The Arrangement | Completed | Wattys2020

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Matty's POV

I have to literally drag myself out of bed in the morning. I don't want to go back to that house. I want to sit in this hotel room and sulk for the remainder of the trip. Candace is going to be pissed at me, I know it. I acted like a complete asshole. I mean...maybe Garret doesn't like her? Maybe I am over reacting?

No. I'm not. I know I'm not. But, Candace will still be pissed. I know this. I try and drag out the drive to the house as long as I can. All of the rental cars are in the driveway, but I still groan when I see them. I don't know what I expected, but I really wish Aunt Dee and her bitch ass kids weren't here. I have no idea how Johnny stands them. Because, fuck. All of them are so annoying.

As soon as I walk through the door, I can hear faint conversation from the other room.

"Mom?" I call, hoping she is near so I don't have to deal with awkward tension from literally everyone else.

"Matty?" I hear a voice say, and Candace comes walking quickly down the hall. Her long, dark curls lay softly against her white, button down shirt. She is wearing blue jeans and sandals. She looks so beautiful. I have missed her these last few days, and I instantly know I'm an idiot for leaving her here. I'm ready for her to yell at me for this shit. I completely deserve it.

I don't reply and wait for her to approach me. I don't really know what to say, and I have no idea what she is going to do. But whatever I thought was going to happen was not what happened. Her body crashes into mine and she hugs me tightly, hiding her face in my chest.

"Hey?" I ask. I'm confused by her instant embrace and concerned by how upset she looks right now.

"You were right. I'm so sorry. You were right about everything. You were right about Garret." She tells me.

"What are you talking about?" I ask.

"He kissed me, Matty. But I didn't kiss him back, I swear. I pushed him away the second it happened. And I punched him. I don't want him. I don't want anyone but you. When I told him that I would never view him that way, he just freaked out. I'm sorry, Matty. I should have trusted you. Not just with this, but with everything. You left your phone here so I...I went through it last night. I know it was wrong and fucked up, but I'm not going to try and hide it from you. I am just insecure and stupid. I don't know why I didn't just trust you. I trust you, Matty. I'm sorry. Please forgive me." She rambles.

"He WHAT?" I yell, choosing to only acknowledge one part of this story. Well, the most important part.

"Please, don't leave me again." She begs, snuggling into my chest. I want to beat the fuck out of Garret right now, but I refuse to let her go right now. I don't give a fuck if she went through my phone. She has every right to do that. I don't have a password on my phone for a reason. I don't want her to think that I have anything to hide. I want her and only her. I never want to be with anyone else. She is it for me. She is all I ever want.

"I won't, baby. I'm sorry. That was wrong of me. I shouldn't have left without letting you know where I was going to be. I'm so sorry. But, can we please go back to what the fuck happened while I was gone? Garret kissed you? When? Why? Where were you guys?" I ask, not wanting to leave one detail left unsaid.

"We were watching a move last night and-"

"Hold on, it happened last night? Why were you even watching a movie with him? Why was-"

"Because I didn't have anyone else to talk to here, Matty. Sure, your parents are pretty good company but I didn't want to just crowd them the entire time. He offered, so I accepted." She says, leaving me no place to argue about anything on this topic. I left her here, so of course she would take the company she could get.