Matt’s POV

Brian dragged me away from Ella and I, even if reluctantly, followed him. I was dying to hear what that friend had to say about him stealing Ella away from me and spending so much time with her.
What was his deal?!

He let go of my arm and marched forward, I threw a last look towards Ella, who sat at the table, looking into the direction Brian and I were just vanishing and then started slowly to eat.
Hadn’t she said something about her needing to shop, she hadn’t eaten all day?

She said she was late at work so, maybe-

“What the hell is wrong with you, man?!” Brian turned suddenly around and I frowned. I opened my mouth to reply but Brian was faster “You take her along with you and then make her feel guilty? If you don’t care than fucking leave her to me, bro” Brian took a step away, as if to leave again, that was when his words finally sank in.

I stopped him with my hand to his arm “Wait up… what the hell are you talking about? And I’m not fucking leaving her to you! Can you tell me what is the deal with you anyway? I mean, fuck! Why are you hanging all over her, what the hell is up here, you know her or something?” I demanded, this shit had to stop, I had set my eyes on her first.

Okay, fine that might not be true, cause Brian had been at the meet and greet first, but he never claimed anything towards me, but did I?!
Hell, where had this gone wrong along the way?!

And why was I acting like a jealous bitch?! I tried to shake myself and breathed deeply in and out to get my head out of my ass. What was this woman doing to me?
I wasn’t even involved with her and she was making me weak in the knees already.

Brian turned to me looking at me with one eyebrow lifted, as if to say what I just had been thinking. I wasn’t acting like my normal self, I had to make a fucking move on her and soon, to get it out of my system, I wasn’t some whiny jealous bitch, I sure had a temper, but not about something like this, right?!

“Have you even talked to her properly?!” Brian asked looking all smug and I narrowed my eyes, what was he meaning with that?!
“Dude, she was freaking starving and you disappeared, so I took her under my wing, didn’t know you would get your panties in a twist like that, jeez. Calm the fuck down, man.” I exhaled the breath I have been holding and closed my eyes.

“I.. yeah.. She said something like that, but then everyone was talking to me and she disappeared from my side, no thanks to you.” I shoved him forward, so we would move slowly back into the direction where we left Ella sitting all alone.

I wasn’t feeling comfortable leaving her with all my asshole friends alone, who knows what these guys were up to. And that was indeed the problem, you never knew.
“So, what is it about her, huh?” Brian stopped again, when we were right in view, seeing how she slowly ate, watching the scene around her, when someone stepped up to her.

I was about to take another step forward when Dan suddenly grabbed her into a hug and they seemed to talk right away, and then hug again before he sat down beside her and she looked happy.
“What do we have here?” Brian held his head to the side as if he wanted to examine the situation further.
“What the hell is that?” I muttered, why did Dan and Ella know each other, because that sure as shit wasn’t a meeting and greeting between to strangers.

“You haven’t answered” Brian reminded me and I rolled my eyes “Don’t really know. I saw her and it was instant lust. I knew from that moment I had to have her” I shrugged, that was basically it, that she was not only gorgeous to look at, funny and easy to talk to added to this weird obsession that I had built up the more time I had spend with her.

And somehow the thought that when I had her, it would all go away, was becoming less and less realistic… but it wasn’t that far, I still had to work on the first task.
“She the one from the gym?” Brian asked further and I nodded “Yeah, she works there” I finally admitted, he knew too much now anyway, and I wouldn’t be able to change that.

“And?” He continued while my eyes had searched for her again, she pushed the plate away, Dan had moved on, and I had to remember later to ask Dan how he and Ella knew, even though I could already imagine where they met. If she had friends in the gym, and Dan was still going there, they must have run into each other… maybe that way I could get some more information about her?

Ella stood up and pulled her phone out, she smiled when she picked up and then looked around probably to find an empty or rather quiet spot to talk to whoever was on the phone.

“Sanders?” Brian asked and I sighed, he was still there?! What did he ask again?
Oh right “What and?” I asked not getting what he wanted, but probably knowing what it meant. “Damn, are you that far gone? You spent time with her repeatedly, and now I’m asking how far you got, come on don’t hold all the secrets back?” He said with a smirk and I rolled my eyes.

