Get a Life (boyxboy)

Chapter 19 - Love Makes Us Crazy

Chapter 19 – Love Makes Us Crazy

We've all seen those movies, with the kooky girl and the handsome-secretly-sensitive bad boys. We swoon to the theater to see a girl trip over cans, fall into his arms, and at the end cry her eyes out just to get the guy. I know, these happy endings keep me coming back for more. Why not? Why not go crazy over love and happy endings. The classic Hollywood embrace and kiss never cease to amaze me. What would I do to have that, what would any of us do? May the Lord help us all.

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Ben rolled over in bed. He felt another person's skin rub against his. He moved his hand and touched the warmth. It took a moment for Ben to remember where he was. Seth's bedroom, in Seth's house, and he had spent the night. Ben awoke from his thoughts returning to reality, which happened to be a poorly lit room. Seth stirred and lifted up his head.

"Hey lovely," Seth stared at Ben through half shut eyes. He leaned forward and kissed Ben their lips smooth against each other.

The small kiss woke Ben up and he returned it with a kiss of his own. He pulled away, parting their lips and looked at Seth admiring him. Seth had an amazing body, one that Ben thought he would never grace the presence of. "Did you sleep well?" Ben questioned and pulled his gaze up to Seth's face.

Seth, noticed Ben's wandering eyes, he was allured by the thought but restrained himself. "I slept great, dreaming of you." Seth ran a hand through his short brown hair and collapsed back on his pillow. The sheets fell lower exposing his bare chest. Seth quickly pulled them up to his neck and shivered.

"I suppose it's time to start our lives again." Ben fell back on the pillow and turned to look into Seth's piercing blue eyes. "Why would a guy like you pick a guy like me, I mean other than the - you not being shallow part?"

"Well, you captivated me. You were like this mysterious enigma at first, and then I realized I like to talk to you." Seth slid out of bed and walked to the doorway in only his boxers. "I was thinking, how about this Friday…we have a special night."

Ben knew exactly what Seth meant by this. They had still yet to take the plunge and have sex. Ben pondered the idea for a moment; he knew why they didn't take the plunge and wondered if they could overcome that tiny tribulation on Friday.

"I'm down," Ben mustered up and Seth disappeared down the hall.

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Ben walked into a small coffee shop not far from his work. He wore his once new, now old jacket. Ben liked this jacket, but knew it would never last and he would have to buy a new one soon. The line moved a step forward and Ben eyed the pastries but knew he shouldn't get one. He finally was getting used to hearing British accents again, now that he was back from America.

"Hey Ben," A familiar gruff voice jolted him.

Ben turned around to face Nathan. He wondered for a moment exactly how big London was. He would always run into people like this, in coffee shops or on the tube. The brunette smiled and looked at Nathan.

"Why hello, I haven't seen you since…" Ben started but was cut off.

"Since that hot night in my flat, yeah…oh wait since the gym. I completely forgot about that." Nathan had a deep laugh and motioned for Ben to look forward. The line moved again.

Ben took a step and turned back around to face Nathan. "Hey, listen. I was really drunk that night…really drunk. Plus, I had this emotional trauma going on. I'm sorry, but I don't really like you."

"Oh," Nathan chuckled. "You don't now, well that's a shame because I fancy you."

Ben was taken aback and tilted his head. "Yeah, but I have a boyfriend, who I really like."