Number Neighbor

16

Nanami gets out of her burgundy red BMW 5 series and locks it. She slowly walks up the steps to Matt's house and rings the doorbell. As she waits, she tries to calm herself down.
  "Hey you," Matt says with a huge smile. He pulls her in his arms, causing Nami to freeze, but she eventually hugs him back.
  "Hey," she mumbles in his chest. "Jesus he smells amazing."
"Come on in." She follows closely behind Matt as he shows around his house. It's a pretty huge house for just one person, it's cute too. They end the tour in the living room where they both sit on his plush couch. He throws his arm back behind and closes the gap between them.

   "Here you are," Matt beams.
  "Here I am," Nanami says nervously.
  "Relax. I'm still the same Matt you text damn near every day."
"Hey, you text me first most of the time now!" she protests.
  "I like talking to you that's why." Nami smiles at what he said, then looks down at his hand. He still has the bracelet she made for him.
  "I try not to take it off so much. It means a lot to me," he admits while she plays with it.
  "That's super sweet Matt. So, do you live all alone?"
  "Yeah I do, but my friends come over a lot," he says while looking outside. "It can be pretty hectic, hence why it's kind of messy. I'll introduce you to the guys someday."
  "Oh! Do you have any songs I can listen to?" Nami asks getting excited. Matt frowns a bit at her question.
  "I do, but... I can't let you listen to them yet. Rules," he scoffs. Nami pouts and folds her arms leaning back on his couch.

   "Let me introduce you to this boy band instead," Matt says changing the subject. He pulls his phone out and opens Apple Music, then types BROCKHAMPTON in the search bar.
  "Pick a song." Nami chooses RENTAL and leans back on the couch.
"Oh my god, this song is amazing!"
"You should really look into them," Matt suggests.
"I will, thanks." The two continue to listen to music for a while, then they order food in and overall enjoy each other's company. No guy has ever made Nanami laugh so much as Matt made her. He's sweet and intriguing. Before they knew it, it was getting late and Nami had to go back home.

"Thanks for having me over for so long," Nami says while getting up.
"When can I see you again?" Matt asks.
"A day after tomorrow if my job doesn't call me in," she answers.
"If you want you can stay the night here," he offers. Without thinking Nanami happily accepts his invitation.
"My bed's big enough for the two of us unless you don't feel comfortable sharing a bed with me."
"No no, it's fine. Really."
"Cool. I'll get you a toothbrush and one of my shirts," he smiles. After getting ready for bed, Matt and Nami spend hours talking about anything and everything. Their lives, their past, what they wanna do in the future. Sometime later, Nanami fell asleep against Matt's shoulder. He throws his blanket over her, and moves Nami onto a pillow, then wraps his arms around her tightly. Something about having her here in his bed felt right and for the first time in a long time, Matt slept like a baby.