Charlie loved it. She loved every second of it, and she was having trouble not stepping it up to another level while they were in public together. In fact, it was hard for Charlie not to just yank Ben out of the booth and drag him home-
Where Calvin was. Ice filled her stomach, and instead of answering Ben's incredibly sweet words, she leaned in and kiss him once more, as if to give herself more time to think. Finally, when that third kiss ended she spoke. "We should tell Calvin," she said, hands on his shoulders as she stayed close to him. Charlie could smell his skin, and his heat radiated pleasantly as the waitress finally came over and broke the moment with a question about food. Charlie couldn't even remember what she wanted anymore, all she knew was that Ben was there and something amazing had just happened. Even if the fallout of telling Calvin could hurt.
"He's my brother, and you're best friend, and if... he doesn't know, it will just hurt him later. Even if he's still stuck on Katie and everything else."