"What, really?" she turns to him sharply, concern knotting her eyebrows together. "Benson." She realizes she’s shifting into Mom Friend mode, but she can’t help but picture him living all alone. A wave of guilt washes over her as she thinks yet again about how long it had been since they'd spent time together.
You could move in with us.
The thought crosses her mind and she immediately colours. It somehow feels more intimate than anything else she’s thought or said tonight.
"...it's lonely, living in such a big space by yourself, isn't it?"
You could move in with us.
The thought crosses her mind and she immediately colours. It somehow feels more intimate than anything else she’s thought or said tonight.
"...it's lonely, living in such a big space by yourself, isn't it?"
He feels the concern digging into him. “Oh, I’m alright. I’m not at home most of the time~ Also it was about time we got separate spaces.”
“Really, I am okay.” He gives her hand a squeeze. “Thinking I can furnish it a little and have a bandito room.”
He lets them into his unit, sure enough it was a bit more sparse and also more tidy without EB’s things. It looked like Benson had already made it his own. He kicks his heels off by the door.
“Really, I am okay.” He gives her hand a squeeze. “Thinking I can furnish it a little and have a bandito room.”
He lets them into his unit, sure enough it was a bit more sparse and also more tidy without EB’s things. It looked like Benson had already made it his own. He kicks his heels off by the door.
"Well... ok." Bonnie reluctantly lets the point go with a soft exhale. She follows Benson’s lead in sliding off her shoes and setting them neatly by the door. She looks around, thinking about how much the space has changed over the course of her friendship with him. It felt cozy. Comfortably lived in.
“But you can come over, any time. Stay for as long as you need. ...Sleep in my bed with me.” As she says this, she becomes deeply interested in a stray thread on her sleeve, picking at it with a flushed face and averted eye contact. “I promise I won’t wake you up early.”
“But you can come over, any time. Stay for as long as you need. ...Sleep in my bed with me.” As she says this, she becomes deeply interested in a stray thread on her sleeve, picking at it with a flushed face and averted eye contact. “I promise I won’t wake you up early.”
Benson wanders over to his open kitchen and starts digging around. He shoots her a smug grin over the shoulder. Was this getting ahead of themselves. “As long as I need huh? I’ll keep that in mind.”
He turns his attention back and grabs a mint icecream for himself. It’s magic how much is crammed into his freezer. “What flavor icecream do you want? I have mint chocolate, dark chocolate, strawberry, cookies, and coconut….”
He turns his attention back and grabs a mint icecream for himself. It’s magic how much is crammed into his freezer. “What flavor icecream do you want? I have mint chocolate, dark chocolate, strawberry, cookies, and coconut….”
At his smug grin she looks away again. Rubs at her cheek for a second. Pinches the bridge of her nose. Ok, Bonnie, time to stop being so uncool...
Composure regained, she trails after him into the kitchen. “Wow, that is quite a selection.” She leans back against the kitchen counter, hands in her pockets. “Dark chocolate sounds great.”
Composure regained, she trails after him into the kitchen. “Wow, that is quite a selection.” She leans back against the kitchen counter, hands in her pockets. “Dark chocolate sounds great.”
Benson looks a bit embarrassed again. “Yeah I do shop for snacks a bit . . . impulsively.”
He scoops them each into a small glass bowl, not making eye contact as he thinks. “You also can stay for as long as you like or are able to, maybe we can get a movie in.”
He scoops them each into a small glass bowl, not making eye contact as he thinks. “You also can stay for as long as you like or are able to, maybe we can get a movie in.”
“I love it. It’s like having your own ice cream parlor,” she says with a smile, taking the offered bowl and spoon. “Thank you.”
“A movie sounds nice.” With a quick glance at the time, she guesses that Kip is fast asleep, and old Ms. Choi probably crashed out on her couch with the tv blaring at full volume. “You heard the babysitter. I have all night~” With a wink she scoops a bit of the ice cream into her mouth.
“A movie sounds nice.” With a quick glance at the time, she guesses that Kip is fast asleep, and old Ms. Choi probably crashed out on her couch with the tv blaring at full volume. “You heard the babysitter. I have all night~” With a wink she scoops a bit of the ice cream into her mouth.
Benson expertly packs the freezer back to it's tetris state in a happy rush. A bounce to his step where he almost loses his own bowl on the way to the living room. Settling in on the couch against Bonnie to browse for a film.
Icecream is enjoyed, little movie filming facts are snuck in throughout, and they get comfy cozy after their fun evening out.
Icecream is enjoyed, little movie filming facts are snuck in throughout, and they get comfy cozy after their fun evening out.
(it has been 3 hours. the movie is long over. bonnie’s arm is asleep but she Cannot move because ben’s sleeping face is too cute she would rather Suffer than wake him up.)
THE END that’s all folks~~~
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