The Legacy We Hold--Sequel to Spoken From the Heart

Chapter 22- Peter

I keep looking over to where Wade is standing, talking with friends. 

I know he's seen me looking, I haven't been subtle. 

Harley's noticed.

"Go." Harley nudges my shoulder and I jolt back to the present. 

"We'll save you a seat, Peter." Harley tells me. "You deserve this."

"But-"

"Go." 

I look back at MJ and Ned, who are posing in front of a screen and taking dumb photos, before looking at Harley. 

He nods and smiles and I take a deep breath and walk over to Wade. 

"Hey."

"Peter!" Wade turns around and grins widely. "You found me."

"Yeah."

"So..." Wade asks, bobbing back and forth on his heels. 

"Harley's better. I know you probably don't really care, but he's better, that's why I found you."

"I'm glad." 

"Let's start over." I burst out. "This is awkward."

Wade laughs a little.

"I'm Peter Rogers-Stark." I stick out my hand, and Wade looks a bit unsure, before smiling. 

"Wade Wilson. Nice to meet you." 

*****

"C'mon, I texted Harley and told him we'd meet up at IHOP." I tug Wade's hand, and he follows as we walk down the street. 

We left the graduation early, and chose to walk around instead. 

Harley texted ten minutes ago, and said that the gang, plus parents, were going to IHOP, if Wade and I wanted to come. 

I said yes. 

It's time to put all the shit that happened in the past. 

Plus, Wade's not that bad when you get to know him. 

He curses a lot, more than Harley, but he makes pop culture references, and loves Harry Potter. 

I push the door open, still holding Wade's hand, I immediately see Ned, MJ, Harley and Morgan sitting in a booth in a back. 

I walk over to my group, and Wade and I pull up chairs. 

"Petey, you made it!" Morgan cheers. 

"Course I did, I wouldn't miss it." I grin at my little sister. 

"Isn't he the one who stayed at our house that one night?" Morgan asks, tilting her head to look at Wade. 

"That's me."

"I'm Morgan." Morgan reaches across the table and shakes hands with Wade, who smiles softly. 

"Nice to meet you, Morgan. I'm Wade."

Morgan sits back down in her seat, right as food comes. 

"I ordered your favorite, Pete, but I didn't know if Wade was coming, sorry." Harley frowns at Wade. 

"It's fine." Wade answers. 

It's silent for a few minutes as we eat. 

I push my plate over and hand Wade a fork. 

"You can share with me." I tell him. Wade smiles gratefully at me. 

"Wade, you're a grade older than us, right?" MJ asks, pointing her fork at him. 

Wade nods. "Yeah."

"You in college, or doing something else?"

"MJ!" I accuse. 

"Nah, it's fine. No I'm not in college, I have a job working as waiter." Wade answers.

"Cool," MJ answers, and goes back to her pancakes. 

The rest of the afternoon is spent talking, and getting to know Wade, who is new to the group. 

I excuse both of us early, though. 

(What, is it so wrong to want some quality time with my maybe boyfriend?)

"Peter, what is it?"

"I know you have a job here, and I got into MIT and-"

"You got into MIT? Congratulations!" 

"Thanks." I blush. 

"Sorry, continue."

"And, well, I don't know if we're together-together, but long distance is hard, and well-"

Wade grabs my hands and kisses me on the lips. 

"I really really like you, Peter, and if I didn't make that clear, that's on me, but if you are up for long distance, I'm up for it."

"I mean- yeah- I'm up for-" I break off my incoherent mumbling and touch my lips. 

"Long distance is good." I eventually spit out, smiling up at Wade.

"Or, I could just move to Massachusetts?" Wade comments as we walk back to my house. 

"I can't ask you to give up your job." I exclaim, ignoring how much I want that. 

"You mean my super bad waiter job that I couldn't give two shits about?" Wade asks. "That job?"

I laugh. "If you want to move, I would love that." I tell him softly. 

"So would I."

I stand on my tiptoes and kiss Wade on the cheek. 

AWW SUPER CUTE ALBIET KINDA SHITTY 

WHATEVER 

so fam. 

I just finished merlin and holy fucking shit

I won't spoil but wow. 

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