"As long as we have each other, we'll be fine." Gwen says…

They both embrace each other and lay there in front of the fire enjoying their alone time together.

"(Yawning) Gwen, I'll get the generator started in the morning if the power's still out, ok?" He asks…

"Ok Ben, lets get some sleep, alright?"

"Fine by me" He responds and their lips meet.

"Goodnight Ben."

"Goodnight Gwen."

They both are exhausted from their time on the road and getting everything unpacked. Within a matter of minutes, they both dose off for the night.


The next morning:

Gwen begins to stir because she's cold. She gets up and…

"Gwen?"

"Huh?"

"What's wrong?"

"I'm getting a blanket."

"Ok, I'll get the fire going again if you want?" he asks…

"No need, this ell do." She responds as she lies down next to Ben on the couch and covers both of them up with the blanket.

They embrace each other before dosing off again…

4:30 am: Ben is awake, thinking about what happened at the gas station. He knows he has to tell someone. Even though it was self-defense, he can't get over the fact that he has killed another human being. Even though he has killed numerous aliens and other creatures, he can't get over this one. Tears come to his eyes and after a long time he manages to go back to sleep.

7:00 am: Ben is woken up by the sun shining down on is face from the skylight. He sees that Gwen is still asleep, so he gets up very quietly as not to wake her. He walks over to the kitchen and checks the lights which still don't work. He goes upstairs to get dressed and when he's finished, he goes outside to work on getting the generator started so they can at least take showers and get water.

While Ben is working on prepping the generator, Gwen wakes up and rolls over to ask Ben something and is shocked when he's not there.

She gets up and goes upstairs to get something clean to wear and flips the light switch on and the lights come on… Meanwhile, Ben's outside struggling to start the generator. Gwen decides to take a shower because the power's now on. After taking the shower, Gwen goes downstairs and starts the coffee maker because she's still groggy from the cold night on the couch. When the coffee's done, she decides to take a cup out to Ben who's working on the generator…

"Ben, coffee?" she asks…

"Where'd you get that?"

"The coffee pot, doofus." She responds…

"Gwen, how long has the power been on?" he asks…

"I don't know, about half an hour, why?" she asks…

"I guess I don't need to start the generator now, do I?" He states.

"I guess not." Gwen responds…

"Hey Ben, do you want to go skiing today?" she asks…

"Fine by me, that's why we came here." He responds

The two now go inside to get ready. There are bears in this area, so Ben goes out to the truck and gets his 12 gauge Benelli shotgun. He has hollow point slugs, which will definitely take down a bear. (I'm sure it's illegal for them to carry firearms in real life because they are under 18, but in this fic they are legal, ok.) When they finally get their things, Ben has his snowboard and Gwen has her skis, they load everything in the truck and head out up the road to get to the top of the mountain. They have to go on the main road to get to the road that leads up the mountain; they will be on their property.

Ben drives down the snow-covered road and hits the breaks, but the truck slides on the ice, they are going too fast and there is a car ahead. Ben turns the wheel to run the truck into the deeper snow to slow it down. It works and they manage to stop just in time. From the view of the other driver, Ben's truck was sliding all over the place and was speeding toward them, and stopped just in time…

"What's wrong with you, you're going to KILL someone!!!" The man yells at Ben…

"Ben, are you trying to kill someone or us?" Gwen yells at him…

Ben realizes that he has already killed someone, the thug at the gas station. Ben pulls off of the road and kills the engine.

Ben is silent and Gwen now realizes what she said…

"Ben, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that."

Ben doesn't respond, instead he wraps his arms around Gwen and starts to cry (something he doesn't do often). Gwen returns his embrace. She can't even begin to try and comprehend what Ben must be going through…

"Ben, it wasn't your fault. He was going to kill us."

"It IS my fault, I could have just driven off, and instead I let my ego get in the way. I just wanted to scare hm. But when I saw his gun, I knew it was too late to turn back and… (SMACK)

Gwen smacks Ben hard in the face.

"Ben, it wasn't your fault. We need to report it though, or else it will make you look bad if anyone finds out."

Ben nods and fumbles with the key, but he is really nervous at the moment because he is about to tell the police that he killed someone. He continues to fumble with the key, but he is shaking and has a cold sweat.

"Ben, do you want me to drive?" Gwen asks calmly.

"S-sure." He responds.

Gwen gives Ben a hug and kiss. Then they switch seats and she starts the truck. After around 20 minutes, they arrive at the police station. Gwen shuts the truck off and puts her gun under the seat because she doesn't want to be armed and go into a police station.

"Ben, you ready?" she asks…

"About as ready as I'll ever be." He responds as he opens the truck door.

Gwen locks the truck and runs over to Ben and wraps her arm around his as they walk into the police station to report the shooting.

They walk up to the front desk and ask where they can report a crime. The receptionist tells them to go down the hall and to the right. The sergeant at the desk asks them…

"Hello, what can I do for you two?"

Ben looks at Gwen and she looks back at him and nods…

"I want to turn myself in for a shooting at a gas station on miller road."

The Police officer asks them to sit down.

"Now, what exactly happened?"

"Gwen and I were riding out the storm under the roof of the gas station in my truck. This man pulls up in a truck and walks over to us. I recognized this man as the one who tried to kill us before. It's on record because the police responded. It was at a Chinese restaurant on Rt. 40. They concluded it was self-defense. When he walked up to the window of my truck, I asked Gwen for the gun, because I saw he had a gun when he was walking up to us. I shot him when he tried to pull his gun on us. It was self-defense."

"I see, and you waited until now to report it?"

"Sir, I was scared. I didn't know what to do and it was self-defense."

"I believe you because if it weren't, you wouldn't have come forward."

"Wait here." The officer tells them.

The police officer leaves the room to consult with the rest of the department. When he returns…

"What is your name?"

"Benjamin Carl Tennyson."

"Well Mr. Tennyson, I have good news. The person you shot didn't die."

Ben's face lights up and he looks at Gwen. Tears come to each others eyes and they embrace each other.

"I told you, you aren't a murderer." She tells him.

Ben can't believe what the officer told him; he is so relieved that he didn't kill the guy.

"I love you." Ben tells Gwen.

"I love you too." She responds.

"Uh Hum."

They both look at the officer and he motions to follow him. They come to another room where they are fingerprinted and photographed.

"We just need to document you incase there is an investigation." The officer tells them.

"We need to call your parents to let them know what has happened, and then you are free to go."

Ben and Gwen look at each other and back at the officer. They don't know how to break the news to their parents…

Ben picks up the phone and dials his parents… RING… RING… RING…

"Hello?"

"Dad…"

***Cliffhanger again***

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