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molly suresh can beat anyone at hide-and-seek (humanmapquest) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2011-05-15 17:09:00

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ben winchester, molly suresh

WHO: Ben Winchester and Molly Suresh
WHAT: Lunch between ~~a former couple~~ friends.
WHEN: [Backdated] The afternoon following this.
WHERE: A diner not too far from City Hall.
RATING: TBD (doubt it'll be too high)
STATUS: In Progress

When Molly was a little girl, back when her biological parents were still alive and she hadn't realized such awful things as death and terror existed in the world, she had dreamed of the day she would meet the love of her life. She had spent time with her friends, giggling over pictures of little boys and discussing their Perfect Wedding Ever. She had done what most other girls her age did and planned out everything, down to the finest detail, of just how it would all go. And, of course, it had started with meeting someone in school who was perfect and spending the rest of their lives together because it was just that good.

By the time Molly had made it to Colligo, she was old enough to know that nothing was ever completely perfect. Some things were better than others, sure, but nothing was ever exactly right. Yet her discourse with the world at large and fairness of the universe as a whole hadn't deterred her from the belief - however far-fetched it had seemed during the peak of her bitterness and cynicism - that she would still eventually find Mr. Right and, when she was old enough, start a life of her own with him.

And the day Molly finally saw Ben Winchester as someone other than one of her best friends was the day she truly believed that dream of hers was starting to come true.

Unfortunately, things don't always go according to plan. She loved Ben, had given herself to him, had chosen him as her first, and had truly believed they would be together forever. However then she'd started college, and had begun looking toward the future, and something in her had shifted. She still cared for him, still loved him in her own way, but she had realized with how little interest he'd put into her schooling, and a few other things along the way, that their paths in life were most certainly going in different directions. So she'd broken up with him, as much as it had broken her heart to do it, and then the city had seen fit to return him home.

He was back now, and slightly different than Molly remembered. She could only assume it was because he'd also grown up outside of the city instead of simply here, as he'd done the last time. That was enough to make anyone a little different from what they used to be and Ben would certainly be no exception to that. Yet it didn't really matter. What did matter was that he was back and, although things weren't quite the way they'd been before they'd been a couple, Molly was desperate to have her friend back in her life. So she'd invited him to lunch and was doing her absolute best to get there on time, too.

Even so she was still a few minutes late as she finally stepped inside the diner and glanced around for some sign of Ben. Her stomach was fluttering ever so slightly when she spotted him, a smile sliding across her face as she offered him a wave and made her way over. "Sorry I'm late," she apologized, slightly out of breath sounding as she took the seat across from him. "I swear, the Mayor is positively losing his mind more and more with every passing day."

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classicrockkid
2011-05-21 11:46 am UTC (link)

He might have made a comment on the extra rare steak, but the moment passed when she said she missed him. He dropped his gaze for a moment, then looked up again, with a smile. "When I was gone, my memory was wiped. I didn't even remember this place." Ben rarely got serious, but his voice had a somber sort of tone.

"But now I'm back, And I think, even if I didn't remember, I think I missed you too." He found a smile, and the corners of his mouth twitched. "I know it wasn't my fault, and there wasn't anything I could do, but I'm sorry I left." He'd been gone about five months, which sort of seemed like a lifetime, now that he was back.

He reached for her hand, covered it with his. His hands were bigger, rougher. Her hand felt so small and delicate and perfect under his touch. The moment was awkward, but not exactly tense. Actually it made Ben feel so much better, to touch her. Like her touch could melt the stress and tension right out of him.

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humanmapquest
2011-05-23 02:18 am UTC (link)

If there was one thing Molly and Ben definitely had in spades it was chemistry. Even as kids there had been something between them, a spark that wasn't quite as strong as Jude and Adam's had been but definitely came close. From the age of eleven onward she had been so very convinced that Ben was The One. They were going to grow up, get married, and live happily ever after just like their two best friends.

Unfortunately, life often had a way of making a mess out of the best laid plans and the idealism of youth faded much too easily once you reached adulthood. So while Molly could still feel the connection between them, and a part of her could still see herself waking up beside him every day for the rest of her life, she also knew better than to blindly believe that was going to happen just because she wanted it to. Not to mention Molly honestly wasn't sure if that's what she still wanted or not. She would always care for Ben, a part of her would always love him, but five months without him had showed her that she could do this on her own if she had to.

Fortunately, there was no need to rush down the aisle or otherwise, and nowhere was it written that she had to make a decision about him on the spot. So for the time being she simply smiled at him, turning her hand beneath his so their palms were touching. Giving his hand a gentle squeeze, she replied, "Just try not to make a habit out of it, okay? It just isn't the same without you here."

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