"At least the bandaid has been mostly ripped off now. I'm sure she'll understand after we go see her, baby boy." Especially when she saw Wade's face. Yup. He was feeling a little self-deprecating right now and having a hard time going down that usual spiral of self loathing. All of this was just drudging a lot of his insecurities up, even if he was trying to keep a brave face up for Peter.

"I know~," he said in an over-exaggerated whine. "I'm just impatient and I want this to take less time. I feel like I've been working on this job forever." His hand rubbed up and down Peter's back of its own accord. "That's good. Normal is better than crazy. To most people, at least," he joked.