Chapter 2

Neither Ethan nor Benny had mentioned anything about what had happened. Instead, they kept it to themselves, thinking about it but never saying a thing to each other about it. Of course, Benny loved Ethan and Ethan cared deeply about Benny but neither one of the boys refused to bring it up again. Even though they wanted to.

The entire time Rory was there at Ethan's house, the three boys settled on watching a scary movie in the living room. Since Ethan's parents had gone out on a date and Jane was at a friend's house, Sarah wasn't really needed to baby sit. Especially since it wasn't Friday.

While the three of them sat huddled onto the couch, the fact that Rory sat in the middle, in between him and Ethan, it annoyed Benny deeply. But in order to keep Rory from suspecting anything, Benny didn't complain. Ethan on the other hand didn't really mind it, considering it kept his mind off of Benny. Well, it did a little bit…

Even though he didn't want think about him, it made him think about Benny more. Ethan wondered what it would be like to sit next to Benny while he had his arm around him, snuggling into his embrace, leaning his head on his chest—

Ethan shook his head to clear himself of those thoughts. He needed to stop thinking so much about stuff like that. It was really starting to affect his outer appearance. But he guessed it sort of did in a good way. Sometimes Ethan couldn't help but watch Benny when the two were either playing video games or doing homework together. He loved the way Benny made funny faces when he was thinking hard about something or laughed loud enough for his mom to come up to the room and tell the two boys to shut up.

He sighed at the memories playing through his head and unintentionally felt his cheeks burn. Turning his head so he could look past Rory who was watching the screen intently, Ethan roamed his eyes over Benny who was also watching the movie. But he didn't seem to into it as much as Rory was because the moment Ethan laid his eyes on him, Benny smirked mentally and turned his head so their eyes met.

Ethan froze once their eyes glued onto each other and felt the burning in his cheeks flame hotter.

Keeping still wasn't as easy as Ethan thought. He struggled to keep his breathing calm and his heart at a safe rate. But because of Benny's intense and seductive eyes, something about the way he was eyeing the shorter brunette caused him to get hot all over. Ethan couldn't really put his finger on why Benny made him feel this way but whatever it was…he liked it.

Benny winked playfully at his best friend and turned his eyes away from him to continue watching the movie, much to Ethan's luck. He let out a breath of air he didn't know he had held in and slowly moved his eyes back over to the movie. Though he couldn't focus on it. One of the reasons would be because he had already seen the dang movie before and it was boring him, but mainly it was due to the way he and Benny had just communicated. It was the most…strange yet alluring thing that had ever happened between them and it left Ethan wanting…more of it.

Though, he knew that they shouldn't do it again. But yet…Ethan knew that, that small act of want between them wasn't the last of it. He somehow felt that in the future, there would be more…

Strangely enough, Ethan couldn't wait.

He let out a sigh and forced himself to start watching to movie again when he noticed that the end credits were already moving down the screen and Rory had gotten up to turn the lights on. Benny had stood up to stretch his legs and arms and was now watching Ethan curiously.

Ethan ran a hand through his dark hair and made a face. How long had he been zoning off?

Benny grabbed one of the couch pillows and playfully whacked Ethan in the shoulder.

"Dude, the movie's over. You can get up now." Ethan shook his head to clear his mind again and eased his hold on the other pillow he had been clutching. Slowly, he placed it back onto the couch and stood up to smile at his friend.

"Oh, well I guess I was just daydreaming then. Heh…" he said jokingly. Though, somehow the way Ethan said that caused Benny to narrow his eyes and a flirty smile to creep its way onto his face.

Benny took a couple steps towards the shorter boy and gazed down at him in wonder and desire. Ethan looked up at him and for a second, just a second, felt an overwhelming cloud of lust envelop him. But it left as quickly as it came. Ethan bit his lip and slid his eyes over to the vase of flowers sitting on the coffee table.

"Daydreaming? What about?" Benny said in a low but seducing tone. A shudder went through Ethan as he moved his eyes back up at the taller boy. Benny smiled at him, making another flicker of lust to surround Ethan.

"J-just…uh…about t-the movie…" he whispered quietly.

