Crazy Crazy [two] Million

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    Winnie, on the other hand, had absolutely no problem overanalyzing the hand-hold. Or, she did have a problem and she knew she shouldn’t do it, shouldn’t read too much into it, because this was barely a date and it was Avan she was talking about and as much as she adored the man, he wasn’t about to be the first one to hold hands. So clearly it was just a platonic thing. Yeah. Platonic… she thought, though then his hand shifted in hers slightly and the gentle sandpaper feeling of his callouses brushed across the palm of her hands and pleased goosebumps danced up her skin. F*ck… she thought, unsure if she was upset or not.


    “I dno’t think that makes you confused.” Winnie defended after a moment, sliding into the table across from him, looking at their hands for just a second before letting go, sliding into the table instead. Once he sat, though, she subtly- or at least her attempt at subtlty- reached over the table and let her hand rest on top of his, her pinkie finger tangling with his. “I just think that makes you a good friend. You were protective of Dee when she needed it and tough on Bennett when he did, but now that they stopped being *ssed about the whole thing, you’re supportive again. It’s exactly what I would have done if I’d been here.” she announced, pleased grin across her face. “It’s like you read my mind.” she finished with a giggle.


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    “I was- umf-“ Bennett grumbled, lurching after her when she pulled away, rolling against the wall for just a second before pinning her back in her place, looking down at her with a wide grin and his long quaffed hair already falling into his eyes from the interference of her fingers. “I was going for chivalrous,” he breathed before smirking and leaning down again, stealing a hungry kiss before pulling away just a moment later and quickly yanking off his shirt, the movement completely lacking any sort of grace or presentation, but it was fast and that was honestly what he was going for.


    “I’ve gotten buffer since we last made out, don’t you think?” he asked after a moment, tearing his mouth from where it had landed on hers once again for some more desperate and maybe just a little-bit-sloppy kissing, though he wasn’t about to regret any of it. “I definitely have. You should feel all my muscles…” he finished with a teasing smirk before returning his mouth to hers, his hands finding hers a second later so that he could guide them up to his chest, too impatient to even wait for her to figure it out herself. “And its your turn next. Take off the shirt.” he ifnsihed with a smirk.

    wanna skip for those two bc eating is boring? :-)


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    Delaney giggled softly against his lips, her hands not hesitating to reach out and touch his skin. She bit her lip, hands wandering over his chest and up to his shoulders and down his back slowly. She loved his warmth and his firm muscles beneath her fingers. she glanced up at him, her eyes dark with desire as she gently leaned forward and kissed over his collarbone. At his request, she lifted an eyebrow.


    “My shirt now?” she asked, smirking playfully. “Why would you want me to do that? I don’t have anything on underneath it. Is that why?” she teased, leaning back against the door to show off her torso to him just slightly. The brunette’s hands slowly left his body and toted with the end up the tanktop, showing more and more if her flat belly.

    “You’re not…” Bennett whispered, his mouth suddenly incredibly dry as he just stared at her, his hand offering her no resistance as she guided it to his stomach. After just gaping at her for a few long seconds, because holy f*ck that was just not fair of her, he realized he was being an idiot and he let out a little growl, pushing her back against the wall when he realized she’d come free. “You’re a f*cking tease, Delaney.” he breathed as he looked down at her, his blue eyes nearing black with desire before he let his mouth fall to her neck, not even bothering with kisses as he started to nibble over her skin.


    “What were you going to do if I didn’t show up?” he breathed after a moment, only pulling his lips a hair away from her skin in order to speak, his hands continuing to nudge her shirt up. He didn’t need any more of her help with that, he wasn’t an absolutely idiot. “Were you going to strut around the entire building like this? Showing off your hot body to everyone? OR did you dress like this only for me?” he finished, not really having a problem with either option. As long as everyone else knew that he’d absolutely break their hand if they looked at her for too long. But he was pretty sure they got the idea.


