
Three days passed already after the night when Ben kissed Alex on the cheek. Not once did Ryan contact Alex, so Alex chose to contact Ryan first. He does not want to misunderstand the events like when Alex saw Ryan with Amel happened to him
Finally, with the reason to cook dinner, most of Alex contacted Ryan to invite him to eat together.
"I'm sorry Lex, but it's better that in the next few days we don't have to see each other first" Ryan said on his phone.
"Why? If I'm wrong with you, just tell me now" Alex asked. This was the first time Ryan said he wanted to stay away from her, and it made his heart feel like it was being hit hard.
"I'm a man, and Ben is an old friend of mine. I don't want to be present between your relationships."
Ryan saw what happened that night. Think Alex. Not wanting the misunderstanding to drag on, Alex nervously said, "You misunderstood me for nothing with Ben. "
" Don't that night's kiss already show what you mean to Ben?" Ryan turned off his phone.
If only it were that easy, Ryan. Until this moment Ben never asked Alex to be his lover or express his feelings clearly and clearly. Even though everyone told Alex that Ben liked him. Although all of his behavior shows that Ben likes Alex, but the word like is never thrown directly from Ben's lips.
"So what do you think Mel is? If you were my friend, what would you do?" alex asked as he was resting in the campus cafeteria with Amel.
Alex lies and says the problem he's having is his friend's problem. Somehow Alex didn't want Amel to know that this was the case. Alex did not want to get too close to Amel from the beginning. He only wanted to be friends with Amel just eating or walking together, but for reasons confided Alex felt still can not be that close.
"If I go on, doesn't the guy act like he's your friend's boyfriend."
"But the guy hasn't asked my friend to be his girlfriend. What if the guy gets close to another girl. My friend can protest what try, after all from the beginning there was never a word of courtship," said Alex disagreed with Amel's opinion.
"If so, just find a new guy."
"That's not all dong!" Alex got a little carried away.
"No you, not your friend, you are living in the age of when, bothered to think, it is also just dating," said Amel relaxed while sipping his orange ice.
It seems like Alex seems to be regretting asking for advice from the wrong person. What advice can be expected from a girl whose hobby is changing girlfriends.
While walking back to campus they both cross paths with Sally.
"Hi, I don't know who you are, but I advise you to stay away from Amel. My girlfriend was taken once by him" Sally told Alex as she walked past them.
"You guys are fine, don't let me take it a second time!" snapped Amel annoyed.
***
Alex was done getting ready and his invitation came in time. Instantly her apartment gets crowded by babbles, Bethany, Leslie, Fred, Anthony and Amel. While Ben just kept quiet with a look of snatch.
" What is this, you usually wait in the parking lot, right?" ask Alex wonder.
"It's okay dong, it's just Ben who can come in here," said Leslie.
"Yes, we don't want to wait long in the parking lot while the Ben enjoys being alone" said Fred who was immediately elbowed by Ben.
"Will you stay here or leave now?" ask Alex.
"Let go now, already hungry this once," said Anthony while complaining about his stomach.
"Know what you all try to come up, after all not until a minute has also come down again" said Amel.
"Yee, why are you the sewot, we don't have any meaning you come up here," said Bethany displeased.
Bethany didn't like Amel very much from the beginning. Unlike Alex who joined their group because it was Ben who invited him, Amel himself was not invited by anyone, he said, he himself who always asks wants to know what activities they will do and join himself. All this time she was just silent because there was no rejection from other friends, so Bethany was mature and proper to Amel.
Until they're at the beachside seafood restaurant. According to their promise that they will come again because Alex used to not be able to eat together. All immediately choose the type of seafood they want and then go to the place of baking that has been prepared. There are no chairs and tables available. There is only a small table where they put their food and visitors sit on a makeshift wooden block placed near the embers of the barbecue. The atmosphere really feels like camping.
While Anthony and Fred are busy grilling, Ben pulls Alex's hand away from the others towards the waterfront.
"Ben, where are you going? I don't want to go there and get my clothes wet."
"Plankton! It's beautiful!" pekik Alex girang's. This is the first time he's seen a plankton glow at night. Green as shining sand.
Ben pulled it more to the middle so that Alex's legs sometimes hit by the rest of the waves just limited to his ankles. Alex doesn't care if his feet are wet because he's busy staring at the beautiful expanse of plankton in the water.
A thunder-like voice suddenly sounded approaching. When he turned to the direction of the sound, Alex saw a big wave coming ready to hit him. With fear he immediately hugged Ben who swiftly lifted his body.
The sea water slammed Ben's legs to his knees, making the bottom of his pants, which fortunately were all along the knees slightly wet. Alex, whose hand is now coiled around Ben's neck, still closed his eyes waiting for the waves to hit his body. A few minutes passed, the sea water had already returned to its place and the two people were still in their last position.
Alex who was waiting for the arrival of the big waves he had seen ventured to open his eyes and slightly raised his face to see where the waves were. How embarrassed he was because what he saw was not the waves, but a pair of eyes that looked at him sharply and very close. Instead of staying away, Ben even closer his face until now their eyebrows clashed.
"If it's like this, it feels like I hope the big waves come crashing down without stopping" Ben said gently but also firmly and his gaze was very sharp as if he was about to devour Alex.
Alex's blood rippled, his hands squeezing Ben's neck and hair. His eyes were half closed and his lips were ready to receive the touch of Ben's lips...
" Jennnnn!!! Aleeexxxxx!!! Come here the food is ready!! Hurry up we've lapaaaarrrrr!!!" shouted Fred with his floor.
The romantic atmosphere and heat that was created instantly froth like foam that disappeared when the waves hit the beach.
Alex was surprised and jumped down from Ben's sling nervously and said, "Come, I'm hungry."
"Fred you're tired of living, you love to look for trouble" Leslie joked when Ben and Alex arrived.
"How else, the moonlight and stars didn't light up the night enough, so I didn't see the situation," said Fred innocently as he grinned at Ben who was snorting at him.
That night they enjoyed the atmosphere and the food cheerfully. Indeed long enough they do not gather because of the tasks that accumulate directly in the final semester exam. So you can say tonight is the night of the celebration of the end of the semester exam.
"A really satisfying night, there's only one more thing that makes it a perfect, padded mattress at home" Fred said.
The others raised their glasses in a sign of agreeing with Fred's words.
"Alex is taking a taxi home with me and Leslie alone" Anthony said.
Indeed, their residence is in the same direction, so in addition to saving taxi costs are also safer because the day is quite late.
"No, Alex I delivered," Ben said firmly.
"Then also among us" suggested Anthony.
They had indeed left together with Fred's car because they left after going from campus directly to Alex's apartment which was a gathering place.
"No way, your place is unidirectional, but further from Alex," Ben said.
"You guys yes, instead of being able to talk using telepathy, still not connect, "says Fred half joking.
Anthony then grinned the horse after realizing the intent of Fred's joke. The reason given Ben is just a false excuse, because he wants to have time alone with Alex. Though usually also Ben always take the others to their respective homes if only the car is used.
When they separated, Amel then approached Alex and Ben.
"Lex, can I stay at your place? My parents had a fight at home so I was lazy to go home" explained Amel.
"Maybe, come on in" Alex said.
Fred who at that time heard their conversation because his car was parked next to Ben's car immediately looked at Ben with a funny mocking smile.
"You're looking to die, yeah, from earlier piss people off." Bethany takes Fred's ear and forces him into the car.
In Alex's heart, it was nice for Amel to come home with her. He was confused first. As a result of the incident Alex did not know what to do if he was really alone in the car with Ben.
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