Sam groaned because of the pain. He moaned when the pressure on his abdomen increased for the body on top of him had leaned forward. He glowered when a pair of arms snaked themselves around his neck. He growled when his body was pulled into an embrace. He sighed once he realized that the person on top of him had no desire to let him go. He smiled when his anger subsided and thus mirrored said person's actions.

"What took you so long?" Sam murmured against Peter's skin.

Spiderman pulled back and looked at Nova. Because of their masks neither could see exactly what was going through the others' head. Despite that, Sam managed to make a few conclusions even without being able to see his partner fully. Peter's costume was torn at a few places. His mask was ripped and thus part of his mouth and lower cheek were visible along with a few bruises that had been made by none other than Doc Oc. Red, blue and green adorned the usually flawless, pale skin. There were even a few wounds. Some of them had been bandaged, while others were still bleeding, coating the costume in a darker shade of red. Peter's lower lip was cut. It angered Sam that all of this had happened to his lover. The one he had vowed to protect not only had been kidnapped, but had also been forced to escape on his own. To say the least, Sam felt guilty that he had let the person he cherished the most down and in such an unforgivable way at that.

"Never mind that." Sam mumbled before he leaned forward and kissed Peter gently. He then pulled back and smiled. Peter mirrored his boyfriend's expression.

"I'm sorry I did not come sooner." Peter uttered as he rested his full weight on his hands and closed the distance between himself and Sam once more.

Nova had opened his mouth to protest and say that Peter had nothing to be sorry about and that the guilty one was him only to be silenced by a pair of loving, soft lips. Sam gasped when Peter took things into his own hands. Spiderman used Nova's surprise as an advantage. Peter smirked when Sam shuddered because of the sensations Peter's tongue was creating inside his lover's hot cavern.

Suddenly Peter pulled back. Sam growled at the loss of contact which only resulted in the growth of Peter's smirk. Naturally Nova scowled at the cockiness his boyfriend was displaying. Quite soon, however, that scowl morphed into a smile. Peter frowned slightly only to freeze soon after and blush when Sam bent his head lower and trailed butterfly kisses from Peter's neck all the way to his chest, making sure to give each and every wounded patch extra attention. Once Sam was done, he pulled back and smirked when he noticed that redness that spread from Peter's cheeks all the way to his ears. While that smirk grew, Sam leaned forward so that his lips were just above Peter's ear and whispered:

"Didn't know I still had such an effect on you, webs."

Peter involuntarily shuddered when those lips ghosted over his exposed ear shell. He blushed even harder once his brain registered what Sam had said. With a half-hearted glare he stuttered:

"Sh-shut up."

That response merely made Sam chuckle before he leaned forward to claim Peter's lips as his own once more.

A/N: I don't own the show or its characters, plot, etc.

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