*PETER'S POV*
I went through class today thinking about Harley's new friend, Jeremy.
Are they... dating?
Do they want to?
They're probably just friends and I'm overthinking it.
Or maybe I'm not...
So many thoughts were going through my head. Anxiety is a bitch.
I got back to my room after a long day of sitting and listening to snobby professors yell at the whole class and threw my lanyard across the room, where it landed on my bed. I swung my backpack onto the hardwood floor in front of my desk and pulled my phone out of my back pocket.
New message from: Harls :)
Hey Pete, I probably won't be back until kinda late tonight. Sorry. I'll try to be quiet coming in.
What the fuck?
I texted him back:
Why???
Three question marks. He'll know I'm very curious.
I saw the three dots pop up that meant he was typing back.
Then they went away.
Oh no he didn't-
They came back up.
I'm going somewhere with Jeremy.
My heart sank in my chest.
Has he really moved on?
I texted back bluntly:
Ok.
"Yeah make him feel bad Peter," I thought.
Read 3:37 P.M.
HE JUST LEFT ME ON READ.
Fine then. Two can play at that game.
I made up my mind to ignore Harley as much as possible. Except I can't ignore him if he isn't even here. I groaned and flopped back on my bed.
*HARLEY'S POV*
So Jeremy and I are going to a banquet tonight. It's for one of his classes so he has to attend it. It's something about working in business. It'll be boring but he wants me to go to make it less boring. And of course I will because we've become really good friends. We talk all the time now.
It's too soon to say that I have feelings for him but...
I hope Peter isn't upset. We haven't gotten to talk much lately because we've both been busy. I really do want to hang out with him soon though. I miss him. He never texts back "Ok." either so I'm not sure what that means...
Right now, Jeremy and I are walking to the building where the banquet is. I think it's called Martin Hall.
He's telling me about his family and his childhood.
"Growing up in Nevada was... interesting." He laughed. "I never thought I would be where I am today. I mean I lived in such a small town. Every time people think about Nevada, all they think about is Las Vegas. But a lot of it is just desert. And everyone thinks about the U.F.O.'s when they think about the desert."
I laughed too. "I grew up in Tennessee. In a little place called Rose Hill. It was okay. Not exactly my type of place to live, but it was good enough. I prefer cities though. But if I hadn't lived there, I never would have met Tony Stark."
Or, eventually, Peter.
My heart dropped. I can't imagine not knowing Peter. It makes me sad.
"That's so cool. I still can't believe you've met the Iron Man."
I grinned sheepishly. "Yeah. He's a pretty cool dude. So are all of the Avengers."
"You've met all of them?" His mouth was wide open.
"Yep. I interned at the tower for a summer. That's where I met Peter and the rest of them."
I was hesitant, then continued.
"Peter didn't like me at first. But he changed his mind once he got to know me." I smiled, the memories all rushing back.
"That's awesome," Jeremy said.
We arrived at Martin Hall and there were already people standing outside, nicely dressed and enveloped in small talk. We strolled up the brick stairs and concrete pavement as people were waving at Jeremy. "You seem pretty popular," I whispered to him. "I guess," he said as he waved back to a girl in a yellow dress.
I stepped into the main room, and all around me were fold-out chairs. There was a projector mounted to the ceiling and the screen was pulled down, probably for a boring PowerPoint presentation. There was a station with little paper cups and water, and a girl with a blouse was handing out papers.
This seems like fun.
*PETER'S POV*
It's 11:00. I should probably go to bed. But Harley still isn't back and I kind of want to wait for him.
What kind of banquet is he at?
I decided I would go to bed and just ask him in the morning, but the knob started turning right as I was turning the light out and Harley came through the door, looking very tired.
"Hey Pete," he yawned.
"Hey," I said bluntly and turned on my side to where he couldn't see me.
"Sorry it's so late. That stupid banquet lasted forever and then Jeremy had to talk to like 20 people even after it was over."
He went into the bathroom and started brushing his teeth. After he was done, he came back out and changed a t-shirt and shorts. It took all of me not to look over at him while he was changing because he's so sexy without a shirt on.
"Did you do anything interesting tonight?" He asked, getting into bed.
"Nope."
He looked at me, his hand holding his head up as his elbow rested on his pillow. "Are you okay?"
I nodded my head. "Yeah."
"I'm sorry we haven't gotten to hang out very much Pete. Want to do something this weekend?"
"You'll probably want to make plans with Jeremy."
I didn't mean to say it, it all just came rushing out.
He sighed. "Peter you know that's not how it is okay? Don't be jealous."
"I'm not."
"Good." He responded. "Are you going to the Halloween party tomorrow night?"
"I was thinking about it. Not sure if I want to."
"You should come," he insisted. "I'll be there."
I already know that I'm going, I just wanted to see what he would say. I even invited Conan because he's not doing anything for Halloween and I really want to see him. It's been too long.
I shouldn't be getting upset at Harley about Jeremy if I'm going to have Conan. I mean we're just friends... but still. I don't need to be a hypocrite.
"I'm sorry," I said quietly. He looked at me. "For what?"
"I shouldn't be upset at you for hanging out with Jeremy. I'm glad you're making new friends."
He smiled. "Thanks Peter. And you know that nobody could ever replace you right?"
I nodded my head and turned the light off.
But deep down, I'm not really sure.
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