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A coffee date with a reunion
*At Starbucks*
Peter and Jessica went to the nearby Starbucks right by the Bugle, much to Peter's surprise. He can't recall the last time a random beautiful girl randomly approaches him, and he ends up hanging out with the girl afterward. Considering that this wasn't an official date, Peter tries his best not to over think things when trying to figure out why she would hang with him, as he pays for their drinks.
"Peter, not that I don't appreciate you being a gentleman, I could have paid for my drink." Jessica insists because the drinks were four dollars each.
Peter, on the other hand, had no problem paying for the both of them, for his aunt taught him how to act when on a date with someone, even if wasn't fully sure if this was an actual date. "Nonsense, it's honor. Besides, since you never tried their S" mores Frappuccino, that just makes it even more special paying." Peter explains with a smile.
Jessica could tell he legit is being a gentleman to her, a trait that she can respect. "You are too sweet." After receiving her order, she takes a big sip out of her drink. "Wow, this is extremely excellent."
Peter pulls her chair out for her before taking a seat. "Glad you like it. In my opinion, this is one of their underrated Frappuccino."
"I can't argue with that after today." Jessica agrees as the two continue to enjoy their Frappuccino. During this time, Peter almost went into a trance from staring at Jessica by the way she was enjoying her drink.
"Wow." Peter thinks to his self-admiring her beauty.
Jessica notices this and decides to mess with him some more. "See something you like?" She asks, causing Peter to heat up out of embarrassment.
"Oh, I um, I was just thinking of how great this S'mores Frappuccino." He lied, trying to play his starting game off.
"Really? So you weren't admiring a particularly beautiful woman sitting in front of you?" Jessica kept teasing him the more nervous he got.
Realizing he was caught red-handed, Peter goes on and admit with panic in his voice, "Yes, but not in a creepy or dirty way!"
Jessica giggles a bit and reassures him, "Just relax Peter. I might not know you, but I can tell already that your gentleman, a very sweet one in fact."
Hearing that from Jessica helps Peter to calm down. "Thanks, that makes me feel good that your impression of me is good so far."
"Good," Jessica replies.
After finishing their drinks, Jessica figures this would be the best time to get to know about the man behind the mask. "So tell me about yourself, Peter Parker. What is there to know about the man who takes pictures of Spider-man?"
Peter lowers his head before answering. "Honestly, there is not a whole lot to know about me," Peter tells her thinking about how his last relationship ended and how much that affected his confidence when it came to his love life.
Jessica picks up on his change of mood. "Try me." She only said, hoping to encourage him to open up.
Peter scratches his head before responding. "Other than taking pictures for the bugle, I graduated from Midtown Manhattan Magnet High School and soon will be attending the Empire State University to study biophysics, which I'm sure sounds lame." Peter at this point expected rejection after telling Jessica that information about his self.
However, that isn't the case for Jessica like what she heard. "Are you serious? You are going to college for an education, and it's a field that you are interested in, that's not lame to me."
Peter's eyes lit up from her reaction. "Really?"
Jessica smiles and answers, "Of course, I like a man who wants to make something out his self."
Peter blushes a little while trying to keep his composure. "So what about you?" Peter sends the question back to her.
"I actually at the beginning of starting my P.I career," Jessica admits allowing Peter to feel comfortable around her and not to expect any suspicion.
Finding out about her career choice surprised Peter. "Nice, considering that not many women look for a career in that field, so I'm sure you will do well."
"Flatterer," Jessica said with a smirk.
Peter chuckles before saying, "No, I mean it, you have confidence, and you seem like the type of lady who doesn't take crap from no one."
"You got that! Right, but I do appreciate the compliment." Jessica agrees with him, even though she wasn't used to those types of comments.
"You are very welcome. By the way, I'm twenty-three years old just to let you know." Peter expresses to her nervously thinking that would be the end of the date. Regardless, he didn't want to lie or keep that information from her.
Jessica's eyes pop wide open not expecting him to be around her age. "No way! I'm twenty-five." She blurts out. She can't believe that she just literally gave her age out like that. Her purpose for this meeting to figure out what she can about Peter Parker not for him to know about her. Then again, he has been delightful to her so far, which Jessica can't get over due to how he acts as Spider-man.
