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Chapter 6 – A well thought plan

They sat like that in silence for a few minutes, Alex with his arm around Benny's shoulder, Benny's head gently resting on his shoulder. She couldn't believe that she was so close to him. They had always been really good friends but they had never been as close as they had been since the accident. Benny took in a deep breath and inhaled Alex's scent. He smelled so good; she wondered how she had never noticed that before. She was interrupted from her thoughts by a loud crash coming from the other room. Benny jumped at the noise and hopped down from the counter before opening the kitchen door. She took in the sight before her and couldn't help but laugh. Chris was sat on the sofa laughing at Katie who was sprawled out on the floor.

"What happened?" Benny asked.

"Katie tripped over my crutches. I told her that they were there, but did she listen? No." Chris explained, still laughing at his girlfriend. Katie picked herself up from off the floor and glared at both Chris and Benny. Benny turned around and went back into the kitchen, closing the door behind her, still giggling slightly about what had happened. Alex was still sat on the kitchen counter.

"What happened?" he asked her as she jumped back onto the counter.

"Oh, not much. Katie just tripped over Chris's crutches, that's all."

"Sounds about right for Katie." He joked. Benny laughed at his comment and put her head on his shoulder again. She was just getting comfortable when the kitchen door suddenly opened and Katie walked through it. Benny instinctively moved away from Alex but she wasn't quick enough. Katie had seen Benny and Alex sat close together and was smiling at Benny, a knowing look on her face.

"Sorry, I wasn't interrupting anything was I?" she asked innocently. Benny glared at her and blushed furiously. Alex noticed this and decided to say something before Katie could say anything else to embarrass Benny.

"No, you're not. What do you want?"

"Calm down Alex, I only want a drink." She said as she walked towards the fridge and go herself and Chris a drink. As she was walking back out of the door she turned to face Benny and Alex. "I won't come in and interrupt you two lovebirds again," she said, looking directly at Benny. Benny made a mental note to kill her the next time she saw her. Katie laughed at Benny and Alex before leaving the kitchen, shutting the door firmly behind her.

"Well that was awkward." Benny said, looking at Alex.

"It could have been worse, Chris could have been with her as well. You know what he's like. Were just lucky that he's basically confined to the sofa."
"Yeah, I suppose so. What do you want to do? I mean we can't just sit here all night." She asked Alex.

"Yeah we can." Benny rolled her eyes.

"Ok, we can, but I don't want to." Alex laughed at her and got down from the counter.

"Ok then. Um, you want to watch a movie or something upstairs?" he asked. Benny thought about it for less than a second.

"Yeah, sure. Come on, let's go." Benny started to walk towards the door but Alex pulled her back.

"Um, Benny. You know what Katie was saying just now about lovebirds yeah?" he asked, "Well, I've got an idea of something we can do."

"What?" she asked, confused with what he had just said.

"Well, we could go out there and act really flirty or something and then disappear upstairs. It would make them wonder about what's going on." Alex said, smiling at Benny. She smiled back at him, she liked this plan.

"Yeah, sounds like fun. Come on." She said, pulling him towards the door. Suddenly Benny found herself being lifted up into Alex's arms.

"Alex! What are you doing? You've got a broken arm!" she shouted.

"Benny, stop panicking. My arm's got so much plaster around it I can't feel it, and you're so light anyway. It'll be fine. And this way it will confuse Katie and Chris even more." He pointed out.

"Ok, ok, let's do this." She said reaching out for the door handle. She opened the door and Alex walked out of the kitchen and into the living room, Benny in his arms. They had hardly got out of the kitchen when they heard Katie's voice.

"What are you doing?" she asked them.

"Nothing." Benny said innocently, giggling slightly. Chris shook his head at Alex and Benny.

"Ok, I'm really confused. Not being funny but it doesn't look like nothing." He said raising his eyebrows at them.

"Oh, shove off Sabin," Benny said, "Come on Alex." she smiled at Alex; his plan had worked. Ignoring the strange looks that Katie and Chris were giving them, Alex made his way up the stairs before going into his room for the first time since he had been home. He walked over to the bed and dropped Benny on it before lying down on it himself.

"I have definitely missed this bed." He said to Benny. She couldn't help but laugh at him. "That bed at the hospital was so uncomfortable."

