Chapter 14: Back at One

At an unknown hotel room:

Ben answers the phone. Relief washes over him when Ann's voice comes on. He looks over to the lump beside him and he pulls down the covers enough to see a few blonde hair tumble out. He had never been this happy to see blonde hair before. "Why do you have Leslie's phone?" Ben whispers trying not to wake Leslie up.

"She left it with me. Is she with you? I can't contact her and she is not in her house."

"Yes, she's with me."

"Okay, well I'm not really sure what happened last night. But I'm glad she's with you and now I can stop worrying. Tell her to call me when she's lucid."

Ben hangs up and falls back into bed very much happy that he didn't make the biggest mistake in his love life by sleeping with another woman while they were on a break. He has no recollection of what happened last night. The last thing he remembers is him knocking on Leslie's door. He rolls to his side and gets inside the covers to check on Leslie. She is sleeping and slightly snoring and he smiles at how peaceful she looks. He gives her a soft kiss on the head, lingering for a few seconds to breathe in the scent of her hair. He decides to get up and take a shower and figure out where the hell they were.

After a few minutes:

Ben gets out of the shower, his bottom half wrapped in a towel. He is surprised to see Leslie sitting up, holding the comforter tightly pressed over her chest to cover herself. She looks surprised to see him too. "Where are we?" Her voice is hoarse.

"No idea..."

"Did we...?"

"I think so..."

Leslie goes quiet. Ben isn't sure if he should get on the bed or leave her alone. He assumed that they had made up last night, but since he couldn't remember he didn't want to risk her getting mad again. "Listen, I don't remember much of last night. But what I do know is that I left the bar looking for you so that I could apologize and beg you to forgive me. You were right about Amy and that I was too stupid to see it. So, I told her that we couldn't be friends and she kissed me to make me change my mind but I didn't kiss her back."

"I don't remember much of anything too..." Leslie says hesitantly, "but I feel like I wouldn't be here if I hadn't forgiven you. So I guess I forgave you?" Ben gives her a small smile and goes over to her to give her a kiss.

Leslie puts her hand out to stop him. "But we need to figure out or at least remember what happened last night before we, we completely get back to where we were before."

"That sounds fair." Ben says. "I'm gonna put some clothes on, you can take your shower and then we can figure it out during breakfast." He was a little disappointed that Leslie stopped him but he would respect her wish.

Leslie watches Ben put his clothes on and he goes over to the living room area to give her some privacy. It took a whole lot of self-discipline on her part to not jump out of the bed and jump in his arms. But Leslie wanted to figure out what happened last night before she was willing to open up again. She still felt hurt and angry so she wasn't super convinced that she had forgiven Ben.

She joins Ben in the living room after showering and getting dressed. She sits on the other side of the couch and Ben looks up when he notices her. "So, from what I've figured, we are in a honeymoon suite..." Ben gives her a mischievous look.

"How convenient..." Leslie says trying not to laugh.

"Wait, do you think we got married?" Ben asks looking horrified.

"What? No... I don't think so. Oh my God, I hope not."

There was a knock on the door which startles Leslie. "I ordered us some breakfast." Ben gets up and opens the door. Their breakfast is wheeled in by what Ben assumes was the manager of the hotel and Leslie suddenly feels hungry from the smell that fills the room.

"Here you go, Mr. and Mrs. Knope. Hope you enjoy your breakfast and stay here at Eagleton Prime Hotel. Congratulations again." The manager takes his leave after that announcement leaving a speechless Ben and Leslie behind.

Leslie breaks the silence and starts laughing, clutching her stomach as her laughter changes to a full blown cackle. "How the hell did we end up in Eagleton?" Ben looks at her as if she'd gone crazy. Leslie is now laughing so hard that there are tears in her eyes. Ben smiles and also starts laughing. Leslie's laugh is contagious. He opens the breakfast tray and brings a plate to Leslie. It was a plate with piles of waffles. Ben is happy that Leslie is now in a good mood. He sits next to her with his plate of bacon and eggs. Leslie leans on his chest as she munches on her waffle. Ben relaxes happy to be cuddling with Leslie again.

Ben kisses the top of her head. "I missed you, Babe." His words make Leslie's heart beats faster. She had missed Ben too and had been really miserable during the days they were fighting.

"I'm sorry I acted really crazy." Leslie says softly. "I don't think I'll remember what happened last night, but I feel a little better now and this feels right." Leslie looks up and looks into his eyes. "I've been miserable for the past few days and I don't want to go through that again."

Ben smiles sweetly and gives her a kiss. "I'm sorry that I didn't believe you." He puts his plate down and wraps his arms around her. "Let's never fight again." Leslie offers her waffle to him and he takes a bite. "Is this a peace offering?"

"Enjoy it while you can. I only share on special occasions." Leslie says giving him a smile that melts Ben.

"I think... We should make out." Ben says slowly hoping that Leslie would not say no.

"Okay." Leslie quickly puts her plate down and Ben impatiently takes her face and starts kissing her roughly. Ben had been fantasizing about making out with Leslie for the past few days and he was really pouring out all of his repressed desires.

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