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Chapter 10: Captains' Advice

Basement, in the hallway outside the gym

Jessica wiped her tears away falling down from her face as she stormed out of the gym and thought to herself, what a fucking selfish jerk! Why didn't he tell me all this time that he was going after the Osborns?! I don't even know where to begin…he's trained himself to the point of incapacitation, he kissed me in the most unfair way possible and he still doesn't want me to go after them when I'm perfectly capable of helping him?! I mean, I understand that he wants to protect me but….agghh! Peter! Why do you have such a fucking asshole?! I hate you!

She took the elevator upstairs as she thought to herself again, there's only one person in this whole entire fucking universe who made that LMD.

Jessica got off on the second floor as she angrily stomped her way towards the Weapons and Gear lab and she saw that the room was still brightly lit under the door. She opened it and nobody was there again as she saw another room inside the lab that was also brightly lit beneath the closed door.

Jessica screamed, "MOM! WHERE ARE YOU?! I KNOW YOU'RE IN HERE!"

Miriam heard the loud voice of her daughter as she stumbled out of her private room. Her glasses were hanging loosely on her nose as she was sweating uncontrollably again just like last time when Jessica brought her coffee that morning. Miriam saw that Jessica's tears were flowing down from her face like the Niagra Falls as she became wide-eyed and said, "Jessica, wh-what's wrong?"

Jessica glared at her mom as she said, "Why did you make that LMD for him?"

Miriam stammered as she backed away slightly from her daughter, "I-I don't know w-what you're talking about."

Jessica yelled at her mom, "DON'T FUCKING LIE TO ME! WHY DID YOU MAKE THAT LMD FOR HIM?!"

She then broke down on her knees as she started to sob uncontrollably. She looked down at the ground as she said in a quivering voice, "Why didn't you tell me that Peter was doing that to his body all this time? Why didn't you stop him? You know I hate it when I see him get hurt."

Miriam also slumped down to her knees as she realized what had just happened. She replied, "I…I tried to reason with him in the beginning. I told him that he didn't need to go through all that trouble because it wasn't his fault."

Jessica looked down at the ground as she said, "And he didn't listen, right?"

Miriam sat against the cold steel wall of her private lab as she sighed and replied, "Of course he didn't."

Jessica shut her eyes shut as she said, "Goddamnit, he's such a dummy."

Miriam said, "He said that it was all his fault that you were captured by Harry and he didn't want you to know that he was gonna go after the Osborns alone."

Jessica replied as she sniffled a little bit, "Of course he didn't. He's a fucking idiot."

Miriam then crawled her way to her daughter as she gently placed her hand on Jessica's shoulder as she said, "I'm sorry, darling. I tried to stop him…I really did. But at the same time, I also didn't want you to go after Harry and Norman. I-I was just looking out for your best interest."

Jessica looked at the ground as she angrily shut her eyes as she replied, "So you were just gonna let him fight them all by himself?! Mom, you do realize that he needed help, right?! Didn't you?!"

Miriam looked away from Jessica as she replied, "I know, I know. It's just that I was afraid to lose you."

Jessica replied angrily as she glared at her mom, "What about Peter?! Mom, you know how much I love him and you just let him train for almost 6 fucking months for a suicide mission?!"

Miriam looked at her daughter as she cried, "WELL I'M SORRY THAT I FEEL THIS WAY, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE MY ONLY CHILD DIE IN THE HANDS OF MY FUCKING RAPIST!"

Jessica was stunned for a moment as she saw her mom cry like never before and calmly said, "I'm not a little girl anymore, mom."

Miriam continued to cry as she replied in a hoarse voice, "I know! But you're still my daughter and you'll always be my baby girl no matter what!"

She then hugged Jessica as she continued to sob, "D-do you have any idea how much you mean to me?! I almost lost you in my womb because Norman tried to kill me! You're my only family that I have left now and if you die, my life will be completely meaningless! Do you hear me?!"

Jessica gently rubbed her mom's back as she soothingly replied, "I hear you mom. And I'm sorry for acting like a brat just now."

Miriam replied as she sniffled heavily, "No... you're right too. You could've been a great help to him all this time and I'm sorry for keeping you in the dark about this for such a long time. It's just that you're my only child."

