Thief (n.g.)

Chapter 53

I hold pressure on my throbbing leg crying my eyes out.

"How do you think it makes me feel, to find out you leave with some guy, and I walk into you almost loosening your virginity to him?!" Nash's loud voice booms through the car.

"Nash I-" I sob.

"I know exactly what you did! Don't even try to explain yourself! You tried to fucking cheat on me!"

4 and a half hours earlier

  We eventually gathered all of Nash's brothers and sisters at the table, including Jack and Jack.

It is silent for almost a full minute.

"Now I know, I've done somethings in the past that weren't all that great... And I know it doesn't help reflect so perfect on who I am now today." Nash begins. “But you guys, you need to give me a chance. I'm trying to prove to you, but you're not even trying to see that I am..."

"I-I suppose, we haven't given you the chance to prove yourself." Brenna says quietly.

"Yeah." Shawn agrees. “We should at least try."

"What do you guys say?" Jackie ask.

"Alright." Carter says.

Words of approval escape everyone's mouth except one. He stands with his arms crossed leaning against the wall.

"Matt?" Nash ask.

Matt blankly stares at him.

"You know it's killing you to stay so serious, you know you want to approve." Nash smiles. “You know there's some crazy shit that has been going through your mind that you've wanted to say, say it, and we can start over."

The tension in the room is so thick I could probably take a bite of it.

Matt blinks slowly. “I just... really want to know what meatball and pineapple soup taste like."

"Yeah!" Nash cheers. Every one in the room starts to cheer too.

"Let's celebrate!" Tasia says.

"Celebrate?" I ask.

"Yeah," She starts to pull out a folded up paper. “Here."

Nash and I look at the paper. He and I look at each other. I shake my head. He nods. “You guys, Hayes and Babe are about to have their first experience at a night club."

I sigh as everyone cheers around the table.

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"Wow you look great!" Nash praise scanning the sparkly silver and black dress Jackie gave me. I'm not sure why he had it, but he did.

My hair is curled and in a ponytail, I have a little extra make up on too.

_*_

I've had about one shot. Just to help me loosen up. I can't get drunk anyway, I already agreed that I would drive one of the cars home, I don't want to get drunk anyway. Last time I did that, I was trying to pull Nash's pants off.

"We should go dancing more often. You finally look like you're having some fun being yourself." Brenna yells over the music. 

"I think that's just the alcohol." I yell back.

"Maybe you should drink more then... Looks like it even makes Nash happy."

I look over to the couch at the corner of the club where Nash, Cameron and Brent sit.

Nash slightly smiling while watching me dance with Brenna. When he notices me looking at him, he winks and slowly turns into the conversation that Cameron and Brent were having.