Every time they slept together, Liz finally understood why people liked to sleep in the same bed all the time. Sure, she had had sleep overs with Maria, but this was different, and not just because Maria flailed around in her sleep.
She smiled at his compliment. Peter had a habit of making her feel pretty.
Liz could feel Peter's body get pulled into sleep. She could hear his breathing slow. Normally this would help her fall asleep too - it certainly had after the roof incident and the day after when he surprised to by staying the night again. This time, though, Liz couldn't feel the draw just yet. She stared out into the darkness and when she was certain Peter was asleep, she let herself quietly cry again.
Eventually sleep overcame Liz and she fell asleep encased in Peter's arm. Sometime in the middle of the night, Liz dreamed.
In her dreams, Liz was standing in the middle of Time Square.
The scene was familiar.
People walked this way and that way around her, all on a mission and all ignored her for they had places to be. She spun in circle and called out for Peter, but there were too many people, too many cars, and her voice wasn't loud enough. And then everyone walking around them paused, like some sort of massive tableau, and the world went silent. In front of her was Peter, standing several feet away on one of the street corners. He was staring at her silently. He calmly called her name and she started to move to him, but she heard her name again. She turned where her feet seemed glued and there was Max on the other corner with the same calm expression on his face.
Before when she had these dreams, and she had them fairly often, she had never been able to move. She never picked a side.
Liz looked at both of them. Before she could move, Max and Peter were suddenly standing closer. And then from behind Max, Tess seemed to appear, smug and pregnant. Max turned to Tess and lovingly placed a hand on Tess' pregnant belly.
"Max, how could you?" Liz mumbled in her sleep, her voice still pained even though it was riddled with sleep.
Max didn't seem to respond to her question. He leaned in to kiss Tess and Liz felt her heart break.
She gasped for air softly.
Liz took an angry step in his direction and he lifted his arm and sent a blast of energy at her. Liz went flying back violently.
Liz's muscles tensed as she jerked back a little, Peter's body cushioning the blow.
She didn't hit the street lamp like she should have. Liz opened her eyes and Peter held her in his arms, smiling down at her. 'You okay Liz?' Liz nodded.
She looked at him and he smiled, leaning down to kiss her while she leaned up to kiss him, but their lips didn't meet since Peter's head snapped back out in front of him and suddenly Peter was in his Spider-Man outfit without the mask and he shot a web out to help them avoid a blast from Max.
Max didn't look like he was going to give up, even if he remained where he was and Tess was by her side. He looked at Liz and his voice said, 'I love you.'
Liz felt a rush go through her and she climbed out of Peter's arms. "No Max. No you don't. If you loved me you wouldn't have slept with her. You always hurt me, somehow. I can't anymore. I'm in love with Peter. He's the one. You're not."
In her sleep Liz mumbled, "No Max...You always hurt me....I'm in love with Peter...Goodbye."
"Goodbye"
And as she said goodbye, Max and Tess seemed to fade away and all that was left was her and Peter in Time Square.
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Date: 2018-05-11 07:46 pm (UTC)She smiled at his compliment. Peter had a habit of making her feel pretty.
Liz could feel Peter's body get pulled into sleep. She could hear his breathing slow. Normally this would help her fall asleep too - it certainly had after the roof incident and the day after when he surprised to by staying the night again. This time, though, Liz couldn't feel the draw just yet. She stared out into the darkness and when she was certain Peter was asleep, she let herself quietly cry again.
Eventually sleep overcame Liz and she fell asleep encased in Peter's arm. Sometime in the middle of the night, Liz dreamed.
In her dreams, Liz was standing in the middle of Time Square.
The scene was familiar.
People walked this way and that way around her, all on a mission and all ignored her for they had places to be. She spun in circle and called out for Peter, but there were too many people, too many cars, and her voice wasn't loud enough. And then everyone walking around them paused, like some sort of massive tableau, and the world went silent. In front of her was Peter, standing several feet away on one of the street corners. He was staring at her silently. He calmly called her name and she started to move to him, but she heard her name again. She turned where her feet seemed glued and there was Max on the other corner with the same calm expression on his face.
Before when she had these dreams, and she had them fairly often, she had never been able to move. She never picked a side.
Liz looked at both of them. Before she could move, Max and Peter were suddenly standing closer. And then from behind Max, Tess seemed to appear, smug and pregnant. Max turned to Tess and lovingly placed a hand on Tess' pregnant belly.
"Max, how could you?" Liz mumbled in her sleep, her voice still pained even though it was riddled with sleep.
Max didn't seem to respond to her question. He leaned in to kiss Tess and Liz felt her heart break.
She gasped for air softly.
Liz took an angry step in his direction and he lifted his arm and sent a blast of energy at her. Liz went flying back violently.
Liz's muscles tensed as she jerked back a little, Peter's body cushioning the blow.
She didn't hit the street lamp like she should have. Liz opened her eyes and Peter held her in his arms, smiling down at her. 'You okay Liz?' Liz nodded.
She looked at him and he smiled, leaning down to kiss her while she leaned up to kiss him, but their lips didn't meet since Peter's head snapped back out in front of him and suddenly Peter was in his Spider-Man outfit without the mask and he shot a web out to help them avoid a blast from Max.
Max didn't look like he was going to give up, even if he remained where he was and Tess was by her side. He looked at Liz and his voice said, 'I love you.'
Liz felt a rush go through her and she climbed out of Peter's arms. "No Max. No you don't. If you loved me you wouldn't have slept with her. You always hurt me, somehow. I can't anymore. I'm in love with Peter. He's the one. You're not."
In her sleep Liz mumbled, "No Max...You always hurt me....I'm in love with Peter...Goodbye."
"Goodbye"
And as she said goodbye, Max and Tess seemed to fade away and all that was left was her and Peter in Time Square.