Chapter 2
"Uhhh! Niles, why did we even have to drive this ridiculous thing?" CC complained.
"Becuase, Miss Babcock, how would it look if I flew down there? I don't want the guys to think that they were right, and the only way I could get to Illinois would be to get money from Mr. Sheffield." Niles sighed. Their rent-a-car did suck, and the only reason why they hadn't flown was exactly as he'd told her because he was worried about the guys thinking poorly of him.
"So, Benson, if we're going to be in this car together for 12 hours, why don't we start to get to know eachother better, hm?" She asked.
"We've known eachother for 20 plus years, what don't we know?" He asked, confused.
"Well, I didn't know you were in a band." She gave, "Why don't you tell me that story?"
He sighed, and told her the story, and all the reasons why she needed to come along with him. She responded to his whole speech by saying, "Since when do you care about what others think about you?"
He really didn't have an answer to that question. "I don't know, honestly. I......... I don't know." After the sentence was finished, his mood changed, and CC noticed it. Why are his knuckles turning white from gripping the steering wheel? She wondered.
"Niles?" She asked quietly.
"What!?" He snapped, then quickly covered, "I'm sorry. What did you want?" He took a few deep breaths.
"What happened?" She quietly replied with concern. "What is it that made you care what others think of you?"
"Her name was Helen." He replied, then looked over to see if she was listening- she was. "She was the love of my life." He smirked a little. "We met just a few years before you came, I bumped my cart into hers in the market, and we got to talking. I asked her out, and she said yes." He smiled a half-smile.
"What happened?"
"Six months worth of dates later, and I thought it was time to propose. I loved her, and I wanted to marry her. Oh, I was so excited. I thought I'd never find anyone who'd love me. Anyway-"
"-What made you think that?" She interrupted.
"What? That I loved her and wanted to marry her I-"
"-No, that no one would ever love you."
"I......" I can't believe I'm going to tell Babcock this, of all people. "I thought no one would ever love a butler."
"That's absurd! What idiot of a woman would not love you just because your a butler?" She replied.
"Uh....... You?" He said.
Oh my...... He's right! I'm the cold hearted brat that wouldn't love him just because he's a butler. I'm one of those!