"Awww, poor Alex. I'll let you pick the film then." She said, smiling at him. Alex got off the bed and made his way towards the cupboard where all his DVD's were kept. He searched around for a couple of minutes looking for a certain film. He finally found it hidden under a mountain of other films. The descent. He had a specific reason for choosing this film. Benny was terrified of scary films, the last time that she had watched the descent she had a pillow over her face for practically the whole film. He could remember that night well, Katie was cuddling into Chris, hiding her face in his chest every time that she got scared and Benny was hiding her face in the pillow. He couldn't help but feel jealous of that pillow; he had wanted her to hide her face in him, like Katie was with Chris. Hopefully this time she would. Alex popped the DVD into the player and pressed the play button before going back to the bed and lying on it, next to Benny.

"What film did you pick?" she asked. Alex didn't say anything; he just smiled at her. Benny watched as the film started. As soon as it started she could tell what film it was. She looked at Alex.

"You picked this on purpose didn't you?" she asked, "You know I hate scary films."

"Benny, I didn't pick it on purpose," he lied, "I haven't watched it in ages and I felt like watching it. Why, are you scared already?" he asked, smiling at her.

"No," she said defiantly. Alex could tell that she was lying, she had already grabbed the nearest pillow and had started to suck her thumb, something she always did when she was scared. Alex sighed quietly to himself. It looked like his plan had backfired; she was going to hide in the pillow again and not him. Just as he thought this, a scary part appeared on screen and Benny jumped. She turned to the left and saw Alex looking at her. She tore her eyes away from him and glanced back at the screen. Big mistake. She jumped again and quickly turned to bury herself in the nearest thing. Alex. She felt Alex tense slightly underneath her. Worrying that she had hurt him she started to move away from him but stopped when she felt his hand rubbing her back, comforting her. She was just about to look at the screen again when she heard a soft voice in her ear.

"Don't look yet. I'll tell you when it's safe." Alex whispered quietly.

"Thanks." She said gratefully as she buried her head in Alex's chest once again. A couple minutes later Alex gently nudged her.

"It's ok, you can look now." Benny turned her head and looked at the screen. Alex was right; this bit wasn't scary. As she watched it she realised something. Alex still had his arm around her, his hand on her back and she was practically lying on him, her head on his chest and one arm draped around his stomach. She was suddenly grateful that Katie and Chris weren't there to see it. She knew what Katie would say. The film continued and Benny carried on alternating from watching the film to burying herself in Alex. About three quarters of the way through the film Benny felt her eyes beginning to close. She willed them to stay open, but it was to no avail. Her eyes shut and she drifted off into sleep.

Alex couldn't help but feel pleased at himself. His plan had worked. If he was being honest with himself, his plan had worked too well. He was having difficulty concentrating on the film. His attention was fixed firmly on Benny, her soft, long brown hair, the way she wrapped her arms around him when she was scared, the way that she would hide in his chest whenever a scary bit was on, everything about her. Without thinking about what he was doing, he ran his fingers through her hair. He wished that he could explain everything to her, why he picked that particular film, why he had been acting differently since the accident, but he couldn't. The truth was that he had feelings for her, he loved her, he had loved her for years, but he couldn't tell her. He couldn't tell anybody. Chris knew, but that was only because he had seen Alex staring at Benny one day and had confronted him about it. Alex turned his attention to the film that had just finished. He gently prodded Benny in the arm to tell her that the film was over. She didn't respond. He moved slightly so that he could see her face, she was fast asleep, head resting on his chest. Alex stared at her for a moment; she looked so peaceful. She shifted slightly, moving so that her hand was resting on Alex's chest as well as her head. Alex smiled at the closeness between the two of them. He had been waiting for this for ages, if only she knew how he felt. He could never tell her though. It would scare her away from him and he couldn't risk that happening. He wanted her in his life; she was one of his best friends. He studied her face carefully, to Alex it was perfect, everything about her was. He lowered his face down to meet hers and kissed her forehead gently before closing his eyes and falling into a perfect sleep.

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So what do you think? I know, it's a bit fluffy but I was in a soppy mood when I wrote it. Please review and tell me what you thought. I appreciate all reviews.

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