Romance isn't Dead - B.Chilwell
Pairing: Ben Chilwell x Reader Word Count: 3.4k Warnings: Fluff? bath sex (this idea just came to me when I was writing this), quitting a job, and just a cuteness overload, maybe even a bit cheesy. Requested?: Yes here Notes: Thank you so much for requesting this! Sorry it’s taken some time but it's here now! I hope you enjoyed it! Again, remember my requests are open!
Work had been so stressful lately, your new boss was a dick and was constantly giving you more work than you could handle and no matter how many times you told him, he just brushed you off. Ideally, you needed an assistant and he knew that but clearly he liked to see you struggle. You have been an Events Manager for a few years now and working for one of the biggest events companies in London is bound to come with its challenges and the workload but the other 2 Event Managers had assistants but your boss seemed to think you could handle double the work alone and you were not about to back down and accept defeat so you just continued the way you were...on a very slippy slope to a burnout.
The stress and overload was starting to take its toll on your relationship with your fiancé. You and Ben have been dating for 6 years and got engaged after 4, you were due to get married next year but you couldn’t help but think that if work continued how it was, the pair of you wouldn’t make it, and Ben knew that you had that fear and no matter how many times he tries to tell you that he's not going anywhere, you didn’t seem to ever listen, it's not that you didn’t believe him, it’s the fact that you felt like you would leave if you were him.
The time hit 4pm when you got a text from Ben himself:
Ben: Baby, it's 4pm. Close your laptop, leave it at work, get in the car and come home xx
You: I can’t, I have too much to do xx
Ben: It wasn't a request y/n. Get your pretty ass home xx
You chuckle to yourself and look out of your office at the main office to see other people starting to leave.
"Why not" you tell yourself, shutting down your laptop and closing it. You grab your jacket and bag, picking up your car keys and leaving your office, locking the door behind you.
You only just make it past Jason's office, your boss, before he shouts you in.
"It's only 4 o'clock" he raises an eyebrow at you.
You take a breath of confidence "yes I am aware and my working hours are 8 while 4, and I do a lot more than that every other day so I am going home and I will see you at 8am" you tell him, your heart pounding from adrenaline.
His lips push together in a tight line "you have a deadline to meet. I want the Miami project on my desk at 8am tomorrow morning"
"Jason, the Miami project isn't due for another two weeks, it’s impossible to get it done for 8am tomorrow" you tell him.
"Yes, well I've changed it. You can either get it done or you're fired. Not like you have to worry about a job, you have that footballer fiancé of yours" the look on his face was one you wish you could wipe off. He was demeaning you, basically saying that your partner can look after you. And yes, Ben can look after you and he has offered to do exactly that but you love your job and want to do this job but you can't work for this man anymore.
You send him a smile before responding "You're right Jason, I do have that footballer fiancé of mine. But you can’t fire me"
"And whys that?" The cocky look on his face would look so good being slapped off and you would love nothing more than to be the one who does it.
"Because I already quit, effective immediately. I'll come back tomorrow to collect my things" you turn on your heel and rush to the elevator, not giving him a chance to even respond. Once the door of the elevator have closed, you let a deep breathe out, feeling a rush of relief just wash over you but then the anxiety crept in. The feeling of what are you going to do now? What will Ben say?
You make it home in half an hour and open the gates before parking up on the large drive in front of your home. You moved in with Ben after being together for 2 years, you wanted a bit more time living alone and the amount of time you started to spend at his place, it just made sense. He refuses to accept any rent from you so you do all the cooking and cleaning and buy any furniture or décor for the house, much to Ben's objection, if it was up to him, you wouldn’t have to spend a penny.
You step into the house and kick off your shoes, placing your bag next to the door and hanging your keys up on the hook and just as you're about to head into the living room, you hear the music coming from the kitchen and footsteps heading your way. Ben appears in the grand entranceway and sends you that signature smile of his.
"You're home" He smiles, walking straight to you and engulfing you up in his arms. Your arms go around his shoulders as you dig your face into his neck. You inhale the scent of sandalwood with a hint of lemon and pineapple with a note of cedarwood and you instantly relax. This was your favourite scent on him and just being in his warm embrace was enough to cause every muscle in your body to relax.
You pull away, keeping your arms around his neck, looking up at him through your lashes "I missed you" you shyly admit.
Ben simply leans down, placing his lips on yours in a gentle kiss, one hand on your hip and the other gently caressing your cheek. He pulls away and looks into your eyes "What's wrong baby? You're not yourself" his green eyes are searching yours for answers as his eyebrows crease into a worried look.
"Don't be mad" you tell him and he takes your hands.
"I could never be mad at you. Come with me and you can tell me what’s going on" He pulls you into the kitchen, lifting you onto the island counter. He quickly turns off the stove before standing in between your legs, his hands back on your hips and his fingers reaching under your shirt to caress the skin there in a reassuring way.