Peter felt relief since Jessica is only two years older than him. It looks like the Parker luck was going in his favor. "Oh wow, for a second I thought you were going to say you were way older." After he said that, Jessica sent him a "what you mean by that" glare. Peter immediately explains what he meant by the comment saying, "Only because you look very mature, plus I'm sure you wouldn't want to hang with someone too young."
Jessica had to admit, Peter successfully smooth his way out that one. "I understand, which is why you're lucky we are close in age."
"Yeah. I am." Peter agrees with a huge smile on his face that couldn't stop Jessica from giggling at, leading her to ask him, "So tell me, Mr. Parker, how do capture those spectacular pictures of Spider-man?"
Peter raises his eyebrow at her. "Mr. Parker? Now that's going to make me sound older than you. Also, a great photographer doesn't reveal that type of secret."
"Not even for me?" She gives him the puppy eye look and pouts.
Peter rubs his neck and chuckles nervously. "Maybe one day I will, just for you."
"Hopefully that one day will come soon." She mutters to herself.
"Did you say something?" Peter asks.
"Oh, I was just repeating what you just said." Jessica plays it off.
"Okay then," Peter responds with a low tone due to how Jessica answers him that maybe he was drilling her, and probably shouldn't waste her time any more than he already has.
Slowly getting up, Peter prepares to end the date to go home and mark this as another failed date. "I guess this is when this hangout/date, still unsure what to call it, comes to an end before you become even more tired of me."
Jessica couldn't believe what she was seeing. For the first time in her life, the guy cuts the date short instead of the other way around. In the past, if the guy acts disrespectful or only want one thing from her, Jessica would leave the man hanging. Judging by Peter's lack of confidence, she figures Peter must think that he's not sufficient to get a woman like her. Jessica decides that she will help boost his confidence one way or another, even if meant taking things a little further than she had planned.
She stands up and reassures him saying, "One, I would of like to call this a date. Two I wasn't bored, but more interested than I was before." She begins to rub Peter's arms and gives him a sexy smile, the type that when Black cat would do it would cause Peter to sweat a little.
Fixing his collar for comfort, Peter asks nervously "You're kidding, right?"
Jessica shakes her head and moves closer to him. "Nope. Why would you think that?"
Having Jessica so close to him was making Peter, not uncomfortable, but tense up. Since his last relationship, Peter hasn't been used to the type of forwardness that he is dealing with now.
In a way, he almost feels like he is setting a beautiful woman like Jessica up for a huge disappointment if he goes along with the flirting. "I'm not going to lie; it's been like forever since I have been on a date, so it just feels like I'm out of touch like I need to go to dating classes and re-educate myself on the ways of dating."
Jessica listens carefully to Peter's reason and concludes that his last relationship must be the reason why he thinks less of his self when it comes to meeting a woman. For some reason, Jessica felt a rising urge to find the last girl Peter was with and slap the taste out of her mouth. When the idea had popped into her head, she shook it off and had to remind herself that she doesn't have that type of feelings for Peter aka the annoying Spider-man to think that way, but as a hero, she will do what she can to help him out. Plus, she is starting to enjoy his shy reactions when it comes to actions, for it's pretty unique than what she is used to from other guys.
Uatu: Ha! Using the "Hero" excuse to try to cover the feelings that are beginning to grow... Oops, got a bit excited there. Back to the story.
Jessica wraps her arms around his neck, massage the back of his head, and whispers in his ears, "Why you need a dating school when you have a hot teacher right in front of you?"
At that moment, Peter's face turns full read while he felt like his body no longer function from what he just heard. Peter wanted to say something, but all he did was stumbling over his words. Jessica giggles at this. "So do you want this to be our last time we see each other?"
Still, haven't gained full control over his body, Peter shakes his head no. Jessica smiled at this and said, "Good. As of right now.."
Before she got to finish what she was about to say, Peter's spider-sense went off snapping him out of his trance and gets Jessica to when they both hear an explosion from nearby safely.
"Yep, looks like its back on the clock," Peter mutters as he turns his attention back to Jessica. "I enjoyed the date, so I will catch you whenever okay? Now go so that you won't get hurt." He commands her before running to the scene of the crime.
