"Hunter and me?" Charlie asked.

"Yeah," Ben said, the concern in his eyes still reading through the dim moonlight. "When you were in your coma, he was listed as your... partner."

"That's weird. I mean, I don't even have him in my phone as my ‘in case of emergency'... "

"Well, he said it. To Dr. Nicholls. The night you were admitted."

"I can't think of why... "

"And he hardly left the hospital. Whenever I'd come in for my rounds, he'd be there, sitting by your bed."

"Eddy had mentioned that."

"So... is there anything going on between the two of you?"

Charlie turned to his side to face Ben full on. "We hooked up once. In the summer. Before he lived here or before I even knew who he was. It just happened. And that's it."

"And it hasn't happened again?"

"Nope."

Ben took a noticeable breath. "Do you... want it to happen again?"

"I think... for Hunter... it's always been this unanswered question between us, you know?"

"And for you?"

Charlie kissed Ben tenderly. "I'm with you. I want to be with you. Tyler seems to think I'm in ‘lesbians' with you... but that might be a talk for another night."

Ben chuckled. "I hope that's a good thing."

Charlie smiled and kissed him again, this time more passionately. As they made love, Charlie felt completely connected with Ben. Completely absorbed with every moment, every touch and taste and smell that was Ben. And when they finished, satisfied and content, feeling the warmth of each other, lost in the smell and taste of each other, Charlie felt lucky to be with Ben. And he was happy. But as his eyelids fell heavy, as he laid his head on Ben's chest drifting off to sleep... his heart felt heavy with a question he never asked himself, that still remained unanswered.

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Week One, Week Two, Week Three, Week Four, Week Five

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