Jessica chuckled as she said, "I know mom. You've told me that like billion times throughout my childhood."

Jessica then looked down at the ground sheepishly looked at the ground as she said, "Mom, I've done something horrible when I got in a fight with Peter."

Miriam asked her daughter with a worried expression, "What did you do?"

Jessica looked down at the ground sheepishly as she said, "I-I insulted Gwendy. I called her a stupid damsel-in-distress."

Miriam sighed as she frowned at Jessica and said, "That's not good, Jessica. She was your best friend."

Jessica retorted, "I know! It's just that I got really angry when Peter wanted to be overprotective of me and I told him that he didn't need to do that because I can take care of myself and it just…. sort of slipped out and partly, because I was jealous of Gwen dating Peter."

Miriam gently rubbed her back as she said, "It's ok. But you can't insult your best friend like that even you were jealous of her dating Peter. You had too many good memories with her to be envious of her, you know?"

Jessica smiled as she said, "Like that one time Gwen stood up to Flash Thompson because he was bullying me in freshman year?"

Miriam hugged her daughter tightly as she said, "You know, even though she didn't have superpowers like you, she tried best to protect her friends and I think she did what she could do to help Peter in her own unique way."

Jessica then had a tear glisten from her eye as she said, "You're right, mom. I shouldn't have made fun of her like that."

Miriam then pulled back as she wiped her tears and said, "So…what else did Peter say?"

Jessica looked at the ground as her cheeks flushed beet red and said, "When I asked him why he was going through all this trouble to help me out, he just…."

Miriam got closer to her daughter as she curiously asked, "Just what? Tell me."

Jessica's cheeks flushed red even more as she replied, "He kissed me….on the lips. We totally made out in French-style."

Miriam giggled as she nudged her daughter on her shoulder as she said, "See, I told you that he had a crush on you the whole time."

Jessica frowned as she looked down at the ground and said, "Yeah. But you already knew that, didn't you?"

Miriam scratched her head as she sheepishly replied, "Yeah. I'm sorry about that."

Jessica then gave a long sigh as she added, "It's ok. The cat's out of the bag anyway."

Then she frowned again as she crossed her arms and looked away from her mom, shut her eyes and said, "I'm still fucking pissed at him though. Peter and his stupid hero complex…. God, I hate it so much."

Miriam put her arms around Jessica as she said, "It's ok to be mad. But I'm sure you two will figure something out soon."

Jessica laid her head on her mom's shoulder as she replied, "I sure hope so."

Next Morning in Peter's room….

DING! DING! DING! DING! DING!

Peter groggily moved out of his bed as he sloppily hit the alarm button on his Android that was next to his phone. He got up from his bed and his face and hair looked like as if he just came out of a World War 2 trench warfare as he said to himself, "Argh….fuck you Natasha. Just fuck you."

He thought about the events that folded last night as he sighed and thought to himself, Why did I have to come off like such an asshole yesterday? I know that Jessica is completely capable of taking care of herself, and she genuinely wants to help me fight the Osborns and rest of those goons. It's just that….I love her so much… and I'm really afraid to lose her. But I didn't mean to push her away like that. Arrgh! Peter Parker, you fucking coward! Sometimes you really suck, you know that?

As he sloppily wrapped his scarred hands with bandages, put on his extra pair of S.H.I.E.L.D. uniform that was on his closet, he walked outside his room and made his way down to the basement for his hand-to-hand combat training. As he made out of his way out of the elevator to the basement, he saw Jessica in the hallway. He reached out his hand as he tried to tap Jessica on the shoulder as she hissed at him, "Don't touch me, Jerk-Face!"

Peter pleaded, "Jessica, I'm sorry! I didn't mean-"

Jessica flipped her hair back sassily as her long silky smooth black strands brushed Peter's face as she passed by him before he could finish his sentence. She just stormed down the hallway without any more words as she was still visibly upset from the argument last night. Peter sulked in defeat as he kept walking towards the hallway and entered the gym.

To his pleasant surprise, he saw his childhood hero standing right before him in his eyes as Peter stammered, "C-Captain America?! W-what are you doing here? Where's Coulson?"

