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64. Teething and rings {Part two}

"So, can I know where you're taking me yet?" Joe asks with pleading eyes. 
Ben shows him a playful grin as he shakes his head. "Nope, you'll see it once we get there." He says, placing a quick peck on Joe's cheek. 
Joe rolls his eyes before hooking his arm through Ben's as the two walk on to their mysterious date location. 
After a few minutes of walking, Ben suddenly stops. "I'm going to blindfold you now." He says with a grin. 
Joe looks up in surprise. "Ooh, how mysterious." He says with a grin. He turns around, so Ben can put the blindfold on. "You better make sure I don't trip."
Ben giggles softly and presses a small kiss onto Joe's forehead. "Don't worry about that sweetheart. I got you." He says with a soft giggle. "Okay, now take my hand. Follow me." 
Joe lets out a shaky breath. "Is it weird if I say I feel a little nervous?" He says with a small chuckle. 
"Oh trust me, I'm nervous as well." Ben assures him. "We're almost there." He whispers. 

"Okay, we're here." Ben says. With slightly shaking hands, he takes off Joe's blindfold. 
The ginger looks around to see where his boyfriend brought him. "Is this...-" 
Ben nods. "The place where we became boyfriends." He says with a smile as he looks at the house. "Remember how you took us here after our first date, and how we sat on the roof?" 
Joe immediately nods. "Of course I remember, how can I not." He puts his arms around Ben's waist, and lets his head rest on the boy's chest, listening to his heartbeat. He immediately notices how fast Ben's heart is beating. He looks up, about to comment on it when Ben starts talking.
"Two years after we met and you still make my heart jump." Ben whispers, putting his arms around his boyfriend. "Let's go inside, hm?" 
Joe looks up and nods, bursting with curiosity. 
Ben takes the boy's hand, leading him towards the entrance of the building. "Remember how we went straight to the roof last time?" 
Joe lets out a soft hum. 
"Well, tonight we're starting at the ground floor. After that we're moving up." Ben whispers with a mysterious look on his face. "Come on." He gives Joe a passionate kiss before leading him into, what used to be, the living room of the old building. 
Once there, Joe's jaw drops. "Baby... I'm speechless." He whispers, looking around the room in awe. The whole room is lit up by candles and small fairy lights. Rose petals are littered all over the floor. In the middle of the room, a table for two is set up romantically.
"I know it looks very cliché, but I just wanted it to be perfect." Ben says, fiddling with his shirt nervously. "Rami and Lucy did the decoration and Gwil and I made the food." 
Joe doesn't give the blond time to say anything more, and smashes his lips against his. "I love it. And I love you." He whispers. He lets his hands trail down to place them on Ben's hips, and he takes a step forward so their chests are touching. He smirks when he sees his actions make Ben blush profusely. 
"Er... l-let's eat, shall we?" The Brit stammers, feeling a bit lightheaded at this brief moment of intimacy. 
Joe giggles and nods. "Let's eat." He whispers. 

***

"This is nice." Joe whispers when the two of them are eating dessert. 
Ben nods in agreement. "It is, isn't it? For once we don't have to worry about losing sight of Liz." He says with a giggle. Ever since the girl has started crawling, both boys have been scared she'd crawl away. After looking away for just a second, the girl has often crawled to the other side of the room. 
Joe smiles. "Wait until she's walking. We're going to be running after her like overprotective parents." He says with a smirk before taking a sip of his wine. 
"Probably." Ben chuckles before grabbing a strawberry. "Open up." He says with a smirk. 
Joe does as he is told, opening his mouth. The strawberry gets stuffed into his mouth before a warm pair of lips are pressed against his. He soon loses himself in the kiss, and slips Ben his tongue, making their saliva and the taste of strawberry mix together. 
When they break the kiss to breathe, Joe bites his lip. "Don't you just love strawberries?" He whispers with a wink. 
Ben licks his lips. "I do." He whispers. He gets up, and intertwines his fingers with Joe's. "How about we go one level up, huh?" He says, looking at the stairs.
Joe nods, curious about what Ben has planned for the two of them on the second floor.