who: Sammy Reed and Ben Simms (The Second Stepsister and The Youngest Swan Brother) what: Sleepover and photoshoot when: Friday the 25th where: Sammy's apartment, NYC
Sammy had known before he'd ever told Ben he wanted to marry him that he was in big trouble when it came to the other man. Hell, he'd known before he'd met him that he was in trouble. And the way he felt about Ben had only intensified since their first date; it had only been a month and a half, Sammy knew that and he knew that that meant it was too soon, but he really did want Ben to say yes, to agree to marry him.
He didn't know how to tell Ben that he hadn't ever thought he'd want to get married before he'd met him, that he'd been more than happy with one-night stands and very not serious (though still, he thought, mostly wonderful) relationships, that he'd never even wanted to really stay with anyone before this.
Getting his apartment somewhat clean - decent looking, anyway - had been no small task. But the kitchen actually looked like it wasn't a health hazard and the fridge didn't smell weird anymore and he'd even managed to get rid of most of the clutter in the living room and bedroom.
Now all he had to do was wait and hope that Ben would be able to handle staying with him for a night or two.