get him back ! , m. sturniolo

four

" he said he's 6 foot 2, and i'm like 'dude, nice try.' "

august 12th 2023

ava's pov

WE'RE DRIVING BACK to my apartment, the streetlights illuminating the empty streets of los angeles. we pull up to the apartment building, and walk together inside with my arm around his lower waist after seeing a girl eye him up.

"possessive much" he jokes, and i roll my brown eyes at him.

"everyone should be arriving at 8." i say, unlocking the door to my apartment. my kitten, gracie, comes running towards the door, nuzzling into my legs.

"alright, where are we all going to sleep?" matt asks, taking his shoes off and walking further into the dim apartment.

"i was thinking, rayna and chris could share my spare bedroom, elijah on the couch, nathan, nick, and adriana on the floor, and us in my room? or if you're not comfortable with that i'll share with rayna, and you can share with chris." i explain, turning on the light to my modern kitchen where we were standing.

"oh, uh- no that's okay we can s-share" he stutters nervously, a pink tint to his face. i smile at him, deciding not to point out his shyness. i turn to get some snacks ready from the fridge.

"hey matt, could you start getting the living room ready? i've got extra blankets and pillows and stuff in the hall closet." i tell him, pointing to the tall doorway. he nods his head making his way to the closet.

bang

"fuck!"

"what the fuck was that?" i accidentally shout, turning around to see one of my acrylic baskets on the floor, that must of fell out.

"i-i'm sorry, i'll clean it up." he frantically says, dropping to his hands and knees to start picking up the hand soaps that had dropped out.

i laugh, "it's alright, what even happened?" placing the snacks onto a little tray i had bought from amazon.

"i don't know, it just fell out when i opened the closet." matt explains, placing the basket back where it was. he starts taking out blankets and pillows to put on the couch, as i start taking out chips from the pantry.

"alright, i've got the snacks and drinks ready. i'm going to go get changed and clean up the guest bedroom a bit." i glance at my phone, as it reads 7:43, they should be arriving soon.

"sounds good. i got chris to pack me a bag of clothes."

"perfect!" i shout from the other room, placing the pillows on the bed. i turn off the lights in the guest bedroom, and walk down the hall to my room.

i grab a white cropped tank top, my pink pj pants that adriana bought us to match last christmas, and a black zip up. taking off my red dress, and changing into my comfy attire.

i then go into my connecting bathroom, and start to brush out my now curly hair, then placing it into a low messy bun. i take off all my jewelry and then a loud sound echos through my apartment.

knock knock knock

i run to the door to see elijah, and adriana holding their bags and they both brought some snacks.

jesus could they have knocked louder? i giggle at my own dumb joke.

"hii!" i greet, hugging them both. they both share the same excitement, hugging me back as the walk in. matt comes to the door and i watch adriana, her whole demeanour changing when she spots him.

"hey guys!" he says, giving them both a short handshake.

"are chris, rayna, and nick here yet-?"

knock knock knock

"that must be them" i laugh, opening the door to reveal chris holding 2 bags and nick, grinning at all of us.

"what's uppppp!" chris yells, as everyone laughs at his antics. i wait for chris and nick to take off their shoes, before leading us all into my living room. matt set up the living room pretty good, i think as i grab the tray of snacks and placing it on my glass coffee table.

"you can all put your bags over there." i say, pointing to the corner of the room. once they are all walking over to place their things down, i glance at matt and we make eye contact. i give him a silent look, asking 'should we tell them now?'

and he gives me a simple nod of 'yes'.