The American And The Russian (Benny Watts) [The Queens Gambit]

Part 6 Care

I managed to sneak away from my security going down to the room without security in it knocking on the door, It opened a couple seconds later Revealing Benny stood as he usually does in his jeans and loose black and grey button down most of the buttons undone

"Ohh... Hey Princess, Sorry I assumed you where room service"

"Can I come in?" I asked

"Yeah sure" He says letting me inside his room much like my own with his things packed ready for tomorrow "You did very well today"

"Thank you,"

"One of these days I'll get to play against you"

"One day" I said sitting at the table fiddling with his board

"What's wrong?" He asked sitting across from me

"what do you mean?" I asked

"Somethings wrong. More then usual?"

"I'm going back to Moscow Tomorrow Morning"

"You don't wanna go home do you?"

"I've never wanted to go back to Moscow... Not for as long as I can remember"

"But, what makes this time so different?"

"Because I know what's waiting for me" I sighed "I'm getting older benny-"

"Y/n your a year younger then me" He laughs

"To them. I'm getting older. There getting more forceful, More restrictive, And they know I've been trying to run"

"Y/n. What is going to happen when you get back to Russia?" he asked taking my hand

"I'm getting married. One of the Boys they want us to make an even stronger Chess Prodgedy child" I explained "I've been trying to run for months. But there not going to let me go. I'm worth far to much to them"

"Why don't you run away?"

"You think I haven't tried benny? I'd do anything but return to Moscow"

"... Can you come to New york?" he asks

"what?"

"I drove here, you could come to new york with me?"

"How would it even work?"

"I'll sneak you out with me into my car and we'll head to my apartment in New York lay low for a while. Trust me they won't find you. and you can figure out from there" He explained

"why would you do that for me?"

"Because y/n. You're the smartest girl in the world. You're smarter then Me! trust me that's not something I say lightly. You're the best chess player in the world"

"Better then Borgov?"

"Borgov doesn't think as fast as you do." he smiled "And I can't sit and watch then destroy you. every time I see you, You get worse. Yes your better at chess but, its destroying you and I can't bare to watch it"

"Why do you care what happens to me?"

"Because I like you. You're smart. You're fucking Beautiful. And You're the best Chess Player I've met in my life" He explained squeezing my hand "So? Are you coming to New York?"

I smiled, It feeling strange to me like I would crack my face so long of not smiling that I could barely understand it. I moved forward and Pressed a gentle kiss to his lips he didn't kiss back but to be fair It lasted maybe a second before I pulled away again, He stared at me his mouth slightly open staring at my eyes I coughed a little out of nervousness and fixed my hair

"So Uhh... New York?"

"Right Yes!" He says almost waking himself out of a trance "New York, Uhh You're plane for Moscow leaves tomorrow?" He asks

"Six forty"

"Then, We leave tonight get a motel between here and new York to rest for the night head to my apartment tomorrow" He explained getting up to finish his packing

"Where will I stay?" I asked "In New York?"

"You can sleep in my living room"

"Thank you benny"

"Don't thank me yet, I don't even know how the hell I'm getting you out the hotel yet" He explained

"I know a way" I smiled going to my room luckily everything was already packed by my security so I brought all my stuff into his room "Do you have space for a couple of things in your bags?"

"Uhhh a few things yeah, why?" He asked so I got my big suitcase emptying it out stuffing his bags with the things and slowly moving and arranging myself in the bag zipping it up with a little gap for me to breath "What... the fuck..." he says "How... How the fuck did you do that!" He yelled

"Years Of Ballet Benny. I am insanely Flexible" I explained "Can you let me out? I can only zip it up from the inside not down from the inside"

"Ohh uhh yeah sure" He says unzipping it for me "That... that was amazing" he says "What was your mum a ballerina or something?" he laughs

"Close, Ice Skater"

"Ohh, so that's where your harsh icy personality comes from?" he laughs

"Really?"

"So I just zip you in a suitcase and walk out with you? wait can I even pick you up?"

"I'm not very heavy benny,"

"Aren't you?" He asks putting his hands on my hips and lifting me off the floor "Holy fuck you're lighter then my bag" he laughs "Right, Let me finish packing and I'll get the staff up to load my car for us" He explained,