WHO I AM HATES WHO I'VE BEEN . HARLEY

[BENJAMIN TYLER RUNE]

The past week was a blur to Benny, yet, at the same time he could remember every second of it. The panic he felt when he tried to find his brother and sister during the shooting, the misery he felt when he saw his boyfriend laying dead on the cold ground, the shock he felt when he learned he's had a child for almost two years and had no idea about it, and finally the couple of nights he'd spent at his remaining best friend Jayden's house, unable to stay alone for too long. He didn't cry in front of him but once - however, alone, he might have dried up his eyes from the downpour. He'd never felt so distressed in his life, not even the time he hit a guy then stepped on the breaks. Not even then. But that certainly was the runner up. He had delievered a speech about Alex at his funeral the previous night, and then fell asleep on the couch with his two siblings, watching some kind of disney movie afterwards. It had been a sad night to say the least, and he needed some fresh fuckin' air.

He left the house in a long sleeved, navy shirt that fit his body pretty well. His pants were of the skinny type, another infamous buy of his brothers. He walked aimlessly for about thirty minutes and then found himself in the park, under a tree that seemed to be peaceful. It was away from most of the commotion that occurred in the park and he felt at ease for once, despite how odd he felt. His boyfriend was beyond him, and here he was with a heartbeat still. It was safe to say that he was single now, and the whole gay phase was underground now. It was weird really, he only felt attraction for Alex when it came to guys, and... well, that one kid he fucked at the party, but he was drunk and it didn't count in his book.

A little blonde toddler, about the age of two maybe, waddled over to Benny with a big smile on his little face. Benny sat upward with a newfound expression of adoration, and he picked the tot up and set him on his lap. "Hey there little fella... what're you doing by yourself? Your mommy's probably worried sick about you..." He said gently, reminding himself of the baby that was his, and that he hadn't met yet. He bounced the boy for a minute and then followed his little finger that was pointed at a red-headed beauty that was facing the other way. "Mama," the little boy told him, and Benny couldn't believe who he saw. It was Harley, his baby mama, which meant... he was holding his own son. "Oh my... oh my god..." He couldn't help but laugh out of joy and held him carefully as he stood, carrying him over to the girl. "Hey... didn't think this was how I'd meet my son, but... he wandered over there," he motioned to the tree with his head, "and I didn't want him to get lost... so..." He said, carefully setting him down.

[HARLEY QUINN MORGAN]

Harley had been school-free for the past week, thanks to the recent school shooting. She was still recovering from it emotionally, but she was getting better. She didn’t tell her job that she had an extra week of free time, instead, she chose to spend her free days with her son, Dexter. She had almost felt like she had taken her life for granted before the shooting and here she was trying to truly appreciate her time with Dexter. She realized was too short to take for granted, too short to send on the irrelevant little things in life. She was still a little shaken up and a bit paranoid to return to school in just a few days, but she was better than she was the first day after. Declan was getting healthier, but that didn’t change what the red head had been through that day. Sure, she could have lost her best friend, but there was much more that came along with that day than just that.

Here she was at the park, sitting comfortably on a light blue blanket, stuffed toys and a duffle bag all around her. She had taken her child to the local park for the second time this week, he loved the fresh air and any opportunity to explore, which was why she tried to bring him as often as she could. She was glad to have more time with him for the time being, she always enjoyed her alone time with him, he was pretty much all she had now. She kissed his cheek before turning to his duffle bag, searching for his gogurt, she didn’t find it at first, which caused her to look much longer. She had only spent a few seconds looking for it, so when she finally found it, she turned to give it to her son, but he was absent.

”dexter!”. she yelled, scared all of a sudden, she had read about missing children cases like these, the mother only looks away for a few seconds, then bam! The child is in another stranger’s car somewhere, the fear started to rise the more she looked around. Finally, her eyes locked on a muscular male coming towards her, Dexter in his arms. It was Benny. She wasn’t prepared for this, hell, she wasn’t sure when she’d come face to face with Benny again, really, not after what had happened. She had hoped he would actually forget about everything she had told him back when they were locked in that classroom.

