Not Even Stars Last Forever (Avenged Sevenfold)

Chapter 16

Matt's POV

​I stood at the desk waiting for Flick to appear after sending one of her coworkers after her but damn it seemed to be taking forever! I had felt such a huge relief after breaking it off with Emma that I wanted to tell Flick right away, I wanted to tell her how she made me feel alive just by smiling at me, how she made me feel like I mattered...fuck I wanted to tell her so much but I knew I needed to do this just right or I would scare her off or fall flat on my face, one or the other.
​Finally after what seemed like forever I could hear her voice coming around the corner, telling the guy who went to get her some sort of medical jargon that I didn't understand in the least. God she looked cute in her scrubs I thought as her eyes landed on me and she gave me a small hesitant smile like she wasn't entirely happy to see me...shit had I pushed myself too far last night? I swallowed back my worries and shot her my best smile while holding up the bag of food "I brought dinner." Flick turned to a middle aged lady behind the desk and asked quietly if she could go on break although she didn't sound too enthused about it...shit this was going to be tricky!
​The lady nodded her head and smiled in our direction as Flick neared me and gave me a small but genuine smile this time. "The break room is down this way" she said softly as she headed down a short corridor; Ahh thank god it was empty I thought as I made my way over to a table near the window and began pulling food containers out of the bag while Flick was busy making up a cup of coffee. I pulled out the chair for her as she came over, cautiously taking a sip of the coffee before setting it down on the table. She allowed me to tuck her into the table once she was seated on the chair and I couldn't resist, I tipped her chin up with my finger and kissed her softly but dammit she seemed hesitant again! I swallowed the hard lump in my throat and sat down in front of her, handing her the silverware. "Are you okay Felicity?" I asked cautiously, not sure of what her response was gonna be. I saw her contemplate something for a moment before she cleared her throat and looked out at the evening sky as the sun began setting. "I don't know to be honest" she said quietly...man I didn't like where this was headed! "Felicity what is it?" I reached over and turned her face to me, keeping her chin in my hand so she couldn't look elsewhere.
​"Matt this isn't right" she choked out sadly, her eyes getting wet instantly. Oh god this was not going at all how I wanted it to! "Why are you saying that? It's never felt more right than it does when we're together" I confessed softly, my voice getting hung up on emotions I hadn't expected...fuck the fact that she was Brian's little sister...I wanted her so bad! She shook her head and looked down at her plate before mumbling at me "No it's not right Matt...you have a girlfriend. This is wrong, I can't do this" and with that she started to get up but I was quicker than she was and shot up out of my seat, wrapping my arms around her tight enough she couldn't go anywhere. "HAD Felicity...I HAD a girlfriend." Boy that got her attention! Her eyes shot up to me, a look of shock dancing across her face. "Oh my god Matt don't tell me I caused you two to break up!" I chuckled softly and tried leaning in to kiss her but dammit she pushed at my chest with all her might! I sighed heavily and slid my hands up and down her back, soothing the tense muscles I felt back there. "Felicity please listen to me...I broke up with her because I wanted to, you had nothing to do with it...well yea you kinda did" I trailed off getting ready to muster up the courage to tell her how I felt when she wailed in despair and really began pushing at me.
​"Shit that's not what I meant! FUCK!" I was starting to fuck this up and my usual confidence was slipping, making me stumble over my words like a dumb fuck. "Listen Flick, I broke it off with Emma because she and I were going nowhere. We were at a dead end road and growing apart but then you came along and something happened." I paused a minute to see if she was going to lash out but she just gave me a look to keep going...so I did. "I don't when exactly I stopped seeing you as Brian's baby sister but I did, plain and simple. Felicity you're an amazing woman, I don't think you realize this. You make me fucking smile all the damn time, I find myself thinking about you more and more with each passing day. I really, really like you and I want you to give us a chance." There ... I had said it, not quite as eloquently as I had wanted to but I had said it...and here I thought writing lyrics was hard shit!
​We stood there in the middle of the break room in silence for a few minutes before her lips curled up into a shy but happy smile. "You want to give us a chance? A chance at what?" she asked so softly and so cutely I almost kissed her senseless right then and there! "A chance at being together...I want us to be a couple, I want to be able to kiss you and watch scary movies with you" I stated with a smile, flashing my dimples at her. Flick laughed and god it sounded magical when she laughed! "I don't like scary movies though! You saw that for yourself!" she laughed in an insanely cute embarrassed way that made my gut twist. I wrapped my arm around her waist and tugged her into me tightly, grinning like the joker at her "I know, the best part was when you got scared because then it gave me an excuse to hold you close."
​Flick's cheeks reddened a little at that and I couldn't hold back any longer, I leaned down and kissed her softly but completely on the lips, holding her head captive in my one hand. She stiffened for a mere second before leaning into me more and kissing me back like I had hoped she would. I let out a little groan and really started kissing her, hoping my lips would convey my feelings for her. I knew I had to stop soon because we were at her place of employment and I didn't want her to get in trouble but fuck was it hard to stop kissing her! Regrettably I pulled away, kissing her forehead gently before locking my eyes with hers.
"So what do you say Felicity...will you give me a chance? Give us a chance to be something amazing?"