Maybe Something More | A Benjey Story

Chapter 5

Benji P.O.V.

"Stop it!" Jorge managed to giggle out as I picked him up and threw him over my shoulder. "Seriously! I need to get this ad done so you can put it on the website."

"Fine," I pouted as I set him down, "but you still owe me!"

"All I did was take a skittle," he frowned.

"Well that was my favorite skittle in the whole pack, and you took it!"

"Oh please, you are such a big baby," he teased.

It was Friday, and almost time to go home. I will have to wait two whole days to see Jey's precious face again. I mean.... Um.... his nice, cool, FRIEND face.......yeah.

"How are my two favorite interns doing this fine and funky Friday?" Alice said, announcing her presence.

Jorge and I both spontaneously ran up to her and engulfed her into a big bear hug. In the last month, we have all gotten super close. Alice is such a good friend. She always knows what to say. And Jorge, well, he's just Jorge.

"Do you guys wanna sleep over tonight?" she asked us.

"I'm so in!" Jorge exclaimed, "How about you Benji?"

"Oh, I don't know...." I started.

"Don't even, Mr. Benjamin Krol! You just don't want to give up your precious reading time," he said, putting his hands on his hips.

Hmph. I suppose he was right.

"Pleaseeeeee," they begged. Jorge pulled out his puppy dog eyes, while Alice annoyingly poked at my shoulder.

"Oh fine!" I caved.

"Yayyyy!" Alice cheered, "I will see you bishes tonight."

Finally, the work day was over. I was honestly pretty excited for tonight. We haven't had a sleepover together yet, despite all the mall trips and coffee breaks the three of us took after long work days.

I had just finished packing up my stuff when I felt two fingers jab into my sides.

"Oh my god, you did not just taser me!"

"Oh, yes I did," Jorge laughed out.

I decided that I would get him back later, and catch him off guard.

"Aren't you going to do something back?" he questioned.

"Nope."

I turned off the light, and shoved Jorge out the door. We walked side by side out to the parking lot. Parting ways, we said our goodbyes and got into our separate cars. I still had a couple hours before I had to get to Alice's, so I decided to head home and pack a bag.

At home, I changed into a big pink sweatshirt and grey sweatpants. Ooo my booty is poppin' in these pants I thought, admiring myself in the mirror. I checked the time, 6 pm, and headed out the door, bag in hand.

Upon arriving at Alice's house, I saw Jey's car was already here. That boy was never late for anything. I walked up to her door and knocked on the wood repeatedly knowing it would annoy the shit out of her.

She opened the door saying, "Ah, if it isn't the most annoying guy in the whole world."

She pulled me into a hug and dragged me inside. Her house was fairly small, though considering she lived in the middle of downtown, it was normal sized. There were pictures of Alice and a bunch of other little red-haired children hung along the walls, her siblings I would assume. The living room was just off to the left, and the kitchen was directly to the right of the entryway. 

Jorge was sitting in the living room messing around on his phone. I walked up to him and did a cannon ball onto the bean bag he was sitting on. He went flying into the air, shrieking, and landed right on top of me. His face was only inches away from mine. His breath hitched, and I could feel his heartbeat pick up. I swear I saw him look down to my lips. But alas, Alice ruined the moment like always, although I was kind of glad she did.

"Hey dudes, I get it that you totally have constant boners for each other, but this is a sleepover with the three of us, so get off each other and come help me make dinner," she said.

Jey got off of me grumbling something and walking off to the kitchen. I sighed and got up shortly after. That was a close one.

We had put a pizza in the oven about an hour ago, and we kind of forgot about it until we smelled something burning. Lets just say we ended up ordering pizza instead. Jey volunteered to go pick it up while Alice and I stayed here and cleaned up the mess we had made in the oven.

After Jey left, Alice said, "Benji are you gay?"

I was taken aback.

"Um, no?" I answered.

"Oh come on! I see the way you look at him."

"The way I look at who?" I asked, pretending to act oblivious.

"Jorge, you idiot!" she yelled.

"Look, Al if I tell you something do you promise to keep your mouth shut about it?"

"Oh my god, Benji. You are one of my best friends! Of course you can tell me!"

I took a deep breath. "You are right, I do like him, and in more than a friend way. But I have barely even accepted it myself. I have always had such bad luck with dating before, that I never really tried to explore my sexuality or whatever. But the day I met Jey, I felt something different between us. Something I've never felt before with any girl, or any person in general. He makes me feel special, Al. I don't know if I'm gay, or if I'm bi, all I know is that I like him, a lot. And I honestly don't know what to do about it, because I know he doesn't like me back. I don't even know if he's into dudes anyway," I said, exasperated. I didn't even notice I was crying until Alice wiped the tears off of my face.

"Awe Benji," she started, "first of all, he is totally gay. Second of all, it's okay to feel that way. You don't have to put a label on your sexuality right now or ever. Trust me, I know how it is. I used to be so confused, but I came to terms with the fact that I will never put a label on what I am. I like 'em all. The guys, gals, and non-binary pals. And also, you should totally go for it if it's what you want. I think it is pretty obvious he likes you too."

"Really?" I questioned.

"Oh my gosh, Benji. You really are oblivious aren't you. You know what, I am going to help you out here. I am going to do everything I can to get you guys together by the end of the summer, maybe even sooner," she said patting my back.

"You know, I love you Al."

"Oh Benji, I love you too," she said as she ruffled my hair.

I was starting to feel like this sleepover was going to be a lot more interesting than I had originally thought. 

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Hi guys! I really hope you liked this chapter. I personally really enjoyed getting to write more of the relationship the boys have with Alice. Thanks for still reading! 

- mills <3