Benny chuckled gently at that and leaned away from Ethan then. A small frown appeared on Ethan's face but quickly turned into a fake smile once Rory came over to stand by them.

"So…whatcha guys wanna do now?" he said happily. Benny smirked as a thought popped into his head but he didn't dare say it aloud. Ethan shrugged and looked at the clock that hung on the wall. It read 9:14 P.M.

As Ethan thought for a moment, an idea snuck its way into his head. A happy smile appeared on his face then and the other two boys gave him a curious look. Ethan gave each of them a toothy grin before turning around and heading towards the kitchen.

"Come on!" he yelled as he went. Benny and Rory shared a look but shrugged and followed after him.

Once they were each in the kitchen, Rory sat down onto one of the bar stools and watched as Ethan began taking out a couple of apples from the fruit basket and set them onto the counter before ripping off the stems off each one and placing them into the sink to rinse.

As he did this, Rory raised an eyebrow in confusion when he shot Benny a look and Benny smiled. He already knew what Ethan was up to: Candy Apples. His favorite treat. Benny happened to enjoy them as well but Ethan, oh boy, that kid loved them. Ever since they were kids, when Ethan first spotted the candy apples at the carnival that Benny's grandma had promised to take them to, he instantly fell in love with them the first time he tried one.

Benny smiled warmly at the memory and went over to Ethan's side and began helping him. They began inserting the sticks into the middle of each apple and as soon as that was done, Benny grabbed some of the ingredients for the caramel stuff (Idk, I don't really remember how to make candy apples that much) and as soon as they began stirring the mixture, Rory caught on to what was going on and offered to help.

Ethan then assigned him to coat each apple with the caramel mix and as soon as he finished stirring it, each boy began dipping an apple into the stuff. Once each apple was carefully coated, Ethan grabbed a baking sheet that he greased and each of them placed the apples onto it with the sticks pointing up.

Happy with the accomplishment, Ethan smiled widely and leaned back against the counter to rest. Both Benny and Rory followed after him and they each smiled at each other.

"So, you like candy apples?" Rory asked after a few minutes of silence.

Ethan nodded and Benny snorted.

"More like loves and completely obsessed with them." Benny teased as he playfully nudged Ethan's arm.

Ethan smiled, "Yeah, they're my favorite treat."

Rory nodded and a couple seconds later gasped after he had checked the time on his phone.

"Dude! I totally forgot my mom wanted me home by nine. Dammit! I am so grounded!" he said in panic as he hurriedly made a race for the front door. Ethan sighed.

"Don't you want one?" he called out. Rory peered over the corner of the wall and quickly nodded.

"Sure! But could you save me one and bring it tomorrow?" he asked. Benny gave an irritated groan and Ethan nodded.

"Of course. I mean, you helped make them so you're gonna get one." Rory gave Ethan a big smile and with some goodbyes, left.

As soon as the front door slammed shut, silence filled the room and Ethan suddenly became nervous. He took a quick glance at Benny who was staring at the ground in thought.

Ethan let out a breath of air and focused his attention on the candy apples. He went over to them and gently prodded one of them with his finger. They didn't seem to be super soft but they weren't rock hard either. Just the way he liked them.

Ethan gave a goofy smile at Benny and grabbed two of the apples off the sheet. He handed the other one to Benny who gratefully took it. Though, as Benny went to lick it, he hesitated once he noticed Ethan take a lick at his.

The same feeling as before, the feeling of being hot all over, overwhelmed Benny and he struggled to keep his eyes from roaming back to Ethan. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't help but hear the sounds that the action made whenever Ethan licked it. And each lick he took caused Benny to get hotter and hotter.

Benny sighed and wordlessly took a lick at his own apple but stopped once a small groaning sound came from Ethan. He lifted an eyebrow and looked at the boy who looked like an adorable little kid with a lollipop. Well, more like an apple-pop.

Benny smirked when he realized that Ethan had groaned because he was enjoying his apple. It was quiet funny really. He had been doing that ever since they met. If Ethan happened to really enjoy something he was eating, he would unintentionally make a groaning sound.

