“I’ll help clean too; it was just as much my fault as it is Peter’s.” Lexi said, knowing full well that if she was going to yell at someone she was going to yell at Peter even though she was just doing it to help make Peter smile again. At her comment about them being 12 again Lexi shot Peter a cheeky grin, knowing that she had said pretty much the same thing just mire moments before Aunt May had walked back into the room. Taking the towels Lexi got to her feet and washed off her arms as he spoke. Her gaze followed the walls and laughed. “She probably wants the great wall not the art wall. We’ll have to finish that up.” 

She did follow his instructions about cleaning off her face before her eyes brightened at his mention of Spider-Man. “Actually, believe it or not, he did show. He was very polite and sweet.” The towel rubbed against her chest in the sad attempt to get the blue off but after scrubbing she realized she’d need her loofa from her bathroom to get the rest of it off. “I got some good answers out of him too; he was very nice to answer them. He said he lost someone really close to him and that opened his eyes to the idea that great power comes great responsibility…” Her voice kind of dropped off as she finished her sentence, her brow pushed together in thought. It seemed like a coincidence that he would bring up the loss of his uncle just after Spider-Man said he lost someone very close to him. Just a coincidence; when her mind decided that’s all it was, she shook her head, pulling herself back into the reality of the situation; hoping she didn’t space out too long.

“If he could change something he said he’d want to a thicker suite.” She gave a heartfelt laugh, a twinkle in her eyes and a smirk on her lips said he had a secret but she wasn’t sure if she should spill the beans to Peter or not; she liked Peter and would be okay if something happened between them but she didn’t feel telling him about the kiss with Spider-Man would be a good idea, what if it bothered him? What if she wanted to make something out of what they had and he pushed her away because of it. She’ll wait until the time is right. “And he said he’d be around, much like everyone’s great grandma that no one really likes to be around but you still love her.” A giggle left her as she helped him finish up the wall and clean up the room.

It was a long project but they both were fed well for their hard work of course and even though she was still in her paint splattered clothes she walked home as darkness filled the skies. It was 8pm when she walked out of Peter’s door and she knew she’d be fine. But she did what she probably shouldn’t have done, she cut through the back alleys to save time… what she didn’t know was that she picked the worst time to do so, as there were men waiting to mug unsuspecting people… much like Lexi and these weirdos preferred to use knives over guns.