Stephew One Shots (MatPat x Stephanie)

Matthew Patrick Isn't Gay?

Quick A/N: Hey guys, I'll talk more after the fic, but just letting you know it isn't in the 'chain' of fics, because the one I had hoped to post next that IS in the chain is being a pain to write, and I didn't want to leave you waiting for forever without any fanfics from me, especially when GTLive is on break for so long.

Anyways, enough from me, on with the fanfic:

One Shot 4: Matthew Patrick Isn't Gay?

"Hi guys, I'm Matt's girlfriend Claire!"

With those few words, Stephanie Cordato's world was turned upside down. Everything within her flew into full WTF mode as she tried to comprehend the incoming information.

As Matt and Claire shared a quick peck on the lips, Stephanie's theory was disproven.

Turns out Matthew Patrick is NOT gay.

Well, he still could be bi, but he wasn't gay. Dang it, now she owed Jessica $10.

How had she known Matthew for 2 months now and never heard about his girlfriend?

She hoped her exterior looked a lot calmer than her interior felt. She could practically feel the walls of what she thought of Matthew shifting and crumbling.

But he just seemed so... flamboyant! Weren't all musical theatre boys gay? Then again that's stereotyping, of course she shouldn't have trusted it.

It was a Friday night and Steph's third time joining Matt and some of his residents in a night of exchanging funny videos and pictures from the internet. Claire sat directly next to - no, practically on top of - Matthew, leaning her head of auburn hair into him. Steph noticed with a pang in her chest as his arm snaked around her waist, pulling his girlfriend closer.

Wait, a pang? Of what?! They were just friends, purely platonic. They just happened to share a lot of one on one time together working on projects. Just projects, just friends, no feelings.

Then why could she practically feel her skin turning green?

Probably just because she felt betrayed. Having a girlfriend is something you tell people about! Like just casually in conversation it should come up, probably when asking about what happened over the weekend. If he had just told her earlier on about this Claire she would've been fine. Yeah, she just felt bad because she hadn't been told. That was all.

Something seemed off with Stephanie tonight, Matt thought as he glanced at her. She wasn't laughing as much as usual, which always concerned him. He knew she was getting sick of the Charlie the Unicorn video at this point, but it couldn't be just that. There were no playful whines, and instead of looking fed up she almost looked angry.

Claire tapped his chest, "Do you have any videos you want to watch Matty?"

He noticed the whole group looking his way and instantly worried Steph had noticed him staring. Sure, he liked Stephanie, but he had his Claire-bear, and he had to be loyal to her. He shook his head, both to indicate no and to try to clear away his meandering thoughts.

Sometimes, when he and Steph were one-on-one he'd get lost in those chocolate eyes, or he'd be laughing harder than he thought was possible and for a moment he'd forget about Claire and catch a glimpse of what a future with Stephanie could be like. But then he'd remember that he was going steady with someone else, remember that he had a ginger-haired dancer whom his heart belonged to.

Perhaps he should've mentioned her to Stephanie at some point. But it just never came up in conversation, so he never said anything. He'd never intentionally hurt someone's feelings, especially someone as sweet as Steph. But now he feared he had made a rift between the two of them, and he didn't know if he'd ever be able to mend it.