We Want Love
CHAPTER ELEVEN
*Amelia*
"Okay, thank you so much mum. Tell dad I said thanks too." I smile to myseld and put the phone down.
"What was that about?" Matt asks me and looks up at me from where he is lay on his back at the end of my bed.
"It was my parents. I asked them about staying over at your house for the week of term and they are fine with it as long as they can speak to your parents to confirm it and stuff."
"Great." He smiles at me but I can see it falter slightly and I frown.
"What's wrong?" I ask him with concern in my voice. He sighs and I turn the music down on the docking station for my phone.
"Nothing. It's nothing, don't even worry about it." He shrugs me off and I lay down perpendicular to him, placing my head on his chest and looking at him as he looks down at me.
"You can talk to me about stuff that is bothering you, you know." I tell him and he nods.
"I know." He says. "But it really is nothing."
"If it is getting you down then it isn't nothing." I try to reason with him and get no answer. "Is it something I did?"
"No, don't be stupid. Of course not." He reassures me with a shake of his head.
"Okay. Good." I say and he smiles at me. I lift my head off his chest and lean down to kiss him. He closes his eyes as I do so and I do the same, liking the feel of his soft lips against mine.
What I had planned on being just a simple kiss soon progresses quickly and Matt places his hand lightly on the back of my neck and kisses me back harder, lifting himself up and allowing me to sit on his lap and slide my arms around his shoulders, bringing my body closer to his.
The kiss deepens rapidly and I feel his hand slide under my shirt and his fingers brush across my back. I try to ignore the alarm in my head of insecurity as he examines my body with his hands, and instead concentrate on the goosebumps appearing down my spine and making me heat up a little. I can feel my cheeks flush with anticipation and I wonder whether this is really right - whether I should be doing this or not at such an early stage in our relationship, but I don't give it a second thought as we break from the kiss anyway as the door of my room swings open loudly and stops mine and Matt's embrace from progressing into something a little less innocent.
I look at the door to see Jaime and Tony stood there awkwardly, clearly not knowing where to look but occasionally giving me and Matt brisk and unexpected glances as their eyes dart around my room, looking at every possible object in here just to avoid looking at us.
"Uh, sorry guys." Jaime says awkwardly and scratches the back of his head uncomfortably.
"Yeah, we didn't think we would be interrupting anything. Uh..." Tony adds and seems to be at an utter loss for words.
"Um, don't worry about it." I try and shrug it off but can feel my cheeks burning a crimson color and I know that I must fully resemble a beaming red tomato right now.
"We just wanted to let you guys know that the date of Archie's party has been changed to this weekend instead of next weekend because he is going away with his family for the end of term." Jaime says extremely quickly.
"Oh right. That is probably more suitable for me anyway." I say and nod. Matt lets out a small chuckle and I realize that I am still straddling his lap whilst talking casually to Tony and Jaime. I quickly slide onto my bed instead and hide my face subtly in mild embarrassment.
"No problem. We will, uh, leave you two to carry on what we just interrupted." Jaime says and stifles a laugh which Tony completely fails to do, busting out a loud chuckle that causes Jaime to shatter his composure. They leave the room quickly and close the door behind them, laughing loudly and whispering as they walk down the stairs.
"Well, that was awkward." Matt says and I groan a little, covering my face with my hands in shame. Matt laughs lightheartedly and I am about to get up off the bed before Matt slides an arm around my waist and sits me back on his lap, this time with my legs dangling on the same side rather than on opposite sides. He kisses me lightly and whispers into my neck. "I would like a repeat of that again some time soon."
I giggle, still embarrassed and my cheeks clearly still rosy from before but even more so from the feel of Matt's lips on my neck. "Me too." I whisper back.
He grins smugly and I roll my eyes at him, lifting myself off of his lap again and turning the music back up on my docking station.
*Vic*
"It was totalle getting hot in there mean, it was so awkward." Jaime tells me while Tony sits down next to Raye and talks quietly to her. I momentarily wonder when he is going to come out with his feelings for her and if he ever will. He so clearly likes her but hasn't said a word about it to anyone, he just make it so damn obvious that he wants to be more than just friends with her. I make a mental note to talk to him about it and then tune back in to Jaime.
"Well, they are together." I brush off as if what Jaime was saying didn't mean anything to me and didn't affect me at all.
"Are they properly together?" He asks me and I shrug my shoulders.
"They are taking it slow, so yeah, I guess so."
"That's cool. They look good together, don't you think?"
"Yeah." I say bluntly after a few seconds of silence followed by Jaime's words. Even though I hate to admit it, they do look good together.
I hear the front door being opened and slammed shut and heavy footsteps storming towards the kitchen - Eloise. I wonder what has pissed her off today...
