Grow as we go

New Years Eve

Peter

Christmas came fast and Peter was getting more anxious as the days pass. The finals in NYU were finally over and now his mind was running miles. He couldn't focus on anything else. He was scared but also excited and his heart was about to explode every time he was thinking about it. They spend Christmas Eve and Christmas day with May and it was wonderful. Peter loved how May had accepted and adored Michelle, she was a part of his family now and he wanted May to love her just like he does.

New Years Eve was finally here and Peter was on the edge all day. He was jumpy and shy and he was looking at her with pure adoration when she wasn't looking. They were in their couch together, Michelle was laying between his legs with her head resting on his chest and he was playing with her curls while they were watching tv and drinking hot chocolate. Peter was feeling happy, content. He knew he made the right decision because this is how he wanted to spend the rest of his life, with her in his arms.

" babe, a girl from work invite us to a party that she's doing today for new years eve and I was thinking if you want to go?" she said and turned her head to look at him. Peter started to panic because he didn't plan this, he really thought that they would stay in today...together. Michelle noticed how Peters mood changed and she frowned with concern.

"are you okay?" she said

"yeah umm just surprised that you Michelle Jones wants to go to a party!!" he joked trying to light the mood without making her suspicious.

"dork" she smirked and slap him playfully on his arm.

"I just thought that this is something you would actually wanna do, since the alternative is us, alone tonight." She said

"I don't mind being alone with you, at all" he leaned and gave her a soft kiss.

"sooo that's a no?" she asked. Peter thought that he should play it cool. He didn't want to go but he didn't want her to suspect that he was hiding something from her.

" we can go if you want, I just want to be here with just you more than a room full of strangers. Besides it's our first new years eve in our own house" he shrugged and looked at her with puppy eyes, hoping that she would actually want to stay in with him and not go to this party. She smiled at him and rested her head in his chest again.

" I want that more too actually, I just didn't want to deny her without asking you first."

"so it's settled" Peter said and smiled.

That night Michelle was in the bathroom taking a shower before they start getting ready to welcome the new year. Peter was anxious and he was standing in front of their closet looking at his clothes without being able to decide what to wear. He wanted to look good tonight, he knew Michelle didn't care about shallow things like that, but he still wanted to look amazing for her. After a while he found what to wear and he pulled it out of the back of his closet and start getting dressed. She caught him looking himself at the mirror wearing his black suit. The only suit he actually owned, the one that May made him buy before their trip to Europe last summer.

"I thought we weren't going to the party" she said and sat on their bed with her feet crossed in front of her. Her hair was wet from the shower and the whole room start smelling like coconut the minute she came in. Peter was staring at her, losing the train of his thoughts once again. He was the luckiest guy in this universe. In every universe.

"babe?" she waved her hand in front of him to snap him out of his trance. He blushed and looked away, trying to keep his eyes away from his nightstand and the ring that was inside it.

"i-i am sorry..no we are not going to the party, why?" he asked

"the suit" she said "why are you wearing your suit, since we are staying home?"