Welcome to the Family

"Hey Vicky, can you drive me to the hospital? Getting my stitches removed today.” Matt was standing in the kitchen door while I was preparing oatmeal pancakes, one of the guys’ favorite dishes. It was Saturday and I was finally feeling better.

“Sure, just wait a minute, I got one more pancake to make.” I carefully poured the rest of the thick raw pancake liquid into the hot pan and waited for a few seconds before turning it over by flipping it in the air and switching off the stove. We got ready as fast as we could and hopped into the car. I started the engine and carefully steered the vehicle onto the slippery road.

“So, how am I doing so far? I mean, with all the making it up to you process?”
I felt my grip tighten around the steering wheel. I didn’t expect him to ask about it. We were finally back to a normal tone and I’d got used to being around him all the time without being nervous or daydreaming about him suddenly just grabbing me by the waist, pulling me closer and kissing me into oblivion.

I breathed in deeply, counted to five, and then replied in a normal voice. “Pretty good actually. I mean, you brought me breakfast to bed for five days. And hey, we even managed not to have drunk sex again,” I chuckled, trying to untighten the mood.
Matt smirked, and out of the corner of my eye I could see his cute dimples. Although I was used to seeing this handsome guy all day without freaking out, the sight of his dimples still made my stomach twist.

“Well, is that such a good thing, huh?” he hoaxed, then got serious. “Seriously, I know you hate talking about it, and this’ll probably be the last time you hear about it, but… You know, that I was able to do that… Sleep with you I mean… without feeling guilty…” he paused dramatically, “I think that really made me realize there’s something wrong with my marriage. And that I don’t really want to go on anymore. And then she just freaked out like that because we DANCED… I don’t know.” He looked at me.

Well, now I know, I thought, swallowing thickly. No more wondering how far we might have gone, no more trying to convince myself that, despite my hickeys and his red and swollen back, we hadn’t gone all the way. Sleep with you, he’d said. Sleep with you.
“Well, to begin, I think you were drunk, too. And angry. That’s why you needed to let off steam, you know, do something that you know would hurt her. And secondly, we were really dancing too close to be friends,” I heard myself say.

Wait, what? Was I just trying to talk him into giving her another chance? Why was I defending Valary? But on the other side, if they really did break up, would I give in to my feelings for him? Maybe I was just afraid what would happen if I made myself believe that I had a chance. Was I really happier when I could tell myself to stay away from Matt because he had a girlfriend?

“For the record, I didn’t only cheat with you when I was drunk. I was definitely sober when I kissed you in the bathroom,” he admitted, biting his lip. Sober when I kissed you. When I kissed you. I kissed you. Sleep with you I mean. Sleep with you.
Those sentences swirled around in my head as the scene of our first kiss began to replay. My heart pounded loudly when remembering how determinedly he’d pulled me closer, and how hard he’d brushed his lips against mine.

I absentmindedly touched the spot on my lower lip where his lip ring had tickled me. Only then did I remember that I still needed to reply. “I know, so was I. But maybe if I hadn’t let you… Whatever, can’t change the past anyway. I think you just gotta know for yourself,” I said diplomatically and licked my lips.

On the ride home he finally picked up the subject again. “I know it now. I want a divorce. Your mom’s a lawyer, right?” I stared at him in disbelief until I heard a car honk loudly. “Whoa,” Matt screamed, “watch where you’re going, you’re gonna fucking kill us!”
“Sorry,” I shrugged, and he added, “well, that would have kind of broken us up, too, I guess. ‘Until Death do us part’ or some shit like that.” I smirked at his joke as we pulled up in the driveway.


“Oh no…” Matt mumbled. A thousand curse words pounded in my head. Valary. The palms of my hands immediately started sweating. “Speaking of the devil…” I tried to joke, but I couldn’t hide that I was getting incredibly nervous. “Don’t worry, I’ll throw her off the property. Stay in the van,” he hissed, then got out. I saw her approach him and instinctively locked the car from the inside.

Chicken, the voice in my head scoffed. I heard them both screaming, but through the thick glass of the door I couldn’t make out what they were arguing about. Somehow, she seemed to make him very angry, as I saw the artery on his neck swell due to heavy screaming.

She said something again with an evil flicker in her eyes and a mocking smile on her face. I saw him clench his fists, and that made me even more curious. While I was still debating whether to open the window or not, my hands had already traveled to the opening button and I felt myself push it.

“I hate you!” she screamed, coming even closer. “You know what, you’re fucking insane!” he screamed back at her. He tried his best to keep his body between his wife and the car. “Fuck you!” she replied in her shriek voice. “Valary, leave this property for good and never come back. I’m divorcing you, and I am already seeing a lawyer. You should get one, too.”

That was it. Her face turned even redder. Her voice cracked as she cried “You asshole!” on top of her lungs one last time. Then she turned to face me. “It’s because of her! I knew it! Fucking slut!” Valary let out a tirade of insults at me. “Leave!” Matt shoved her toward her car and she slapped him right in the face.

“She’s a fucking slut and she’ll only fuck you and then leave you again. Just like all the girls did before me. And I’m gonna kill that bitch!” That was when Matt completely lost it. He shoved her hard and she fell on the ground. His face expressed pure hatred as he stood over her, his jaw clenching. I knew I had to interfere. Matt was strong, and he was incredibly angry. I was scared he would do something to actually hurt her.

I came to the terrifying realization that, if he wanted to do something very stupid just about right now, in the heat of the moment, he was perfectly able to carry it out. I felt goose bumps all over my body as my trembling fingers fumbled with the car’s door knob for a few seconds before opening it. I slowly put one foot on the ground, then the other one and became completely aware of my surroundings.

Finally, I made my way to the fighting ex couple until I stood right next to Matt. I grabbed his arm and he turned around to face me. Meanwhile, Valary got up and whizzed, “You will be very sorry for that, Matt, and that’s a promise.” If looks could kill, I thought as she glared at me like a snake. Matt instinctively put his arm in front of me so she couldn’t hurt me. But she drove off without saying another word.


We stood there for a long time, just staring at the road were the car had already vanished in the traffic. Silently, we looked at each other and headed back to the house. “How do you feel about that?” I asked, as we sat down in the living room. The guys were probably at practice again. “Man, that was intense… I don’t know, how should I feel… Released, I guess,” he replied, not looking at me.

“If there’s anything…” I started, but he interrupted me, “I’ll be fine. Thank you. For driving me I mean.” I nodded and turned around. Hell, he's single now. Well, at least technically. I just really hope he won’t bring groupies or something. That would be the end of me, I thought. “I guess I’ll just leave you alone, huh?”

“I just really wanna take a shower, I sweated like a fucking dog when she threatened you. But hey, you free this afternoon? Can we go watch a movie or something? I could really use some distraction,” he suggested, then cleared his throat.
“Not a date. Just a girl trying to help a guy with getting over a heartbreak or two.” He smiled wryly. As soon as I saw his dimples, I knew I couldn’t resist. “Sure. You’re paying, I’m picking the movie.”

Notes

Updateee, sorry that this is short but hey, omg guys... Matt's single now. What do you think will happen?

Also sorry that I can't reply to all of your comments, my lovely readers, it's just I'm so freaking busy and stuff.. But I do read your comments and they make my day, so yeah, keep it up guys :-)