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Chapter 8 – Calm Before the Storm II

The wind gently blew the curtains making the sun light slip its way into the room. The warmth it brought made Gwen stir from her sleep. She tried to stretch to wake her muscles up but the strong arms that were wrapped around her prevented her from doing so. Scenes of last night came flooding back in her mind, slowly piecing each event up until they ended up in their current predicament.

A smile formed on her lips as she remembered how he lovingly caressed her skin with his strong hands, how his arms wrapped around her securely and how he showed her how he truly felt with each action that he did.

Unconsciously, Gwen kissed the arm that was wrapped on top of her. She didn't know why but the warmth that she felt from it made her feel secure and the more she thought about it the more she wanted those arms to never let her go.

"Good Morning." Ben greeted her. He gently moved so that he wasn't leaning much into her and made sure that they have enough space without really parting.

"Good Morning, Are you hungry?" Gwen asked as she turned around to face him. Ben looked her in the eyes before he pecked her with a gentle kiss. Gwen blushed as she was surprised by his action, but after recovering she returned the kiss as well.

"I mean it Ben." Gwen said authoritatively as she looked at him sternly. She would have succeeded with her threat if not for her determination crumbling under his touch. His kiss didn't help at all as it only confused her mind more.

"Seeing your beauty makes me already full." Ben told her as he once again continued to assault her lips. Gwen mustered all of her strength as she finally pushed him away. "Just once more." Ben pleaded as he readied his lips for another kiss.

"Make me mad Benjamin Tennyson and there won't be a next time." Gwen said threateningly as she got off the bed. She pulled the sheet covering Ben and quickly secured it around her body. Ben whistled as he saw the cloth slowly wrapping around her sexy form, the form which he had memorised last night.

"So what do you want to eat?" Gwen repeated as she moved in front of her drawer. She picked up her hair brush and then started to fix her hair. Ben didn't respond but instead simply contented himself at watching her go about her morning routine.

Gwen didn't say another word as she waited for him to think about what he wanted to eat but after a couple of minutes of silence, she was already losing her patience.

"I love you." Ben told her as he sat up from the bed. This stopped Gwen at what she was doing and made her turn around to face her lover.

"I love you too." Gwen replied as she gave him the sweetest smile he had ever seen. He walked to the spot beside her and gently stroked her cheek with the back of his hand. She felt the familiar sensation whenever they were close, this made her tilt her head in response to the gentle caress he was doing.

"Why don't you get cleaned up and I'll cook us something." Ben offered. Gwen was both surprised and pleased that Ben was being all gentlemanly concerned with her. She did like any other woman, wanted to be pampered by the man she loved.

"Okay." Gwen replied as she pulled him close for a kiss before pushing him towards the door of the room. "Now go make something to eat."

Ben just smiled at her and turned to leave for the kitchen. He had just moved pass the door when Gwen called out to him with a reminder that made him burst out in laughter.

"Smoothy is not a necessary part of a meal, no matter what you say about it." Gwen shouted at him. Ben just laughed at the thought while making his way down the stairs. As soon as he was downstairs, Ben first went to the front door to check for any mail and then afterwards proceeded to the kitchen.

Just as he entered the kitchen flashbacks of the day before came flooding back.

"This is where it all started." Ben said to himself as he looked around the kitchen. After satisfying himself with the reminiscing that he did, Ben started to get to work with breakfast. He wasn't an expert in the kitchen like Gwen but he definitely knew a thing or two.

Ben busied himself for the next couple of minutes as he cooked bacon and eggs with toast on the side. Once he had finished cooking them, he made hot chocolate and settled them all at the kitchen table. Just as he was about done, Gwen walked into the kitchen freshly bathed and wearing new clothes.

"Smells nice." Gwen said as she whiffed from the distance the scent of the things he had cooked. "Nothing seemed burned and the kitchen was still in one piece, guess I underestimated Ben." Gwen thought to herself as she took the seat that he had offered.

"And what do we have here?" She asked as she surveyed the food in front of her.

"That my dear is the 'Breakfast surprise'." Ben announced. Gwen raised an eyebrow at him because what she was seeing in front of her were nothing more than bacon, eggs and toast plus hot chocolate.

Ben saw the scepticism in her face so before she could have commented, he quickly made a sandwich out of the food that was prepared and then stuffed it in Gwen's mouth. She quietly chewed the food while trying to figure out what was so special with what he prepared that there was going to be a surprise in it.

She had already finished the sandwich but nothing out of the ordinary.

"Where's the surprise?" Gwen asked with a raised eyebrow. She was about to comment about the food but Ben quickly stole a kiss from her. This made the red head blush furiously while Ben simply smiled smugly at her.

"Surprise!" Ben exclaimed as a smug grin formed on his handsome face. Gwen playfully hit his arm as realization sunk in that he was teasing her. Ben pretended to get hurt and ran animatedly from the young red head.

"Come back here thief!" Gwen shouted as she ran after Ben. They ran childishly around the table until they finally felt both tired and hungry. Once they were seated again, the two quietly shared a tasty meal by feeding one another.

As soon as they were finished Ben stood up and gestured to take care of the dishes but Gwen stopped him. She told him that he could rest in the living room or take a shower and she will be the one to take care of the clearing of the table.

Ben was hesitant at first but later agreed since Gwen had already taken a shower, so should he. He made quick work of the stairs and in a matter of seconds he was finally inside her room once again. He took the small bag that he brought yesterday and grabbed a couple of change of clothes.

He started the shower and let the warm water slide through his body. Ben had never really felt this great before. Waking up beside Gwen after a long night of love making and with no one there to tell them that their relationship was wrong, made the whole situation make them look like a newly married couple.

The water continued to rinse his body while he scrubbed every inch of it. He made sure to properly clean himself as he wanted to be the best whenever he was with Gwen. Unknown to him a pair of green eyes watched him as he went about his business.

"You know you should lock the door." Gwen said out loud making Ben snap his head towards her direction. The red head simply smiled as she did a once over of him. "You look better when there's light on." She commented.

Ben laughed at her comment and then afterwards tempted her to join him in the shower. Gwen shook her head as she declined his attempt to seduce her in joining him. He pretended to pout while he open the glass door of the shower. A finger teasingly gestured her to come to Ben but her determination remained unflinching.

"Come on the water's great." He commented.

"I know." Gwen replied before commenting. "I took a shower before you remember?"

"Aw, come on don't be such a spoil sport." Ben said as he walked out of the shower to reach her hand. "They'll be home sooner than we know so best we make good of the time we have." He added.

Gwen though about it for a couple of seconds and then finally agreed as she started to take off her clothes to join Ben.

"Okay." Was the only word that left her lips as Ben pulled her into the shower.