Yes, exclusive

M.J. was suddenly hit by a large wave of messages that read:

“MERRY CHRISTMAS” AND WHAT BETTER GIFT THAN THIS EXCLUSIVE.

“HAPPY NEW YEAR” AND WHAT BETTER GIFT THAN THIS EXCLUSIVE.

“HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY” AND WHAT BETTER GIFT THAN THIS EXCLUSIVE.

“HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY” AND WHAT BETTER GIFT THAN THIS EXCLUSIVE.

Mary Jane realized that the dates were unrelated, just commemorative dates, but the word "exclusive" stood out and quickly recalled the memory of Nick and the conversation they had had in the photo developing room at the Daily Bugle, as soon as she remembered that she was filled with panic and in an instinctive act she replied.

Nick, is that you?

Stop playing games with me and tell me what's exclusive

Or tell me what you wnat

How did you get my number?

When she saw that the messages had no reply, she left the phone for a moment, when she checked the phone again, she realized that the messages had not even reached the guy who sent the messages. M.J. could not calm down, so she decided to stop waiting for Peter without doing anything, so she started doing housework, but the nervousness still invaded her, so she could not stop checking her phone while doing these tasks, time passed and the messages never reached their addressee, and therefore the answer did not arrive and Peter was not left either, so M.J. decided to go to sleep. In the early hours of the morning, a phone call woke her up.

Incoming call from an unknown number...

–Hello? Who is this?

–...

–HELLO?

–Hello? Hello, is this Parker's ass?

–Nick, I told you not to call me that– she said annoyed.

–Well, you're not able to put conditions on that.

–What the fuck are you...

–I'll be brief and leave the future up to you, from this moment on everything that happens or doesn't happen is your fault, you want to know what I'm talking about? see you at 4:00 pm at the cafe near the modeling agency where you work. Be patient and don't be late.

The call ended at that moment and M.J. was speechless, he had just accused her of who knows what without further explanation, she wished Peter was by her side to take refuge, but he had not arrived yet. After thinking about the situation for a while, and with no sign of Peter, she was able to fall asleep again.

When she woke up, she did her best not to drown in the worries she had about Nick, it was 4:00 p.m. and she had already been waiting in the cafe for 15 minutes, she was wearing black pants, a white shirt covered by a black V-neck sweater and a long brown jacket, she was also wearing sunglasses, although she was in the cafe and thanks to the beginning of autumn, the sun was not very intense.

The time passed and she was about to leave, but knowing that she was the guilty one according to Nick stopped her, as the clock struck 4:47pm Nick finally appeared, he immediately identified her sitting in a corner of the store trying not to attract attention, so he raised his hand and greeted her gently as if they were two old friends, she just turned her head and ignored him completely. Then he approached the counter and turned around again just to make sure she was not drinking, so he ordered two coffees that he hoped would be ready and brought them to the table with the intention of not disturbing them while they talked.

M.J. saw him approach her with a big smile, the guy looked his usual unkempt self, his hair was messy, and he made no effort to hide the baldness that was beginning to show. He was dressed in blue jeans, a plaid shirt, and a gray sweater that looked very worn. When the guy arrived, he handed her a coffee and sat down right in front of her.

–From this moment on, you shut up and listen while I talk, and this coffee is very expensive, so when you leave here, I want you to have finished it, understood?– He said in a demanding tone, while inside he was gloating about the daggers in Mary Jane's eyes –The plan is simple M.J. I have a series of demands, and you must meet them, you accept them yes or yes.

M.J. couldn't believe that a person like Nick Katzenberg was sitting in front of her, pretending to be in a negotiation where she was supposed to do nothing but sign with her eyes closed, so she took advantage of the brief silence to make things clear –Nick, stop talking nonsense, I'm here because you sounded very serious on the phone and you better make what you have to say really worthwhile, otherwise I will destroy your career and believe me, I have the clout to do it.

Nick took the now crumpled yellow envelope out of his jacket and threw it on the table. Mary Jane, cautiously and looking sideways at Nick, reached out and took the envelope and pulled out 3 photos revealing that Spider-Man's identity was Peter Parker, her eyes widening for a few seconds before Nick said.

–Well? Is it worth it or shall I say goodbye to my career or better yet, shall we say goodbye to Peter's?

Mary Jane was silent for a moment, before trying to resolve the situation:

–Nick don't be stupid this has 2 exits. In the first one you take these pictures to James Jonah Jameson and he laughs at you and you end your journalistic career because, please no one would believe you that Peter Parker with his build is capable of doing the feats Spider-Man does and in the second one you get it right that Peter Parker is Spider-Man... and well you wouldn't threaten “Spider-Man” with the strength he has.

–You're right, but you miss a third way out where these photos end up in the hands of Spider-Man's villains and they **** the entire entourage or even the dumb Parker. But if you want, we can flip a coin today and see which option is correct.

Mary Jane replied with increasing nervousness –You wouldn't risk the lives of innocent people.

–You're right, I don't want to endanger the lives of innocent people, but you're the one who leaves me ****.

–And what do you want?

–The answer is simple, M.J. I guess I can put it this way, can't I? I want to destroy Peter, and you will help me.

Mery Jane said in surprise –I'm serious Nick, you think I'm going to help you destroy the man I love just because you have some pictures that aren't real. But you know what, you can make up all you want, just leave me out of your bullshit and be a man next time and threaten Peter directly, not me.

After saying these words, Mary Jane left the place quite upset, but with the certainty that she had not revealed anything to Nick, because she never took anything for granted and used all her acting skills to deal with the situation, despite her nervousness. Nick, on the other hand, was stunned because he had not expected this reaction from Mary Jane, since what she showed him were screenshots of a video, he had recorded of Peter putting on the mask and then throwing cobwebs at a building to get out of the place.

Mary Jane walked home to clear her head, but also to think about the situation, maybe she should tell Peter, or maybe she had managed to convince Nick with her performance, so the matter should be closed, but whatever she did, she had to think carefully about what to do, because she knew that the risks were too high and that she could not bear the consequences, while walking down a lonely street she was surprised by...