Neighbour | Eddie Brock

You look like something

Dan nudged Anne. "Anne! Am I seeing things, or is Eddie showing up to our wedding with a fairy princess?"

Anne glanced at the couple walking through the door, then turned to Dan. "I'm sure she's just a friend."

"He's got her arm."

"Dan! This is my wedding! Damn it! This is about me, not Eddie! Focus on me!"

No matter how hard Anne tried to remove Eddie from her life, their paths kept crossing. To be honest, when she sent the invitation, she hadn't expected Eddie to actually come. She didn't mean to hurt him, but she had chosen Dan, and she needed to make that clear to Eddie, that's all.

As Eddie approached and shook Dan's hand, Anne quickly scanned the girl. Well, she was way out of Eddie's league. Then again, hadn't Anne been too? Still, she had loved Eddie. If he hadn't betrayed her, they might still be together. She had to warn this girl. There was no guarantee Eddie wouldn't one day steal her emails and ruin her life, just like he had done to Anne, the woman he had once claimed to love.

* * *

"Physical love?"

The Captain raised his shield, preparing to throw it at Thor.

Thor raised his hands. "Captain Man! Yes, I had that talk with Jane, but I never told Natasha to have the same talk with Lana! I'm innocent!"

Natasha placed her drink on the best spot in Stark Tower—Tony's bar—and muttered, "Coward."

Steve turned to Natasha. "Is Thor telling the truth? Did you go to my girlfriend and ask if we just have physical love with Lana?"

Natasha shrugged. "It wasn't the first time..."

All the Avengers in the Stark Tower living room could see the rage building in the Captain. His neck veins bulged as he shouted, "What wasn't the first time?"

Natasha stared back at him from her seat, "It wasn't the first time she called me crying after sleeping with you..."

Steve took a deep breath. "And you waited all this time to tell me?"

Thor groaned awkwardly. "Iron Man, you promised me a football match on the big screen. Instead, you're making me watch Captain America's bedroom drama!"

Tony snickered and passed the bowl of popcorn to Thor. "Here, have some popcorn, Thortilla! The football game isn't going anywhere, but you don't get to hear about Cap's bedroom issues every day!"

Steve's face had turned completely red. "Shut up!" he yelled at Tony.

Tony protested, "Hey! I'm not the one who convinced your girlfriend there were problems in the bedroom, Natasha did! If you're mad, be mad at her!"

With a roar that shocked everyone, Steve slammed his fist into the wooden bar where Natasha had set her drink. The bar split in two as Steve stormed toward the elevator.

Thor turned to Tony, eager. "Can we watch the game now, Iron Man?"

Tony pulled out his phone. "Hold on. I'm calling his bromance partner to deal with this maniac."

* * *

Anne had wanted a simple and elegant ceremony, but when Dan mentioned that his doctor friends would prefer something classier, even a waltz had been added to their wedding.

As the waltz began to play, Lana, sitting with Eddie in a secluded corner, nudged his arm. "How did you end up engaged to someone like Anne? I mean, they're playing a waltz at her wedding. I can't help but wonder what it would've been like if you two had gotten married."