The star-spangled hero smirked as he went over to shook Peter's wrapped up hands as he said, "It's an honor to finally meet you, Spider-Man."

Peter waved his hands frantically like a fanboy as he replied, "No-no! The pleasure's all mine, Cap."

Steve chuckled as he said, "Thanks, kid. I'm really flattered."

Peter also chuckled as he said, "You can, call me Peter. Peter Parker's my name, but I'm pretty sure you knew that by right now."

Steve replied, "Yeah, Phil filled me in with all the details."

Peter asked him, "So…what are you doing here, Cap?"

Steve placed his shield on the ground as he replied, "Coulson's going to Portland for a special mission for a whole day, which I'll tell you about later."

He then carefully observed Peter's stance as he said, "You look terrible, kid. Are you sure you want to train today?"

Peter wiped his sleepy and tired eyes as he replied, "I'll be fine, Cap. Give me your best shot."

Steve got in his stance as Peter was confounded and said, "Where's your shield?" Steve smirked as his tightened his fists and replied, "Trust me. You don't want me to use the shield on you, kid."

Peter started to attack Captain America as he attacked with a flurry of kicks and punches that he learned from Coulson. He tried his best as he mustered all of his learned material that he absorbed in the past 5 and a half months but Steve just kept blocking or evading his attacks with complete ease. Steve wasn't breaking a sweat as he said, "Are you still sure you want to do this kid? I mean you look really, really awful."

Peter tried his best to stay conscious as he kept attacking and said, "I…I'm fine, Cap."

Then Steve found an entry in Peter's attack pattern as he countered and swept him off his feet as he knocked him on the ground. Peter grunted in pain as he said, "This is nothing. I can still go on."

Steve looked down at Peter pitifully as he said, "You need to take a break."

Peter got up as he hobbled and said, "No time for breaks, Cap. I have to go on. I have this important person in my life who's been betrayed and hurt badly by my best friend, so I can't stop for her sake."

Steve crossed his arms as he gave a long sigh and replied, "Is this about Jessica Drew and how you're going after the Osborns alone?"

Peter was stunned as he said, "Huh? How did you know?"

Steve replied, "Nick Fury told me about what happened when he showed you that footage of Jessica being kidnapped."

Peter threw up his hands in the air as he retorted, "Of course he did! You just can't trust anything with S.H.I.E.L.D.! I should've seen this one coming!"

Steve gently patted Peter on the shoulder as he said, "He's worried about your safety. He's gone off the grid and replaced himself with a LMD because he believes that S.H.I.E.L.D. has been too heavily infiltrated by the Hydra double-agent working for the Osborns."

Peter stared at Steve in a shocked manner as he said, "And he's not here anymore? Great! That's another thing he didn't tell me!"

Steve sighed and replied, "It was a hard decision that he made. And this is also the reason why Coulson went to Portland; to find Iron Man and clear his name of guilt because it was that double-agent who stole the Iron Man suits."

Peter looked at the ground as he said, "Wow. S.H.I.E.L.D. is not safe anymore, huh?"

Steve grabbed Peter by the shoulder as he said, "That's why I want to help you Peter. Please join the Avengers, Spider-Man."

Peter turned his back away from Steve as he replied, "Sorry, Cap. The idea sounds nice but….I'd be just getting in the way."

Steve furrowed his eyebrows and said, "And just how would you be getting in the way?"

Peter kept his back turned against his childhood hero and said, "I'm not qualified to be an Avenger."

Steve asked intently, "How so?"

Peter turned to face Steve as he replied, "Cap, I insult bad guys with corny puns and cheesy jokes, and not to mention that I let two of my most important people die in my hands. What kind of a hero does that?"

Steve sat on the ground as he said, "Come on kid. Take a seat."

Peter slouched on the ground as Steve looked at Peter directly in the eyes and said, "Peter, each of us have gone through painful trials and tribulations to become who we are today. Do you think that all of us in the Avengers are picture perfect?"

Peter looked at the ground as he replied, "You guys sure look like it."

Steve replied, "That's what the general public thinks. Believe me, kid. All of us have lost so many friends on our journey."

