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"Hey Ben!"
He looked up.
Leslie was standing there.
"So, um, you asked me if you should stay or go back to Indianapolis, right? Well, Pawnee is a really great town. And, uh, yeah. Stay here." Leslie said, smiling. "Help us build something."
He'd told Chris a day before.
He couldn't stay. The friends Ben made in these towns, they were Facebook friends. They weren't real. But he felt like Leslie was.
Ben turned and let out a frustrated breath. "I...can't stay. Pawnee's a great town and all, but, uh, I feel like I need to be back on the road."
"Oh."
"I'm sorry."
Ben had never felt worse.
Not even when he got impeached.
That night, he thought about the Harvest Festival. Leslie showing him Lil' Sebastian.
"Take that, curse! "
The next day, Ben passed her in the hall.
"Hi."
"Hello."
"When are you leaving?"
"Next week."
Regular workplace proximity associates.
He'd never felt worse.
When Ben walked into the Parks Department, he expected to see her. But Leslie wasn't there. Only Jerry.
"If you're looking for Leslie, she's at lunch with Ann. JJ's."
Shoot.
She left him a note. Ben spotted it on his desk that afternoon.
Dear Ben,
Pawnee's really going to miss you.
Leslie
He knew she didn't mean Pawnee.
So Ben wrote a note.
Dear Leslie,
I'm really going to miss Pawnee.
Ben
He hoped she understood.
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FanfictionBen's boss wants him to get back on the road, but he's not sure if he wants to leave Pawnee. Or Leslie Knope.
