Chapter 3

Back at home, Peter was sulking in his room. He was so deep in thought he jumped when his Aunt knocked on the door.

"Wow Aunt May! You almost gave me a heart attack!" He said when she can in.

"Sorry Peter dear, but I noticed you haven't been yourself recently. You didn't even touch your dessert. And it was your favorite too! What's wrong?" She asked worried.

"Nothing is wr-" he began, but from the look on Aunt May's face she wasn't buying it. So he started over, "Have you ever had a kind of love that no matter what or who stands in the way, you just can't stop thinking about?"

"Ohhhhh. Girl problems," Aunt May sat down next to him, "Well, would say it was a can't eat, can't sleep, reach for the stars, over the fence, World Series kind of thing?" Peter gave her a puzzled look, "Oh, it's what your Uncle Ben used to tell me we had. Still, what do you think Peter? Is it that kind of relationship?" Then she got up and left, letting him think it over. And man, did he have a lot to think about.

In Betty's apartment, Betty was laying in bed, but she defintely wasn't sleeping. All she could think about was Spidey. Why did it make her so happy that they MIGHT have had a moment? Because you kinda sorta like him you idiot she told herself. No you don't. Yes you do! He is annoying! He is funny! He is nieve! He is smart! Arg! This was getting nowhere! Betty closed her eyes and willed the images of SpiderMan to leave her head.

The next day Peter was swinging around town looking for some bad guys to take to jail, so he could get Betty off the brain. While swinging he decided he would drop in on Robbie and see how him, his son, and family was doing. Robbie took one look at him and asked what was wrong.

"I'm fine," Spidey lied.

"SpiderMan," Robbie said, "I'm a father, I know when something is wrong." Spiderman sighed and repeated exactly what he had told his Aunt May. He watched for a while as Robbie thought it over.

"That Black Cat is really something-" Robbie began, knowing that SpiderMan and Felica had, had a relationship before, before Spidey cut him off.

"Well, actually, that's not who I meant," he confessed. Robbie simply grinned.

"I know," he smirked at an astonished Spidey. Robbie had been one of the only people who had noticed SpiderMan's love of Betty. Robbie had seen him watching her walk home and had seen his anger when Betty went to Ned for protection when he was fighting the Scorpion.

Spidey looked at him as if waiting, then finally said, "Well? Your my best friend, and a father to boot, your supposed to come up with words of wisdom right now!" Robbie thought for a second.

"Why don't you go for a swing around town?" He replied, "See where you end up."

Across town, Betty was getting ready for the office party at the Daily Bugle. She was just finishing her make-up when she heard a familiar sound behind her. And, to her own shock, she was excited to hear it! What is wrong with her?

"You look nice," Spidey blurted without thinking, and giving himself a mental slap. Betty felt her heart skip a beat. She never felt this way around Ned. No, stop that kind of thinking!

"Thanks, I'm going to an office party down at the Daily Bugle. You want to come?" She almost slapped her hand across her mouth when the last part slipped out. Sure, she had been thinking it, but she didn't mean to SAY it! Of course he wouldn't come! Superheroes had better things to do than-

"Sound like fun," Spidey answered interuptting her thoughts, "When is it?" Betty looked at her clock, then jumped up.

"Now!" She yelped as she almost lost her footing as she was scrambling to get her high heels on. SpiderMan used his quick reflexes and caught her. Wow.. he was strong... BETTY, NO! Just stop thinking! Just stop! She quickly got up and thanked him, looking down at her shoe as she put it on so he wouldn't see her blush. 'Ok,' she admitted to herself as SpiderMan swung both of them towards the Daily Bugle, 'I have got it BAD.'