Though, this time, instead of a happy little squeal like he made when they were kids, he actually made a groaning sound that sounded a lot like something people would make while in bed doing you know what.

And because of that, it was seriously turning Benny on.

Even though he tried to ignore it, there was no hope in the matter. He couldn't help but feel rather amazed at how such an innocent sight made him feel so...hot...

Benny cleared his throat, making Ethan glance at him, and he smiled at him.

"Enjoying your apple-pop?" Benny said huskily. Ethan blushed slightly and quietly shook his head, continuing on his journey of apple-licking.

Benny laughed half-heartedly but it sounded a little strained. Mostly because he was trying his best not to lunge at the boy in front of him and kiss him with all the passion he had.

But Benny could feel each ounce of his strength melting away at every lick the other boy made to the apple.

Finally, Benny could take it no longer when another groaning sound escaped Ethan and he just…lost it. Once second the candy apple was in his hand and the next he had dropped it to the ground and pushed Ethan up against the counter. Causing him to drop his apple as well.

Ethan's eyes widened in surprise as he stared up at Benny who was gazing down at him hungrily. Ethan swallowed nervously and struggled to keep his heart under control.

Benny leaned over the other boy and went close enough to where their lips were touching. A wave of lust suddenly shrouded both boys and Benny was the first to speak.

"I want to taste something sweet…" he whispered in a seductive tone. Ethan smiled at him.

"There's some on the counter." he whispered to him. Benny shook his head and allowed his eyes to land on Ethan's lips.

"No…I want to taste that…" he said before crashing their lips together.

A moan of surprise escaped Ethan and he instantly pushed forward and deepened the kiss. Noticing this, Benny pushed back even harder and a groan escaped both boys. Benny instantly wrapped his arms around Ethan's waist and suddenly pulled apart to attack his neck.

'He tastes like caramel' Benny thought as he nipped on Ethan's neck. Never did he imagine that he would actually kiss his best friend. But then again, he didn't imagine he would fall in love with him either.

Another groan escaped Ethan as he panted and struggled to keep in the other moans that wanted to escape. A moan escaped from Benny, causing Ethan to blush wildly and toss his head back.

Benny nibbled and sucked on a patch of skin on Ethan's neck and gently brushed his lips up and down it before finally bringing them back to Ethan's lips. He pushed his lips against the other's roughly, earning a loud moan from him.

Suddenly, both boys heard the front door slam shut and talking. They instantly jumped away from each other and both noticed that they were panting hard. Benny gave Ethan a wink and began fixing his shirt when Ethan's parents came into the kitchen.

Ethan smiled at them and acted as if he weren't having trouble breathing at all.

"Mom, dad, you're home." he said. Mrs. Morgan nodded and smiled at her son.

"Hey boys, so how was your guy's night?" Mr. Morgan asked as Ethan's mom's eyes roamed the mess in the kitchen.

Both Ethan and Benny glanced at each other and back at the adults.

"Um, it was g-great. We watched a movie and a-ate candy a-apples…" Ethan said as he struggled to keep the blood from rushing to his cheeks. Mr. Morgan eyed each of the boys warily.

"Well, we can see that, Ethan. You two had better clean this up right now. Ethan, you know I don't like coming home to a messy kitchen." Mrs. Morgan scolded. Ethan nodded and instantly began cleaning up. Benny followed after him and Ethan's parents watched for a minute before heading upstairs.

As Ethan began cleaning up the dishes, he felt something soft press against the back of his neck and realized that it was Benny's lips.

He blushed furiously and Benny softly laughed against his skin, "You sure make it easy to make you blush…I love that about you…" he whispered the last part before laying another kiss on the back of the other's neck and pulling away to finish cleaning up the counter.

Ethan felt his legs turn into jelly and almost fell over if he hadn't been clutching the tip of the sink so hard. He let out a breath of air and continued washing the dishes. As he did so, he couldn't help but replay Benny's words over and over again in his head.

'…I love that about you…I love that about you…' Ethan inhaled a gulp of air and closed his eyes for a second.

'Now, I guess, would be the best time to say that candy apples are definitely my favorite treat from now on' he thought. And he couldn't wait to make them again with Benny.