You're My North Star (H.S. Fanfic)

Part 6 - Blushing

"You sure you want to do this?" Emily pulled the collar of the shirt Benjamin was wearing tightly so there would be no crevices. "Yes, for the last time I want to help". Emily inspected Benjamin's suit one last time and sighed, "alright, you look professional", Emily's heart was racing, she was constantly looking Benjamin up and down, what if everything goes wrong and benjamin gets hurt. Her index finger was pressed against her lips as she was burning with concern.

"Em" Benjamin placed his hands on Emily's shoulders, "this is going to work, i promise". He planted a small kiss on her forehead and walked down the hall to where her apartment door was. 

He rehearsed his lines as he got closer to the door, "hi, my name is John, i work for a company who want to make a good environmental impact, we are planning on planting more trees in parks around London. Would you care to fill out this short survey about your opinion on the parks in this area?". He looked down at his clipboard and sighed.

The doorbell rang loud and clear, now it was just the wait for an answer.

'ring ring'

.....'ring ring'

.....'ring ring'

.....'ring ring'

Benjamin tried shouting through the door as well as knocking but there was no answer. The relief was starting to hit him now, he became conscious of his sweaty palms and rubbed them down his suit. 

He rummaged around in his pockets for the key, he was extremely quiet when placing it inside and turning it. Then came the sound of the key clicking into place,"jackpot" he whispered to himself.

He peered inside, the stench of cigarettes, alcohol and body odor was overwhelming, his eyes even began to water at the stench. "HELLO", Benjamin shouted inside, he could still play his 'John' character if he was careful enough, his only excuse was 'you left your door open' but thankfully there was definitely nobody home.

After sneaking around the apartment for 5 minutes he reassured himself that it was okay for Emily to come in, he texted her that it was safe and she made her way down the hallway.

"knock knock", she peered her head around the door, "am I a genius or am I a genius". Emily let all of her worry escape in one long sigh before smiling back at Benjamin.

"I think the best place to start would be clothes and shoes" Emily came inside and shut the door behind her, making sure it was locked. "Good call", she grabbed an old gym bag that Jake barely ever used and started piling the contents of his drawers into it. 

It was a fast process in the fear that Jake would come back but by the looks of it he has probably managed to sneak his way into some other girls bed again. 

As the clock ticked on the apartment was finally starting to look like Emily's again. The smell was also starting to clear once the cigarettes and the boos were disposed of.

Benjamin rested his hands onto the sides of his waist "I think that it's a good time to call it a day". Emily swiftly got up from vacuuming the last of the crumbs from the living room carpet, "i don't even recognise the place" she laughed to herself and faced Benjamin. 

"I seriously cannot thank you enough", he looked down at her messy hair tied up in a bun and chuckled to himself. "No problem, i'm always going to be here if you need me you know that right".

"yea i kno-", her words were cut off by a long and tiring yawn. "You misses, need to get to sleep" Benjamin pointed towards her bedroom door, "if anything happens call me straight away ok?"

Emily hugged Benjamin and thanked him one last time before he made his way past all of the bags full of Jake's clothes outside of her apartment.

That night she was curled up in fresh bed sheets of her own, it was the first time she was able to sleep in her own home without feeling constantly anxious. The smell of the laundry detergent mixed with her soft clean hair lying across her pillow sent her off to sleep.