Home (Matt Donovan)

twenty

"Wow Matt, you didn't tell me that Zara was such a babe," Tyler says winking at me. I roll my eyes and look the other way, great I'm stuck with a dog. (((Get the pun)))

"Keep your hands off of her Tyler," Matt says sternly using his police voice. Yeah he actually has one.

"Alright, alright. Come on in Zara," Tyler says with a smile on his face. I walk inside his house and look up. Wow, this house is amazing. Tyler shuts the door and turns around, "So you like the house."

"Oh yeah, this place is great. You live in this big ol' house alone?" I ask. "Before my mother died she use to live here. Just her and me," he says smiling weakly. I give him a 'I know what you're feeling smile' and walk over to this gaming station that they have right beside the front door.

"My friend Jeremy use to stay here and would play video games here all day long," he says chuckling. "Wanna play," I say smirking. "Yes, finally a girl who knows how to play. Alright, how about we play Grand Theft Auto," he says fist pumping in the air. I laugh, "Yeah sure. Just so you know, I'm a beast at this game," I say smirking and sitting down on the beige couch in the room. "So am I," he says winking and putting the game in the PS4.

::::::::::::::::

After about three hours of playing Grand Theft Auto and Tyler dying 500 times he finally quit.

"Alright, I admit, you are a beast," he says shaking his head and putting his controller on the table. I laugh, "Told you so."

"Whoa man, how long have you been standing there," Tyler says. I look up and see Matt just standing there. "Just a few minutes. Tyler she beat your ass," Matt says chuckling. "This stays between us," he says growling. I laugh and Tyler joins in.

"Alright man, thanks for taking care of her," Matt says. Taking care of me? I'm not a child. I don't need "taking care of."

"Nah man, it was cool. I like her," he laughs. "Well for your information, I like you too," I say laughing and punching his arm lightly. 

Matt and I walk outside and we get in his car. "You know, he likes you," he says looking at me.

"I like him too," I say smiling at turning my head to face Matt. He had a completely serious expression on his face. "Like a friend," I say completing my previous statement. "It's unreal how protective you're being. It's not like you and I are even a thing. You want nothing to do with me since I'm a kid in your eyes, honestly anyone who thinks of me like that doesn't deserve-" I say angrily but her interrupted by a pair of lips on mine.