Chester Bennington - Unusual Neighbor

Desires

"I see your weekend was good," Janice said as soon as I walked into the store. "You're beaming."

"I visited my parents last weekend, with Chester," I smiled with my cheeks reddening.

"Yes, Alice told me. She's sad that she wasn't there. But you know how she is, always traveling."

"I didn't know she traveled, my mother told me when I was home. She's a free spirit, isn't she?" 

Janice chuckled and resumed her work, occasionally talking to me about the weekend. I ended up telling her that Chester and I finally know where we're going and we shared our feelings for each other during the weekend. I could tell she was truly happy for me, and I couldn't help but feel moved by her behavior. She stopped working to give me a hug and a pat on my back. Then she talked about her relationship with her husband when they were just a couple of lovers before marrying each other. You can see the light in her eyes when she speaks about him, the love she still feels for him, even after death.

When I was on my computer, exchanging emails with the university, I heard the bell on the entrance, meaning that a new customer arrived.

I heard Janice laughing. The shy laugh that she does like when Chester holds her hand and kisses her knuckles.

When I heard a laugh from another person, I smiled, that laugh was getting too familiar. I walked out of the backroom and just watched Chester and Janice talking, both of them chuckling. They were almost whispering as if they didn't want anyone to hear them.

Chester's eyes left Janice and landed on me. His smile grew wider.

"Hey," he said.

I walked closer to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"You're here," I said, stating the obvious.

"I'm gonna take you out to have lunch," he said, exchanging a strange look with Janice.

"Uh - alright..." I said, narrowing my eyes at them.

"Well, darling, given that the weekend was so good, why don't you take the rest of the evening and spend time with your boyfriend? I'm sure you have a lot to talk about," Janice said.

I looked at her with a lifted brow. I knew she was up to something. Or him. 

"Ok..." I said. "Just let me grab my things."

I went back to the backroom and gathered my belongings, immediately showing up by Chester's side.

"Let's go?" He said, holding an arm for me.

Saying my goodbyes to Janice, I walked away with my boyfriend, arms intertwined. Chester remained quiet for a while, his expression was blank but I could discern that he was lost in his thoughts. He had this small curl on one side of his lips and his eyes slightly narrowed, which he usually does when he is in deep contemplation. Whatever he was thinking about, I didn't know, and sometimes I think I wouldn't like to know.

I looked at him by the corner of my eyes, admiring how gorgeous he is, especially when he is not even trying. Especially when he is focused on something else.

Chester felt that I was staring for so long and looked down at me, beaming when he noticed the awe expression I had plastered all over my face. Blushing just a little, I tilted my head against his shoulder for a while, feeling like nothing was going to tear us apart. 

I wanted more moments like that.

"What are you thinking about?" He asked all of a sudden, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"You. And me. Us?" 

Chester raised a brow, his smile fading away slowly.

"Should I be worried?"