Matthew Espinosa Imagines

Inseparable

*Dakota's POV*

I sit on a restaurant's porch in front of the beach on the Pier of California, visiting my best friend Matthew who lived in LA for his career of acting.

I wore a pink/black bikini for our swim later and Matt wore trunks.

I sat beside Matt who had our hands laced together beside us, swinging back and forth and we drank our multi-colored smoothies and chit chatted with the other buds beside us; Emily and Nash, also wearing swim suits.

Emily and Nash were flirting as usual as Matt and I talked playfully like we always have, catching up on Matt's events in Cali.

"Yeah, I've been picking up chicks one by one" Matt cockily informs me and then puts his straw back in between his pink, plump lips.

I roll my eyes. "Lying is a sin, Matty."

Matt jumps up to leaning forward position, making the metal chair of his squeak. He playfully coked his eyebrow at me and glaring at me jokingly.

"You wanna go, Cooper?!" He taunts, using my classic last name nickname as he tries to hide his suppressed smile.

I laugh so hard it hurt my throat to try to not cough out my smoothie, but I finally swallowed and gasped for air.

"Don't do that" I say once my breathing is again even, as I then take another gulp of the smoothie.

"Don't do what?" Matt presses as he moves his face centimeters from mine and makes the weirdest face possible.

That time I couldn't swallow and the smoothie had to leave my mouth on the sidewalk beside me, people giving me disgusted looks.

"Ew Dakota you're disgusting what the hell is your problem?!" Matt yells as he makes a fake disgusted look.

I sock Matt shoulder as he laughs finally and puts his arm over my shoulders. "I would say sorry if I regretted it" Matt says through strained laughs.

I roll my eyes but find myself laughing as well.

Matt can always make me laugh, even when I am slightly angry.

I see then that Emily and Nash were staring at us two.

Both of us frown, but Matt was the one to say "What?"

Emily and Nash smirk simultaneously. "I think Matty like-likes Dakota" Nash says in the most third grade voice I've ever heard.

Matt kicks Nash under the table.

"Haven't we all established that Matt and I are friend zoning it?" I repeat from the hundreds of times we've said that.

"Yeah, because friends always hold hands" Emily retorts, eyeing Matt and I's laced fingers.

I try to tug out of Matt's grasp but Matt tightens on my hand and raises our intertwined hands high.

"Make fun all you want. I've been holding this girls hand since we were six" Matt says matter-of-factly.

I smirk at them as well sticking my tongue out childishly.

Suddenly, our waitress appears. "What has the lovely couple ordered?" she asks, eyeing us.

Matt and I both turn red and unclasp our hands as Emily and Nash bust out laughing like toddlers.

Then, suddenly, Matt stood up, making his chair fly back as he grabbed my wrist and tug me with him as he stormed off.

I stumble at first, but then regained balance as we sped walked away from the snickering two.

Soon enough, we slow to a walk as we walk along the sandy beach in our flip flops and swim suits.

I had my long brunette hair in a messy bun and my diamond earrings sparkling from the sunset of LA, while Matt's messy dirty blonde hair was askew along his forehead and ears and back of his neck.

But I found it cute. I didn't think he had to change.

At first, Matt and I were silent, but then he got to talking.

"They get really annoying. They should know that we are just incredibly close" Matt says, it sounding like he was talking to himself.

I nod. "I guess they get the idea from that one time we kissed."

Matt frowns. "You mean that time when you were really drunk and you kissed me at Cameron's party?"

My jaw drops. "We were drunk and we both kissed each other."

Matt laughs. "Okay Dakota, whatever you wanna think."

I throw my hands up in the air in defense. "It's true!"

Matt starts arguing. "I remember exactly what happened. You had too much vodka, you started hugging me a lot and kissing my neck and all...and then you told me some things that you didn't want me to, and I quote, 'tell yourself' and then you kissed me."

I frown, memories reappearing. "What did I say to you that I didn't want you to tell...myself?"

Matt purses his lips. "You told me that....you have always had feelings for me and that...you wanted to...fuck me."

I gasp. "I never use...that word!"

Matt laughs. "You sure used it a lot that night."

I hide my face in my hands. It was true.

Matt wraps his arm around me. "Don't worry. I gave you one fourth of what you wanted. So, I let you kiss me."

I throw my hands in the air. "YOU KISSED ME!" I yell making the people around us stare.

"Wow that made us look normal" Matt murmurs back to me.

I smile, blowing air out of my nose from the humorous statement. "Sorry...i just can't see myself doing that."

"Well...maybe I can refresh your memory" Matt suggests as he stops walking and grab my petite waist with one whole arm.

Matt then cups my fairly tan face and pressing our foreheads together. He smiles cutely at me and then presses or lips together.

Sparks fly in the pit of my stomach, making it swirl and making me dizzy. I almost fell, making me stumble and Matt catch me while laughing into my lips.

I frown at first but then smile into Matt's plump lips, kissing back which made Matt grin.

This was a totally different feeling than when we were friends. Maybe I was too drunk before to notice.

Matt sighs into my lips and kisses me again as he then tugged me closer to him and slid his bare arms across my bare back, giving me chills.

I feel Matt's lips continue to battle mine, begging for more time to keep kissing me as I made red scratches on his back, making him moan into my mouth.

Suddenly a camera flash overflows us as we open our eyes to see Emily and Nash taking a picture of us kissing.

"WE TOTALLY GOT YOU!" Emily screams while giggling and glancing at the new picture.

Matt and I laugh as Matt suddenly swoops me up onto his back and piggy backs me.

I lean down to Matt's ear and whisper/yell "Run."

"Same thing I was thinking babe" Matt agrees as he runs off with me on his back, laughing and kissing his shoulder blades as Matt squeezed my ankles that he was holding.

Maybe our relationship was confusing, but I loved our messed up feelings.

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okay so idk what to do with the "One Week" series but I will try to finish it.

I just am too lazy tbh 😅

love yall 😘❤️

we reached 4k! 🎉🎉🎉 I can't say in words how grateful I am for you all. I can't believe where I am right now and I love you all sm.

- abby xoxoxoxo