𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 (𝘣𝘹𝘣)

six

Benjamin was in the kitchen, making Noah some breakfast while he was still sleeping. He hadn't responded to Katen because he wasn't sure if he wanted to go.

Benjamin presses down on the toaster to cook the waffles before leaning against the island, scrolling on his phone.

"Morning."

Benjamin looks up, seeing Noah standing beside him. He places his hand on his chest, "Jesus. Way to scare me."

Noah chuckles and walks past him, going into the fridge. "You always up this early?"

"Who said I went to sleep," Benjamin turns when he hears the waffles pop back up, grabbing two plates. "Elly and Jazmyne are here."

"Hm, really?" Noah grabs the orange juice out of the fridge, pouring him a glass.

"Yeah. For the wedding. Lucas and Tatiyana are coming now apparently. They all wanna meet up, hang out like we used to."

"Great." Noah watches as Benjamin turns around, grabbing his flask out of his bag, pouring whatever was left in there into his cup. He didn't want Benjamin to know how much he was drinking.

"You still mad at Lucas?"

"He's my best fucking friend and won't let me around his kid? Doesn't make much sense to me."

Benjamin sets the plate full of waffles, bacon, and eggs down in front of Noah. "He doesn't want you around her if you're drunk, Noah. You can't get mad at him."

Noah rolls his eyes, "Whatever."

Benjamin grabs the orange juice, setting it back into the fridge. He sighs and takes a seat next to Noah. "Katen texted."

"Really? And said what?"

"He wants to meet for coffee today. I...I guess I'll go," He quickly glances over at Noah, "You don't have to go, by the way. With everything going on I think the last thing you want is to have coffee with Katen and me."

"Nah, I wanna go. Take my mind off shit. It'll be a good distraction."

Benjamin nods his head and grabs his fork off the table. "Okay. I'll text him back."

**
Noah was in the shower while Benjamin was trying to find something to wear. What if Katen brought his boyfriend? Does his boyfriend know everything he's done?

Benjamin sighs and grabs a basic white tee with a large black zip-up hoodie. He wears some mom jeans so they weren't rubbing against his fresh burn.

He looks in the mirror, putting his hair into a half-up-half-down style before walking out of his bedroom. Noah was standing by the couch, digging through his bag, the towel riding low on his waist.

Benjamin clears his throat. "Nice. When'd you get that?"

Noah turns around, looking at the back of his arm. "A bunch of teammates wanted to get tats so...I got my parents' birth years."

"It's nice."

Noah nods and grabs a tee-shirt from his bag. "Gonna go get dressed."

Benjamin nods at him and takes a seat on the couch. He grabs his phone out of his back pocket, seeing a few messages from Markus.

He scratches the back of his head before clicking on the chat.

did it make you feel better? burning yourself?

Benjamin blushes. He acted out on impulse last night and texted Markus about what he'd done. He bites his lip before shutting his phone off, putting his head in his hands.