You Can Let Go Now Daddy

Girls

“It's called a crush, it's when you think girls are cute.” Ned told Peter one day while waiting for their parents to pick them up from coding. Peter screwed his face up.
“Why would I think a girl is cute? What does a cute girl mean?” Peter asked.
“A cute girl means you think a girl looks nice. Like you think MJ is.” Ned smirked.

Peter blushed and shook his head wildly. MJ was this girl who went to a club in the room next door to the coding room. Peter was pretty sure it was a reading club. Ever since she’d showed up, Peter was fascinated by her. She was all he ever talked about to Ned, who liked to tease him endlessly. Sometimes Ned thought that Peter was younger than him because of all the things he didn't know, but he liked to show him how to do things.
“I don't think MJ looks nice.” Peter mumbled, awkward.
“Then why do you always stare at her?” Ned asked curiously.
“What're we talking about?” MJ plopped herself in between the two boys on the cushions on the floor. Sometimes, when they were lucky, MJ would sit with them during the time they waited for their parents.
Peter liked those times usually, but today he was slightly embarrassed.

“N-nothing. Ned was explaining something to me.” Peter told him. MJ narrowed her eyes and Peter gulped.
“Why can't you tell me? Is it because I'm a girl? I'm not stupid. Just because I can't code doesn't mean I'm stupid.” She complained and Ned rolled his eyes.
“It's personal stuff that you can't know.”
“Like a secret? Why can't I know the secret?” MJ begged, pulling on Peters arm. Peter blushed.

“Fine. I like building girl Lego sets. Are you happy?” Ned asked annoyed by MJ’s persistent nature. He may only be a small kid, but he understood that crushes were supposed to be secret. Everyone knew that.
“Me too.” MJ beamed and Ned rolled his eyes.
“You're a girl, duh.”

“Peter!” Tony had arrived to pick his son up and, unknowingly, save him from the awkward situation. MJ and Ned leapt up to say goodbye to their friend.
Ned hugged him and ran past Tony to reach his own parents. MJ giggled and kissed Peter on the cheek as she hugged him.
Peter blushed and said goodbye, hurrying to Tony's side and taking his hand.

“Feeling sick?” Tony asked, seeing the red look on his face.
“No.” Peter squeaked, looking away and Tony laughed, shaking his heads.
Innocence is a blessing, he thought.

A/N: New Peter chapter with MJ as requested. Enjoy!