Chapter 11: Benny

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It felt like I had been walking for hours, looking everywhere for him. Finally after another hour of walking around the town looking in every place I could think of. I sat down feeling defeated, resting my head in my hands. Then suddenly I heard the sound of baseball getting hit over and over again in the distance, it sounds like its coming from the sandlot! I run as fast as I can hoping that it is was him. I finally arrived to see the person who I truly wanted to be with, who has always been there for me, I would do anything to fix all of our problems. As I slowly made my way over to the baseball pitch where he stood, throwing up baseballs and hitting them as hard as he could over and over again, clearly trying to get all his frustration out.

"Hey." I said softly. He quickly turned his head towards me and dropped the baseball that was in his hand, all was silent for what seemed like forever. Both of us had no idea what to say.

"Benny, where can I begin. I'm so sorry for everything I know I shouldn't have agreed to the date with Philip. I honestly don't know what I was thinking... just when I was with him at the lake he seemed genuinely sorry for everything. I just... I don't know, I don't know how to fix this." I looked down at my shoes too scared to see his reaction.

"Court... I just don't understand, out of everyone you chose him." I looked up at him, his eyes looked so hurt. I couldn't bare it the thought of him upset all because of my actions. I didn't know where to begin to justify why I did it.

"After everything that happened with Tom, the way he treated me and then when Philip treated me the same way it felt so familiar, it's what I am used to and I know that must sound stupid because I hated the way he treated me. But it's what I deserve." Tears started to swell up in my eyes but I couldn't let them slip. I can't be vulnerable in front of him.

"Oh Courtney, if there's anything that I know is that you do not deserve anything but the best. I think that's why it was so difficult to accept the fact that you chose him, a person who was so horrible to you and the team... when there was someone right here who cares so much about you, who would never hurt you, who would only ever try to give you the best." He walked closer to me and caressed my face in his hand, making me look him in the eyes, pulling me closer, moving his eyes from mine to my lips and then back to mine. He pulls my face closer until our lips were touching, in this moment I wished it would never end. The kiss was slow and passionate, we separated and stared into each other's eyes. I couldn't help but smile, neither could he.

"I choose you Benny, I would choose you over and over again. I would only hope that you would choose me too"

"I chose you the moment I first saw you." He leaned in and kissed me again this time wrapping his arms around me, making me feel safer then I have ever felt in my whole life.

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