“Jessi.” Emma said in my ear. I immediately threw my head under my pillow, knowing what Emma wanted.
“Leave me alone Emma.” I whimpered, curling into the fetal position.
“It’s time for you to get your man back.” Emma stated. I wrapped my arms tightly around my chest and shook my head.
“No thanks. My pillow makes a nice boyfriend. But maybe some other time,” I called weakly, fear overtaking me.
“You’re cute.” Emma mused, getting off the bed. I relaxed a little bit when I heard her walk away, but it wasn’t too long until there was a hard shove in my back and I flew off the bed. “You actually thought you’d get out of this.”
*
“Zach, I can’t do this.” I protested, leaning my back against Brian’s car.
Zach called Matt last night to make up a plan for everyone, except for me, to hang out. Matt was okay with it, but he didn’t realized that it was a trap. Everyone else knew that it was a way to get us to make up, but Matt was none the wiser. Brian and Zach had picked me up this morning, after Emma had to literally shove me out of my bed. I was completely horrified of talking to Matt, and now I was literally being forced to against my own will. Zach threw me a look and I sunk down.
“Don’t be a baby, Kid.” Zach snapped. He motioned for me to follow him, but I shook my head childishly. He groaned and looked at Brian, who was by the door. “Bri, can you help me out?”
“Is she glued to the door?” Brian questioned as he walked over to us. Zach nodded his head and Brian smirked at me. “Tell me, Love, why are you glued?”
“Well you see, Dr. Bri, I have this disease called fear,” I began, sarcasm tinting my voice. “And when my fear shows up, it glues me to doors.”
“That sound like a horrible disease, my child.” Brian empathized, also using the same mocking tone as I was. “Is there any cure?”
“I’m afraid not, Doc.” I said sadly. He shot me another smirk and I smiled innocently.
“Oh, I think there is.” Brian cooed. I widened my eyes as Brian stepped towards me, his hands reaching out.
“Brian, what are you doing?” I asked as he came closer. He smiled wickedly and I pushed myself more against his car. “Brian what-“ I was cut off when Brian’s hands went to my waist. I squeaked and tried holding back my laughter as Brian tickled me. I jumped away from the car, which caused Zach and Brian to smirk.
“Oh look, you’re away from the car.” Zach stated, smiling evilly. I looked at him in fear as he grabbed my arm. “Let’s go.”
“Zach, please don’t make me do this.” I croaked, my voice cracking. His face went soft and he pulled me into a hug.
“Kid, I know you’re scared, but you need to do this.” Zach whispered. I shook my head, hiding my face in his chest. He pulled away and put his hand under my chin so I had to look at him. “Do you still like Matt?” I nodded a little and he gave me a serious look. “How much?”
“A lot.” I mumbled, looking down. Zach let go of my chin and stepped away.
“Exactly.” Zach said. I sighed and he held his hand out for me. Reluctantly I took it and Zach began walking me to the door. I hesitated when we got there, but he just turned back and smiled. “It’s going to be fine. Brian and I will be here the whole time to back you up.” I looked at Brian, who was smiling tenderly at me. I smiled a little bit before gulping, my heart about to fall out of my chest. I wasn’t ready to face Matt, and if it was for nothing then I’d probably have to drop all of them so I don’t get in his way anymore. Zach opened the door and I turned to run away, but Brian was right behind me. He gave me a stern look and turned me around. I whimpered and followed behind Zach closely as he entered, trying to stay hidden.
“Hey guys, what’s-“ Matt began, but immediately stopped when I peeked my head from behind Zach’s body. He stared in utter shock for a few seconds before giving me a smirk that made my stomach want to digest itself. “Well, look at that. It seems like she really is a Kid.”
“Matt.” Zach warned, glaring at him. Matt just continued to stare at me, hatred running through his eyes.
“She’s standing behind you like you’re a wall that’s going to protect her. Are you scared, little girl?” Matt mocked, leaning over to look at me. I resisted the urge to hide behind Zach further, because I knew that Matt would just give me more shit.
“Shadz, calm down.” Brian called from behind me. I leaned back a little and Brian placed his hands on my hips protectively.
