27. kiss you here

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𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘, at the side of his van, staring at each other in shock, breathless from kissing and surprise.

"what the fuck??" he asks, smiling.

i make a face, confused. "why are you smiling?" i ask.

"because this was better than i could have ever imagined it." he says.

i smile. "you imagined it?" i tease him.

"countless times." he chuckles.

i stare at him, surprised but good surprised. truth is, matt's a great fucking kisser.

about ten seconds pass, where we're just looking at each other, smiling like idiots, when i speak. "we should probably head back." i say.

his smile drops, but only for a split second, because he grins again, even though this one looks a little faker. "yeah."

he opens the door for me. "m'lady." he speaks.

"okay, chat noir." i chuckle.

matt laughs as he gives me a look and closes the car door. then, he moves over to the driver's side of the van and starts the car.

we both stay silent during most of the drive, a heavy awkwardness in the air, when matt finally speaks. "do you wanna put on some music? i'd love to hear your song again." he smiles.

i think about it for a second. "we're almost at your place though." i tell him.

he nods, but the smile stays on his lips, the ones i just kissed. "yeah, but i'm taking you somewhere else, and we still have about a fifteen minute drive."

i make a face, confused. "what?" i ask.

"i'm taking you somewhere else, bella. the day's not over yet." he responds, his eyes not leaving the road.

"so we're not going home?" i ask.

he laughs softly. "no, bells. not yet." he says. "unless you want to?" he questions, a worried look in his eyes.

i shake my head repeatedly. "no, no, no. i don't feel like going home just yet, anyways." i tell him. "where are we going though?"

"it's a surprise." he states simply.

"oh, come on." i complain, my mouth in a straight line. "you really can't tell me anything?"

he shrugs. "i can tell you you'll like it."

i sigh with a smile, defeated, but not sad. or mad, for that matter. "fine."

i put on some music from my playlist and we both sing along, smiling at each other every time our eyes meet.

after amost ten minutes of listening to music and singing along to it together, matt puts the van in park, and leaves it in a parking lot that, from what i can tell, is on the outskirts of boston.

he gets out of the car, and i go to do the same when i feel the passenger side door opening.

by matt.

i smile. "thanks." i say. "again." i add, after a beat.

he chuckles as i get out, and i take in the scenery while he closes the door, trying to decipher where we are.

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