She stomps in and throws her bag down on the floor by the table we are all sitting at, making Raye jump because it was so close to her. She walks around the table and sits next to me, folding her arms across her chest and making an angry sort of growling noise.
"What happened?" I ask her softly, not wanting to stir up her anger even more.
She looks at me and her eyes glisten slightly with tears. "You know that guy who I have been seeing?" She asks and I nod. "Yeah, looks like I'm not the only girl who has been seeing him."
I can tell she is trying to hold back tears and I feel bad for her. Even though I don't feel the same way for her that I used to when we were together, I still care for her and feel the need to look out for her too.
"You're kidding? He cheated on you?" I almost shout and turn around to face her properly.
She nods and takes a deep breath. "With two other girls." She chokes out.
"Right. Yeah, what a fucking dick. Is he coming to the party this weekend?" I ask with anger rising clear in my voice and she nods again. "Okay, he isn't anymore. I will have a word with Archie - he isn't going. I will make sure of that. He isn't going near you again."
"Thank you, Vic." She says heartfully and leans in to give me a hug.
"It's the least I can do. I swear if I see him at the party I will break his goddamn neck." I vent, still riled up.
"Are you okay, Eloise?" I hear a small voice from the doorway say and I pull away from the hug to see Amelia stood there, looking at me and Eloise warily. "I hear you coming in and thought something was wrong. Do you want to talk?"
"I am fine. Thank you, though. I will come to you if I need to." Eloise replies and I am kind of shocked but also happy that they are getting to know each other better and have actually formed some kind of friendly relationship.
"Okay." Amelia nods and glances at me for a couple of seconds, her eyes flickering between me and Eloise in an unspoken question, as if suggesting something. I shake my head and she turns around and walks back up the stairs, probably to finish what she started with Matt.
I shake my head again but this time to myself, trying to push the bitter thoughts out of my mind. Like Amelia said before - a girl shouldn't be able to come in between and ruin a friendship. And I need to stop letting how I feel for her get in the way of how close me and Matt really are as friends.
The way I feel for her isn't going to change a thing anyway, she is with Matt and things are probably going to stay that way for a while. And that is something that I need to deal with and get over. And that is what I will do.
"Okay, thank you so much mum. Tell dad I said thanks too." I smile to myseld and put the phone down.
"What was that about?" Matt asks me and looks up at me from where he is lay on his back at the end of my bed.
"It was my parents. I asked them about staying over at your house for the week of term and they are fine with it as long as they can speak to your parents to confirm it and stuff."
"Great." He smiles at me but I can see it falter slightly and I frown.
"What's wrong?" I ask him with concern in my voice. He sighs and I turn the music down on the docking station for my phone.
"Nothing. It's nothing, don't even worry about it." He shrugs me off and I lay down perpendicular to him, placing my head on his chest and looking at him as he looks down at me.
"You can talk to me about stuff that is bothering you, you know." I tell him and he nods.
"I know." He says. "But it really is nothing."
"If it is getting you down then it isn't nothing." I try to reason with him and get no answer. "Is it something I did?"
"No, don't be stupid. Of course not." He reassures me with a shake of his head.
"Okay. Good." I say and he smiles at me. I lift my head off his chest and lean down to kiss him. He closes his eyes as I do so and I do the same, liking the feel of his soft lips against mine.
What I had planned on being just a simple kiss soon progresses quickly and Matt places his hand lightly on the back of my neck and kisses me back harder, lifting himself up and allowing me to sit on his lap and slide my arms around his shoulders, bringing my body closer to his.
The kiss deepens rapidly and I feel his hand slide under my shirt and his fingers brush across my back. I try to ignore the alarm in my head of insecurity as he examines my body with his hands, and instead concentrate on the goosebumps appearing down my spine and making me heat up a little. I can feel my cheeks flush with anticipation and I wonder whether this is really right - whether I should be doing this or not at such an early stage in our relationship, but I don't give it a second thought as we break from the kiss anyway as the door of my room swings open loudly and stops mine and Matt's embrace from progressing into something a little less innocent.
I look at the door to see Jaime and Tony stood there awkwardly, clearly not knowing where to look but occasionally giving me and Matt brisk and unexpected glances as their eyes dart around my room, looking at every possible object in here just to avoid looking at us.
"Uh, sorry guys." Jaime says awkwardly and scratches the back of his head uncomfortably.
"Yeah, we didn't think we would be interrupting anything. Uh..." Tony adds and seems to be at an utter loss for words.
"Um, don't worry about it." I try and shrug it off but can feel my cheeks burning a crimson color and I know that I must fully resemble a beaming red tomato right now.
"We just wanted to let you guys know that the date of Archie's party has been changed to this weekend instead of next weekend because he is going away with his family for the end of term." Jaime says extremely quickly.
