"Shouldn't be too bad, I trust Doctor Octavius will keep it on the down low and I don't think it could lead to him discovering your bigger secret. Still just keep any expectations to him asking if you can hook the lab to any projects with the Squadron." Zarda assured him as they met up again with her in her civilian clothes and they walked hand in hand back to their apartment. Zarda at the door whispered to him a suggestion as to spend the rest of their night together before bed.

They were now sitted in the living room around a coffee table and Peter knew exactly what was Zarda's game was in this. She was losing on purpose as she had a good poker face so Peter would know when she was playing for real and he was not so good at cards himself. So despite those details Peter was winning as he was in his bottoms and his shirt as well as barefoot while Zarda was showing off her black bra clad body with flexing poses and her jeans while barefoot. One round he had only lost due to Zarda managing to read him wrong and the other just so she could say that it wasn't a clean sweep.

Zarda made a show after her 'losing' rounds making Peter red in the face and that was what she wanted. Making her boyfriend red in the face was a favourite pastime of her's.

Peter had a weak hand and Zarda folded and made a play of looking annoyed as she got up and turned around to bend over, "This is what she wants Peter, don't give her the satisfaction as she wants you to look..." Peter said forcing himself to look away as she made her dance of taking off her jeans to reveal her black thong clad rear.

Zarda then noticed Peter wasn't looking and her annoyance became real as she exclaimed "I do this for you and you look away? You agreed to playing this game?" Zarda asked frustrated as Peter looked her way with a glare.

"You're a bad actress Zarda, I think you must have gotten rusty from having fooled Spectrum or he was just an imbecile."Peter replied and Zarda smirked at the memory. Two years ago Joe had convinced Zarda to play a game of strip poker and Zarda had embarrassed him only giving him some pity wins. She in the last round of the game was down to her leotard while Joe was in his boxers; Joe had played a not too bad hand but Zarda had one that trounced him. She made a show of getting up making a resigned face as she motioned to remove her leotard to Joe's glee before she went and played her hand with a big smirk to Joe's shock she then told him to just get dressed to save himself the embarrassment.

"I guess that I didn't prepare myself for this rule like I did that one, still I should be given credit for resisting the temptation to see more of my super strong nerd." Zarda said with a smirk as Peter allowed himself to look at Zarda in her state of undress. "How about we just finish up and since your work will be closed for the time being; we can spend the day together?" Zarda asked as Peter smiled at the thought as he got up and Zarda got closer and ripped shirt off him literally as Peter took off his bottoms.

"Wait until we get to the bed Zarda; no sofa lasted any nights of us using it as our bed..." Peter told her and Zarda shook her head but headed to the bedroom while swaying her hips and Peter followed.

Peter woke up rested and got dress after a shower; he got out to see Zarda finishing a phone call. "I was just putting together a surprise for you later..." Zarda told him after ending the call in a panic. Zarda's last big surprise was the night she decided to have Peter be the big spoon for the night by wearing her Utopian necklace and loved the feeling of being in Peter's arms and embrace when he was stronger than her. Of course her grinning glee when she had Peter stick her hands to the bed posts with his web was ruined when Peter just grinned standing at the other side of the room saying that he will just leave her there until she stated that Hyperion was the best in the Squadron Supreme. It was about more than twenty minutes until she gave in.

Peter laughed as he set her free and Zarda was tempted to take off her necklace to regain control and put Peter into a hold for vengeance but being put into his arms and being kissed by him pretty much killed any annoyance towards him. They both had their ways of making sure that the other couldn't stay mad at eachother for long.

They went out and passed some guys listening to the Daily Bugle news on their phones with J. Jonah Jameson saying that Spider-Man brings the freaks to the city like the Prowler from a few days ago and how they don't need the Squadron Supreme bringing their earth threatening problems to the city with their presence and how goons like Schultz should be left to the proper authorities.

They sighed as costumed heroes were one of Jameson's favourite topics to rant about.

Zarda suggested that they first go to the Comic Stand as it was the day of the week for the new comics to be released at the store. "From nerd who I needed to chase off bullies following him to my store to having a real wonder woman by your side. You have come a long way Peter." Stan said greeting them both with a wave.

"Thanks Stan, though I can't help but notice you don't seem that much older from when I first came here as a little kid." Peter commented as Stan smiled.

"I am not really from Earth; I am actually an informant for an interdimensional race of beings known as the Watchers so that is how I don't age." Stan told him and Peter laughed at his tall stories but Zarda couldn't help but bat an eye and looked suspicious at him. "I will have your comic orders ready in a minute Peter but I glanced at the new Zarda issue and there is someone that kinds of look like you." Stan let him know causing Peter to blink and Zarda had a false innocent smile.

Peter took the newest Zarda and saw that in it Zarda was at security of a wedding between two royal figures of two warring countries and she was imagining her ideal husband of a wedding. How a nerdy type was most appealing to her and the groom in her dream bubble looked kind of like him only with blonde hair and glasses.

"Sorry Peter but the artist and writer were most insistent of this scene and I added in the glasses and blonde hair so no one would suspect you. This was one of the things I was willing to let slide you know with how us Squadron members having to give our approval to all comics including us. How many imaginary stories I rejected of me marrying fellow Squadron members." Zarda whispered to him apologetically but Peter was willing to let this slide and decided to bring it to the counter with Zarda saying that she would pay him back for that since she didn't want her boyfriend to have to spend his own money on something with her face and name on.

She says this as a definite statement and wouldn't take no for an answer here.

"Wish I had the same privilege on the stuff with my likeness on it..." Peter said looking to the stacks of the unauthorised Spider-Man comics including a popular one depicting him as an alien monstrous vigilante whose true identity was a stand in for Jameson's astronaut son. Peter brought it to Stan to pay for along with his usual comics as they left.

They treated themselves to breakfast at a restaurant and midday Zarda checked the time and was most insistent on them going to this area in an alleyway. "So is this the surprise Zarda?"Peter asked Zarda but was confused to see him looking up from behind him to his confusion.

He was about to ask what she was looking at when he froze as he heard a voice behind him say "You are Zarda's boyfriend that she has talked so much about? She tells me that you are a big fan?" he turned around to see towering over him with a big smile was his childhood favourite hero Hyperion...