Two Hearted

10

I let myself in once I get over to Ben's house and wander around until I find the kitchen. He is listening to Rush and trying to drum along with a butchers knife. I walk up behind and grab the knife so he won't hurt himself or me. He jumps a bit and turns around to face me. 

"Alex! You scared the shit out of me." He says as he walks over to his phone to turn the music off. 

"Sorry I like being terrifying, it's the one skill I kept from childhood. I like to keep myself in practice." I tell him as he grabs a beer out of the fridge and hands it to me. 

"Well you do a great job. The steaks should be ready in about 20 minutes I just put them on the grill. So if you want to watch something or go skinny dipping. They choice is yours." He tells me.

"Umm defiantly skinny dipping. What movies you got?" I ask him, I see the hope drain from his face.

"You really want to go skinny dipping?" I ask him.

"I nah im just kidding but i got you didn't I. Also I love your middle name. I'm going to call you Kenzie from now on and you can't fight that decision." He tells me showing me his phone which has my number in it.

"Did Devin give you my number?" I ask him taking his phone away to look and double check that it was my number.

"Yup! I figured since i'm going to be stuck with you on tour I should have your number in case I need to get a hold of you. I know you'll try and hide from me so now I can call you at all hours and interrupt anything or anyone your'e doing. Sam told me you came over last night. I'm not judging I just want you to know I know." He tells me as he shrugs.

"So you also know about Devin?" 

"Yeah, well I assumed it was Devin but I also thought it could have been Luke. I knew it was someone other than just Sam he isn't really one to give hickies."

"And your'e ok with me sleeping with a bunch of people. Because a lot of people tend to get super judgey when they find out."

"I used to do that all the time, I slept around a lot now I don't. I don't judge anybody that does, as long as their being safe I don't care." He tells me as he puts his hand on my thigh but moves it down so it is resting on my knee.

"Huh. Sam said almost the exact same thing.  WAIT DID SAM ALSO?" I half yell turning towards him.

"I am not going to throw Sam under any buses if he want's to tell you he will. I openly admit to the stuff I have done. I also no longer play games. If I like someone I tell them, if I want to have sex with them I tell them." He tells me. 

"That's good, it's always best to be straight forward."

"Yeah iv'e learned that, I think the steaks are ready." He does a weird dry humping motion which causes me to laugh and shoot my drink out of my nose.

"Oh that burns!" I shout, I run over to the sink and try to get all of the liquid out of my nose. I can hear Ben laughing behind me. I turn around and give him a look before we both walk out back. I sit down at the table and we started talking about how excited he was for the upcoming tour. He pulls our steaks off the grill and put them on plates before putting them down. I start eating as Ben sits down across from me and takes a swig from his beer. 

"So you still down to stay on the recording bus?" He asks me as he chews on his steak.

"Yeah that'll be fine, thank you for even letting me come on tour with you." 

"You just seemed like you needed a break from regular life. Plus now we have an extra cute person to flirt with." He teases me. 

"That's the real reason you want me on tour with you guys huh? You just wanted a pretty face with you on the road." I say giving him a fake look of astonishment.