Taylor's POV
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Matty pulls away from our kiss, his eyes are completely closed and I notice his breathing is just as ragged as mine. He opens his eyes to look at me and I don't want to lose him. Somehow even though I have only known him briefly I can't imagine not being able to gaze into his eyes.
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His hands are resting on my thighs near my bum. He lifts one of his hands up and pushes my curly hair off of my shoulders.
"I don't want you to feel like that ever again" he says sincerely.
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I lower my mouth to his and lightly kiss him, he tries to deepen the kiss but I smile and stop kissing him.
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"Ah it was worth a shot" he chuckles.
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"If you keep kissing me like that, we will never be able to get off of each other" I laugh.
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Pulling myself off of him he takes my hand and holds onto it. I don't remember feeling this way ever with Tom, and especially not so soon. I feel like I'm in some kind of romantic movie falling in love for the first time.
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"Now" he says smiling heading to my double porcelain sink and washing up the cups.
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"You don't have to" I say hugging him from behind.
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"You clean my house I clean yours baby" he laughs and I smirk.
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He walks towards my door, I don't want him to leave. But part of me knows that he must, I need a bit of thinking space. He pulls on his leather jacket in my hall next to the wooden staircase which is just a few steps from my bedroom. Scraping his hair back, a gesture I'm already used to, I have no choice but to gawk at him. He's utterly perfect.
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"Can you do me one thing?" He says thumbs holding onto my chin. Let's face it he could ask anything of me and I'd say yes.
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"Drop me a message" he says softly before dishing out his car keys. It's late afternoon now, I glance at the clock on the wall and realise my mother will be back soon. How long were we sitting in my kitchen? I sigh loosing all track of time around him.
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"I've got your number and then I'll know you've got mine" he smiles, and it's glorious.
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I nod. He waits a minute before kissing me again. Leaning back on the large wooden post of the landing I feel his arms draped around my waist.
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"Go on before I drag you upstairs" I laugh.
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"I'm going" he says putting his hands up in a gesture of defence.
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"Oh and Taylor" he says just before he closes my porch.
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"You're beautiful" he says softly and I smile at him from ear to ear.
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***Matty's POV***
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Walking out and unlocking my car I can't stop thinking about her. But right now I must if I'm going to play this just right. She's probably in there right now dealing with Tod/Tom, I just know he would have messaged her after that fight. Desperate loser that he is. I hope that she blocks his number. I consider camping outside of her pretty suburban home I order to protect her from him flying back down the road and tearing up her drive again. I shake my head at the man I'm becoming, I don't camp outside of any girls home. Even pretty yards like that with roses and white wooden porches.
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I'm sure though that the way I dealt with the whole situation has secured my place in her life. The way she held onto me sitting in my lap, she's making me feel obsessed. I have no idea how long we just sat there like that, and hour perhaps. No talking, just her occasionally kissing me and holding me back.
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I'm glad she invited me in and even more glad that she opened up to me. I feel the anger rise as I remember her expression, the pain and hurt in her eyes prickling with tears. I want to go and find him and hurt him even more. But something tells me she wouldn't want me fighting her battles.
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My phone pings and I glance at it, it's a message from her. I'll look at it and save her number when I'm not driving. The tension I feel instantly dissipates from me knowing that she has messaged me. I can focus now on what I must get done in order to begin being the kind of person she is going to give a chance. A guy who deserves her loyalty and affection.
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***Taylor's POV***
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I stand there for a few minutes wanting to call him back into the house. That last kiss in my kitchen, it was so intense, I have never been kissed with that passion and urgency. After some deliberation I decide to shake it off. I need to make myself busy.
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Firstly I'm going to send that text to him, I head into the kitchen and retrieve my phone from the side. I have one more message from Tom. It's beginning to piss me off that he won't just exit my life quietly. It's like he's determined to bring me down. I swipe it away. I will ignore him until he stops.
I start messaging Matty instead. What to say? I don't want to sound desperate after the conversation we’ve just had about my messy ex. I've never messaged him before. I settle for just writing my name on the message with a kiss. That's cool enough I decide.
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I add on a little note denying that I’m beautiful and a sticking out tongue face and press send.
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I then go up to my room, putting my bag down and getting out some clean clothes. I decide on having a long shower after last nights partying.
After drying my hair and putting on my own clean clothes, I go downstairs and put Matty's sisters clothes through the machine checking the labels properly so I don't damage her stuff.
I really hope I get to meet her sometime.
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Perhaps I'm getting a bit ahead of myself here. I mean I have literally just met him, I start to think about the things that I do know about him and realise that it's actually not a great deal.
Rhea's voice springs into my mind from yesterday warning me that he has a bit of a reputation. If that's true, I must be a magnet to guys like that. I do not want a sworn sort of boyfriend who comes and goes as he pleases from my driveway.
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I make myself some lunch, weirdly nothing is interesting to me at the moment. Everything seems mundane and boring without him. Whatever did I spend my days doing before he took up all of my thoughts. I decide on having some cheese on toast, and laugh at the memory of the toast all over his kitchen floor last night.
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My phone starts to ring, I'm about to screen it for Tom. Rhea my phone illuminates and I answer it
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"Hey" she says as the call connects. She sounds sleepy. And instantly the nights activities catch up with me and I feel tired myself.
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"Hi, how's you" I retaliate and she sighs.
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"Ohh no we are not talking about me" she laughs.
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"I have no news, pass" I laugh trying to be candid.
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"Bullshit Tay. What happened with Ross" she is direct.
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"Ross yeah he's a good friend" I say non-committing.
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"Friend!? You were pretty much all over each other all night" she squeals and I put her on speaker heading back up to my bed which is no longer a prison because of Matthew. It's now a place I imagine us watching re-runs of one tree hill together. Amongst other things. He is very passionate.
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"So I kind of did something a bit bad" I say to her.
She's silent waiting for me to go on and I just come out with it. Collapsing into my bed. The duvet wrapping around me.
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"I did like Ross a lot. I mean I still do. But I kind of kissed Matty. Don't tell anyone else yet, I'm not sure what to do about the whole thing" I say, the words tumble out.
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"When you guys left this morning, he drove me home, Matty I mean and I kind of let him kiss me again. Oh and Tom was waiting outside the house begging for me back and Matty witnessed the whole thing" I stop and take a breath.
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"Matty and Ross. Woah." She laughs and I sigh with relief at getting it off my chest. I wait, I know she is not finished. I'm not going to share all of the sordid details of our make out sessions. I'll keep them to myself.
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"So you're single, what's the big deal? Don't beat yourself up about liking both of them. I would get to know them better play it cool and see where it all goes. My money is on Ross though" she says laughing.
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"And please just be careful" she adds. The problem is I am head over heels in deep with Matthew. Just like Lucas and Payton in one tree hill. I sigh.
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"What did you say to Tom" she asks breaking my thoughts.
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"I told him" I laugh remembering the situation.
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"I told him that it was none of his business whether I'm fucking other guys or watching re-runs of one tree hill" I laugh and she collapses into laughter.
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"I really think I am done with him" I say confidently. I can sense her smile over the phone. Goal achieved.
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"How was your night" I ask playfully.
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"It was exceptional, I've fallen for him Tay. I'm seeing him tonight again. He's coming over." She says and I can tell she's head over heels.
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"Let's meet again soon yeah? head to the park and see everyone again, we could go into town before hand too and get coffee from Starbucks" she pleads.
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That sounds like a plan to me.
We say goodbye, I wish her luck for tonight and hang up. I feel better having spoken to her. I launch up one tree hill feeling happy watching it rather than in despair.
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