Peter looked at Steve wide-eyed as he said, "R-really? But you guys are the Avengers! The Earth's Mightiest Heroes!"

Steve chuckled as he said, "Well, sometimes we wish that we live up to that name more from time to time."

Peter stared at Steve as the first Avenger sighed and said, "I have lost my partner, Bucky in World War 2, Carol lost the love of her life, Mar-Vell when he stopped the Phoenix Force from destroying his home planet, Clint and Natasha lost their comrade, Bobbi Morse, which I'm sure you knew about that. But the list just goes on and on."

Peter was stunned as he replied, "Wow. I never knew that all of you went through so much. How do you guys stay sane throughout all your missions?"

Steve replied, "We're a family. And we stick together no matter what and look out for each other."

Peter looked away as he said, "I don't know, Cap. I'm not really good at this family thing. I hate people being responsible for me. Also, the Osborns are my problem, and I don't want any of you to have to share that burden with me."

Steve then got up all of a sudden as he said sternly, "Come on, Peter. Let's have another go at it."

Peter said blankly as he hobbled his way up, "Sure, Cap."

Then he started to attack Captain America again as he noticed that Steve was being much more aggressive than before. Peter tried his best to dodge the avenger's attacks, but he got struck down very quickly as he laid out flat on his back. Steve stood over him as he said in a commanding tone, "Do you honestly think you can take on the Osborns all on your own at the shitty condition that you're in right now? Do you think that you can protect Jessica?"

Then he crouched in front of Peter as he said in a concerned voice, "Can you even protect yourself?"

Peter got up as he sat and sulked as he replied, "I guess you rendered me speechless, Cap. You win."

Steve also sat down on the ground as he lay against a wall and said to Peter, "Just what the hell happened between you and Jessica last night?"

Peter also lay against the wall and replied, "She found out that I was gonna go after the Osborns alone because of Harry did to her."

Steve sighed as he said, "How did she react?"

Peter chuckled as he replied, "She got really angry at me for keeping this secret from her all this time. And I told her that I did what I had to do because I didn't want her to get hurt again and she said that she didn't need protection so we got in a fight which made her cry. And then Natasha found that I made her cry as she ambushed me that night to try to stab me in the balls."

Steve furrowed his eyebrows at him as he said, "She actually tried to stab you?"

Peter scratched his head as he replied sheepishly, "Yeah. But, I just took it as a part of the training. I mean she did warn me that she was gonna do it if I made Jessica cry."

Steve chuckled as he took his mask off as he said, "Well, why don't you let Jessica help you? You know that she's a highly trained S.H.I.E.L.D. agent."

Peter looked at the ground somberly as he said, "I know! It's…it's just that she came so close to dying twice already, and I just can't afford to let her go through that again because…I can't lose her, Cap. I couldn't protect Gwen and I'm not gonna let Jessica die at my hands either."

Steve looked at Peter as he asked, "Do you love her?"

"Very much."

Steve smirked at him as he asked, "What do you love about her so much?"

Peter then blushed as he gazed out into the open space of the training ground and said, "Well, she really is the cutest thing ever when she gets mad at me."

Steve laughed out loud as he said, "In all seriousness, Peter. What do you really love about her?"

Peter then looked slightly downward as he had a grin on his face and said, "Jessica is…such a resilient spirit. She's lost her dad and the Osborns tried to kill her twice…. but she didn't let that get her down and just continued to do what she could do to overcome her terrible situation by becoming an amazing S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. She continues to inspire me to be a better hero every single day by her example of courage and fearlessness. That's what I love about her so much. I'm just crazy for her, Cap."

Steve patted Peter on the head as he said, "That's exactly the reason why you shouldn't push her away. Face it, Peter. You need her, especially now more than ever with the world getting crazier than ever."

Peter sulked as he replied, "I'm so scared. I can still remember Gwen dying in my hands as if it happened last night."

Steve then raised Peter's chin as he said, "It's ok to be scared. But we can't let our conscience become shrouded by the fear of our past mistakes and failures. We need to learn from that and move on. You need to move on from your losses and look forward to the future."

