Life Can Do Terrible Things // Ben Bruce

10. Hollywood Sign & Drinking Wine

Playlist: Fire- Sleeping With Sirens
Media: Issy's outfit

Wow fam this is short as fuck sorry lol

"Is tonight the big night?" Demi taunted as she walked through the kitchen.
"Yes it is and shut up." I sighed.
It was early in the afternoon and I was sitting on the kitchen bench on social media and drinking a mug of coffee. Ben was taking me on a special date tonight. It had been two days since he spent the night and since Tahnee left. Demi seemed a lot happier since Sunday evening and was relaxing on her day off. Apparently she had sorted things with Cameron and he profusely apologised for his behaviour. They decided to just be friends for now. She sat down at the dining table with a bowl of cereal.
"What time is he coming?" She asked.
"Six thirty." I replied. "Apparently we're going to this forest just outside Hollywood and having a picnic."
She squealed. "That's so cute!"
I smiled shyly. Ben was very thoughtful and creative and I was grateful for that.

Although Ben and I had another known each other a couple weeks, it felt like I'd know him for years. We meshed so well together, spoke so freely, connected on such a deep level. I was so thankful that I had the opportunity to know him and to have him in my life. I would hope to become his girlfriend soon. Tonight was our first proper date and I won't deny how nervous I was. I was terrified that I would mess everything up somehow, scare him off, make him run away. It scared me how much I needed him and liked him already and I was so scared that I would be the one to ruin everything. I needed to suck it up and carry on, build my confidence for tonight. I decided to start getting ready now and headed to the bathroom.

I had a shower and washed my hair and exfoliated my body. Once that was done, I blow dried my hair and left it to style itself naturally. I headed to my bedroom and started to do my makeup. I did a quite heavy base, completed by thick false lashes and a soft pink nude lip. I checked the time and realised Ben would be here in a half hour. I dressed into my carefully picked outfit which was a black baby doll style mini dress with bell sleeves and embroidered red roses paired with Doc Martens. I exited my bedroom and entered the living room where my two roommates were watching Netflix and sharing a pizza. Monique wolf whistled and Demi growled like a cat.
"Someone is looking sexy." Monique said. "Getting some dick?"
"Oh fuck off." I rolled my eyes and took a slice of pizza. "Maybe I will, maybe I won't."
"He'll be here soon." Demi winked. "Make sure you use protection."
"I'm going to slap the shit out of the both of you." I laughed again. These girls were worse than hormonal high school boys.

Finally my phone buzzed, it was a text from Ben telling me he was outside. I kissed both girls behind and left as they yelled out lurid remarks. I headed down the five flights of stairs to the edge of the street where Ben's familiar black vehicle was parked. He rolled down the window and I could see he was well dressed. His silver aviators shone in the sunset and he wore a black button up shirt with a black waistcoat. I jumped into the passenger seat and locked eyes with him.
"Good evening." I smiled.
Ben sighed. "How come you look prettier than me? It's not fair."
I rolled my eyes heavily. "Oh fuck off Bruce. Just drive me to our destination."
He chuckled and sped off down the street, his tattooed hand grasping mine and resting on my lap.

As we headed onto the highway, I fiddled with Ben's phone which was hooked up to the car radio. I flipped through his music collection and played If You Can't Hang- Sleeping With Sirens. It was a song that made me feel nostalgic and made me want to yell the lyrics violently, which I did.
"I DONT WANNA WASTE YOUR PRECIOUS TIME. YOURE SUCH A PRETTY PRETTY PRETTY FACE BUT YOU TURNED INTO A PRETTY BIG WASTE OF MY TIME."
I looked over to Ben who was mouthing the words absentmindedly as he changed lanes.
"I really like this song." He commented.
"Improved by my awesome singing?" I winked.
"Oh totally. No it's my sisters favourite song."
I furrowed my brow. I knew he told me about a sister but the memory completely escaped me. I didn't want to seem careless, like I had forgotten, but he had told me a lot of information in the short time we'd known each other.
"Okay I'm an asshole and have completely forgotten that you had a sister. Tell me about her."
He chuckled and didn't seem offended that I had forgotten. "Her name is Rebecca, but we call her Bex and she's 19 and my best friend. She lives in England with my mum and step dad and she's a sick writer. She wants to be a children's author." He sighed. "I don't know, I just miss her and my whole family. This rockstar thing is my dream and I love it but family is always first and I never get to see mine. The only upside is the occasional European run where we always visit our families, and Christmas time, but it's never enough." He looked over at me. "I leave for England in a few weeks though. We're headlining Download Festival and I finally get to spend a few days with them."
I grinned at him. "Do you think I'd get to meet them one day?"
"I promise you'll get to meet them."