Benielle: It's Complicated

Thirty-Four

*The next day, Danielle wakes up still cuddled up in Ben's arms*

*Danielle puts her hand on Ben's chest and looks up at him*

Danielle: "Oh wow, you stayed all night. I don't even remember falling asleep."

*Ben brushes her hair aside*

Ben: "Of course I did. I didn't want to leave you upset."

*Danielle smiles and yawns*

Danielle: "I'm still tired. I think I'm going to sleep more."

Ben: "Okay well I'll probably leave you be now."

Danielle: "Oh... Okay. Not going to stay for breakfast?"

Ben: "I actually have some things to do. But another time for sure! Get back to sleep and reenergize."

*Danielle forces a smile and says goodbye*

*After Ben leaves, he calls Cecile*

Cecile: "Hello? Ben?"

Ben: "Hey! How are you? Want to grab that coffee we talked about?"

Cecile: "Oh, uh, sure we can! Just give me about a half hour or so."

Ben: "Perfect. Enough time to shower and meet you down there."

Cecile: "This'll be fun. See you soon!"

*They hang up and Ben drives home to shower and get ready*

*He heads to the coffee shop and sits at the same table outside that they sat at before*

*He smiles as he sees Cecile walking toward him*

Ben: "You made it!"

Cecile: "So sorry I'm later than I thought. Traffic was tough from the suburbs."

*Ben's eyes widen*

Ben: "Crap! I forgot you don't live down here! I feel so bad. You should have just said we could postpone to a weekday."

Cecile: "No no, don't worry about it. My Saturdays suck anyways."

Ben: "Alright, well the coffees are on me at least."

*They walk over to the counter*

Cecile: "Am I allowed to order the Ben Savage special?"

Ben: "Oh hell no. Robbie, one regular for me."

Robbie: "Oh come on Ben. You can't make an exception for a pretty lady?"

*Ben looks her up and down, raises his eyebrows, and smirks sarcastically*

Ben: "Fine. One for the lovely lady as well. Consider yourself super special."

Robbie: "It's true. I'm the only one who knows how to make it too."

*Ben pays as Robbie makes the coffees, and slips another couple of bucks over to him*

Ben: "A nice tip for a good man. Thanks buddy. I'll see you around soon."

*Ben and Cecile grab their coffees and sit down at their outdoor table*

Cecile: "So, this is like, our spot?"

Ben: "Well, if anyone tries to take it, yes, I will kick them out."

*Cecile laughs*

Cecile: "How have you been?"

Ben: "Busy, stressed, in need of a coffee. Any different for you?"

Cecile: "Nope. You took the words right out of my mouth! Damn, this tastes good."

Ben: "Plenty more where that came from. Ben Savage has lots of specialties in the shops down here."

Cecile: "Hmmm perhaps we can try something else out next time."

Ben: "Good idea, and I know of the perf- Oh shit."

Cecile: "What?"

Ben: "There's a guy taking pictures over there. Shit. You know how the media is."

Cecile: "Ah, scandals upon scandals."

Ben: "Yeah, I'd rather not. I wonder if there's somewhere more private to go."

Cecile: "Well... We could go to my office. It's just a few blocks down. Nobody's working since it's Saturday so we could hideout there."

Ben: "Sneaking into your work? Don't you get enough of that place?"

Cecile: "The work, yes. But my office, no. It's an awesome space. Come, I'll show you around."

*Ben and Cecile grab their coffees and sneak away from the shop, strolling down the street together towards her office building*

*Danielle calls Ben*

Ben: "Hey give me a second. I have to take this real quick."

*Ben steps away from her and answers the phone*

Ben: "Hey, what's up?"

Danielle: "I'm awake now if you want to go for breakfast."

Ben: "Oh, I actually already got dressed and went out."

Danielle: "Oh okay, are you hanging out at the studio? I could meet you there."

Ben: "No... visiting family actually."

Danielle: "I see. Okay no worries then. See you when I see you."

*Ben hangs up and walks back over to Cecile*

Ben: "Sorry, work calling. It never stops."