Author's Note: Another short little chapter :) This contains spoilers for 4x13 "Bowling for Votes" so if you haven't seen it you should avoid this chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Parks and Recreation in any way; I'm just a simple fan
Chapter Twenty One: Awesome and Arousing
Leslie never had a boyfriend punch another guy in her defense. It was awesome and surprisingly arousing. Truth be told, she had always assumed that it would irritate her. Wasn't the whole practice a bit barbaric? After all, Leslie Knope was a smart, independent woman who could handle things all by herself. She didn't need a bodyguard.
She had been wrong. It had been SO satisfying to see Ben hit that guy; the jerk had it coming. However, it wasn't just the punch itself that was so fantastic. It was the fact that it Ben, of all people, threw it. Leslie loved her boyfriend but she knew that he wasn't a fighter. Ben was generally a pacifist and tried to resolve conflicts without violence. But hearing a guy insult her made him resort to physical aggression; Ben had lost control of himself because of her. Maybe Leslie was crazy for thinking that it was romantic but she couldn't help it. It was nice to know that she had finally found a man who thought she was worth protecting.
So she threw her arms around him and hungrily kissed her boyfriend. Even if Leslie didn't need a knight in shining armor, she definitely needed her Ben.
After the angst of the last chapter, I figured we needed some cuteness again :) Thanks for reading! Please review!
Shout outs:
-ARSpunky: Sorry it was so sad! I wanted to write something a little different from my recent chapters, so the last chapter just kinda came out. Angsty chapters are good every once in a while. Haha well I'm glad that you cheered yourself up :) Lol there's plenty of fluff in this fic! I'm a sucker for mush too, especially if it involves Ben and Leslie. Thanks for reviewing again!
-Stormy Why: The Ben and Leslie scenes broke my heart in that episode :( You could see how they were both struggling with the aftermath of their breakup. I was relieved that he didn't end up with Shauna too! I was afraid he was gonna get in a rebound relationship with her and that the writers would drag out their inevitable reunion. Haha yeah, Ben is definitely no Mark B (I'm not even gonna attempt to spell his last name). Awww thanks! I try really hard to get into a character's perspective. Ohhhh Adam Scott is SO CUTE! Combine that with nerdiness and how could anyone resist? Thanks for reviewing again!
-pawneegoddess: Thanks! I liked that episode too. I particularly liked the scene between Leslie and Ron when she confesses that if it was the end of the world, she would pick Ben over her career. It was a really nice moment between the two. Thank you, I really do try to write in a character's POV. I'm not always successful, but I think it's important to at least attempt to write in character. Thanks for reviewing again!
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