Peter then looked at Steve as he asked, "Don't you ever get scared that Ms. Danvers might get hurt in a battle or even die during a mission?"

Steve then lay down on the ground as he laid his head against a wall and replied, "Of course, I do. Every single day, I'm worried about what happens to her when she so daringly flies out into action. What would I do if she gets mortally wounded and there's nothing that I can do to save her, what do I do if she dies and there's nothing that I can do to bring her back? I don't have any answers to those questions, but I do know one thing."

Peter curiously asked, "What's that?"

Steve looked up towards the ceiling as he put his hands behind his head and replied, "That Carol is an Avenger, and she is a superhero who wants to protect the people who she loves just as everybody else on the team. And I have to respect that as not only a captain, but also as a fellow human being who walks on this green earth."

Peter smirked at Steve as the star-spangled hero continued, "She also has helped me adjust to the modern era when I came out of my ice tomb 10 years ago. When I felt out of touch with the society and lonely in general, she was the one who was always there for me from the beginning and I still can't thank her enough for her overwhelming compassion and loyaltry towards me through all these years and I love her for that. She has proven time and time again that she's just an amazing woman. Because quite frankly, I would not be the Captain America of today without her support as the co-captain of the Avengers. If there was a one person who I would trust to save my life, it would be Carol Danvers."

Peter then looked at the ground as he smiled a little bit and said, "I'm so jealous of you and her. I wish Jessica and I had a relationship like that."

Steve then glanced at Peter as he said, "Well, it wouldn't be a bad idea if Jessica is recruited into the Avengers."

Peter than bewilderedly stared at Steve as he said, "R-Really?"

Steve replied, "Carol's gonna talk to her today about joining the team."

Steve then got up and looked at Peter directly in the eye as he grabbed an Avengers card as he handed it to Peter and said, "Peter. A little trust can go a long way. Believe in us."

He palmed the card in Peter's right hand and added, "Believe in Jessica. I know that you're constantly worried about her safety because of what had happened to her, and that's very noble of you. But if you learn to trust her in her abilities in the battlefield to help you and stand by your side when you're going through difficult times, she will fall head over heels for you, kid. I guarantee it."

Peter then put the Avengers card in his pocket as he said, "Thanks, Cap. I'll think about joining the team, and I appreciate the pep talk."

Steve then got up and said, "You need to take a break, kid. I'll tell Hawkeye and Black Widow that you need to take a week's worth of rest. They'll understand, because they've been telling me you've been working really hard. And don't you think about getting out of this one. It's an order, soldier."

Steve placed his hand on Peter's shoulder as he said, "Now, go get some rest kid."

Peter also got up and grinned said, "Alright, Cap. You win."

XXXXX

Meanwhile, at the Cafeteria in the Hellicarrier….

Jessica laid her head sideways on her hands on the desk on the nearly empty cafeteria as she mumbled to herself, "Stupid jerk. You're such a dumbass, Spider-Man. Why won't you let me help you? Why do you have to be such a stubborn ass, Peter?"

Carol walked in the premises as she was donning her superhero outfit without the mask as she was pouring a cup of coffee for herself. She heard her old student sadly pouting and murmuring to herself, as she walked by her and said, "Hey there, little scrapper. What's up?"

Jessica turned her head sideways as she looked at her ex-high school principal as she replied, "Hey, Ms. Danvers."

Carol sat down on the chair as she sipped her coffee and said, "Man, I thought I had a rough night but you look like you just got back from a war. You want to talk about anything?"

Jessica kept her head on the desk as she replied, "What's there to talk about?"

Carol placed the coffee on the table next to her napkin as she teased, "Oh, I don't know…..for example, maybe your Amazing Spider-Man?"

Jessica still kept her head down sideways as she mumbled through her hands, "More like, Idiotic Spider-Man."

Carol palmed her face as she said, "Oh boy. Did you two get in a fight again?"

She scooted her chair next to Jessica as she gently rubbed her back and added, "What happened between you two?"

Jessica straightened herself up as she gave a heavy sigh of frustration and said, "Peter almost trained himself to death to take on the Osborns all by himself. I got mad at him for not telling me about his stupid plan and we got in a fight. And I insulted Gwen by mistake by calling her a damsel-in-distress."

