Aunt May
As both watched the sunset, they gave each other one last kiss before heading back to the tower. Once they got back, Peter was surprised to see his aunt there.
“Aunt May!” Peter yelled as he ran up to her to hug his aunt.
“Hey sweetie!” May said excitedly as she hugged her nephew.
“What are you doing here? I thought you weren’t gonna be back till the end of July.” Peter asked wondering why his aunt is back in New York a few weeks early, not that he’s complaining.
“Well the program had everything handled, so I thought I’d come back early to surprise you!” She said as she kissed Peter’s forehead.
“Are you really here to surprise me? or Happy?” Peter said teasingly about her and Happy relationship. Which made her playfully slap Peter’s shoulder. As the two were laughing, Peter looked over to Harley and gestured him to come over.
“Aunt May, this is Harley my boyfriend. Harley this is my aunt May.” Peter introduced them hoping that the two would be nice to each other.
“H-Hi ma’am nice to meet you.” Harley stuttered a little feeling a bit scared about meeting Peter’s aunt all of a sudden.
“Nice to meet you Harley.” May greeted politely but Peter knew how protective his aunt could be sometimes and how scary she can be. Although from the smile she’s giving Harley he can tell that she isn’t gonna go full protective mode yet.
“Since May’s here how about we go out for dinner?” Tony asked cheerfully. However, the rest of the team thought it be best if it was just Tony, Pepper, May, Peter, and Harley to go out. Tony thought it was okay, along with Pepper and May. They waited for a few minutes for Peter to change into some normal clothes, during the wait Harley felt even more nervous when he met Peter’s friends. After Peter came back, Harley let out a small breath he didn’t even know he was holding in.
Once they made their way to the restaurant, Tony and Pepper were listening to May about her work and the charity she’s been working on, and how they could help. As they talked, Peter was listening about how much success her charity program has been doing. While he listened to his aunt, he was able to hear Harley’s heartbeat. He looked over to Harley and saw that he looked a bit stressed.
“You okay?” Peter whispered to Harley while holding one of his hands.
“Yeah I’m fine, it’s just wasn’t really expecting to meet your aunt.” Harley said as he squeezed Peter’s hand a little.
“Yeah I know, I wasn’t expecting her to come back early. I mean I know you had to meet her eventually just didn’t think it would happen so soon.” Peter said trying to reassure Harley.
“It’s fine besides, if I was able to get on your friends good side. I’m sure I can do the same for your aunt.” Harley said giving a quick peck on Peter’s forehead.
Once they got to the restaurant, Peter was sitting next to Harley on one side, while Tony, Pepper, and May were sitting on the other. Harley felt a little nervous, but thankfully he felt Peter holding his hand under the table and ran his thumb over Harley’s knuckles. Harley looked over and gave Peter a small smile.
“So Peter, Harley, why not tell me how the two of you meet.” May asked wanting to know more about Harley, while trying to not let her overprotective side show.
“U-uh w-well y-you see aunt May the two of us well we kinda just-“ Peter stuttered a little trying his best to explain, but thankfully to Peter Harley stepped in.
“The two of us met through Tony actually. You see i’m visiting this summer, and on my first day here I met the team and Peter.” Harley said calmly.
“And you flirted with him the first few seconds you set your eyes on him.” Tony added on with a bit of smugness in his voice. Both boys looked over to Tony who had a small smirk on his face.
“Don’t forget the little cuddle session you two had on movie night.” Pepper joining Tony with the teasing. Which made the boys look at her now with a slight blush forming on both of the boys.
“Oh really? is there anything else you two did that I should be aware of?” May asked but Peter can’t tell if she was teasing them or if her protective was coming out or both.
“The two of us did go swinging around the city today to do some site seeing.” Peter said not knowing why he said it.
“Swinging around? wait you mean you told him that-“ Before May could finish her sentence Peter reassured her about the whole Spider-Man secret.
“Actually he figured it out, but don’t worry he’ll keep it a secret and I’m not just saying that cause he’s my boyfriend. I’m saying I trust him because he showed that he really cares about me not cause I’m Spider-Man, but for who I am.” Peter said looking directly into his aunt’s eyes.
“And who you are is, you’re a funny, adorable, and smart. Which makes me feel lucky to have someone like you.” Harley added on as gently grabbed Peter’s hand and smiled while looking into Peter’s eyes.
As Peter looked over to Harley they both smiled and looked into each other’s eyes, and from what May can see is that Harley really does care about Peter, and the same goes for Peter. She can’t help but smile that her nephew who she considered more as a son, was able to find someone that makes him smile. However, even though with what Peter said about Harley, May doesn’t trust Harley fully quite yet.
“Well Harley, it’s nice to know that my nephew is with someone who’s very kind and caring. Just remember I work as a nurse, and let’s just say I know how to make your body look like it was in an accident.” May said calmly yet with the smile she gave him could tell that she’s just as protective as Tony and the other avengers combine.
“I’ll make sure to keep that in mind.” Harley said trying not to sound a nervous about her warning.
Tony and Pepper try to hide their smirks and tried to not laugh, because they couldn’t help but find it a little funny how Peter’s aunt can look so calm and peaceful, but at the same time be very threatening with just a simple smile.
“Aunt May I think you and Pepper have been spending a little too much time together, because I think she’s starting to rub off on you.” Peter said jokingly, which made everyone laugh. When the laughter had died down May went on to say.
“Anyway Harley I hope I get to know you more before summer ends. Unless you’re transferring to Peter’s school?” May said wondering if Harley was new to the city, not knowing that he was just visiting for the summer.
“Oh actually ma’am I’m just visiting for this summer.” Harley said with a sad smile.
When Harley said that Peter squeezed Harley’s hand a little, Peter’s still had a small smile on his face, but both Tony and Pepper knew he was hiding his sadness.
“Oh! Well if that’s the case we better make each day count. Because I want to get to know you before you go.” May said trying to lighten the mood.
Harley smiled and shook his head, when their food came May took this as an opportunity and shared some embarrassing stories about Peter from when he was a kid. Tony took this as a chance as well, and told Harley about how Peter was such mess when he met the rest of team.
Once they finished dinner, they went back for the tower. Before heading off to bed, May and Peter said good night to each other, she headed towards the elevator to meet up with Happy. When Peter walked into the living room, he saw Harley sitting on the couch and headed towards him.
“So I guess your aunt likes me.” Harley said as Peter sat right next to him and wrapped his arm around his shoulder.
“Yeah just wait till you see her when she’s mad, that’s when you run and pray.” Peter said half jokingly, and proceed to kiss Harley’s cheek.
They both stayed quiet and felt at peace as they cuddled closer, they were quiet, but both boys were thinking.
For Harley he was thinking, that if he were to transfer to Peter’s school him and Peter wouldn’t break-up, but that would mean he would be leaving his mom and sister back home. On the other, he was thinking about having a long distance relationship with Peter, and if he talked with Tony and his mom he was thinking about a certain schedule to visit Peter that they would see each other more often and not just on holidays or school breaks.
As for Peter, he was thinking how he could make the rest of the summer great for him and Harley before he goes back to Tennessee. He was also thinking about other ways to stay in contact with him, because him and Harley were thinking the same thing. They don’t want their relationship to end.