A good friend once told me you are memory
Without them we equal nothing
All I can see is the place I wanna be
Suddenly my life was so free
Leaves at my feet, blown to the ground
Their echoes are reaching my ears
Night's coming fast, sun's going down
But keep away from me
Remenissions ~ Avenged Sevenfold
Matt's POV
Finally she was sleeping and I rearranged her carefully so she was comfortable and then I looked at her. She looked peaceful, beautiful to me, but seeing her bruises bothered me. She had a big bruise on her knee, I don't even think she knew about that one, I could see the bruising from the seatbelt at the top of her shirt and on her stomach, where her shirt had bunched up a little.
I reached over and ran my fingers across it lightly, the sight of her bruises made me feel, I don't know what they made me feel, angry, sad, upset. They marred her perfect skin, and I guess that's what bothered me the most.
I took her good hand gently and turned on the TV, I would let her sleep as long as she needed.
My phone started vibrating in my pocket and I dug it out, throwing it onto the floor. I knew it was Tess and I'd already told her I was busy today, she just wouldn't stop.
Tess had always been an attention seeker, she even acted this way with Tiffany, Tiffany was just used to it.
Tiffany.......I hadn't let myself think about her for awhile, but as I looked at Peyton I realised thinking about Tiff didn't feel as bad as it used too.
Tiff and I started dating at school, we got married young and we always had the same goals. Over time they changed, we'd both decided we didn't want kids but eventually Tiff started bringing it up, she decided she wanted them, I didn't. It contributed to our breakup as well as a million other things and we both decided, together, we were better as friends. We seperated, but still lived together in our house, and because we were gearing up for a huge tour, we decided to wait to tell anybody about our seperation and nobody ever found out. I'd never told a soul, no one knew we weren't together, no one knew that Tiff had started dating another guy, whom, I might add, I really liked and I always thought he would give Tiffany everything I couldn't give her. I still miss her, and thinking about her still makes my chest hurt, she was my best friend for so long and yeah, it was strange without her here, but, as I looked at Peyton I realised that maybe things happened for a reason, and maybe Peyton was my reason.
My phone vibrated again and I looked at it, I really didn't want Tess showing up again so I answered it.
"What?" I said quietly.
"Matt, are you finished there yet, we're thinking of taking the boat out." She said.
"I'm spending the day here."
"Oh." She said. "Bring her I guess."
"She's not really up to spending the day on the boat." Though the thought of kissing Peyton passionately in front of everyone pleased me.
"Yeah I guess." She grumbled. "Sorry you have to deal with her."
I closed my eye's, squeezing the bridge of my nose. "I'm not."
"Oh okay well call me when you change your mind." And she hung up, so sure in her mind that I would call her back.
She annoyed the fuck out of me, and probably everyone else.
I put my phone back down and Peyton moved a little, opening her eye's but closing them again and I gently squeezed her hand, watching her again.
I know it sounds creepy but there was something about her, from the moment I met her, I knew she was special, and she was, to me at least. I need her in my life. It was that simple.
I sat there, watching TV, watching her, thinking about her, thinking about me and her, thinking about everything to be honest and I realised that for the first time in a long time I felt at peace around someone and god I was glad it was her.
I started to fall asleep myself when a knock at the door startled me.
I swear to fuck, if that was Tess, shit was going to get ugly.
"Who is that?" Peyton whispered.
"No one." I told her, brushing my lips across her forehead. "Go back to sleep."
I was tempted not to answer but I did, and when I opened the door I was relieved to see Rosie standing there.
"How is she?" She asked me, coming in.
"Sleeping now." I murmured.
She walked into the living room and looked at Peyton sleeping on the couch then looked at me.
"You big dumb shit." She said smiling. "You wear your heart on your sleeve, I can see it all over your face."
I smiled. "Or maybe she just brings out the best in me Rosie."
"She brings out the best in everybody." She said. "Hurt her and I'll kill you."
I didn't doubt that she would, but she needn't worry, once I'd told Peyton everything, and everything was out in the open, I had a feeling she was going to be in my life for a long time.
