AM one-shots

Matt- Date Night

    
     Matt and I were on our way to the grocery store to pick up ingredients for our date tonight. Amelia was over a friend's for the night, so we decided to go all out and actually make dinner ourselves for once. We hadn't actually picked out a recipe for our dinner, but we would figure it out.

     The car kept lurching over the bumpy road, knocking my head into the window every few seconds. Tired of hitting my head, I sat up and changed the station. Matt glances my way and grins before teasing, "I were enjoyin tha, actualleh."

     I roll my eyes playfully and lightly punch his shoulder while he laughs at me. I guess neither of us were paying too much attention to the music because something awful was on before I saved us and changed it.

     "You should be thanking me. Otherwise we'd still be listen to whatever that was."

    Matt and I like music. A lot. His car has bluetooth, but we like to complain about whatever is playing on the radio. It's our thing, I guess. It annoys Amelia because she wants to listen to actually good music, and I always give in and connect my phone to the car. It really is me and Matt's thing.

     We're both a bit too distracted tonight to actually enjoy listening to bad music. Matt's probably worrying about Amelia not enjoying herself at her sleepover. She doesn't like being away from him or home for very long.

     "Hey. You worried about Ame?" I ask, nudging his shoulder. He goes a bit pink, embarrassed that I caught him.

     "You readin me mind over there?"

     I shake my head with a smile, he was dodging the question, "You're a really good dad, you know. Ame adores you."

     "I joost... I alwaehs worry bout her it seems. She doesn't like sleepin over tha much." He parks the car and we sit there for a bit.

     "I know you wish she were at home, but she's growing up, Matt. And if she misses home too much she'll call, baby," I reassure.

     He nods and leans over for a kiss. He's smiling into my lips, and I realize he's stealthily changed the station back to the shitty song I hated. I pull away and give him what I think is a stern look, but he just bursts out laughing, clearly seeing through my facade. I can't help but laugh with him.

     "You... you look like an angreh teddy bear," he says between laughs.

     "Not funny," I try, but it really is funny.

     We make our way into the store and I grab a cart. Matt pulls out the shopping list.

     "Alright," he starts, scanning the list, "I don know wha you want for tonight, but I know you like my chicken marsala. How bout we try tha?"

    I nod and he starts to go over the recipe in his head, muttering lightly, trying to remember the ingredients.

     "I know we need wine, chicken, and mushrooms. Tha's about it."

     I laugh, "I'll grab the mushrooms, you look up the rest of the ingredients."

     We split up while he goes to look at the chicken and I browse the vegetable section. Once I've picked out mushrooms, we meet back up, Matt bringing over the selected chicken for tonight but still looking up the ingredients. We gather the rest of the items we need. Matt's chicken marsala is always delicious, but I'm craving something sweet for after. I push the cart towards the frozen section, hoping to sneak in some ice cream, but Matt looks up from his phone and notices where we are.

     "Nice try, love." I give him my best puppy dog eyes and he shakes his head, "We already have a tub at home, darlin."

     I just giggle, already knowing he's given in to me, "It's a small tub, we can split it tonight. It's our favorite flavor." He just shakes his head, but lets me add it to the cart.

     After we load up the trunk and start the car, I can tell we're both equally excited for tonight. We love Ame, but we haven't had alone time in awhile.

    "Oh! We can watch a horror movie tonight since Ame's not home!" I'm super pumped now. Me and Matt haven't seen a horror movie in months, but its been even longer since we've watched one at home.

     He smiles at me in agreement before looking back at the road. I enjoy the peaceful silence between us, the radio playing lowly in the background and Matt's hand resting on my knee. He drums his fingers on the wheel and I hum along to whatever's playing right now. I recognise the next song and quickly turn it up, serenading Matt with me mimicking the sound of the guitar. He must recognise the song too because he's laughing again, and I keep on my dramatic performance of 'Do I Wanna Know?'

     "Do I- oh shit. Too soon." We're both grinning while I flush pink because I started singing the chorus too soon. "Aaand... here we go. Do I waaanna knowww If this feeling flows both waaays... Come on Matt!" He joins me, and now we're both exaggerating our voices to mimic Alex's vocals and dancing to the song.

     "Do you want me craaaawlin baaack to you," we finish dramatically and I turn down the radio hosts chatter while we giggle and catch our breath.

     "I can't believe that song is still playing on the radio. I mean, it's a good song, but there's a huuuge lack of drums," Matt grins at my compliment and nods in agreement.

     "Oh yeah. Huge lack. The song'd be mooch better wif me drummin in tha background."

     "Couldn't have said it better myself. Actually, you should've added in that recording of my drumming. I sounded like a pro," I voice.

     Matt just chuckles out, " You weren't tha bad, actualleh."

     I give him a horrified look, "I think Jamie left early because I was making his ears bleed."

     He shakes his head and gives me a soft smile, "Well you've improved a lot since. I were realleh proud that day. Wouldn't let anyone say anythin bad about your playin," I raise an eyebrow at this, making him continue, "No I'm serious. I were right pissed when Al poked fun at you. They were justing jokin, but still. I knew you wanted to show them what I'd taught you." This man is the absolute sweetest thing. I grab his chin and give him a peck on the cheek.

     "I love you," I sigh, "So impossibly much. I seriously do not deserve you."

     He gets a serious look on his face, "I love you too, babeh, but don't say tha. You deserve so mooch more than me, I promise you."

     "I guess we deserve each other, then. I can't think of anyone else I'd be this happy with."

    

um soooo yeah, I DID just start an AM oneshots book instead of working on Millennium. fight me ig, but the Monkeys have my heart🤲