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It had been three years since his family disappeared and Ben left. Three years with Johnny on his own.
Needless to say, it had been hard. He still had his friends, sure, but they had their own lives to tend to, they didn't need to worry about him. Johnny could survive on his own, he just didn’t like being alone. He still had the Baxter building, but that’s only because Peter had kept it safe; then lost it when he went broke again, but Jen reminded Johnny about the royalties from the FF merchandise and the savings account that Sue had put back for him. He really should have appreciated her more. After everything she did for him, Johnny just wishes he could say thank you. The account held more than enough for Johnny to have a comfortable life and still keep Baxter. He could just live his life.
So that's what he did. He kept modeling and acting and saving the day, the usual. But he also rented out spaces in Baxter and made some investments. He figured that he needed to get serious if he wanted to keep up his appearance, so no more partying every night or one night stands. He was going to be better. So when his family came back, they could be proud of who he'd become.
Because Johnny was proud of himself. He had his home, his friends, and a solid career.
“I’m just saying, you’d think these guys would give up and get a job after so long,”
Oh, and he had his boyfriend of a year and 2 months. Peter Parker, the dumbest genius to ever live.
“They’re villains, Pete. What kind of job do you think they could get with their record?” Johnny looked up at him from where he had been cutting vegetables for their dinner.
“They wouldn’t have a record if they had just gotten a job in the first place,” Peter threw his hands up from where he lay on the couch. He was still in his suit from his most recent battle with whoever. The papers he had previously been grading were still on the table beside his now cold cup of coffee.
Johnny just shook his head at him and chuckled. “Says the guy whose only source of income for the majority of his career was selling selfies,”
“They were not selfies, and that was just to keep me alive and get me through college. Not that teaching is doing much better. You’d think a college would pay better.” He said as he sat up and looked back at his papers.
“Lucky you have a rich boyfriend who can take care of you,”
“So lucky,” he grinned as he walked over to Johnny and wrapped his arms around him from behind and kissed his neck and side of his head. “He cooks,” kiss “He cleans” kiss kiss “He takes care of my wounds,” kiss “He keeps me from looking like a disaster”
“That one is quite difficult,” Peter ignored him.
“He is honest with me,” kiss “He loves me” kiss kiss “And I don’t know what I would do without him,”
Johnny felt Peter pull away, so he turned around to look at him only to find him on one knee with a velvet box.
“Peter?...” He dropped the knife.
“Johnny, will you… stay with me? ...Forever?”
“Johnny?”
Johnny was crying. He fell to his knees and hugged Peter in a bone-crushing hug. “Yes. God yes!” Johnny couldn’t help himself. He kissed Peter so hard he fell backward on the floor.
“I love you,”
“I love you too, webwitt,”
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Johnny was leaning against his fiance, looking at his ring and thinking. They just sent the news to everyone they knew. Receiving many congratulations and a few “About Time”s. He always wanted to get married, it had been his dream ever since he says how happy Sue was with Reed, but he always thought his sister would be there. That he could convince Valerie to be his flower-girl. Reed and Ben his grooms-men. But, they’re gone. All gone…
“Penny for your thoughts?” Peter asked.
“My thoughts are worth more than a penny,”
“Okay, a nickel then. Rare, but still useless,” That earned him a spot on the floor. Peter just laughed and returned to his spot by Johnny.
“Do you think Ben will come?” He finally asked after a moment.
“Do you want him to?”
Did he? Ben left him alone when he really needed him the most. He refused to answer his messages and he didn’t even tell him he was leaving. But he was also the last bit of his family left. All that was left of the Future Foundation. And Johnny missed him a lot.
“Yeah, I do,”
“Then he will. Even if I have to drag him there myself.” Peter tilted Johnny’s chin to face him. “I promise, I will make our wedding the best I possibly can. No one will take this day away from you,”
“Thank you, Pete. God… we’re gonna get married,” Johnny smiled before leaning to kiss him. He was gonna marry this amazing man.
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“Peter, do me a favor? Tell me why we are standing in the middle of a field the night before your wedding?” Mary Jane asked, arms crossed.
“Greeting guests. I need you to keep me calm with one of them,” He said.
“And we’re greeting them in a field because?”
