"Do you think he is going to be ok?" I said as he was working away at Peter's wounds.
"I think so," he said very solemnly.
I walked to the window. "God where are you MJ."
Then I saw her across the street jogging/walking and then I saw Harry walking from the opposite direction.
"Harris, I'll be right back," I said as I reached into my purse that I was warped into this world with. Well this will come in handy.
I ran out the door not letting him get a word in. I hurried down the stairs. When I got to the street Harry had his hand on MJ and she was trying to push it off but his grip got tighter. I ran across the street trying to act casual. Harry seemed to get more and more aggressive.
"Hey MJ, what are you doing here?" I seemed to give the signal to her of what I was doing.
"I was going to get um… something out of Peter's apartment. I was gonna let myself in because he is at a lab right now."
Good call MJ.
Harry glared at me, "Who are you?"
"I'm Eileen. I'm just a friend of MJ." I'm defiantly not telling him I know Peter as well.
"Well can you please leave because I need to talk to MJ," he snickered at me.
"Oh Harry I really need to go," MJ said as she started to walk away.
Harry grabbed her arm and pulled her toward him. I pushed him and sprayed my pepper spray.
"YOU BITCH!" He then pushed me into the street. I fell flat on my ass and then white head lights were shining at me straight on. I got a hold of myself and roll out of the way.
MJ then helped me up and pulled me across the street. I looked back for a split second at Harry; he was doubled over on the ground holding his head. Then a car passed and he was gone.
We got into the building safely.
"What the hell just happened!" MJ shouted. She looked at me and ran up the stairs to Peter's apartment.
She opened the door to find Harris working on her bleeding boyfriend. She ran to his side and put her hand on his face.
"What happened?"
I shut and locked the door behind me and started to explain how Harry and he got into a fight and how Harry is now the new Green Goblin and told her that that was my own conclusion to what happened.
"Is he going to be ok?" MJ asked.
Harris looked up at her with a comforting smile, "He is going to be alright."
A tear of relief went down her cheek.
Harris finished his work on Peter and was all cleaned up when he sat down and loosened his tie and unbuttoned his top button. I walked by him putting away some extra supplies.
"Hey Eileen come here a second," he said.
I just started talking, more like rambling, "I'm sorry you had to go through this. Thank you so much. You could have not helped and called the police or you could have got the press to expose him…" I was then stopped as he grabbed my arm, stood up and started to examine cuts that I didn't know I had.
"What happened out there?" he asked concerned.
"Harry kicked my ass to the curb, actually beyond it. I had to roll out of the way."
Then he saw two bruises on my shoulders.
"What are these?"
I finally noticed. "Wow, he pushes hard." I looked over at MJ at Peter's side. I grabbed Harris's hand and took him to her. I then took her arm and saw bruises on them, just like mine, but hers was like hand prints.
"I'll get some ice for you two ladies," Harris said walking to the small fridge.
I pulled up a chair next to MJ. I looked at Peter's broken body. Harry must be stronger than Norman ever was especially to give us bruises by just touching us. MJ was holding Peter's hand looking at him in a sort of awe.
Harris came back with the ice. MJ let go of Peter's hand so she could hold her ice.
"You should come with me Eileen so that I can put a bandage on your arm," Harris said looking at MJ.
"Good idea," I said quietly. I began to feel emotionally and physically tired as he bandaged me up. I sat down on the floor against the wall after he was done. Harris went to check on Peter one last time before he came and sat down next to me.
I finally asked, "So are you ok?"
He sort of chuckled at my question, "Ya I'm fine. Still in a little shock about what has happened."
"You know you can never tell anyone about this."
"I wouldn't dream of it."
That was assuring. What was even more assuring was that Harris put his arm around me.
For some reason, even though I haven't known him for long, I felt so comfortable than I have in such a long time. I started to get drowsy and be for I knew it I was asleep in his arms.
Peter Prov
I woke up to pain in my shoulder where Harry had stabbed me. Then I remembered. Harry stabbed me! Where's MJ! Is she ok? I jolted up but was stopped when I felt pain jolt through my body.
I then felt a hand on my shoulder, a hand I was familiar with. I turned my head and there was MJ. The sun from the window behind her made her hair shine brilliantly.
"MJ," I began to say, "are you ok?"
"Shouldn't you be asking yourself that," she said as a tear went down her cheek.
"Don't cry MJ. Please," I put my hand up to her face to wipe the tear off.
She held my hand to her face, "You scared me half to death last night."
That's when I noticed. The apartment ordeal just wasn't about me having a better apartment; it was about her knowing I was safe, also so I know she is safe.
"MJ I want to live as close to you as possible. Is the apartment still open?"
MJ looked at me surprised, "It is but I'm afraid I'm gonna have to move. Harry knows where I live."
"Then we'll find a new place and live together."
"But you know your Aunt's wishes. She thinks it's best that we live separately."
"We'll get a three bedroom apartment. All of us can move in together. If she knows we have separate bedrooms, then she will be content."
"Ok then we'll look as soon as possible."
"We need to look today I'm surprised that Harry hasn't come back to finish the job."
"I think he did."
"What do you mean?"
"Me and Eileen had a little conflict with him outside of your apartment last night."
"Is everyone ok?" I started to get up again but was painfully reminded why I shouldn't try that again.
"Just a few cuts and bruises, nothing terrible."
Then I heard some snoring noises but it sounded like two people.
I tried to sit up again knowing it was going to hurt this time.
MJ just laughed a little because it seemed that I hadn't learned my lesson yet.
"Do you need some help Peter?"
I kinda just laughed as she helped me get propped up. Then I saw Eileen and Harris against the wall asleep with their mouths open and snoring.
"He stayed the whole night?"
MJ looked at both Eileen and Harris and then said, "Well I guess they are more a like than she thought."
We started to laugh a little again until Harris woke up and saw me sitting up. He started to get up and then Eileen woke up.
He looked at me disappointed, "You know you aren't supposed to be up."
I look at him and said, "Thank you."