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    “Wow. That was… Those were so much bigger than I remember.” Winnie half-grumbled, half-giggled as she slipped out of Avan’s car and back towards the school, a grin across her face. “I mean… First of all, there were like six pancakes. In what world is six pancakes a short stack? And they were all like an inch thick! God, I feel like I’m pregnant. I ate too much…” she whined playfully before looking over at him and smirking, leaning against the side of the car as she waited for him to come around so she could walk back with him. “And you know that for me to say that, I really did.” she added with a huff.


    After a moment of walking by his side, she looked down at his hand and, with a little grin, because she could do this now, she reached over and tangled her fingers with his, pretending like it wasn’t a big deal, not even looking bath I’m as she did it. It was a big deal, though. At least to her. Because they just had an absolutely amazing date. Winnie and Avan, Avan and Winnie. They weren’t incompatible, not at all. And he didn’t just want to screw around with her. I actually really like him… she thought, not or the first time that night, though she knew she’d moved past a crush at this point. She looked up at him with a dreamy little smile across her face, though her cheeks turned bright red when she saw him looking down at him expectantly.


    “What? I, uh… I was distracted. Sorry. I didn’t hear you…” she mumbled, face turning absolutely tomato red. Because she’d been so distracted by him that she couldn’t even hear what he’d said. Wow… she thought, though she had a grin across her face all the same just a moment later.

    Delaney smirked, giving a hald-moan-half-giggle when he pressed her back against the door. She tilted her headback as he started to kiss down her neck, though her attention was more focused on his creeping ha ds on her belly. She was tired of the teasing. She ached for his touch too much. The brunette bit her lip at his words, smirking a moment later.


    “This was for you. I’vebeen doing itevery morning since the ither day, hoping you’d drop by...” she asmitted. She wasn’t all that embarrassed honestly. She wanted him to know how much she wanted him, desired him, thought of him. “This isn’t even my cutest set...” she murmured, glancing diwn at her pajama shorts and tank-top.


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    Avan laughed, his hands rubbing his protruding belly happily. He hummed, glancing over at her asshe spoke about the pancakes. He chuckled at her, eyes amused as they left the restaurant and headed to his truck. Only when he felt her gand did he ahift skightly. He bit his lip to hide the massive grin, then gently squeezed her hand.


    “Well, you still killed that shortstack. Even I was having touble, and we usually can eat tge same amount. I must say, I’m very proud...” he murmured, slowling as they neared the passenger door. They stopped altogether and he smiled down at her, blushing only sligtly when she caught him looking. “I didn’t say anything. I was thinking about how much fun I had and how your lios probably taste like syrup, but I didn’t sayanything...” he teased, eyes playful.

    “F*ck…” was all Bennett could really think to say in response to that, but he thought it captured his feelings quite well. As in, f*ck you for teasing, f*ck me for being so weak, lets f*ck because you’re hot as sh*t… thought he wasn’t about to say that out loud. Yet. He was determined to wait at least another fifteen seconds before he sprung the suggestion on her because, dammit, he was going to make her wait. He was stronger than a few inches of perfectly toned stomach and a cute pajama set. Maybe.


    “Then I guess I’ll have to keep coming back in the mornings. Make sure that I appreciate all this work that you’ve been putting in for me, hm?” he breathed after a second, giving her neck one last kiss before pulling away, because he was going to tease her back, dammit. Dammit, dammit, dammit, he was totally losing his will to her, and he couldn’t even find it in himself to be upset. But, no, he pulled away and he slipped his finger back down from where it had climbed underneath her tank top, instead just using his fingers to trace over the sliver of skin that was exposed even after he’d let the top flutter back down. “I wouldn’t want you to think that I’m ungrateful…” he added, already noticing the dark and almost desperate look in her eyes, a brief moment of relief washing over him. At least I’m not the only one who’s impatient….


