BENNY WATTS IMAGINES- The Queen's Gambit

Come home soon

Warning: fluff❤️

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Benny's Pov:

"How is she? Is she fine? Did she eat anything?" I bombarded Beth with my questions on the telephone.

"No, she doesn't look fine, Benny. She's asleep right now." Beth whispered.

"Did she take her meds?" I asked and glanced at the wall clock in the airport's waiting area.

"Yeah, she did." Beth sighed.

"What's wrong ,Harmon? You don't sound so well." I said.

"Benny, she's your wife, she needs you, not me. Leave those fucking tournaments and come home soon. Be a responsible husband. She's always been there when you needed  her. Why aren't you there when she needs you?" she asked.

"I'm sorry, I know I should've been there. But you need to stop lecturing me right now. I got a plane to catch, I'll be there by 10pm." I said and hung up.

Nine hours later...

Benny's Pov:

I knocked on my apartment's door and Beth opened it. "There you are." she smiled and we shared a quick hug.

"She's in the bedroom?" I asked as I placed my duffel bag, coat and my cowboy hat on the chair messily.

"Yeah, but I'm gonna leave now." She said.

"Beth, thank you for looking after her." I said.

"That's the least I could do." she grinned and left.

I silently opened the door and cursed under my breath when it creaked. I don't want to wake her up. I thought. I peeked my head through the gap and saw her frail figure curled up in a ball, clutching the sheets tighter. Her hair looked tousled, yet beautiful. Her face looked so pale, her nose was red, she looked...lifeless.

I crouched beside her side of the bed and removed a strand of hair from her face. She stirred in her peaceful sleep and I placed a soft kiss on her forehead. A soft moan escaped her lips and her eyes fluttered open. "Benny?" she mumbled, her voice was loaded with hoarseness. I didn't mean to wake her up. I thought.

"Yes, love. I'm here." I smiled.

"I missed you." she mumbled, her eyes filled with tears and she got up to hug me but I stopped her.

"No, you need to lie down. Just wait, I'll be back in a minute." I said and she nodded.

I got changed into my robe, some comfortable boxers and washed my face with water. I rushed back to our bedroom and climbed on the bed beside her.

"Come here love, I missed you too." I opened my arms and she kissed my cheek, then rested her forehead on my chest.

"Oh darlin', you're so cold." feeling her hands, I said. I felt something wet on my chest and I realized that she was sobbing silently.

" Baby, what's wrong? I placed a finger under her chin and made her look into my eyes.

"You won't go anywhere, right?" she whimpered.

"No, I'm not going to leave you now. I'll be here to look after you all the time.  Now please stop crying darlin'. Is my baby upset with me too?" I asked, caressing my hand over her small baby bump.

We are four months pregnant and I was gone away from the past month. How did she manage all these days. Benny Watts, you're married to a strong and independent woman. I thought.

"I'm sorry, I should have been here sooner." I cooed.

"It's okay, Benny. You were gone so you could make some money for our family." she said, drawing patterns on my bare chest with her cold fingertips.

Some time passed and I hummed a mild tune to lure her to sleep. Soft snores escaped her lips and I turned off the lights. She felt warmer than before.

*Time skip to morning

Benny's Pov:

The room was cold, I could feel little goosebumps forming on my arms. She was still asleep on my chest in the same position as last night. I shifted slowly and placed her on the bed in a comfortable position. Pulling the blanket over her, I turned on the heater in the room.

As I opened the door and went to the living room, I heard a few cars honking. Well, wasn't that usual when you lived in New York? I turned on the heater in the living room too and made a nice hot cup of tea for me and my baby.

After that, I went back to the room and placed the tea cup on the side table.

"Love, good morning." I whispered and kissed her cheek, knowing that she was a light sleeper.

"Good mornin, baby." she giggled.

"You look fine now." I chuckled lightly.

"Hmm, I think I just needed you." she said, extending her arms out.

I lifted her up in bridal style and she threw her arms around my neck. Leaning closer, I tried to kiss her on the lips but she stopped me. "No, you'll catch cold too." she frowned.

"Don't be silly, love. Just one kiss." I leaned in again but she wiggled out of my grip and ran in the living room, giggling all the way.

"Baby, come back to bed." I said, standing near the doorway of the room.

"Nah, I'm tired of lying on the bed all day. Beth didn't let me leave that place yesterday." she yawned and pulled out the air mattress.

"Alright go freshen up, I'll set it up for you." I took the air pump and she went to the bathroom.

I set up the mattress with a couple of pillows and a warm blanket. Then I went and grabbed the muffins from the kitchen. She loved to eat those in the morning.

"Aww, that's so sweet of you." she smiled and came to sit beside me on the mattress.

"Oh I forgot about the tea!" I said and stood up to go to the bedroom but then she pulled me back down.

"No, I've stopped drinking tea nowadays. Maybe it's just because of the pregnancy." she sighed.

"Does it mean that you don't like to be cuddled too?" I frowned.

"Yeah, I don't like that too." she said sternly. After a minute of staring at each other, we broke out into a fit of laughter and then she cuddled with me till the afternoon.

It's good to be back with her after so many days. I thought.

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