CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX !
( lover boy )

MATT'S CAR pulled into kennedy's drive way, giving the cars horn a slight honk to alert her that he was here.

and before he knew it, there she was, walking out her front door, a smile bigger than normal. that smile made him smile. it made his heart smile.

she flung open the car door, hoping into the passengers seat happily, "hi matthew," she muttered. her cheeks bright red.

"hi kennedy, how are you?" he smiled back at her.

"i'm doing good, but you know what would make my day a whole lot better?" she perked her brow.

he already knew what she wanted, so he immediately handed her his phone.

"yes." she cheered quietly, before scrolling through his unlocked phone for music.

'covet' by basement played through the speakers, blocking out any other sound between the two. matt made his way to the main roads, tapping his fingers to the beat of the music on the steering wheel, his eyes glued to the road. kennedy sat with her legs pulled up to her chest mumbling the lyrics to herself, quietly, but still passionately. she was leaning her head against the window, her eyes wandering amongst the clouds.

the song came to an end, allowing 'white ferrari' by frank ocean to play next. as the first lyrics flowed through the speakers, it described them perfectly,

"mind on the road, your dilated eyes watch the clouds float."

matt turned to look at the girl sitting next him, the song was right. he admired the way her doe eyes watched as the clouds swam throughout the blue abyss above them. the sky was growing darker, the sun just barely peaking above the horizon. the suns glare kissing her skin, enhancing her soft freckles that scattered her face. she looked peaceful. she looked beautiful.

"in this life, life, in this life, life."

matt pulled his attention off of her, white knuckles gripping the steering wheel.

fuck.

THE FOUR friends had been driving around for longer than they should've been. matt and kennedy picked up his brothers about 4 hours ago now. and it was nearing 11 p.m.

one more hour until kennedy's birthday.

one more hour until release day.

the car pulled into the mcdonald's parking lot, allowing chris and nick to hop out of the vehicle first. the boys practically sprinted into the building, but kennedy took some time getting herself out of the car.

matt realized, and waited for her.

"you don't have to wait for me matt, i'll be right in." she spoke kindly, placing her sunglasses onto her face.

"i'd rather wait for you than leave you out here by yourself." he smiled softly at her.

"alright," she blushed, placing her hood atop of her head.

the two began walking into the building, shoulder to shoulder. kennedy's mind was racing with a million thoughts, as she fiddled with a strand of her hair.

matt immediately noticed her begin this action, immediately realizing it had to be some kind of anxious habit, "hey," he muttered as the got to buildings entrance, "you okay?"

kennedy inhaled intently, letting it go almost immediately, "do you think you could like," she began to admit, "be with me, when the album drops tomorrow?"

internally, matt was completely caught off guard by this, externally, he didn't show anything but support, "yeah," he smiled, "of course, i'll do that kennedy."

she sighed with relief, "thankyou."

"we'll talk more about it later?" he questioned her.

"yeah, yeah, of course."

they both halted their conversation. matt opened up the door to the building, motioning her to walk in before him. she smiled at the gesture, making her way inside.

chris and nick were next in line, and thankfully nobody else was behind them, so the boy and the girl found their spot with them.

as the person infront of them began to walk away after completing their order, the cashier alerted the group that it was their turn to order next.

"you go first kenny," chris quietly told her, gesturing to her to order first.

"thankyou chris," she smiled, "hi, i'll have a 6 piece mcnugget, with a medium fry, and a medium root beer please." she politely ordered, "oh! and can i have sweet and sour for the sauce?"

the cashier simply nodded, "$14.80 is your total mam'"

kennedy pulled out her wallet, but as she handed her card to the cashier, matt managed to push his own card out in front of her.

"here you go," he smiled at the cashier, allowing them to take the card from him.

"matt, i can pay for myself."

"i know you can, but i wanted too pay for you." he responded.

matt began ordering for himself, and as he finished nick and chris followed after. matt stood next to kennedy, waiting for his brothers to finished their order.

kennedy looked up at matt standing next to her, she crossed her arms, "i'm paying next time."

"i'm sure you are kenny." he sarcastically responded.

her jaw practically dropped to her feet, and she looked at the boy in shock. her hand flew up, pointing her finger at him. he looked back at her, his expression showing nothing but pure confusion.

"what?" he asked her.

"you just called me kenny." she smiled still with a shocked manner.

"oh, i did. didn't i?" he chuckled to himself.

"you did."

"well you did call me matt all the time, so i guess i had to get you back for that one." he smirked.

"well matt is a well known nickname for you, so i really didn't think that one was that big of a deal." she raised an eyebrow.

"i guess you got me with that one." matt shrugged.

"i guess i did matty b." she smiled, turning her head to look around in the opposite direction of the boy.

matt's head practically snapped in her direction, "what did you just call me?" he smiled in disbelief.

"nothing," she smiled.

"are we ready to get going back to your house?" chris interrupted them just as matt opened his mouth to respond.

"mhm! let's go!" she giggled as she walked away from matt. matt began to follow shaking his head in disbelief.

as chris and nick climbed into the car, matt took one last glance at kennedy before either of them had opened their doors.

"how did you know about that nickname?" he questioned her, still smiling.

"my little sister is a fan of yours, she may have called you it once or twice over text."

"of course," he scoffed jokingly, "i'm gonna get you back for that one."

"well now you'll have to get me back twice lover boy." matt's breath hitched to his throat, as she giggled while opening the car door taking a seat in the passengers seat.

god, she's fucking adorable.

avas note

only a few more chapters until act 2 😂😂😂

lolzies enjoy.

much love,
ava <3

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