Unexpected love - Mattheo Riddle

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Three days later my injuries are getting better, they hurt less and they don't really bleed anymore.
Mattheo and I still haven't talked about the kiss but things aren't awkward between us at all.
He still calls me 'my girl' and we still flirt with each other when Draco isn't around.
The apartment starts to feel more like home every day I spend in it and my anxiety is getting better.

"Evelyn!" I hear my brother's voice as he enters the living room.
"Well hello to you too Malfoy." I say as I get up slowly "what's up?" I ask
"Where were you last night?" He asks.
"I went for a walk, it's no big deal." I say annoyed as I grab my empty cup and walk really slowly towards the kitchen to put it in the dishwasher.
"Yes it is!" He shouts
"Don't yell at her Malfoy." Mattheo says as he rubs his eyes when he walks in wearing a white shirt and grey sweats.
He looks so fucking hot.
"You could have gotten hurt!" He is still yelling at me.
"Did you not hear me?" Theo asks
Draco walks away looking pissed and he slams the door to his bedroom shut.
"Anyways, Berkshire called me." Mattheo says as he sits down next to me on the couch.
"You have your phone?" I ask
"I bought a new one." He says as he shows it to me
"How?" I question
"Everyone in muggle world has one love." He says as he hands me it.
"What did Enzo say?" I ask, I know Mattheo and Enzo aren't the best friends because I kissed Enzo but they are still friends and Lorenzo and I are also good friends.
"He lives in a hotel now, close to Hogsmeade." Mattheo answers as he takes the phone and he dials a number.
"It's not a great place for him to stay so I told him he can stay with us for a few nights if he wants to." Mattheo says
"We don't have enough rooms." Draco says as he walks back in.
"He can sleep on the couch." Mattheo says, Draco still doesn't know that Theo has been sleeping in my room for the past few nights because I'm scared to be alone.

"Here you go love." Mattheo says as he hands me the phone.
"Who's number is this?" I ask
"It's the Weasley's residence." He replies as he takes my hand and squeezes it.
"That's enough Riddle, not my little sister." Draco says. "I will be going out to buy some new clothes." He adds before leaving the apartment.

"Hello, this is Ron Weasley." A voice answers the phone, Mattheo gets up and leaves the room to give me some privacy.
I hug my blanket and take a sip of my tea before answering.
"Hi Ron, it's Evelyn Moreau." I answer
"Hi!" He says, he sounds... happy to hear my voice or something.
"I'm glad I am hearing from you! Everyone has been trying to reach you since the battle." he says "What happened to you?" He questions.
"I was in a coma at a muggle hospital for a week or something and now I'm living in near the coast with Mattheo and Draco." I explain.
"How are you? And how are Harry and Hermione?" I ask before taking another sip of the tea Mattheo made me.
"Not great, my brother is dead." He responds to my questions in a cold way.
"I'm sorry Ron, I wish it would've been different."
"All of us do." He answers "thank you for at least keeping Harry alive and for helping us kill Voldemort." He says
"It's no problem, really." I answer

"How are you?" He asks after ending the short silence.
"Not so great either, I miss Hogwarts." I explain as Mattheo walks back in looking down at the ground.
"I do too." Ron says
"How is Hermione doing? Are you two still together?" I ask
"We are but we haven't talked in a while, even though she and Harry moved in with us." He says "I miss them too."
"Can you tell Hermione and Harry I said hi? And tell them that we'll see each other soon." I say smiling, thinking about seeing them again.
Even though we aren't the best friends and we had some fights they were there for me when I needed them and I really appreciate them for it.
"I will, do you wanna talk to George?" Ron asks "he's right here actually." He adds as he hands the phone to his older brother.

"Evelyn?" George asks, he sounds tired and sad but I fully expected that since he just lost his twin brother and best friend.
"Hi George" I say with a smile, I'm glad he's not dead too.
"Fred he- he's gone." George says
"I heard, wanna do shots to honor him when we get back to school?" I ask, hoping he'd get some kind of comfort from it since we always took shots together.
"Sounds wicked." He answers, chuckling through his sobs.
"I'm sorry George, he'd be proud of you." I tell him as I get up from the chair.
"You lost him too," He says "it's not just about me."
"He's your twin." I tell him
"He was your friend." He responds
"Look George, I miss him so much but I have dealt with a lot of loss in my life and that doesn't mean it won't effect me but I know how to cope." I say
"What do you mean?" He questions
"I am used to it, I'm used to losing people." I say as my eyes water up
"It's about you and your family." I tell him, it stays quiet for a few seconds.
"I don't think I can do this without him." George tells me "my entire family is falling apart, my parents try to be strong but they are both devastated and Ron locks himself up in his room and he blames himself." He says "I don't know how to fix this mess Evelyn."
"Just allow yourself to grieve, it's okay to be sad." I tell him "and give your mother a hug for me, she must be going through a lot right now." I say
"Thank you, I will." He says
"Call this number whenever you need someone to talk to okay? And tell your family and Hermione and Harry that they can call this number too." I tell him, I just want him to know that I'm here for him.
"Thanks, gotta go now." George says
"Bye, take care." I say before he hangs up the phone.

I put Mattheo's phone down on the side table and I stand up and walk over to Mattheo who's sitting on the balcony smoking a cigarette.
"Can I have one?" I ask him as I sit down next to him on the cold balcony ground, listening to the waves.
He gives me a cigarette and his lighter, I lit it as I stare at the ocean and I give him his lighter back as I inhale the smoke.
"I love this place." I tell him "it's so, peaceful and quiet." I say exhaling the smoke, feeling the nicotine kick in right away since I haven't smoked for a long time.
"This was a mistake." Mattheo says
"What do you mean?" I ask
"I'm not a good person Evelyn but you are." He explains "I should've never kissed you."
"You are a good person." I say
"My father killed your sister Evelyn!" He raises his voice "Wake the fuck up!"
"Mattheo, you're nothing like your father." I tell him hoping he'd calm down.
"How do you know that huh?" He asks exhaling smoke, he looks so fucking hot.
"Because I could never love someone like that." I mumble
"You, love me?" He asks
"I think I do." I say as I look down at my hand.
He takes my hand and looks at me, my grey eyes meet his brown ones.
He kisses me again but this time it isn't gentle, it's passionate and full of love.
"I've been waiting for this kiss long enough." I say and we both chuckle.

I rest my head on his shoulder and we watch the waves, the sun in slowly going down and the sky looks beautiful.
Mattheo holds my hand and looks at me with a smile
"What is it?" I ask
"You look beautiful." He says, making me blush again.
"You're not too bad yourself Theo."