She watched him intensively as he got closer, he placed Dexter down and she quickly took him into her arms, her eyes never leaving Benny. She wasn’t sure how she felt about him calling Dexter his ‘son’ but she was just glad to have Dexter back with him, ”um.. thanks…” she hugged Dexter protectively. She licked her lips, scared to say anything, but her expression turned sympathetic. ”join us?.... um.. how are you? Are you okay?” she asked, wanting the attention to turn away from dexter for the time being, she was seriously not ready for that conversation at the moment.

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W O R D S --* 523
T A G G E D --* BENNY
T H O U G H T S --* (:

[BENJAMIN TYLER RUNE]

Benny was ready to turn around and walk home, maybe play with Zack a little bit when he got there. The only problem with that was he didn’t want him to ask him, “Bubba, what’s wrong?” The kid knew very well that his brother wasn’t right, even at only two and half years it was obvious there was something wrong. Up close you could see the bags under his eyes and the glazed over look he gave off, along with his back slouched when it was normally upright with his head up high, which was also relatively low. He was a wreck, and a surprised one, at that. He looked at Harley, confused, but nodded and sat down slowly. “I’d love to… but are you sure I’m not intruding?” He asked her quietly, hardly being able to make eye contact. He felt a heavy load of guilt rush over his system, and due to a certain lack of his normal personality, he let it be known with the next thing he said. “I’m not trying to question you or anything; it’s just that I don’t feel like I deserve to be around him or you.” He told her flat out, but offered an apologetic smile. His tone wasn’t as threatening as normal; it was actually very gentle, but also very low. It had a little bit of personality to it but in between words he would trail off into something else, something he couldn’t describe all too well.
He played with the grass gently, nodding towards her other question. “I’ve been better. It’s just been a rough week, is all. How about you?” He asked, looking up at her and hardly being able to rip his gaze off her incredible eyes. She was really lighting up the day, and he couldn’t explain himself in how if you asked him. Maybe it was her beauty itself, or that reassuring air she was giving off. She made him feel safe, and happy, at that. He smiled at her and watched her carefully, wondering how she had been after the incident. I mean, hell, she must have gone through a lot too, she was right with him, it was just different circumstances. “Is your friend alright?” He asked, looking up at her curiously. He really did hope that the boy, Declan he believed, was alright, as it was that he was the only… other injury. Apparently Alex had just shot at the ceiling the other times to create fear.

[HARLEY QUINN MORGAN]

Harley frowned a bit at his words, but she understood them. She was still getting used to this new Benny, this more sensitive one. He did just lose someone dearly close to him, that could had something to do with it too. It was hard losing someone you cared about, but it always both made you stronger and a different person. ”well, it doesn’t matter what you deserve when it comes to me, it’s about… him. Every child needs a father figure in their life and you did say, if you were aware of him, you would have been there,” she said honestly, sure, Declan was sort of that male figure in Dexter’s life, but he was more Dexter’s friend than a father, plus he was probably girlier than Harley at times. She loved him though and so did Dexter. ”but… you do have to promise me something if you want to be a part of his life,”, she said uneasily, but she knew she had to make this clear. Dexter was now sitting in front of her, reaching over grabbing his toys and playing with them, all with one arm of Harley’s around his tiny waist.

”It’s just been me and him for the past one in a half year and…we’re doing just fine. But… if you want to be a part of his life, you can’t walk out of it whenever you feel the need to. I know parenting can be hard and children can be frustrating at times, especially one as small as him. But I can ease you into it, if you’d like.” she said looking at benny seriously. She didn’t want benny to play any games with her or dexter for that matter, but she knew she had to at least give him the opportunity to want to be in Dexter’s life. She was a bit nervous and her body felt a bit tense, but the light noises of dexter’s giggles calmed her as the seconds went by. ”plus, he’d probably be good for you. This one’s a little ball of light, ya know?” she said kissing Dexter’s cheek quickly. It was true too, even when Harley was having a bad day, all she had to do was get into her son’s presence and bam! All the sadness or anger would just go away, this boy was something special.

