perfect 4 me | matt sturniolo x fem oc

light in the dark

we finally made it to the mall and i'm absolutely ecstatic. do you know how long it's been since i've gone to a mall? maybe when i was in the 7th grade and had an actual friend group.

we hopped out of the van and began walking toward the building. nick and chris were a few feet ahead but matt stayed behind with me.

"so, you're staying the night?" matt asked walking along side me

"i guess so." i smiled

"im glad. it'll be fun, ya know, not having to sneak passed my brothers to see you late at night." he laughed

"what do you mean 'sneak'? why couldn't they know?" i asked him confusedly. wait is he embarrassed of me?

"shit. it's not like that i promise. it just gets annoying when they accuse me of having a crush on you. and i don't want those comments making you uncomfortable." he said quickly

"oh. well it doesn't make me uncomfortable but i get your point." i responded

"GUYS HURRY THE FUCK UP!" nick yelled as him and Chris reached the entrance.

matt and i laughed and sped walked toward them.

"okay let's head in bitches." nick said. we walked in to the mall and i immediately looked around amused by the the cool stuff in different stores. i slowed down walking to get a good look at them before we move on.

"brooke, come here." chris said

"hm?" i hummed not really paying attention to him. he grabbed my hand and interlocked his fingers with mine. that definitely got my attention. he pulled me closer to him and the other boys since i was a little behind. i was surprised to see that even after i caught up, he still didn't let go of my hand.

"you have to pay attention so you don't run into anyone." chris laughed at my amusement of the stores.

"give her a break chris. you're the one that usually acts a child in fucking 'toys R us'." nick defended

"i got distracted by that huge ass candy store." i said making nick and chris laugh.

chris looked down at me smiling and tightened his grip on my hand slightly. am i a horrible person for saying that him doing that made my stomach flutter a little? i mean it's not the same as the way matt makes me feel. with matt it's like there's a SWARM of butterflies. but i still can't say that i don't like chris holding my hand, even tho part of me wishes it was matt to be honest. wtf am i saying. they- are- friends! it doesn't mean anything. nothing more than friends. fucks sake.

MATTS POV
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my chest tightened a little at the sight of chris holding brooke's hand. and the way he smiled down at her. does he have a crush on her too?

now i'm debating on telling my brothers that i see her as more than a friend, in hopes that chris might back off of her. i mean he's just holding her hand it's no big deal right? but what if that turns to something more? i know that if my brother knew that i feel something for her, he wouldn't pursue anything with her. he wouldn't do that to me. but i still don't want to tell them. they do this 'hinting' thing to the people i like and i don't want them to do that with her. i just want to get to that level with brooke by myself. maybe i'll just wait it out. if it continues, then i'll tell them.

i pushed my jealousy aside and continued walking with them.

"what store should we go to first?" nick asked

"we should show brooke 'spencer's'!" chris suggested

"absolutely not!" nick said making me laugh.

"y'all act like i've never been here before. it's just been awhile. but i for sure and for certain know what 'spencer's' is. more importantly what IN 'spencer's'!" brooke fake gagged causing us all to laugh.