“Not far… she seems to be shy. I need to work my way in there, and if this stupid party hadn’t interrupted my plan today I would be way further, believe me.” I grumbled and Brian threw his head back laughing loudly, “You really think a party will throw your chances away? Damn, Matt… what better way to get close to a girl then a party… just hand her a drink, promise her that you will make sure she gets home safe and then turn the fucking music up and grab her, that’s it… she won’t say no, or should I show ya?!” Brian wiggled his eyebrows and I shoved him to the side.

“Get out of my way, and leave me alone… and especially her” I growled and moved back to the front. I grabbed a drink, downed it completely. I grabbed another and treated it the same, this was feeling much better.

Most of our friends were settled in the chairs or lounging around the bbq eating now, while I took the chance and slipped inside, trying to find Ella. She had slipped away but where had she wandered off too?
I walked into the kitchen finding it empty, crossed over to the living room, also empty. I could still here some music and laughing from outside, so she probably had wandered further.

I finally heard her soft voice “No, I’m not… I am not lying to you” Her voice said and now I knew where she was, she had found my studio. The door was only ajar and I slowly walked closer, I wasn’t really prying, I mean… this was still my house, right?!

“I’m not avoiding you. I’m just busy with work… I promise we can meet soon…” Ella said and I moved even closer. I looked through the crack in the door and saw how she was spinning circles in my chair.
I had to smile seeing her like this, she looked wide eyed at all the equipment “You wouldn’t believe me anyway” She said and chuckled “Nope… that’s wrong… nope” She added again and I eased the door open wider, she twirled around again and when she went past me her eyes widened and she dropped her phone.

“Oh shit… Sorry…” She hurried to bent down but I got the phone before her “She is fine, right where she is, no worries” I said into the phone and hung up.
Ella looked at me her eyes even wider, her cheeks a bright pink. I tried to suppress the grin, but was probably failing miserably, she just looked to freaking adorable.

“You found my studio” I said and gestured around with my arms wide. Ella opened and closed her mouth, but not sound emerged.
“Should I show you something?” I asked and again no sound, I took the few steps that separated us and put my hands on her shoulders, she inhaled deeply, her cheeks still flushed, her eyes moved up to mine and finally she spoke “I’m so sorry, my phone rang and it was so loud outside, I didn’t mean to go anywhere I shouldn’t, I just… I’m sorry. I’ll leave” She wanted to turn, but I had a firm grip on her, feeling how small she was compared to me, how soft her skin looked like.

“Nothing to be sorry for.” I said and leaned in “Now, should I show you something” I almost whispered, our lips weren’t far away, and if she wanted, she could easily cross the remaining distance, but instead she just stared at me, her eyes wandered from my eyes down to my lips, I could feel her breath fanning over my face, but she stood motionless.

Her phone started to ring in my hands, breaking our staring contest and the first chance of getting closer to her, she seemed to shake out of the trance and I held the phone out to her “Here” She looked at the caller and sighed, she pushed the decline button and pushed it into her pocket.

“Really Matt, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have wandered into your private rooms like that” She took another step back and I regretted that the caller had chosen that moment to call again. I mean, I could feel she wasn’t far from giving into the moment, I was damn sure even… but I would get her this far again.

Ella’s POV

What had I thought when I wandered off of the party and started to walk around Matt’s house like that?! I was curious, yes… but what really had come over me I had no idea.
I could have easily stopped in the kitchen or living room, but no I had wandered further until I reached his studio.

I was impressed with all the equipment and saw all the instruments around the room, while I had Liz on the phone, who chewed my ear off with her questions.

She had stopped at Jake and my place earlier, to hang out, but of course I wasn’t home, like she thought. Now, she was trying to find out where I was without Jake around, and I knew if I would tell her I was at Matt’s place where a full party was going on, she would demand to know the address and be part of it, and it really wasn’t my decision to make to invite her, even I was just here by accident and not by invitation and I was already feeling pretty bad about it.

I ate and drank and now wandered around the house, when all I should have been doing was going home.

The one surprising highlight was that I even knew someone from the party, maybe knew was said a little too much, because I have seen him a couple of times, and he was more Jake’s friend than mine, but still a familiar face.

Dan had asked me how it happened that I was at this party, and I gave him the short version, he had laughed and told me he just had talked to Jake earlier, who was planning to meet with him and it felt good to have someone else to talk to who knew Jake.

