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i was only kidding when i said good riddance

WHO: ELECTRO and MOCKINGBIRD
WHERE: Electro's apartment at the MAC.
WHEN: Following this.
WARNINGS: Banter, makeouts, some sex.
SUMMARY: PARKER IS GONE AND ELECTRO IS SAD. Mockingbird to the rescue.
FORMAT: Para.

The apartment was dark; Electro had no need for the City's regular electricity, usually he powered his place on his own (cheap and easy) but tonight he didn't feel the energy at all. So he sat in the dark, staring at his dead TV, holding an unopened beer bottle in hand. Shit, what was he even supposed to do? Parker was his best friend, his... it didn't even matter what they were or what weren't beyond that. They were best friends, and Electro hadn't ever had any real ones. Why was it that now that things had been kind of going okay for him -- he didn't just have one girlfriend, he had one and a half... maybe. What did Bobbi think of their kiss, he wondered? -- the person he was closest to had to leave.

Maybe for good. Who could know? This place had no rhyme or reason to the pattern of who left forever vs. who left for a week. It wasn't fair.

He bit his lower lip, glaring through the darkness.

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Bobbi's hopeful look dissolved into a grin. She felt like a big burden had been lifted, which was silly, of course, because the hurdle was only one of many in this situation. At least she could be sure that he wasn't going to electrocute her while they were... doing anything.

"Aw, Max. You're a doll," she laughed brightly, tugging on his sleeve as she quickly kissed his cheek. "Come on, I'm starved. Let's go eat."

Swallowing, he forced a smile, which became more sincere when she kissed his cheek. He buzzed a little in anticipation, but cut the current quickly, cheeks flushing.

"Yeah, me too. Race you back?"

"You're on, slowpoke!"

She laughed then darted off, though at a slower pace than before, since she didn't want to mess up the food. It'd suck to get all the way back to his place and have all the food spilled all over the place.

This time, Electro took advantage of his powers -- if she was going to turn them off for an hours, might as well, right? -- and zapped himself through a nearby electrical cord and out through one of his own sockets.

Smirking, he opened the door and waited for her.

Bobbi arrived at his front door a minute or so later, matching his smirk with a playful scowl. "No fair! That's cheating, sport. I'm pretty sure."

She stepped back inside his apartment, pulling the door shut behind her, and as soon as it was shut, she dropped the bag on the floor, throwing her arms around his neck and kissing him deeply.

He caught her in his arms, both surprised and pleased by the affections. His fingers caught in her hair, pulling her lower lip between his. He smirked against her mouth, running one hand down her back.

"Starving, huh?"

"Aw, hush," she growled quietly, nipping playfully at his lip. Absolutely no effort was made to pull away from him, instead she pressed her body even closer to his, planting several rapid fire little kisses on his mouth and jaw before she pulled back just enough to speak again, eyes glinting mischievously.

"No really, let's eat."

He smirked at her, sitting down on his couch and grabbing the bag of food. "All right. Put the other stuff on hold for now, I don't want food on my couch. Might not the classiest place, but it's just classy enough," he said, passing her her food carton.

"Oh yes. Of course. Wouldn't want to make a mess of things." Bobbi rolled her eyes as sat down beside him and helped herself to the first bite of food. It was nice and hot and delicious, the perfect distraction from everything else they'd been doing all evening. She chewed thoughtfully, quirking a brow at him. "This stuff's pretty good."

Electro nodded, swallowing his mouthful. "It's one of my favorites. Pretty cheap, for the quality." Not that he was a man who needed to worry about money, but the greedy always did.

He leaned closer to her, but resumed his meal in silence, not wanting to say something stupid.

Bobbi almost would have welcomed something stupid, honestly. She could appreciate doses of silence, but she'd much rather talk. Talking meant she'd be doing something other than letting her mind wander to what they might do once their meal was over.

"So, uh, you got a kid or something? That girl, right? Is she your daughter?" There. It was an innocent enough question, and hopefully neutral enough that it wouldn't complicate things terribly.

