Best Friends With Benefits

Chapter 8

Scarlet POV

We were finally home! I have never been so happy to see this place. Matt and I decided not to go on a honeymoon..at least not just yet. Kim told me she told Josh everything I felt and that's why he came in and kissed me and told me how he feels. But the past is in the past so LET IT GO! Don't judge me I'm 17. Wait. Why am I talking to myself?
Shut up!
"Jasmine!" I whispered picking her up out of Megan's arms. I slowly rocked her back and fourth and that's when I felt two arms wrap around my waist and a head lean on my shoulder. "Scarlett. I'm tireddd" Matt wined in my ear. "Then go take a nap muffin." I laughed placing Jazz in her crib. "But I need you to tuck me in" he wined again. Oh god. Help this man child. It was already around 9 PM and I have to admit, I was tired too. I felt myself being picked up and carried away and I heard Matt whisper into my ear. "Looks like I'm not the only tired one here." He chuckled and I just yawned tucking my head into his chest. I missed this for the last two weeks. Me and Matt acting like a romantic married couple out of a cheesy movie. Only difference was this time we were actually married. My world went black after that as I drifted off into sleep.

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It was two weeks after the wedding and I was backstage and the boy's home concert. "Now this is a song I wrote for someone very special. She even helped me write it." I heard Josh say into the microphone. "Mrs. Webb wanna come out here?" The cried went wild hearing that and I saw Matt turn cherry red. Neither of us had told the fans about the wedding. "Scaaarlet" Josh mockingly sang into the mic looking at me. The crowd went crazy afterwards. They all knew who I was and who the guys were to me. I cautiously walked out onto stage and took place next to Matt who now stood without a guitar and held his hand out towards me. I took his hand and saw that once again Brett had taken Matt's place. "Mr. and Mrs. Webb everyone!" The crowd cheered. Josh strummed the first few notes to Good To You. Matt place his free hand on my waist and I put mine on his shoulder. I felt tears well up in my eyes as we danced around the stage. Matt stopped and looked me in the eyes. "You could've told me. Scarlet if you loved him-" he cut his sentence short. The tears spilled out now. The band had stopped playing at the moment and Matt let go of my hands and Josh walked over. This time without the mic. What? "Scarlet. I'm sorry for any pain I've ever caused you. I'm sorry I didn't stop you when Matt proposed. I'm especially sorry I lost my chance of ever having you. I'm sorry but I do think you'd be good to me and I would be SO good to you. Scarlet I'm sorry I've broken every promise we've ever made because the truth that I've held in for 5 years is that I love you." I couldn't stop crying now. "I-I. Josh. I love you" with that I ran off stage and out the arena. I ran out around the back and into the blur of trees. I stopped at a little clearing with a small pond and a bridge and curled up crying. I looked at my phone. 11:36 PM. The concert finished 36 minutes ago. I had multiple texts from all the guys but ignored them all. The next thing I knew I heard panting and Mike was crouched down next to me. I prepared myself for how worried they were and never to do that again but instead I was stood up and embraced by him. "Scarlet I'm so glad you're ok." He just stood there holding me assuring me it was all going to be ok.

Josh POV

"I knew it was a bad idea! I never should've told her. What if she left. What if she's hurt!? What is somebody kidnapped her or some pedophile took her away drunk off his ass or or!" I was ranging on and on. "Josh calm down she'll be fine! She knows how to take care of herself." Ian reassured me. "It's all my fault if I hadn't screwed things up and got Nicole pregnant." Matt buried his face in his hands. All if a sudden Mike walked in....WITH SCARLET! "Oh my fucking lord." I looked at her and gasped. I've seen her look bad after crying but not this bad. I ran up and held her so tight I think she was going to suffocate. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm so so so so so so so SO DAMN FUCKING SORRY" I was bawling my eyes out not letting her go. I felt tears on my shoulder. "No scar. No tears we're done with tears." I said wiping them away. "Said the crying princess" she smiled weakly wiping away mine. She turned and saw Matt in the same position he had been in before Mike walked in. She walked over. "Matty" she whispered putting a hand on his shoulder. "It's all my fault." He mumbled. "If I hadn't gotten Nicole pregnant. If I had just opened my eyes to see that love for him in yours. If I had just even given her up for adoption" "Matthew Webb if I ever hear you say that again I will personally kick you out of this county!" Scarlet almost screamed. "How can you even think about that!? That's disgusting and cruel! Her mother already left and now you're thinking about leaving her!? It's one thing for someone's parents to be dead and being put up for adoption. But it's a whole other picture when they're both alive! If I EVER hear those words again Matthew." She was 9 years younger but kept us all in line with and without authority. Especially me and Matt. "I'm sorry Scarlet I didn't mean that. I just wish I hadn't caused such a mess." He said sobbing. "Matt" scarlet said helping him up. "it's not your fault. It's not your fault Nicole was pregnant, nobody could help that after it was said. It's not your fault Jasmine was left without a mother. It's not your fault that you didn't realize anything. Even if you had noticed, I still would've done this because it meant helping you and Jasmine." She leaned up and hugged Matt as he wrapped his arms around her waist hugging her back. They pulled away and each opened up an arm towards the rest of us. Soon enough all five of us were in a giant ass group hug. When we pulled away I noticed something on Scarlet's arm. "S-scar. What's up with your arm?" I asked her struggling not to stutter. "Nothing" she replied quickly pulling her sleeves farther down. Ian grabbed her quick led from behind while Mike steadied her shoulders and Matt grabbed her legs like we had done so many times before. I rolled up her sleeves and saw fresh slits were her previous scars had almost faded away. A tear escaped my eye as I tore a piece of my shirt to tie around her arm. "Josh I'm fine. Really I am." She said looking down. The guys had let go of her and we're just standing there shocked. That was the last thing any of us heard from her before she fell to the ground and Matt dialled 911.