let's fall in love and never look back.

Talia sighed as she walked into Matt's house - he was a slob and it wasn't' like he didn't know either, in fact she couldn't name a time where she'd confronted him about where he started cleaning right away. He mostly shrugged then continued to doing what he was doing. "Matt!" she called as she set her purse and keys down on the kitchen table.

"Are you lost in the abyss that is your house?" she asked as she peeked into the living room where she found him playing video games. Talia couldn't say she was surprise, she stood in the doorway with her arms crossed over her chest. She smiled a little as she looked how into the game he was, it had been two years since their relationship had begun to evolve into something else but neither of them knew what to do with it; least of all her, how was she supposed to acted around someone she'd been best friends with for 12 years when all of a sudden her feelings for him change?

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Zack was sat back in bed watching tv lazily - he had been trying to relax the last few weeks - with tour finally over it now meant there could be some peace and quiet. He'd never tell the guys but he actually really hated the constant noise that surrounded tour - he knew they'd just poke fun at him or whatever. He rubbed his face feeling the beard that was beginning to growl; he shouild probably shave but the fans seemed to like it so he decided he didn't give a fuck. He climbed out of bed then walked down stairs to make himself something to eat and sighed a little.

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"Have a nice day," Sabrina said, watching as the customer left the liquor store. Once the man was gone, she slumped down in the fold-out seat behind the counter, resting her head in her hands. Her stomach was rolling and she knew she'd have to run for the bathroom again soon. She'd nearly been late for work this morning because she hadn't been able to stop vomiting long enough to leave her own bathroom. She hadn't been feeling well at all since she and her co-worker and friend Shalynn had gone to an Avenged Sevenfold show about a month or so ago.

"Girl, you look like shit." Sabrina looked up at the sound of Shalynn's voice and frowned at her. "I'm just saying, you don't look too hot. Are you feeling okay?"

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"Oh please, my house isn't that dirty," Matt said, grinning without looking away from the TV. He was currently involved in a pretty heated round of team deathmatch and he was looking to seriously improve his ratio. He cheered when his team won and then removed his headset, setting it and his controller to the side. "Did you come over just to tell me how dirty my house is or did you need something else?" he teased, getting to his feet. He passed Talia, walking into the kitchen.

He went to his refrigerator and pulled out his carton of orange juice, cursing when he realized it was empty. Maybe Talia had a point. He would never tell her that, though. It used to be easy for the two of them to mess with each other, since they'd been friends for over a decade. But over the past couple of years Matt had noticed his feelings for Talia shifting from platonic to something...more, and he wasn't sure how to handle it, except in the way he did best, which was ignoring it.

She smiled a little, "Actually no, I'm going to the movies later and don't feel like going alone so you're going with me; that is unless you have plans then I'll make Brian go with me," she said to him waving it off. Brian was so loud during movies even if he bitched at other people for making noises it was kind of double standards. Talia really hoped he didn't have plans, she saw him sigh when he didn't have orange juice.

"On second thought maybe we should stay here and clean up; I don't know how you ever expect to find a woman if you're this messy," she said to him teasingly, "But seriously, will you go with me to the movies?" she laughed.

Talia loved seeing him in his element - watching him play games was really funny because he got so worked up, and she just didn't get it. Occasionally she'd play video games with him but he was too damn competitive for her so he'd pout at her and say she cheated which she thought was adorable but that was something she tried not to think about.

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[i'm not sure what to post for him ]

Sabrina chewed on her lip, debating on whether to tell Shalynn her secret. She knew the other girl would figure it out eventually, so she decided to just tell her. "I've been feeling sick ever since we went to that Sevenfold show," Sabrina explained. "At first I thought I was just coming down with something, but I never got a fever or anything." She paused, sighing. "I think I might be...pregnant."

Shalynn's eyes went wide. "What, really?! Who's the father?"

"Uh, I think it's probably...ZackyVengeance." His name came out in a rush, and Sabrina could feel the shame flooding through her body. She'd been so drunk that night when she'd stumbled down to the hotel lobby and found her favorite member of her favorite band sitting at the bar, sipping on Jack and coke. Most of the night was a haze, but somehow she ended up in his bed. She hadn't told anybody about it and had secretly been pretty proud of herself for bagging a rockstar, until the nausea had started.

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"Pshh, I don't know what the fuck you're talking about," Matt said, laughing. He grabbed the empty orange juice carton and closed the refrigerator, throwing the carton in the trash and quickly adding orange juice to his grocery list. "Have you seen me? I'm fucking sexy, it doesn't matter how messy I am, women still love me." He gestured to himself, grinning at Talia. "I know you do too, don't deny it."

