Ben got up early. Josh was sleeping soundly. Last night Josh was clingy and he was a cutie.
Ben cooked some waffles and had it ready before he woke Josh up.
"How do you feel today babe?" Josh asked.
"Head is still sore but the headache and sinus pressure is better."Ben said putting a piece of waffle in his mouth.
"Stay hone today and rest. I can handle the audits." Josh said.
"No, I'm going to work. There is to much to do today." Ben took Josh's hand, "I can do it. I also want to go out for dinner to talk about something important to me."
"Ok." Josh wondered what it is about. Maybe Ben realized how needy he is and wants to end things today. It was going to be a long day.
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Bella had a few classes today. She had Professor Cameron class before lunch.
As she walked in she seen him sitting at his desk.
He was lost in thought. Bella sat down and opened her book to study.
She soon felt someone standing next to her then take a seat.
"Bella, are you dating Zane Heart?" he asked.
"Yes, I live with him." Bella said.
"Good, protect Babs please. And know I really do care about her."
"I feel that, I also feel she likes you too. Know I will always protect family and friends. I hope we can become friends too." Bella said.
"Thanks, ready for today?"
"I think so." She smiled.
"Do you think that you could get your boyfriend to come talk about business with the class?" He asked.
"I'll check with him. He is really busy now but he might be able to make time." Bella said.
Class started and Bella took many notes. When she went to lunch she wanted to unwind. She pulled out her storybook to read.
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When they reached home Two-Eyes again ate nothing; and her sister told her mother she knew now why the haughty hussy would not eat their victuals.
"When she is out in the meadow," said her sister, "she says: "'Little kid, milk Table, appear!' "and, directly, a table comes up laid out with meat and wine, and everything of the best, much better than we have; and as soon as she has had enough she says: "'Little kid, milk Table, depart!' "and all goes away directly, as I clearly saw.
Certainly she did put to sleep two of my eyes, but the one in the middle of my forehead luckily kept awake!"
"Will you have better things than we?" cried the envious mother; "then you shall lose the chance"; and so saying, she took a carving-knife and killed the goat dead.
As soon as Two-Eyes saw this she went out, very sorrowful, to the old spot and sat down where she had sat before to weep bitterly. All at once the wise Woman stood in front of her again, and asked why she was crying.
"Must I not cry," replied she, "when the goat which used to furnish me every day with a dinner, according to your promise, has been killed by my mother, and I am again suffering hunger and thirst?"
"Two-Eyes," said the wise Woman, "I will give you a piece of advice. Beg your sisters to give you the entrails of the goat, and bury them in the earth before the house door, and your fortune will be made."
So saying, she disappeared, and Two-Eyes went home, and said to her sisters, "Dear sisters, do give me some part of the slain kid; I desire nothing else--let me have the entrails." The sisters laughed and readily gave them to her; and she buried them secretly before the threshold of the door, as the wise Woman had bidden her.
The following morning they found in front of the house a wonderfully beautiful tree, with leaves of silver and fruits of gold hanging from the boughs, than which nothing more splendid could be seen in the world.
The two elder sisters were quite ignorant how the tree came where it stood; but Two-Eyes perceived that it was produced by the goat's entrails, for it stood on the exact spot where she had buried them.
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Ben finished the next audit and found no problems. So they can determine when his man started stealing.
He hoped that rest would go fast and his night audits would be over.
After they finished today work Ben took Josh to a private room restaurant to eat.
"So why are here?" Josh asked he really did not feel like eating.
"To have dinner. What's wrong?" Ben asked.
"This morning you said we need to talk about something." Josh hung his head.
Josh then thought back to his last break up ("I don't love you. I would rather be with a woman then a clingy cry baby like you.")
"Don't look like I killed your puppy. I needed to talk to you about our living arrangements." Ben said.
"I know I can be a little clingy. I'm sorry I can try harder to give you space." Josh said.
Ben laughed, "Honey I like how clingy you are. I just wanted to move in permanently and pay half the rent."
Josh did not see this coming, "You mean it?"
"Yes, I mean it. I just don't like living for free with you. We need to share the expense." Ben said.
Josh smiled for the first time today. It was such a relief.
"Honey, please understand all of this is still new to me and I still want to know you better before we take our relationship to the next level. I just want to share the every day things right now." Ben explained.
"Sounds great When would you like to move in then?"
"When we get back from our weekend I'll move all my things in. If that is alright with you?" Ben said.
"That would be wonderful, but does that mean you will sleep in your own room?" Josh asked.
"Hon I don't think I could sleep alone anymore." He said.
"Good cause I sleep better with you in the same room. I have since that first night"
GRIMM'S FAIRY STORIES : LITTLE ONE-EYE, TWO-EYES AND THREE-EYES