"Wait, Peter!?" Jessica yells but fails to stop him for his disappears into the crowd.
"How the heck did he do that?" Jessica curiously asks herself. After remembering the explosion, Jessica hurries to a nearby alley to changes outfits. "Little do you know Peter, a certain Spider-woman doesn't run from a fight."
*Jumps to the action scene*
"Okay, seriously, who are you guys and is that the best wardrobe you all could come with?" Spider-man demands asking the group of henchmen in black who cause the explosion that he had heard earlier, in a jewelry store. Little did he know, Spider-woman is currently hiding in the shadows to observe the scene of the crime until it was time for her to jump into action.
One of the henchmen spoke up and said, "First off, we are the Jade Syndicate, and you would be smart to remember that because we are one-half of the fraction while the central portion is working on a major heist as we speak."
Another henchman chimes in saying; "Second, you out of all people have the nerve to judge our clothing when you are wearing that get up?" They burst out laughing at the web head pointing at his red and blue costume.
Jessica rolls her eyes at the joke before hearing Spider-man's comeback, "Hey I will have you know that I had the best person make this outfit for me."
The henchman who had joked about his costume had a confuse expression behind his mask. "Yeah, and who's that?" He questions as the henchmen and even Spider-woman turn their attention back to see if he will reveal the person behind making the costume.
After a few seconds of suspense, Spider-man finally answers him. "Simple... Your mom."
The other members of the Jade Syndicate begin laughing at the one member, elsewhere Spider-woman silently groans to herself thinking that Spider-man hasn't changed since the last time she met him.
This didn't sit well with the one henchman. "The hell you all laughing at!? Waste the spider!" They quickly get back seriously and points their guns back at Spider-man.
"Aw, did I hit a nerve spot?" Spider-man quips, in a baby tone.
Before the Jade Syndicate could begin their assault, they all stop from hearing, "Yes, you did." Everyone in the room turns to see a woman in a red and yellow spider costume with long black hair, making her badass entrance and gets into her fighting stance. "My nerve."
"Oh crap, it's Spider-woman too!" One of the henchmen announced.
"Wait, if she is here, wouldn't that make the two married?" Another one questions out loud, receiving a shocking/angry look from Spider-woman's face.
"HELL NO, WE ARE NOT MARRIED!" She screams making it clear that the two are not like that just because of their name.
Spider-man, feeling slightly offended, joins in the conversation. "Now wait a minute, like you have to say it like that?" He shouldn't be feeling offended by her comment, but it did hurt his confidence a bit.
The leader of the current fraction of the groups finally had enough of the stalling. "We don't have time for this kill them both!" He orders leading to a showdown. Spider-man took his time taking down some of the members while Spider-woman was straight to the point taking the other members down. Once they had them defeated Spider-man figure, it was time for a proper greeting of seeing the Spider-woman again.
"Well long time no see my female counterpart." He quips acting like the fight didn't just happen.
"Spider-man." She responds blowing him off.
Spidey rubs the back of his neck, feeling the tension in the room. "Okay... So what brings you to my neck of the woods?"
She walks over to the one member that is trying to crawl his way out of the building. "Important matters." She claims while grabbing the one henchmen and pulling him up to her face. "Okay tough guy, who's still conscious for now, what is this Jade Syndicate planning?" She starts to interrogate him with Spidey coming behind her to warn the guy saying, "I would answer the beautiful spider lady if I were you because she seems pretty to piss off."
"Probably annoyed by your mouth." The henchman grunts.
"Hey, I resent that!" Spidey points at him concerning the comment, annoying Spider-woman even more.
"Enough fun and games, tell me what you are planning!" She orders the henchman again to give her answer she wants.
"Like I would tell either of you spider punks what we are up to." The henchman holds his ground.
Suddenly her expression turns into an evil smile. "Okay. Fine."
Both Spider-man and the henchman couldn't believe she was going just to let this slide. "So you are letting me go?"
Without warning, Spider-woman tells him, "In your dreams." toss him in the air and throws her bio blast at him, knocking the henchman out.
She walks away, leaving a stun Spider-man to witness what she just did. Snapping out of his trance, he hurries after her to try to break the tension between the two "Yeah, way to keep a cool head there; now we don't have any Intel."
