FATE

Chapter 30

Matthew's P.O.V.

I cuddled closer into Derek's chest and sighed happily. Who would've thought we would end up....dating?

"Babe." Derek called shaking me slightly.

"Hmm?"

He pointed to the coffee table. "Your phone is ringing." I sat up and slowly stretched my limbs. I looked over at my phone and froze ......Austin. "Baby answer it." Derek said grabbing my phone off the table. I shook my head frantically. "No no I don't want to. He's gonna make me come home but I wanna stay here..."

Derek chuckled "baby he's your brother so if he tells you to go home then...you have to listen to him."

I shook my head "noooo."

Derek tapped the answer button and handed me the phone. I sighed and put the phone to my ear. "H-Hi Austin..."

"Matthew where are you?! You were marked absent in most of your classes!!"

My palms became sweaty. "U-Um
I'm-I'm with a friend..." With that I hung up. I threw my phone on the ground (luckily he had soft hug) and whimpered burrying my face into Derek's chest. "I-I'm gonna get in
t-trouble ..." Tears welled in my eyes and fell onto Derek's shirt.

"Hey hey hey...." He said softly as he rubbed my back. "Don't cry...its okay..." He kissed my forehead. "How about this? You call your brother and-" I quickly shook my head.

"Listen baby...you call your brother back and tell him your going home now. You can come over another time ok?" I sighed sadly but nodded. "You promise?"

He nodded. "You have my word."

Austin's P.O.V.

"U-Um I'm-I'm with a friend..." He hung up. I frowned. Friend? What friend?

I turned to dad furrowing my eyebrows. He doesn't have friends. Dad noticed my face and spoke. "What happened? Where is he?" I shrugged "I don't know...all he said was that he was 'with a friend' and then he hung up." Dad stood "what the hell?! What friend?!" I shook my head. "I don't know dad."

He started pacing back and forth and rubbed a hand over his face. "You need to find him. Now!"

I sighed "dad I-" before I could finish my sentence, my phone rang. Matty.

"Hello?!" I said frantically. "Matty seriously where the hell-"

"I'm going home now..." He said cutting me off. I sighed. "Okay...just go straight home and wait for me alright?"

"Okay."

I hung up the phone amd turned to dad. "Ok dad he said he's going home now. Do you want to go meet him there or do you want me to?" Dad grabbed his suit jacket off the back of his chair. "We can both go."

Third Person P.O.V.

Matthew sighed as he watched his house come into view. "D-Derek I don't wanna go inside..." He whined.

Derek parked the car in front of Matt's house and turned to the smaller boy. "Baby" Derek said caressing Matthew's cheek. "There's nothing to be afraid of....give me your phone..." Matthew dug into his pocket and handed Derek his phone with shaky hands.

The older boy put his number in and handed the phone back but not before snapping a pic for the contact photo. "Ok baby I want you to go inside and stay calm okay? Everything will be fine." Derek leaned in slowly and kissed the worried boy.

"Call me if you need anything."