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

Part 15 Gone Shopping

I Gently woke up stretching my arms up noticing I was cold and the covers tucked around me tighter than usual, I moved sitting up fixing my hair where some of it had fallen from my bun into my eye. I noticed the bed was empty. I shrugged. Maybe he got up early today so I got up fixing my little nightie as I walked out across the apartment noticing it was cold, Quiet and Empty upon first glance "Benny?" I asked into the room but no response. I wondered out towards the kitchen "Benny?" I asked again slightly louder but still nothing I noticed a little note on the chess board on the dining table

'Gone Shopping,

Back soon Honey Bunny.

Benny x'

I smiled going for a shower and washing my hair wrapping myself up in the towels as I tidied up the apartment, I smiled going and putting one of the few dust covered records he had on letting the sweet music gently play listening to the sweet tunes as I cleaned, I dug in my bag for one of my dresses seeing one of my little bottles of Pills spill out and onto the floor seeing the rainbow of coloured pills I ignored it and stuffed them back into the bottle hiding them away again, I don't know why I felt the need to hide them in all honesty, I mean benny see's me take them everyday? I don't want to worry him is all. I dried off my hair and put it back up in my usual tight bun as I did I saw benny's flowery robe he often slips on of a morning or when he can't be brother to actually get dressed I slipped it down from the door and over my shoulders it swamping my much smaller body in the little towel but it was another to keep away the chill as I went to go make myself an apple juice and some eggs for breakfast. As I stood setting up the kitchen to cook the door opened revealing benny with groceries

"Ohh hey you, You're up then" he laughs

"You could have woke me"

"Well I didn't you where sleeping so soundly I didn't want to wake you up" He says locking up the door and putting the shopping on the side "wha- what are you wearing?"

"Don't I look pretty?" I asked

"You look beautiful" he smiled wrapping his arms around me tightly nuzzling into my neck giving my skin there a kiss "You should be like this every morning"

"What? In a towel?"

"In a towel, in my clothes, your hair up in a cute bun, no make up on... I don't know. You just look... happy" He says kissing my cheek "Ohh I picked up some extra stuff because we are having a fancy night

"A Fancy night?"

"Like... a date but. Since you can't leave the house it'll just be the two of us a little at home date night"

"Sounds lovely benny" I smiled giving him a kiss "Now I should get dressed I still need to do my poses"

"Yes! I hoped you'd wait till I was home to do them..." He smiled "Can't you do them in the towel? Or better yet... without the towel"

"Don't push your luck benny" I laughed going to the bedroom.