He starts kissing my cheeks. I pull away a bit.
Ben looks at me and his grin fades a bit. "What's wrong?"
I look down at the floor. "I just don't understand. I really thought you'd be mad if I tried to kiss you."
"Did you πΈπ’π―π΅ me to be mad?" he asks.
I quickly turn back to look at him. "What?! No, of course n-"
I stop short. Ben has lowered his face to my neck. I can feel his breath. "..Ben?"
He starts to kiss my neck. Every kiss is gentle and light. I squirm.
"Are you sure?" he stops and asks.
"Yes," I say in almost a whisper.
Suddenly, I feel a bit of a sharp pain in my neck.
"Ow." I go to touch the spot that hurts but all that I touch is Ben's head. "Ben? What're you doing?"
He doesn't answer and we sit for a minute.
Not actually having to use the bathroom, I tell him, "Um... I'm going to go use the restroom."
I try to get up but his grip on me is too tight.
"What's wrong?" I ask him.
"I'm not sure. I think I just got really happy because I thought you actually liked me back. But now, I'm not so sure you do..."
I chuckle a little bit and he looks up at me.
"Are you crazy? Of course I like you. Why else would I get so nervous whenever you're close to me or whenever you hold me?"
He hugs me tighter than ever.
"B-Ben... I can't breathe."
Letting go a bit, he laughs. "I thought you were messing with me somehow."
"No I wasn't haha. I just couldn't figure out how to get my feelings across."
We talk for a bit more and then go to sleep.