It’s Been A While…

Stepping out of the Bugle my head was spinning. Brock was one of the best field photographers at Midtown High back in the day! Sure, I have a little bit of an edge with personally knowing Spider-Woman, but one wrong move? Edna gets the shot and my goose is cooked!

I mean, let’s be totally honest, it’s not exactly like I’m out looking for paparazzi whenever my life is in danger. Now this just adds another level of stress. I have to beat Edna to the bunch… this next fight is an important one! I can’t let anything distract me-

RING-RING! RING-RING!

Speaking of one hell of a distraction, seeing this name pop up on my phone was one I didn’t exactly expect…

Gwen Stacy

In a panic I start to fumble and almost drop my phone down the sewer drain below me.

Stupid sticky hands aren’t as useful as you’d think they’d be… I’m not exactly in the mood to go swimming in a sewer right now.

I take a second to catch my breath, the phone buzzing in a panic in my hand as I try and catch my thoughts. I haven’t heard from Gwen since the incident with that black gunk… Obviously our relationship took a bit of a hit from that, and just when I thought we were getting back on the right foot! Should I apologize? Ignore it?

FUCK! Answer the phone you idiot!

One ring before it goes to voicemail I quickly click it open. “Heya girlie!” Oh God did I really just say that? “It’s… it’s been a little while! How ya been?”

“Petra! Shut the fuck up, and get down to the lab right now.” Her voice wasn’t as cold as it typically was. In fact it sounded shaken but… excited? “Connors has something we need to see, she says it will be a breakthrough for medicinal science!” I could practically hear her jumping in pure giddiness now, that same excited smile on her face like the first time we went to Oscorp together… that day that I…

“PARKER!” She screamed, and I genuinely had a hit of PTSD from just a couple minutes ago back inside. “The lab. Now. The midtown bus will be outside of the Bugle in 2 minutes.” She says, her voice having a slightly annoyed growl in it now.

“How did you know I’m at the Bugle?” Is the only thing that comes to mind, and it makes her snort a little bit in laughter on the other end.

“I still have your location, idiot.” She says, right before a loud click rings in my ear. My heart sinks ever so slightly, that one little comment a reminder of just how close we were. Did she ever realize? Having my location, I just used to say I was always trying to get a picture of Spider-Woman for the paper, that’s why we were always at the same place but…

Did she know?

I was taken out of my train of thought as, just as Gwen said, the bus pulled up to my stop just down the street. My eyes widened a bit and I quickly ran to the stop, putting my hand just inside the door right before it closed, classic Parker behavior.

Now, what could be so important?