from a certain barista and a few knowing smirks seeing the two leaving, but they turned back to what they were doing after a few seconds. Once outside Peter continued to drag Felicia along as he spoke. "I believe someone was going to show where our new apartment was. I hope it has a nice balcony I can come and go from, plus good privacy."

Not looking at her at the time, he didn't see the small smirk that crossed her lips. "Mmm Maybe." Peter stopped for a second at the response to look at her, he didn't exactly like that shifting tone, there was a foreboding feeling that welled up inside him as he looked at her.

Turning and not willing to tempt fate Peter continued to drag Felicia away, but just before he turned the corner Peter cast one last glance at the coffee shop they just left, hoping to come back another day. His eyes locked onto the sign board above it and he stopped in place for a few seconds.

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Peter right then at the moment couldn't help but think. 'Is the world just messing with me on purpose now?' and the thoughts would be proven right just 10 minutes later as Felicia showed him her new apartment.

Looking up at the sprawling tower before him, with the emboldened 'A' jutting out for the world to see, Peter stood stock still in front of Avengers tower, his jaw slightly unhinged, flapping open. Looking down from the building to Felicia who had a teasing smirk on her lips, then back to the building, he repeated the action a few times before she spoke up in a sickeningly sweet voice. "Welcome to our new pad Petey."

Peter was at a loss for words as he turned back to Felicia one more time, he just caught sight of her putting her phone back in her pocket and knew she had just taken a snap. His expression soured as he pouted at her. To add salt to his wound the small voice of Crystal pinged in his ear. "Surprise."

"Oh Fuck you Crystal."

Chapter end