Bonds Built (Completed)

28. Everybody knows.

"Good name you've made for yourself," Sofia let out with a slight smirk but it was clear anger was seeping through her words.

Mateo didn't stay at his house much in order to not be around Sofia so much but he was missing his bed so he stayed at the house last night. She said she needed a couple weeks to find a place. A place that he said he would cover the rent for the first year but it's like she was still taking her time to look for one in his opinion.

He ran a hand down his face. He had just woken up not too long ago and he was in the kitchen to make himself a bowl of cereal and that was it. They had a game tomorrow out of town so this was his last chill day and he didn't want to deal with whatever bullshit she was on.

He sighed, "what are you talking about Sofia?"

She let out a small chuckle, "what am I talking about? You're a cheater." She smiled as those words seeped through her lips. "People don't know we aren't together anymore and you really were just publicly flaunting your baby mama?" She turned the phone towards him as he saw a picture of him and Jessica leaving the restaurant they ate at the day before. His hand was on her lower back as the two were laughing. It was actually a nice picture. But the title ruined it 'MATEO SANTOS CAUGHT CHEATING?' And there was a whole article under it. But he didn't understand how they even had enough information to make one, but just as quick as he thought it he was reminded this was gossip. They made up anything.

Mateo looked from the picture to Sofia, it was clear she was bothered by the picture. He shook his head as he went to grab the box of cereal and milk from the refrigerator. He could imagine how his phone was blowing up. He had left it in the car the night before and was too lazy to go back out to get it. And he wasn't going to stress it now. But he was reminded that Jessica was getting way too close to being due for him to be doing that.

"You have nothing to say?" Sofia questioned. He sat down the box of cereal, waiting to put the milk in once he came back in from getting his phone. "What is there to say? I'm not cheating. You aren't my girl anymore. And you already know what this shit is about. If you're trying to figure out if me and Jessica have something going on, we don't. And if we did it's really none of your concern."

He made his way out the kitchen and put on his slides and clicked the unlock button on his car keys as he ran out to grab his phone. As soon as he got it he saw thousands of notifications. He scrolled through to make sure none of them were Jessica, and some were so he clicked on it as she was saying something about Alexis and Xavier and then about what Sofia had showed him. He shook his head deciding not to even attempt to deal with this situation until he ate his cereal. It wasn't that deep to him, it was just a misunderstanding. One that he felt he should easily be able to clear up.

He locked his phone throwing it in his pocket as he poured milk in his cereal. Sofia was still seated at the island as her eyes were on him. She shook her head. Seeing that photo hurt, he looked happy and it wasn't with her and that hurt. And her looking like she got cheated on didn't feel good either. But the amount of love that she was receiving her in DMs from other girls did feel good. And there were also plenty of guys trying to shoot their shot.

She stood up realizing there was nothing more that could truly be said because they weren't together. "Good luck cleaning that up." She let out.

"It should be easy as long as you're honest about what it was." He responded with ease as he took a bite of his cereal. She did play a part in it and if she tried to spin it any other way it would look bad. He was just hoping she would be real about it.

She rolled her eyes. She could be petty and she could make it seem like he really did cheat. Shit part of her was ready to play into the tabloids but at the same time the other part of her saw no benefits, she would just have to keep up a lie and she had enough going on and definitely didn't want to have to do that. "No worries," she let out as she headed upstairs to one of the guess rooms.