She nodded lightly, keeping her eyes on benny now, she really did care about whether or not he was okay. He lost the most in that shooting and he came out alive, left with all the pain to deal with on his own. ”I’m… okay, I guess… rethinking my life a bit more, but I’m okay,” she nodded , ”he’s better. he still needs help moving around, but the doctor said he’d be up and running in about two to three weeks” she said with a light shrug, relieved that Declan didn’t get it worse. He was the only other person in the world she always counted on, the only person that understood her. Who knew what she would have done if she would have lost him?

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W O R D S --* 521
T A G G E D --* BENNY
T H O U G H T S --* (:

[BENJAMIN TYLER RUNE]

Benny gave a solemn nod, knowing that she was right. Dexter deserved to have a father, whether or not Benny deserved to see his son. Plus, she did have a point - he didn't know about the baby in the first place. Not that he wasn't still at major fault, but he had a little bit of slack. He looked at Dexter as she talked and he looked up at her, a little bit of hope lighting his face up. "I would love to, Harley..." He told her, looking into her eyes but averting his gaze shortly after. He couldn't help the wave of guilt that was crashing and trashing at his feelings, but he knew he needed to be a man and step up to the plate. He looked her in the eye before he replied, "I'm not going to walk out of his life again." His voice was firm but it was gentle, and there was something about the way he looked at her that it seemed, and was very, genuine.

The more he looked at Dexter, the more he just wanted to hold him. He sighed out and looked at her, nodding his head once again. He wasn't sure how well he was going to take to being a parent and he knew that Harley didn't really have the choice, she had to be a mom. It made him feel bad to be honest, but he agreed very quickly to her suggestion, or rather, offer. "Yeah, I'd like that... Um..." he paused, watching Dexter carefully. He didn't want to just pick him up, that would be rude, and he still didn't feel right doing it either. "This is gonna sound weird, but can I hold him?" He asked, a cute smile appearing on his face. His cheeks went a little red but it was only because he was excited, or just happy. He understood almost immediately what she meant and nodded once again, "I could really use some light.." he mumbled, not really wanting to say it too loudly, and plus his thoughts were a bit scrambled.

Benny slipped his phone out of his pocket and leaned over, putting the picture of him, james, emily and their little brother zack on the screen. "Look at the baby. That's my brother. Weird, right? He looks so much like Dexter..." he told her, looking over at his son once more before back at Harley. "If it makes you feel any better, they're about the same age... so I'm not totally clueless when it comes to kids." He told her, putting his phone away with a big smile. His mood had changed a lot in the time between coming to the park and now.

[HARLEY QUINN MORGAN]

Harley tried to hold back a smile, but she couldn’t help it. She liked seeing this side of Benny, it was weird, but she enjoyed it. How long would it last? Hopefully forever. She didn’t want to be making a mistake with allowing him into Dexter’s life if he was just going to back right back out of it, but her gut was telling her that this was the right decision. Maybe the old Benny wasn’t prepared for this, but this Benny was. Plus, it would probably be easier for her to have someone else assisting her with raising Dexter. She’d have more time to herself, for homework, and for work. It’d take a good load off of her shoulders, but when would she be able to allow Benny to take Dexter on his own? Who knew? But something inside of her told her that it wouldn’t be long until she was comfortable with the idea. She nodded, ”thank you, but… one more thing… you’ve promised me… now promise mister dexter here”, she said lightly tickling dexter’s tummy and kissing her son on the cheek.

