Miss You 3,000

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we drive in silence. Happy is not happy to say the least, and to be honest neither am i. I never am anymore. It's always a relief to see morgan, even though the sight of her stings my eyes fill with tears i try to keep my emotions intact. It was her father who died not mine. Not mine...

Morgan runs up to the car, excited to see me, her "big brother". I lift her up into the air and airplane her in a circle. She giggles as I set her on the ground.

"Peter look at my new shoes" she laughs as she spins in a circle to show off her boots.

"Woah those are sick! I wish i could get some like that!" I smiled to myself knowing that im finally home.

"I have $5 you know, i think i'm rich. I can buy you some and we can be match!" she grabs my hand and pulls me inside where pepper is smiling with teary eyes.

"She missed you, you know. I'm glad you're here." pepper says. I look at her and smile. A genuine smile. My first genuine smile towards pepper ever

I've never been able to show my genuine feelings toward Pepper, so I always give a fake half smile. But the pain of my past has finally stopped outweighing to hope for my future

"I'm glad I'm here too" I manage to say, she seemed relieved. Maybe my avoidance was more noticeable than I thought

Once happy helps bring in my luggage, he turns to Pepper

"Good luck with this one" I playfully glare at him as he closes the door tightly

"Well it's just us for the time being" says Pepper

"Yeah! It'll be a hundred times more fun!" Morgan yells, clapping her hands

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I've been here for almost 2 months now. Sure it seems like a long time but its gone by fast

Every morning I get to wake up to the sound of Morgan, singing throughout the house

Every day when I get back from the avengers compound, she's waiting there on the steps. She runs up to me as if its been months

And not a day passes where i don't count the seconds until I get to see them again

It gets lonely sometimes. Sure there are plenty of Avengers to talk to. But they are all older, more experienced. To them im probably like a toddler, learning how to walk

I wish Ned and I could build the Lego millenium falcon, or i could see MJ more often

But even though they know i'm not a criminal, it's safer for them and for me to have little contact. Sure i see them maybe once a week if i'm lucky

But after a while it gets tiring. Tonight however is an exception

"Peter, why do you look so nice?" I laugh

"Are you saying I don't usually look nice?"

"Not this nice" Morgan says suspiciously

"Someone is coming over in a few minutes" I say, pulling her up into my arms

"Who?" She crosses her arms defiantly

I sigh

"You aren't gonna let this go huh?" She shakes her head

"Find... my... girlfriend is coming over...?" Her eyes narrow at me

"Your too young to have a girlfriend!" She says, wiggling out if my arms