Spider-woman wasn't in the mood to deal with Spider-man, especially not now when this random event had interfered with her other mission. "I don't need your wisecracks web head, and obviously he wasn't going to help, so he got what was coming to him."
Spider-man couldn't understand why she is upset or what he does to make her mad at him. "You know, you could use a chill pill to cool off that anger you got. Should I call Iceman?"
She stops and turns to look at him. "You could take stuff seriously and not worry about me."
"Why ye have little faith in the male counterpart? You know, we should work together to take these guys down." He offers out of nowhere.
Jessica had to blink once before realizing what he just had offered her. "Me, work with you? Really?" She puts her hand on her hip, not feeling the idea of working with him out of all people. It's bad enough that Steve and Tony want to recruit him, but now she might have to work with him alone.
"Sure! We can be the Spider Team, or Spider-man and the amazing friends... Wait we would need one more member for that, or we can be..."
Not wanting to hear him go any further, Spider-woman throws her hand at him to cut him off and finish his idea for him. "Solo where I can work by myself, that's the kind of team I like. Now if you excuse me, I got other personal things to take care of."
She takes off, leaving Spidey alone. Honestly, she felt horrible for treating Peter like that in her hero persona, but she had to make sure not to give any hints that she and Jessica could be the same person. Plus, she couldn't understand why he acts downright annoying and nonserious as Spider-man, but sweet and shy as Peter Parker. Part of her wants to go back and apologize for her behavior because he is Peter Parker behind that mask, a man who was having a rough time as is it. She is still undercover to see if Spider-man can prove his self to be a legit member of the New Avengers. However, she does plan on making it up to Peter and has a strong feeling she will be teaming up with Spider-man regardless.
"Come on Jess you have to care that much about the guy... Who am I kidding, he feels less than a man nowadays when he shouldn't feel that way, and I probably made it worse just now. I have to make things right, for its a 'hero' thing to do." She mentally convinces herself as she makes her way home.
*Back to Spidey as Spider-woman left*
"Okay, I will catch you the next you in the neighborhood." He knew that she wouldn't hear him at that point and decides to swing away with heavy thoughts on his mind. "Man it sucks she left like that, but I do enjoy watching her leave." Peter thinks to his self but shakes his head not wanting to have dirty thoughts in his head right now. "Parker, stop that! You already have Jessica to deal with, so you can't have Spider-man deal with..."
Peter mental slaps his self-remembering that he left Jessica alone and not checking back on her. "Oh crap basket I forgot about Jessica! Ah forget it, why would she want to be around me after I ditch her like that. She might not even want to put up with my double lifestyle just like Mary Jane. *Signs* I might as well mark this down as another failed date, especially when Spider-woman acted as she hates me."
Little did Peter Parker know, that Jessica Drew still has her mission to complete and she is not about to end it on that note.
Authors note: So it looks like the coffee went through without any distractions until after it was done. Spider-man and Spider-woman meet up again, with Spider-woman not telling Spidey about the new Avengers wanting to recruit him. How long will she keep that information from him? Only time can tell as the next chapter will feature Jessica getting closer to Peter's personal life.
Just to let you all know I already have the story set up to where I don't need ideas for it.
Also, because of new schedule between school and new job giving me a lot of hours, I can't promise every chapter will be long but I will try and because of that my writing has gotten rusty so if it has errors let me know around where, so I can try to fix them.
To the guest reviewer asking about adding Mary Jane to set up a love triangle I am going to answer that as nicely as I can, NO because I don't care for Mary Jane (if you want to know how I feel about Peter/MJ you can get a sample of that in my Spider-man/Shadow cat story) and a love triangle storyline will not happen in any of my untold love series for the focus will be Peter and one girl. I will make references to exes that Peter made have been with, but a full on love triangle will not happen, sorry. You will get longer chapters, though.
HaywireEagle: You could have said that the second time the word Starbucks was used that it was missing a "s" because the first time it already did, and since I can't pm I will say that as far as your review on a twist in spider-love I literally wasn't writing it like it was a big deal and could care less if it came across predictable and cheesy so sorry but I already gave a warning that it was not to be taken as a serious story.
