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(Harlee/Hardlee)
(18th January 2018 - 14 weeks, 6 days)
Brian and Roger had been on set again today whilst they filmed the scene where Freddie admitted to the solo deal and a couple of others, too. Everything had gone well. Ben liked the scenes where Roger was more covered up, it made hiding his bump that much easier. It wasn’t that much longer until filming wrapped and they all wanted to spend as much time together as possible. Everyone got a few days off after filming had wrapped today and Gwil’s parents were coming down for the weekend. “So, got any plans for the weekend?” Allen asked as they were in make-up that morning.
“Gwil’s parents are coming over from Bristol to meet me.” Ben replied.
“And how do we feel about that?” Lucy added.
“Nervous.” Gwil replied.
“Terrified.” Ben added.
“You’re both worrying about nothing.” Joe stated.
“Yeah, Ben’s charming and an absolute sweetheart, they can’t not love him.” Lucy said.
“I’m sure it will be fine.” Rami commented.
“Look, we could all do something tonight, take your mind off it and all spend some time together.” Allen suggested.
“Sounds good.” Ben smiled, as much as he loved days that were just him and Gwil or him, Gwil, Joe and Rami - they were also friends with Allen and Lucy and they enjoyed spending time with them.
As soon as they were done for the day, everyone quickly got changed and out of the wigs and make-up. “Where do you guys wanna go?” Allen asked.
“Where would be best for you, Ben?” Rami asked, knowing that comfort was the most important thing for the pregnant blonde.
“Probably somewhere quiet, one of your places if you don’t mind.” Ben smiled.
“Why not yours?” Allen suggested.
“This is gonna sound really rude and I don’t mean it that way but I need to be able to leave when I start getting tired, growing a human takes a lot of energy and if you’re all at mine then I’ll have to ask you to leave, which will be rude and there’s also the whole fact that we’re moving soon and there’s boxes everywhere.” Ben explained.
“Benny, it’s fine. You’re not being rude. As long as you are comfortable then that’s the main thing.” Joe assured, pulling the blonde into a hug. Rami and Gwil couldn’t help but smile at them, they were such a close group of friends and they were really going to miss one another when Rami and Joe went back to LA. Ben and Gwil knew that they would be very busy in the months to come before the premiere, they had to move into their new house, Gwil was off to Australia in April to film another project (which Ben would never admit to but it made him nervous, being all alone for 6 weeks whilst Gwil was on the other side of the world) and then, of course, they were having a baby.
“You can all come to mine, although someone will have to sit on the floor.” Rami warned.
“That’s fine, I’ll sit on the floor.” Allen agreed.
“Would there be enough seats if I sat in Gwil’s lap? Cos that’s normally where I sit.” Ben asked.
“Anything to make Benny comfy, eh?” Joe smirked, nudging Gwil with his elbow. Gwil swatted at the ginger.
“I’m not sure.” Rami replied, laughing at Gwil and Joe’s antics. Joe really did get on well with everyone. The group all walked to Rami’s as it was very close to where they’d been filming for the day. Ben and Gwil decided to throw caution to the wind at this point and kept their hands linked for the entire walk. Rami was leading the way with Joe hanging off his arm, Ben and Gwil in the middle with Allen and Lucy bringing up the rear. When they got to Rami’s flat, they ordered some food, Ben was in the mood for Chinese so everyone agreed and then they put on a film. It took a lot of debate before they finally settled on something romantic, just in time for the food to arrive, it had taken that long to decide. Since there was only a 3 seater sofa and an armchair, it took a lot of organisation to decide that Ben and Gwil would sit together in the armchair, Allen would still be on the floor and Rami, Joe and Lucy would sit on the sofa. When everyone was comfortable and had got their food, they started watching. It wasn’t long after finishing their food that Ben fell asleep curled up on Gwil’s lap. They were less than an hour into the film.
“Guys.” Gwil whispered. Rami paused the TV.
“What’s up?” Joe asked, his voice lowered too.
“I need to get Ben home, he’s fast asleep. Probably shattered after a long day filming.” Gwil stated.
“The day wasn’t that long. I thought it was one of our quicker days.” Allen remarked.
“You’re not growing another human.” Lucy pointed out.
“Plus we’ve got my parents coming tomorrow and I want him to get as much sleep as possible due to the nerves.” Gwil added.
“I’ll get away too, Jessica is probably wondering when I’ll be back.” Allen commented.
“I’m gonna head home, too.” Lucy stated. Gwil had taken his and Ben’s rubbish and put it in the bin before calling a taxi. He didn’t want to wake the blonde until he had to. Allen and Lucy gathered their stuff and left, giving everyone a quick hug first.
“Is everyone just going to abandon me?” Rami joked.
“I’ll stay for a bit longer if you want?” Joe offered. “I’m only going back to an empty flat so I’m not in a rush.” Rami smiled at his old friend.
“Uber’s here, I better go.” Gwil smiled, moving over to Ben and gently stroking his cheek.
“What’s going on?” Ben slurred, sleep still having a claim on him.
“We’re going home, angel.” Gwil replied, having already put Ben’s shoes on the blonde’s feet so he was ready when the Uber arrived. Ben slowly opened his eyes and sat up, holding out his arms so that Gwil could put his jacket on him. Rami and Joe watched them fondly and gave them both hugs before they left. Rami and Joe sat back down to continue watching the film without everyone else.
“I’m kind of glad that everyone has left early.” Rami commented.
“Why?” Joe asked.
“Because now I can do this.” Rami stated before straddling Joe’s lap and joining their lips in a heated kiss.