sweet heaven - matt sturniolo

chapter two

the next three classes went by so slowly, unluckily nick was in only one of those classes. it sucked. i didn't talk to anyone new because i felt like i would be imposing. but now it's finally lunch. i walk into the cafeteria and find nick sitting with two people who look exactly the same as him, they must be his brothers. he sees me and waves me over.

"hi nick." i say as i approach the table

"hey allie! these are my brothers i mentioned." i was right. he gestures to the one next to him "this is chris" chris offers me a smile "and this one's matt" the one i saw in the hallway. he says a little "hi" and gestures for me to sit next to him.

"so where did you move from, allie?" chris asks.

"i actually moved here from florida like two weeks ago." i answer

"that's so cool" matt speaks up

"yeah i guess. i'm happy i moved. so far boston has been so much better in such a short time"

"how so?" nick questions

"i don't know, i can't really explain it. the best way i can would be the environment in general" i answer.

we continue chatting until it's time to go to next period. i found out that matt, nick and chris are triplet which makes sense.

it turns out that matt's in my class. i'm happy that there's someone i know.

to my surprise the school day goes by quickly. nick was in my last period and asked if i wanted to hang out with him and the others after school. i said yes, i was excited to see matt. i can't already like him. can i?

it could be possible.

we decided to hang out at the triplets house since their house was closer. matt drove us all there since he's the only triplet with his permit and i caught the bus in the morning. chris was in the passenger seat and nick and i were in the back. i didn't think i would make friends this quickly or frankly, any at all. i mean, this is my last year at school so i didn't really need friends.

when we arrived at their house, we all piled out of the car and went straight to the kitchen. we were all starving but we didn't want to make food so we all agreed on going to mcdonald's. we all piled back into the car with matt driving, again but this time chris and nick were in the back and i was in the passenger seat. matt gave me the aux and i played my road trip playlist. we all jammed along to "miss me" by yung pleit (we'll pretend the triplets aren't friends with elmer) which was an artist we all had in common.

we arrived at mcdonald's and ordered our food. once we got it we sat in the parking lot eating and talking about funny childhood stories. i kept stealing glances at matt which sometimes he would look at me at the same time which caused both of us to blush. i think i'm crazy that i feel this way, but it's hard to keep my cool whenever he looks at me.

after we all finished our food, we were about to go back to the triplets house when nick brought up the idea of me sleeping over and us carpooling to school tomorrow.

"i don't have any spare clothes" i mentioned "you could borrow some of mine or we could go by your house to pick some up" matt suggested "yeah that's a good idea, can we go by my house?" i asked "yeah of course, what's your address?" matt replied.

i gave matt my address and he put it into his gps. it didn't take long for us to get there. once we did, we all walked to my bedroom and i grabbed some clothes and toiletries i would need for the night. i quickly texted my parents to let them know where i would be so they wouldn't freak out and we left my house.

"what if we go to 7/11 and get snacks to have a movie night?" i suggest

"oooh that's a great idea!" nick and chris say at the same time. we all burst into laughter.

matt drives us to 7/11 and we all go and get snacks and drinks. once we're done we all pay and drive back to the triplets house.

we arrive at their house and matt shows me where his room is so i have somewhere to keep my stuff. i put my stuff down and we walk to the living room where chris and nick are organising the snacks. we all sit on the couch and nick is to my left, matt to my right and chris next to matt. nick and i are sharing a blanket and so are chris and matt.

"what movie should we watch?" nick asks. "good question" i reply "how about a scary movie? i hate them but i think it could be fun" i add on. "i agree" chris quickly says "sure" matt says.

nick turns on IT, one of my favourites. as the movie goes on, nick's grip around me tightens and matt and chris keep covering their faces with the blanket. i feel matt move closer to me and whisper that chris is a baby "says you" i whisper back, we both laugh and finish the movie.

"that wasn't that scary" chris spoke

"yeah sure, you were the most scared" matt replys

"you can't talk, you were just as scared" i teased matt.

"i think allie was the only one not scared" nick speaks up.

"yeah true, i didn't see her flinch once" matt says

"because i've seen it too many times, it's one of my favourites" i say as i laugh

"cheater!!" matt teases.

"i'm getting tired" chris says

"me too" the rest of us say in unison.

"where am i sleeping?" i ask everyone

"you can sleep in my bed, i can sleep on the couch or floor" matt answers

"i'm not letting you sleep on the floor or couch, we can just share, as long as you don't mind?" i question

"yeah i don't mind" he says

"okay, we'll share" i answer as i blush, luckily it's dark so i wouldn't get embarrassed. nick breaks the small silence by saying he's going to brush his teeth and chris says he going to do so too. i ask matt if i can change in his room and he says yes. i go and change and once i'm done i go and brush my teeth as the others change. shortly after, matt comes and brush his teeth too. i clean my face and head to matt's room.

a couple minutes later matt walks into his room and climbs into bed. he faces me and smiles, and once again i blush. "goodnight, matt" i say softly

"goodnight allie, sweet dreams" matt replies. i smile and close my eyes, as does matt. we both fall asleep not long after.

A/N

this is such a long chapter compared to the other one. this was 1216 words, the last one was like 400, i think.