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Chapter 3 It's Love

Kevin was walking home to Ben with a large bag or two fo groceries after going to the store, not really paying attention to the people around him, blinking when he was abruptly shoved up against the outer-wall of a building nearby, an ominous cracking sound coming from one of the bags with the impact.

Max Tennyson glared at him, and so did the little redheaded child, Gwen, where she stood behind her grandfather.

"What was that sound?" the older man asked him, most likely thinking that his bags contained more dangerous things then groceries.

"The eggs, I should think. You've probably broken them."

"Right," Max said with a disbelieving expression, slipping one of his hands into each of the bags.

The one in the left bag came out covered in yellow and white goo from the broken eggs, while the one in the right held several thin romance novels.

Kevin blushed red at Max's arched brow in response.

"They're not for me!"

"Who, then? Your girlfriend?" Gwen asked with a sarcastic sneer.

"Close enough..." Kevin muttered, but only Max heard him, speaking louder as he continued. "They're for Ben."

"You know where he is, then?" Max said slowly, returning the books to his bag without comment. "Neither of us have seen him in several days. We feared that he was lying hurt somewhere and couldn't contact us."

"No, he's alright. Perfect, even."

"Take us to him!" Gwen yelled at him with sudden aggression.

Kevin finally got angry at that, freeing himself from Max's hold without hurting him, staring the little brat down.

"Why should I?" he replied with only a fraction of his former belligerence in evidence. "I've go no problem with Gramps here, but you could be a little nicer to me. Luckily for you, I promised my Benny that I wouldn't keep his family from him."

"You're.. Benny?" Gwen said in disbelief, her eyes holding pure, undiluted shock.

"Come on," Kevin said, ignoring her rudely-worded inquiry as he started to walk with his bags. "It's this way."

"What is?" Max asked Kevin more politely as they followed after him.

"Our apartment."

Kevin unlocked the sea-green door, leaving it open as he set the groceries on the counter in the kitchen and pulled the books out, walking down the long hall as he heard the door close, going into the bedroom and smiling tenderly when he saw that Ben was still sleeping in their bed, his face so innocent in sleep where his dark head rested on the sea-green pillows.

"Ben.." he said quietly, bending over to tousle his brown hair affectionately. "Wake up, hunny love."

The other man stirred from sleep slowly, blinking open his beautiful green eyes to stare up at him with a sleepy smile.

"Mmm, Kevin," he said as he stretched to wake up more. "You're back.."

"Uh, huh," he nodded, holding up the three books with a grin.

"You remembered!" Ben said happily, actually throwing himself into Kevin's arms and kissing him for a moment. "Thank you!"

"Anything for my Benny."

"I love you," Ben said, making Kevin's heart stutter with the admiration and joy in the depths of his leafy-green eyes.

Then he was kissing him again, making that quiet moaning-cry sound that Kevin had come to know meant he wanted to make love.

Unfortunately, they couldn't right now.

"Ben, wait.. Stop, baby. I love you, too, but we can't right now."

"Why not?" Ben asked with an adorable pout when he pulled back reluctantly to look at him.

"Because I should put away the groceries, and.. Your grandfather and your cousin are in our living room. He broke our eggs when he accosted me to interrogate me about your whereabouts."

Ben sighed softly with disappointment, but he crawled out of the bed reluctantly, shivering as he pulled on his dark green flannel pajamas quickly.

"I'll handle it while you handle the groceries."

"Ben!" Gwen said when her cousin came into the living room with disheveled brown hair and wearing dark green flannel pajamas.

"Where have you been?"

"Sleeping. I was tired.."

"I mean for the past few days! Grandpa, your parents, and I have been worried sick about you! We thought you were hurt, or-"

"Whoa, Gwen, calm down, please," he interrupted her. "I'm okay. I'm sorry that I didn't call, or something, but I've been just trying to get settled here. With Kevin.. I-"

"When you say with Kevin," Max spoke up now. "Do you mean with Kevin, or, with Kevin?"

"With Kevin," Ben admitted with a blush. "We're in a relationship with each other."

"So, what, you have sex with him?" Gwen gasped in shock.

"Gwen!" Max chastised her. "That's not polite to ask your cousin. He's of age, and perfectly entitled to engage in such activities if he chooses to do so."

"It's okay, Grandpa," Ben said, his tone turning sharp and hard as he continued to speak quietly. "No, Gwen, I do not have sex with Kevin. We make love together. I love him, and he loves me."

"What about children? You can't have them with another male, Ben."

"I don't need children. All I want is Kevin. I need him in my life. I never want to be without him now. I can't."