Marvel: The Enlightened One

[181] - Transmigrators Exist to Fix Regrets!

"Felicia's pregnant?"

"Yes."

"I'm going to be a dad?"

"That's right."

"Felicia..."

"That's enough..."

Hawk watched Peter—who, after Felicia left the room, had been sitting in his chair like a broken record—and decided to cut him off. He looked at Peter with genuine curiosity. "So how did you and Felicia end up together?"

Felicia had gone out to ask around the Iwi tribe about where they'd gotten what appeared to be Adamantium.

Hawk was genuinely curious about Peter and Felicia's story.

And right now, he had time to kill.

He'd considered going with Felicia, but he couldn't stand the way the Iwi people looked at him—like he was some kind of Divine ancestor. Plus, he wasn't familiar with the tribe. So he'd asked Felicia to handle it instead.

Peter heard the nosy tone in Hawk's voice, snapped out of his daze, and met Hawk's equally nosy gaze. His mouth twitched.

"I don't want to talk about it."

"Fine."

Hawk's response was immediate. Then he looked at Peter again. "But when MJ calls you a cheating scumbag, don't expect Gwen to defend you."

Peter froze.

"Call me what? Why would she call me that? MJ already broke up with me over the phone."

"Right. But let me ask you—how many months pregnant is Felicia?"

"Four months."

"And how many months ago did MJ break up with you—not counting the time you spent on Skull Island?"

"Three months."

"See?"

Hawk smiled and spread his hands. "MJ broke up with you three months ago. Felicia's four months pregnant. You do the math."

Peter's pupils visibly dilated as Hawk's words sank in.

The next second—

Peter, finally catching on, immediately tried to explain. "But time moves differently on Skull Island than it does outside!"

Hawk gave Peter a strange look.

"Right. You go ahead and explain that to MJ. Let's see if she believes you."

"But it's the truth."

"Will she believe you?"

"She'll..."

Peter opened his mouth, trying to give a confident answer. But under Hawk's steady gaze, he completely deflated. He looked away and quietly began recounting how he and Felicia had gotten together.

He didn't have a choice.

MJ wasn't just his ex-girlfriend. She was also his neighbor.

So—

Peter knew MJ well.

If he tried to explain to her why Felicia was four months pregnant when they'd only been broken up for three months, MJ would absolutely tear into him, calling him a two-timing scumbag with the most absurdly creative excuse she'd ever heard.

Time dilation? Seriously??

Even though it was the truth, hearing that explanation come out of his mouth would sound completely different than hearing it from Gwen.