A few weeks before school started, the trio decided to have a sleepover. In their words, a summer slumber party. They spent most of the evening talking about stupid things like boys, school drama and even homework.
As usual — nobody touched their summer homework except Rosalie. Who offered to help them out if they didn't know how to do it.
The hours flew by quickly and Alyssa was the first to fall asleep. The other girls tried to do the same but the girl's snoring kept them up until the early hours of the morning.
Rosalie checked her phone. 2:18 a.m. She gestured Bailey to follow her, leading the girl to the kitchen. “We can just hang out here for a while.” Bailey agreed. “Gosh, has she always snored like that?”
Rose chuckled, covering her mouth as to not make too much noise. “No. She started snoring after her nose surgery.”
Their conversation cut off when they heard floor boards creaking somewhere in the hall. A slim figure walked through the door. Benj. He seemed to not have noticed the two older girls sitting at the counter.
He pulled out a jug of milk out of the fridge and took a sip directly from the bottle. “Hey, Benj.” “Hi, there.” The girls said simultaneously.
Benj got caught off guard, making a noise that could only be described as a pig squeal. He spat out the milk and dropped the jug.
Bailey gave him an odd look while Rosalie bit back an amused smile.
“Bailey, Rosalie. What are you guys doing up?” He picked up the bottle and placed it on the counter, ignoring the spilt milk.
Bailey answered him while Rose stood up to help Benj clean up the mess. “Thanks, Rosie.” He mumbled quietly. The Bennet girl watched with a grimace as he interacted awkwardly with Bailey — making her turn her attention back to her phone.
“Mind if I hang out?” He asked as they finished cleaning up. “It's your house.”
Even with that response, Benj stood still, shifting on the balls of his feet. Rosalie cleared her throat, grabbing him by the wrist and dragging him to the table with her.
She sat down beside Bailey, the younger boy sitting across from them.
Rosalie let the conversation flow, letting Benj have his moment with Bailey. She'd only pitch into the conversation when spoken to, which the Nielsen boy did quite a bit of. Even if Bailey was his crush, he didn't want to leave Rose out of the conversation.
Somewhere during their late night talk, Rose noticed Benj's change of expression. He looked like he'd seen a ghost.
She followed his line of sight and her expression fell the same.
Rosalie subtly wrapping her arm around Bailey's shoulder, playing it off as a sign of affection. She discreetly pulled the girl's shirt strap back onto her shoulder, giving the boy a look that said ‘don't say anything about it’.
He nodded slightly, understanding immediately. The boy was so grateful she handled the situation before he could embarrass himself.
Later on, Bailey grew tired. She yawned and dismissed herself, wishing the two a good night's sleep before she went back to Alyssa's room.
“You gonna head to bed too?” Benj asked to which Rosalie shook her head. “Nah, I'm not really tired. You?” He had the same response.
Benj watched as her eyes lit up and her lips formed a grin. He knew that look.
“Movie night?” The two said together.
Rosalie Bennet missed her movie nights with Benj. He'd been so busy fixating on high school and Alyssa would always ‘hog her’ — in his words. It's been a while since they had a movie night or karaoke session.
The girl silently clapped with a smile on her face, quickly dragging him to his room.
They gathered the pillows and blankets and set up a fort on his bed — a thin blanket hung over them, high enough to climb under.
The pair were sure to lock the door before starting the movie, setting it at a low volume to not wake anyone. They got comfy under the sheets, scrolling through their ‘favourites’ movie list.
Benj stepped down from movie-picking privileges, allowing Rosalie to be in charge of the TV remote.
He didn't really care what movie they watched. He was just glad he finally got to spend time with her again.
After a very long decision, Rosalie decided on the movie how to train your dragon.
They laid in a comfortable silence, both engrossed so much into the movie that they hadn't realised the air-con was left running on a low temp.
Benj felt the girl shiver slightly. He froze when she shifted closer to him, curling up into a fetus position. Rosalie leaned her head on his shoulder. The body heat being emitted from him made her snuggle closer.
Benj's heart began to beat faster, all of a sudden at a loss breath, palms sweating even in the cold temperature.
It confused him. The movie became background noise to him the more he got hyper aware of his body's reactions to Rosalie's touch. All of the signs pointed to one conclusion.
But he was in denial.
That was impossible, he told himself. He liked was Bailey. Rosalie was just his friend, right?
And yet here he was, freaking out more than he ever has around Bailey.
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