Who knew?

Chapter 36 Part 1

ALLISONS POV
"I'll have a water please" I tell the waiter. After he jots that down and walks off I turn back to peter. "So what's with this surprise date anyway"

He left the kids with Tony and Cap because Jasmine busy at a salon appointment with her sister. I honestly wish he didn't because those two don't even know what a diaper is. I can just picture tony asking jarvis for instructions.

"I have a surprise for you" he says smirking.

"What is it" I ask.

"A surprise" he challenges. "You have to wait til we finish our dinner"

"Okay but can I comment that your idea of a date is pizza and I find that adorable" I smile wide.

We both order our food. I get just a classic pan crust with pineapple and bacon and lover boy got a new York style peporoni.

"I'm stuffed" I complain happily.

"So now are you ready for your surprise" he winks. I nod rapidly. "Well I have planned a trip"

"What about the kids" I express my concerns.

"They're staying with Oma" he informs me. Oma is what the kids are calling my mother who just recently moved to California but about two hours away right next to the airport.

"So where are we going" I ask while mixing the ice cubes in my drink around with my straw.

"New York" he announces.

Two weeks and one plane trip later I find myself in NY. We are here for an entire week. When we arrive a car picks us up and takes us to aunt mays where are spending the first night. The others will be spent in an extraordinary hotel with one day reserved as a spa day.

When we arrived aunt may had set up a room for us and let us settle in a bit before making some snacks. We ate our crakers and cheese and talked. Many pictures of the kids were showed and even what she was going to go by to the kids. We debated for awhile between aunt and grandma and decided on a combination. Auntima. She loved it and I think its my favorite. Peter still says Grauntie but two against one.

Peter goes and takes a quick nap while me and May make cookies. She begins getting out the ingredients and I start up a conversation. "So how has new York been treating you"

"Oh its fine but I'd be more worried about peter" she says cracking an egg into a bowl.

"Why would you say that" I ask. I don't know what she's going on about.

"Well if he brought the suit and plans on using it then there are still some bad people that would love to have spiderman. And I know a few of his old friends who probably are really angry with him." I'm still not sure why he ever had to tell her about being spiderman but he did nonetheless.

"Oh" I mutter "he told me he still speaks to them"

"Not in several months probably when you announced Lil joey" she informs me.

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The three of us go to dinner together and do a little shopping after ward. We get the kids each a little soveineer that they can open at Christmas and one for when we get back.

May heads home and we continue shopping. He puts his arm around my waist and we walk down the street from shop to shop.

In the middle of crossing the street we spot none other than Mary Jane.

"I'm going to go in there" I say pointing to the nearest store. I don't want to watch this. I can't even begin to explain how uncomfortable it makes me feel to be around that girl. Before he has a chance to catch me I join into a crowd and duck into a small alley just by where peter and MJ stop to talk. They still remain in earshot though.

Peter greets her kindly and says a simple "hello its been awhile". I may not be able to see him but he is definitely scratching the back of his neck.

"Hey how long have you been back" she asks way too friendly.

"Just got in a couple hours ago I was going to call you later on" he says even though I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have called her. At least I hope.

"Lunch would be nice" she says "I lost your number though ya think I could get that again" Please don't parker. Damn tony I hate that name. I wish that he would stop that.

Peter reads off a number and I don't recognize it which means that hooray he didn't give her his real number. Thank God.

Out of nowhere a scream erupts in the middle of a large crowd just across the street.

"I've got to go" peter says running towards the alley I'm hiding in possibly to change. I'm proved right as he slips by me and has the red suit on in under a minute.

"We will talk about why you are in the alley after this" he calls behind him as he shoots up and into action.