Everything is Red

Chapter 27 - Date Night Part Two (Wait, how many parts are there?!)

It was cold, but Wade wasn't shaking because of the slight chill in the air, he actually felt like he was going to overheat at this rate. Trying to steady his hands he removed his gloves looking at his scarred skin in the process and then back to Peter who was slightly bowing his head in an attempt to try and give Wade a little space. That's sweet of him, why is he just so perfect?

With both his gloves off he stared at the raised skin on his hand following each one of the scars along his hand with his eyes. Fear was overtaking him, he knew this was something that was going to happen eventually whether he liked it or not and if they were going to stay friends Peter would need to be able to look at his skin without running away with fear or disgust.

Steadying his shaking hands he reached for Peter's hand that was tucked tightly in his pocket, lightly pulling on it Peter pulled his hand out voluntarily. With Wade's other hand he placed the two gloves in Peter's hand letting his own hand linger on top of them for awhile allowing him to get a good look at it. The suspense was literally killing him he could only assume because it felt like his heart might beat out of his chest.  It was lucky he was immortal.  Looking up into the air to try and distract himself from what he was doing he stared at the rustling trees above him that blew gently in the wind. Shaking remaining leaves from their branches, he watched as they fell to the path the two of them were walking down.

"Thanks, Wade I appreciate it, just seriously let me know if you get cold so I can give them back to you! I'm not going to be the one responsible for you getting frostbite on your hands." Peter said happily accepting the gloves from Wade and putting them onto his smaller hands, the gloves hanging loosely on his fingers. Wait that's it? That's all he has to say about my skin? Nothing!

Wade found himself just staring in bewilderment as Peter walk nonchalantly down the path they were traveling on before stopping.

Maybe he didn't see?

Of course, he saw we basically let our hand sit there awkwardly for a solid two minutes, there's no way in hell he didn't see!

Maybe he's disgusted and couldn't stand looking at them anymore and so now he's running off?

Wade broke out of his stare and ran after Peter feeling a little hurt, he couldn't help but push the subject, "I'm sorry if I grossed you out with that I didn't mean too. I know you said you wanted to see so I just figured now was better than never. And hey, I'm sorry if it's disgusting or whatever - I didn't mean for you to get o-" Wade was cut off when Peter spun around directly in front of him with a sort of pissed off look on his face causing Wade to stop dead in his tracks.

Peter put his hands on his hips in frustration which made Wade smile a bit because it looked like he was about to give Wade the scolding of his life but the gloves on his little hands hung so loosely it made his hands look unnaturally large.

"Now hold on one second!" Peter all but shouted at Wade, "Who said anything about me being grossed out or weirded out in any way? Because I know it definitely wasn't me." Peter's tone shifted to earnest almost immediately, "Wade I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with your skin or you for that matter. I think that now and I thought that the night I spent at your apartment. The only reason I didn't say anything about it is because there is nothing to say. There is nothing to say because there is nothing wrong with it, there is nothing wrong with you." Peter paused a moment in thought. "And I honestly figured that if I told you how I actually felt about it then you would just think I was pitying you or trying to be nice about the whole thing. But honestly, this is how I feel Wade, and whether or not you believe it is up to you and only you. But don't put words in my mouth."

At the end of Peter's little scolding, Wade stood there bewildered by the smaller man's words not at all for the reasons he probably should have been left speechless.