(POV Peter)

After seven days the image of Aria with her friend however-his-name-was was still haunting me after days. I wanted to follow her but I knew that it would only kill me to see her with someone else. I knew what would be the only thing that may cheer me up.

I went to visit my aunt May to the house, I wanted to surprise her. I opened the door why my key and I fulfilled what I meant, because my dear aunt was really surprised and really happy to see me.

"Peter? Oh honey what a nice surprise!" my aunt said excited while she approached to hug me.

"That was my intention May" I said to her smiling after a pause. I looked at her. "You and I are going to Central Park, like the old times"

When I was a little kid, after my parents died Aunt May and Uncle Ben used to take me to Central Park to get an ice cream and to walk to calm me when I had attacks of sadness. Years passed and we kept going but when I got to High School that tradition faded way.

My aunt smiled again.

"Okay…but what happened to you? It's been years since we took a walk in Central Park the last time"

"But I want to return to that tradition. So c'mon…let's go."

I took her by an arm and we left the house on our way to Central Park.

We were just walking, smiling and talking about the old times mostly about my uncle Ben. I missed so much spending time with my beloved aunt, the most important person in my life besides other one. Being with her really cheer me up.

"Peter? Whoa Peter hi!" a known voice said. I turned my head and I saw Tyler, Aria's best friend, but he was with Tony or the Jet Boy as Aria called him.

"Hey Tyler… How are you doing?" I said and he or better said they approached to me and my aunt.

"I'm fine… How about you?" he asked

"Well, I'm…fine I guess…." I answered.

"Oh.. I almost forgot… do you know Tony?" he said pointing at him.

"Yeah I saw him once, but I never spoken to him" I wave and then I looked at my aunt "Oh…this is my aunt May" when both waved my aunt we all kept in silence for a few seconds, it was a little uncomfortable. Then something slipped into my mind and the words just came out of my mouth. "How is she Tyler?" I asked him thinking about Aria. Tyler immediately understood and his expression changed when he looked at me.

"She's… uhhm… kind of…" he stuttered, that stutter made me worried "…I mean…she pretends to be fine but she's not. I'm very worried about her, she's disappointed, blue. She really misses you, even though she always says that she has to be strong enough, have courage and work hard to reach her dreams…but…she hasn't sing of joy since then, she has not the same spirit as always."

"But…isn't she dating a friend of yours?" I asked confused, if she was seeing someone she had to be happy… wasn't she?

Tyler seemed confused.

"What?! Who...who the hell told you that? She's not dating anyone and I know it, she is having pretty rough times Peter. She needs all of us and she's not ready to have a relationship with anyone, she doesn't want a relationship with anyone unless that somebody is you. I just… Peter… c'mon… what happened between you guys? Whenever I saw you together and I saw Aria's smile while she looked at you I thought: Whoa…. It seems they're meant to be, and how you looked at her… You love her Peter, if not… you wouldn't asked for her the way you did, you wouldn't seem so jealous thinking about her with someone else and you wouldn't be staring at me like that. And do you know what? She really adores you; with you she was happier than ever, her eyes were full of love, she's deeply in love with you still,"

I didn't say anything… she...she still loved me after all! Immediatly my face turned to something different like a mix of lots of different emotions. Do I was pretty obvious? Ughh… Great! Now aunt May it's just staring at me.

"Well…it was nice to see you Peter but we actually have to go…" then he turned into my aunt's direction "Nice to meet you ma'am" he tighten my aunt's hand; Tony did the same after Tyler. After walking away, Tyler looked at me. "And… Peter… I hope you think what I said to you"

Then they left and my aunt looked at me… oh, oh…. that look was the one she used to scold me. I knew exactly was about to come now.

"Son…what have you done?" she asked me sad, disappointed.

I didn't answer.

"Why didn't you tell me anything?"

"I didn't see any case on it" I finally answered.

"Why not Peter?! Aria is an amazing girl"

"That's why… she's not any girl; she deserves someone better than me, someone that don't cause her pain like I did. Though I love her I have to sacrifice that for her, it's better if she stays away, If stay away from her.

"Son… from the moment you saw her and you said: 'she's gorgeous' I knew that she would make you forget all your pain. And how she saw you, I saw Ben the same way as she looked at you. Now I understand why she changed, how after a smile her face turned to sad… how she wasn't going to the orphanage often. You hurt her really deep if she changed like that Peter…"

I felt like a hundred knifes hurting every single part of me.

"I know… and that's killing me aunt May, you don't know how… but what if something like what happened to Gwen happens to her? I couldn't… I couldn't bear it"

"Peter Parker those are only stupid excuses. God doesn't punish someone twice, and besides Gwen would have wanted you to be happy, to move on, and to live! If you really love this girl as you say you have to get her back and fight for being with her, there's no day but today, Ben taught me that. We don't know how much time we have to spend with the people we love. So please: live son, be happy each day of your life, I want to see you happy once again and with this girl I saw your smile again, you deserve the chance to love and being loved by someone and she is your opportunity"

Then she hugged me and left thinking about Aria, the girl I knew I would always love. In that moment I realized that my aunt way right, I loved her and I couldn't bear to be another day without her, I needed Aria in my life and if she loved me too then what I was waiting for? Why should I step away from her? Why should I cause suffering for both of us? I had to stop making things so complicated. Yes… my life did had risks but if I was really going to be with Aria I had to trust in myself and in the fact that if she gets in danger I would never doubt on saving her and I will always take care if her because she was my life now and my heart belonged to her.

I decided at last that I would live my life.