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A Ben/Lily fic.
Chapter Two.
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Disclaimer: See Ch. 1.
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A/N: Here's chapter two, from Ben's point of view. (I swear, I didn't mean for that to rhyme!)
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Ben walked around the main building in silence, soaking in the calm and soothing atmosphere of the jungle at night. It was really something else - no other place like it in the world. It was one of the things he loved most about being here. You couldn't find a sky like that in the city, or the peaceful melody that the jungle provided you with - as long as you were willing to listen.
He couldn't sleep ... not after what Ryan had told him. Did he really look at Brenner that way? The way he used to look at Ryan? He might deny it to others, but he wouldn't lie to himself - there was something there.
But, he couldn't ... not with Brenner. She was still hung up on her fiancé. And she had every right to be ... she'd lost someone that she'd loved so much. He could relate to that.
Ben sighed, wishing he'd been able to keep his thoughts to simple things, like homemade tourniquets, or how the new kid had nearly ruined the hospital's relations with the all of the people in the surrounding villages, just by insulting one Shaman. Those were safe thoughts. Thinking of taking Brenner into his office and doing wicked things to her - those were unsafe thoughts.
Ben made his way around the familiar area once more, about ready to head back to bed when he saw someone familiar creeping across the grass to the building he'd been in with Brenner before ... it was Brenner herself! He narrowed her eyes, watching her move. She was clearly trying not to be seen, which only served to intrigue him further.
He followed her quietly to the building where he'd helped her with her wounded arm, and they'd had their conversation about her fiancé. Wondering what she could be doing there, he moved around to a side window, peering in at her. He only felt slightly like a stalker.
He watched her look down at the garbage can, and before he could wonder what she was doing there, she pulled her cell phone back out of it.
Oh, he thought, realizing that she must have tossed it out after he'd given her her "new doctor crutch". A part of him smiled at that thought, but quickly realized that she must have changed her mind. Maybe she wasn't over her fiancé yet.
That thought made him sadder than it should have, and his body sagged a little. He shouldn't be reacting this way to someone he'd met less than a week ago. He shouldn't be reacting at all, since he really shouldn't be witnessing this at all. It was a private moment between Brenner and her deceased lover. He was about to turn and leave when he heard her voice seep through the still-open door.
"God, Ben ... why do you have to be so perfect?" she asked the seemingly empty room, before turning and exiting the building.
Ben watched in stunned silence as she made her way across the grassy area and back into her bunk. He remained where he was, his mouth parted slightly as he replayed those words over and over in his mind. He was far from perfect, he knew that ... but she thought he was perfect. Without knowing it, without intending to, he'd gotten inside her head, and was making her choose between him, and the memory of her departed fiancé.
He kept the smile off of his face at that realization, though he'd be lying if he said that some small part of it didn't make him happy.
It was then that he truly realized his feelings for the young doctor. Ben walked back the way he'd come, deciding to take another short walk before heading to bed for the night ... He really needed to clear his head.
He knew that she still had some healing to do before she would be open to a new relationship. And when that happened, he would be waiting. Ryan was right ... though he couldn't see the look on his own face, he knew that there was more there than just friendship or mentorship. Dr. Lily Brenner had gotten to him, too, without even knowing it.
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The end.
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