Lost Then Found

Lost Then Found (21)

I woke up in his arms with a killer headache. I got up and went to my bathroom, grabbed the pain killers from the medicine cabinet and got a cup of water for him and I because I knew that if my head was hurting his was worst. Major hangover. He looked so peaceful when he sleeps. I never really noticed it until now because one, I didnt realize that I was in love with him until early this morning and two, he always woke up before me.

"Goodmorning..." I spoke sweetly.

When he opened his eyes, he saw the pain killers and water. Then he held his head, looked at me and smiled.

"Thanks... how did I get here?" He looked so confused.

"So you don't remember anything from lastnight?"

"I remember hanging with Cole and Cyle lastnight. But how did I get here?"

"Quite frankly I don't know how you got here but I do know what you did.." He looked at me even more confused and a little worried.

"Yeah.. You kissed me and told me that you were in love with me... And I kinda kissed you back after I chugged your whole bottle of Christian Brothers." His eyes were wide with shock. It took him a couple more seconds to process everything and recooperate.

"What did I say to you exactly?"

"You said because of you Samantha, I can't get over Alysha, because I can't have you. And then I said you don't mean that because your drunk. And then you said no I do mean it. Because I'm drunk. A drunk man tells no lies. And since I am totally drunk right now I'm gonna be totally honest with you dude. Samantha Slone, I am completely, entirely, unconditionally in love with you. And I have always been."

He started pacing back and forth through the room while he listened as I recapped. And then he stopped.

"You remembered all of that?"

"Well, you have to admit, something like that would be hard to forget."

He nodded and started pacing again. I sat there and waited for him to talk, but he was still pacing and I was getting impatient, so I stood up; stopping him from pacing.

"So is it true? Are you in love with me?"

He stopped, looked at me, walked up to me and kissed me all in one swift motion. Is it wrong for me to love that?

"Would that be considered a yes?"

"Yes." He laughed. "I am completely, entirely, unconditionally in love with you and I always have been... And you can believe me more now because I'm sober."

I hugged him. Excited and joyful. "Can I that as you feel the same about me?" he stood there guessing my feelings towards him.

"When you kissed me at 4:37 this morning, It felt different. It felt beautiful, and right. I never felt that with anyone in my life before! That's when I realized that it's you. You're the one always there for me, you're the one I feel safe with, the one I can be myself with, the one I love being around. I have no idea what my life would be like if you weren't in it, and I can't imagine ever losing you. I thought about all of that, and I realized that I am ridiculously in love with you. I belong with you. It's been that way in my heart for all these years and now, I finally see it. I want you- no I need you Benjamin Bold."

He stared at me and kissed me again, this time more passionately. I mean, can it get any better than this?

"You don't know how much that means to me; hearing you say that. God you're so beautiful!" He picked me up and swung me around. It was like a movie!

"Hey!"

"What?"

"Now that we've confessed our love for eachother, can you make me some breakfast? My belly is growling!"

He started laughing. "C'mon greedy." I jumped on his back and we went downstairs to the kitchen just about the same time as Mom and Lucas usually get up.

We all ironically met in the kitchen. Me on Bennie's back as he searched the refrigerator for ingredients, and Mom and Lucas walking in; His hand around her waist. Talk about awkward and gross. Bennie put me down and when my mom saw us, she slapped Lucas' hand signaling him to let go of her and he gave that 'what?' look.

"Uhhhh mom, can I speak to you for a minute?"

"Sure." We left the kitchen and went to her room.

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"So Mom, what I'm about to tell you might come as a surprise but-"

"Early this morning, Bennie came over here drunk and you guys professed your freshly discovered love for eachother?"

"How'd you get all of that from 'mom I this might come as a surprise'?"

"Come on, I'm a mom. I knew this was gonna eventually happen. And we heard you guys going up the stairs. When someone asks for the kitchen because they have to pee, there are only two explanations for that- they're drunk or mentally retarded." We laughed.

"But think about it, you and Bennie were bound to happen. Your story is so beautiful I should write a book about you guys. I'm just glad you both figured this out before it was too late, and I'm tired of those turds you call 'boyfriends'."

"What about Marcus? I thought you liked him?"

"I did. But I love Bennie for you."

"Yeah. Me too."

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Author's Note:

FINALLY!! I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO WRITE THIS CHAPTER FOR WHAT FELT LIKE FOREVER!! Ahhhhh!!!! I hope you guys like it!