My Drug-In Editing

That Cutie

Thank goodness Ben's mom was working tonight. Do you know how many inappropriate jokes she would've made if she knew that we fell asleep cuddled next to each other on the couch? A lot. I felt bad, Ben should be up sleeping in his bed, not this uncomfortable couch. I look over at the clock on the wall. 1:50. I been having this issue lately where I can't sleep for very long at a time. I figured it was just stress from everything that's been going on.

"Ben." I whisper, seeing how asleep he really was. No response. "Ben." I try again, this time poking his good shoulder a little. He wakes up, letting a small grunt escape his lips in response. "Are you awake?" I ask.

"No" he whispers. His lips curl up into a sleepy smile. "What do you need Evie?" He asks, still half asleep.

"I need you to go sleep in your bed." I whisper back. I could've phrased that differently. I realize my mistake when Ben starts to laugh.

"Gosh Evie, can't you see I'm just starting to heal. I think you could wait." He's awake alright. I nudge him, carefully.

"You know what I mean. This couch probably isn't helping your shoulder at all." I tell him, laughing at his cheeky joke.

"Gosh, you sound like my mom." He groans. "And just like her, you're probably right. Help me up." I get up and grab his outstretched hand. I pull against his weight, but that almost causes me to completely fall over. Once he got up, Ben pulls at my arm, helping me steady myself again.
"You're a weakling, you know that, Ev?"

"I don't know what you're talking about. I wouldn't want to mess with 112 pounds of this much rage, if I were you." I laugh, fake punching his good arm.

"Oh!" He fakes being hit, but his exclamation quickly turns into laughter. He leads me up the stairs. I think it's a safe bet that I'll be sleeping in the guest room, since he won't let me go home at this hour. Even though it's right up the street, Ben has been wary of me being home alone ever since Paul broke in. Both of our moms are working the night shifts for the rest of this week, so we plan to use that as an excuse for being together those nights.

As he steps into his room, I turn to head to the guest room down the hall.

"You're leaving me?" He asks, drawing a fake tear on his cheek with his finger.

"Yes Ben. The doctors said you should get some rest and your mom wants you at school tomorrow." I sigh.

"What about my goodnight kwiss?" He asks in a childish tone, pouting his lower lip out. I walk back over to him and kiss the tip of his nose.

"Goodnight Benny." I say as I turn to walk towards the guest room again. Suddenly, he grabs my wrist and pulls me into him. Grabbing my face with his other hand, he kisses me on the lips, just as he had earlier. I should've known he'd do that.

"Goodnight Ev." He whispers as he pulls away from the kiss. And with that, we were both off to bed.

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7:00 AM comes too soon for the both of us. Surprisingly, we both had our alarm clocks set for the same time, making it that much more annoying when we both refused to get up right away. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore. I stormed into Ben's room and shut off his alarm clock, telling him to get up so I could go to my house and get ready without him freaking out.

A/N: More Ben and Evie cuteness! Can I get a collective 'awww'? Comment what you think comes next! What, if anything will happen at school today? I love reading any predictions you have, and who knows, maybe you'll inspire the next part of the story.

💖Kat_DG