Silk & Cologne | Miguel O'Hara

Chapter 21 - Secret

The team and I escorted Miguel back to Spider-Society HQ. Lyla had called ahead, Spider-Doc waited for us on the other end of the portal. Despite Miguel's initial protests, he was eventually convinced to go to the medical bay to ensure that his atoms were healing properly.

"You asked me to look out for myself, so now it's my turn to return the favor," I teased him softly.

He offered me a kind half-smile as Spider-Doc and I brought him to the medical bay. Jessica was still there, she appeared a little more calmer now and in less distress. I set Miguel down in the hospital bed next to her while Spider-Doc began checking his vitals.

"Glad to see you're still in one piece, boss," Jessica offered Miguel a relieved grin.

Miguel chuckled softly and nodded his head at her. "What are you in for?"

"False contractions," She sighed, gently rubbing a hand on her swollen belly. "This one is going to be a troublemaker,"

I smiled at the pair as I took a seat on a chair beside Miguel's bed. "How are you feeling?"

"Better now that I'm back here," Miguel sighed softly as he leaned his head back against his pillow.

"His vital signs are in the green, and his atoms are healing at a nice pace. He'll experience some pains here and there, but he'll be fully recovered by morning," Spider-Doc explained.

"That's good to hear, Doc," I smiled at him.

Jessica's gizmo went off as a small holoscreen appeared before her. She hummed, reading it over briefly before nodding in approval. "Just got a copy of the mission report from Gwen. You did good out there, Lisa, not bad for a first mission,"

My cheeks flushed from the compliment as I rubbed the back of my neck. "Nothing like taking down a venom variant and saving the leader of the Spider-Society as the best first mission,"

"That reminds me, what was the curse Isabella put on me?" Miguel asked.

My body froze. I tried not to break eye contact with Miguel to not raise suspicion. The kiss was permanently tattooed into my brain. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get it out of my head. If I told Miguel. . . would he really believe me? Would he take me seriously?

But about our previous chat at the lounge? Was he accepting my offer to get to know each other better? Was that an actual positive reaction to asking him out? What if things are moving too quickly?

"The curse?" I repeated for clarification.

Lyla fizzled into existence, hovering behind Miguel's head. She gave me a silent signal, encouraging me to speak. Whether to tell the truth or to fib, I couldn't tell. But her gesture reminded me of our own talk before I woke up Miguel.

I'll leave the final call to you .

"Well, turns out it was this curse that bound your soul with this stone golem she created. So long as it was alive, you'd remain unconscious," I softly explained as my hands expressed and acted out the scenario. "So in short, beat up monster, monster goes down, loses control on you, you wake up!"

"It was that simple?" He raised a contemplative brow at me.

Behind Miguel, I could see Jessica giving me this look in her eyes. I started to sweat. Something tells me that's not what she read in her mission report. What exactly did Gwen write down?

Please, please, please, don't say anything!

I shrugged my shoulders, trying my best to hide my nerves. "I guess the simplest of plans can be the most effective? Sometimes?"