And now here I stood after all that happened, only inches from Matt. He had leaned down and was looking at me with those hazel eyes that somehow made my breath caught in my throat.
I mean, he was a handsome man no question, he smelled even better, and his smile was just intoxicating.

It felt like I was under his spell and couldn’t move, I never felt anything like this before and only the ringing of my phone broke whatever spell Matt had cast over me.
I looked at Liz number on the display and pushed it away, I really couldn’t talk to her right now.

“Really Matt, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have wandered into your private rooms like that” I said and I meant it, I had no business to walk around his house like that and I really had no idea what came over me that moment, beside curiousness that took over.

Matt leaned back on his haunches and a smile came over his face, those plump lips making me wonder how they felt, and when that thought stuck me, I knew something was wrong. I shouldn’t be thinking like this, I had a boyfriend, a boyfriend I loved for god’s sake.

I took another step back, and tried to finally put my head back on straight. Sure, I noticed man were still hot and who was my type and who wasn’t, when I had a boyfriend, but wondering just how soft his lips were, I never had that before… was something wrong with me?!

“I need to go now… I overstayed anyway” I said and Matt shook his head “No, no way. You are a guest like everyone else. Let me show you something, and then I will lead you back to the party, we can have a drink, you can eat some more if you like, you were hungry, right? And then you owe me a dance. Afterwards I will make sure you get home safely and not too late, how does that sound?” Matt asked and I frowned, wow… that had sounded like a plan I would totally like, but I had to refuse anyway.

This wasn’t a party for me but for Matt and his famous friends, I was here by accident and I shouldn’t be here. What would Jake think when I told him I was hanging around with all these rock stars? I wished he would be here, he always fitted in so easily, while I had a harder time.
“Here, sit down” Matt pushed me back into the plush chair behind me and shifted the chair forward so I sat in front of all the regulation tools.

I looked at all the buttons agape, not able to understand how anyone would know for what all these things were. But Matt seemed to know, cause he pushed a few buttons and then suddenly music came from the boxes and I turned around, it started with a piano tune and then softer singing, Matt I could clearly identify.

I listened dumbfounded at how soft it sounded, until suddenly a break sounded and the music shifted into a heavier style, the piano still there, but so were now the guitars, and the soft singing switched into louder but not less harmonic parts.

Then it was gone, way too soon, before I could even realize what the lyrics were about “What you say? We were just fooling around a little, Jimmy played the piano” Matt asked and I could only applaud “I loved it” I clapped my hands smiling at Matt who did a little bow and then held his hand out to me.

I took it without thinking and he led me out of the studio and back to his kitchen, he opened his fridge and motioned me forward. I let go of his hand and grabbed a beer from the inside, one beer wouldn’t hurt, right?

He smiled and took one for himself “Something to eat?” He asked motioning back to the fridge and I shook my head, Brian had made sure I had a full plate of everything earlier, even more than I could eat. “No, thanks… Brian took care of that” I smiled and Matt frowned but then nodded, closing the fridge again.

The commotion outside got more and more while we stood in the kitchen opening our bottles. Matt held his bottle out to me and I clicked my beer to his “To an adventures evening, with lots of unexpected surprises” I had to giggle, that’s what you could call this.

We both drank in silence and then Matt turned back to me, he took the bottle from my hand and placed them on the counter “So you drank, you ate, and I showed you the song… which only leaves one point left” Matt said and grabbed my hand, he pulled the slide door open and loud music wavered towards us.

“The dance” Matt yelled in my ear, while we crossed the distance from the terrace into the garden, his lips almost brushing my ear, his hot breath fanning over my cheek. I widened my eyes, he really thought that we should dance?!

I started shaking my head, I didn’t dance, not now… not ever. I really didn’t like to dance-
But before I could tell Matt no, we were already in the middle of his garden and he whirled me around, before catching me back in his arms. More and more couples were around us and all the space was suddenly gone, the music slowed, the volume still the same, just a slower song and I took a step back, while Matt took one forward, he looked at me, I felt his eyes on me intensely.

He shrugged as if to say, he didn’t care which song was on, while I wanted to leave the place, but on the other side I did want to stay, this was fun, but it shouldn’t be. I took another step back, but Matt grabbed my hand to keep me right where I was, what should I do?!

Notes

I hand over the question to youuuu:

What should Ella do?

A)Dance with Matt
B)Run away and leave him standing on the dance floor

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