Surround me - the first novel

Chapter 18 - women love to find common interests.

***Matty's POV***

🎧risk- Gracie Abrams

"You can stay if you like, I'm not turfing you out" I say to her and I mean it. I want her to stay if she leaves she has time to consider how much of a bad option I am for her. It helps that she's really easy to be around and that I find myself actually wanting to talk to her and ask her questions about her life. I want her to play the guitar again and sing as I make dinner. Who cares about going to the skatepark?

I have to make it clear that she has the control here though, and that she makes the decisions.
She eyes me with her innocent eyes, shaking her long hair over her shoulder. She's pulled the jeans back on, she looks so sexy. Is it weird to think she looks sexy in my sister's jeans? As I contemplate that she's speaking to me.

I tune back into her, she's telling me that she has to go back to hers, check in with her mum and shower. She could shower here I think, I could get in with her...I smile to myself slowly.

"What are you thinking about now?" She asks me.

"Oh nothing I'll show you another day" I say suggestively.

She pulls me towards her, let me go or I will never be able to let you leave this house I think to myself chuckling slightly. She kisses me on my lips. I kiss her back. I could get used to this.

She pulls away. And gets her shoes again.
I realise she hasn't got a jacket and it's a little bit cooler today. I hand her mine, I love that jacket but as I put it on her and scoop her hair out from under it I realise just how good it looks on her.
I grab my car keys. And we head out before I beg her to stay.

As we walk over to my car I can tell she's anticipating me to have some old banger. She's pleasantly surprised, I can tell when I unlock a black 4x4. It's Steve's old one but it's still relatively new. He let me have it when I passed. I mentally thank him for being there for me.

We get in and sit in the leather seats, I'm glad I cleaned it out a few weeks ago it's still clean. I feel her watching me as I start up.
"Oh right where are we going" I turn to her and give her my best smile. I'm trying to turn the charm on now just a little.

"You want me to put the postcode in" she says eyeing the large screen.

"Of course, go ahead" I say. Ten minute drive I notice that she's close by.

I turn the radio on low, it's connected to my phone and I shuffle through my playlist to find something less heavy. She smiles at my discomfort putting me at ease.

"I like your taste in music" she says softly.
That's a good sign, women love to find common interests. They treat them like signs or good omens or some shit. Usually I wouldn't care what a girl thinks about me, my car or my music tastes. But with Taylor I find myself trying to please her. Even with the smallest things.

As I drive I'm deliberating what to say to her, it's unlike me I usually know what to say and how to be around girls. I've usually got all of the lines. It's not awkward I just don't want to say the wrong things. I glance at the sat nav and notice we're nearly there and I'm running out of time.
I don't want her to be just another one night stand. I can try to be right for this one.

I brush her leg with my free hand, she leans into my touch. I feel reassured as we turn into her road. It's similar to mine, a quiet neighbourhood, not anything too fancy. She's well within my reach, I just have to keep things going.

"Ah god damnit" she says as we pull up outside of her house and there is already a car outside. I stare at the blue car and worry a little that she's already got a boyfriend.

***Taylor's POV***

I'm leaning into Matty, what is it about him that makes me want him touching me at all times. I briefly wonder when I'm going to see him next, he has my number but I don't have his. Would it be a bit forward to demand it from him. I decide to let him text me and give him the control. We're going to the same college after all.

We're nearly home, turning into my street I feel like it's been years since I went home. I feel so much older now that I have met him. A far cry from blubbering Taylor that refused to leave the house. I notice a blue car outside my house, reverse parked and I curse.

Of all the times Tom could break our agreement this is purely the worst. I'm so filled with anger for him for ruining this perfect moment of mine. I don't think, I purely act and I want to remove him from my life forever in any possible way I can. If I must make him cry I will. As soon as Matty stops I am out of the 4x4.

I am briefly aware that he follows me out, and that he carries my bag. Which almost makes me laugh but I am too angry right now. Matthew carrying a women's bag is something I should have snapped on camera.

Tom gets out of his car, Matty tenses, eyeing the situation. Matty is built, taller than Tom and could take him down if he tried. However, I'm angry enough to take him down myself this very moment.

"Hey Tay, I ugh I messaged you" Tom says eyeing Matty with shock and confusion.

"You messaged me, you called me. I ignored you can you not just leave me be" I shout at him. He truly is exasperating.

"You unimaginable ass" I say practically shouting.

"What have you been doing all night long to not answer" he says with a snark expression on his face.

"Seriously, no contact, means no showing up at my house. Whether I'm watching re-runs of one tree hill or fucking other guys is none of your business" I say immediately blushing at my one tree hill comment.

Matthew holds back his laughter I can tell, all the same he supports me standing just slightly behind me his hands on my lower back.