Not Even Stars Last Forever (Avenged Sevenfold)

Chapter 24

Matt's POV

​While I had originally planned on taking my time with Felicity I just couldn't help my urges anymore and now looking over at her as she bustled around the kitchen making us lunch I couldn't help but feel like it had been perfect timing between us last night. One little sentence from her is all it took and I was sweeping her off to the bedroom where we had sex not once, not twice but three times during the night. Now that I had had a taste of her I couldn't let go, I was hooked bad and I could only hope she felt the same way about me.
​We spent the perfect day together just laying low and enjoying each other's company but phone calls from our siblings put a temporary halt on our bliss. I could hear Flick in the other room on her phone arguing with Brian about not needing to be looked after while Alia was grilling me on my end about how my weekend was going and if I had seen Flick. I saw no reason to lie to her since Brian did ask me to check in on her after all so I told her what had happened and she seemed complacent with that before hanging up with me. Flick on the other hand seemed irritated by Brian's constant nagging questions and truth be told I was getting a little irritated with him myself. She was a grown ass woman and he still treated her like she was 12. While Flick sat there and argued with Brian I decided I was going to make tonight all about forgetting what stood in our way...tonight I was going to romance my best friends baby sister...
FOUR HOURS LATER
​I smiled at my ingenuity as I lit the last candle in the house. I had sent Flick to a spa for a full body massage and some other girly pampering while I readied my house for a romantic candle lit dinner. I made sure I pulled out all the stops and had wine chilling in the fridge while dinner finished boiling in a pot nearby; tonight was going to be all about Felicity...and us I hoped as I thought of different ways to tell her what I wanted while I quickly dressed in a nice pair of dark denim jeans and a silky white t-shirt. By the time the doorbell rang I was pulling the lobsters out of the water and setting the table with the last finishing touches, chocolate covered strawberries on ice for dessert! Suddenly my palms felt sweaty as I headed to the door to let Felicity in. My usual swagger with ladies was gone and I wasn't quite sure how to handle myself...she was so damn special to me now that I didn't want to fuck this up. "Wow you look phenomenal!" I gushed as I held the door open for her to step into the house and fuck did she smell phenomenal too! God help me but her cute little smile and giggle shot straight to my groin as she leaned up to kiss me on the cheek, her hand resting on my chest for leverage. "Thanks to my day of pampering I feel like a new woman" she chuckled as I led her back into the kitchen, grinning like an idiot as she gasped. "Oh my god Matthew what did you do?" she whispered with a surprised smile on her face as she surveyed the elaborate dinner I had laid out. "I wanted this to be a weekend to remember that's all" I stated softly in her ear as I held her chair out.
​I stole a kiss as I tucked her into the table, sliding my finger down her jaw to tilt her head up to me. Her lips smiled against mine as I slowly pulled away, pouring wine for the both of us before sitting down next to her. "Dig in" I stated with a wink while cracking open the lobsters' tail. I sat and watched Flick... Felicity out of the corner of my eye as she daintily opened the lobsters hardened shell before digging into the meat. "Oh my god Matt this is delicious!" her words of praise had me grinning like a god damn idiot but I didn't give a shit, I was fucking ecstatic that my night was playing out the way I wanted it to...and I still had a few more tricks up my sleeve!
​We sat and talked quietly while we finished off our dinner, I let Flick talk about whatever she wanted and made sure to pay close attention to what she was saying. The last thing I wanted to do was come across like I didn't give a shit what she had to say like that moron Noah she had been with.
​Dessert rolled around and I couldn't help myself, I plucked one of the strawberries off the ice and held it up for her to try. I watched as Felicity's eyes light up as I held up the fruit and god help me but I wanted to take her to bed right then and there! I had to gulp back a breath of air as she made the act of biting into the strawberry a totally erotic experience and suddenly my jeans were getting a little too tight in the crotch area! I somehow made it through the entire strawberry without losing my composure but when she went for a second one I had to intervene! I wanted to take her for a walk along the beach and I knew if she devoured one more god damn strawberry the only walk we would be taking would be upstairs to my bedroom! Clearing my throat, I took hold of her hand lightly, kissing her fingertips softly in between words "Let's go for a walk before finishing the rest of dessert. Okay?" There was that smile again! "Where shall we walk?" she asked quietly as I blew out the candles before grabbing her hand and heading out the front door. "I thought maybe we could take a walk along the beach and watch the sun set...how does that sound?"
​"That sounds perfect" she stated softly, her face flush from the wine and I hoped I had something to do with it as well. We set off at an easy pace towards the beach, holding hands and enjoying the evening noises of Huntington Beach around us, finally reaching the beach 10 minutes later. "Let's head this way" I nodded my head off towards an outcropping of rocks that I figured would be perfect to sit on, away from the crowd that was still hanging around in clusters near the pier. We reached the rocks a moment later and without hesitation I picked Flick up by the waist and set her atop the biggest rock there before hoisting myself up behind her. Situating my legs around hers I pulled her back into my chest and wrapped my arms around her. "There, that's much better" I mumbled into her hair before raining down kisses against her head and cheek. We sat there in contented silence as the waves rolled up lazily on the beach and the sun sank lower and lower in the sky painting it all sorts of reds, pinks, oranges and purples.
​"God have you ever seen anything so gorgeous?" she gushed quietly, her eyes soaking in every color that splashed across the water. "Yea actually I have...I'm looking at it right now" I croaked out, my words thick with longing as I stared at her profile before tipping her head back to me. "I don't know why it took me so long to realize it but you are the most gorgeous thing I have ever seen Felicity. And I don't give a shit what your brother may think or what my sister may say...I want you...I want us. What do you say Felicity? Are you willing to jump into the deep end with me?"
​God Sanders could you get any fucking cornier?! I started to feel like a complete fucking fool for talking the way I did but when Felicity gave me that earth shaking smile of hers I knew I had said the right thing and I leaned in, stealing a kiss from my girl.