Matt went back into the living room, going over to turn off his PS4. "But yeah, I'll go to the movies with you," he finally said. "I know Brian acts like a little bitch when he goes to the movies." Matt had felt a little jealous when Talia mentioned taking Brian with her instead of him. Brian was his friend and Talia's too, but Matt would prefer her to spend time with him, even if it did get a little awkward at times.

[that's okay, I'm gonna have her call him up soon to deliver the news ]

Talia shook her head a little, "Whatever, Matt. I will be sure to warn any women about your messy ways so they know what they're getting into," she said as she started throwing stuff away - this wasn't unlike her, when she came over for a party he was throwing she'd clean up so she could set everything up.

She ignored the part where he motioned to his body - she didn't need this kind of stress in her life; she'd be stupid to think Matt wasn't hot, he was very hot and she'd known this for a long while. When he walked around shirtless she had to keep from staring or else it could really get awkward, he was fit but not ripped - the perfect kind of fit. She could still lean on him and not feel like he was a boulder.

A couple of her friends had joked that she would look good next to him in the relationship sense because she was so small and petite but she'd blow it off by changing the subject. He really did give the best hugs, and if she could get those every day or wake up next to his hazel eyes she was starting to think that she wouldn't mind it.

"Good, he is a little bitch and its annoying," she sat as she walked over and sat next to him on his couch petting Bella on the head when she walked over. "Hey girl," she smiled and kissed her nose.

"Are you trying to tell me that you slept with Zacky Vengeance?" Shalynn shouted. Sabrina shushed her with her hands, noticing that another customer had come into the shop. The other girl looked over, waiting until the customer was browsing tbroigh the wine on the other side of the store before she continued. "Why didn't you tell me before?" she asked Sabrina.

The dark-haired girl shrugged. "I was going to eventually," she answered. "I just got so busy and then I started getting sick and I wanted to forget that it ever happened. I mean, I fucked a rockstar and now I'm pregnant. It's like the most cliche thing ever and it makes me feel like a slut." She had no idea how she was going to tell everyone else, especially her parents. They'd be so disappointed, especially when she told them who the father was.

"Are you gonna tell him?"

"Who, Zacky?" Sabrina asked. Shalynn nodded. "How the hell am I supposed to tell him?"

"Uh hello, the internet?" the other girl said. "Just look up his phone number or something."

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"They wouldn't even be paying attention to the rest of the house, because we'd never leave the bedroom." He wiggled his eyebrows at Talia, transitioning to rolling his eyes when he noticed that she was cleaning up. "Would you stop that? I'll clean it up later." He watched as she came over to sit next to him, Bella coming over soon after. He would never tell her, but he didn't mind when she cleaned his house, mostly because it was pretty attractive to see her act all domestic. He was at that point in his life when he was ready to settle down and get married, maybe start a family, and so he noticed things like this. He was sure Talia would make a good wife, and he honestly wouldn't mind waking up next to her in the mornings.

Matt leaned back against the couch, feeling his stomach start to grumble. "Yeesh, I'm hungry." He looked over at Talia. "You wanna go get something to eat before the movie?" he asked. "I would cook you something, but I'm lazy. Plus, I'm craving some seafood." He knew that if they went out, Talia probably wouldn't want him to pay for her dinner, just like he knew he would insist and then they'd have a harmless little argument about it. Matt always won, mostly because he took Talia's wallet when the check came and held it about her head where she couldn't reach it until he'd paid. "Also, then I won't have to spend an arm and a leg on snacks at the movie theater."

Matt got to his feet, calling Bella's name. He took her to the garage and put her inside, making sure she had enough food and water before closing the door. "So, what do you say?" he asked, walking back into the living room. "You wanna go grab a bite to eat?"

Talia rolled her eyes at the comment he made about never leaving the room, she could help but feel her heart flutter at the though – there had been a couple times where she’d wondered what he was like in bed but she had never really been the type to be like ”hey we’re friends lets fuck cause we’re lonely,” – so she knew it’d never happen, no matter how much she thought about it.
Shaking her head then sighed as her cheeks flushed, “Food sounds good actually,” she said to him – right now she was thankful for the makeup that covered her face.