Carol became wide-eyed as she said to Jessica, "You what? I've never expected that from you, Jessica Drew! She was your best friend and you insulted one of my old students? I thought I taught my students to have higher standards than that!"

Jessica shut her eyes tight as she angrily replied, "I know! I really didn't mean to do that. I was just angry at Peter for keeping me in the shadows this whole time when I could've helped him and it just came out of my mouth, and I would never intentionally insult her like that because Gwen Stacy was my best friend."

Carol and Jessica calmed down a little bit as Jessica added, "I didn't mean to make him get angry at me like that. It was just that I was really worried about him this whole time you know?"

Carol chuckled as she said, "Yeah, I know Peter can be pretty stubborn often and you were right to worry about him. Especially, since Nick told me all about his plans filled with delusions of grandeur after he showed that footage of you being kidnapped."

Jessica sulked as she said, "I didn't want him to see that. It's just so…humiliating. And I knew that Peter was gonna do something stupid like this so I really didn't want the secret to get out."

Carol sighed as she added, "Oh, good old Peter Parker. I always knew that he had a knack for heroic shenanigans."

Jessica's voice quivered as she said, "He had so many scars on his body. All this time, he didn't even consider asking me for my help because he didn't want me to put me in danger."

Carol gently wrapped her arm around Jessica's shoulder as she looked at Jessica as she said, "It reminds me of the time when I first started doing missions with Steve back in my Ms. Marvel days."

Jessica giggled as she asked, "Was Cap overprotective of you as well?"

Carol incredulously said, "Oh my god, you have no idea, kiddo. Almost every mission that we would go to, he would always stick by my side even if it was simple as taking out a group of measly A.I.M. Agents."

Jessica laughed out loud as she said, "Wow. That must've been really annoying."

Carol crossed her arms as she grinned and said, "It was at first. But as time went on, I found it…kind of sweet actually. And eventually I found that he had a crush on me after a couple of years when I was dating a Kree named Mar-Vell."

Jessica teased her old principal, "Ooh, you were part of a love triangle. How juicy, teehee."

Carol continued on as she said, "When Mar-Vell died protecting his home planet from a devastating manifestation called the Phoenix Force, I was distraught for months. We were at the point of the relationship where we've dated long enough and he proposed to me to be his wife. And of course, I said yes."

Jessica solemnly looked at Carol as she said, "I'm sorry to hear that."

Carol had a tear drop from her eye as she said, "But, I was so pleasantly surprised to hear when Steve Rogers, my idol wanted me to take up the mantel of Mar-Vell to become Captain Marvel and a Co-Captain of the Avengers alongside him. He knew how much Mar-Vell meant to the Avengers, but especially to me and that's when I started to fall in love with him. He truly respected me as an Avenger and wanted me to lead the team as his equal, and I'm still grateful for that to this day."

Jessica then sulked as she said, "I wish Peter would treat me like his equal."

Carol then got up from her seat as she grabbed her coffee and said, "Come on, Kiddo. Let's go to my office. We need to talk about something important anyway."

Jessica got up as she followed her and curiously asked, "What's it about?"

Carol gave a smirk as she said, "You'll find out."

They took the elevator towards the 2nd floor and walked down the hallway and went inside the Extraterrestrial Research Center that was right across from the Weapons and Gear Lab. Inside the lab, people were hustling and bustling on about their business as the two female superheroes walked inside Carol's private office.

Carol palmed her hands together as she placed her elbows on the desk and said to Jessica, "Steve and I want you and Peter in the Avengers."

Jessica bewilderedly said, "Huh? W-what about S.H.I.E.L.D.? And Peter's not even a agent yet! Did Fury even approve of this?"

Carol crossed her arms as she said, "Fury's gone off-the-grid, kiddo. He thinks that this Hydra double-agent has infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. to the point where it's beyond repair, and he told us to specifically recruit you and Peter."

Jessica said in a concerned tone, "So, where's Fury now?"

Carol sipped her coffee again as she said, "He' probably gone operating underground in a disclosed location that even the Avengers don't know about."

