It’s Easy When you Know the Rules (B.H)
A/N: Hi hello. I wrote this thing. I hope you like it. I heard I’ll be there for You at work and started thinking about friends. and this is what can of that. It’s not that good. but i like it. i hope ya’ll enjoy. like, reblog, comment, if you feel inclined to.
pairing: Ben Hardy x Reader
warnings: none really. sexy times implied?
Waking up naked in a hotel room of a strangers can be a little embarrassing. When you wake up in the nude of the the room belonging to your best friend you know exactly what happened the night before. Most likely the two of you got a little to drunk at the after party and ended up in bed together, nothing new.
The first time this happened it was terrifying. You had no idea what would come of your friendship. You knew you didn’t have feelings for him like that. But there was this hankering inside you every time you saw in a suit. The two of you talked it over and an agreement of sorts was made. The two of you could shag for the rest of the season. The day after the Oscars it would all come to an end. The two of you would go back to being just friends and absolutely no one could know about it.
But there was one major rule, you couldn’t fall in love with each other. Not in a romantic way anyways. It wasn’t hard for you, you were more worried about him. This is why you were in the predicament you were in right now. After a night filled with champagne and other drinks you found yourself in his bed once again.
You stared at the ceiling contemplating what to do next. You wanted to get up and leave. There was one problem though. His freaking arm. It was wrapped around you securing you to his side. You didn’t want to wake him from his blissful slumber. You thought about just moving his arm but that was sure to stir him. And he looked so cute when he slept. His lips almost seemed plumper. His features always seemed so at peace. You saw movement under his eyelids and wondered what he was dreaming about. Was he dreaming about you the way you had dreamt about him the night before?
Stop. You needed to stop yourself before your thoughts became something more. You couldn’t have that, you wouldn’t fall in love with your best friend. It would ruin everything.
But you wouldn’t have to worry about him much longer. In about six-ish hours would be on your way to the cabin, a safe place of sorts. A place where you could relax and not have to think about about him. After all he was flying off somewhere soon as well.
There was a sudden rapid series of knocks that jolted you out of the trance you were in. You couldn’t very well answer the door of a room you shouldn’t be in, instead you hit the arm of the man next to you, making in spring forward in surprise.
“What?” He whispered wiping the sleep from his vert eyes. He was confused why you woke him from his slumber until he heard the knocking again. “Shit.” He unwrapped himself from you and rushed to get the door. You instinctively hide underneath the covers, hoping, praying that the person at the door wouldn’t notice your dress from the night before laying on the ground.
“Well hello Ben.” Joe snickered at his friend looking him up and down, noticing his bare state. Ben’s cheeks went slightly red as he scrambled to find something around him to cover up with. All he could find was a small hand towel to mask himself with, which honestly didn’t do much. “Do you have a girl in there?” He tried to peek around Ben to look in his room trying to get a glimpse.
“What do you want Joe? I’m a little busy” Ben ignored the question trying to get Joe to leave. He didn’t want to get busted with you in his room. It was one of the rules after all. No one must know.
“I just wanted to remind you about brunch. It’s in about an hour. At that one restaurant Y/N found the other day.” Joe raised his eyebrows. He had his sneaking suspicions about who Ben had been busy with, but he understood his friends’ wanted their privacy with it. He didn’t want to push it any further. “Everyone’s leaving soon and we just wanted one last hurrah.”
“I know I haven’t forgotten.” Ben nodded not having forgotten about the group event they had planned, a goodbye of sorts. It would be the last time he would get to see the people that he has had the pleasure of getting to know so well over the past couple of years. That included you. He didn’t want to let you go. He didn’t want to leave his beautiful amazing best friend.
Joe shook his head. He figured he’d let his friend go and get ready for the day. “Okay. Well I guess I’ll see you later then.” He awkwardly backed away from the door to go bother someone else for an hour.
“What was that about?” You shoved the covers off yourself once you heard the door close securely. You had caught bits and pieces of the conversation, but nothing really concrete. You were lost once again in the thoughts, thinking about the rules of the game Ben and yourself were playing.
“Joe came to remind me about brunch.” Ben shrugged going over to his suitcase to find something to get comfortable in. This consisted of a blue green pullover and some sweats. He looked good. Too good.
You sighed getting up off the bed. It was about time you thought about heading back to your own room. You found your under garments with ease, but it was the dress the dress that you had a little more trouble with. You found not doubt, but it looked like the back seem had been torn in an effort to get you out of it.
“Sorry bout that. I may have been a bit eager last night.” Ben rustled through his bag once more to produce a hoodie and another pair of sweats for you.
“It’s okay.” You shrugged on the oh so soft garments. “It’s just a dress. An expensive dress, nothing that can’t be fixed.” You murmured hoping to ease any of his apologies.
“You know this doesn’t have to end.” Ben finally said something after a long tension filled pause. He sat on his bed giving you one of those looks that just make you swoon.
“No. Ben. You know the rules. This, sex thing ended last night.” You got up and maybe your way towards the door to the outside world. You hated saying that. But the thinking the two of you could work in a real relationship was crazy. He is an actor always galavanting off to somewhere to work. You were an actress as well, but you were returning to show after a long time away, plus you had your music to think about.
“That’s not what I meant, love.” He closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again. You knew what he indicating. “You could let me take you out on a date. Maybe this thing we had between us could be something more. In fact. I want something more. I want to be more than just your best friend.” Ben finally made a move towards you.
“Ben we talked about this weeks ago. We wouldn’t work. We’ll never be in the same place at the same time.” You escaped the room before the blonde man had a chance to say anything more. You didn’t want to hear whatever he was going to counter with.
You ran down the way to your room. You didn’t care if anyone saw you exit his room, you just needed to get away. The two of you had broken every single rule you had set up. But that was inevitable, wasn’t it?
Ben stood in the middle of his room thinking for a long second about what to do next. He basically told you how he felt and you reciprocated you feelings in a different way. There were many things he could do now. He could forget what just happened. Or he could fight for this thing you both wanted but couldn’t have.
“Come on, Y/N. Please open up. Please. For once let your heart decide.” You heard him say from the opposite side of the door as you slid to the ground with your head in your hands.
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