Ender and Ben's hotel room [Sunday evening]

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After a few hours down on the beach, Ben was ready to come back, apply some aloe to the spots he'd missed with the sunblock, and watch a movie.

He frowned hard as he flipped channels. "There's nothing but Space Battles on," he complained. "Maybe you can make it do something else."

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"Or you could turn off the television," Ender said, walking in from the bathroom. "How bad's the sunburn?"

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"Just a little splotchy," Ben said, flipping the tv off. "It's not too bad."

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Ender sat down on the bed. "Good," he said, patting Ben on the leg. "I was worried."

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Ben kissed him softly. "You and Granddad were having quite a conversation there."

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"He needed someone who understood certain complexities to talk to," Ender said. He kissed Ben back just as softly.

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Ben nibbled Ender's lower lip. "Anything I need to know about?"

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"Maybe," Ender murmured, "But it can wait. I feel like I haven't sat down and relaxed in two days."

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"Need a back massage?" Ben offered.

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"If you're okay with it," Ender said.

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"More than," Ben said, kissing him again. "Roll over."

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Ender rolled over obediently, dropping his chin on the pillow. "A lot of your friends and family made it to the beach," he noted.

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"Weird, huh?" Ben said, straddling Ender's legs and sliding his hands up along Ender's back. "It was good to see Tahiri and Jaina though."

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Ender shut his eyes, but he smiled a little. "Did you get a chance to catch up?"

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"Tahiri and I are going to meet for ice cream tomorrow." Ben said, kissing the back of Ender's neck.

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"Nice," Ender murmured. Though to which part... "Tell her I said hi."

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"Always," Ben promised. "I can bring you back a smoothie?"

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"I should be finishing up class by then, or done with it," Ender said. "A smoothie wouldn't go unappreciated."

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Ben's fingers found the tight muscles in Ender's back and kneaded the kinks out. "Should I bring one for Cade too, or do you think he'll have left your presence so fast there'll be dust clouds?"

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"Doesn't hurt to try. Might even motivate him to stick around."

Ender let out a soft sigh against the pillow. That made up for all that sitting around Portalocity terminals lately.

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Ben leaned in and nuzzled Ender's ear because it was close. "Free food always helps."

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"With members of your family? Yes," Ender said.

He turned over so he could slide his arms around Ben properly.

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Ben grinned down at him. "Massage over?"

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"Oh, feel free to continue if you want," Ender said, kissing him.

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Ben let out a low sigh. "Kissing's good too."

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Ender smiled a little and ran his fingers up Ben's back. He settled his hands on Ben's shoulders. "Your grandfather was pretty torn up."