Jessica slightly grinned as looked downward as she thought about the proposal that she received, "Avengers, huh? I'd never thought that this day would come actually come."

Carol then pulled out a Avengers card from her drawer on her desk as she gave the card to Jessica as she palmed her hands together on the card and said, "You said that you wanted Peter to treat you as his equal, right? Then you both need to join the Avengers, because that gig will require both of you to constantly watch out for each other's backs. Not to mention that you two will have more alone time together."

Jessica blushed at the idea her and Peter having more alone time together as Carol added, "Look, kiddo. Here's what I think: Quite frankly, I think a stubborn hard-ass like him needs a smart, brave, a rather level-headed, pretty girl like you to be at his side and he should feel grateful for it."

Jessica smiled at Carol as she joked, "Thanks. I'll make sure to send out the wedding invitations in 5 years from now."

Carol replied as she grabbed Jessica's hands a little tighter and said, "Hey, I'm being serious here! I really want you two to work out this love thing because I think it's gonna do you good on the long run. Not to mention that I always knew you had a crush on Peter, even when he was dating your best friend."

Jessica became stunned as she blushed beet red and said, "H-how did you know?"

Carol haughtily laughed as she scoffed, "Hey, kiddo. I'm a grown-ass woman of 32 years of age. Did you honestly think that I would not know a teenager going through secret love angst like yours?"

Jessica giggled as she replied, "I guess I wasn't good at hiding my feeling back then huh?"

Carol then scooted herself forward as she looked directly at Jessica and said, "You were never good at keeping your feeling hidden away from Peter."

As Jessica sheepishly scratched her head, she said, "You're totally right about that, Ms. Danvers."

Carol then patted Jessica on the shoulder as she added, "Listen, give yourself some space from Peter a little bit and just talk to him the next time you see him. And when you do, you need to make sure that he realizes that you both need each other, ok? And don't worry. Peter maybe a stubborn kid, but I know that he loves you just as you much love him. So he's not gonna be that stupid to push you away again, ok kiddo?"

Jessica put the Avengers card in her pocket, got up from her seat as she hugged her ex-principal of Midtown High as she said, "Thanks for all the help, Ms. Danvers. You have no idea how much this means to me."

Carol patted her old student in the back as she said, "Call me Carol. And I really want you to think hard about the Avengers offer, ok kiddo?"

Jessica had a bright smile on her face as she walked out of Carol's office as she said, "Ok, Carol! Thanks again for the help!"

As Jessica walked out the research center, she began to think, Carol's right. I need to mend this relationship problem with Peter. I know he's been a secretive stubborn jerk to me all this time but at the same time I shouldn't have gotten angry at him and insulted Gwendy of all people. After all, he just wanted to protect me. However he needs to realize that I want to protect him just as much he wants to care for me. But we need some space right now for a little bit.

Meanwhile at Peter's room….

Peter held the Avengers Card in front of him as he thought about hard what to do with the offer that he received from Captain America. He thought to himself, Cap is right. I can't be afraid of making the same mistake with Jessica. I need to let go of my fears and protect what I have right now, and that is my friends, my colleagues in S.H.I.E.L.D., The Avengers, and Jessica. But at the same time, I have to realize that she wants to help me out and I can't push her away again like last time because that will be the greatest mistake of my life and I will never do that.

Peter then opened his drawer and saw the yellow wrist contraptions that Miriam gave to him. Peter remembered that this was Jessica's old web shooters and they needed upgrading. He smiled as he looked at the calendar on the desk and thought to himself, 6/19/15. Jessica's birthday is coming up in a week! I may not have much money right now because I'm an S.H.I.E.L.D. Trainee but at least I could do is upgrade her tech, and I have to do something special at least….because she is my Amazing Spider-Woman and I love her.

Will Peter and Jessica resolve their lovers' quarrel soon? What is in store for our lovely Jessica Drew's birthday? Find out next time in Spider-Man: Secrets of Oscorp! Excelsior!

A/N: Please R&R as usual and I want to thank all my readers for continuing to show your undying support for this story. It means a lot...like A LOT.

P.S. Who is excited for Netflix's Daredevil? THIS GUY IS!