Chapter 34

Peter's POV

Time Skip... The Night Before The Wedding...

   I'm staying the night with Pepper, Aunt May, and Morgan while Tony is staying the night with Happy and the rest of the Avengers that will be attending the wedding, which is pretty much everyone. The only ones who couldn't make it were Gamora and Nebula. They're currently having a sister's bonding trip at an undisclosed location but they give us their best. Morgan and I are watching cartoons together while Pepper and Aunt May are drinking wine and having girl talk. It's good for Aunt May to have some quality girl time. She doesn't get out much and this is really good for her. Pepper and Aunt May seem to have similar personalities so it's a decent platonic friend match. 

     When a commercial appears, Morgan looks at me wide eyed. "You're going to be my step dad." I chuckle and blush. "Y-Yeah, I will be. I feel like I'm a little young to be one but if there's anyone I'd like to be a stepdad to, it would be you. I love you 3000." She giggles and leans her head on my shoulder. "I love you 3000 Peter." A couple more commercials play before the show (which is Tom and Jerry) comes back on. I breathe a sigh of relief. I'm still trying to process the fact that I'm indeed going to be her stepdad as of tomorrow. Am I ready for that title? I don't know if I am..." My hands begin to shake. I feel a pair of eyes on me, those eyes belonging to Aunt May. She motions for me to follow her into another room. My legs begin to shake too but I follow her down the hall so we can talk privately. Besides Tony, Aunt May knows me best. 

     "Peter, you don't look so good sweetie. Are you okay?" I shake my head no and begin to hyper ventilate. Aunt May crouches down next to me on the floor and puts a hand on my back. "Peter, everything is going to be fine. Tony and you both love each other so much. The amount of love the two of you have for one another is endless. You're not having second thoughts... are you?" I take deep breathes and don't speak again until I feel ready to do so. "N-No, I-I just freaked out when Morgan reminded me that I'm going to be her stepdad as of tomorrow. Even Pepper still hasn't wrapped her head around that entirely yet. Sure she accepts Tony and I getting married but she'll feel weird referring to me as Morgan's stepdad, I can tell."

        She sighs. "That might be true but she'll get used to it, we all will. When Morgan said you were going to be her stepfather, she had so much glee in her voice. She's excited about it and you will be soon too. That little girl loves you." I nod. "I-I know. I love her too." Aunt May grabs me some tissues for me to wipe away the snort oozing out of my nose and the tears coming out of my red, puffy eyes. When I'm done wiping it all away, I toss them into a nearby trash can. She pulls me into a warm hug. "I'm so proud of you my baby boy. Uncle Ben would be too. He'll be looking down on you at your wedding tomorrow with such pride." I sigh wistfully. "I wish he was here to see it in person." "Me too Peter." 

         I take a few more minutes to compose myself before going back into the living room to spend time with Morgan again. Pepper flashes me a look of concern but I give her a small smile to let her know that I'm fine. Morgan and I watch cartoons peacefully until her bedroom. It's only after she goes to bed that I gulp down several glasses of wine to get the edge off. 

I hope that you guys liked this chapter! I've been sick with a cold the last few days so that's why updates have been slower this week. -Mary