Pretty boy (Nick Sturniolo ff)

Chapter 10

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We both leaned against the car. I looked over to him, his eyes glistening with the city lights.

"You know..," he started.
"This was the spot I found when I was at my lowest point. It helped quite a bit."

Admittedly, it was very relaxing being up here. I looked away and walked somewhat closer to the edge, taking a seat on the ground.

Unsure of why, words just wouldn't exit my mouth even tho I had so much to ask. Ben's presence becomes noticed beside of me.

Deep breathes of the fresh air came from Ben. My legs are brought up to my chest and my arms wrapped around them.

I had rested my chin on my knees, taking it all in.

"So, do you not actually hate me?" I ask.

"I don't have a reason to, do I?" His voice sounded soft and calm.
My shoulders shrugged and closed my eyes.

"Can.. I hug you?" Ben's voice wanders and I open my eyes again and take a few seconds before hesitantly nodding yes.

He moves closer and gently wrapped his arms around me. The warmth of his body projected onto mine, making the slight air chill feel like nothing.

"And I'm sorry about that one night.. at the party." He says.

"It's okay." I say, taking a deep breath of air.

His body moves slightly closer to me, assuming, trying to get comfortable. A slight sniffle comes from him as we sat there.

I looked over to him and saw glimpse of a tear, slowly fall from his eye. The bruise on his left shoulder was also visible in the dim light.

"Are you okay, Ben?" I ask quietly.
A slight nod came from him.
"I haven't been vulnerable with anyone like this in a while. Not even hugged." He finished.

There was just so much more to him than what's meets the eye. Especially with him.

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After staying there for a while, and not talking, we both decided to get up and go back into the car.

I closed the door and buckled up. He started the car and pulled out the spot, starting the drive back down the hill.

The whole ride back was quiet. But the silence wasn't awkward like it used to be. Music faintly play in the background as I closed my eyes, dozing off slightly.

I was pretty tired even though I hadn't done much. A few minutes later I had had fallen half asleep.

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"Nick?" I hear a soft voice and feel someone's hand gently shake my shoulder. I slowly opened my eyes and yawn.

I see Ben lean back into his seat.
"We're here."

I nodded and reach for the door handle and opened it.
"Oh and thank you for doing this, I feel a little bit better." I look back to him

Ben nodded at me and for the first time, flashed me a slight grin. I smiled back and got out, going to my front door.

When I opened it, I saw Chris and Matt sitting on the couch. They looked over at me as I closed the door back and locked it.

I walked over to them and sat down on the corner of the couch.

"I'm surprised he got you out of the house." Chris says.
I looked over at him.
"You knew?"

"Of course I knew. He told Matt and I before y'all left." He says back to me.
"He didn't tell us where y'all went though. So where did you guys go?" Matt speaks up.

"We just drove around. We didn't do very much." I say.

They nodded and turned back to watching the tv.

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As hours passed, it was already 1:30. Chris and Matt had already gone to bed and I was sitting on the couch, on my phone.

There wasn't much new to see so I just scrolled on TikTok. A notification soon popped up on my phone. It was from Ben.

It read, "you awake?"
I clicked on it and replied.
"Yeah, I'm not that tired anymore so I'm not able to sleep."

"Me too, but I am tired. I just can't sleep because of noise." His message read.
"Have you tried taking melatonin or anything?" I asked him.

"Nope, I don't have anything. Wanna call?"
I'm not much of a person who likes to call but I agreed.

"Sure."
My phone started ringing with a FaceTime call from Ben. I answered it and his face showed, with his bright blonde hair visible in the dim light from his phone.

"Hey" he says. His voice is kinda low and grumbly, seeing as how it's late.

"Hey" respond back to him. The top part of my face is the only visible thing in my camera.

"Show your face" He says while moving around. The only light in the living room was the light from the tv.

I moved the camera down showing my face more.
The noise in the background was rather noticeable. It sounded like yelling from one person to another.

"Is everything okay?" I ask.
"Oh yeah, it's just my dad. He's pretty drunk right now and won't shut the fuck up." He says.

I hummed back in response.
"Is that why you can't sleep?"

"Unfortunately" he states.
"Couldn't you sneak out?" I suggest to him, maybe giving him an idea.

"Uhh yeah I would but he would pick a fight if I tried to leave. I would have to wait till he at least fell asleep." Ben says.

I could faintly see him reach over to turn on his lamp, making him become more visible in the camera.

His hair was messy and his collarbones were noticeable with the way he has the camera facing. He ran his hands through his hair, adjusting a few pieces.

"My hair is so shut right now bruh" he says, shaking his head.

"Mine always looks the same." I shrug, looking up at the tv and leaning against the side of the couch.

Seeing him like this made him even more attractive to me.

"Could I come over around 2:30-3:00? I can't sleep here and I should be able to get out by then." Ben asks me.

I looked at the camera and nodded.
"I'll probably still be awake by then."

"Sweet. I'll text Chris that I'll be over so he sees it when he wakes up. His fat ass is probably already asleep." He says.

I laugh a bit and nod.
"Yeah he's already asleep." I say.

He purses his lips and speaks, "Figured."

We got on a topic and talked for a while until the time turned 2:27. His dad fell asleep around 2:15, and he decided to quietly leave the house.

One he got outside he spoke. "I'll be there in a few, ok?"

I agreed with him and we ended the FaceTime call. I laid my phone and leaned back with a small stupid smile plastered across my face.

Him being extremely nice to me and doing things I'd never imagined him doing. Honestly, I really liked this side of him.

He's not such a bad guy after all.

..................To Be Continued................