confused | m.surniolo ✓

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•{ leila's POV }•

it's the next day and madi and riley slept over last night. we're currently just waking up and getting out of bed to get ready for the day. "hey leila, can i borrow some clothes?" madi asks me "yeah of course, you can as well ri. you know where all my clothes- help yourself" i reply "thanks so much"

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we were all in the kitchen eating bacon and eggs that my mum had made before leaving for work when jason walks in. "morning" he says to all of us "hey" we all reply. "so leila- wanna talk about tour?" he asks and i smile "tell me every single detail"

"ok hold on" he says. he walks over to the fridge and takes a root beer then sits down next to riley sitting opposite of me and madi.

"ok so, basically when i was at the studio yesterday, i was on call with my manager and we were talking about how your album has literally been doing so well and how my single is too. then we started extending the conversation and that lead to the idea of planning out a tour for the both of us- which is when i called you." he tells me. "but after we called, i kept talking to my manager and this is the big bit- what if the tour wasn't only us singing..." he says. "what do you mean? i'm not exactly a magician or comedian"

"well- the idea came to me when you told me you couldn't and wouldn't go on tour without the triplets, caleb, riley and madi. and i have a strong feeling you'll agree to this idea but i'll have to ask the triplets-" i interrupt him "would you spit it out already" i say. madi and riey laugh. "what if we did a tour involving music and fun activities?" he tells me. "what?"

"well, the triplets are fucking carrying youtube right now and your album is hectic- so what if on tour we did it so that it involves all of us." he tells me. "that's so confusing" i say. "it would look something like- i'll open with my song, then the triplets, the twins and madi do a q&a, fun activity, games, contests- or whatever they want and then you smash out the songs you wanna sing from your album. and if we're feeling really happy- we could organise meet and greets and backstage passes and things like that. it'll make this whole tour experience so fun and memorable. -but only if you guys are up for it cause i know that your anxiety could act up and i don't want to push you to do something you don't want to do" he tells me.

i was really happy with what jason said but he does have a point. i do get really bad anxiety whenever it comes to public speaking or whatever but i decided to ignore that for now "im so down!" i reply "wait really? are you sure?" i smile and nod excitingly. "ok sweet! then we can just ask the triplets if they're down and then we can go from there" he says and then leaves the kitchen but then comes back.

"oh and uh- just make sure to ask your parents to see if they're cool with it. don't wanna be kidnapping you guys or something" he tells madi and riley causing us to laugh. he then finally leaves and madi, riley and i talk a bit more while we finish eating breakfast. we spent the rest of the day in my room watching friends and talking about random shit. i look at the time and it was already 10pm. "im gonna head home now, caleb said he'll come pick me up, madi wanna lift?" riley speaks up "yes please" she replies. 5 minutes go by and caleb arrives and they leave. i go back to my room and finish the episode of friends we were watching by myself and once it finished, i receive a message.

matt ❤️
hey you still up?

lei ❤️
it's not even 11 yet
ofc im up

matt ❤️
im bored
come over

lei  ❤️
im kinda comfortable
where i am rn

matt ❤️
pleaseee

lei ❤️
ill come over first thing
in the morning

matt ❤️
🥺🥺

lei ❤️
matthew bernard.
never use that emoji again.

as i sent that message, it says that he's read it but he isn't answering. confused, i turn my phone off and go to turn the tv back on to play another episode of friends when i hear a knock on my window. i turn around and see matt.

this fucking kid-

i smile and get up from my bed and unlocked and open the window. "hey princess" he says as he steps into my room. i laugh and just hug him. "and the nicknames just keep getting better and better" i mumble before wrapping my arms around his waist and laying my face against his chest, feeling the steady beat of his heart. he wraps his arms around my shoulders, placing his head on top of mine. we stay there for a couple of seconds till i pull out of the hug and give him a quick kiss. "hi" i whisper "hey" he whispers back.

i lead him to my bed and we lie comfortably "what are we watching?" he asks "friends" i reply "but i don't wanna watch anything. i just wanna talk to you" i quickly say. he smiles "you're cute" he says. "so what did you want to talk about?"

"um i dont kno- WAIT! yes i do!" i quickly say sitting up, surprising him a bit. "tour!" i say excitingly and he smiles. i tell him everything jason told me before and he had the exact same reaction that i did. "lei that's sick! i would love that! but are you gonna be good with your anxiety and stuff on stage?" he asks. "ill figure it out" i say smiling and he smiles back and kisses me on the forehead. "tomorrow i have to go drop off nate to the airport with caleb, chris and nick. you wanna come?"

"nah its ok. i feel like i haven't really seen or spent time with my family in ages so i might just try to spend tomorrow with them" i tell him. "ok yeah fair"

we lay back down and play another episode of friends until i feel myself drifting to sleep.

•{ matt's POV }•

leila just fell asleep in my arms. she looks so cute. i pause the show and close the laptop. i then take mine and lei's phones and put them on charge on the side table. i turn the light off, put the blanket over the both of us, wrap my arms around her, pulling her closer to my chest and kiss her forehead. "night lei, i love you"

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crap chapter but whatever. i adore matt :) also, there are only 3 more chapters left :(