He stopped chewing, frowning into the carton for a moment before he answered. He wasn't sure, at first, how to even contemplate answering it. "Well," he said finally, chewing a piece of meat slowly. "She thinks she's my daughter. Thinks she is, but--"

He shook his head.

She nodded, picking at her egg roll. That must have been how Natasha and Steve felt about James reaching out to them. It couldn't be an easy feeling. "Gotcha. There's a kid here, says I got a son in his world. It's the craziest thing, you know. Dunno what I'd do if he showed up."

She paused, taking a big bite, then shrugged. "You're handling it well though, it seems."

"Maybe. I don't really want to deal with it. Tried to, but it's not my-- I'm not cut out to be a dad. I'm not ready to," he said, a bitter tone to his voice. The Aftershock back home hadn't been his kid -- why couldn't it be the same way here?

"Why should I have responsibility to a kid whose mother I ain't even ever met?"

"I guess you don't," she answered, though there was something of disappointment tinting her voice. It wasn't directed at him, it was more on their situation. Just another way this world was screwing everyone over. "It's not really fair to ask that of you. But it's gotta be rough on her. She didn't ask for any of this either."

Electro set his jaw, frowning into his food again. "I just don't know what I'm supposed to do. Sure, I don't wanna be that dad who just up and leaves his family without..." He paused, licking his upper lip. "But I never had a family to begin with, you know? It shouldn't count."

Bobbi nodded, reaching out to squeeze his shoulder. Bringing this up had been a bad idea, she realized this now. She had her own abandonment issues from when her father had walked out on the family, and it wasn't something she wanted to talk about ever. There had to be a way to segue into something more pleasant.

"Am I just the worst at distracting you from how shitty this place is or what! Jeez, listen to me!" She smiled, hoping she looked charming. She was trying to be charming anyway. "Obviously I just need to learn to keep my big mouth shut."

"Oh, no -- it's not your fault--" Electro said quickly, putting his food down and gesturing quickly with a hand. "It's just, you know, it's complicated, and I don't--"

He stopped talking, in the event he'd keep going and put his foot in his mouth again. Now wasn't the time to get depressing, right? "We can talk about something else," he said after a pause, leaning closer to her and slipping his arm around her waist.

She nodded again, expression softening even more as she set the food on the coffee table and scooted in close to him and settled against him. "That's a good idea. What should we talk about? Hm... I'll start. I've had a good time tonight, if you ignore all the stupid crap I've been saying every five minutes."

"Really?" Electro smiled, despite himself. He tried to relax his expression. "I... me too, I had a good time. Too."

He slid his hand against hers, holding it. "Anyway, it's nice not being the one saying stupid crap, so you don't got to feel sorry for it or anything."

"If you say so," Bobbi chuckled softly as she tugged his arm around her shoulders. If he was paying any attention at all, he'd probably notice that she was blushing just a bit. She was trying to relax herself, but it was difficult with her mind and hormones suddenly running wild. "I'm glad I came over. I mean, this isn't so bad, right? I mean, you like this too, don't you?"

"No, it's not bad," he said quickly. His fingers buzzed against hers at that, small sparks crackling like fireworks. He leaned closer to her again, cupping his chin with his other hand.

"I like it a lot."

"Right. So we both like it, and we're both in agreement that it's good, and we both want to, so..." She couldn't finish that sentence. She was too busy attacking his mouth with hers, kissing and nipping at him fiercely, finger curling as he sent little sparks into her hand.

Electro couldn't respond before she was kissing him, so he responded with slipping one hand to her waist, continuing with the sparks. He gasped as much as a "Yeah," against her mouth, breathy and quiet.

Bobbi's heart was beating like a drum and she couldn't stop herself from gasping softly between kisses. She wriggled against him, pressing her body against his, somehow managing to pull off her jacket in the midst of it all. Kissing him again, she found his hand and guided it along her waist and to the small of her back.

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