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    “Thank you. Your praise means a lot to me…” Winnie snipped back, looking up at him for just a moment before blushing even more and turning her eyes to the ground, her cheeks flaming hot. Because she was still that idiot who was too distracted daydreaming about her man- my man?- that she’d missed entirely what he’d said. Embarrassing? Yeah. Totally worth it? Absolutely. And even though she’d make the exact same mistake again if she could go back and redo everything, because thinking about them together was some sort of dangerous drug to her, but he was definitely making her work for it. Because the jerk still hadn’t repeated what he’d said.


    At his words, though, she let out a little breath of relief, turning her eyes to him with a snarky smile to tell him off for making her sweat. But then he teased her, letting that last little phrase slip so easily from his lips, and her eyes widened to the size of saucers. Because Avan, flirting? It was so rare, and yet absolutely fantastic. “Hm. I don’t know…” she muttered after a moment, looking down at their interlocked hands for a moment, steeling her nerves, because he wanted to kiss her, he was going to kiss her if she let him, and she was absolutely going to let him. With that, though, she turned back up to him, smirk in place, hoping her eyes didn’t reveal how excited she was at even the barest hint of a kiss.


    “I must have gotten used to the taste by now. I can’t taste a thing. Guess you’re going to have to figure it out for yourself…” she finished at the end, a smug smirk across her face when she saw his reaction. Heck yeah, I am the best… she thought, not-so-subtly leaning back against the side of his truck, waiting for him to make his move.

    Even as his fingers trailed away from their creeping up her body, Delaney relished the soft touch of his tips against the revealed sliver of skin. Her eyes by now were burning dark with desire, locked with his as he spoke. She smirked ever so slightly, her ha ds gently reaching out to trail up his arms slowly. She gave a soft laugh, then lifted an eyebrow at him.


    “You know what makes me think you’re ungrateful?” she asked, voice a playful quip. She paused for a moment, then wiggled from his grasp and twirled over to her bed. “The fact that you haven’t gotten me in bed yet. I mean, you’vebeen in her cor ten minutes. Normally you’re a bed guy...” she murmured. She didn’t dare sit on the bed, though, because that was his favorite job. He tossed her, but it was still the same in her eyes.


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    “Guess so,” Avan murmured with a pleased grin. He chuckled softly, watching with a smile as she leaned back against his truck. At that moment, she was the picture of perfection. They both had their work clothes on, but somehow she managed to make jeans, a paint-stained t-shirt and workboots look couture. The boy just stared for a long moment, admiring the beauty before him, then he slowly leaned in.


    When their lips finally connected, he gave a slight murmur. He closed his eyes and his hand moved to gently cup her face. He wanted the kiss to be sweet and soft, especially since they were classifyibg this as their first date. But, as he was pulling away, he elt his tongue tease over her lip lightly, tasting the syrup there. He nodded lightky, a grin on his lips. “Just like syrup.”

    “I wouldn’t say it was ten… ten minutes…” Bennett responded, though his voice was soft and distracted and pretty much wrecked as he watched her move away from him, his eyes jumping from her rear to her swinging hips to the golden flash of her hair as she turned around to the way her lips were pursed in a soft little pout as she stood there by the bed. God, I’m so f*cked… he thought as he tried to walk over to her smoothly, though it really ended up looking more like a flustered stumble. “Maybe I’m just trying to be chivalrous?” he breathed when he finally caught back up to her, his hands hovering an inch from her hips, his nose perfectly slotting besides hers once again, though he still didn’t kiss her, he still didn’t touch there. He just waited there for a long second, waiting for his mind to catch up to the games she was playing.


    He was broken from his patience, though, when he heard her little whine, his eyes flying open and landing on hers. His lips curled into a little smirk at that, and suddenly he realized what an idiot he was, how much time he was waisting, and he reached forward and yanked her close to him, his resolve to wait absolutely gone. “I see you not getting on that bed without my permission…” he breathed after a second, his voice husky and deep as he looked down at her. He smirked and kissed her again, tugging at her lower lip for a moment as he pulled away before letting it go with a snap, and then just looking down at her and smirking again. “I knew you liked it when I threw you.” he added before doing exactly that, lifting her up effortlessly, because after all that yard work he’d been banished to for the past two weeks, he actually was stronger.


