After one and a half hours of watching Spiderman, Paul's choice, Amity was ready to go to sleep. They had already watched the Scorpion King and even through that she had been feeling tired. Paul had been the perfect gentleman all night and had even made her dinner. Sure it was a simple macaroni and cheese meal but still, it was very thoughtful and sweet of him.

As Mary Jane and Spiderman kissed in the rain, Amity felt her heavy lids close once more. This time she knew that she was falling asleep but decided to give into it. Surely Paul would understand.

Benji's night out with his mother and Joel had been so perfect that it made returning home a bit of a drag.

"Do you think mom was upset about not meeting Morgan again?" Joel asked him, for about the thousandth time that night, as the two made their way up the back steps.

"Joel, there'll be other times" Benji replied consolingly.

As they entered the back door, they saw something that made them stop. The living room lights were still on and the TV was blaring noise.

"You've spun your last web, Spiderman" Benji heard the green goblin say.

Joel, who was leading, suddenly turned around and ushered for Benji to hurry up.

"What is it?" Benji said confused.

"Shhhhh" Joel motioned for quiet with his finger to his lips.

Deciding it better to just go and take a look at whatever it was Joel was raving on about, Benji dropped his wallet and keys on the counter and went over to take a look.

Even though he had seen the movie like 10 times, Paul always found he got nervous during the fight scenes. The parts in the movie where it suddenly becomes unclear as to whether or not the hero will crush the villain and destroy his evil plans for world domination. Eating always helped Paul in these moments and so he looked around for the popcorn bowl. He soon found it, resting comfortably behind the head of a sleeping Amity! How would he work this one out?

After a moment's deliberation, he decided to just go for it. He could always explain himself if she woke up. He reached over and slowly took the bowl.

"Looks like Paul's finally getting himself some action" Whispered Joel rudely to Benji.

And from where the two of them stood, it certainly looked like he was.

"Yeah…" Benji said quietly. Lost for words.

4:01am flashed on the DVD player as Amity awoke from her sleep. Paul was gone and the lights were turned down low. Someone had covered her in an opened sleeping bag and even placed a couple of pillows on the floor in case she happened to roll off the couch.

Paul Amity assumed.

Yawning, she got up off the couch and headed upstairs to the bathroom.

Walking quietly down the hall, Amity noticed that she wasn't the only one in the house that was up. A light shone on in Benji's room. She tiptoed up to his door, which was slightly ajar, and peeked inside. Benji was sitting cross-legged on his window seat, a pen and paper in hand.

"Benji, it's 4 o'clock in the morning," She whispered from where she stood.

Benji looked startled to see her, like someone who had just been caught doing something wrong. Amity wondered at this as he cleared his throat.

"Can't sleep" he softly replied.

"Can I come in?" Amity asked, feeling suddenly cold and exposed in the hall.

"Yeah, sure" Benji got up and began clearing a space on his bed for her to sit. T-shirts, papers and guitar picks all got dropped on the floor.

"Thanks" Amity took the seat and yawned.

"Can't sleep either?" Benji asked, his eyes wide and at tentative.

"Lying on the downstairs couch made me feeling like I was sinking. I'm sure I was having dreams about being out at sea," Amity said thoughtfully.

"You could have the spare room. If you like, I could help you make it up?" Benji was so sweet.

"What spare room?" Amity said jokingly.

"The one downstairs, to the left of the…" Benji caught her drift.

"Dusty"

"Yeah" Amity smiled. There was something about being here with Benji, in his room, at this hour, talking, that just seemed so right to her.

"If you're tired, you could always have my room. I mean it's a bit messy but the bed's comfy." Amity was surprised. There was definitely something different with him tonight. Maybe it had something to do with what he had been writing…or maybe he was just in a really good mood after having dinner with his mom. Amity knew he cared for her a lot.

"Benji, I can't take your room off you. I could probably go back to sleep if I really tried. I think I'll just go and wash my face, have a glass of hot chocolate and try again"

Amity raised herself from the bed and turned to leave.

"Oh Benji" He looked up.

"How was your dinner?" She asked with a smile.

"It was really great…thanks" He replied, returning her smile and adding a twinkle in his eye.

"I'm glad it went well. You know, you should really try to get some rest, I hear from Paul that Joel's gonna work you all rotten tomorrow"

Benji's happiness slipped a notch at the mention of Paul, but still he kept the smile on his face.

"I will, goodnight Amity"

Passing down the rest of the hall and into the bathroom, Amity smiled to herself. How nice it was of Benji to offer her his room for the night. And how tuned in to her needs he had seemed. In many ways he was the perfect guy for her. Funny, witty, sensitive, charming…not to mention gorgeous…if only…

As Amity tried to complete her train of thought in her head, she glanced up at the toothbrush rack. Benji and Joel's brushes were the same, Blue and white, except that Benji had taken a permanent marker and written his name on his. Before she could stop herself, or even have time to think about what she was doing, Amity found her fingertips gently brush over his writing. And in that moment, everything suddenly became clear to her.

She was in love with Benji!! She always had been, and a part of her had always known it. Sure, Paul would be upset but she couldn't let his happiness stand in the way of hers, she loved Benji and now all she had to do was tell him how she felt!!!

Amity turned from the mirror and vanished out the door, but arriving at Benji's door, she was utterly deflated to see that his light was now off! He had taken her advice and turned in.

Damnit! Amity thought to herself as she stood on the threshold.

The most important news I've ever had to share in my life and it has to wait for morning!