Her arm was wrapped around his and she pulled herself
closer as they walked down the clean sidewalk. The gloaming of the day invited
a romantic evening and a slight breeze swirled around them. Her brown
double-breasted jacket easily protected her from the cold, but the Scarlet
Scorpion could just as easily deflect blasts of ice from super-powered
villains. Yet she still seemed effected from the weather as if she were not a
heroine. Nathan relished the affection. Kathryn was a beautiful woman and he
felt more handsome just being near her. The fact she was a superhero was
receding further from his mind.
A switch blade silently locked into place from down the alley they passed and Kathryn tensed up which caught Nathan’s attention. They slowed their pace until she did not hear any footsteps, then she resumed walking, slightly dragging Nathan.
Caught off guard by Kathryn’s movements Nathan said, “did you hear something?”
Kathryn nodded, “yes, just ignore it.” Nathan had learned when Kathryn was being serious and this moment was one of them.
“Hey. You two. Gimme yer wallets or ya get cut.” The thug’s voice from behind them pierced through the air with its raspy quality and low tone.
The red head stopped and slowly turned. Facing the criminal she said, “we don’t want trouble.” Nathan stepped forward, “Look, just take my wallet but leave her out of it.” Kathryn looked to Nathan wide-eyed at his bravado.
The criminal seemed unprepared for the counter-offer and quickly recovered. “What the f … shut up and hand ‘em over!” He took a step forward.
Nathan leaned forward at took a combat-ready stance. “In a city of heroes, do you want to take the chance we are not metas?”
The thug stopped and looked into Nathan’s eyes. His resolve broke, and he turned to run back down the alley.
Only when the footsteps receded to silence did Nathan relax. He turned to Kathryn whose mouth was gapping open in shock. He smiled and she said, “did you just fake being a hero on a gamble he would buy that?”
Nathan grabbed the lapels of his jacket, rocked on his feet, gave a boyish grin and said, “Yep!”
“Don’t ever do that again”, she rebuked. He stopped and the smile started to fade. Kathryn grabbed his coat and pulled him to her. The force of her kiss surprised Nathan for a second until he could not control his passion for her.
They kissed for several minutes.
A switch blade silently locked into place from down the alley they passed and Kathryn tensed up which caught Nathan’s attention. They slowed their pace until she did not hear any footsteps, then she resumed walking, slightly dragging Nathan.
Caught off guard by Kathryn’s movements Nathan said, “did you hear something?”
Kathryn nodded, “yes, just ignore it.” Nathan had learned when Kathryn was being serious and this moment was one of them.
“Hey. You two. Gimme yer wallets or ya get cut.” The thug’s voice from behind them pierced through the air with its raspy quality and low tone.
The red head stopped and slowly turned. Facing the criminal she said, “we don’t want trouble.” Nathan stepped forward, “Look, just take my wallet but leave her out of it.” Kathryn looked to Nathan wide-eyed at his bravado.
The criminal seemed unprepared for the counter-offer and quickly recovered. “What the f … shut up and hand ‘em over!” He took a step forward.
Nathan leaned forward at took a combat-ready stance. “In a city of heroes, do you want to take the chance we are not metas?”
The thug stopped and looked into Nathan’s eyes. His resolve broke, and he turned to run back down the alley.
Only when the footsteps receded to silence did Nathan relax. He turned to Kathryn whose mouth was gapping open in shock. He smiled and she said, “did you just fake being a hero on a gamble he would buy that?”
Nathan grabbed the lapels of his jacket, rocked on his feet, gave a boyish grin and said, “Yep!”
“Don’t ever do that again”, she rebuked. He stopped and the smile started to fade. Kathryn grabbed his coat and pulled him to her. The force of her kiss surprised Nathan for a second until he could not control his passion for her.
They kissed for several minutes.
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