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Matty's POV

Though I haven't talked to Chelsea for a week now, I'm fine.
Me and May, we meet every day and I love spending time with her!

"Matty, come on!", May's voice sounds.
We are walking around in London, she wants to go shopping and has called me this morning.
I was surprised because actually she always goes shopping with Alice, she told me, but I couldn't reject it anyway.
So we are entering the third store, a cute one but none I would buy anything with my girlfriend.
But May doesn't want me to buy her anything.

Right now she is looking at a white lace dress. It looks sweet but it won't fit her I guess.
May's style is cool and it's similar to mine, but her clothes are not as expensive as mine.

"Should I try it?"
I nod and May jumps away to the changing rooms.
I follow her and wait, listening to her humming while she pulls her clothes off.
I take out my phone. Still no messages from Chelsea. I don't know if I should write her. We haven't been in a real fight before. Sometimes we argued like every couple does, but we always ended up in bed.

"Matty?", May's voice takes me back, concentrating on her.
I look up and there she stands.
The white lace makes her body looking more seductive than ever. It matches on her like it was made for her only.

"Uhm...wow May you look...", I try to find the right words.
"Like a goddess!"
She blushes again.
"Thank you!"
And she disappears in the changing room.

May's POV

Like a goddess!

Oh my god! Nobody has ever told me I look like a goddess.
I take the dress off and look at my reflection. Never I would call myself like that!
Tyler hasn't called me that either. He never tells me that I'm beautiful, he just freaks out when a boy is looking at me for too long, well too long for his opinion.

I put my shirt on, a white blouse, and and my black jeans and boots.
Yeah Matty's style inspired me, it's great but too expensive for me.

I leave the changing room. Matty has a smirky smile on his lips.
"What?", I ask him.
"I have to go love. Meet me at the record store in an hour!"
Confused I nod and Matty turns around.

What was that?

Matty's POV

"Shall I wrap it up for you, Sir?", the blonde saleslady is asking. Her blouse is unbuttoned too much and when she lifts her head, she puts on a big fake smile. Her eyes are wandering up and down my face and body.
God woman! Go fuck yourself!
"Yes please! It's a present for my girlfriend!"
The look in her eyes goes from seductive to disappointed.

I take the little box and leave the jewellery shop.
After buying a beautiful bunch of roses, I am dealing May's number.
"Matty?"
I sigh in relieve. Her voice always makes me feel like I lose all the weight on my shoulders that I carry.
"Hi love! Are you on your way to the store?"
There is a car horning on the other line.
"Yeah. Maybe five minutes then I'm there."
"God!"
"Matty?"
"Hm?"
"Why are you calling? We will meet soon anyway.", she giggles.
"I could not be without your voice love!"
I can practically see that her cheeks are blushing.
"Matty stop!"

I turn around a corner. There aren't many people on the streets. It's late in the afternoon.
"Hey I can already see you!", I shout.
"Really?"
May is looking around for me and I'm lifting my arm to wave when I notice someone walking just a few steps infront of May.

"Yes I see you!", May is smiling and waving, but I can't.
The person infront of her is Chelsea.
She is wearing a white dress, similar to that one May has bought.
Fortunately she hasn't noticed me, yet.
So instead of waving back, I ring off the phone.

I notice May's confused glare, but more important right now is to prevent that Chelsea meets May.
Not now!

Chelsea is lifting her head and when she notices me, she smiles.
I walk over to her and I'm thinking about how to show May that we can't talk right now.
Because May is walking down the street in my direction and she nearly reaches us.

"Hi Chelsea!", I shout as loud and clear as I could.
Chelsea's smile grows, but I am watching May.
She frozes and stops walking.
Her expression is a reflection of my anxiety. She is turning around immediately and walks away.

Chelsea reaches me and I show her the flowers and the box.
"That's for you babe!"
"Oh really? Thank you Matty!!"
She sounds excited.
"Can we talk?", she asks.
"Of course."
I take her hand and we start walking back home.

May's POV

Tyler, can we meet tomorrow? I'm sorry and I miss you x

Back home I have texted Tyler.
I really miss him, kind of.
My life was alright, before Matty has stumbled in it. Well kinda alright...

But now I don't know who my heart belongs to.

A knock on my door makes me jump from the sofa.
I open the door and am faced by Matty with a red rose in his hand.
"Hi, I took the most beautiful one from the bunch."
I smile at him and take it.

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