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Post by Rachel DiNozzo on Oct 25, 2009 0:28:08 GMT -7
Rachel slipped the last black boxing glove off her hand, and tossed it to the ground next to the other one. She had just spent half an hour or so boxing with a practice dummy, and she was tired as hell. Not to mention she was sweating so hard her skin glistened from the sunlight that was pouring in through the window. Turning on her heel to leave the GYM, she suddenly smacked into someone, nearly knocking herself to the ground but managing to keep herself upright. Looking back up her heart skipped a beat when she saw that she'd bumped into Ben, and she laughed once and ran a hand through her hair nervously. "Sorry about that, BenBen. Wasn't looking where i was going." Rachel smiled lightly, and couldn't help but to feel attraction towards Ben...
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Post by Benjamin Kanst on Oct 25, 2009 0:50:55 GMT -7
It was just his luck. Life had just been so stressful lately. Along with work, his lifestyle was starting to take a toll on him. This morning he'd slept right through his alarm and was almost late to work. He hadn't had time for his morning run. Luckily it had been a slow day in the lab so Abby let him take a long break. It seemed she liked working alone better anyway. Ben took advantage of his long break to head down to the gym. He'd been running on the treadmill for a long time when he finally decided it was enough. He'd just hit the five mile mark as he grabbed a towel and stopped the machine. As it powered down, Ben towelled his forehead and headed to the showers. The towel had ben covering his face and he wasn't paying attention to where he was walking. Ben nearly ran over Rachel on his way to the locker room. Luckily he reached out fast enough to catch her. "Oh geez. Hey Rach, so sorry about that." Ben swallowed as his eyes trailed over Rachel. He'd always been attracted to her but never did anything about it. The way the sun glistened against her sweaty skin. There was a tugging feeling in his abdomen as he talked to her. "So I haven't seen you around lately."
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Post by Rachel DiNozzo on Feb 23, 2010 21:10:45 GMT -7
"Oh geez. Hey Rach, so sorry about that." Rachel managed a smile in her momentary daze that she was in. "Oh, you're fine. I seriously wasn't looking where I was going when I should have been. My fault." She'd been attracted to Ben ever since she could remember, and being that close to his body didn't exactly help much, either. Instinctively she wanted to pull away, compose herself and apologize once more before walking away, but she would't allow herself to move an inch. She liked the feeling of his arm around her, and she liked the feeling of their bodies being so close, that not even the skinniest piece of paper could be slipped between the two. So she just held still, unmoving and unwanting to move, for that matter. Then he spoke again.
"So I haven't seen you around lately." Well yeah, duh, i've kind of been avoiding my parents lately and spending literally all my time at the BMR. Not that you would know that, since i hardly ever see you around THERE anymore. I forgive you though...it's kind of hard not to when you're shirtless. Oh my god you're shirtless... PANIC RACHEL, PANIC! Rachel babbled on in her thoughts, then finally snapped out of it and realized that Ben had talked again, and she was just standing there... staring at his abs. Idiotic, hormonal, clumbsy, retarded, moronic... She continued to scold herself as she stumbled for words, until she could form a sentence. "Oh, um, y-yeah. I've been around. I guess i've just been kind of busy. I don't know."
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Post by Benjamin Kanst on Feb 24, 2010 19:02:19 GMT -7
It was incredibly awkward yet it felt so right being this close to Rachel. This was his chance to finally tell her how much he'd liked her and for some reason, he couldn't find the right words. "I guess we both just kind of zoned out." Oh geez, and she was only wearing a sports bra. He was trying quite hard not to let his eyes wander but it was getting more and more difficult. If he didn't watch what he was going to say, Ben was about ready to invite her to the showers just to finally...ah fuck, eyes forward buddy. He shot a goofy grin at her and pulled the towel to hang around his shoulders. Looking over at the locker rooms, Ben finally decided. He was going to tell her or well attempt to. "Well, I hope you're not busy now. Maybe we could uh, go out, grab a bite to eat?"
