Prompt: Motor Inn setting. Lee and Carley are trying to keep their relationship secret. But Ben sees them together, and Lee must make sure he doesn't reveal the secret.
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Ben watched atop the RV as Carley came out of her room, with Lee following. Ben squinted, just to make sure he wasn't seeing things. Carley coming out of the room was normal, but Lee? What had they been doing? Everyone else in the group were in their own rooms, minding their own business.
Ben didn't bother to look away and saw Lee lean over and give Carley a kiss. A kiss! Were they... A thing? Ben was shocked, to say the least. He wondered how long this had been going on for, and if they knew that he was watching.
Suddenly, Lee pulled away from Carley quickly. His eyes widened as his head turned Ben's way.
Lee mouthed "shit" as he turned away. He watched as Carley's cheeks turned crimson. Ben assumed that they had thought that he wouldn't see them.
Ben quickly turned away.
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"Shit." Lee said as he turned towards Carley. He hadn't been expecting Ben to see them coming out of Carley's room. He knew that it was a possibility, but he had no idea that it would actually happen.
"Fuck." Carley replied. Ben had seen them coming out of the room, kissing... They were screwed. Ben was a big mouth, even if he didn't mean to be. Even if he promised to keep a secret, Lee and Carley knew him enough to know that it probably wasn't true.
"He'll tell everyone." Lee said, matching Carley's thoughts. He didn't really care about a few certain people knowing about the relationship, but he was really worried about Lilly. Knowing that bitch, it would be a big thing and there would probably be a big fight over something over it. He didn't want that, and neither did she.
"He will." Ben was just turned away now, probably pretending that he wasn't looking. But they had seen him, and he had seen them.
"What do you want to do?" Lee asked. "Talk to him about it?"
"Maybe it's best if we leave it be. Lilly could come out at any minute and see us talking to him."
"Yeah. But if we don't talk to him, he'll spill for sure."
Carley shrugged. "Whatever you say."
"I'll talk to him. You just keep an eye out for Lilly."
"And if I see her?"
"Distract her of something. I don't know, just keep an eye out for her."
Carley rolled her eyes. "Okay."
Lee walked down the balcony and approached Ben. "Hey Ben." He said to the teenager.
"Oh! Um... Hi Lee." Ben said awkwardly.
"Yeah. So about what you just saw..." Lee said, cutting to the chase.
"What are you talking about?" Ben said quickly. Lee knew just where this was going. He was already nervous.
"I'm talking about me and Carley. Don't act like you don't know, you even made eye contact with us."
It took Ben a second to answer. "Okay. I saw. Do you guys have a... Thing going on?" He asked.
"We do. Listen to me, Ben. As of right now, you're the only one who knows. So you can't speak a word to anyone. Not a soul. Don't even tell Clementine. Nobody." Lee said, emphasizing each and every word. Ben looked like he was about to shit himself, but when he realized he was the first in on the secret he smiled.
"Okay, Lee. I'll try." Ben answered.
"Trying isn't good enough."
"Okay, I won't. Maybe."
"Ben." Lee growled.
"Okay, man. I was joking."
"You better have been."
"I was. Dude, I won't say a word. I just feel honored to be the first to know."
"Just don't say anything, and you'll get to keep that honor."
"Okay... Are you ever going to tell the group?"
"Yeah, but now isn't the time."
"When it is, can I help tell?"
"Sure. But only when I say it's time."
"Okay."
"Thanks Ben." Lee said. Might as well make the kid feel good, it might encourage him even more to keep the secret.
Lee climbed back up the balcony.
"What did he say?" Carley asked.
"He'd keep the secret. Oh, and he wants to help tell the group about us." Lee answered.
"Are you going to let him?"
"Maybe."
There was a pregnant pause until Carley spoke again. "You know we don't have much time."
"Time until what?"
"He spills."
"Let's just hope that he at least holds out for a few days."
"Yeah, let's hope."
Lee laughed and give her a soft kiss. "See you tomorrow. Love you." He told her, climbing down the balcony and heading to his own room.
"Love you too." She said.
"Wow, 'Love you'? You guys are serious." Ben said.
Lee gave the kid a deadly glare before walking into his room.
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Posting for this book again is making me miss this game sm, might just have to give it a replay hm.
