Ben took his hands out of his pockets and wrapped his arms around me. He held me close “I don’t ever want to lose you, Alex,” he whispered in my ear.
“You never will,” I whispered back. Before I realized what was happening, we were embracing and tangled in a passionate kiss. A car of teenagers drove past us and honked their horn. “Get a room!” they shouted out their windows. Ben and I laughed and got back into his truck. He held me in his arms for what seemed like hours and then drove me to my house. We kissed one more time before parting for the night.
I hadn’t had the opportunity to complete my five hundred sit-ups yet today because of Ben’s baseball game, so once inside my house. I said hello to my parents and went back to my room to begin the grueling workout. After the fi