She held out her pinky, ”Dex, pinky?”, he held up his hand but didn’t succeed in holding down a few of his fingers, which made her giggle. She immediately helped him and then repeated, ”pinky”, intertwining hers with his. ”now, go… pinky with Be—“, she stopped, then looked at Benny, bit her lip, then half smiled a bit. She turned to Dexter again and said, ”go pinky to Daddy”, she gave Dexter a light pleasant shove towards Benny. Dexter wobbled over to Benny with his pinky out and exclaimed, ”Pinky, Dadda!” and fell into Benny’s lap, his pinky still up. Harley giggled watching the interaction between the two. She loved that Dexter wasn’t shy like other children his age, he was always willing to meet new people and play with new children.

When he showed Harley the picture of his family, her heart nearly melted, ”well, he looks like Dex because fortunately, dex got your looks”, she smiled simply. This was the reassurance she needed that Benny would be okay with Dexter on his own, it made her feel more comfortable too. ”and my brains”, she teased, and kept her eyes on the two, mainly on the look on Benny’s face. He seemed so honest and genuine, it was actually quite admirable the way he looked down at his son. ”have you told your family yet?”, she asked referring to Dexter. Most guys didn’t tell their parents, but you could thank Teen Mom for that. Yes, Teen Mom was Harley’s guilty pleasure, but only because it made her feel less alone and less troubled. Even if there was a possibility that it was scripted, she didn’t care, it still entertained her.

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W O R D S --* 5467
T A G G E D --* BENNY
T H O U G H T S --* (:

[BENJAMIN TYLER RUNE]

i've got the gift of one liners
and you've got the curse of curves

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“Anything.” The word slipped out of his mouth with more ease than grease, an immediate response to what Harley began with. His ice-like eyes, cool and blue gazed over Dexter and painted a smile on his face as the two interacted. This was the rest of his life in front of him, and he couldn’t wait to have that little boy in his arms. His smile grew wider and wider as he watched his son, a light giggle and an ”Aw…” that was practically silent coming out of his mouth. The scene before him was truly as precious as it got, and he covered his mouth with the slightly sweaty palm of his to hide the redness that overcame his cheeks. He opened his arms just as the little boy leaped into his lap and he locked his pinky with his gratefully, wrapping an arm around his little waist and holding him closer on his lap. He leaned down and kissed Dexter on the nose, smiling at the little boy. “I promise.” He said quietly, but just low enough for the boy to hear. He tickled his tummy just a little bit and gave him a hug, scooting closer to Harley with Dexter still in his lap.

He looked up with a grin at what she said and laughed quite merrily, shaking his head. “No way, look at these eyes.” He turned Dexter slightly so that their son was looking at him, his movements very gentle and comforting to the little boy. “They’re definitely yours. And that cute little nose.” He told her as he scrunched his face up playfully, kissing the boys head once again. You could tell that his mood had changed greatly since when he first approached them, and it was getting better as the seconds went on. He dropped his jaw a little bit, jokingly making an offended expression, but then he shrugged and smiled a little. “Hope so. I’m pretty much failing.” He poked Dexter’s belly,“You don’t want to have daddy’s brains. He has to sit in glee club to stay on the football team.” He joked, playing with the little boy’s hair.

Benny grimaced at the thought, rolling his eyes with a nod. He told Emily and James in the same sitting before their parents, and that was where he went wrong. They both freaked out and started screaming, jumping around and talking about how they had a nephew. Then in came their mother, who started questioning immediately, and he had to pull Emily away and cover her mouth to stop her from telling her like that. Benny literally had to convince her that he was going to tell her himself, and that was the only thing stopping Emily from spilling the beans. He told her to watch from the other room to prove it, and James overheard and pulled the recorder out, filming it from the other room. “Yeah. I did. The sibs went craycray, but my mom…” He made a face and shook his head. “See for yourself. Slide the thingy up one, James sent me the video of it. But know that she’s just sensitive about her age. It’s kind of hilarious.” He told her, handing her the headphones so Dexter wouldn’t hear the video. In the video, their mom was going off about how she was too young to be a grandmother, and about benny not respecting women, threatening a childhood punishment spanking, and telling him to go to his room at the end of it all. It was about two minutes long, and during the middle of it, she got mad because Benny started laughing, in fact that happened several times.

