A few months had passed since Emily had met the Avengers, and she still wouldn't shut up about them.
"Steve was so nice! We spent all evening talking about our favourite books!"
"Uh huh..." Lyn was busy getting ready for her Friday night date with Lucas.
"He was so courteous! And his smile, god I could watch him smile for hours."
"Don't you have a boyfriend?" Lyn turned to look at Emily, eyebrow arched.
"No, John and I broke up a week ago, which you'd have known if you weren't hanging out with Lucas all the time."
"What? Are you okay?" Lyn sat down next to Emily.
"I'm fine. He was an arse near the end anyway. He told me superheroes were just assholes that caused massive amounts of property damage."
"Well he is an insurance claim manager."
"Still! There would be a lot more people damage without them!"
"People damage?"
"You know what I mean" Emily flailed her arms.
"Do you want to come with me and Lucas? Nate and Max are coming anyway, we could turn it into a night out instead."
Emily laughed, "No, enjoy your double date. Being a fifth wheel is not on my to-do list."
Lyn smiled, gave Emily a hug and left for her date.
"Here's your coffee Tony, Bruce can you come talk with me outside." Lyn said as she rushed into the lab Monday morning. Bruce looked at Tony, who shrugged, and followed Lyn outside.
"Uh, yes?"
"We're friends, right?"
"I believe so...what is this about?"
"Well, I had a date with Lucas on Friday."
"You're still seeing him?" Bruce sounded surprised.
"Yes..." Lyn looked at Bruce suspiciously. Just because she never really mentioned the guy around them didn't mean she wasn't seeing him.
"Sorry you just, didn't mention seeing him again."
"Right well, I may be mentioning him a lot more...maybe. Or less to a point of not at all…"
"Do you have something to tell us?" Bruce interrupted. Lyn looked flustered. He ran over all the possibilities of what could have happened. Had Lucas regained his memory, or found his real family. Maybe he'd got a job elsewhere and they didn't know if a long term relationship would work. Or maybe they'd had a fight. He hoped it didn't involve the Avengers at all. Bruce stopped thinking and looked at Lyn again, she was struggling to speak.
"Uh, well, I trust your opinion Bruce, and this is a pretty big decision. I'd have asked Emily but she's too biased. Plus her and her boyfriend just broke up…"
"Lyn, what is it?"
Lyn took a deep breath.
"Lucas proposed and I told him I'd think about it and that was on Friday and I'm freaking out because what if he thinks I'm taking too long because I don't love him but I do!" Lyn pressed her hands to her mouth.
"You love him?"
"Yeah…I do."
"Then you know what you have to do."
Lucas stepped out of the shower to the sound of his phone ringing on the sink side. He looked at the call ID.
"Good morning Lyn. You've caught me at a bad time, I'm just shaving."
"Yes."
There was an awkward silence. Lucas finished lathering his face.
"…are you going to add to that at all?" He laughed, inspecting his razor. He began to shave slowly and accurately.
"Lucas. I'm saying yes."
Lucas dropped his razor.
"Really?"
"You sound surprised."
"Well, you said you needed to think, and Nate told me that was as good as a no, so I was just waiting for the 'we can be friends' speech."
"You're paranoid, maybe I shouldn't marry you." Lyn laughed, "I'll see you tonight, you can propose properly then."
"Doesn't that seem a little boring?" Lucas drummed his fingers on the counter, watching the mirror defog.
"Shut up."
"I love you."
"I love you too, that's why I just agreed to marry you."
"Oh, shut up."
Lyn's laugh filled the room before the line went dead. Lucas smiled to himself as he looked at the mirror.
But the mirror didn't smile back. It glared.
What are you doing? The mirror asked, his lips not moving. Who are you, to have such command over me?
Lucas shook his head, planting his hands firmly on the counter and closed his eyes.
"You're just tired Lucas, you just woke up." He reasoned.
Sure enough, when he opened his eyes again, his reflection mirrored him once again.