(A/N: I do not own Spiderman. That right belongs to Sony)

*Stacy Residence*

Gwen Stacy laid flat on her back on her bed. She couldn't believe Harry sometimes and she couldn't believe he was prioritizing money and power over the health and safety of his best friend.

That brought her mind back to the subject at hand: Peter.

If only she'd known what her decision would lead to. She may have chosen differently then…

There was something else going on with Peter that she needed to know. What caused him to be in the hospital last night? She had heard he had a problem with drinking but...there was something else. Something she needed to find out.

At that moment, she heard a knock on her door.

"Come in!" She said, sitting up on the bed. Then her dad, Captain George Stacy came in.

"Gwen. I heard you raising your voice a bit. I just wanted to know if everything was alright" The captain of the NYPD said.

"Yeah, dad...everything's ok" Gwen said though she didn't sound very convincing.

George raised an eyebrow and came inside the room.

"I assume you're having more issues with Harry?" He asked, closing the door behind him.

Gwen sighed. Her dad knew her all too well, especially on this topic

"...Yeah" She answered.

George rolled his eyes and sat down beside her on the bed. "What now?"

Gwen looked to her father and sighed. She then explained everything that happened. Peter inheriting Oscorp over him, Harry getting upset, Harry making fun of Peter's aunt and calling Peter a 'bumbling drunk'.

"A 'bumbling drunk'?" George asked with a concerned tone.

"Yeah...Peter's...been going through issues lately. I don't really know what they are...or..at least not all of them anyway...he started drinking to make himself feel better about himself" Gwen said, rubbing her arm.

"Oh god, no...what has he been drinking?" George asked, growing even more concerned by the second. He always thought of Peter as a good kid and would've never thought he would ever do something like this.

"Beer mostly from what I've heard...but I've also heard he's been drinking Whiskey and Vodka on the side as well" Gwen said, lowering her head in sadness.

"Oh, Jesus Christ. I had no idea" George said, shaking his head.

"I...I'm worried about him, dad. I really am. I want to call him and ask him if he's alright but...it's just…" Gwen said, not knowing how to finish this statement.

"It's just that what?" George asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Well...Harry hasn't exactly been...happy with him lately...he doesn't really like it when I speak with Peter" Gwen explained. It was true in a way. Harry had been pissed at Peter because of his job as a Photographer and had asked her to not talk to him all that much. Before, she would have told him to piss off but with everything he was going through with his dad's death and him getting over his addiction, she felt she didn't have a choice.

George suddenly got an angry expression on his face. "And? What, simply because he doesn't want you to, you don't? You're not his property, Gwen. You can do whatever you feel you want to do when it comes to your friends"

"Well...I mean dad, it's not that simple. Harry's going through a rough time now. His dad died, he's getting over his addiction to Goblin Serum. I...I just feel I need to be there for him" Gwen explained.

"Gwen, I've kept my mouth shut about this for a long time for your sake but I'm not going to take this anymore. I'm putting my foot down. This boy is a punk and why you choose to stay with him, I don't know" George said sternly at his daughter.

"Well...honestly, dad, I don't really want to stay with him either...but...with all he's been going through-" Gwen tried to say before she was interrupted.

"Save it, Gwendolyn Stacy. I don't want to hear it. This boy has a mother to comfort him in his time of need. He also has access to therapeutic resources that the vast majority of people in the world will never be able to get in their lifetime. He can get better by himself. You don't need to be there for him if you don't want to" George said to her.

"But dad, you don't understand. He...he loves me" Gwen said to her dad, trying to get him to understand.

"What does he know about love? He's not even 18 yet. How much longer are you going to keep staying with him because you feel guilty? Months? A Year? 2 Years?...Your entire life?" George asked, trying to paint a picture for her, a picture that made her cringe.

"I...I…" Gwen tried to say but it was all in vain.

"Gwen...I think this kid is a goon and if he really did say all that crap to Peter, I'd say he isn't worth your time. Now you're practically a grown woman so you can do whatever you want but it's my opinion that you're not happy right now and that it's because of Harry. You need to start doing what you think is best for you, pumpkin, not what you think you're obligated to do when you're really not...now I have to go prepare dinner. I'll call you when it's done...just think about what I said" George said then gave his daughter a kiss on the cheek. He got up from the bed and left the room, leaving Gwen alone to think.

She contemplated her dad's words to her. It was very hard to argue with the points he was making. Why should she have to suffer simply to make one person happy? A person who has a mother that loves him and a trust fund to fall back on? A person that got himself into the situation he was in because he wanted a better social life in high school? A person that constantly mouthed off about a person she really cared about and maybe even loved?

Thoughts of how good it would feel to break up with him and finally get together with Peter went through her mind. She almost picked up her phone to call him and do it now, no matter how cheap it would be to do it over the phone. However, another thought crossed her mind that also concerned Peter.

What did he need her for? He now had an extreme amount of wealth and what she believed was two girlfriends (Both of which were very beautiful) that were completely ok with Peter dating the other at the same time. Plus, she could tell he was very upset with her with the way he hardly even acknowledged her and Harry or even wanted to look at them. At least with Harry, she at least had company. If she broke it off with him, who would she have? Mary-Jane was a good friend but she hadn't talked with her in a while, knowing she'd demand answers about why she had decided to stay with Harry despite hers and Peter's agreement. Without her or Peter to fall back on, Harry was pretty much the only person in her life left, a fact that made her extremely sad at this moment.

The blonde girl needed time to think about this. It wasn't really fair to just keep leading Harry on and the more time that went on, the more Harry would think there's something more to this than a sort of puppy love when it wasn't even really that. She only started dating Harry because Peter was dating Liz and she was jealous. She had never really thought of Harry that way at all.

However, if she broke it off with him, she would be left alone.

After a few moments of consideration, she came to the conclusion that she had to speak with Peter alone when school started next week. To apologize to him and hopefully he can forgive her. She so desperately wanted to be with him but it seems she missed her chance when she made was likely the biggest mistake of her life months ago when she decided to stay with Harry. If she couldn't go out with him, at least she would still be able to keep him in her life as her best friend.

Gwen just laid down on her bed again and started browsing through her laptop, waiting for the dinner that her father said that he was preparing for them. The only saving grace that came from today was she wouldn't be seeing much of Harry for a while with him being grounded for acting out so badly today. Afterwards, after she spoke with Peter, maybe even less which at this point, which really wouldn't break her heart.

For the time being she was concerned as to exactly why Peter was in the hospital. She would need to investigate this on her own terms. Thankfully, that would be easy as Harry was house bound and would finally leave her alone.