    He threw her on the bed and stood at the side for a moment, just watching as she settled down into the sheets, but then he was after her, a wide smirk across his face as he crawled up and to her over the mattress. “Let me show you just how grateful I am…” he finished softly, his lips already landing on her stomach, kissing up her chest as he used his nose to get her tanktop out of the way. Not that they’d be needing that anymore.



    -fade out for these guys? would you mind starting up again whenever they finish?-


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    Winnie’s eyes stayed closed for a few moments after he pulled away, her heart basically still in her chest. At his words, her eyes slowly blinked open and she looked at him, her blush increasing when she saw his gentle rosiness, but he was giving her that smile of his, that was somehow so cocky and confident and just adorable at the same time that it did things to her, and she was pretty sure her knees were going weak. “Yeah…” she whispered softly, looking at him for a moment before reaching out and taking his hand and yanking him back to her, letting her lips fall on his again. Her hands came up to cup his face after just a moment, her body resting in between the truck and his gentle hold, and she let out a happy murmur as she kissed him again, because she was in heaven.

    I don't think they should go all the way, and I don't think they have, either. I think they've gotten pretty freaking close (after their whole reunion at the project the other day or whatever, you know?) but I kinda want their first time together to be something special ;)

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    “I don’t care if we’re late. We have time for one more kiss…” Bennett grumbled, looking over his shoulder at where a still-incredibly-sexy-but-maybe-slightly-flustered Delaney was getting changed after their little morning greeting went a little bit longer than anticipated. He watched for a moment as she moved- not being creepy, at least he hoped, but instead admiring as the sunlight hit her tan shoulder, showing off the toned muscles that lay there from hard word, and the freckles she’d earned from hours in the sun. He let out a playful wolf whistle, not even bothering with his clothes anymore- they had more time than she made it seem, he knew she was overreacting a little bit- and instead just turned around, jeans unbuttoned and unzipped, watching as she finished.


    “You know, you are sexy as all h*ll.” he announced after a second, looking her over slowly, his eyes not missing a single detail about her as she turned around. “Everything about you. Hollywood’s got nobody ike you, and it’s a real d*mn shame.’ he finished with a smug little smirk, because yeah, there was nobody like her in Hollywood, and so when he found the one and only, she was his. But his eyes also held a genuine affection that wasn’t exactly unspoken between them, but felt dangerous and forbidden. Because they were finally in a good place, they were f*cking around, they had together time. No need to ruin that all again with feelings.


    “Come on, princess. One more kiss before you leave me here to finish cleaning myself up…” he purred after a moment, looking at her with a grin and puckering his lips. “I think I deserve it. After all, I was pretty great just now, hm? And don’t tell me you don’t agree. You were calling out my names in all kinds of way back there…” he finished with a teasing smirk, wishing that he could have made her yell like he knew he could, but also knowing that was incredibly irresponsible while they were still in this school, surrounded by all the other people they worked with. And her father…


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    Winnie's eyes stayed closed for a few moments after he pulled away, her heart basically still in her chest. At his words, her eyes slowly blinked open and she looked at him, her blush increasing when she saw his gentle rosiness, but he was giving her that smile of his, that was somehow so cocky and confident and just adorable at the same time that it did things to her, and she was pretty sure her knees were going weak. “Yeah…” she whispered softly, looking at him for a moment before reaching out and taking his hand and yanking him back to her, letting her lips fall on his again. Her hands came up to cup his face after just a moment, her body resting in between the truck and his gentle hold, and she let out a happy murmur as she kissed him again, because she was in heaven.

    Delaney shuffled into her undergarments, then grabbed a pair of jeans. She wiggled into them, rolling her eyes when she heard Bennett’s words. The brunette glanced over her shoulder, knowing she looked hot in the tight jeans and the white bra she wore, her hair wild and eyes dark. She turned conpletely around, eyes running over his exposed chest slowly, a hum escaping her. He was so, so tempting.