“Food sounds good, we can go to that new seafood place downtown, the girls at work say its really good and the movie place is just across the way,” she said as she looked at him smiling a little as she grabbed her purse, “Lets get going, we want to beat the lunch rush,”

As Talia walked out to her car she dug in her purse for her keys when she could find them she stopped and turned around running right into Matt, "shit, sorry," she laughed, "I left my keys on your kitchen table,"

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It took a bit of digging, but Sabrina and Shalynn were eventually able to find a promising phone number. Sabrina didn't want to call him right away; she didn't even know for sure whether or not she was pregnant. Her cycle had never been regular, so the normally tell-tell sign of having missed her period wasn't a sure sign in Sabrina's case. She wanted to be absolutely sure that she was pregnant before she made the phone call, so she slipped out of the liquor store during her lunch break and made a trip to Walmart. She never felt more embarrassed in her entire life than when she placed the box of tests on the conveyor belt, watching as the cashier fixed her with a rather judgemental stare.
Shalynn insisted that she take the test right away, so Sabrina locked herself in the employees' restroom. "I can't believe I'm doing this," she mumbled to herself. She sat on the floor in front of the sink, waiting for the tests to finish. She'd taken all three, just to be safe. When the timer went off on her phone, Sabrina felt her stomach roll over. Shaking, she got to her feet and reached for one of the tests. In the first window was the test line, showing that the test had worked, and in the second window was a tiny pink plus sign, an unmistakable symbol. Sabrina was pregnant.

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Matt chuckled, reaching out to stop Talia from stumbling. "That's alright," he said. He kept his hand on her elbow and turned her around, leading her outside to his car. "You're riding with me, anyway. There's no point in taking two cars. I'll just bring you back here afterwards so you can get your car." He liked having Talia ride with him whenever they went places, because she always sang along to the radio, and Matt loved the way her voice sounded. It was a mezzo-soprano, soft and smooth, and Matt could honestly listen to it all day.

Matt fastened his seatbelt and then started the car, heading off in the direction of the restaurant. He'd never been there, but he trusted Talia when she said that it was good, even if she hadn't been there herself. They arrived at the restaurant just before noon, barely beating the lunch rush. "I think I'm gonna have shrimp," Matt said, looking over the menu. "Or maybe lobster. Ooh, or crab legs. Hell, maybe I'll just have a little bit of everything." He peeked over the menu at Talia, seeing that she was pretty entranced by the menu as well. Her look of concentration was absolutely adorable. "What about you?" he asked. "What looks good?"

Talia looked up, "I'm not sure, I'm thinking about getting the shrimp fettuccine with garlic bread cause it sounds good but I really want the lobster," she said as she looked at him and crossed her legs as she got comfortable. She was very particular when it came to eating out - she usually had a taste for what she wanted before she left the house but today she just didn't know what she wanted.

"If you get the Lobster I'll get the shrimp and we can share?" she offered as she looked up at him, and she nearly felt floored at how he looked so handsome just then. He looked so simple yet it seemed to make her heart skip a beat.

Wordlessly, Sabrina shoved the tests into the trashcan, making sure to cover them with a little tissue before going back out into the store. Instantly, Shalynn was in front of her, the question in her eyes before it could ever leave her lips. "It's positive," Sabrina croaked. She sat down in the chair again, curling her chest down over her knees. "I'm pregnant, Shalynn. I'm carrying some rockstar's baby and he probably won't give a shit."

"Well you won't know if you don't call him and tell him," Shalynn said. She handed Sabrina her phone and she noticed that the number had already been dialed. With a deep breath, Sabrina hit the green button and pressed the phone up to her ear.

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Matt smiled. "Sounds like a plan to me," he said. He sat down the menu and reached for one of the complimentary cheese biscuits a waiter had brought to their table. "So what movie were you wanting to see?" he asked. "I know there's an awesome action movie playing." He was sure that wasn't the movie Talia wanted to see, but it couldn't hurt to suggest it.

He'd go see any movie that Talia wanted to see, even if it was some sappy chick flick. He might sleep through half of it, but he'd go. When the waiter came back, he placed his order along with Talia's, also asking for more biscuits. "These things are fucking delicious," he said, grinning at her.

He walked out of the kitchen realizing he probably should go grocery shopping soon- he was running low on the essentials he almost didn't even have enough to make the omelette he had wanted so badly.

Zack was eating when his cellphone rang he sat up and picked it up off the table; it was a number he didn't know but he decided to answer it anyway it could be important. "Baker Residence," he said into the phone as he sat back on the couch again and took a bite of his food.

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Smiling she looked up, "thats the one I wanted to see actually and I asked you because you'd said you wanted to see it," she said as she sipped her sweet tea they'd served her - she liked seeing him happy, and she did want to see the movie but she had planned on seeing the horror movie that had just come in; considering she was a chicken she didn't really want to go alone.

"The biscuits are good - man I should have came here sooner," she said smiling as she took a bite of it then covered her mouth as she chewed.

[her outfit]

"Uh hi," Sabrina spit out. "Listen, you probably don't remember me, but my name is Sabrina Fowler. Me and my friend were at your show about five weeks ago and I stayed at the same hotel as you guys. I um, met you at the bar and we got really drunk and then you took me to your room and we had sex and...and now I'm pregnant." The last words came out in a rush, and then Sabrina fell silent.

