More Than Just A Friend // Matt Espinosa **In editing**

Chapter 14

We ran towards him and got into the car, waiting for Bart to run out with Melanie.

“Matt, tell us what happened.” I sat beside him.

He shook his head. “I don’t even remember.”

“Did you have sex with that girl?”

His eyes flickered towards me and then back into the sky. “No.”

“Is that why you have all these bruises?”  

He just sat. He didn’t answer. “Where’s Melanie?”

I looked at Taylor and then at Nash. “She’s fine.”

“Where is she?” He asked again.

I sighed and grabbed onto his shoulder. “She went with Lee. To let me go.”

“What is she doing with him?” He looked at me. His eyes were full of hurt.

“That’s not important.” I pulled out my phone and started to text Jacob.

“Did you find her yet? Matt is really upset.”

“Yeah, we’re trying to find an exit. Tell him to calm down.”

I sighed in relief and patted his knee. “She’s coming in just a few minutes.”

Matt simply nodded and relaxed a bit.

“Start the car!” Aaron yelled as they all ran to us and hopped in.

I looked at Melanie, whose shirt was ripped.

“Babe.” Matt smiled faintly and hugged her.

Melanie’s P.O.V

“Are you okay?” I looked at the bruises on his face.

“I didn’t have sex with her.” He smiled faintly.

I smiled. “That’s great. But are you okay?!”

“I’m fine.”

I sighed and shook my head. “We need to leave Atlanta now.”

Bart nodded and looked back from the passenger seat. “We’ll leave first thing in the morning.”

I groaned and looked down at my phone. “Bart, I’m not trying to be a smart ass, but it’s 6 in the morning.”

“We’ve been playing these games for 5 hours?!” Taylor looked back at me.

How the hell are 8 of us in this small car?

“Yeah.” I nodded and rested my head on Matt’s shoulder. “I love you babe.” I whispered into his chest and he wrapped his arm around me.

“I love you more.” He whispered back to me.

“Awe!” Aaron smiled and started to chuckle a bit.

I smiled and blushed. “I’m tired.”

Cam nodded in agreement and rested his head on Matt’s right shoulder. “Night.”

I chuckled.

I played with Matt’s fingers and I looked at the love bite on his neck until I fell asleep.

Later; at hotel getting ready to leave.

I sighed and looked at Matt. “I love you. You know that?”

“Babe, you told me that ever since we got back to the hotel.” Matt dropped his phone charger into his suit case.

“I know…” I sighed and went to go sit beside him.

“Why?”

I looked up at him. “You went through so much trouble trying to save me, and I didn’t even try to listen to you. I’m the one who caused all this trouble.” I sighed.

He shook his head and put his arm around me. “You didn’t cause any of this. Stop putting the blame on yourself.”

“Matt-”

“Come on. Bart is waiting!” Taylor cut me off.

I groaned and grabbed my bags. “We’ll talk about it later.”

He nodded and we walked out of the hotel together.

“Here.” Bart handed us our tickets.

I groaned again when I noticed me and Matt don’t have seats next to each other. I walked onto the plane and took my seat beside Nash.

“Hey.” He said when I slid past him to the window seat.

“Hi.” I groaned and pulled out my phone.

I watched Matt take his seat by Johanna.

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