    “One kiss...” she mused, rolling her eyes as she buttoned her pamts. The blonde tan her fingers through her hair, then blushed softly at his words. She walked over slowly, stopping in front of him. “Of course I was calling out your name. Whatever you were doing, that was incredible. You’ve never done that before...” she murmured, her hands tangling around his neck slowly. She pressed her chest to his slowly, feeling his warm skin against hers. “Just one kiss, baby?” she asked, smirking.


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    Avan smiled softly, giving a soft chuckle when her hands grabbed his face. He happily followed her pulling and his lips fell against her slowly. He lenaed into her a bit more, pressing her back against his rusted truck. His hands held her hips gently, his eyes fluttering shut. Her lips were so soft, like silk or sweet, smooth dark chocolate. He couldn’t get enough.


    After a moment, his teeth gently nipped her bottom lip. He pulled away gently, tugging her lip with him, a smile on his lips. He let her lip go, then gently kissed her bottom lip. His eyes flickered open and he gently started to kiss along her jaw.

    “Well now that I know you like it, I think I’m going to do it again. Maybe take you somewhere where you can really scream…” he breathed, watching as she sauntered over, licking his lips slowly when he realized that his mouth had gone completely dry. Not surprising, she’s sexy as f*ck… he thought, hands reaching out only after she’d stopped right in front of him, his fingers gently touching her waist before he drew her even closer to him. “Where you can be as loud as you f*cking want and there will only be me there to hear you. Unless, of course, you like the idea of other people knowing what we’re doing…” he breathed teasingly before leaning down and pecking her lips playfully, not giving her a chance to respond to that.


    “Oh, d*mn.” he grumbled teasingly as he pulled away, hands still on her hips, a smirk across his face. “I guess I just f*cked up our kiss. Guess we need to have a second…” he muttered teasingly, looking at her with a grin, his fingers slowly wiggling their way into the back pockets of her jeans, though he just gave a little whimper of appreciation when he realized just how tight the pants were. “And you’re not working in these pants, are you? Because they’re sexy as f*ck. I can’t have you going around looking like this. Other men are going to try and seduce you.” he whined with a little pout, looking at her with playfully big doe eyes. “You can’t look this sexy.”


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    Winnie gave a happy little trill through the kisses when she felt him pressing into her, his weight settling against her comfortably, pressing her against the old truck in a way that wasn’t sexual, at least not this time around, but protective and cute. She kissed him harder, not willing to break her lips from his to tell him that she liked him against her like that, but hoping he’d get it from the kiss. It was only a few seconds later when his hands were on her hips, and she gave a soft sigh as she felt his warmth through her shirt, losing herself even more to the kiss. She couldn’t think of anything besides him and the touch, and it was exactly as she liked it.


    When he pulled away, she almost gave a little whine, but then he was smiling at her with that smile of his and she just gave a dopey, happy grin as she looked up at him, his next motion taking her completely by surprise as he moved onto her jaw. She let out another little breath, melting against the car and his hold completely, and it was only when she felt the vibrating of her phone and heard the soft tinkling of it’s alarm that she remembered what they were doing. “Wait. Wait, Avan… Mhm.” she said, hands reaching up for his arms, though she was distracted at the end when his lips reached a sensitive spot on her neck, and she couldn’t help but let out a happy little mutter.

    Delaney gave a soft gifgle, but before she could respond, his lips were on hers. She laughed softly, then looked up at him. Her eyes sparkled softly, humming as his hands trailed into her back pockets. She loved the feel of his hands on her, especially when he got possessive and gave little touches to let her know she was completely his. The blonde smirked at his words and then leaned up so her lips were by his ear.


    “Of course I’m going to wear them. I have to keep your attention somehow, hm?” she teased. “Plus, this way I can get you all worked up and protective. When we get back, you’ll be all ready to go...” she teased, gently kissing his earlobe. “Doesn’tmy butt look good in them?” she replied with a cheeky grin, giving her hips a little wiggle.


