Between Gwen and Hawk's back-and-forth exchange,
Hawk's recovery, which was originally only twenty days away, was directly pushed back by another seventy days.
Sharon looked at the serious-faced Hawk, then at Gwen, who was smiling but rolled her eyes.
She felt that these two were playing a very peculiar game.
However…
If Hawk could honestly stay put for another three months, that would be wonderful.
Because when she first arrived, the mission she received was to keep Hawk in line for a while, if possible.
Originally, Sharon thought this would be a very difficult task to complete.
Now?
It was already done.
Sharon instinctively showed a joyful expression, but quickly reacted, looking at Gwen, the biggest contributor to her completing this bonus mission, and said sincerely,
"Thank you."
"You certainly should thank me."
This time, Gwen did not brush off Sharon's gratitude as she had in the past, and said with a serious expression, "Find some time to go shopping with me."
Only she knew how much sacrifice she had made to support Sharon's work.
However…
Friends are supposed to help each other.
Of course.
Friends can also be used for teasing.
Like Peter.
Peter, who had originally thought he would follow Hawk back at most two or three days later, only returned on the first weekend, a month after the sophomore year at Empire University and New York University had started.
As the sounds from the backyard echoed,
Gwen, who was in the dining room, perked her ears.
"There seems to be movement in the backyard."
"Peter."
Hawk, whose left arm was still in a cast and sling, and who had exchanged his broken left arm for Gwen's gentle care, said without turning his head.
The next second,
Peter walked in from the backyard, took off his mask, and was about to greet them with a smile when his gaze fell on Hawk's left arm: "Holy sh*t, Hawk, you're injured! What happened?"
Spider-Woman could not hide the shock in her eyes.
After all, this was Hawk.
Good heavens.
On this Earth, there was someone who could beat Hawk to this state.
After his shock, Peter's next question followed immediately.
"Who did it?"
"Who else could it be? Her."
Hawk pointed at his fiancée with his good right hand: "Who else could it be but her?"
Peter instinctively looked at Gwen.
"Get out of here!"
Gwen looked at her fiancé, who was taking advantage and acting smug, rolled her eyes directly, and then changed the subject: "Peter, Hawk has been back for a long time, why are you so late?"
Peter's thoughts turned. Although he didn't understand the situation, his spider-sense told him not to delve into Hawk's injury, so he shrugged and followed Gwen's words: "Felicia had something, and I was with her."
Gwen was first stunned when she heard this, then her eyes lit up.
She remembered.
Hawk had said before that Felicia was pregnant, and the child was Peter's.
Instantly,
Gwen appeared in front of Peter with a whoosh, and before Peter could react, he was already pressed onto a high stool next to Hawk. Then, Gwen, who had returned to her original position, had already assumed a gossip-listening posture and looked at Peter.
"Felicia, tell me, Peter."
"…"
Peter looked at Gwen's sparkling eyes and instinctively looked at Hawk beside him.
Hawk, currently playing the role of the one-armed demon king, watched Peter with an attitude of watching a show: "You don't want Mary to think you cheated, do you?"
Peter looked at Hawk, who was unconcerned, and at Gwen, who had gossipy eyes. He took a deep breath and finally understood why his spider-sense had an unpleasant premonition when he had just landed.
"I shouldn't have come here."
"But you're already here."
"Hurry up and tell me."
Gwen urged Peter: "If Mary finds out, I'll help you explain, but I need to understand what happened first, right?"
Her explanation was as impeccable as ever, leaving no room for fault.
Peter, of course, couldn't find any fault either.
And he really didn't want Mary to mistakenly believe that he had cheated while they were dating.
Of course.
It wasn't for himself, but for Felicia.
It didn't matter if he was misunderstood, but he couldn't implicate Felicia.
This was Peter.
The inner thoughts of New York's friendly neighborhood Spider-Woman.
So…
After a moment of silence, Peter, despite knowing that Gwen wanted to hear gossip, still told Gwen how he and Felicia went to Skull Island, what they experienced, and how they eventually got together.
Gwen listened with great interest.
Hawk also listened from the side.
Although he had heard Peter tell it once before, Peter hadn't been very detailed that time, at least not as detailed as Peter was telling Gwen now.
Peter wasn't an idiot.
He naturally knew that Hawk just wanted to hear his brother's embarrassing stories, so he only gave a rough overview.
But Gwen was different.
Gwen listened, but she would genuinely help him solve problems. Naturally, to ensure Gwen would help him later, he would now satisfy Gwen's desire for gossip as much as possible.
Finally,
Peter took the bottled Water that Gwen, fearing he would get thirsty halfway through, handed to him. After taking a sip, he looked at Gwen: "Gwen, now you know, you have to help me explain to Mary then."
