i'm here | m.e.

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''Can you pass me that color,'' Alexis points at the white gel nail polish.

''Get it yourself,'' I mumble, looking at the nail polish colors.

''Um,'' Alexis scoffs. ''I can't do that since my toe nails aren't dry.''

''They're gel,'' Mahogany mentions, putting all of her focus on her art. ''After you put it in the UV light it's dry.''

I touch Alexis' toe nails and look up at her, ''All dry.''

''Okay, hand me the white gel.'' Alexis glares. I roll my eyes, playfully and give her the nail polish.

Ding dong.

I look up towards the door. I stand up and open Mahogany's bedroom door. ''Wait, one of the boys will get it.''

''Okay,'' I shrug my shoulders, closing the door back and continue painting my nails. After I finish up, I wipe my gel nail polish, making sure it's dry and clean up my mess.

''Your nails look cute,'' Alexis says, grabbing my hands. I put on a pinkish nude gel nail polish on my nails.

''Why thank you,'' I pose as if I was a queen.

''Oh! Before I forget,'' Alexis trails, struggling to grab her phone. ''You have three more therapy appointments then you are finished.''

''Yes!'' I raise my hands in victory. The girls giggle and we walk downstairs.

''Please say something,'' A voice whimpers. I furrow my eyebrows at the familar muffled voice and rush down the stairs.

All of the controllers were on the floor. Mahogany walks up to Jacob, touching his shoulder. ''What happened?''

''Where's Matt?'' I ask, looking around. I turn to the boys to see them pointing to the front door. I nod my head slowly and open the front door. It was her, that girl. The girl I saw at Denny's. I look up at Matt and touch his stiff body, making sure he was okay. ''Matt?''

''I'm sorry,'' The girl says, innocently touching her belly. Is she pregnant? ''Matthew please say something.''

''What's going on?'' I ask, confused out of my mind. ''And what are you doing here?''

''It's none of your business okay,'' The girl says, quietly yet in strength. ''Please leave us be.''

''Is Alex your boyfriend?'' I spit out. You could say I'm nosey, but I'll call myself curious. I guess I just needed to know if she is okay. Maybe that's why she's here, I was supposed to make sure it's okay. That's what my therapist told me. I can't think about myself.

''What?'' The girl questions me. ''H-how do you know?"

''I saw you at Denny's and I didn't know if you were okay.''

The girl looks at me sadly and mumbles, ''Please leave us be.''

I nod my head in respect and walk up to Matt, whispering in his ear, ''You better tell me what's going on.''

I walk back inside and see the boy returning to their game. ''Why did you guys drop your controllers?''

''We lost our game because Matt had to talk to that stupid girl!'' Shawn shouts, raising his hand to the door.

''We've been playing the last level for hours!'' Jacob shouts, looking down at the controller.

''Do you guys know who that girl is?'' I ask, sitting with them.

''Her name is Riley,'' Nash says, looking at the T.V. screen. "She went to each of the parties Matt and Jacob threw.''

''As in one of Matt's past sluts?'' I tilt my head. The boys nod as Mahogany starts walking up to me. I run to the front door and open it. ''You need to leave and you, Matt, need to come with me.''

''She can't,'' Matt mumbles, looking at Riley. Riley bites her lip and moves her blonde hair on her shoulder.

''Excuse me?'' I drop my jaw. I have every right to be mad at him right now. He told me he wouldn't make contact with any of those girls again.

''The room is upstairs on your left hall,'' Matt says, leading the girl inside, moving me out of the way. ''All the way down the hall.''

''Thank you,'' Riley says, quietly and walks to the room.

I turn my head to Matt and grab his arm, taking him to the back yard. ''What the hell was that?!''

''I- I don't know,'' Matt shrugs his shoulders, nervously. ''She doesn't have a home.''

''She had one before, I'm sure.'' I cross my arms, glaring at him.

''She's pregnant,'' Matt says in a rush, covering his face.

''So,'' I trail. ''That's her problem.''

''No,'' Matt says, looking down at the ground and back at me. ''She's pregnant and has no home. Her last hope was her boyfriend, but he left her.''

''She's is one of your sluts you had sex with,'' I quote sluts.

Matt nods his head in denial and looks down at me. ''She was! That was in the past, forget it!''

''Why is she so important to you?!'' I shout, worried out of my mind. I'm so confused on why she came to Matt? Meaningless sex is a one time thing? Right?

''She's not,''

''What did you guys talk about?'' I ask, softly.

''I - I can't tell you,'' Matt says.

''Matt,''

Matt stays quiet and looks back at me. He clenches his jaw, looking behind me. ''That slut is pregnant with my child.''

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