Back To Where I've Never Been

Part 10

"Don't be embarrassed, you don't have anything I'm interested in." My first thought is that Benjamin thinks I'm not attractive enough, which hurts but is more in line with what I'd thought for so long, I can't say I was surprised. I was more supposed but the praise I had gotten from Aunt Clarissa. Grandmother, sensing the way my thoughts were going, tuts at Benjamin,

"Not a good way to phrase that Benjamin, darling," Benjamin looks at her quizzically, Aunt Clarissa clarifies

"What my nephew means is, he's gay. Something we knew since he first started drooling over those action figures of his as a young teen." Now it's my turn to laugh, and Benjamin's turn to show his embarrassment

"That wasn't really necessary to share, was it?"

"No, but you had poor Violet thinking you found her unattractive, I felt it warranted a bit of revenge." Benjamin's other eyebrow follows he one he had already raised,

"How on earth could she think that? Violet, honey." He moves into the room, takes my hand from grandmother and draws me up. He looks me over, nodding his head as if coming to an internal conclusion,

"You are one of the most beautiful females I have ever seen. I am going to have my work cut out for me beating the boys off with a stick at school. The twins are already thinking of ways they can 'drop in' on us, to scare off the brutes." I giggle at his terminology, but I am relieved. Not that I want my relative to be attracted to me but, his opinion matter, even on something as petty as my outward appearance. In such a short time the opinion of these people had become so vital to me. Then an unpleasant thought occurs,

"Is Jonas..."

"Oh my god, no. Jonas is most definitely not my boyfriend. He would laugh his head off to hear you insinuate anything like it. Though I suppose those that don't know us might thing... no just five minutes in that man's company will prove he is most decidedly hetero" I don't like how relieved I am to hear that, so I push the whole issue aside to consider later, or never, whichever comes first. Thankfully my stomach decides to make its presence known to the room at that moment, giving me something else to consider,

"what time is it?"

"Almost 9am, you slept through dinner last night and would have slept through breakfast, but we have too much to do today to let you." Benjamin says, his eyes starting to sparkle with excitement. He's buzzing with energy, bouncing a bit despite his large size. Both grandmother and Aunt Clarissa take this as their que to leave, kissing me goodbye and telling me they will see me at dinner time, as both have already eaten breakfast.

"What are we doing today?" I ask Benjamin warily, after they leave.

"It's a surprise, now put this on and meet me outside in thirty minutes." He hands me some clothes and pushed me towards the door that leads to my bathroom.

It's a good thing he gave me a time limit, because I think I would have spent the entire day in that shower if I could. It's huge, enough for two people at least, with dual shower heads and several settings. The bathtub also looks promising, for later. But, since I didn't have time I just quickly jumped in and washed, reveling in the sweet lily of the valley scent of the shampoo. It's similar to the one in my home, but a better brand. Kenya must have sent them some information while she was packing up the house. I appreciate the gesture, lily of the valley was the perfume scene mom always wore, so I try to find as many lily of the valley scented products as I can, it helps me feel close to her. My body wash has the same scent as well, but since lily of the valley is such a subtle scent it's not too overpowering. After washing and towel drying my hair, I put on the clothes Benjamin has picked out. I had been dubious about his style choices, but I have to admit, I look good in what he picked. The jeans hug my curves perfectly, I am a small person but I do have a bit of an ass and hips. The t-shirt is like an upgraded version of the plain t shirts I usually wear, nothing special until you feel the fabric and notice the way it fits perfectly. It's in a really pretty shade of mint green, which works well with my eyes and hair. Over it I pull on the chocolate brown leather jacket that makes me feel a little badass. I look at myself in the mirror, swiping on some mascara and lip-gloss I found in the drawers of the massive sink/vanity. I look good, my hair is behaving for once, whatever was in that conditioner is pure magic. My eyes look vibrant, the blue is more pronounced than the violet, set off by the green in my shirt.