Slowly Fading

My Second Secret's Out

Cloe's POV

The boys didn't seem to appreciate my joke too much. Matt decided to ignore me, or at least tried too. He didn't last very long. Chase, on the other hand, he lasted quite a while. His reasoning is, "I can't just think I hit someone innocent. I can't, not even as a joke." Pretty reasonable, I think it's adorable.

I return home with Matt and left him to do as he pleases as I went into the shower. I am that typical human that sings and dances in the shower, so generally I thought nothing of it.

I put my playlist on shuffle and Happier by Ed Sheeran came on. Me, loving the song, immediately began singing and dancing to myself. Again, I thought nothing of it. I finished my shower, did all the necessities and then I walked out of my room and went downstairs.

I tried too, what I didn't know was on the other side of my door was Matt, listening to me sing.

"Oh my good gosh, Matt?! What they heck were you doing?" I question him, startled. He blushes and I raise my eyebrows.

"I heard some singing and at first I thought it was the song but then I remembered that Ed Sheeran was the person who sang that song and came up here to listen. I didn't know you sang!" He explains and I glare at him.

"Nobody did!" I snap. "At least nobody was supposed too. Only one other person knew and now they are gone!"

"Lacy..?" He questions slowly and I nod smiling a bit.

"She always loved me singing to her. She would always ask me too, she didn't care if I was younger. She always made me sign up for singing classes or kept pressuring me to go to choir but I refused. I loved that it was only her that knew. When she died, I never wanted to tell anyone. I wanted to keep it a secret, take it to the grave." I feel tears slowly run down my cheek and Matt wipes them off.

"Clo, you're amazing! I understand you wanted to keep it to yourself. Lacy was very special to you. I swear I won't say anything, it'll be our secret now." He reassures me and I smile at him. Throwing him off guard, I wrap my arms around him, giving him a big hug.

"Thank you, Matt. I feel like I'm putting all my weight on you and I don't want you to carry it." I tell him and he shakes his head.

"I'll carry all of it if it makes you happier, Clo. That smile is definitely worth it. You are worthy enough to smile." He tells me and I can't help but blush.

He really doesn't mind, my mind is telling me. You can be happy with him there. I can't help but feel guilty though, like it's going to be my fault if he gets dragged into my mess of a life.

"I don't want you to lessen yourself by being with me, or seen with me, or knowing my life because it's just sad and a big mess. You are worthy of a weightless life, not to carry all of mine." I tell him and he just strokes my hair.

"I have to disagree, I feel greater then ever since I've known you. You make my life happy because of your life. I don't care about the weight you think your putting on me. Have you seen my muscles? I think I can handle it." He reassures and I chuckle.

"You just ruined everything. Everything was so well then your ego had to get in the way you idiot!" I chastise while slapping his shoulders and he just laughs.

"Hey, I'm just telling the truth. My ego did nothing except speak the truth, you just don't want to admit that you love them." He smirks while flexing and I place an unimpressed look on my face.

"I don't see the 'muscles' that you're talking about. All I see is flab." I tell him and he places a hand over his heart.

"That hurt, Clo. It hurt right here." He says pointing to his heart and I roll my eyes.

"Idiot." I mutter and he doesn't seem to hear what I said.

"Want to watch a movie or read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?" He asks and I stare at him.

"Are you kidding? Do you know me? Obviously read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, but  are you sure you want to read?" I proclaim and he glares at me.

"Hey, I actually enjoy reading, thank you very much!" He defends and I smile. I can get used to that.

"I want gummy worms though." He states and I roll my eyes.

"Fine, I'll set up your precious gummy worms. Geez, you would rather spend time with gummy worms than me." I mutter and he nods.

"Food over human interaction. Tell me honestly which one you would choose." He does have a point there.

"You're right, that is a good point." I tell him and his eyes widen in surprise.

"I'm right? Me? Of for the first time in forever!" He shouts with a terrible singing voice.

We walk down the stairs. He decides to walk behind me to check that my brace is put on correctly and to make sure it doesn't fall. I pull out the gummy bears out of the cabinet and grab my two copies of Harry Potter. I choose the one with the prettiest cover for myself and give him the other one.

He notices and glares while I smirk and begin reading. We read and read occasionally laughing to each other about a part we read. Or picking on the other who is far behind  *cough* Matt *cough*. I could definitely get used to this.