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MUSIC: curse of curves. cute is what we aim for
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[HARLEY QUINN MORGAN]

Harley didn’t expect today to end up like this, she expected to just have a day at the park with her son, maybe call Declan later and order in, watch some bad cinema and call it a day, really. Even though the turn of events that were occurring right now came to her by surprise, she didn’t mind it. She didn’t feel that weird feeling of being a single mom anymore, she could feel it in her stomach, that this was going to be a start of something new. Something Dexter needed in his life, hell, something they both needed. She kept her eyes on Benny’s face, and occasionally switching her gaze to Dexter’s, just trying to read both of their expressions. She had never seen Benny so infatuated with a child before and because it was his (and hers), it made her feel really good. She could tell that Dexter was already starting to like him, plus, he finally had someone to call ‘Daddy’, well ‘Dadda’. She knew it would just have been a matter of time before Dexter grew a bit bigger and started noticing other children with fathers and him, with none. She was thankful for this right here, she couldn’t even stop smiling at the two.

Benny scooted beside her and began to point certain things on Dexter that were definitely from her, she couldn’t help but blush a little. It didn’t help that she was quite pale and it was highly noticeable, ”we do have pretty cute noses, don’t we Dex?” she chuckled, kidding around. Benny’s mood had completely flipped from the first time that he had approached her, but that wasn’t hard to believe, considering Dexter was indeed this huge ball of light. Harley laughed a little, ”woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, you’re in Glee club?” she couldn’t help but laugh a little more. ”Sorry, I was just picturing it. that’s….. cute”, she held back another laugh. ”you know, if you ever need tutoring, i mean… I don’t mean to toot my own horn… but… beep, beep, I’m pretty smart”, she shrugged simply, offering her services.

Harley was actually surprised that Benny had already told his family, I mean, he hadn’t even met Dexter yet, but it definitely made her grow even more respect for him. Geez, if you told her she’d be sitting in the park with Benny and Dexter right now three weeks ago, she’d probably laugh in your face and tell you that you must have been on a really bad hallucination drug. They were actually going to do this…. Raise a child with one another. Harley was a little caught off guard that he had a video of it, she sort of was amused at the idea that he had so many younger siblings. ”are you the oldest?” she asked as he handed her his phone again. She slid it up one and smiled at him before pressing play, turning her attention on the video in her hands. She slid the headphones in her ears and watched carefully, can’t help but noticing how gorgeous and young his mother looked. She did have a point, she looked nothing like a grandma, but Harley couldn’t help but laugh a little.

She handed him back his things, careful not to drop either headphone in Dexter’s reach and nodded, ”a good craycray or a bad craycray?” she tilted her head and looked at him, referring to his siblings going crazy. ”well, at least you got sent to your room… I got sent out the house” she admitted, not wanting to go into too much detail. She remembered the night should told her parents perfectly, like it was yesterday, mainly because it hurt her so much. Her dad called her a slut and accused her of having no respect for herself, while her mother started quoting things from the bible, and they basically threw her out on the street. Thank god she had a friend like Declan to help put her back on her feet. ”I shoulda been on teen mom”, she said sarcastically, joking. She looked over at Dexter, ”he’s a good kid though… a bit wild… and an explorer… you’ll love him and so will your family” she nodded looking back at Benny.

