Matthew's POV
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I refuse to think that Taylor will never be with me again. Watching her as she stands from the table spinning the bottle her black top draping down her front I smile up at her like she's my entire world. Rachel eyes me carefully and I bat away her negativity as the bottle spins and lands on me again.
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Taylor Elena Harris approaches me slowly, her hair trailing down her sides as I practically gawk at her in that white mini skirt that she's wearing so well. She hikes one tanned leg over me and straddles me on the dining room chair, before setting her lips on my own. My hands rest on her lower back as they always used to whenever we made out. Kissing the love of your life is like no other, all be it I had sex with Aria last night it bears no meaning to me, it’s nothing compared to this kiss I’m sharing with Taylor. It's just a kiss yet with Taylor it leaves me utterly floored.
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She climbs off of me too soon as Rachel laughs getting carried away with Nate pulling his lips into her own and smiling. He lifts her up in his arms and carries her down the hall. Taylor giggles watching them before turning her gaze on me and Ross.
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"Looks like it's just us lot" she sways slightly as Ross stands up and steadies her.
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"I need to do so many things" she says looking over the kitchen as he shh's her and pulls her into an embrace.
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"Let's just all chill" he whispers and that's Ross' answer to everything. I hear her sob as he strokes her back and begin to wonder what could possibly be causing her to drink excessively, flirt with me and then suddenly cry in Ross' arms.
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"How fucking dare he" she says out of the blue, wiping her eyes as he shh's her again rubbing her back. I begin to wonder what she could be alluding too and decide that it has to be to do with Jay. It was only a matter of time before he let her down. I watch on as Ross holds her and decide that I must intercept his advances on her.
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"He like tells me one thing, and then he just" she says shaking herself visibly and grasping for the bottle of wine.
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"Now I need to unpack all of my stuff properly and move in here I guess" she says getting irate as she gulps at more wine. I take a stand approaching her and wiping her eyes.
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"And I can't go through my stupid stuff because of everything" she gasps and I must calm her down. Really the time that has elapsed since the miscarriage and her leaving me should be enough for us to heal from that pain. But in this moment as I look into her eyes I know that she is still reeling from it.
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"Ross man, give us a minute this is personal" I say to him and I know that he wants to protest but really he's out of his depth watching her have a fit in front of him and so he concedes. Swearing to himself and pushing his hair back before I lead her up the stairs to her room. One hand on her lower back as she walks in front of me.
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Walking behind her on the first floor and begging myself to remain in control in her bedroom as she swipes the key card and lets us in. Clothes strewn over the bed that are his and the covers crumpled up. She sighs deflated and sits down on the floor of her room after placing the bottle of wine up on the desk.
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"These boxes here" I ask her softly moving them around with my bare hands and reminding myself of when I packed all of her clothes into them. Jay had picked them up from my place and moved her into here. Taylor gazes up at me sitting on her floor with her glass of wine, her eyes full of questions. It's clear she's not in the right frame of mind and I curse myself for letting Jay anywhere near her. For him to enthral her and then just up and leave like he always does. She leans back on the desk and sighs sipping her wine again as I open up the first box.
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Undeniably I think I'm going crazy when the scent of her clothes hits me and it brings back memories of her being pregnant with our twins. The shirt that she used to wear on the top of the pile, I pull it out and place it on the bed as she stands behind me, swaying slightly.
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"This shirt reminds me of the babies and you and me." She mutters resting her head on my shoulder.
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"You and me huh" I whisper placing all of the clothes on the bed and folding them.
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"Why did you call me Matthew earlier" I ask her softly, still facing the opposite way and focusing on the clothes.
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"Because that's your name" she whispers in my ear and the impulse to pull her onto the bed is strong but I squash it.
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"I know that but only you call me that" I whisper feeling her hands on my bare back.
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"I know I love your name" she says softly as I turn to face her and her wide eyes take me in.
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"I can take you home right now" I whisper watching her, my face just inches from her own.
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"We can't" she mutters with little conviction.
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"You really, really sure about that" I smile with my hands on her jaw.
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"I don't think you understand what you meant to me, Tay. I would die for you still" I whisper, my lips close to hers.
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A soft thud at the door breaks my concentration as the door swings open and he fills the entire door frame. Ross loitering behind him ready to break off any fights as Jay strides through the door turning his gaze on me after assessing how close I am to Taylor. The bottle of wine on the side of the desk that Taylor grasps pouring herself some more wine and rolling her eyes.
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"Man" I say as he swings at me and I grab at his fist before uppercutting him and jabbing him in the gut.
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"You left her all alone, what do you expect" I say forcing him against the wall as she squeals and the entire shelf falls to the floor.
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"You not to try it on with her" he says angrily.
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"Just stop" she gushes and he looks up, all of the anger draining from his face.
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"I waited for you, you just upped and left me. I haven't heard from you all day. I know I shouldn't just get drunk and act stupidly but there's no point hitting each other over me" she gasps wiping her eyes.
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"I was planning something for us" he whispers moving past me, scooping her up in his arms.
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"Who is that girl, Jay" she asks him and I cannot watch him lie to her so I look over at Ross. He rolls his eyes at me from the doorway.
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"She's my cousin Taylor" he says softly holding her small body in his hands.
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“She’s my cousin and I needed to plan something secretly” he explains begging her to listen to him as she cries softly.
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“I thought you were leaving me” she gasps as he shakes his head.
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“Never Taylor I would not do anything to jeopardise us” he pleads with her.
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“You unpacked your stuff” he smiles looking around and trying to move the conversation along, it’s pure tactic. Not to iron out all of the details of where he was because he’s a liar.
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“Matthew helped me” she says and I look up and smile at her.
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“I’m sure he did” he smiles at her taking in her tipsy state and deciding not to evoke another argument.
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“Now darling” he smiles again as I stand with Ross relegated to being her friend again. The guy that just helps her out.
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“Let’s go home” he suggests pulling her small body into him again, before kissing her lips. She saunters past him and grabs her purse heading out of the bedroom. I make a point of walking slightly behind with him as he turns out her bedroom light.
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“Whenever you fuck up I will be there, Jay” I whisper as he looks over at me.
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“I do not fuck up Matthew, you should know that by now” he laughs, slightly patronisingly to me as I watch her walking ahead with Ross.
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“Nice try though, get used to seeing her with me because I’m in it for the long term” he utters pushing his blonde hair back.
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“I mean like forever” he whispers watching her hips move as I stare at him wishing that he never entered her life.
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