m/m situation   

m/m situation 

  

First, my thanks to Katrina Bowen for the subtitle! 

  

Next, the story behind the story:  

I was sitting at my computer, whacked out on Benadryl, when James posted
this little gem:  <'Ben's body bear'? Why does this strike me as source
material for a <challenge? < <You must write a story in which this phrase
occurs as a noun phrase (bear <is a noun, not a verb). No other
restrictions or rules, other than those <of the list.  

This is what happened when I saw this.	

  Ben's Body Bear:
 Sweet Dreams 

by Arduinna Finn  

  

They lay quietly, drowsy and content. Ray was on his side, with his back
pressed against Fraser's chest, one of Fraser's arms snugged around his
ribs, and his leg thrown comfortably over Ray's. Ray was feeling very
warm, and loved, and comforted, when he suddenly heard a chuckle behind
him. 

  

"Benny? What's funny?" he asked lazily.  

"Do you remember the advertisement we saw in this morning's paper? The one
for the white sale? There was a picture of a woman resting in a bed,
hugging a body pillow. The ad guaranteed a restful night's sleep by using
one." 

  

"Yeah, so?"  

Chuckling even more, Fraser explained, "She was holding the pillow exactly
as I'm holding you, Ray. You're my very own body pillow!" 

  

Ray snickered. "Bet her pillow never held her back." 

  

"I would bet, Ray, that her pillow never did a lot of the things mine
does," Fraser whispered, brushing a kiss against Ray's neck.  

They settled into a peaceful silence again, then Ray broke it. "It's kinda
like when you're a kid, ya know? When just holding on to a teddy bear can
make the whole world okay again. That's what it's like with you sometimes.
Holding you, being held by you, makes everything all right, no matter how
lousy everything else is. You know?" He turned in Fraser's arms so he
could see his lover's face. 

  

Fraser looked at him for a moment, drinking in the sight of the beloved
features. "I understand what you're saying, Ray, but I have no actual
experience to compare it to. I never had a teddy bear."  

"You never...you're kidding! Aw, man, every kid should have a teddy
bear!!" Ray's eyes were unhappy as he thought of his friend's lonely
childhood, and he reached his hand up to stroke the warm cheek soothingly.
 

"Thank you, Ray," Fraser said softly, "but you make me feel exactly how
you described a teddy bear makes a child feel, so perhaps I haven't missed
out at all." 

  

"What, now you're saying I'm your teddy bear? Benny, I love you, but that
is just *too* cute. Besides, I thought I was your body pillow," he said,
with a leer.  

Fraser just laughed at him. "All right, then--you're my body bear!"  

"A *body bear*??? Benny, you have got to be kid..." Ray began, before
being very effectively silenced by the mouth descending on his. Fraser
kissed him till he couldn't breathe, then till he couldn't think; Ray was
melting. Fraser pulled back slightly, his hands moving in slow circles on
Ray's back. 

  

"A body bear," Fraser said firmly, his eyes glowing with love. Awash in
happy feelings, Ben's body bear just nodded dazedly, and snuggled in
closer.  

  

*fin*  

Arduina Arduinna@aol.com