i'd be a fool not to love you

part twenty - love

a week had passed, which meant me and peter had been dating for a week.

our aunts were obviously thrilled when they found out, besides, they're the ones who had manifested it from the start.

peter told me he had been going to visit dr connors about the decay rate algorithm and he told me that he had given him an equation.

i had turned philip down, and tell him i couldn't go for coffee since i had a boyfriend now. he looked slightly disappointed at the time but gwen rang me last night to inform me he had a new girlfriend, which meant gwen really was right about him.

gwen, as my best friend, was obviously extremely excited to hear about me and peter. the night he came out onto the balcony, as soon as i went back inside i woke her up and told her the news. but i didn't include the part about peter being spiderman, so i just said he told me to meet him in the lobby instead

dating spiderman was great, we went on trips round nyc, swung off of buildings, which, don't get me wrong was utterly terrifying- but somehow because i was in peters arms, i felt somewhat safe. and often now, he'd bring me to the tops of different buildings and we'd sit there, distanced from the rest of the world, together.

but, although i loved spiderman, i loved peter parker more.

"okay where are we going today?" i asked peter over the phone.

it was a saturday, so we had the whole day to ourselves. i usually hung out with peter on saturdays, and gwen sundays. although when gwen was busy, i'd be with peter. before and after school though, i was mostly with peter. sometimes gwen, when she'd come round for dinner or do homework, or i'd go round hers

"hmm, i was thinking just go for a swing around the city?"

"sounds good"

"we could get coffee after too?"

"yes yes yes, i need coffee in my system"

"i'll come pick you up at 11?"

"peter we live right next to eachother, im sure i can-"

"uh uh uh," he stopped me, "im picking you up at 11. okay?"

"okay"

it was now 10, so i had an hour to get ready.

once i was ready i headed downstairs

"hey jules" i said

"hi love"

"im going out with peter today if that's alright"

"alright, you lovebirds" she teased "where are you going?"

"oh you know, just out and about- and i think we're getting coffee somewhere too"

"sounds nice! well honey, i have to go out to do my grocery shopping, but have a nice time- see you later" she said as she walked towards the door

"bye jules!"

as soon as she left, i finished my breakfast and then heard a knock coming from upstairs

i opened my bedroom door, and outside the window was peter. he usually came to visit me this way, since there was a tree he could climb that led directly to my window

i was wearing black leggings, with a slightly oversized hoodie. i also had a heart locket on, which had a photo inside that peter took of me and him when we were best friends, that he took with his camera.

i opened the window

"you do realise the front door works just fine" i laughed

"i prefer it this way" he grinned

"so, are you coming in or..?"

he climbed through into my room. then he unzipped his backpack, going over and closing the window and my curtains before pulling out his spiderman suit

he took his shirt off, and i looked away, trying not to blush.

"parker can you not-"

but it was too late, he'd already changed

when i turned around he was fully dressed

"how did you do that so quickly?"

but before he could reply he pulled open the curtains, opened the window, and flung us both out into the city.