*Matt POV*
I woke up to a dim light coming through the windows behind me. I began to stretch when I realized my arms were wrapped around a small figure. I looked down to see a mountain of dark blue in my arms. It took me a second to remember what happened last night, and when it came to mind I grinned widely. I squeezed Kid tightly and she let out a small groan before looking up at me with tired eyes.
“What?” She whined, yawning loudly. I chuckled and kissed her gently, making her smile. I pulled her closer to me and she kissed my chest. She kissed up my neck and all the way to my lips. Kid pulled herself up a little bit and kissed me deeply, gently tracing my bottom lip with her tongue before pulling away. “So you’re going to talk to Gayle today?”
“Yup. I’ll come over again tomorrow or whenever I can to tell you how it goes.” I told her. Kid smiled and rubbed my face for a little bit before sitting up.
“Well then you should go shower and get ready. You probably don’t want to meet Gayle looking and smelling like sex.” She announced. I nodded and sat up, looking around the room. Our clothes were strewn across the room and the candles were nearly puddles of nothing. I stretched my arms before sliding out of the bed and standing up. I glanced over at Kid to see she was staring at my naked body and I smirked.
“Would you like to join me?” I offered as I extended my arm out to her. She blushed and looked down before taking my hand. She scooted over to the edge of the bed and before she knew what was going on I scooped her into my arms bridal style. She squealed a little before looking up at me and hitting my chest.
“That scared me!” She screamed. I just laughed and crossed her living room into her bedroom and then into her master bathroom. For an apartment, the bathroom was pretty large and had a shower that could probably fit all of the guys including me into it. I set her onto the countertop before pulling out two towels and starting up the shower. Once I got the temperature correct I turned back to Kid, who was watching me with soft eyes. I offered her my hand and she took it happily, jumping down from the counter and stepping into the shower. I followed in after her and kissed her gently as water ran over her. I opened my eyes and saw the water dark blue.
“What the fuck?” I whispered. Kid giggled and leaned her head back, allowing more water to run through her hair. The more she did that, the more dark blue—almost black—did the water come out.
“I dyed my hair last night.” Kid informed me. It took me a second to realize that now, and last night, her hair was way darker than the electric blue she had mere days ago. “If you didn’t notice last night.”
“I was too busy noticing other parts of you,” I murmured quietly, my hand running over her breasts. She giggled again before pulling me under the water and kissing me. She handed me some shampoo and I smirked. She began washing up her hair and body, and I stared as she did so. Time could not move fast enough to where Kid will be mine. She began rinsing herself off and turned to me with pursed lips when she was done, obviously noticing I hadn’t moved or attempted to clean myself on account of watching her shower.
“Do you need me to show you how to put soap on your body?” Kid asked sarcastically. I chuckled and bit my lip, setting the bottle of soap she handed me onto the rack her and Emma had set up. I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her closer to me so that our bodies were touching. I leaned down for a soft kiss before moving my lips to her ear.
“What do you say to making this shower a little steamier?” I purred seductively. Kid pulled away and chewed on her lip, clearly liking the idea. She turned her body to turn the heat up in the shower before standing in front of me, using the clear shower door for support.
*
“So you’ll call me after you’ve done it?” Kid asked as she ran a hand through her damp hair. I buttoned up my shirt and slid my feet into my shoes before returning my attention back to her.
“I will, but I’m not going to tell you what happened. It’ll strictly be to tell you the job’s done.” I announced. She stuck her bottom lip out and pouted, which actually made me want to cry a little. Her pouty and sad faces were a weakness to me, because she’s the one who gave me feelings in the first place. Kid threw her arms over my shoulders and pulled me down to her height.
“Can I give you something special right now to change that?” She murmured alluringly. Her lips went to my neck and I let out a breath when she began nibbling on my sweet spot. I couldn’t hold back a moan as she began sucking, and I reluctantly pulled away.
“No.” I breathed, bringing my hand to my face. “You want me to let Gayle know I cheated on her?”
“I’m proving to her that I’d do anything to have you.” Kid whimpered, rubbing the spot her mouth was with her thumb. Even though it seemed like a somewhat decent plan—showing Gayle that Kid would go behind Brian’s back to have me any way and every way—but I knew at the end of the day that might possibly be the worst plans ever. I sighed and just shook my head, which made Kid frown.
“Don’t frown, Love.” I mumbled, caressing her face. She looked up at me with sad blue eyes and I let out a small breath. “It’s all going to be over today and then you can give me as many hickeys as you want.”
“Promise?” Kid asked stubbornly. I smiled at how adorable she was being and nodded. She smiled happily and I chuckled before pulling her into a deep kiss. We gave each other a few more soft kisses before I went to the door. I waved to her before shutting the door behind me and walking down the stairs and out of the apartment building.
