Present day
"Here we are.", May says, pulling up in front of a pretty big house.
"Thanks for dropping us off, May.", Josie smiles.
"It's no problem. I think it's great that Peter's finally getting out, even if it is on a school night.", May says, "And I have to say, Josie, you look great!"
"So do you, constantly, May!"
Peter just sits there awkwardly, "Uh- We should probably go in.", he says.
"Oh, yeah. Of course." May says.
Josie opens the door and gets out, "Bye May!", she straightens out her dress.
Peter gets out after her, "See you, May."
"Have a good night you two, don't do anything illegal!", she exclaims, then drives off.
"I'm still not sure about this, Jos.", Peter twists the top button of his shirt.
"Come on, Pete, it'll be fun. Loosen up.", she grabs his hand and drags him towards the house, where music is pounding and you can smell the stench of sweat and alcohol even from outside. She pushes the front door open and they walk inside; almost immediately, they bump into Flash.
"Oh look, it's Penis Parker and his little girlfriend!", Flash yells.
"At least he can get a girlfriend, Flash.", Josie glares at him, then pushes past him, with Peter following right behind her. They walk into a room full of people dancing, "Care to dance, Mr. Parker?"
"I don't dance.", he says.
"I know you can.", she sings, like that song from High School Musical 2. He just stares at her blankly, "Oh, right. I forgot you hadn't seen High School Musical. We really need to get on top of that.", she tilts her head and pouts, "Come on, Pea Pod, for me?", she tosses her arms over his shoulders and starts swaying.
He stares into her hazel eyes and notices the little gold flecks and the way they light up now that she's smiling. Stop it, Peter. Stop getting lost in her eyes. You're being weird. "I- Uh- I'm gonna go get a drink."
"Okay, I'll just dance on my own then.", Josie says.
He's about to say something else when his phone starts to ring, he takes it out of his pocket and looks at the caller ID, "I've got to take this.", then he walks out.
"Wow, you're so much fun at parties.", Josie mumbles.
He walks out the front door and onto the lawn, then answers the call, "Hey, uh, Mr. Stark. Why are you calling me?", he asks, nervously.
"Parker, please tell me you know where Josie is.", Tony says.
"Uh, yeah. She's just inside.", Peter tells him.
"Inside? Inside where?", Tony asks.
"Uh, she dragged me to this party.", Peter explains.
"You let her go to a party?"
"She wasn't really asking for my permission, I just went with her so she didn't go on her own.", he tells Tony.
"Send me the address, I'm coming to pick her up. Don't leave her side until I'm there.", he instructs.
"You're coming? Why are you coming?", Peter asks, doesn't Tony Stark have better things to do than keep random teenage girls away from parties?
"Text me the address, and get Josie out of that party ASAP.", he says, then hangs up.
"Weird...", Peter mutters to himself.
Meanwhile, inside the party, Josie is still dancing by herself, when a guy comes up to her. "Hey, I'm Harrison. You're Josie, right?"
"Yeah, nice to meet you.", she smiles, "I've seen you around school before."
"Same. Want a drink?", he offers, holding up a red solo-cup.
She looks around for Peter, but he still isn't back, "Sure, why not?", she takes the cup and downs it all in one go.
"Jesus, that was fast!", Harrison laughs.
"That was good.", she says.
"Let me get you another one.", he leads her into the kitchen, where the counter is covered in drinks.
Peter texts Tony the address, then rushes back in to find Josie. He goes back to where she was before, but she's nowhere to be seen. He searches the entire bottom floor, and when he can't find her, he heads upstairs. Whilst he scours the house for her, she drinks much more than a teenage girl, who's never drunk more than a sip of wine, should. Eventually, Peter goes out to the backyard and sees a familiar brunette throwing up in a bush.
"Josie!", he yells, running over to her.
"Heyyyyy, Pea Po-", she turns around and throws up again, "Pod."
"Come on, Jos, let's get you out of here.", he puts a hand on her back and tries to usher her out.