“Oh, look. She’s got her own little body guards.” Matt continued, venom thick in his words as he spat them. “I guess you were right, Jimmy. She can’t protect herself.”
“Matt, dial down the insults.” Jimmy said quietly from his spot next to Matt on the couch. I felt like crying and punching him in the face all at once. He was being merciless.
“If I were you, Sanders, I’d listen to Jimmy.” Zach growled, his grip tightening on my hand. I gave him a worried look, but he continued to glare at Matt. Matt let out a dark chuckle and shifted.
“Or what? Is big boy Zach going to do something?” Matt spat, his smirk disappearing and being replaced with a scowl. “Why are you sticking up for her Zach?”
“Because she’s my-“ Zach started, immediately stopping himself. By now everyone was staring intently at Zach and I. He said I was his something, and they probably all think we’ve been dating this whole time. Matt let out a humorless laugh, his eyes going dark as he stood up.
“She’s your what? Girlfriend?” Matt quizzed. Zach stayed silent and a look of triumph flickered across Matt’s face as he shifted his weight. “That’s what I thought. I always knew she was cheeky, but I didn’t know that she was a slut.”
“Matt!” Brian yelled, looking in anger towards Matt’s direction.
“Zach!” Johnny called from the other side of the couch. Before I knew what was happening, Brian was pulling me back against his chest as Zach lunged for Matt. I watched Matt’s face go from triumph to terror as Zach tackled him to the floor, slamming his head hard against the ground.
“Don’t you ever fucking say that about her ever again!” Zach shrieked, grabbing Matt by the shoulders and slamming him once again to the floor. Matt looked up in angry pain at Zach, who’s hair was hanging in his face.
“What? Did I hurt your little girlfriend’s feelings? She fucking hurt mine when she kept her friendship with my fucking ex-girlfriend, even when she knew about us.” Matt spat, sending a glare at me. Anger flashed threw me and I also lunged at Matt, but Brian held me in his chest.
“You fucking asshole!” I screeched, struggling against Brian’s strong grip. “No one fucking told me about you and Gayle! No one! The only reason I ever even knew about some three year relationship of yours was because of Johnny! He’s the only one that ever brought it up!”
“Don’t you think you’ve lied enough? You little-“
“I swear to God you insult my fucking sister and it will be the last words out of your mouth.” Zach growled, his voice low. Matt smirked a little, which caused Zach to, once again, slam him against the ground.
“Oh? She’s your sister?” Matt asked, sarcasm thick in his voice. Brian’s arms tightened around me as I began shaking, and I glanced at everyone else. They were all watching in shock as Zach kept Matt pinned to the floor. Matt let out another dark laugh and gave Zach a look. “She will never be your sister, Zach. Just give it a fucking-“ Matt was cut off by Zach punching him in the jaw. Everyone let out gasps, and I shrieked in horror.
“Shut your fucking mouth! She is going to be my fucking step-sister soon you stuck-up asshole!” Zach roared. Matt was about to say a snide remark when he stopped. He shot a scared look at me before looking back at Zach in complete terror. “You think you fucking know everything, you fucking prick!”
“You-… your step-sister?” Matt stuttered, the smug and anger slapped right off his face. Zach slammed him against the floor, and Matt let out a small cry of pain.
“Why do you think my dad came into town? He came to meet her, because he’s marrying her-“
“Jessi!” was the last thing I heard before I blacked out.
~
I woke up to the smell of familiar cologne. I kept my eyes closed, but I could feel that I was in a bed. I could also feel a presence in the room. I tried to move my head, but I whimpered when it began pounding.
“Kid?” A distant voice asked. There was a shuffle and then my hand was being taken in someone else’s. “Kid, are you up?” I moved my head towards the voice, and I could feel them leaning against the bed. “Baby, please open your eyes.” I flinched a little. Baby? At first I had an idea of who was with me, but now I wasn’t so sure. I endured the pain in my head as I forced my eyes open slowly, taken back by the face in front of me. He smiled kindly and squeezed my hand. “I’m so glad you’re okay.”
“M-Matt?” I stuttered, my voice barely audible. His eyes were bright as his face got closer to me, and I flinched a little. “P-please d-don’t yell a-at m-me.”
