As I watch him pour a shot, I can tell this isn’t going to end well. He doesn’t have enough self control to prevent himself from drinking. Pouring himself another shot, I know for sure he’s going to have another.
"Matt." I say, causing him to look up. “What?" he snaps. “That’s two shots. No more. Please." I beg him.
Ignoring me, he has another shot quickly followed by another. Pulling out my phone, I start to text Oli asking him to come over, but my phone is shoved out of my hand. “What are you doing?" he asks after he downs his 5th shot. “Nothing Matt. I’m going to bed." Grabbing my phone, I crawl out of the fort and walk back towards the room.
Listening carefully, I hear Matt staggering behind me. I knew this was going to turn out bad. As I get into the room, I climb into bed. After a few moments, Matt was beside me. “You’re so fucking hot." he growls as he pulls me into him. Trying to push him away, I grab my phone and call Oli, keeping the phone by my side where Matt couldn’t see.
"Matt get off!" I cry, but he doesn’t listen. I hear Oli answer the phone but Matt still wont get off. “Matt stop you’re drunk! Get off!"
I can hear Oli asking me what was going on, but I couldn’t say anything. “You look so sexy right now." Matt says again, his voice deeper and more rough than before. Still stock in Matt’s grip, I finally break away and run out towards the living room.
Quickly slipping on my shoes before he could even get out of bed, I rush outside and wait for one of the guys to come over.
"Where are you going?" I hear Matt call from the door. “Come back inside. I’ve got something to show you." he says as he steps outside and walks towards me.
Without thinking, I start to run. I didn’t know where I was going, but I knew I needed to get away from him.
The farther away I got, the safer I felt. Which was odd considering it was already midnight. "What a great start to my birthday." I think to myself as I brush a tear off my face.
"(Y/N)!" I hear Oli call as I stop at a crosswalk. Parking the car alongside the road, he gets out and runs over to me. “What the fuck is going on?" he asks as he hugs me tightly.
"Matt is fucking drunk. I told him not to drink anything but he didn’t listen. He made a fort for us and we were just hanging out in there but then he pulled out his tequila and he wouldn’t stop drinking. He’s had at least 5 shots when I was with him. Who knows how much he had when I went back to the room. He’s probably had even more since I’ve left. He wouldn’t get off of me Oli. I didn’t know what to do" Crying, he holds me tight. “It’s okay sweetheart. I’m here, I’ll go back and talk to him. Have you met Jona before? I don’t think you have yet. He’s in the car, go back to my place with him for a while. Okay?"
Nodding my head, I carefully cross the street and get into the car with Jona. “Hi.." I say to him. “Matt’s girl, yeah?" he asks. “Mhm. I guess." I say back. “Alright then. Let’s go back to Oli’s. It’ll be okay there."
Even though Matt and I had been together for a while, I’ve never been to Oli’s house yet. Not to mention this being the first time I’ve even met Jona even though he’s not part of the band anymore.
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About an hour after being at Oli’s house with Jona, he comes back alone. “Where’s Matt?" I ask once he walks in the door. “Don’t worry about him, yeah. He’s with Lee and Jordan." Sighing, I curl up in a ball on the couch.
"Stay here with us for the night. When Jordan calls me in the morning, I’ll take you back home. Alright?" I wasn’t too excited to go back home with him. I feel so stupid. “Fine." I say before falling asleep.
Not long after I’d fallen asleep, I’m awoken again but someone pulling a blanket up over me. “Oli?" I ask as I roll over to see him standing there.
"Yeah?" I wasn’t sure what to say to him, really. He went from hating me, to accepting me. I guess I was just thankful to have him there for me now. “Thank you." I say before falling back asleep.
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"(y/n)" I hear Jona say as he nudges my shoulder. “Wake up love" Opening my eyes, I turn to see him standing there alone. “Where’s Oli?" I ask, sitting up now.
"He’s over with Matt, don’t worry everything is okay."
"How’s Matt.."
"He’s fine. He just feels like an asshole. You’ll be able to see him in a little bit."
Smiling, I lay back down and stare up at the ceiling.
"Oh, (Y/N). Happy Birthday!" Jona says as he pats my shoulder and walks into the kitchen.
"Is she up mate?" I hear Oli ask as he walks through the door and towards the kitchen. “Yeah."
"Thanks." he says before I hear him walk to where I was.
"Good morning birthday girl." Oli says as he stands beside me smiling.
"Good morning." I say back. “Let’s get you home to see Matt, yeah?" he asks as he helps me up.
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"Oli" I say as he turns the car on. “I’m scared. I don’t want Matt to be mad at me."
"Why would he be mad at you love? I talked to him about everything this morning. He’s glad you said no and called me. He feels like an asshole, I mean he is one after last night. You two just have to talk."
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As we pull out front of Matt’s house I start to shake. “Oli" I say again, “I’m still scared."
Getting out of the car, he puts his arm around me as we walk up to the door.
Knocking first, Jordan opens the door. “Happy birthday!" he says as he hugs me, grabbing me by the hand and pulling me in the door.
Looking around, I see Matt has the place completely decorated and redone. He’s got candles everywhere and a huge sign that says happy birthday hanging in the hallway.
"Oh my god." I mumble as I walk in the door further. As I turn to look towards the living room, I see Matt standing there wearing a suit and tie with a bouquet of roses in his hand.
Walking over to me, he holds them out waiting for me to grab them. As I take them in my hand, he wraps his arms around me. “I am so fucking sorry about last night. That’s not what I wanted to happen. I should’ve listened to you but of course I didn’t. I’m so glad you took off and called Oli. Please forgive me. I swear that will never happen again. I love you. Happy birthday, baby. Today will be about you and only you. No alcohol, just us."