a song (for you) // Ben Gross x OC

12 ~ unspoken

"You should know that I adore you, no

Don't know if I should
Don't know if I could

Darlin', you should know that I adore you"

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"Ben," she whispered, trying to quietly get his attention. He didn't budge.

"Bennnnn," she whispered again, slightly poking his side. He turned over, still sleeping, and let out a light snore.

Jez rolled her eyes and sat on her bed, staring at the boy's face. She gently started to run her fingers through his hair, smiling at how he seemed more relaxed at her touch.

When she realized what she was doing, she felt a chill reach her spine and impulsively pushed the boy off her bed.

"Jesus J, what was that for?" The boy asked while rubbing his head.

"Ben, you were in my bed. You're lucky I didn't pepper spray you!" Jez looked concerned, walking closer to him. "I uh, I am sorry about your head though. Let me get you some ice."

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"Here," she sat on her bed and patted the area next to her as he followed and sat beside her. She wrapped the ice pack in a towel and held it on the back of his head, looking at him with a weak smile.

"So, why are you here?" She asked raising an eyebrow. 

"I just wanted to make sure you got home alright. We left things... weird. And I know you uh, went with Devi and Paxton to the hospital. And you didn't answer your phone so I uh, I was just worried. That's all..." his voice faded as he looked into her deep brown eyes.

Between his exhaustion and his recent collision, he couldn't think of anything besides how beautiful Jezalyn looked.

He was actually very lucky that the spare key she had given him worked because without it, he would've had to answer to Carlos. And nobody wanted to go through that.

"Well, I'm right here. Absolutely no reason to be worried, Ben. But thank you. And I forgive you, for now." She smiled at him, adjusting her arm position as she was still holding the ice pack on his head.

Jez let out a small yawn and stretched her free arm outwards. "I'm pretty tired. Could you uh, maybe lay down? And I'll keep the ice on?" She asked as she fell back on her bed, her body naturally curling up on her side.

"Y-yeah not a problem," the boy replied, laying next to her. She could barely keep her eyes open. He set his alarm on his phone before taking the ice pack out of her hand and setting it aside.

Usually, when Jez is alone she liked to cuddle with a pillow or her own blanket. Her sleepy self wanted that exactly.

Jezalyn pulled on arm over Ben's chest, causing the boy to face her and move closer. He pulled a blanket over the two and very gently placed a kiss on the top of her head while his arm rested on her waist.

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Jez opened her eyes to find Ben's own staring at her, which is kind of a weird thing to experience first thing in the morning.

"How long have you been awake?" She questions him, stretching her arms out with a yawn.

"Just 15 minutes. I was going to get up, but I didn't want to wake you. You seemed pretty comfortable with your legs wrapped around me." He smirked and went to stand up in an attempt to hide the blush forming on his cheeks.

"I- oh my god I'm so sorry. I just usually sleep with like a pillow or something between my legs and my arms and I-" she stumbled over her words as she felt her face heat up. "S-sorry about that."

"It's fine, it was actually nice. I mean, Shira doesn't really spend the night that often. So I guess it was just nice not being alone, y'know?" He felt his voice crack slightly and cleared his throat. "Anyways, I'll get going. Gotta get ready for my presentation today. I'll pick you up in 30?"

She tugged at the dress she had fallen asleep wearing and shook her head. "I uh, I actually promised someone I'd give Carlos a chance to apologize. So I was going to ride with him if that's okay?"

"O-oh yeah. Not a problem at all. How about after school?" She gave him a small smile and nodded. He walked out and headed to his house.

What she wanted to do was hug him and thank him for waiting for her. He didn't know how much it meant to her that he wanted to make sure she was safe.

What he wanted was to kiss her and spend the rest of his nights pressed against her under a blanket.

All these thoughts, feelings, words... unspoken.

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