I was really nervous to talk Gayle. She was due to be getting back sometime today, and I was dreading talking to her. Of course I was going to talk to her, but I knew there would be some sort of complication. You never just get what you want with Gayle. You either fight her until she sucks the life out of you or you just put your tail between your legs and walk away. But I was going to win this fight. I wanted to be with Kid, more than anything, and I wasn’t going to let Gayle stand in the way of that. I tapped my fingers nervously as I drove home, hoping that Gayle wasn’t home yet. But of course, when I drove into my driveway, her small white Volkswagen Passat was parked in the extra spot next to mine. I sighed and rubbed my face before stepping out and walking to the front door.
“Matty!” Gayle screamed as I walked in. She launched herself into my arms and I stepped back from the impact. I awkwardly hugged her back before setting her down on the ground. “I’ve missed you! Where were you?”
“Went out for breakfast,” I lied casually. I didn’t expect Gayle to contact my friends- not like they would talk to her- but I couldn’t be sure. All of them knew that I went home after confronting Kid, but they probably weren’t sure if I stayed home. I just hope that they’d all give a story that matched if it ever came to something like that.
“Well I hope you enjoyed it,” Gayle chirped happily. I nodded once before walking into my home. I felt like a freaking stranger in my own home because of her. Gayle went over to the coffee table in front of my couch and began stacking up her magazines like she freaking lived here. “So what’d you do while I was gone?”
“Just normal stuff. Hung out with the group a few times, had a barbeque at Brian’s house and stuff.” I answered. I opened my mouth to bring up her leaving when she cut me off.
“That’s cool. How did Zach’s date go with that girl Jordyn?” Gayle continued casually, continuing to run around my living room and tidy things up.
“Uh, he said that it went pretty good but he thinks he fucked it up because he didn’t kiss her,” I told her as I scratched the back of my head. My mouth was beginning to open when once again I was cut off.
“Well that’s too bad. I’m sure they’ll be just fine. Is Jimmy still a lone wolf?” Gayle wondered as she put some of my books under the TV.
“Still howling.” I replied simply. She smiled and nodded before continuing her little tornado of cleaning. “Gayle-”
“What about Johnny and Emma?” Gayle persisted. I rolled my eyes; this whole ‘how is everyone’ thing was stupid and pointless. Why was she even doing it?
“They’re great. But listen-”
“Oh, and I almost forgot.” Gayle interrupted. She slowly stood up and turned around, a soft smile on her face. “How are Brian and Kid?”
“Actually, that’s what we need to talk about…” I announced. She put down the stray magazine she had and gave me her attention. I took a deep breath and chewed on my lip. “Kid pulled me aside at the barbeque and told me she’d do anything to be with me.”
“Really?” Gayle asked in shock. I nodded and avoided her gaze. I knew that was a lie, that it was really me that did that, but what Gayle doesn’t know won’t hurt her. I’d say anything to get her to leave. And I mean I guess Kid did say she’d do anything. “So does that mean she’s going to break up with Brian?”
“She most likely will tonight.” I stated firmly, even though I wasn’t sure. We never talked about the Brian situation because we were focusing on getting rid of Gayle. I stood up straight and let out a breath. “Which means you have to go.”
“Matt, I… I can’t.” Gayle whispered. My eyes nearly popped out of my head and anger rushed through me.
“Wha-why?” I asked, hostility in my voice. Gayle looked down and chewed on her lip.
“Because… Because I fell for you again.” Gayle said, her voice barely inaudible. I wanted to shoot up a town. I let out a frustrated yell and ran a hand through my hair.
“I knew this would happen!” I shouted as I walked in circles, my hands over my face. “I knew if we did this feelings would resurface!”
“Matt, I-”
“No, Gayle. I’m sorry, but you have to go.” I interrupted, glaring daggers at her. She let out a sad breath and took a step towards me. Gayle tried to put her hand on my shoulder but I stepped back.
“Matt, I… I love you.” Gayle announced. I felt sick. Her hand touched my face and I flinched. “Matt… Look me in the eyes and tell me you don’t love me deep down.” Not this again. I fucking hate when she does this. She uses this against me. I let out a sigh and looked away for a second.
“Gayle, you can’t do this to me. You know I can’t just not have feelings for my first love.” I said in a low voice. Her eyes turned soft and I closed my eyes. “I’m sorry you fell for me again. But you have to go. You said you would and you can’t take that back.”
“Matt,” Gayle croaked. She wrapped her arms around me and hugged me. I held myself from hugging back, because all I could think about was Kid. This fucking sucked. She pulled away from me and put her hand on the back of my neck, pulling me closer to her face. “Matt, this is a chance to start over.”
“But I don’t want-”
“Matt, please.” Gayle whispered. I began to shake my head when she pushed our foreheads together. “Matt, being with me will keep everyone safe. Especially Kid.” With that, she smashed our lips together. I wanted so much to pull away from her, but I heard her threat clear in her voice. If I didn’t go out with Gayle, Kid would get hurt. Gayle will do anything to get what she wants. Once, when we were teenagers, she burned her fucking house down because her parents grounded her for sneaking out to see me. With that knowledge, I knew that I was under her control. Reluctantly, I kissed her back, catching the small feeling of happiness in the back of my head.