"Lo- Vector, I have always been charming. Never have changed. You just never noticed before, rather, you tend to ignore it.” He replied grinning, secretly hoping he didn’t hear the first syllable he uttered. He almost slipped. For heaven’s sake— He almost blurted out and called her Love — like the way he used to address her.. Merlin. This was getting difficult to handle. Control yourself, Benjy. Don’t make a fool out of yourself now. ”How can you say that after everything we’ve been through? I thought we’re friends.. Now I’m hurt.” Benjy looked up at her with a pout as he playfully clutched his heart.
“As I recall, I am not only charming. I’m humble too, and very good-looking.” He added with a chuckle. Great. He makes it no secret that he’s having so much fun. Way to go.
“Objection! You need carbohydrates for energy and you need fat— fats can be good in moderation, you need it to burn calories or in the end you’ll be burning your muscle. And what better way could you take them than having a croissant? You disappoint me. 10 points from Ravenclaw.” His lips were pressed together into a thin line as he spread butter onto the croissant. Ah, he had always loved the glorious smell of freshly baked pastry.. It just made his mouth water. He could almost hear it’s whispers of ‘Cmon, human. Eat me, eat me!’
"Seriously though.. Aren’t you gonna eat? You.. You lost weight since the last time I saw you. You wouldn’t want me buying you the biggest piece of croissant they have and have you eat the whole thing, would you?"
Benjy was busy chewing when he heard her statement, making him almost choke on his food. ”Exciting? No way!” His eyes widened. “I mean. That, I thought so too. But then I realized… Marriage is a nightmare! They fight like little kids! One moment you only hear screaming and then the next you hear vases shattering on the ground. Things get really heated every freaking minute! You have to trust me on this!”
Then, just in a blink of an eye, his emotions shifted. Surprisingly, there was no anger, no loneliness, no sorrow; there was nothing. He felt… hollow. Like a fire burnt down to one weak ember. The words were still bouncing around inside of him, the meaning not yet fully sunk in.
"So there’s a lucky guy… I knew it."
Liar. How silly of him to think that — Ugh. Of course, he should have seen that answer coming. Anything can happen. It was possible for any man to fall head over heels with her.. She’s Septima Vector, for Pete’s sake! Why was he thinking too much? A part of him wanted to beat whoever-her-new-man-is, throw him against the wall and choke the life out of him. He had seriously considered it. Another part wanted to accept it. It’s not like he could do something about it, right? As long as she’s happy.. Then he’d have to be happy for her, too.
Despite all of the commotion happening inside his mind, he continued to remain calm. “Is he someone I know?” Despite everything, he managed to smile. Boy, he was tough like that.
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