"Oh right. That is probably more suitable for me anyway." I say and nod. Matt lets out a small chuckle and I realize that I am still straddling his lap whilst talking casually to Tony and Jaime. I quickly slide onto my bed instead and hide my face subtly in mild embarrassment.
"No problem. We will, uh, leave you two to carry on what we just interrupted." Jaime says and stifles a laugh which Tony completely fails to do, busting out a loud chuckle that causes Jaime to shatter his composure. They leave the room quickly and close the door behind them, laughing loudly and whispering as they walk down the stairs.
"Well, that was awkward." Matt says and I groan a little, covering my face with my hands in shame. Matt laughs lightheartedly and I am about to get up off the bed before Matt slides an arm around my waist and sits me back on his lap, this time with my legs dangling on the same side rather than on opposite sides. He kisses me lightly and whispers into my neck. "I would like a repeat of that again some time soon."
I giggle, still embarrassed and my cheeks clearly still rosy from before but even more so from the feel of Matt's lips on my neck. "Me too." I whisper back.
He grins smugly and I roll my eyes at him, lifting myself off of his lap again and turning the music back up on my docking station.
*Vic*
"It was totalle getting hot in there mean, it was so awkward." Jaime tells me while Tony sits down next to Raye and talks quietly to her. I momentarily wonder when he is going to come out with his feelings for her and if he ever will. He so clearly likes her but hasn't said a word about it to anyone, he just make it so damn obvious that he wants to be more than just friends with her. I make a mental note to talk to him about it and then tune back in to Jaime.
"Well, they are together." I brush off as if what Jaime was saying didn't mean anything to me and didn't affect me at all.
"Are they properly together?" He asks me and I shrug my shoulders.
"They are taking it slow, so yeah, I guess so."
"That's cool. They look good together, don't you think?"
"Yeah." I say bluntly after a few seconds of silence followed by Jaime's words. Even though I hate to admit it, they do look good together.
I hear the front door being opened and slammed shut and heavy footsteps storming towards the kitchen - Eloise. I wonder what has pissed her off today...
She stomps in and throws her bag down on the floor by the table we are all sitting at, making Raye jump because it was so close to her. She walks around the table and sits next to me, folding her arms across her chest and making an angry sort of growling noise.
"What happened?" I ask her softly, not wanting to stir up her anger even more.
She looks at me and her eyes glisten slightly with tears. "You know that guy who I have been seeing?" She asks and I nod. "Yeah, looks like I'm not the only girl who has been seeing him."
I can tell she is trying to hold back tears and I feel bad for her. Even though I don't feel the same way for her that I used to when we were together, I still care for her and feel the need to look out for her too.
"You're kidding? He cheated on you?" I almost shout and turn around to face her properly.
She nods and takes a deep breath. "With two other girls." She chokes out.
"Right. Yeah, what a fucking dick. Is he coming to the party this weekend?" I ask with anger rising clear in my voice and she nods again. "Okay, he isn't anymore. I will have a word with Archie - he isn't going. I will make sure of that. He isn't going near you again."
"Thank you, Vic." She says heartfully and leans in to give me a hug.
"It's the least I can do. I swear if I see him at the party I will break his goddamn neck." I vent, still riled up.
"Are you okay, Eloise?" I hear a small voice from the doorway say and I pull away from the hug to see Amelia stood there, looking at me and Eloise warily. "I hear you coming in and thought something was wrong. Do you want to talk?"
"I am fine. Thank you, though. I will come to you if I need to." Eloise replies and I am kind of shocked but also happy that they are getting to know each other better and have actually formed some kind of friendly relationship.
"Okay." Amelia nods and glances at me for a couple of seconds, her eyes flickering between me and Eloise in an unspoken question, as if suggesting something. I shake my head and she turns around and walks back up the stairs, probably to finish what she started with Matt.
I shake my head again but this time to myself, trying to push the bitter thoughts out of my mind. Like Amelia said before - a girl shouldn't be able to come in between and ruin a friendship. And I need to stop letting how I feel for her get in the way of how close me and Matt really are as friends.
The way I feel for her isn't going to change a thing anyway, she is with Matt and things are probably going to stay that way for a while. And that is something that I need to deal with and get over. And that is what I will do.
Notes
filler alert!! this chapter was probably super boring but i feel like i need some extra stuff on the relationship between amelia and matt and how vic is progressing and stuff, just so everything isnt abrupt when big events happen!! and i am trying to create a build up for the next dramatic chapter which is going to be archies party and it will be coming up v soon! so expect maybe another filler or two but it will hopefully be worth it when you see what big things happen next :)
@jesslovesptv
Aww it's okay a skin had your here to stay :3
6/23/14