I fixed a stray piece of hair from my eye line as I stood on the grey concrete watching the green tiles around me until the silver train rocketed past with a clutter. Once the doors opened I crossed the yellow line and boarded the foul-smelling capsule of dust, rats and piss known as the new work subway. I stood as it wasn't exactly that far and even in this half-empty midday carriage some jerk found an excuse to stand inches from me rubbing his jeans up against my dress. I merely rolled my eyes and got off a stop earlier than I intended. I walked the grey streets past the iconic brick townhouses and the piles of trash bags. Listening to my heels clack on the stone sidewalk. I arrived at the usual Brooklyn street and immediately noticed the sweet little blue beetle parked up close to the sidewalk immediately also noticed the small bundle of parking tickets under the wiper blade. I rolled my eyes sliding out the bundle and flipping through them as I ran my hand down the car "you poor thing, he treats you so bad"
I headed down the stairs to the lower levels trying to ignore the dirt and general foul smell the place had going down to the old metal door unlocking it and headed inside shutting the door behind me.
I slipped my jacket off hanging it on the hook beside the long black trench coat setting my bags down by the door.
Turning to see the inside.
"Fuck." I sighed
The small grey basement apartment was...honestly as I expected.
An utter tip. Books and papers strewn about the place haphazardly, chess boards and paraphernalia lined all available surfaces, the old ottoman and leather chair the only available places to actually sit, the kitchen cluttered with takeaway coffee cups and even a half-open pizza box, water lingered ankle high in the living room bath and shower unable to drain and the light about the sinks mirror still on flickering for some odd reason.
I caught myself in the mirror in my little black halter neck dress tight to my hips, and of course my heels, my hair well curled and make-up done noticing how out of place I looked here.
I sighed and headed down the steps into the apartment setting the parking tickets on the table heading to the fridge opening it seeing nothing but empty racks, so I shut it again and peeked into the pizza box spotting two slices still within however they were blooming with mould like horrific flowers.
"Oh hell no" I sighed running my hands through my hair a moment before I snapped "Benjamin Wilhelm Watts!" I screamed at the top of my lungs
And within seconds the forested glass door to his bedroom opened and stood in the doorway still holding the door was a half-awake Benny in his blue floral kimono and... only his kimono. For a second I thought to look away but I didn't care nothing I hadn't seen far too many times before. His hair was a messy bedhead sticking up wildly, face emotionless and barely awake, his chest bear with some sort of mess on his stomach, the small snail tail obvious as he was pretty much hairless everywhere else leading downward, he was half hard clearly unintentionally, barefoot and clearly struggling to keep himself upright.
He seemed perplexed by the yell that clearly arose him and even more confused by the sight of me
He clicked his fingers a couple of times before pointing at me
"Today.... The day you were coming up?"
"Yes" I sighed resting my hands on my hips
"Right." He nods "quick question, pants?" He asks pointing downward
"No"
"Right" he nods "excuse me," he says before going into his bedroom to put a pair of jeans on before returning to the main apartment
I sighed and began making coffee as both he and I would be needing some
"I knew it was you" he sighed as he came over eager for his coffee
"Umm? What tipped you off?"
"You are the only person on earth who knows my middle name"
"I probably am. I like using it. Let's you know how much trouble you're in" I smiled giving him his coffee and having my own
"Oh, what have I done now?"
"Uhhh the pig's den, you're calling an apartment?"
"I've been away"
"Not an excuse"
"I've been working"
"Which stops you from throwing out week-old pizza?" I said letting him to peek into the box
"Ohh shit. Alright you may have a point"
"May?"
"You always do"
"You've been home long enough to get little one in trouble," I said picking up the parking tickets and handing them to him to flip through as I went to get my bags
And he rolled his eyes "you love that car more than you love me"
"It doesn't constantly disappoint, stress, and overall cause my life to be difficult." I explained "you on the other hand," I said sitting my stuff by the chair
He dumped the tickets and his now empty coffee cup on the counter before I could add anything else he grabbed my waist pulling me close to him so my arms had to sit against his chest our hips meeting as he wrapped his other arm around me too holding me close as he pulled a sad face at me "don't you love me, my little sugar bear?"
"Ummm. Most of the Time"
"Most of the time? Well I love my little sugar bear all the time. Especially when she visits looking so pretty" he smirked moving his hips against my own
"Behave yourself Benjamin" I warn him
"Make me" he smirked
I smiled moving my arms up to be around his neck and pulling him down for a kiss he happily kissed back pulling me closer to him to give me a squeeze as our lips gilded so perfectly against one another his hair tickled me a little where it needed a trim till after a good while we pulled back "I missed you benny"
"I missed you more" he smiled giving my nose a kiss
"I love you" I smiled nuzzling into his chest
"Awww, I love you too" he smiled "of course, I love my little sugar bear" he smiled giving me another squeeze
"Why do you call me that?" I giggled
"Because your as sweet as sugar" he smiled kissing my head "and my cuddly teddy bear" he smiled
"Umm alright, don't let anyone hear you talking like that, they'll never believe your goth chess cowboy look again" I smiled
"We're all alone I'm allowed to be snuggly"
I giggled pushing him away "now I am going to unpack my things. This apartment will be clean to a decent standard by the time I return"
"Or else what?"
"Or else you will not touch this body for the next four days"
"At all?"
"At all"
"Alright," he sighed "once it's clean and you've unpacked? Can we... lay on the bed and cuddle?"
"If you're good" I smiled heading into his little bedroom,