You play with your fingers, picking at the skin which you do when you're nervous, Ben notices this and moves one of his hands in between yours, letting you play with his fingers until you're ready to tell him what's happening. You don’t even look at him when you confess "I quit my job" your words come out quiet but he heard them. You were ashamed, ashamed that this was what it had come to, you felt weak, that you can’t handle the work.
Ben's hand reaches up to fix under your chin, lifting your head up, making you look up at him "That's amazing y/n, I'm proud of you. This job was running you into the ground, it was taking a toll on you mentally and also affecting your personal life, it was affecting us. That's why I text you to come home, I've planned an evening for us" He admitted with a smile, his green eyes never leaving yours while he told you the words.
You looked between his eyes as a feeling of warmth ran across your chest "you've done what?" You could feel the tears well up in your eyes.
"Planned an evening for me and you. My phone is in the spare room, I'm going to put your phone in there and we are going to have an evening to help you relax and to reconnect for a few hours. So pass me your phone" he held his hand out, you take your phone out your back pocket and hand it to him "Now, come with me" he smiles, wrapping one arm around your waist, pulling you into him, you wrap your arms around his neck and legs around his waist while he lifts you up with ease. He walks up the stairs, heading into the spare room and placing your phone on charge in there with his and then takes you into your shared bedroom.
He gently places you on the bed, heading into the bathroom and comes back out and starts to unbutton your blouse "Ben, what are you doing?" You ask him, placing your hands on his with curious eyes.
"I've ran you a bath, just putting some more hot water in there. That’s the first part of our night, now can I just take care of my girl?" He smiles sincerely. You nod and let him continue to unbutton your blouse, gently pushing it off your shoulders and then slipping your bra straps off your shoulders, unclipping it at the back, his eyes never leave yours until he moves both your bra and blouse to the ottoman in the room. As he comes back and stands you up, he pulls your skirt and tights down, throwing them to the side. In any other circumstances, you would be incredibly turned on by his fingers gracing your skin delicately but right now, he is making you fall even more in love with him by the second if that was even possible, the way he is so careful with you, there is no denying he is in love with you.
He takes your hand and guides you into the bathroom to see the bath full, bubbles on the top and rose petals scattered around the sides and some on top of the bubbles.
"Ben, this...it's beautiful, thank you" you look up at him as he stands behind you with his arms around your waist, he would do anything to be touching you.
He brushed his lips against your neck, causing a shiver to ripple down your spine "Anything for my fiancée" hearing him call you that still makes your heart pound against your chest. He takes your hand and helps you up and into the bath. You let out a sigh when the hot water consumed your body, feeling your whole body relax.
Ben stood there and watched you with admiration, everything you did was amazing to him. His breath catches in his chest when you open your eyes and look at him "are you joining me?" You ask hopeful.
He thinks for a second, his original plan was to cook dinner while you were in the bath but the look on your face is enough to change all that "if you want me to" you quickly nod, making him laugh before he undresses himself and climbs in with you, sitting behind you and pulling you back into him while he rests against the bath, the cold acrylic of the bath on his shoulders but he didn’t care.
You lean your head back against his shoulder and you both sit in silence for a little bit before he decides to ask a question "What are you going to do now you won't have work?" He asks, kissing your shoulder absentmindedly.
"I don’t know yet, I promise I'll find something as soon as possible" you tell him
"Don’t worry, take all the time you need. You know I'm happy for you to not work, I can take care of us both"
You turn in his arms and look at him "but you shouldn’t have to. I want to work" your chest rests on his, while your hand reaches up and plays with his hair. Ben moves forwards slightly, lifting you up gently and wrapping your legs around his waist.
"We don’t have to think of that right now, you have as long as you need to figure it out. I think you need a few weeks to relax first and then we can figure it out together, how does that sound?" He asks you, one of his hands rubbing up and down your back.
"Perfect" you smile, leaning forward and kissing his lips once, pulling away slightly, looking into his eyes, his lips and then his eyes again before kissing him again, with more passion this time.
Ben's hands press against your back, pulling you against his chest, your core meeting his in the water. Ben's tongue glides over your bottom lip and you moan into his mouth when your tongues meet and you can taste the strawberries he had just before you got home. Your hand slightly tugs on his hair when his lips leave yours and trail down your neck, kissing, sucking and licking all the spots he knows you like before moving further and taking your left breast in his mouth, circling his tongue around the sensitive bud before taking it gently between his teeth and pulling back before letting go, causing a shock to travel straight down to your core.
"Fuck Ben" you moan out, your head throwing back while he attacks your neck once again in kisses and small nibbles.
You reach between your bodies and find his cock, you give it a gentle squeeze and a few pumps before you line him up with your entrance and sink down onto him, causing both of you to let out a moan as you take each other in. You start to gently bounce up and down, teasing him slightly. The water in the bath spilling over the sides and onto the floor every time you sink down onto him.
"Baby, as good as you feel, we aren’t doing this here" Ben tells you before standing up with his hands cupping your ass and not caring how much water was trailing along the floor as he carried you into the bedroom and throwing you onto the bed, making you laugh. Neither of you cared about the mess you would have to clean up later.
