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Part 5

The drive to Peter's house isn't long, we actually only live 15 minutes apart. I am driving in the crisp New York October weather and pass the street that Peter and I used to walk down to get to the sandwich shop, I haven't gone there in ages. It's this tiny little place owned by this very sweet middle-aged man, Mr.Delmar, we used to go there so much that he already had our orders ready when we walked in the doors. Before I know it, I'm already pulling into Peter's apartment complex. I park my car, turn the engine off, and grab my phone to call him.

"Hey, I'm outside, come on down," I bet he can hear how nervous I am. 

"Aunt May wants to see you, come up here, you remember the apartment right?" 

"Yeah, I'll uh, I'll be right up." I hang up my phone and get out of my car. The cool wind hits me sharply and causes me to hug my jacket closer to my body. As I'm rushing into the apartment building, I can't help but think about if Aunt May even knows what happened between Peter and I. What if she hates me by now? I sigh, it's too late to cancel plans now. I take the stairs up to the second floor and walk to apartment eight. I raise my fist and knock quickly on the door three times. Almost immediately, the door swings open revealing a smiling Peter.

"Hi." He says while moving to the side so I can get in.

 "Hey." We walk towards the living-room, "Aunt May is in here, she's cleaning up." When we enter her back is turned and she is dusting off the keyboard that I gifted to Peter years ago.

Once she sees me, she sets down the cleaner and rag on the table next to her and rushes over to throw her arms around me. "Hi sweetie," She hugs me tighter, "It's been so long! You have gotten taller, and even more beautiful."

 I smile as we break our embrace, "Thank you, you only get prettier with time I see," this makes her hug me again, I love May.

 "Do you guys want anything to eat before you leave?" she asks while continuing her dusting. I open my mouth to answer but Peter speaks before I do.

 "No, we are going to pick up something later," He walks back a little, "We really need to get going." There's a look of disappointment on her face but it's only there for a second.

 "Alright, be safe you two." She walks us to the door, gives me a hug, Peter gives her a kiss on the cheek, and she waves us off.

It wasn't until we were in the car when we realized how awkward things really are. "It was nice of you to come upstairs and see Aunt May, she talks about you a lot."

 I glance over at him while still paying attention to the road, "Oh, of course, I love her so much, I really missed her."

A few minutes go by without either of us saying anything, so I initiate a conversation. "Peter, what exactly do you have planned for today?" 

"Well," He clears his throat, "I thought that we could go by some of the places that we used to go."

 "Like where?" I know the answer to my question, but I want to see if he does. "Madison Square Garden, the Empire State Building, Mesos, and of course your favorite candy store, Zella's Sweets." I'm surprised he remembers those things.

 "You remember what my favorite candy store is?" 

He shrugs, "Well yeah, you always used to talk about it, and the mint peanut butter cookies they sell there." 

I laugh at the memory, "You're right, you're right, however, I also remember you eating all of yours and then attempting to steal mine, which you never did if I may add." 

"I never could get my hands on them," he chuckles out, "But you always gave me a piece so I didn't feel bad."

I nod my head and the car is silent again besides the radio softly playing a familiar tune. "Remember this song?" he turns up the radio. I don't remember the song at first but then it hits me. "We are Young by FUN," We both laugh a little, "We used to annoy everyone with singing this."