Some Things Never Sleep

Chapter Fifty

Next week came and with it came Peter's birthday. As soon as Peter found out that he was two months older than Emma he never stopped teasing her about it. She pretended to be annoyed when in all honesty she was amused. Emma was thankful for Peter's birthday because she knew it would be a distraction for the both of them. May decided to host the small birthday party in their small apartment. 

It was just supposed to be a small gathering of Peter's closest friends with the exception of the Avengers. They didn't think the decathlon team would be totally cool with the presence of the Avengers. It would probably be a shocking sight to most although Ned seemed to think it would be cool if the Avengers actually showed up.

Emma knocked on the door to Peter's apartment, somehow feeling a bit nervous. She wasn't sure why...well, she actually knew why but pretending not to know was better than admitting that she was no different than any other teenage girl out there. The former assassin had probably checked her make-up three times in the mirror before leaving the townhouse. 

Emma was currently wearing a pleated knee length teal skirt with a pair of sheer black tights underneath. She was also wearing a cap sleeved black heart patterned blouse with a scoop neckline and neckline tie over it. Emma paired the outfit off with a pair of black velvet sock ankle boots with block heels that had a flower pattern on them.

She carried Peter's birthday present under her arm and it was all so strange to her. Usually Steve was the only person she got a birthday present for. Her grandfather would usually buy gifts for the others and let it be a shared gift from the both of them. Still...Emma found herself both excited and worried for Peter's reaction to the gift. She really hoped he liked it. Emma never had much experience with gift giving.

Peter opened the door and immediately smiled at the sight before him. He glanced over her quickly before his gaze returned to her face. Peter was nervous as Emma looked at him with those ocean blue eyes of hers. Under the light in the hallway he could even see the green in them. She was dressed fashionably as always in her usual skirt and blouse combo. He was embarrassed to think so but he loved it when she wore those cute skirts that showed off her long legs. Peter immediately blushed from the thought and he knew May would smack upside the head if she ever knew he had those kinds of thoughts.

"You're here." Peter said softly and Emma raised an eyebrow.

"Did you think I wouldn't be?" She questioned and Peter just shook his head.

Emma glanced over him and noticed he was wearing one of his usual t-shirts with a lame pun on it. It reminded her of those stupid shirts that Stark always wore but on Peter it looked adorable. She noticed how a goofy smile had appeared on his face the moment he saw her. His brown eyes gleamed with happiness as well and Emma felt her heart skip a beat at the sight. Whenever he looked at her like that she felt weird. Not in a bad way but in a good way...a different way. Emma didn't think anyone had ever looked at her quite like that before.

"Well, I know you're busy and all so you didn't have to come out of-" Peter said nervously as he blushed but Emma didn't give him the chance to finish.

"It's your birthday, Parker. I wouldn't miss it for the world...I'm not a total bitch." Emma told him as she smirked at him. "Now are you going to let me in or what?"

Peter faced reddened even more as he quickly stepped aside and let the blonde into the apartment. It was when she walked past him into the apartment that he saw the present under her arm. The gift looked to be very flat which didn't seem to give Peter any clue as to what it might be. It was wrapped very carefully and intricately but Emma always seemed to do everything to near perfection.