Be With Me

Chapter Ten

"Good morning," Ben's deep, smoky voice came through her phone's speakers.

"Morning," a very sleepy Rey said. She hadn't even gotten out of bed and she looked a mess. She checked the time on her phone and saw it was almost 10:30 a.m. It felt way earlier than that and she tugged her blanket up over her shoulders and over her nose, revealing only her semi-opened eyes and tousled brown hair.

"Did I wake you?" He asked.

"Mh," she hummed. All she could see of Ben as she squinted was a big black blob on her screen which meant he must've been wearing his black hoodie. He chuckled and she heard him stand up and walk around.

"I'll call later then if you wanna sleep," he said amused.

"I just need ten minutes," Rey mumbled.

"Are you sure, I can call later. It's fine," he offered.

Rey really wanted to talk to him. She was meeting her friends later and she knew she wouldn't have time then. "No, no. I'll call you back right after I got up."

"Alright," he chuckled.

Rey hung up, rubbed her face and then flung the blanket off of her while still staying perfectly still in the bed for a few seconds. Finally, she gathered enough energy to get up and walk over to the bathroom in order to brush her teeth and comb her hair. When she was finished and felt fresh she walked over to her closet. She opened the wooden sliding door of her built-in closet and thought about what she could wear. She stopped and looked down at her light blue, slightly sheer cami that failed to leave certain things to imagination. She smiled, put her hair up in a bun and propped her phone up on a candle on her vanity. She sat down on her white, fluffy swivel chair and opened FaceTime.

"Heeey," Ben answered his phone. He must've had his phone propped up against something as well, as he was mixing a white liquid in a small, round plastic container. She noticed he did a double take when he noticed her top.

She smiled to herself and crossed her legs on the chair. "Hey you. Whatcha mixing?"

"Formula," he winked.

She giggled, "ah. To get big and strong?"

"That's what it says on the box," he said looking at a blue and white can reading the word 'Nan'. "You got anything special planned for today?"

"Yeah, I'm meeting Poe, Finn, Kaydell and Rose at the 3D mini-golf place later. Then after we'll get dinner and maybe go see a movie. You?"

"Uhm," he growled. "Gunna help my friend Ushar with his house renovations. And then, I dunno," he took a towel and wiped the surface he had the container with the mixture on, "maybe chill at home."

"Oh, sounds fun."

"Yeah, I get to break shit. It's gunna be sick! Take a sledge hammer and just 'Hulk smash' the place," he said enthusiastically.

She laughed and said, "well maybe Hulk isn't a good example. Your friend probably wants a functional house in the end."

"So, slightly less destructive... like Shrek. Got it," he made a clicking sound with his tongue and pointed at her with his index and thumb outstretched.

She put her freshly painted nails to her forehead and sighed in amusement. "Yeah, sure," she smiled.

"I mean I look like him so, y'know makes sense," he winked.

"Oh, stop it! You do not. Not even close."

"Mkay, if you say so," he raised an eyebrow.

"I do," she crossed her arms. Ben made a face to show he disagreed bringing forth a chuckle from Rey. "So, what're you going as in two weeks?"