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Post by Rachel DiNozzo on Feb 24, 2010 19:38:12 GMT -7
"I guess we both just kind of zoned out." Rachel couldn't help but keep her eyes off of his bare chest, which was so close... so she only caught about a couple of words... guess.... both... zoned out... she nodded absentmindedly and tried to snap out of it. "Uh huh... yeah, I chest... err, uhm, guess. I meant guess." Furrowing her eyebrows, she shoved her eyes away from his chest and back up to his eyes. "I should put duct tape over my mouth so I don't sound like an idiot and mistake words for body parts... Yeah i need to shut up now." She nodded, and could feel her entire head become warm and for a split second she felt queezy. What the fuck was wrong with her?! She'd seen plenty of guys' chests, so why was she being so goddamn awkward?! Ugh, she disgusted herself. "Well, I hope you're not busy now. Maybe we could uh, go out, grab a bite to eat?" A bite to eat? Like a date? OH MY GOD! Okay, chill Rach. It doesn't mean it's a date when a guy asks you to get a bite to eat. Not all the time at least. But OH MY GOD! Seriously, chill, Rach! Okay, deep breaths. My god... Shut up now Rachel DiNozzo. "Uh... sure? Wait, like friends getting a bite to eat? Or like..." Rachel let herself trail off right then and there before she made herself sound like a total and complete idiot. Again. "So... where are we off to?"
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Post by Benjamin Kanst on Feb 24, 2010 20:30:23 GMT -7
At the mention of chest, Ben's cheeks flushed a light shade of red. His eyes automatically flickered to well, her chest and that only deepened his blush. He began stuttering a response but no words were forming. Ben snapped his gaze back to look at her when she started speaking again. He laughed nervously and gave her a shy grin. "Nah, I think it's rather adorable." Did he really just say that? Again, he looked down at the ground. His face felt like it was on fire at this point. Sure? Wait, she agreed? Ben immediately perked up and he couldn't help but grin like a fucking idiot. "Well I mean...friends yeah...but more..." Oh like that made sense. A purely genius response right there. This is what happened when a lab geek attempted to ask a beautiful woman out. There really wasn't anyway to say what he wanted.
Oh fuck it.
"I've liked you for a long time Rachel. Like, I really like you." What was this...high school again? It felt like it. He bit his lip nervously as he waited for a response to his somewhat of a mental breakdown.
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Post by Rachel DiNozzo on Feb 24, 2010 20:47:46 GMT -7
"I've liked you for a long time Rachel. Like, I really like you." At this, Rachel's eyes widened, and her heart nearly fucking stopped. Did he just say... Oh god, she felt weak in the knees. He liked her? Like... like like? "Oh... um... w-wow... i... i-i've... liked you too? I swear that sounds even more awkward out loud. Um..." Without saying anything else, she closed the space between them and gently pressed her lips to his. She had no idea why she had just done that, but she had, and she didn't exactly regret it. He liked her, she liked him, what the hell was stopping her from taking action? Apsolutely nothing. Rachel's pulse rate immediately shot up, and she swore she felt even more light headed than ever. To hold herself up, she rested one hand on Ben's shoulder to keep from falling over. Wait. Was she supposed to do that? ... Ah, crap. Now she just felt more awkward.
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Post by Benjamin Kanst on Feb 24, 2010 22:33:44 GMT -7
"Really?" Ben raised an eyebrow, surprised that she actually liked him too. He was almost expecting to be rejected but this...this was great! If it was possible, Ben's heart started pounding even more violently against his chest. He definitely was not expecting her to kiss him though. For a second, he didn't even know how he was suppose to react. Hell his mind was still trying to process the fact that she liked him back. Slowly, Ben returned the kiss and as her hand found his shoulder, he wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer. It didn't matter that someone might find them here (well, except for DiNozzo and Gibbs, that was a scary thought). Ahh hell, he didn't care. No, he was kissing the girl he'd been crushing on for years, nothing mattered except for her.
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Post by Rachel DiNozzo on Nov 25, 2010 22:42:39 GMT -7
The minute Ben kissed back, Rachel lost all self control. With her hand on his shoulder, he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer, which only drover her even crazier. She started moving backwards, toward the locker room, where she knew no one was at, and pressed herself up against it, holding Ben close to her body. The two were so close that she could feel his heart beating just as rapidly as hers, and this, too, only made her want him more, and now. Rachel momentarily broke the kiss, only to peal off her shirt and pull him back to her once more, kissing him more now than ever, with a bit of passion. She couldn't help but wonder if Gibbs or her father were going to walk in and see them here like this at any moment, so she sort of rushed it as she fumbled for the door handle and backed up, still kissing Ben as she did so. Rachel knew there wasn't really any place to exactly... do this at, since the locker room was most definitely not built for hooking up with people. But she also knew that this was one of the only rooms in the building, without any cameras. So it was kind of perfect.
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