My Newsie Best Friend

Finally!

Ben's POV

"No, like I REALLY like you." Maybe I went a little too far in saying that...

Bre's POV

Goodness gracious how on earth was I supposed to respond to that! He like liked me?! Did I like him? The real him? Not the Broadway actor I was obsessed with for years, but the real Ben? I then realized he was waiting for me to say something, but I didn't know what to say!

"Please say something..." He muttered, shuffling his feet nervously. "Thanks for telling me...buddy." I laughed nervously and patted his arm. I then turned around and walked away, just like he had done to me a few minutes ago. He didn't follow me, which I was grateful for, but I felt bad for not saying more.

I headed down to the lobby to clear my head, but ran into Josh when I stepped out of the elevator. "Hey Bre." He smiled cheerily. "Hey." I tried smiling back, but failed miserably. "What's wrong?" He frowned. My eyes started to water; fantastic. I was always super down on myself that I couldn't get a guy, and when I finally do, I can't handle it.

I started feeling an anxiety attack coming on. My hands started going numb, indicating my blow flow was restricted. "Bre...? You ok?" Josh looked at me concerned. At least this didn't happen in front of Ben; he'd surely think he caused it.

Tears started streaming down my face as I just shook my head. It would sound so ridiculous if I tried to explain my problems to Josh. "Come here." Josh pulled my into a hug, allowing me to cry on him. I felt like such a baby for the millionth time this week.

Josh's POV

"Breathe." I said firmly, but not too harsh. She probably hadn't even realized she'd been holding her breath. She started breathing normally and tried to calm herself down the rest of the way. She probably wasn't one hundred percent better, but I let go anyways. I didn't want Nick to kill me.

"Are you SURE your ok?" I asked skeptically. She nodded. I grabbed her in another hug and squeezed her really hard before letting go a few minutes later. 

I didn't want to ask her, but I was really curious as to why Bre was so upset. Bre opened her mouth as if to say something, but decided against it. She went over to a table in the lobby and sat down, staring blankly at a wall.

I debated going over to talk to her, but saw Ben coming down the stairs. She'd probably want to talk to him over me, considering they seemed to have some 'natural chemistry'. I headed up to hang with Nick instead.

Ben's POV

Josh was just heading back upstairs when I got to the lobby. He motioned to Bre as if to say 'she's all yours', then proceeded to leave. I walked over partway, then hesitated. Should I bother her? I don't want to make her angry or uncomfortable...

"I won't bite." Bre said without even turning around. I closed my eyes and sighed; this was it. I sat down across from her, but didn't say anything. We just sat there in a comfortable silence for probably fifteen minutes.

"I'm sorry." I said finally. She just nodded, looking very deep in thought. Of course I wanted her to carefully plan out her words, but I also just wanted her to blurt out that she me liked a lot too and then we could be the most amazing couple ever.

A smile started slowly spreading across her face, and she actually started to laugh. She looked so beautiful when she laughed, it made me smile too. "I'm sorry I acted so immature. I just haven't really had a guy like me that much before." She apologized.

"I really like you too, but for some reason I couldn't get those words out earlier." She explained further, looking embarrassed. I couldn't even express how happy I was right then. There was still something I wondered though; why was she so jumpy?

"Why do you want to know?" She asked. Had I just said that out loud...? "I want to help you, and I'm curious." I smiled awkwardly. "Well, I trust you enough to tell you now, so..."