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Peter could tell Wade felt nervous. He had met Aunt May before, of course, but only ever as Deadpool; Peter had tried to convince him that saving Lucy was a good first impression, but that didn’t seem to matter.
“I’m meeting your family, Petey-pie! I’m meeting the person who raised you for the second first time, which is even worst than a regular first time! What if she doesn’t like me? What if Lucy hates my face?”
Peter gave his boyfriend a kiss.
“Wade. I know they’ll like you because they already do like you. It’ll be okay, alright?”
Wade didn’t have time to reply before the door to Aunt May’s apartment swung open, revealing a beaming Lucy.
“Uncle Peter! Uncle Wade! Come in, Aunt May’s frosting my cake!” Lucy bounced back into the main apartment, leaving them to trail behind. Peter shot Wade a grin, loving the shocked look on his face.
The apartment was much the same as Peter remembered it, but now, there was evidence of the little girl everywhere he looked. There were more books on the floor and the couch, and a knit doll that he thought he recognized as his aunt’s work. The door down the hall that led to his old bedroom now had a construction paper hanging that read “LUCY” in rainbow glitter.
And then there was Aunt May herself, beaming at them from across the kitchen. “I’m glad you could make it today, boys! Come here, set the table, I’ll be out in a second!”
Peter stepped forward and brought out cake plates to Wade, who seemed to still be frozen in the doorway, listening to Lucy chatter. “See, I told you it would be alright,” he whispered, planting a kiss on Wade’s cheek before handing him the plates and ushering him toward the table, heading back to the kitchen for forks.
“Here we go!” Aunt May brought out the cake, which read “Happy Adoption Day, Lucy!” in purple letters, the sides covered in rainbow sprinkles. Peter had known that Aunt May would want to keep her, but he was surprised the process had gone as well as it had. He was so happy Aunt May had another person to love on.
He looked at May handing Wade a slice of cake with a wink and corrected himself. Another two people. He placed a hand on Wade’s leg under the table. Wade looked as happy as he did, and Peter hoped he knew that he considered him family, now, too. Peter didn’t ever want to let him go.
Conversation around the cake was easier than Peter thought it would be. Lucy was surprisingly easy for Wade to talk to, chattering about school and projects and some of Peter’s old teachers, and pulling out her collection of glitter pens to draw on his arms, which seemed to make both of them quite happy.
The afternoon passed quickly, and soon they were ready to leave. Aunt May stopped them at the door and pulled out a box. “Wade, this is for you,” she said, handing it to him. Peter suppressed a grin; he already knew what was coming. “I knit another sweater, this time for Spider-Man’s boyfriend,” she said with a laugh, and Wade’s eyes lit up. He opened the box and pulled out a second Spider-Man sweater, identical to Peter’s but about three sizes larger.
Before Peter knew it, Wade was covering Aunt May with a hug, leaning into her full force. May had to step back a few steps, but she was grinning anyway. “Welcome to the family, Wade.”
Wade pulled back, eyes cloudy. “Thanks, Aunt May! I love it,” he said, pulling on the sweater.
Peter thought he looked adorable.
Wade was quiet on the way home. “I didn’t know they’d be so nice.”
Peter wrapped an arm around his waist, pulling him close. He’d get Wade used to kindness eventually.
“Can I keep them?”
“It’s a package deal, love. Yeah, you can keep us.”
Wade planted a kiss on Peter’s head. Peter hoped he’d get to keep Wade forever, too.