The Little Scout
Chapter Eight
Ben's POV
"Hey, Ben, when are you on patrol again?" Tessa asked him. She took a sip of her tea; apparently it was a British thing, something her mother liked to drink too.
"Me and Jimmy are going tonight." Tessa's face drops. "Why?"
"No reason, can I come with?"
"No." She couldn't come, they were going to hunt skitters!
"I've got nothing to do anyways, I'll come."
"No! I mean...we work better just us two..."
"Oh."
"Yeah. Sorry, I think Matt said he wanted you to read to him."
"That can wait, right? I just think I need to practice my aim, you know, I'm slacking a little."
"Yeah, you are."
"Will you help me?"
"Me? I need to get some sleep."
"Come on, it'll only be a few minutes. I'm not that rusty, I promise."
"I'm too tired."
"What's up with you?"
"I'm just tired."
"Fine, I'll leave you alone to sleep." She stood up and stormed off.
"You know you'll only make things worse if you push her away." His Dad told him.
"I just don't want her to get hurt."
"No, you don't want to be hurt by her."
"Tessa wouldn't hurt me."
"If you push her away, Ben she just wants to know someone's there for her. That someone would care."
"I do care, I'm just..."
"Ben, go tell her your sorry."
"Did this happen to you and Mom?"
"I was scared so I pushed her away and then I realised, I'd never have anyone else. And telling her I was sorry was the best decision I ever made."
"It was?"
"Do you think you'd be here, alive and born, if I hadn't?" Ben shook his head. "Go on, tell her..."
"I will, she needs a little bit to cool off."
"Give her an hour." Tom agreed.
Ben found Tessa practicing her shooting. "Hey, Tessa."
"Why aren't you sleeping?" She asked him, it dripped with sarcasm.
"I thought shooting practice was more important?"
"Just when it's not with Me."
"No, I came to say I'm sorry."
"Don't bother." She fired her gun and Ben became more...scared of his girlfriend.
"No, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have treated you like that."
"Damn right." She told him.
"I just...I don't know what to say, what do you want me to say?"
"I want you to say that your not mad at me; because I haven't done anything."
"I know, I'm not mad at you, Tess."
"You seem it."
"I'm not! I promise."
"But you are, Ben, I don't know what emotional stuff you've been through but don't take it out on Me."
"I'm not!" She finally turned to face him. "I'm not." He repeated. She dropped her gun.
"Don't lock me out, you might not need me but I need you, Ben. Please." Ben wrapped his arms around her.
"I won't." He promised her.
Authors Note
Hey:D First of all, I'm just saying I'm really happy with the response I've been getting to this story! I'm sorry I've been inactive and stuff, and I wasn't expecting this story to sort of take off but it has! So thank you:D
Second thing, I'm noticing how I haven't got any reviews! Please, please, please! Review! It makes me so happy when I get reviews or I get messages, which I have been getting, so review and tell me where I'm going wrong or something pleeassee!
And Last thing! I need another character, a girl, for Jimmy! So If someone could help me with it, I'd be ever soooo grateful! I've been getting WRITERS BLOCK so I haven't gotten round to trying to make one for him:'( Sorry Jimmy/Dylan Authors!
So, message me ideas for characters!
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