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W O R D S --* 710
T A G G E D --* BENNY
T H O U G H T S --* (:

[BENJAMIN TYLER RUNE]

i've got the gift of one liners
and you've got the curse of curves

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Benny bounced Dexter in his lap gently, kissing his cheek as he hugged him and grinned over at Harley. He poked his little nose and laughed as he did, looking over at Harley with his cheeks also turning a bright shade of red, but not from embarrassment. A fun fact about Benny Rune: when he gets red, it means he’s at an incredible level of happiness… or anger, but in this case, happiness. He made a face and rolled his eyes at her comment about him being in glee club cute, a typical guy move. He truly was not a fan of those meetings and he’d sit through them most of the time dying for a cigarette. He shot a smile her way though and shook his head, leaning back on one of his hands but keeping the other around Dexter’s tiny little waist to support him while he was on his lap. He didn’t want him to fall, so the grip was definitely firm, but gentle. “Yeah… yeah, laugh all you want.” He said with a light-hearted laugh under his voice. “It’s so dorky… I just sit in the back,” He told her with a laugh, “but it is pretty cool, you know… those kids all really have talent. And then there’s me.” He said, emphasizing on the last sentence and shaking his head with another laugh.
He looked over at her and pitched one of his eyebrows a tad higher than the other, questioning her offer. Did she really want to help him out, when he hadn’t helped her out when she really needed it? He sent a crooked smile and nodded, shrugging his shoulders. “I’ll give you a try.” He said playfully, sending a wink her way. His guidance counselor’s voices were ringing in his ears about his inability to keep anything better than a C- or a D and he really couldn’t stand to hear it anymore. It was annoying and he really didn’t care about his grades, but he did care about whether or not he got out of school, and that was enough to make him want to pass the year with as high marks as it took to get a good diploma.
“Good craycray. And yeah, I’m the oldest. It’s me, then James, then Emily, and then little Zacky pants.” He told her and smiled gently, sitting up and looking at Dexter, retrieving his phone back and stuffing it in his pocket. He grimaced at what she said and patted her knee, nodding, “If it makes you feel any better, she gave me a spanking too.” He said as he laughed, hoping to light the subject up a little bit. He did feel really bad about her being sent away because of what he implanted inside of her, but he couldn’t feel bad for too long while holding the cutest thing to have walked the earth in his arms, all created by that night. He nodded in agreement, petting back Dexter’s hair as she spoke and smiled. “I already adore him…” he said with a small laugh, “and I know my people will go crazy.”

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MUSIC: curse of curves. cute is what we aim for
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[HARLEY QUINN MORGAN]

Harley laughed a little more, ”what do you do in there? Just stand in the background lip-synching and pretending you know what you’re doing?”. The thought of a guy like Benny in Glee club was hilarious to Harley, ”when’s the next performance, because this I have to see”, she teased. She looked away and gathered herself, she hadn’t laughed this much in a while, and she was starting to notice that she was actually enjoying herself. The only people she had really surrounded herself with was Remmy, Declan, and Alexa. This was a nice break from the usual people in her life, not that she necessarily needed one.

She looked back at him and smiled lightly, ”you won’t regret it, dear sir”, she said saluting him playfully. Was she really offering her services? ”you can look at my transcript if you aren’t convinced of my ability to tutor”, she said happily, it was true too, the girl had straight A’s. She wasn’t a nerd or anything, she was just smart and made sure she always turned her work in. She had not only her life to prepare for, but her son’s, so she made it a point to have excellent grades in high school so that she got into a good college. If you looked at her freshman year grades, they weren’t exactly pretty, but thank god colleges paid for attention to your last two years much more.

Harley nodded with a smile as he shared his sibling line with her, ”ahh, that’s cool… I’m an only child,” she said with a light shrug. It didn’t really matter anymore even if she wasn’t, she was probably such a disappointment to her parents, she wouldn’t be surprised if they were trying to have another child right now just to make up for the first one. He interrupted her inner thoughts when he patted her knee, she looked at his hand then slowly back up at him, laughing at his words. ”much better, actually, please tell me she used something beside her hand” she joked and nudged him lightly. Benny wasn’t exactly what she had expected, but then again, she never really had the chance to get to know him.

