☆ s i m p l i c i t y ☆ ~ sturniolo triplets

nothing lasts forever

Natalies POV:

"hey" i say, propping my phone up so the boy can see me. "hi" matt says. "whats up?" he continues.

"nothin" i say, continuing to drive. "nothing on your mind?" he asks, trying to get me to talk. he knows it's not easy to get me to open up. "..nope" i say. "nat. please talk to me." he says.

"i'm fine, matt, it's nothing." i say. "but it is something." he says, informing me that he in fact does know about what happened at ihop. i sigh. "do you know him?" he asks. "why didnt you call the police?"

"matt." i say, telling him to stop. this time he sighs. "are you okay?" he asks sweetly. "not really." i say. "what a dick." he mumbles. "what else?" he asks. "kennedy" i say. "whats wrong with kennedy?" he asks.

"she's cheating on me." i say. "WHAT?" he exclaims. "how did you find out?"

"she has another fucking instagram account she posts pictures of her and kayla on." i say angrily. "wait but, how do you know they're together?" he asks. "uhhh... i dunno. maybe that every fucking picture is of them fucking kissing?" i say.

"that's fucked up" matt says. "you two were cute." "yeah well, things change." i say. "its her fault, dont hate on yourself for her actions." he supports. "she wasn't happy with me. so it was my fault. i wasn't enough." i degrade myself. "natalie don't say that. don't even think it. it was her decision, it had nothing to do with you." he says.

"okay i have to call chris. i said i would talk to him about everything." i say. "okay. call me if you need anything." he says. "i will" i say. "nat. you need to call me, if you need anything." he says, serious.

"matt i will." i say, looking in the camera for a split second. he sighs, knowing i wont call him. "okay. see you tomorrow. love you" he says. "love you" i say back. the call ends.

i facetime chris now. like matt, he almost immediately picks up.

"hey" he says. "hi buddy" i say, saying buddy in a low voice making him laugh. "spill the tea sis" he says, biting a cheese stick. "ew. please never say that again." i say as we both laugh. "seriously whats up?" he asks. "i'm breaking up with kennedy." i say flatly.

"WHAT?! WHY?!" he screams. "yo quiet down!" i say. "why?!" he asks. "because you just burst both my eardrums." i say, sticking a finger in my ear. "no! why are you breaking up with her?" he asks again.

"she's cheating." i say, biting my lip. "no fucking way." he says, sounding pissed. "fuck her" "i mean i'm actually not that mad. i mean, we have been apart for a long time, long distance is hard." i say.

"that unloyal bitch can-" "disloyal" i say, cutting him off to correct him before he says something mean. he pauses, realizing what i did.

"whatever," he shakes his head, "she doesnt deserve you." he says after a moment of silence. "thats sweet" i say smiling, looking quickly at the camera. i was thinking about telling chris about ihop, but he and nick dont need to know.

"okay, i'll let you go." he says. "okay. love youu" i say. "love you more, drive safe." "dw i will," i say. "byee" i end the call.

i start playing music, and get on the highway.

two hours went past slowly. i get a call from kennedy, telling me to meet her in the parking lot of the hotel.

i get to the hotel, and meet her by her car.

"hey my love" she says, wrapping her arms around my waist. "hi baby" i say, returning the hug. "i missed you so so so much" she says, she gives me a kiss.

"i missed you more" i say, trying not to think about later. she furrows her eyebrows. "are you okay?" she asks.

"yeah, i'm fine" i lie. i can't count how many fucking times i've said that sentence in my life, and it wasn't true.

"okay, uhm... well i was thinking, maybe we could go to Texas Road House?" kennedy suggested. "ooo that sounds so good" i say.

"okay, we'll take my car" she says. "kay" i say.

we arrive at the restaurant, and get out of the car to walk in. i grab her hand to hold it, and i intertwine our fingers. i don't want to do this.

i love her, i really do. but what she did is unforgivable. she was my first kiss. she took my viginity. my longest and most meaningful relationship is broken.

we get seated at a booth, and order drinks. i get a root beer, reminding myself of matt and what he said not to do. we catch up, then get our food. as it gets later, i try to distance myself from the conversation to try and get what i'm doing a little more obvious.

"kennedy" i say after a moment of awkward silence. "yeah?" she questions. "i... i know about kayla." i say, and her smile fades. "nat-" "stop- its okay, i get it." i say, cutting her off. she puts her hand on her lap.

"i love you" i say. the waiter gets our plates. "i love you too" she says, but i quickly speak. "but i cant love someone who loves someone else" "nat i dont love her." she says. i sigh. "sorry, kennedy." i get up. she tries grabbing my wrist. "i called an uber already, cant leave them waiting." i say, not looking back.

after about twenty minutes i get back to my car. she hasn't called me, kennedy. i drive to the hotel i already booked. i had got in my car and cried. i seriously love her, its going to kill me to lose her.

i got to my hotel and went to my room. i called my mom.

"hey honey"

"hi mom"

"whats wrong?"

i broke up with kennedy"

"oh, baby... how come?"

"it doesnt matter right now. i'll be home tomorrow around noon."

"do you want to talk more about it?"

"not really..."

"okay. call me if you need me, i love you."

"i love you too, i will."

-the call ends-

i turn on the TV and zone out.

after a few hours i facetime the group chat. nick, matt, and chris pick up.

i'd been crying.

"hey nat" matt says softly
"hi" i say.
"how'd it go?" chris asks, aware that i'm still pretty upset.
"well, it wasnt a fight, so i dont know if that counts for anything." i say.
"we're here if you want to talk about it" nick says.
"i just need to be on the phone with you. i dont care if we talk or not, i just need to be with you." i say, keeping the screen at the celling.

they understand, they kept talking about random things, made me laugh, comforted me, and kept my mind off of kenn. i didnt even talk most of the time. but they were there for me, and i knew they always would be.