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Leslie had surprisingly made it home before Ben did. He had been working extra hard in his new job as City Manager and sometimes that meant having to stay longer on some days.
Leslie decided to cook an actual dinner, vegetables included. While cooking she decided to turn on some music so that she didn’t have to focus on any work at the moment, instead she could work on a nice meal for her and her husband to enjoy.
After a few songs, Hearts Don’t Break Around Here by Ed Sheeran began to play. Leslie swayed back and forth slowly, singing some of the lyrics as they came.
That every night I'll kiss you you'll say in my ear
Oh we're in love aren't we?
Hands in your hair, fingers and thumbs baby
I feel safe when you're holding me near
Love the way that you conquer your fear
You know hearts don't break around here
Oh yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ben had walked in quietly, staying silent and watching the scene unfold. His beautiful, loving, amazing wife was standing in the middle of their kitchen cooking a meal and singing to a song he could only think of as perfect for them. He watched for a while, a smile glazing his lips.
Ben finally walked up to her, hands settling on her hips, mouth moving to kiss her head. She flinched slightly, only to melt into him.
“Hey.” He said it quietly, arms moving to wrap around her.
“Hey yourself.” She moved the pan off the heat before turning and standing up on her tiptoes to kiss him, heels long gone for the day.
He backed away ever so slightly, offering her his hand. She chuckled and grabbed it without any hesitation, turning right into him. She leaned into his chest and closed her eyes while he laid his head onto hers. Neither of them spoke, they danced silently in their kitchen, absorbing the words coming out of the same speakers that Ann played Party Rock Anthem the day Leslie leased the house.
Well I found love in the inside
The arms of a woman I know
She is the lighthouse in the night that will safely guide me home
And I'm not scared of passing over
Or the thought of growing old
'Cause from now until I go
Every night I'll kiss you you'll say in my ear
Oh we're in love aren't we?
Hands in your hair, fingers and thumbs baby
I feel safe when you're holding me near
Love the way that you conquer your fear
You know hearts don't break around here
Oh yeah yeah
Ben began singing along during this verse as if trying to tell Leslie that the words represented her to him. How she would always guide him home, how he felt safe with her, and how he loved the way he conquered all of her fears.
“Oh, we’re in love aren’t we?” Leslie said it so quietly, almost breathless.
He smiled against her, pulling her closer, only to let go and pull her in for a kiss. She melted into it instantly, almost turning heated before she shot back.
“The food!” She moved to the pan to show him. “I even added vegetables!”
Ben shook his head and laughed, repeating the words from the song, “I love the way that you conquer your fear… with vegetables.”
Leslie smiled, her face brightening, “Who’s to say I’ll eat them?”
Ben pulled her in again, hands on the side of her face, kissing her sweetly, almost kissing teeth from the way they were smiling. He pulled away, moving a strand of her hair behind her ear, and looked her in the eyes, one hand still remaining on the side of her face.
“We are in love, aren’t we.”