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    Avan heard her soft words, but the moment he heard her murmur he ignored them. That sound was incredible coming from her lips. She sounded so content, happy, blissful. The man kissed the spot a few more times, nipping it once, then pulled away to look at her. He reached his hand to her back pcoket and slowly pulled her phone out, the alarm still sounding. He handed it to her, eyes shimmering.


    “We have to go?” he asked softly, biting his lip. He was obviously disappointed. He just wanted to spend the day with her. “Can’t we stay here? Pretend we forgot?” he asked with a playful smile.

    “You already have my attention.” Bennett assured the moment he heard her argument, a little shiver rushing through his body as her breath danced over his ear, her teeth just a hair away from her earlobe. Tease… he thought, finding that he was already starting to get excited again, though he also knew that he wouldn’t want to be in any other place besides right here with her. Even if she did give him incredibly inconvienent b*ners pretty much all the time. “No need to wear the pants.” he added, though this time his voice had almost a pouty quality to it, his hands tucked in her pockets dragging her a bit closer, as if he already had to prove to someone that she was taken.


    After a moment, he looked down at her, his eyes dark and protective and hungry and excited all at the same time. “You’re testing me, sexy…” he breathed as he looked at her, a little grumble escaping him as he pulled his hands from her pockets, leading her in a little twirl, not about to give up her invitation to check her out. He gave an appreciative growl when he saw her little wiggle as he spun her, a million and one things he wanted to do to her flashing through his head, before he finished the spin and looked down at her with a smirk. “You’re doing this on purpose, hm? Trying to get other men to check you out. Do you want me to get kicked out of the site for beating some other guy up?” he challenged teasing.


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    Winnie knew that they had to leave. She knew, and even if she forgot, the periodic vibrating of her phone on her butt would have reminded her. But every time she opened her mouth to say something, his lips did something else, found some other way to dance over her body and cause her skin to stand on end with pleasure, and she let herself go quiet for a few more seconds. She felt like she was practically a puddle in his arms by this point, resting weakly against the car as she just let him kiss her, again and again, enjoying absolutely every touch as she tried not to say something she’d regret. It was at the nip, though, that she gave a little gasp, her eyes flying open with surprise and delight, her cheeks bringing red as she caught his eyes.


    “I, uh..” she whispered, taking a few seconds to gather herself and her thoughts as she looked at him, her eyes glancing over at her still-buzzing phone for a long moment before she looked back at him and blushed even more, because he’d just taken her phone from her back pocket, which means that even without trying, he’d felt her up, a little bit. “We have to go…” she repeated before looking up at him and grinning a little bit when she saw his smile, though she felt like she was dying on the inside. I’m in love wit that smile… she thought, losing her thoughts again before remembering his question, considering for just a moment, and nodding. “Fine. yEs. But just this once. I already skipped town for a few weeks, I don’t exactly have sick days to burn through.” she breathed though she was smiling in absolute delight as she looked at him.

    Delaney smirked softly, giggling at his words. She gave a little shrug, her hands trailing over his chest now. “Maybe. I kind of just like when I turn around and you’re looking at me like you can’t wait to get me alone. That’s all I want, sexy...” The blonde leaned into his body, eyes darkening. “It makes the day that much more exciting, and the prospect of getting back here to be with you even more appealing...” she breathed, biting her lip.


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    Avan’s eyes brightened. “Really? We can skip? Are you serious? Because if you are, I have so much we can do...” he murmured, grinnig.

    “So you mean every time you turn around?” he challenged back with a little laugh, though the chuckle was a little strained as he tried not to focus on the way her fingers were running over his chest, though he only ended up successfully focusing on juts that. “Because I can’t help myself. Every time I see that cute little *ss of yours swinging around, I just have to look. And make sure that no other guys are looking at you the way I’m looking at you.’ he added, smirk across his face. “I can’t have them fantasizing over what they should know is mine.” he finished with a deep growl, the one he knew she liked quite a bit, even if she refused to admit it.


