" Peter,"

Peter perks impossibly more at the use of his name.

( Like a dog. Look at what you've done.)

" Hey I-" Wade tries to start before falling quiet as he looses a nerve.

" Do you want anything?" Peter asks. He sits upon his knees to come closer to the Merc who had sat on the edge of the couch the arachnid had been laying on. " I'll do whatever you want." Peter says placing his hands on Wade's leg lightly to send the message.

[ Look. He wants to be our little slut. We should use him to our advantage. He's offering]

( I will find a way to kill you both if you do such a thing) White growls with pure venom in his voice.

Wade shakes his head, moving Peter's hands away and lightly pushing the Spider down to sit back normally and not kneeling in front of him. " No. No Peter that's not what I want."

Peter instantly moves to stand up. " I'll go then. you want me to go away?" He asks with disappointment but still that pure desire to please.

" No Peter. Sit down. I need to talk to you."

Peter seems to pale ever so slightly as he sinks back down onto the vision of the well loved couch. " I promise I'll do better. Anything you want Wade please." Peter says desperately.

" No. Peter this isn't working." Wade says.

( Oh go make it sound like a break up why don't you.) White growls with anger.

Wade looks at Peter and instantly understands and regrets his choice of words at the sight of tearing eyes. " No, no my like that." He says placing his hands on Peter's shoulders to gently squeeze them. The sort of always have life a more realistic feeling to the Merc while being spoken to.

" Peter I'm sorry." Wade says looking strait at Peter's Green eyes with his own blue orbs. " I'm so sorry I've been doing this. I thought I was helping. I really thought somehow by pushing you away I was helping someone in some impossible way and I see how stupid that was now... I'm not going to ask you to forgive me. I deserted you when all you've ever done was be there for me."

[ Except when he died of course.]

( That was our fault anyway. Another time we weren't there for him)

Wade looks away from Peter and to the floor for a long moment before meeting them arachnid's gaze again.

Peter looks back at him. His expression devoid of any expression as he seems to take in what is being said to him. He finally nods at Wade after a long minute.

" It hurt." Peter says after an even longer silence.

Wade guiltily looks away as his hands fall from Peter's shoulders. Peter instantly reaches out to Wade. Being far too deprived of physical contact to want his partner to move away from him yet.

" I thought you said you'd never leave me. And then you did, Wade. You left me alone. Even if I wanted to I couldn't turn to anyone. Right now your all I have. I can't talk to anyone else. I don't exist to anyone but you and you left me while still staying within arms reach but just a fair too far away. " Peter says quietly.

" I'm sorry."

" Will you still do it?" Peter asks cautiously, afraid of the answer.

Wade stops. He stares at Peter.

Would he? Would he continue to push Peter away without trying? Could he easily fall back into the natural habits to cling to his love more efficiently then the arachnid himself could?

" Peter I love you."

" Thats not no," Peter sadly points out.