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“Ricky? Oh my God! What the fuck happened to you? You look like hell!” Ben asked, “Ricky,” as he cupped his face.
Suddenly, Ricky collapsed onto Ben’s shoulders, letting everything that had happened spill out at once without a single word spoken. Ben, still confused, spoke “Hey, come on.” His voice softened, but Ricky wouldn’t utter a word. He would only let his grip get tighter.
“Talk to me!” Ben pleaded for an answer. He needed to hear Ricky’s voice again. He needed to know he was sorry. Ricky only collapsed further onto Ben’s shoulders, starting to let out soft sobs.
“Hey, it’s okay. Calm down, everything’s okay.” Ben softly rubbed Ricky’s back.
“Ricky, look at me.” He pulled away and held Ricky’s face, but Ricky was still holding on as tight as ever. More tears began to fall as Ben’s thumbs slowly stroked Ricky’s cheeks.
“Hey, it’s okay. I’m here.” Only silence followed, except the quiet hum of the house and Ricky’s sniffles. “Tell me what you need.” More silence. Until—
Ricky quickly let his face smash into Ben’s, their lips meeting once more. Ben pulled away, but quickly let himself fall back in. This time, their kisses were not aggressive. They were gentle and slow. But still full of energy and passion that couldn’t have been contained anymore. When they fell onto Ben’s bed, Ricky braced himself with his hands and Ben quickly followed his hands to Ricky’s. They both stayed there for a moment, enjoying each other’s silence.
Ben broke it.
“Ricky,” He looked away. “I’m sorry for everything—“ “for leaving you there. For saying that shit to you. For pushing you away. I thought—“ He bit his lip. “I thought if I pushed you away, I wouldn’t have to deal with any of my feelings anymore. But I was wrong. I was so wrong. My feelings came back, stronger than ever before… and I realized how wrong I was. And I realized— how much—“ He choked on himself a little bit.
“I love you.”
Ricky smiled, and laughed, and blushed. He hadn’t done that for days.
“And- and I meant what I said! That I’m sorry that I’m such a dick— and that I’ll never hit you again—“
Ricky finally spoke and put his hand over Ben’s.
“What if—“ His cheeks grew even more red. “What if I said I liked that?”
“Huh?” Ben asked before realizing. After realizing, he quickly let a soft punch to Ricky’s arm. He also quickly took that back.
Ricky smirked, and pulled Ben in for another kiss.