"No, Peter, we need to have a couple more drinks.", she tells him.
"You definitely don't need anymore drinks.", he says.
She grabs a cup from someone walking past, they give her a dirty look, but she downs it before they can take it back. Immediately, she turns around and throws the entire thing straight back up.
"Yeah, maybe we should go.", she whispers, gagging a little, as she holds back more sick.
They go back through the house and out the front, where she flops down against a tree. Peter sits down next to her, "You okay?", he asks.
"Sorry, Pea Pod. Sorry I made you come here, I'm just a selfish little-", she leans over and throws up again, "Jesus Christ, I've always imagined myself as a cute drunk, but clearly not."
"You're always cute to me.", he smiles.
"Not so much when I'm throwing up everywhere.", she giggles, blushing slightly.
"I have mints and water.", he pulls a bottle of water and a tin of mints from his jacket pocket.
"Have you been carrying those all day?", she asks.
"I'm always prepared for everything.", he says.
"I swear, you're a superhero, Peter Parker.", she says, downing a handful of mints and the water.
"What? No I'm not.", he says, quickly.
"Well, you're my superhero."
Their faces are getting closer and closer, and neither of them can help but lean forwards. Something is pulling them together, they both know they shouldn't, but they can't help themselves. Anything that happens between them is bound to end catastrophically. There are too many lies between them. Too many secrets. Still, in this moment, nothing else matters. It's just two teenagers, underneath the stars. She's isn't a Stark. He isn't Spider-Man. For that moment, they can forget all their problems.
"Josie, you're not thinking straight. I can't kiss you whilst you're like this.", Peter says.
"Yes, you can. I'll show you how.", she says, then places her lips on his and runs her hands through his hair. Fairly quickly, she pulls away again, "Oh god. My breath doesn't smell of sick, does it?", she asks. He's still shocked, but he manages to shake his head, "Good.", she whispers, then leans back in to kiss him again. This time, it lasts longer, they're only pulled apart by a loud honk coming from a car. They both turn to see a black Audi pulling to a stop on the road in front of them.
"I- Uh- Wow.", Peter stammers, turning back to Josie.
"I like you, Peter. Like, I like like you.", she confesses, out of nowhere.
"Josie, you're drunk. You don't know what you're saying."
"No, I'm just ready to admit it.", she says.
"What?", Peter asks.
She leans in again, "I think I love you, Peter."
There's a slamming of a car door, and who storms toward them from the Audi? Tony Stark himself. He does not look happy.
"Were you making out with her?", Tony asks.
"Mr. Stark, you're here now.", Peter nods, nervously.
"Oh look, it's my daddddd!", she sings.
"Huh? What did you call him?"
"Is she drunk?", Tony yells.
"Hiya, Daddyoooooo. It was only like one or two or thirteen cups and a few shots.", Josie laughs.
"Joselyn Maria Stark, get in the car right now!"
"Stark? Joselyn Stark? She's your...", Peter trails off, as he puts the pieces together.
"You said you were going to keep an eye on her, why the hell is she drunk?"
"I had to go outside to call you, and when I found her again, she was throwing up in a bush.", Peter tries to explain.
"Joselyn, get off the floor, right now.", Tony grabs her arm and hauls her up.
"Mr. Stark, I'm so sorry."
"For dating my daughter?"
"We aren't dating.", Peter tells him.
"So you aren't dating, but you kissed her anyway?"
"Oh, that's not okay? That's rich coming from you, literally Tony Stark.", Josie chimes in.
"No, you don't get to speak right now! Not after the stunts you've been pulling today!", Tony shouts at Josie, then turns back to Peter, "I'll deal with you later, but you screwed up tonight, Peter. Joselyn, get in the car right now."
"Okily dokily schmokily.", she walks in a zig-zag line to the car.
"Don't tell a sole about Josie, got it?", Tony warns.
"Yeah, I- I got it."
"And you can never, ever, tell her about your little secret, Spider-Man."