Love Is Worth Waiting For

Chapter 8

I sigh. A lot happened last night. I had told Matt how I felt. Well, how I felt about someone. Well about him. But I didn't tell him it was about him. How could I? I had slept at his since it was pitch black out and he wouldn't let me walk home alone. Especially at night. Even though I wanted to ignore him I didn't. For some reason, he begged me to keep his ring. I wasn't sure why though. I look at the door of my room. It was slightly open. "Matt is that you?" I ask. "Oh I'm sorry I didn't know someone was here," a girl says. "Oh hello, are you Matt's girlfriend" I ask. "Oh yes. Sorry to disturb you" she says. "Oh, it's quite alright," I say. "Well nice to meet you," she says before walking away. She seems to be lovely. But why does something feel off about her? Maybe it's because I like Matt so I want something to be off about her. I guess that's it. I get up and dressed before making my way downstairs.

I was just standing in the lounge when I heard Matt and his girlfriend arguing. "Who is that girl? Are you cheating on me?" she asks. "What. Danielle, are you crazy? That's El. They're just a friend" Matt says. "Matt, how am I meant to believe that? She's wearing your ring" she says. "It's just a ring. It means nothing. It was just a gift" Matt says. It means nothing. Oh. I take off the ring and place it on the coffee table. I grab my phone and leave the house accidently slamming the door behind me. "El!" I hear Matt yell. I ignored him and kept walking. He kept calling my name. But I didn't reply. I just kept walking.

Later.

I had just got home and I was now lying on my bed crying while Max sat next to me trying his best to comfort me. "You know he's taken. It's better this way" he says. "It's hard to pretend I don't love him," I say. "I know," he says. I sigh. "I know you're right. That's why I gave him his ring back" I say. "You did what?" he asks. "I gave him his ring back," I say. "Oh, dear. You don't get it do you?" he asks. "Get what?" I ask. He sighs. "Never mind," he says. What did he mean by that?

Later.

I was just lying on the sofa when I heard the front door open. "El?" I hear Matt say. Shit. I close my eyes and pretend I'm asleep. "El are you asleep?" he asks. I hear him sigh. I soon felt him grab my right hand putting something on my ring finger. I kept my eyes closed. "Sleep well. I wish you knew that I want to keep you safe" he says before letting go of my hand. I felt him kiss my forehead. I soon heard the front door open closing moments later. I wait a while before opening my eyes. I look at my hand. I was wearing Matt's ring. I sigh. I guess I have to keep it if he will always bring it back to me. Why does he want to keep me safe? I know he cares about me. But I don't live with him. So how will he keep me safe? Why does he want to? I'm not that important. Am I?

Later.

I was about to go to sleep when Matt started calling me. I sigh. I guess I have to talk to him. I answer the call. "Hey," he says. I look at the person behind him. I soon realised it was his girlfriend. "Hi Danielle" I say. "El what are you on about?" he asks confused. "Behind you," I say. I watch as Danielle gives me a dirty look. "I thought you were leaving," he says. "Oh babe but we were gonna do something" she says. "Ohh.. El I'll call you back," he says. "Yeah no you won't" I say before ending the call. I sigh. So she's that kind of off. She's the jealous and bitchy type. I put my phone on my bedside table and lay down on my bed. It was only 5 pm. I'm just gonna sleep for a bit.

Later.

I was woken up by my phone ringing. I answer the call. "Hey El how are you" Matt asks. "Uhm.." I pause. Shit, he looks fit as fuck right now. I'm guessing he had just had a shower. His hair was wet and hanging in front of his eyes. Every few moments he would play with his hair so it would sit in a better place. But it would always fall back to where it was before. God, why was he so attractive right now? "El?" he says. "Yeah I'm good," I say eventually. "Turn your camera on," he says. "I'm in bed Matt," I say. "So?" he asks. "I'm in bed. Uh, you know" I say. "Ohh. Still" he says. "SO!?" I yell. "I don't care as long as you're covered up with a blanket. I turn on my camera. I was wearing a top and shorts but my top was a sleeveless one and since I wasn't wearing a bra there was a chance it could fall. I had pulled up my blanket but I knew he could still see. "So did y'all fuck" I say jokingly. "Nah just the basics you know," he says. "Wow make me feel single" I say. "Eh sounds like a you problem," he says. "EXCUSE ME" I yell. I hear him laugh. I feel myself yawn. "Go sleep on call. I know that makes you feel safe" he says. I sigh. I didn't know if it was a good idea but I decided to. I placed my phone on my bedside table so he could still see me. I lay down and closed my eyes. "Goodnight El," he says calmly. I knew he was probably going to watch me sleep but I didn't mind. I soon fell asleep.