“Look up,”
Peter pointed up at the now landing spaceship. The Guardians of the Galaxy’s ship, to be exact. Though all of them were invited to his wedding, Peter was only really after one of them.
“Peter Quill, good to see you in one piece,” He greeted the ship’s Captain, followed by hugs and greetings of the other members.
“Good to see you too, Parker. Congratulations, by the way,” Starlord shook his hand. “I’m afraid we won’t be able to stay. An emergency just popped up so we’re just dropping off Ben and our wedding gift,”
“Wait a minute,” Came Ben’s gruff voice. “Whatcha’ mean, droppin’ me off? And what weddin’?”
“Thank you, Quill. It means a lot,” Everyone ignored Ben.
“It’s no sweat, kid. Wishing you a happy marriage,”
“Send our regards to your fiance,”
“I am Groot,”
“Yeah, what they said,”
“Hey! Ain’t you lot fergetting someone?” Ben raised his voice. “What’s goin’ on?”
“I take it as you didn’t tell him,” Peter looked between the Guardians. He sighed when they didn’t answer and turned to Ben. “I’m getting married...,”
“Congratulations,”
“... To Johnny. And he wants you there, despite the fact that you took off without telling him. So I called the Guardians and told them that they were invited, but you were required to be there. My wedding is tomorrow. If you try to run off I will hunt you down. Understand?”
Ben’s face softened at the mention of Johnny and he nodded.
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“Oh, my word! This is happening!” Johnny paced back and forth across the room. Running his hands through his hair.
“Hey now! You’re gonna put a hole in the carpet!” Jen walked up to him and put her hands on his shoulders. “Look at me. It’s alright, breath,”
Johnny took a deep breath and tried to relax, but he was so worried. A hundred thoughts were speeding through his mind. What if there’s an attack? Or Peter realizes he doesn’t actually wanna marry him?
“Hey! Peter loves you! And he’d be offended if he heard you talk like that,” Jen scolds him. Making him realize he’d been speaking aloud. “Look, just breath, here’s how it’s gonna go. You’re gonna walk down that aisle to Peter, you’ll both say your vows and then you’ll kiss. After the ceremony, the reception will come and everyone will stuff their faces with cake,”
She held his face and looked him in the eyes. “You love Peter, right? You do want to marry him?”
“Of course!”
“Then you don’t need to worry about anything. Peter said he was going to make sure this day is amazing and I doubt he will take that promise lightly,”
Johnny nodded. Peter wouldn’t take it lightly. He loved Johnny, and he wanted the world to know.
“Yeah, you’re right. Today is going to be amazing. As long as I get to marry him, today will be the best,”
And It really was the best. All their friends were there and the ceremony was beautiful. Peter was breathtaking and Johnny couldn’t believe his luck. Even made it to their honeymoon suite before DoomBots invaded the city. Pete thinks he was just salty about not getting an invitation.
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Ben stayed. He stayed on earth and moved back into the Baxter Building.
“Don’t be gettin’ to hyped up, Kid. I just think I should enjoy bein’ home fer bit,”
Didn’t stop Johnny from giving him a huge hug. Ben started to regret it instantly. Peter and Johnny would not stop calling the other “husband” or “Mr. Parker-Storm”.
“Excuse me for showing my husband some love,” Johnny said when Ben brought it up.
“I don't care if ya show him love! Just don’t do it where I can hear ya,”
It only got worse. Johnny was now practically in Peter’s lap 24/7. And if Ben didn’t get a room farther from theirs he was never going to get any sleep. They were like damn rabbits. Always going at it no matter the time of day.
And then, Ben rues the day when Johnny decided he wanted to have kids.
“Oh come on, Pete, I’ve always been clear about wanting kids!” Johnny pleaded.
“I know, Johnny, and I want kids too. But I don’t know if we’re ready,”
“I do though! I know we’d be great parents! And Ben would be around to babysit now!”
“Don’t bring me into this”
“So what’s holding us back?” He grabbed Peter’s hands and held them to his chest.
“I… I don’t know, Johnny. I’ll think about it. Okay?”
Apparently “I’ll think about it” was a yes to Johnny. Because the next thing he knew, He was being roped into helping with the nursery.
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