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    “Yeah.” Winnie repeated, her heart missing a few beats when she caught sight of his smile, which was somehow even cuter than the one he had given her seconds before, which honestly wasn’t even fair at all. She already was completely helpless to his smile, it wasn’t fair for it to get even cuter, even more effective. She looked at him for another second before pecking his lips playfully and nodding again, resting back against the door of the truck, humming with excitement because he was humming with excitement. And because I am way too into this guy… she thought, though she found that she couldn’t regret that in the slightest.


    “Yeah. Let’s skip. Let’s be rebels and teenagers and have fun.” she breathed, looking up at him with a widening grin across her face, though she killed it after a second and narrowed her eyes at him teasingly. “But if you tell Delaney that we were together, we’re never doing this again. Or anyone, really, because then it will get back to Delaney. And I don’t need it to get back to her.” she finished with a teasing huff before looking down at his hand and slowly, sheepishly linking her pinkie with his. “She’s just going to ask too many questions that I don’t want to answer.” she finished under her breath before looking at him and raising an yebeorw. “You already have plans?” she asked with a hopeful yet teasing smile.

    Avan beamed excitedly, nodding to all of her precautions and warnings as if he already knew the terms and conditions of this secret adventure. “Of course I already have plans. Well, sort of. How does the river sound? I know this awesome path and a little beach a bunch of people hang around. Then maybe lunch and ice cream?”

    “The river?” Winnie asked, trying not to blush even more, because she knew it was crazy to read into what he was suggesting, because he had that happy, proud Avan smile across his face and it wasn’t even suggestive at all. As it should be, because she doubted he knew. But the river… It was pretty much the most romantic place around the site. At least in her opinion, and in the opinion of a few other women in the group as well. After all, Jane had gotten engaged right there just the other week. Shake it off, Win, he doesn’t care. Or it’s not that he doesn’t care, he just doesn’t know.. she thought before looking at the face he was making and just smiling again.


    “That sounds amazing.” she breathed, looking at him for a long moment before giggling and stealing one more final kiss from his lips, pulling away before too long, knowing exactly how dangerous getting lost in the touch could be. After all, she’d been a little too distracted forty five seconds ago, and here she’d already been convinced to just ditch work altogether. There was no telling how many more irresponsible decisions she would make if he asked her while his lips were against hers. “But can we go to Saturday Sundae’s for ice cream? They have the best non-dairy options.” she asked with a hopeful little smile, looking at him with a grin. “So good that I bet you could even taste some of it and you wouldn’t want to vomit?” she finished with a teasing little smile.


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    “I knew it.” Leander hissed, trying to hide the delighted smirk across his face as he subtly scanned around the kitchen again, not wanting to reveal his friends, though he let the wicked smile stretch across his face when he finally turned back to his phone. “None of them are here.” he announced, looking at the very, very handsome, in his opinion, boy on the screen. A certain boyfriend of his with pretty green eyes and a smirk that made him a little too melty inside to be dignified of a man his age and size. “I knew it.” he added again.


    “They’re f*cking. All of them. Bennett and Delaney especially. And, I mean, it’s about time, but they could have at least told me they’d gotten back together. Especially since I was playing wingman pretty much the whole time. I mean, come on. D’s late to breakfast. She’s never late to breakfast…” he said before looking around and giving a little grin. “And Winnie and Avan are gone too. Which is just… God, I need you to meet these guys again so you really know what I’m talking about.” he muttered after a second, looking back to his boyfriend with a blush, because was that too much? Suggesting that he get friendly with his friends? “Avan and Winnie are just the cutest couple in the entire world.” he finished softly. “But if Delaney heard me say that she’d get really angry, so keep it on the DL.” he finished with a grin.

