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Chapter 25
Flowers

It was a Wednesday night. It was cool, rain falling from the dark cry evening sky. Jamie and Colin were sitting inside her apartment, resting together on her couch watching some random movie on Hallmark, to Jamie's protest. Colin said there was nothing like sappy romance movies to laugh.

That was why she ended up reading most of the time when Colin started to watch them. Jamie was much more of a classic movie person, not the typical, poorly funded ones that were aired on Hallmark and Lifetime anyway.

It was a very comfortable night, just the two of them sitting in comfortable silence doing their own respected things. That was, until a knock came at the door. Jamie glanced up from her book, looking at her boyfriend in confusion.

"Who could it possibly be at this time of night?" she muttered, not really expecting an answered. She placed her book down on the coffee table, standing up, the blanket covering her and Colin falling partially on the floor.

She got to the door, and looked out through the peep hole only to find that nobody was there. Confused at the lack of a body, Jamie stepped back, unlocking the door and pulling it open quickly. She looked down the hallway to find not a single person. The only thing there was a large bouquet of purple and white Sweet Alyssum flowers in the crystal vase.

Jamie smiled, picking the flowers up, bringing them to her nose to smell as she shut the door and locking it. I can't believe Colin got me flowers! Jamie thought, making her way back to the living room to thank him properly.

"Wow, did you go in the hospital without telling me? Why are people sending you flowers?" Colin chuckled.

Jamie stopped as she set them on the coffee table, looking at him oddly. "No," she said, shaking her head.

"Oh shit, is it your birthday?" Colin scrambled to check his phone.

"Uh, no," Jamie said, shaking her head once more. "Not until January," she stated. "That's what I thought." Colin murmured.

"You mean you didn't send them?" she asked, glancing back at the flowers to check for a card.

"While flowers are nice, I would have done a bit more if I was trying to woo you. And definitely not while I'm here, I would have just given them to you. It interrupted our night in."

Jamie, leafing through the flowers, finally found a small index card stuffed inside. She pulled it out, flipping it around to see the handwritten message on the front.

"Find out who is trying to out do me, Babe?" Colin asked from the couch.

Jamie blinked, staring at the card oddly before clearing her throat. "Uh, it, uh, doesn't have a name. Just a message. "I have little left in myself - I must have you. The world may laugh - may call me absurd, selfish - but it does not signify. My very soul demands you: it will be satisfied, or it will take deadly vengeance on its frame." That's it."

"Okay...what the fuck?" Colin asked getting up.

"Yeah, you're telling me," Jamie said, looking at it in disgust. She placed it back into the flowers and sat down, just staring at them.

"Seriously. Do you have any clue? This is so weird," he grumbled as he picked up the vase.

"No," Jamie said. "I honestly have nothing."

"Promise? Seems kinda, you know..romantic. I trust you and stuff but...you know...life." He shrugged. "Are you sure it wasn't Steve?" Colin asked.

"Why would Steve send me flowers?" she asked.

"I don't know, maybe he's got a thing for you," he said. "You two spend a lot of time together. And if I didn't trust you as much as I do, I'd probably be worried that you were sneaking around with him."

Jamie blushed from both embarrassment at the implication of her being with Steve, and from the anger that her boyfriend would possibly even consider that she would cheat on him with her best friend. Steve was incredibly sweet, and yes, he was good looking with his blonde hair, and crystal blue eyes, and those to die for muscles and his tallness and large hands….. And he made her feel like she was important and strong and like everything was alright and that she was safe.

But Jamie wasn't with Steve. She was with Colin.

"Colin," Jamie sighed. She leaned in, kissing him sweetly and slowly on the lips before sitting back, leaning on his shoulder. "You have nothing to worry about. You know how I feel about you."

"Just checking," he said kissing her ear as he wrapped his arms around her.

"Mmm," she hummed in a chuckled. "Oh, I think I like this jealous side. It makes you all kissy."

"If you wanted that, all you had to do was ask," he murmured, leaning her onto her back on the couch.

Jamie stood outside of her apartment building, stretching for her morning run with Steve. She had gotten her timing down packed so that she had just enough time to stretch before he made it there from his longer run. Not that she minded waiting. She just liked routine.

"Good morning," she greeted Steve once he finally arrived.

"Good morning." Steve smiled and bumped her shoulder. "How are you today?"

Jamie shrugged, not completely sure if she should tell him about the odd thing that happened the night before. But Steve could normally tell when something was off, so honestly was the best course of action with him. "Uh, I kinda got flowers last night," she muttered softly, almost too soft to hear over the loudness of the city around them.

"Wow, maybe Greer's classier than I thought," Steve chuckled.

