The Portal on Shakespeare [a week later]

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A mattress had been bought for guests, the house had been scrubbed from top to bottom and then bottom to top, and Ben, even though he knew that Luke wouldn't care in the slightest, had stressed out about what they'd have for dinner for the last three days.

Now he was a half-hour early for the time his father had sent him for the portal, bouncing nervously on the balls of his feet.

He was excited and terrified in almost equal measure.

Sounds like a fun vacation, huh?

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"And I'm not going anywhere," he whispered. "I'm certain of it."

[endsthegame]

Ender didn't really believe that - he couldn't - but hearing it made his eyes water anyway.

Stupid, and hardly attractive. He gave Ben a firm squeeze.

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Ben, being Ben, hugged him back just as hard.

"It's not stupid," he murmured, the big cheater, and kissed Ender softly.

[endsthegame]

Ender reached back with one hand to make sure the bed was clear, then let himself drop backwards onto it, tugging Ben along.

Kissed him again.

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Ben sighed softly and ran his fingers through Ender's hair. "I got you," he whispered.

[endsthegame]

"I know," Ender said softly. "And I've got you, too."

He ran his fingers over Ben's back, then slid them under his shirt. With no particular intent - he didn't want to spook Ben in case he'd remember, belatedly, that Luke was downstairs.

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"Feels nice," Ben replied--to both parts, really--before kissing Ender's neck.

[endsthegame]

Ender smiled a little and let his fingers fan out across Ben's back. "That's the idea," he said.

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"Shirts off," Ben declared. "We'll never get to sleep that way."

You tell yourself that, Ben.

[endsthegame]

Ender snorted softly. "If you say so," he said, pulling up Ben's shirt. Dutifully. Yes.

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It was really very kind of him. Truly.

"And pants will just mess up our lower circulation," Ben completely made up as he reached for Ender's shirt.

[endsthegame]

Ender held his arms up just long enough to get rid of the shirt. Then his hands were on Ben's abs. Just to check on his health. Really.

... he was kind of lingering there a little. "Obviously."

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Ben's heart was thumping hard in his chest as he smiled down at Ender. "I read that somewhere, I think."

He hadn't.

[endsthegame]

Ender finally slid his fingers further down to Ben's fly, albeit with some regret. "I'll help you out, then," he promised, opening it up.

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"You're very kind," Ben said, shivering slightly. He'd put his mental shields back up as soon as his father had arrived and he was missing feeling everything.

[endsthegame]

Ender smiled a little, pushing Ben's pants all the way off.

Then he leaned up and kissed Ben softly.

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Ben sighed softly, sliding his arms around Ender and cuddling closer.

[endsthegame]

Ender dropped his chin on Ben's shoulder. "Keeping you here with me as long as you want me to," he murmured.

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Ben kissed him, starting soft, then with more intensity. He didn't want Ender having any doubts about how much he was wanted.

[endsthegame]

Ender groaned softly, shutting his eyes and following Ben's lead for a while.

He broke away after some time and murmured, "I can just take my pants off and we can go sleep..."

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"We could," Ben agreed, sucking on Ender's lower lip, "but I'm all that sleepy right now."

[endsthegame]

"If you're sure," Ender sighed.

He might have been more inclined to be careful about this since the whole 'odd' debacle the other week. Didn't really want to make Ben feel weird.

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"We'll be quiet," Ben replied, moving his hands to rid of Ender's pants. "I want to touch you."

[endsthegame]

Ender lifted his legs, then kicked the damn things off as soon as he could. His eyes flicked to Ben's face. "Nobody's stopping you," he said, mouth quirking.

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Ben let his hand hover just below Ender's waist before moving them both up to cup his face instead. "You are so very loved," he whispered.