A/N: Well, here's that second chapter. Shorter, yeah, but it's because it's the Benlie side and there's a lot more that I can do on the Gwevin side.
Disclaimer: No, still don't own.
"Is it wrong to be jealous of them?"
Ben didn't know how to answer to this. He wasn't quite sure what she was tal- He got it. "Jealous of Gwen and Kevin?" He almost felt stunned by the thought of it. His girlfriend jealous of them? What was the world coming to?
"You know how much we fight." Julie felt the uncomfortable tension rising in the small space of Ben's car as it flew down the highway behind that of a certain Osmosian. Her brown eyes watched the car in front of them and she saw Gwen yelling and pointing a finger while Kevin threw his hand up the air in exasperation. They were fighting. Again. "And you know how much they fight."
Ben knew. It was like a week couldn't go by without a scream-fest between the aforementioned lovers. And he and Julie, well... "Yeah." He pressed down on the pedal a little bit to keep up with Kevin. "What about it?"
"Have you ever noticed how they can fight and still stay together?"
Ben had noticed. There was always someone yelling. Always. And when they weren't yelling, there was some arguing. But by the end of the day, there was always a kiss when Kevin drove the Anodite home. He wasn't sure how it worked. Magic? Mind control? But they were always together. He didn't know how they managed such a feat. Screaming all day but a kiss at night. It was them; it was how they were. "Yeah. I noticed."
"Why aren't we like that?" She continued to watch the situation in the other car unravel as Gwen began to hit Kevin's shoulder and he began to push her away. "Why can't we stay together like they can?"
Ben let out a quiet sigh as he switched lanes and sped up a bit so he was riding a bit behind Kevin off to the left. "I don't know." He checked the mirror to see if there were any cars behind him. None. "Maybe we're just not strong enough. Maybe there's something that they have that we don't."
Julie wished she knew what it was. Part of her had always imagined finding someone she could love that would fight with her but always care in the end of it all. For some reason, she felt like Ben wasn't that person. But he was sweet and nice, and she wouldn't complain too much. He was a good guy. "Because we don't love each other as deeply as they do. I think they've got what really counts at the end of the day."
He gave a sad little sigh as he watched Gwen punch Kevin's arm and point to the road, her mouth forming furious words. "Whatever they've got, I hope they keep it."
"Me too."
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~Sky