“Oh Baby-Girl, I won’t,” Matt whispered, bringing his hand to my face. He rubbed my cheek with his thumb, and I calmed down a little. He let out a sigh and looked up at me, his eyes going sad. “Listen, Kid. I’m really sorry for being such a prick. I didn’t even let you explain, I just assumed you knew about Gayle and I and you just didn’t care. Please forgive me.” I looked around his face, trying to read what he was thinking. He looked completely sincere about everything he said, and he looked pained. My eyes widened as I caught as to why he looked in pain, and my hand shot to his jaw.
“Holy shit, Matt, your face.” I cried, rubbing the side of his jaw. There was a huge purple bruise on the left side of his face, and I swear to God you could see the spaces between Zach’s fingers imprinted on Matt’s face. He flinched when I touched him but chuckled, sending me a guilty grin.
“I know. For someone’s who’s about five inches shorter than me and has less muscle mass, Zach can really pack a punch.” Matt laughed, rubbing the side of his face. He looked at me and smiled, the sight of his dimples causing me to melt.
“Come here.” I said, holding the covers up for him. He grinned and crawled himself between my legs, lying on his stomach so he was facing me. I wrapped my arms tightly around his waist, and his slid over my shoulders. We held each other tightly for a few minutes in a comfortable silence. I squeezed him closer to me, hiding my face in his neck. “I’ve missed you.”
“My God, Kid, you don’t know how much I’ve missed you,” Matt sighed, pulling himself away so I can see his face. He smiled, his dimples showing up more prominently than before. I returned the smile, and his eyes shifted. Want flickered in his eyes momentarily before he leaned down and pressed his lips gently to mine. He held them there for a few seconds before pulling away and smiling widely at me. Even after nearly a month without kissing Matt, he still managed to make my head spin. “I’ve especially missed that.”
“I can say the same to you, Matty-Bear,” I agreed, pulling him down to kiss me again. I nipped at his lip and he pulled away, laughing.
“You are so fucking adorable, Kid.” He mumbled, his smile slowly disappearing. He once again leaned down to kiss me, but he didn’t pull away after a few moments as he had before. Matt lowered himself a little so his body was laying on mine, and I moved my hands from his waist to his neck. He moved one hand under my neck as support, and moved the other to my hip. I pulled him more into the kiss by his neck, and he began playing with my lip ring. I whimpered a little and traced my tongue across his bottom lip, asking for entrance. He let out a small moan and happily allowed me to explore his mouth. I ran my fingers through his hair and his body shook a little as we swirled our tongues together. Matt snaked his hand up my shirt so it rested right over my bra and slowly began grinding up against me. I let out a small cry and he shivered, biting my lip roughly.
“Hey, guys?” A voice called from in front of us. Someone was at the door, walking in on our heated make out session. Of course.
“What do you want, Jimmy? We’re kind of busy.” Matt called, ceasing his grinding but not removing his hand from my breast.
“I know you guys want to have your make-up-sex and all, and I totally respect that,” Jimmy began, not sounding nearly as awkward like I would have thought he’d be due to walking in on a make out session. “But big brother Zach is getting anxious that Kid isn’t down there yet.”
“Just tell him we’re busy or something,” Matt offered, his voice seductive. I blushed as he gazed at me alluringly, turning away from his eyes.
“I would, dude, but he’s seriously freaking the fuck out and it’s pissing Brian off.” Jimmy continued. I heard him sigh and Matt’s sexy smirk turned into a grimace.
“Can’t we have a little bit?” Matt asked.
“I don’t think so. His big brother protectiveness is already kicking in, so that means he’s already threatening to punch you in the face if you don’t get down there with his step-sister. Again.” Jimmy explained, his voice fading near the end as he left the room. Matt let out a groan and sat up, taking me with him. He sat me on his lap and kissed my neck with want, making me giggle.
“I just found out today that you and Zach will be related and I already want to punch him in the face for being over-protective.” Matt mumbled, kissing down my cleavage.
“Well, Mr. Sanders, I have a question for you,” I said, grabbing his chin so he looked at me. He raised an eyebrow and I smirked. “You ready to be dating Zacky Vengeance’s little sister?”