ILLICIT AFFAIRS

Chapter 3

Listen to: Kiwi- Harry Styles & Dakiti- Bad Bunny

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You looked at yourself in the mirror, checking if you felt like you looked good enough for going to a club full of criminals. The night after your "meeting" with Felicia, you had gotten a voicemail from a private number, giving you the address and some further indications that you had to follow because you were...you.

You can't go looking like you buy things from Brandy Melville (which you took a great offense) Full-on glam look, we can't have people recognizing who you are. Ask for Felicia, only and only to the bartender. And only if I haven't found you first. Go alone.

So, there you were. You had used so much eyeliner as you tried to recall how to actually do a smoky eye correctly while also trying different dresses for this new persona. Honestly, you hadn't done a lot of undercover in your time as an Avenger but now it seemed either way as a good way to start.

You had ended up with a cheetah printed light pink mini dress from Versace that Thor had bought a few years ago, it didn't seem like a right choice per se but paired with some good Dr. Martens, an oversize leather jacket, and some necklaces and chokers that you hadn't worn in years along with the necklace with the arc reactor in the charm, way closer to your skin; it seemed like the perfect fit.

You didn't know if this could trick anyone but it was worth the try as you took out your subway card, since you couldn't arrive even close to the location with your suit.

You were ready to go.

"HAPPY, Dad and Pepper are out, right?", you asked your AI as you walked towards your door with a smirk on your face as you watched yourself in a mirror for the last time and took the handle of the door.

It hadn't required a lot of planning leaving without anyone noticing that you were gone. Pepper and Tony had a date night, which usually consisted of an overnight flight somewhere so they could have time alone. Morgan would be staying with a babysitter while Harley was out in Boston for the weekend, visiting some friends from MIT. Therefore, there was no one at Stark Tower that you needed to worry about.

But then came Peter and you hadn't been answering Peter's calls or texts since you had met with Felicia. Deep down you knew that Peter was concerned about you and usually if this was years ago, you would've maybe worried that Peter would appear out of nowhere on you. But that was then and this was now after Peter had let you go, you weren't sure if he would even try anything more than a couple of calls.

Therefore, it seemed like a done deal.

"Yes, Miss Stark but-", the AI protested as you opened the door.

Nonetheless, it didn't matter now, the door was wide opened and Peter Parker was staring as surprised as you were, with his hand on the air ready to knock.

Peter shifted awkwardly as you stayed stunned in front of him. Part of you thought that Peter would simply let it go like he had let go of you when you ran away to Europe or how he had let go of the last conversation you had regarding why you had left, yet there he was.

Peter had been worried, to say the least. He had struggled to sleep the last few days, mostly because you were ignoring his calls and texts that talked about the mission but after the whole Gwen debacle, that had ended up with Gwen threatening to end the relationship if he didn't tell her that he was with you on a mission, he was worried that Gwen's comment might have ruined what was growing that day.

Peter was aware that he had hurt you and he believed that you would never forgive him completely, most importantly he somehow respected that decision now that you had talked. He could see the hurt in your eyes the last conversation you had and he felt his heart-crushing when you told him that you loved him.