Sont des mots qui vont tres bien ensemble [Closed to MJ]

[st_arkintern]

Peter's hands are sweating.

They tend to sweat when he's nervous, like right before an Academic Decathlon competition or when May dropped him off at Liz's and he discovered her father was the Vulture. Given all he has been through, it doesn't make any sense for him to feel nervous about seeing MJ again.

But here is, standing outside of the door to MJ's room, trying to will the courage to knock.

Peter takes a breath and then raps and for one single moment, irrationally hopes that she doesn't answer the door.

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[st_mj]

"I misread the situation didn't I?" she says as they pull away, a pit of despair settling in her stomach.

[st_arkintern]

"No, no, no, no, no," Peter insists, shaking his head. "It's not like that. I like kissing you. I --" Peter takes a breath. "I like you."

[st_mj]

MJ sighs in relief at Peter's words. "I like you too too," she says with a bright smile.

[st_arkintern]

"When I was here before, I had a girlfriend," he says slowly. He's trying to pick his words carefully; he feels like he's walking through a minefield. "And I didn't remember her when I went home, but she's here now and."

Peter sighs and looks down at his hands. "I really like both of you."

[st_mj]

Oh. MJ doesn't know how to react to that. She had never thought of the possibility but she knew that she wasn't Peter's first. Even if his first 'relationship' ended so badly. "What do you want to do?" she asks not sure she wants to know the answer.

[st_arkintern]

"I don't know," Peter says honestly. "I guess I need to figure that out."

[st_mj]

MJ nods. That makes sense. Reaching out she goes to squeeze Peter's hand. "I understand and I'm sure we'll be friends regardless." That wasn't to say a part of her hopes that he chose her though.

[st_arkintern]

Peter gives her hand a squeeze back. "I know we will be," he says. MJ's friendship was important to him. "I mean, we've known each other since elementary school."

[st_mj]

"Good, that's all that matters," she says with a smile.

[st_arkintern]

Peter takes another breath and looks over at MJ. "You okay?" he asks. He just wants to be sure.

[st_mj]

"Yeah I'm good," she says with a smile and a nod. "Promise."

[st_arkintern]

"You want me to show you around sometime?" he asks. "I basically know this place backwards and forwards. Not just the hotel, but the places around it, too."

[st_mj]

"Sure that would be cool. I saw some of it earlier with Ned but I won't say no to another tour."

[st_arkintern]

"Then just let me know when and I'll take you wherever you want to go." Peter quirks his lips up into a tight-lipped smile. "I should, uh -- I should get back to my room, though."

[st_mj]

"Alright and I'll let you know. Thanks for coming by," she says with a smile.

[st_arkintern]

Peter attempts a smile back and he stands up. For a second, he turns to look at the door, as if he's about to go, but then turns to look back at MJ.

"I really feel like, I should hug you goodbye or something."

[st_mj]

"I mean if you want to," she grins at him.

[st_arkintern]

Peter does. "It's really great to see you," he says, still hugging her. "I really missed you."

[st_mj]

"I'd say I missed you but I didn't," she joked given she had very recently seen him.

[st_arkintern]

"Hopefully you don't have to."

Peter heads for the door again, turns and looks at MJ and gives her one final smile before heading back to his room.