*Back to Chris POV for this chapter

3 days later

The next few days were very awkward for me and Beth. Danny kept giving me looks. We found it hard to talk to each other. But we both knew that we'd overcome the awkwardness somehow. We'd occasionally initiate a conversation but not often, it was usually Danny who got us to talk. "So you guys got any plans?" Danny asks us, I look at Beth and she looks at me "no I don't think we do Danny" "that's cool I was thinking maybe we could all go out for some bowling?" "That'd be nice" says Beth. "Chris can I talk to you for a sec?" Danny leads me out of the room "Chris, we have got to fix this!" "Fix what?" I ask him "you two barely ever talk to each other, did you split up?" "No, it's because of what happened the other night" "what?" "it just doesn't feel right, you know growing up with her. When I look at her I see my love but also my childhood best friend, and I don't think I can give her what she wants" "oh, I see. But I am still going to try my god damn hardest to make sure you two are happy together, because man it breaks my heart to see you two so far apart"

Later after bowling

We are all walking back into the hideout "So, uh Beth it was, nice to do something. Together" "Yes it was, fun" We both look at each other "so, uh, night Beth" I enter my room "Shutup" "What?" I ask "I said shutup and Kiss me!" she runs up to me and I grab her. She pushes me onto the bed and climbs on top of me "Beth!" "Don't you like me Chris?" "Of course I do" "go on then!" "Beth no, it doesn't feel right" She stops but stays over me "Your right, it's not right" "Beth, look I'm sorry. But all I can think about when I look at you is our childhood and it makes me feel bad to be doing stuff like this. And I know it's what you want, but it's not as easy for me to feel the same way" "I know Chris I know, it's just instinct when I see the hottie im going out with" I blush "I wouldn't say hottie" She lies down on top of me. "Uh Beth?" "Shhhhh" she tells me. Before I know it I'm asleep. The next morning I open my eyes to see Beth looking in the mirror and trying on some clothes "Do you think this suits me Chris?" "What?" I say as I struggle to open my eyes "Yeah it looks grea... AHH" "What?" she asks as she turns around "Where are my clothes?" "I'm wearing them you dingbat" "Why?" "What? I left you in your boxers!" "But why are you wearing my clothes?" "got bored waiting for you" "So you took my clothes and tried them on?" "yes, that's why I'm wearing them. So do think I could pull it off?" "you managed to pull them off my body" She laughs as I look on in disbelief "okay, if that's what you want to do, go ahead and take off my clothes whenever you want" "really?" She asks "of course not" "what about in the hideout?" "if Wallow and Danny aren't in, sure" She comes and sits next to me as I sit up "Chris, what happened to what it used to be like?" "what do you mean?" I ask her "I mean since the nightmare" "you know, uh really that's a huge grey area" "go on tell me" "you'll probably laugh" "I promise I wont" "Okay. I don't feel like I am sexually inadequate, Pleasing. I hate my body and I think it is awful" "I wouldn't say so" She runs her warm soft fingers over my cold chest, this makes me shiver joyfully "you like that don't you?" "a little" She wraps her arms around my shirtless body and cuddles up to me "So uh, Beth, can I have my clothes back now please "not yet, just a little longer" I both love and hate moments like these. It makes me feel good, but bad at the same time, It feels like I'm not one she should be cuddling. "now you can have your clothes back" as she tightens then loosens her grip. I throw off the sheet and sit up to put my clothes on. Beth stands up and go's to exit the room but stands in the doorway staring. I tilt my head at her trying to figure out what she's looking at "sorry if I take a while to get ready" I say "you can take all the time you want..." Beth keeps doing that. Giving me subtle hints, like I didn't already know. I can tell she wants me, but I think we should keep it slow.