You Can Sing?
Chapter 9: You Can Sing?
Cindy was tired. She was really, really, really, tired.
She just came back after an exhausting day of patrol. All she wanted to do right now is to sit on the couch and relax. Anna was in the Boston at the moment, so it was just Peter and Cindy in the apartment at the moment. She was about to sit on the couch...
Which she would have done, if she was not suddenly frozen at where she was standing. "What was that? Is there a burglar here?" Cindy thought as she heard a voice from somewhere.
As she was frozen on her spot, she heard the voice was coming from the bedroom. She wondered if the person over there was either a burglar trying to rob them of their valuables or a super villain planning to kill both her and Peter or a mix of the two. As she approached the bedroom, what she saw excluded the two choices she thought.
It was Peter singing...and he was singing amazingly...and his voice sounded manly and amazing as well.
Instead of just interrupting Peter, Cindy just stood by the doorway and watched the spectacle in front of her.
"Next is a trip to the, the ladies' room in vain, and
I bet you just can't keep up with (keep up)
With these fashionistas, and
Tonight, tonight, you are, you are a whispering campaign
I bet to them, your name is cheap
I bet to them, you look like "shh..."
Talk to the mirror, oh, choke back tears
And keep telling yourself that "I'm a diva!"
Oh, and the smokes in that cigarette box on the table
They just so happen to be laced with nitroglycerin"
Peter was swaying his body to the song, using a hair brush as a pretend microphone, and was in perfect tune and harmony with the song itself. There was also a radio there as well. In all honesty, Cindy never knew Peter was capable of good singing. But now she knew, and she was surprised by this new fact about his boyfriend. His voice was smooth and deep as he continued with his face still obscured.
"When you're in black slacks
With accentuating, off-white pinstripes, whoa
Everything goes according to plan"
As Cindy continued listening to Peter's singing, she wondered if there was any more hidden talents Peter was hiding from her.
"I'm the new cancer, never looked better, you can't stand it
Because you say so under your breath
You're reading lips, "When did he get all confident?"
Haven't you heard that I'm the new cancer?
Never looked better and you can't stand it"
At that moment, after hearing him ending the song, Cindy decided she never wanted to go on another day without listening him singing at least once a day.
"I never heard you sing before," Cindy said.
"OH MY GOD!" Peter yelled, surprised at Cindy's voice.
The result was instantaneous. Peter screamed in surprise, jumped really high, and landed on the celling. Dropping the hair brush, he shot a web at the radio and turned it off. In a case of flustered shock and surprise, Peter faced Cindy with a face deepening in a shade of red.
"Cindy? When did you get home?" Peter asked.
"Just a while ago," Cindy innocently said.
"Did you hear all of it?"
"Nope. Anyway, was that you singing? Because it sure sounds like it," Cindy said with a smirk.
Peter let out a sigh as he knew he was caught in the act. "Yes Cindy, that was me singing. But why did you need to know?" he said.
"Well...I just wanted to see the person who had the amazing voice I was listening to earlier," Cindy said in a teasing tone.
"Y-you think my voice is a-amazing?" he stuttered, surprised about Cindy's answer.
"Yes," Cindy said with a smile. "Just one thing I don't get is why you hid this fact away from me? How come I've never heard you sing before?"
"It's because I don't do it around other people," Peter replied as he got down from the ceiling. "It's one of those things I don't share with other people. It makes me feel embarrassed when sharing it with other people, not even Aunt May has ever heard me sing."
"Really? Well then, why do you feel embarrassed? Peter, you sounded amazing earlier," Cindy said.
"It's like this. I don't feel comfortable letting other people know that I can sing. I mean, it's not something I can do every day. It's more of a special occasion whenever if I'm having some problems with my feelings and need to let them out. And when the mask is off, well...it's just that."
"I see," Cindy said as she sat on the bed. "Would you sing when I'm around?"
"I don't know Cindy. Don't get me wrong, I love you so much. During these past months, you were there for me, understood me, and never left me. You've proven you love me, and I love you as well. It's just that...well...I'm not sure if I'm ready with that yet," Peter said as he sat next to Cindy.
For some unknown reason, Peter had never been able to predict Cindy. She always found a way to surprise him from time and time again. What happened next surprised him as Cindy looked at him for a few minutes and smiled lovingly like a child, her eyes filled with understanding, and just like that, he felt guilty and selfish at the same time.
"It's okay Peter," Cindy replied as she planted a kiss on Peter's lips. "You still need time. I get it. I understand. After all, it takes time to get comfortable with sharing things you're not okay with other people. I can wait. Don't worry."
As she pulled him into a hug, Peter felt terrible. Despite his "Parker Luck", he had been blessed with an amazing girlfriend who loved him so much and understood him and his pain, and who was able to stay with him despite his flaws and mistakes. And now he was refusing to share one of his hidden talents to her because he felt embarrassed about it. Peter wondered, after all of the time they spent together, didn't Cindy deserve something in return?
And at that moment, Peter made his decision.
"Okay Cindy, just for you, I'll sing."
"Really?" Cindy said with eyes filled of hope.
"Yeah," Peter said with a smile.
Peter and Cindy then kissed each other before falling onto the bed, wrapping themselves in the passion of their make out session as they were holding each other. The make out session lasted for a time until they stopped to give out a few words and breaths.
"Oh Peter, I love you."
"I love you too Cindy."
And then they continued their make out session in bliss.