Summer Lovin' ✩ Hardzello

17 | Stand By Me

(fluffy and short)

I stood at the kitchen counter and made myself a cup of coffee.

It was only around 6 in the morning so there was a good chance that Ben wasn't going to wake up for another 4 hours.

I couldn't get back to sleep because the sun was shining directly in my eyes and I didn't want to move in case I would wake Ben up.

He's not much of a morning person.

Well, not usually.

I squinted and looked out the window.

The sun was almost completely up but there was still a light orange tinge on the horizon.

I sighed to myself and hopped up onto the cold counter.

I took a swig from my cup of coffee and smiled softly.

I heard noise coming from upstairs so I assumed Ben was just waking up.

There was some shuffling and then I heard footsteps coming from the direction of the stairs.

I set my mug down next to me and turned around a little bit to see Ben approaching the kitchen.

I smiled and turned back around.

He walked into the kitchen and noticed me sitting on the counter.

He smiled sleepily at me and it made my heart melt.

He walked over to me and stood between my legs that were dangling off the counter.

He put his hands on my shoulders and slid them down to my waist.

I moved a little closer to him and wrapped my arms around his neck.

He buried his face in my neck and I could feel him smile against my skin.

"Good morning angel" he whispered against my neck.

"G'morning Benny" I whispered back.

We both sighed and took in the moment.

He raised his head up to look at me and pressed his forehead to mine.

We shared a short but meaningful kiss.

I looked down and blushed a little bit.

Ben tipped my chin up to look at him and brushed some of the hair off my forehead.

"You're so beautiful Joey" he said quietly, looking deeply into my hazel eyes.

I tucked a piece of his long, blond hair behind his ear and kissed his cheek.

He put his hands on my lower back and pulled me off the counter carefully.

He was clearly still tired and wanted me to go back to bed. That's the only reason he was awake this early.

He kinda tugged on my arm and whined, indicating he wanted me to come with him as he started walking towards the stairs.

I rolled my eyes but still obliged.

He took my hand and pulled me up the stairs.

When we made it to my room I laid down and Ben crawled into bed next to me.

He tangled his legs up with mine and wrapped his arms around my waist.

I let my fingertips run across Ben's rose tattoo on his solid chest and he shivered at the contact.

"Ben"

"Mhm?"

"I love you"

He chuckled a little bit and looked down to meet my eyes.

"I love you too"

I loosely locked our fingers together and pressed small kisses all along his collarbone.

Ben moved so he was laying on his back and I repositioned myself so my legs were on either side of him.

I rested my head on his chest and listened to his slow, paced heartbeats.

He ran his fingers through my hair and kissed the top of my head.

"Joey"

I looked up at him so he knew he had my attention.

"I wanna take you out."

"Like...on a date or with a sniper rifle?"

He slapped my shoulder playfully and we both laughed.

"On a date, silly"

"That sounds lovely"

I nodded and closed my eyes.

Ben's fingertips trailed up and down my spine and he started humming softly.

His hands stopped moving and he wrapped his arms around me in a tight embrace that he wasn't pulling away from anytime soon.

When I looked back up at Ben he was asleep again.

I smiled at him and kissed his forehead before moving off of him and laying next to him.

He was aware of my absence and he groaned in his sleep.

I moved into his open arms and snuggled into his chest.

"Sweet dreams, beautiful"

Short (like me)

Sorry that this was bad, my day sucked ass so I wasn't super motivated but I wanted to put a new chapter up really badly.
Ily
Harrison🌹