Gwen smiled and said: "No problem, if I have a chance to meet Mary."
Peter breathed a sigh of relief and instinctively nodded.
The next second,
He reacted, looked up at Gwen, his eyes confused.
"A chance?"
"Of course, Peter, you've been gone for half a year."
Gwen said, but she didn't keep Peter in suspense: "After Mary broke up with you, she dated a new boyfriend, you know him, Thomson, but they broke up after the semester ended. Then, at the end of last month, Mary went to Los Angeles, and Hawk and I even went to see her off at the airport."
Peter's eyes widened.
"Los Angeles?"
"Hmm."
Gwen nodded: "You know Mary's dream. Before… anyway, she didn't want to miss this opportunity, so she went."
Peter opened his mouth, listening to Gwen say that Mary had gone to Los Angeles, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Just then,
The doorbell rang.
Gwen turned her head to look at the door, then looked at Hawk.
Hawk glanced, and mouthed something to Gwen.
Gwen's eyes lit up again, and she ran to the door and opened it.
In her sight,
Felicia, who was already four months pregnant when she left Skull Island but wasn't showing much, now had a slightly enlarged belly and was wearing loose clothing as she appeared at the door.
Gwen's gaze fell on Felicia's belly, her small mouth slightly agape.
Felicia, on the other hand, smiled and greeted the surprised Gwen.
"Good evening, Gwen. Peter is here, right? I went to Peter's house, and Aunt May said Peter hadn't come back yet, so I thought he might have come here to find Hawk."
"Yes, he's here, come in quickly."
Gwen came to her senses, responded, and then urged Felicia to come in quickly. Afterwards, she looked at Felicia's belly with some curiosity and whispered, "When's the due date?"
Felicia smiled: "The end of January next year."
Gwen nodded, glanced at Peter, who had realized Felicia had arrived and was not far away, and said to Felicia: "Peter is really lucky."
Peter had also arrived by Felicia's side by now, feeling a bit bewildered: "Why did you come?"
Felicia said: "Didn't we agree that I would go to your house tonight? But when I went to your house to find you, Aunt May said you hadn't come back yet, so I guessed you might have come here to Hawk's."
Peter scratched his head apologetically when he heard this: "Sorry, I just came back from school, and I passed by Hawk's place and thought I'd tell Hawk first. I'm sorry."
Felicia shook her head: "You should have called, Peter. If I couldn't find you at Hawk's, I would have worried."
Peter looked at the serious-faced Felicia and couldn't help but apologize again.
Hawk and Gwen stood in the dining room, silently watching the husband-taming scene unfolding before them.
Just then,
Felicia looked up at Hawk, then noticed Hawk's arm in a sling, and her expression also froze.
"Hawk, your left hand…"
"Don't ask."
Hawk shook his head, interrupting what Felicia was about to say.
Felicia opened her mouth, then chuckled and said: "Are you done catching up with Peter? If so, I'll take Peter with me. Aunt May is still waiting for him at home."
Hawk did not hesitate: "Take him, take him."
He wouldn't dare let Felicia stay any longer, at least not to tame her husband in front of them.
He didn't care.
But Gwen couldn't.
It was well known.
Gwen was recognized as the number one girlfriend in U.S. comics precisely because she was gentle, intelligent, kind, and understanding.
What if Gwen watched this scene and learned bad habits from Felicia?
So…
Hawk immediately nodded without thinking when he heard Felicia wanted to take Peter away.
Felicia chuckled, thanked Hawk, then said goodnight to Gwen, and then led Peter outside.
Hawk and Gwen stood at the door, watching Peter nervously, like a guardian, help Felicia into the car, then he ran to the driver's seat, forgetting to even take off his Spider-Woman suit, started the car, and drove away from Palm Street.
They only withdrew their gaze after the car's lights disappeared.
After Gwen and Hawk returned inside, Gwen sighed and looked at Hawk, who was sitting back on the high stool, blinking: "Although Mary is my best friend, seeing what just happened, I suddenly feel that Peter and Felicia are actually quite suitable."
Hawk looked at Gwen and smiled: "I thought you would envy Felicia's pregnancy."
Gwen blinked, then looked at Hawk.
"I do envy her, but do you dare to get me pregnant now?"
"I don't dare."
Hawk answered decisively.
Although they were already engaged and living together, if he got Gwen pregnant before she was twenty-one, George would come over and kill him.
Just then, Gwen's phone rang.
Gwen looked at the caller ID, raised her eyebrows, glanced at Hawk, and answered the phone.
"Hello."
"Gwen, is Hawk with you? Tell him to hurry to the Rhyolite Ghost Town in California. He's not answering his phone. We've detected his saint cloth energy fluctuations here…"
"…"
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