Red Hot Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf

RHRH&TBBW #7

**Hey everyone! i'm so sorry i updated so late and everything. forgive me,  pretty please? *puppy eyes* Anyway... this is a long one, i think. and this is more MATT-ish.

I just want you to know that I've changed the titles and removed prologue 'coz i realized it wasn't even a prologue at all, but just a normal chapter 1. BUUUT! I didn't change or edit some texts in the previous chapters i uploaded so no need to fret. Sooo, Enjoy!**

Chapter 7

His breathing faltered—or should I say, stopped completely—as he took in my words. I was still casually leaning on him and I can hear is heart beating frantically against his chest and my back. I almost smirked.

Almost.

Until he sighed sounding defeated. “How did you know?” he asked so quietly I almost not heard it because of the water.

“Hmm,” I pretended to think for his benefit, his ego. “If it weren’t for the needle puncture along the corner then I wouldn’t have known.”

He snorted but didn’t say anything which intrigued me. I never really thought Matt could write something so poignant. It wasn’t close to what I thought he was. But then, what did I think of him? Oh, yes, a player like my dear brother, Ash. The birds with the same feather flock together, don’t they?

I just stared at the surface as it ripples from the force coming from above.

“You just ruined my surprise, Princess,” he murmurs.

“Not really,” I chuckled. “You kinda gave yourself away.”

I can feel the stubble on his jaw skimming against my neck as his nose traced my jaw and to my ear, making my breathing falter. This feels so good. I have always been dreaming of this day. But Matt has never been like this before…

“Mmmm.”

 I closed my eyes. This scene right here, right now was one of my wildest dreams. Being held like this in this special place I’ve known to heart is just extraordinary. But…

“Would you come?”

I will have a date.

With Matt.

My brother’s best friend.

My eyes snapped open, ruining the moment I was having. “O-of course… not.”

“Why not?” he asked. I could hear the pout in his voice.

“Err, I kind of—Why?”

“What why?”

“Why are you asking me out, Matt?”

I am truly confused, honestly. Why would Matt ask me out? Isn’t that somewhat against the bro code or something? Well, according to the one I’ve read anyway…

Matt took a deep breath. I still can’t see his facial expression though but I bet his eyes were closed and he had that thinking expression. I turned to peek at his handsome, ragged face to see that I was quite right. His forest green eyes greeted mine as his opened.

“Why do you have to ask too many questions, Tamara?” he asked instead of answering my question. My brows furrowed in confusion. Why, is that a no no? I don’t see any reason to not ask though. Unless, the reason why he was asking me out was because he likes me. I almost squealed in delight.

“I just want to.”

He sighed and leaned down so we were at eye level. My breath caught in my throat at our proximity and my heart was beating like crazy.