no guidance ⁂ ben simmons

prologue

molly

"molly, are you almost ready?" my friend, jimmy asks over the phone.

"um, not entirely," i answer back, placing one of my hands on my hip, looking at all the clothes on my bed & my empty suitcase.

"what does 'not entirely' even mean?" he lets out a sigh.

"i don't have anything packed." i cringe at myself as i said it, knowing jimmy would be mad.

he lets out a groan, "okay, i'm almost there & i'll help you pack, but please get started!"

"okay, see you soon!" i quickly hang up, putting my hands in my hair frustrated.  if i'm this frustrated, i can't imagine how jimmy is doing.  i was supposed to be ready this morning but i had no idea what to pack, this would be one of the most important weekends i've had in so long.

i shake my head at myself, grab my phone & play some music so i can at least concentrate on packing.  music has always helped me concentrate better on things when i stress. 

by the time jimmy got to my condo, i was halfway packed. he lets out a huff, looking at me stuck between what pair of heels to take.  "just take both."

i turn around quickly, placing a hand over my heart, "jimmy! i didn't realize you got here!" i yelled at him, throwing a heel at him, "don't ever scare me like that!" he caught the heel i threw at him before it even hit him, chuckling at me.

"i'm sorry," he kept laughing at me & jump shotted my heel into my suitcase. "why do you have to pack so much?"

"because it's all-star weekend!" i kept figuring out what to pack. "besides, you know ben is gonna be there." a smile crept onto my face thinking of him.  i've always been a big fan of ben simmons for some reason i wasn't even aware of.

i peeked over at jimmy, he had a little smile on his face as he was shaking his head.  "so who you rooting for to win?"

"you know i love giannis, but i think lebron is gonna win," i shrug at him, giving him my honest opinion.

"wow, i paid for your tickets and this is the disrespect i get?" jimmy pretends to be mad.

"awh, i'm sowwy." i chuckle at him & give him a hug.

"yeah, yeah. you almost done?" he asks.

"actually," i put in one more outfit before closing my suitcase. "i'm all ready. let's go!" i excitedly say grabbing my suitcase & to his car.

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after some hours, we were finally in chicago, jimmy was in the uber with me to the airbnb, he wasn't going to stay with me, he just wanted to make sure i got there safe.

when we got to the airbnb, he walked me to the door to say byes, even though we'd see each other later.

"when is naomi getting here?" jimmy asked me, placing my bag on top of my suitcase.

"she should get here in a couple of hours, well her & tyler will."

"why didn't they come with us again?"

"i think tyler still had some errands to do," i shrugged as i entered the house.

"okay, well you're all settled in, so i'm gonna dip now, text me when they get here." he pulls me into a side hug & places a kiss on top of my hair.

"i will & text me when you get to practice safe." i smiled at him & watched him leave.

jimmy & i had met after a 76ers vs heat home game, he was walking by to go to the locker rooms & i had asked him for an autograph, we ended up talking for a few minutes before he had to go back into the locker rooms, but he gave me his number & we've been close since.

two hours later, naomi & tyler had arrived to the airbnb & i texted jimmy that they had arrived.