Spilt Coffee: A Benedict Cumberbatch Love Story

Six

        I opened my eyes to see a pair of blue ones staring back at mine. "Good morning...." He said in a raspy voice. "Good morning Ben," I replied with a slight smirk. He put his arms around me and pulled me closer to him. I rested my head against his chest, I could hear his heart beating an for the first time in a long time I felt complete bliss. He slowly brushed my hair aside and traced circles on my bare arm while he kissed my forehead, "Did you sleep well?" Ben asked me with a sense of happiness. I yawned and said "Yes but-" Benedict looked worried. "No, no I was just going to say last night," I continued, "We left the Chinese food sitting out." We both laughed, "I'm gonna go make us some breakfast," I said before pulling myself away, just before I could get off the bed Ben pulled me back and kissed me. Once I got up I grabbed his shirt from last night and buttoned it up before walking away to the kitchen.

        "Why don't you let me make breakfast?" He said. I climbed back into the bed and gave him a slight peck on his forehead. "Not after what happened last night, you nearly burned the whole building down." I started to smile and got out of the bed and walked to the kitchen.

        While I was making the food I started think about what happened last night, it caused me to reveal a enormous grin on my face because for the first in a long time everything felt perfect. Ben came up behind me and put his arm around my waist and this made everything feel a little less real. Made everything feel like a fairytale.

        "I'm going to clear the table for breakfast." He said and before going he held me tight and then walked away.

        Bringing the plates over, I noticed that Ben kept his eyes on me the whole time. "What? Are you going to comment on how beautiful I look, because if you are-" he cut me off before I could finish saying anything and said "What are you feeling right now?"

        "What do you mean?" I responded. "How do you feel about what happened last night?" I thought and felt a lot of things. I was happy and felt like everything was perfect and nothing could go wrong. I walked over to him and sat on his lap, he put his hand on my thigh and I answered, "Well, I feel completely amazing. I feel like everything that happened needed to happen because..."

        "Because what?" Ben said insisting that I finish my sentence. But I didn't even realized that I lost my train of thought "because everything felt right, everything felt in place." I smiled and then he smiled preceded to eat.

        "I think you're a better cook than me my love"

        "Oh god I would hope so."

        After eating breakfast, Ben picked me bridal style and walked over to the bedroom. After placing me down he crawled in beside and just held me for the longest time. We fell asleep for about an hour and when I woke up I saw him staring at me again, "Ben your such a creeper." I said slightly pushing his face away. "Why? Because I like to watch my beautiful girlfriend sleep?" He laughed. I stared at him for a while and tried to process what he had just said, put his mouth next to my ear and whispered, "I'd like you to be mine, if you'll have me."

        I turned around facing him, "Yes, I'd like that a lot," just as I replied I put my lips closer to his and softly pecked his lips. I heard a buzzing sound and aged the fourth time of it ringing I realized it was my phone. "Sorry Ben but time to be a professional again." I picked up the phone and saw it was my friend, Beth,  from the party. "...Okay I'll be at the studio in about an hour. Okay bye"

        Benedict sat on the edge of the bed and said "What's in a hour?" I responded to him "Well my friend, wants me to take a few pictures for her clothing line so I have to get ready, do you mind if I use your shower, I'm in a bit of a rush." "No problem Norie." He smiled. I realized he gave me a nickname so I walked into the room backwards and said "Norie? Is that my nickname?"

        "Yeah" he smiled "You like it?"

        "I love it." While in the shower I realized how organized Ben was and also how serious he took his hygiene routine. After I finished the shower, my hair still soaked, I put on my clothes from yesterday. "Okay Benedict, I'm so sorry I'm leaving in such a rush but I promise you I will make it up to you later on tonight." As I was rushing out the door I turned around and kissed him and said "Last night was the best night I've experienced in a while." He said "Last night was the best moment in my whole entire life." He kissed my nose and I was on my way off.

        Before heading to the office I stopped off by my apartment for a proper change of clothes. After that I headed straight to work. "So, you and Benedict Cumberbatch ey?" Beth asked. "What are you talking about?" I looked at her as if I didn't know what she was talking about. "Oh please, you can't even lie have you seen any papers, your face if basically printed on most of them!" She held up an article and showed me. "Oh alright, yes me and Ben are together you could say..." I began. "OH MY GOD!!!! I KNEW IT!!! It's about freaking time Norah!" She yelled. I started to think seriously and I really did deserve it, I hadn't been in a serious relationship for maybe two years now and Ben made me so happy.

        While on a break from the shoot, Benedict sent me a text: Hey my love, I hope you are having a good time at work, when you are done come to my flat. I have a something I want to ask you. I started to smile and Beth saw it and said “Look like someone is in a deep like with a little bird name Benedict.” I shot her a look and said “Oh, shut up, he just want me to go by his place after work. Its nothing.” But on the contrary I was spending the last hour of work thinking about what it could be. As soon as I was done with the shoot, I gather my stuff and rushed to my apartment to get the best dress I own.

        I end up arriving at Ben’s house wearing this black top and a black skirt and a little bag with clothes for the next morning just incase I ended up sleeping over. I rang the doorbell and there was Benedict, brushing his teeth “Hello my love, it seems you caught me in a vulnerable state,” he laughs, “you look amazing, as always. You want to go out and get something, or stay in and order food, or are you not hungry at all, anything you need-”. He was acting like a nervous bug, it was unusual to see him act like this because, usually I'm the one who acts nervously.