23 Chapter 23.

With these filler chapters, I have an important announcement to make. I recently read a comment that made me realize that my chapters are short, so now instead of posting 6 chapters per week, I'll post a fairly long weekly chapter every Saturday or Sunday. I just want you to know that, by the way I never expected that this fanfic would reach more than 1m of views, the truth was I didn't have much faith in it ... Thank you very much for taking your time to read.

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"That was delicious Mrs. Parker" Johnny said as he leaned back in the chair and rubbed his swollen belly, at Christmas dinner there was no shortage of food and everyone ate until they were more than satisfied.

"He is right Mrs. Parker" Sue totally agreed with her brother, despite the fact that she was reluctant to eat much as it was the first time she had met in the home of a family she barely knew, but in the end she was conquered by Alex's mother's home kitchen.

"Thank you very much for the compliments" May put a hand on her cheek as she had a happy smile on her face, every housewife likes that many people praise things that are prepared with their own hands.

"I can't eat one more bite, thanks for the food." Felicia dropped into her chair; the alcohol in her blood had subsided completely due to the enormous amount of food she ate at dinner. .

Every plate on the table had been completely emptied, of what was once a huge Christmas dinner there was nothing left but a recent memory before eating.

"Are you sure you can't eat more? Dessert is still missing "May said with a smile on her face, these words brought chills to more than one of them, in truth none of them could eat one more bite.

Except for certain people.

"I want dessert," Alex said with a smile, although he didn't need to eat, he loved doing it. And his friends looked at him as if he had grown a second head; Alex had eaten a double portion of everything on the table and still wanted dessert. Is his stomach a black hole?, In his hearts a question arose ... Where does the food go after Alex ate so much? His stomach wasn't even bulging.

"I do want dessert," Peter said happily.

"I can still eat Mrs. May" Ned said with a slightly awkward smile, as he loved to eat.

"May if it is not too much trouble, we would like the dessert to take away, it is quite late and Ned must go to bed" Said an Asian woman with a somewhat obese complexion, a little short and with normal clothes of a housewife, she she was Ned's mother.

It was not surprising that they had to go to her house, currently it was already past 10 pm almost touching 11 pm.

"With pleasure dear, come, let's go to the kitchen"

May and Ned's mother got up and went to the kitchen, and in a few minutes they were back, and Ned's mother now had a plastic container with a large piece of apple pie in it.

"Thank you very much for the invitation today" Said an Asian man with an obese complexion too, he was dressed in a formal attire, and stood up with some difficulty since he had eaten a lot.

"There is nothing to be thankful for, Christmas is always better when you surround yourself with good company" Ben said as he shook the man's hand with a big smile on his face.

Ben, May and Peter accompanied Ned and his parents to the door and said goodbye to them as they got into their car.

Sue, Johnny, Felicia, and Alex had been sitting at the table.

Sue stood up and began to clear the table, she had decided that she would not let Alex's mother carry all this work alone.

Felicia saw Sue's action, and for some reason she felt that she wanted to help too, she didn't want to be seen by Alex's mother as a girl who doesn't like to help.

"You and I will go after I wash the dishes" Sue told her brother who at this moment was starting to nod down, a sign that the food was already taking effect on him, and he really wanted to go to sleep. .

Johnny just nodded as his eyelids felt heavy, doing his best not to fall asleep.

Alex could only contain a small laugh, seeing the human torch in that state of extreme drowsiness.

Sue and Felicia went to the kitchen while they had dishes in their hands, just at that moment May was returning from saying goodbye to the Leeds family and she saw the girls taking the dishes to the kitchen, she could not prevent a small smile from appearing on her face and followed them.

"Son, I'll help your cousin get to bed, I don't want him to sleep on the stairs like that time again" Ben said while shaking his head, even though Peter had said he wanted dessert, at this moment he was also there. In the same state as Johnny, maybe a little worse, Peter falls asleep early every night, so it would be normal for him to be so affected by this.

Ben guided Peter as he climbed the stairs, making sure that Peter did not fall headfirst into the stairs for missing a step.

Alex was technically the only one left at the table, Johnny almost asleep didn't count.

A smile appeared on his face when Johnny's head hit the table causing Johnny's eyes to widen. He even stood up in a combat pose thinking that he had been attacked.

Johnny looked around him, but when he saw Alex looking at him trying to hold back his laughter, he felt likeHe wanted the earth to swallow him, in Johnny's opinion he has always tried to give that image of a cool and carefree boy, but now that image is at risk.

The two of them were in awkward silence until the women in the house returned from the kitchen, and Sue told Johnny that they should go now.

Sue and Johnny put on their warm clothes again and left the house while Sue in her hand also carried a large piece of cake.

What no one expected to see was that Sue wrapped herself in a transparent sphere using her powers and began to float, and Johnny caught on fire destroying the clothes he had just put on, Johnny pushed Sue's sphere at high speed as they headed for your home. A trail of fire was the only thing left in the sky behind them.

"I never thought I'd see two heroes in person." May just had a smile on her face and turned her gaze to Felicia who was also standing at the door along with her and Alex, who had followed her to say goodbye to Sue and Johnny.

"I think I'll go too" Felicia began to put on her warm clothes to go outside.

"Will your driver come looking for you?" Alex couldn't help asking.

"He has Christmas holidays, so I guess I'll take a cab home" Felicia said simply, but when May heard this she couldn't help but frown, she knows that the streets of New York are not as safe at night as they may seem. .

"How about you stay the night my dear?" May offered making Felicia surprised, Alex was also a little surprised when he heard what his mother said, but he also knows that it is the best option at this time, of course he could use his powers and fly to Felicia's house in a few minutes, but she still didn't feel like it was time for Felicia to find out about her powers.

"I would not like to bother ..." Felicia was embarrassed, she had never spent nights away from her house beyond some sleepovers with girls from her old school, and that ended with her face completely scratched with marker, no one told her that she should not be the first to fall asleep on those occasions.

"Not at all dear, come I'll give you comfortable clothes so you can sleep" May closed the door and took Felicia by her hand and led her to the laundry room, where they had her clean clothes.

"Will I sleep on the couch?" Felicia asked, since she would like to know where she would sleep.

"Of course not dear, you will sleep in Alex's bed"

"And Alex, where will he sleep?"

"On a mattress on the floor, you don't mind right son?" May turned her gaze from her to Alex who was surprised by where Felicia would sleep, but in the end he shrugged, since it's not like he's gotten some sleep in the last few years anyway.

"See dear" May had a smile on her face, and Felicia dropped her shoulders in defeat and followed May to change.

End here.