Somehow, though Jamie wasn't exactly sure how, Steve had figured out where her relationship was with Colin. Not that she really minded, it was kind of nice not openly trying to avoid saying things like Colin stayed the night last night" and whatnot. But it was a little awkward. Steve didn't really think that Colin was as good for Jamie as she did. That was primarily from just some things that she told him about Colin though, so he had never actually met him. Not yet at least. She really did want them to meet.

Colin was intimidated by Steve, and Steve was her best friend. Steve didn't think he was good enough for her, but that could have very well been just because he hadn't met him in person yet. Same with Colin. So she really wanted the two important people in her life to meet one another.

"That's not funny, Steve," Jamie scolded. "And they weren't from Colin."

"Ah...then who?" Steve asked confused.

"I, uh, have no clue," she said. "And, uh, it came with a really weird care. Creepy weird, you know?"

"Did, did you at least report it? If it was that creepy you need too," Steve said in worry.

"There wasn't a name," she said. "No logo from a flower stop. No delivery person. What could they do when the person's a ghost?"

"I know but they need that stuff on record right? In case something else happens." Steve told her. "I'm serious, Jay."

"I don't know," Jamie sighed. "It's probably just some admirer or something, someone that figured out who I am. It's not exactly a massive secret. Anybody that sees footage from the Battle of New York can put me next to Solace and figure it out."

"I know but if they got your address it's pretty big. Just...for my sake will you report it?" Steve asked her.

Jamie sighed. Yes, it was creepy, but she wasn't really worried about it. Johnny of all people had said worse things to her, and he was harmless. But if Steve was that worried, and if it would make him feel better, then Jamie would report it.

"Okay," she agreed. "If it'll make you feel better, I'll do it. But only because you asked."

"Thanks." He smiled as he hugged her in a friendly manner.

"Don't mention it," Jamie said, hugging him back. "But really, it's nothing. You're worried over nothing!"

"I hope you're right," he said.

"Hey, so any news on when you're moving to DC?" Jamie asked.

"Oh, not until some time in November," he said. "I've got a whole lot of paperwork and training to do before they want me there. Plus, I can work out of the New York Office for a while."

"Sweet, so I don't lose you for a good couple four or so months," Jamie said.

"I'm gonna miss you," Steve blurted out, a red blush dusting his cheeks.

"I'm hope so," Jamie laughed, trying to make him feel better. "I'll miss you too. I mean, who else am I going to rant about movies and music to? James is moving, you're gonna move. That's just leave Colin and I think I'd scare him off if I did that," she laughed. "Would you like to come to dinner some night this week and meet him?" she asked.

"Do I have to?" he asked hesitantly.

"No," she answered.

"Do you want me to?" he sighed, rephrasing the question.

"Yes, I do," she answered again.

"Fine, I'll come meet your boyfriend then," he said.

Dun dun dun...The menacing super villain The Flowers have made their debut! How you guys were terrified...Who am I kidding, I sound stupid talking like that! Anyway, hope you guys liked it. It was another rather short chapter, so I apologize, but again, it's setting stuff up for later chapters.

Thanks for to the following reviewers for their, well, reviews on the previous chapters:

KEZZ 1- Thank you! I'm glad you like it. Hope you liked this chapter too!

LateNightOwl- Idk, I guess you'll just have to wait and see who the person was...Maybe they'll be back...maybe not...I'm so glad you like the story though. Thank you for your lovely review, and I hope you liked this chapter as well.

shugokage- Yes, it will, but I recently realized that DC and NYC are only about 4 hours apart...I live in NY Stat, but to DC it's about 7-8 hours so that's probably why I just didn't realize how close it was. Eh, oh well. Not really important. But they're good friends and I don't think distance would really effect them too much.

Jesla777- Hey, I'm forgetful too. It gets really bad when college starts back up because my mind is taken up with useless things for my classes instead of remember, like, when my doctors appointment is, or what I was supposed to be doing when I entered this room and whatnot. It's so weird how much that improved the second finals are done...

TMG4899- Maybe, maybe not. We'll just have to wait and see. Hey, dont don't worry about it. I'm just glad you got to read the chapter!

Jo- I'm so glad you liked all the everything in the last chapter.

The girl with no life - Perhaps. We'll just have to wait and see. ;)

seasidewriter1- A lot of people think it's Peter. I'm not saying anything though. Everybody will just have to wait and see. Hope your computer gets worked out. I couldn't imagine being separated from mine. I mean, I even use it for notes (because my professor talks to fast to hand write anything legibly.) I think the wifi bit is the same at every college. Dorm room wifi sucks (thank god I'm a commuter. Saves thousands of $$$$). Anyway, glad you loved the chapter!

Knighthawk993- ...Something like that...Not elaborating on which part(s) are correct. That would be spoilers and I'm so not doing that. You'll just have to wait and see...Though this chapter kind of gives it away..And I agree, Matt is incredibly polite. I think the Daredevil show on Netflix portrays it far better than the movie.