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    Bennett paused in the hallway of the motel- the new home for the full-time building crew during the last week of their project, since the school where they had been staying before needed to be cleaned before it was used as a middle school one again- though he knew it wasn’t like he could actually sneak around here. Although it was nice to be in a hotel, even one as crappy as this place where they were staying, that was the problem. There was zero privacy whatsoever, which became sort of an issue when someone was hypothetically trying to sneak around and sleep with the daughter of the guy who was running the whole gig and, effectively, the baby girl of the entire project. Yeah, even though he knew a whole bunch of the older folk were actually rooting for him in his chase of the girl- which was a new experience for him, make no mistake- if they found out that he was sleeping with her already, he was one hundred percent positive he’d be hung from the roof by his b*lls. And he happened to like those, thank you very much.


    But he continued his quest towards Delaney’s room, partially because he was starting to lose feeling in his hand from the freezing lemonade he brought her, like always, and partially because she was hot and he was finally ready to admit to himself that he liked her a lot, and he sorta wanted to see her. As soon as he made it to the room, he swiped himself in using the key that she had boldly gifted to him and ducked inside, only then allowing himself to msirk- he made it another day without being caught. His smugness only lasted for a second, though, before he turned around and crept through the room, smiling softly (and al little bit like a lovestruck idiot) as he saw that the girl, his girl, was still asleep on the bed, looking everything like a princess, at least to him. The movies would have probably cut out on some of the drooling, but he thought it was cute.


    “Delaney….” he cooed after a moment, unable to sneak away when she looked so ridiculous and cute at the same damn time. “Dee, baby… you’re drooling…” he added after another second, bolding sneaking in the nickname that she said she “hated” and was “only okay when Leander used it”. Leander my *ss… he thought with a teasing little pout, though then she started moving and his joking jealousy was long forgotten, because she was much more important to him. That’s how he knew she was different- he was willing to put aside his jealousy for this girl. And that was not a common feat.

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    Delaney knew Bennett was coming by eventually, but sleep was too tempting. The day before she had spent all morning shovelling gravel into a drainage ditch so her body was exhausted from labor and the heat. She had intended to wake up at nine to meet him at the door, but she slapped her alarm clock off as soon as she heard it sound. The blonde sinply rolled over and curled back up into a cozy ball to get more rest.


    But now, here he was. She stirred just a bit when the door opened and closed, but her eyes remained closed. She didn’t want to grt up just yet. When she heard his voice, a small smile creeped over her face. She gave a low hum, perhaps even a sleepy moan, then slowly blinked her eyes open to peer up at him. She had her favorite striped pajama set on, one he liked too because of the bumblebees scattered over the shorts and tank top. The blankets were strewn around sloppily, but somehow she was still warm and happy in her sheets. Delaney closed her eyes briefly after looking at him, then gently rubbed the spot behind her, inviting him in.


    “Come snuggle,” she hummed. “Or do something. Feel me up if you want, just get over here...” she hummed. She kicked the covers back to give her an excuse to snuggle him even though the room was not very cold, then shivered playfully. “I’m cold. Please?”

    Bennett watched her shuffle around with a little smirk across his face, though it quickly faded to a smile when the blankets moved away from her body just enough so that he caught a glimpse of the clothes underneath. “I love those pajamas…” he muttered softly when he realized she was awake, shooting her a little grin. He moved towards the bed before remembering the lemonade in his hands and practically whipped around, jogging it towards the refrigerator, and then immediately moving back to the bed to be with her. He slipped off his shoes and then crawled behind her in the bed, wrapping his arm around her happily and closing his eyes, burying his nose in her neck happily.


    “Cop a feel? What, you think you have to bribe me to get into bed with you?” he asked after a second, teasingly indignant as he pushed up to a half-seated position, staring down at her for a second before snorting. “Yeah, right. You know you have me wrapped around your little finger. As if I could say no to you…” he added with a huff, void much more mumbly this time around as he settled back behind her, curling around her once again. “How are you cold?” he continued after another second or two of silence, too awake to fully rest back with her, and too hyperactive to bear the silence. “It’s like twelve million degrees in here. And you’re under like a mound of blankets. You’re a liar. You just wanted me to snuggle you.” he finished with a teasingly pouty huff.