caught up ; mattia polibio

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song for pt 1 of this chapter- hold on by lil tjay

pt 1

mattia's pov

i usually don't go crazy for these things but tonight the fit had to be absolutely fire. it was my time to shine and i wanted nothing but to get deja's attention and remind her what she was missing out on. my main goal was to get her to go home with me by the end of the night or at least get a kiss like even if it's that lame if i can get anything it's good enough. just wanted to prove that my girl is still my girl on the side. alejandro can't stay her top priority for much longer.

i know exactly how deja operates. her and ale have a 'perfect phase' for awhile and then all of sudden, just like that, she starts acting funny again. usually when she starts acting funny it's because she remembers how much she misses and needs me. what alejandro doesn't quite understand is that deja does like material things but she'd much rather feel good than have any of those things. she may have loved all the dinners in nyc, the promise ring, the fancy hotel but i know for a fact what she loved the most was how you made her feel that weekend. that may be my absolute favorite thing about her. yes, deja's selfish, indecisive, and pretty inconsiderate but she's always real. she doesn't like material things the way so many others do. she wants to feel things, go places, go on adventures. you could buy the girl anything but at the end of the day if you took her on a surprise trip even if she'd been there a million times, deja will be even more grateful for spontaneous trip than any physical object. maybe she'll want to have some more experiences with me later tonight if you know what i'm getting at...

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song of pt 2- over and over again by nathan sykes ft ariana grande

pt 2

alejandro's pov

i fucking hate dressing up. i was only going because i knew it'd make deja happy. i opted for something simple. floral button down, classic, looked nice, it should be okay. i just wanted to have a nice night with my girlfriend that's all. i wasn't much of a party person at all, or a dancer, or anything. i liked chilling at home with deja more than going out with her which i know really annoys her sometimes.

i just get scared that something bad is going to happen at a party because almost nobody's sober and people make horrible decisions when they can't think straight. i do get extremely overprotective of deja and i'll admit that. like, i love the dress she's wearing tonight but i know all eyes are going to be on her and for some reason that really pisses me off. that's the same exact reason that i hope that if i don't go to an after party tonight she doesn't either.

it's not that i don't trust her, i don't trust other people. i know what's mine and i want everyone else to know it too. at least she knows it too and we're going to have a great time together tonight. i'm constantly worried that eventually deja's going to get bored of me and we're never going to fulfill our plans to grow up, get married, all the happily ever after sh!t. but that's just my own insecurities making my mind up for things. she loves me with every bone in her body and i know this.

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songs for pt 3- accidentally in love by counting crows and next to you by chris brown ft justin bieber

pt 3

kairi's pov

holy sh!t was i nervous. first of all, ella looked BEYOND gorgeous. like jaw dropping, stunning, all of the above. made a quick tik tok with my little sister because she always makes me smile and calms my nerves. but today was the exception. nothing could calm me down. what if i mess up? what if it gets awkward? every bad scenario was running through my head right now. ella was way out of my league. this sh!t was cheesy as fck to be honest. a beautiful girl like ella falls for kairi? like forgotten about, short, under appreciated kairi? crazy right. it's like a movie.

i couldn't wait to see her though no matter how nervous i was. this girl's been having me listen to love songs on repeat for days. like CORNY ones too dude. that accidentally in love song from shrek? been on repeat. that old chris brown with bieber? on replay 24/7. she's just so raw and herself. she usually stays in deja's shadow and i'm really glad i could start to get her out and give her the recognition and affection that she's genuinely deserved all this time. i'm starting to know how alejandro feels. we used to all make fun of him for being so whipped for deja from the very start but now i get it; everything clicked. once you find someone that really gets you it's hard not to feel like you're falling face first so quickly.

i heard my phone buzz. alejandro was here to pick me up. i gave my mom and sister a quick hug and said my goodbyes and walked out the door. i opened the backseat because mattia was already in the passenger's seat. "hey guys. i see we all stepping the fck out tonight."

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our fav girl squad and the boys are all ready for formal 🤩 i hope you guys liked to see their getting ready process and a little insight on how everybody is feeling rn. don't forget to comment and vote. ily guys :,)