Before Ben hits the sack, he takes a shower and when he is done he realizes something, there is only one bed in the room! "Oh well. I guess I will just have to sleep on the floor." He thinks to himself. He goes outside and gets his sleeping bag from his truck. Once back inside, he spreads his sleeping on the floor next to the bed, so if Gwen wakes up she will see him and not wonder where he is.
Ben quietly gets up and grabs a pillow from the bed, but he is not quiet enough…
"Ben?" she asks.
"Yes, Gwen?"
"I'm freezing, do you think you could turn the heat up anymore?" she asks.
"It's already as high as it can go, Gwen." He responds.
He looks at his cousin and sees that she is shaking real badly. Then he realizes that she probably doesn't feel real good because of the incident with the food and the fact that she hasn't eaten since.
"Gwen, do you need anything, I can get another sleeping bag and let you use it as a blanket?" he asks.
"That means you have to go outside again and let the cold in and I don't want to make you sick because your hair is still wet." She says.
"What do you want me to do then?" he asks. (Normally when people ask this question they are mad, but Ben asks it because he really wants to know what she wants him to do.)
Gwen unexpectedly pats the bed and tells him…
"You can sleep here, if you want and help keep me warm." She says with a smile.
Ben is at a loss for words, his cousin; Gwen actually asked him if he wants to sleep with her. Ben has never actually slept with a girl before and just the thought that that girl was his cousin made him blush. Gwen saw this and tells him…
"It's not like we are actually going to do anything, which would be gross. It's to keep each other warm." She says as she starts to blush at the thought of Ben in bed with her. Thankfully for her the light is behind her in the room so he can't see her blushing.
"I guess." He says as he lies down on the bed on the other side. Ben doesn't want Gwen to feel uncomfortable, so he tries to lie down as far away from her as possible.
"Ben?" she asks.
"Yes, Gwen?"
"We are never going to get warm with you all the way over there." She says.
"Gwen, I don't feel comfortable sleeping with you, you're my COUSIN for Christ sakes!" he says with a little firmer tone. He actually likes his cousin, but it feels kind of weird and makes him a little uncomfortable.
"Ben, I don't mind, it's not like we're a couple or anything like that." She says.
"I know, it just makes me feel a little weird inside that's all." He says.
Ben scoots closer to his cousin so they are barely touching. He lies on his back and tries to go to sleep, when he feels something. Gwen scoots closer to him and lays her head on his chest and drapes her arm over his chest. Ben is uneasy but he sees that Gwen is still shaking so he instinctively puts his arm around her and rubs her back through the blanket to try and warm her up.
"Thanks Ben." She says.
"If it makes you feel better, then its fine, I guess." He says to her.
Gwen falls asleep within a matter of minutes and Ben can't help but think how cute she looks while she sleeps. Ben thinks to himself "This is more comfortable and warmer than the floor." Then, he slowly doses off.
Gwen wakes up and can't sleep because she is still cold even though she is snuggled close to Ben. She has a hard time getting back to sleep and once she gets to sleep, she can't stay there very long. Gwen has a very restless night but manages to get to sleep by 4:00 am.
The next morning Ben wakes up and sees that Gwen is still snuggled close to him. It is around 7 am and they need to leave soon because the resort is another 2 days away. He gets up quietly and covers her back up and wraps her tight in the blanket to keep her warm. He looks out the window and sees that there is an additional 6 inches of snow on the ground. "Darn it!' He thinks to himself. Ben sits down to put his boots on…
"Ben, what's wrong?" Gwen asks as she starts to sit up in bed.
"There's more snow outside and I have to clear it off of the truck if we want to get out of here." He says to her.
He pauses in thought, which doesn't happen very often.
"Instead of shoveling, I could go alien and melt all of the snow around the truck" he suggests.
"It's still early for most people, so they won't see anything." Gwen says.
Ben rushes out the door and turns into Heat blast using is Omnitrix and rushes around the truck and melts the snow so they can get out. Ben loves the adrenaline rush he gets when he turns himself into an alien. When he is done melting the snow, he turns back into himself. He goes over to the door and knocks…
"Gwen, are you ready?" he asks.
"Yes, can you give me a hand?" she asks. Normally she wouldn't have needed help, but she is sick and weak.
Ben opens the door and sees that she is pale again and she looks like she hasn't had much sleep. He goes over to her and embraces her. He feels her hands and she is very cold. Ben takes his coat off and puts it over her shoulders and embraces her as they walk out the door. Ben opens the door on the truck and helps Gwen get in. He goes back inside the motel room and gets their things. He brings Gwen a blanket and says…
"Lets go and get something hot to drink, that might warm you up."
"That sounds like it would make me feel better." She says.
Ben drives around to the lobby of the motel and they have free coffee.
"Gwen, what do you want in your coffee?" he asks.
"Sugar and some cream would be nice." She says.
"Sugar and cream it is then." He says.
He goes inside and as he is getting the coffee, he sees that they have hand warmers for sale. "That would definitely warm Gwen up." He thinks to himself. Ben buys some hand warmers and puts them in his pocket. He takes the coffees back to the truck and hands Gwen hers as he gets in…
"Gwen, be careful the coffee is really hot." He says.
"Thanks Ben." She says and can't believe how nice Ben is being towards her.
"I have something else for you." He says while taking a sip of his coffee and takes out the hand warmers.
"These should help warm you up." He says with a smile on his face.
"Aww thanks Ben." She says leaning over and gives Ben a kiss on the cheek.
"…Your welcome." He says, his face blushing profusely.
Ben starts the truck and they get back on the highway. After a while, Gwen scoots over on the bench seat and rests her head on Ben's shoulder.
"Gwen, you should put your seat belton." He says as he puts his arm around her and continues to drive down the highway.
Gwen finds the seat belt and puts it on, she then puts her head back on Ben's shoulder and nods off. "Gwen must be really worn out, all she does is sleep." He thinks to himself.
"Gwen, Gwen…?" He asks her as he shakes her a bit.
"Hmmm…?" she replies as she wakes up.
"I'm going to stop; I think some food will make you feel better." He says.
"Ok, but I'll be fine, when did you become so caring anyways?" she asks him.
Ben pauses.
"Since you haven't been feeling well and I'm worried about you because you never get sick." He says.
"Ben, that's so sweet, thanks." She says as she gives him a hug. "Ben is never so nice to me." She thinks to herself.
"Ben, I love you." She says. She is jolted forward as Ben slams on the brakes. Thank goodness they were on a side street and there was no one behind them.
"What!?" Ben asks her.
Ben's reaction startles Gwen and she can't speak and doesn't want to speak because she fears it will make Ben mad.
In a softer tone, Ben says:" Gwen, I love you too." Ben has feelings for Gwen, but until now he was too afraid of what her reaction might be to tell her.
Ben and Gwen both get closer to each other as their lips meet for the first time. They remain there like that for what must've been a minute when they hear a car horn behind them. Ben breaks the kiss first and pulls to the side of the road.
"Gwen, I've had feelings for you for a long time and I wanted to say …pause… I love you so much Gwen, I have always loved you, I want to be with you, you make me feel so good inside whenever I am around you." He says.
"Wow, that went well, I never thought Ben actually loved me other than family of course." She thinks to herself.
Before Gwen can speak Ben asks her…
"Gwen, will you be my girlfr…" Before Ben can finish Gwen answers…
"Of course I will, Ben, I love you; I want to be with you." She says as she gives him a quick kiss on the lips. As she starts to pull away she feels Ben's hand on the back of her head and he deepens the kiss.
*****this seems to be a good place to stop*****
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