You lean on your elbows as Ben kisses your lips one more time before trialing down your neck, between your breasts, across your stomach and kissing down each thigh, causing you to push your hips forward, you could feel the heat burning.
“What’s wrong sweetheart? Need anything?” He smirks from in between your legs, looking up at you through his beautiful long lashes.
“You know what’s wrong” you tell him with a slight whine in your voice.
He pretends to think for a moment before shaking his head “I don’t think I do, you’re going to have to be specific” the smirk on his face and the way his breath fans over your folds as he speaks is making you feral.
“I want you to go down on me” you finally admit and Ben loves nothing more than to hear you admit it.
“Oh, like this?” He asks before he dives in, licking one long swipe between your folds, his eyes not leaving yours.
Your head falls back as his tongue gets to work, moving perfectly over your folds and teasing your clit. One of your hands tangles into his hair pushing him further down on you while he slowly enters one finger into you, pumping a few times before entering a second one, curling them upwards and hitting your g-spot in just the right place, making a moan escape your throat.
The sounds that were coming from you were some of Ben's favourites and the fact that he was causing the sounds really turned him on even more. He can feel you tighten around his fingers, continuing to do exactly what he is doing. Your hand grips his hair as you feel the coil in your stomach about to snap.
"Fuck Ben, I'm gonna..." You can’t even get the words out before the coil snaps and your orgasm washes over your body, causing all your muscles to contract as you squirm under him. Ben pushes your hips down and rides you through your orgasm, making sure you are completely finished.
You finally ride it out and collapse back onto the bed, sighing deeply when Ben climbs over you, hovering over you while he rests on his arm, his hair falling over his forehead while his green eyes look over you.
"You're so pretty when you cum for me, you know that?" He smirks, leaning down and kissing you sweetly.
"Hmm, you do have a habit of telling me" you whisper, brushing your nose against his, locking your hands behind his neck, playing with the hair that rests there.
He closes his eyes in content at the feeling of your hands on him. With all the stress of your job recently, you haven't had this kind of intimacy for a long time so to have you back is just what he needed.
He presses his forehead to yours and brushing your hair out of the way "I love you"
"I love you too. Now it's your turn" you smirk
"No, you get dressed and meet me downstairs. Tonight is all about you" Ben kisses you quickly and gets up, pulling on a pair of joggers and a t-shirt before sending you a wink and leaving the bedroom.
You couldn’t help but lay there with a smile on your face. You never thought you would find someone as perfect as Ben. You had met him at a farmers market in the Cotswolds, your mum lived there and you were visiting her and joined her at the farmers market. You ran into Ben at a stand for jam and just got talking and then you saw him again the day after at a restaurant and that’s when he gave you his number. You started texting and then the rest is history as they would say. The thought that you were going to marry this man next year filled your heart with joy.
You got dressed into shorts and one of Ben's t-shirts and changed the bedding before you made your way downstairs. As you stepped into the dining room, the table was set up with glasses, wine and a beautiful bouquet of flowers. You looked to the kitchen to see Ben cooking something on the stove so you walked up behind him "what's all this?" You asked.
"It's dinner for us, you need an evening that's all about you, you've been so stressed out lately that I just thought to surprise you with a romantic evening" he smiles at you.
"Can I have a hug?" You chuckle slightly
He lets out a sigh "You know you don't have to ask for a hug. Come here, sweetheart" he says, opening his arms for you to step into you. You wrap your arms around his back and he squeezes you with the right amount of force that it warms you up inside. You keep your heart against his chest, hearing his heartbeat banging against his chest.
"I love you so much. Thank you" you pull away slightly.
"I'll do anything for you y/n. Now go sit down, dinner is ready" he kisses your forehead and smacks your bum lightly as you head to the table and sit down.
Soon enough, Ben places a plate of chicken carbonara in front of you and it smells beautiful. He pours you a glass of wine and sits in front of you with his own food.
"I didn’t know you know how to cook" you tease, tasting a fork full of food and being pleasantly surprised how good it is.
"I would be lying if I said that I didn’t ring my mum for help" he shyly admits.
You fake a surprised expression "Oh! I thought it tasted like Sally's cooking" You wink at him, causing him to chuckle.
You spend the rest of the dinner just talking about everything and anything before Ben clears the table, placing all the tableware in the dishwasher. "Come on princess" he says, picking you up and placing you over his shoulder.
"Ben!" You shriek as he carries you into the living room and places you on his knee on the sofa.
You straddle his waist and look down at him "What now?" You ask curiously.
"Well, I have a movie picked out and a lot of this" he places a hand on your cheek and pulls your lips down to his capturing you in a breathtaking kiss.
He pulls away after a minute and just whispers "lets watch this film, then I am all yours" he winks and presses play on the remote while you sit next to him.
The rest of the night is full of talking, giggling, kissing and a lot of love making.
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