Harley smiled, pleased to hear that Benny already adored the kid, which wasn’t hard to believe. She could see it in Benny’s face, hell, she could see it in Dexter’s. ”I think he likes you too… you’re actually the first manly male that’s actually been around him… the only male figure he really has in his life is Declan”, she said calmly, hoping she didn’t trigger anything to bring him back to that horrible day. She felt her phone buzz and quickly reached into her bag to retrieve, it was her alarm telling her it was time for Dexter’s nap time. ”it’s his nap time” she announce as she turned the alarm off and threw it back in her bag, collecting all of his things and putting it into the bag as well. ”d’you… want to come? I don’t live far at all, just a block away really” she said with a smile, she didn’t have a car, couldn’t really afford one at the moment. She also wasn’t ready to say goodbye to Benny, surprisingly. She wasn’t even sure if he walked or drove to the park. ”you don’t have to if you don’t want to”, she quickly added, not wanting to pressure him into anything.

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W O R D S --* 586
T A G G E D --* BENNY
T H O U G H T S --* (:

[BENJAMIN TYLER RUNE]

i've got the gift of one liners
and you've got the curse of curves

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Inspiration ran dry in Ben’s mind. He often made little of his experiences in the glee room; the meeting hardly impacted his day in the least, actually. The only reason he had solemnly nodded his head in agreement that day was to stay on the football team because he knew that the moment he was kicked off his social status would begin to decrease down a hill called popularity alignment, and he could not afford that kind of loss. It was likely that taking the position in the first place would do that alone, but it wouldn’t have nearly the affect that being off the most high-ranked sport in the school’s team would bring. “Yeah, pretty much.” Benny told her with a laugh and felt a little warm spot in his chest, but he didn’t know what it was from. It could be possibly from Dexter, or maybe Harley… no, that was ridiculous. How could he already be falling into an attraction, or likeness of another being? The more he thought about it, the more he realized; Alex was indeed his everything, but what if Harley was his new something? “It’s Friday, during the assembly about alcohol use. We’re doing Last Friday Night by that Katy Perry lady. Appropriate, right?” He asked with a raise of an eyebrow and shake of the head, his tone completely sarcastic but light-hearted.

“I’m sure I won’t.” Benny inquired, grinning at her as he leaned forwards and held his hand out for her to shake it. “We have a deal. I don’t need no transcripts, I can see it in your eyes. You’re smart.” It didn’t make much sense in all reality, but Ben harbored a different kind of reality and in this place he could see the potential that sparkled in her magnificently colored, pure blue eyes. He gave a laugh at what she said, shaking his head at the thought and covering his mouth. “It was a belt.” He told her with another laugh, his face turning even redder than it had before. It was a weird thing to be talking about no doubt, but fuck it, they were parents together, they could talk about almost anything now without it sounding awkward, or something you wouldn’t say to a significant other. He wiggled a little with the nudge and smiled warmly at her, truly at ease. “It’s nice, you know,” he began while looking off into the park’s distance, his eyesight ending at the horizon and raising questions about what lied beyond, “spending casual time with you, without a gunman running around.” He said, his tongue stinging at the word gunman, but heart knowing that in the end, his boyfriend was not who he knew him to be.

Benny was happy to hear that he didn’t have complete female guidance only, and he couldn’t help laughing at the thought of Declan being the manly man in his life. “Aw, well he is pretty tough, give him that…” Benny said about Declan, having true respect for the kid, despite their drama. Hell, he was a little scared of him sometimes, but he was generally weary of that kind of person anyway. “You know… other than the pink converse,” He added with a grin. He looked down at Dexter and played with his hair, grinning as he felt the little body scramble somewhat, and he watched as she gathered everything and could feel the sad face coming on. He perked up at what she said and just as he was going to answer, his phone went off. “Just a sec,” he said, not wanting to miss it from his brother in case something was wrong, because he never really called unless he needed help or something. He hung up after a minute and made a face, “I can’t, I’m sorry,” he began, standing up with Dexter still in his arms. “James is being a drama queen… something’s up, and he needs me for something. But, if you would like… Dexter, you, and I, could go out for dinner this weekend, my treat.”

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