Right In Front Of You

Chapter 15 - You're Growing on Me!

An hour later;
Matt's POV;

Jeff, Britt and myself arrived back at her house just before Barry walked in the door. The man looked beat, almost like he was a walking, talking, sleeping person. Sitting with us; his eyes had began to close until Britt had nudged him and told him to just go lie down for a little while, that we would wake him when it was time to eat. Apologizing he took off to his room and closed the door behind him.

"So what you been doing this week sugar?" Jeff asked as he absentmindedly shuffled through the CD's that were in the rack by the stereo.

"Not much; studying mostly...I have my final exams for the year in two weeks time, so it's been kinda hectic here you know?" She replied as she snuggled in to my side; her head resting against my chest.

"I'd say you need some r n' r," I said kissing the top of her head softly.

"Mmmm r n' r sounds so good right now! I really don't know how I am meant to pass these exams,"

"You will pass 'cos you are smart and this is what you are meant to do; it's in your blood! Suzie told me that you're Dad was a lawyer," Jeff said turning and smiling at her as I gave her an extra squeeze.

"Yeah he was; he was amazing from what Suzie told me; I was just too young to remember but I can only hope that I can be that good!"

"You will be baby, you will be better...you have the stories of your Dad and you have your own smarts," I supported her holding on to her tightly.

It had been a long week, I missed being here in this house, I missed the friendships that we were building and I missed Britt the most. Everything that this woman was, everything about her had me captivated in ways that no woman had ever made me feel before and nothing I could do would stop me from being caught up in this whirl wind of contentment.

I loved this house; the calming interior made for an easiness that I was becoming addicted too. The living room, was decorated in a champagne kind of colour, a matching brown suede corner sofa swallowed you whole the minute you sank in to the confines.

The whole house was decorated in neutral colours, making the atmosphere appear calm and bright, which seemed to just bring down your inhibitions. The sound of the phone ringing tore through the growing silence that had fallen.

"Hello?" Britt answered it quickly so as not to disturb Barry who had turned quiet in his room. "She's not home right now...even if I did I wouldn't tell you...accept it Shaun, it's over, she doesn't want you no more...they are friends not that it is really any of your business...! No I won't...why...? Did your ass backwards scum sucking ass really just ask me why...? Since you seem to need an explanation; I won't be passing on any message because you are a two timing piece of shit that I wouldn't even piss on if you were on fire...you broke her heart and you seriously are deluded enough that you think she will just roll over and forgive and forget...you don't know her at all! I suggest that you go find yourself another whore and start to rebuild your life, because that is what she is doing...goodbye Shaun!" She exclaimed before hanging up and throwing the phone in to the sofa. "God damn son of a bitch! He just won't get the picture,"

"What do you mean?" Jeff asked his attention and curiosity peaked as he slid a CD in to the player and moved to sit down on the sofa.

"All week he has been calling her, either on her cell or here at the house, in fact he calls the house at all hours of the night, I personally think that he just wants to make sure she is here you know? We have had about four deliveries of flowers, chocolates, teddy bears, jewellery..."

"How is Suz taking it?" I asked running my hand up and down her back softly.

"She at first just put everything in the bin, but then the more he seemed to think she was accepting the gifts, the more he would send until she just started shredding the flowers to pot-pouri, and the teddy bears in to stuffing and sending them all back to him; the chocolates untouched, the jewellery unopened,"