She had no idea how Zacky would react, or if he would even believe her. She knew the chance of him wanting to be a part of the baby's life was slim and she hated that. Sabrina didn't want a baby, especially if she was going to be a single mom. But despite everything, she at least thought Zacky should know he was going to be a father.

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Matt grinned. "Awesome." He'd been wanting to see that movie since he'd started seeing the previews, and he was glad he wouldn't have to see it alone. His second choice would've been the new horror movie that was out, since Talia always got scared at horror movies and would be cuddled up to him the entire time. "Yeah this place is pretty good. I'll definitely have to recommend it to the guys."

Matt thanked the waiter when he brought their food. Since he and Talia were going to be sharing, Matt slid his plate over next to Talia's, and then moved over to sit next to her in the booth. "Figured it would be easier this way," he explained, flashing his dimpled grin.

She had a near reaction of smacking him when he smiled at her and she wasn't sure why but she refrained from hitting him and nodded, "Yeah, with my short arms I wouldn't be able to reach the other plate," she smiled as she unwrapped her silverware and looked over when she heard a baby screech. A smile curved her lips when she saw the baby was happy and slamming the crayons on the table.

One day she wanted a family like that - as of right now she wasn't sure if she'd ever have a family, dating wasn't going well for her and to be quite honest there weren't many guys she found worthy of dating.

"So what do you want to try first?" she asked as she looked at him grinning - it all looked so good.

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Zacky didn't have to know her last name to remember her - he wasn't drunk enough that he'd blacked out. The night had been amazing from what he remembered, she was real down to earth but now that he was thinking; this girl was pregnant, how was he going to deal with this - he rubbed his face.

"Uhm...Where are you now?" he asked softly as he sat forward on the couch - suddenly no longer hungry.

"Right at this very moment?" Sabrina said. "I'm in a liquor store in downtown Huntington Beach. I-I work there," she added quickly, not wanting Zacky to think she was there to buy alcohol when she'd just told him that she was pregnant. She didn't know what to think of good reaction, but things didn't seem to be going too badly. If she were in his position, she would think that the girl just wanted money from her.

What is that was what he thought? "I um, I don't expect you to give me money or anything," Sabrina said. "Or for you to be involved with the baby, if you don't want to. I just thought you should know that I'm pregnant. With your baby." She left out the fact that she was seriously considering getting rid of the baby if Zacky decided he didn't want to be a part of its life.

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"Well everything looks delicious," Matt said, rubbing his stomach. "But I think I'm gonna have to go with the shrimp." He unwrapped his silverware and used his fork to stab a shrimp from Talia's plate. "God, I'm so hungry," Matt said, chewing his food. He laid his arm over the back of the booth, behind Talia's shoulders. "I could eat all of this, so don't let me."

When the waiter delivered the check, Matt was quick to snatch it away before Talia could try and grab it. "Don't even try to say you're paying, because it's not happening," Matt said. He pulled out his credit card and laid it on top of the check. "I invited you to lunch, so I'm paying."

Zacky rubbed his face, "Alright uhm, when do you get off work? I can take you to the doctor so we're sure, then we can talk about what you want to do because if you want to keep the baby I want to be in it's life... if you don't want the baby I'll take it," he said to her softly - he knew that was a scary thought raising a baby on his own but he couldn't imagine just giving his child over.

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She nodded, "It definitely does," she smiled as she poked at the food - she ate her fill and leaned back ,"I am so full, ugh," she said and burped then sighed, "Much better," she said as she went to grab the check but whined.

"Matt! We wouldn't have gone anywhere if I haven't invited you to the movies," she said to him as she went to reach for it but the waitress to it. "Traitor, "she pouted with a sigh.

"Well I have to close the store tonight, so I won't be off until around 10:30," Sabrina added. She leaned back, letting Shalynn get to the counter to check out a customer. "I want to keep the baby," she said next, her voice soft. She'd been thinking about it since she'd ever even suspected that she was pregnant, but now she knew what she wanted to do. "So we can uh, we can work something out."

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"How am I a traitor?" Matt gasped, feigning hurt. "I'm just being a gentleman, paying for your lunch. Don't be rude." He stuck his tongue out at Talia. When the waiter returned with his credit card, he stuck it back in his wallet and then got to his feet. "Alright, let's go to the movie so we can get a good seat," Matt said, offering his hand to Talia. "You know I hate sitting in the front."

She smiled a little as she took his hand, "I know you do, but you also know I like sitting within the first five rows," she said to him as she grabbed her purse and stretched. "They better not be out of tea this time or I'm going to have a fit," she pouted a little, her purse was on her shoulder as they walked out of the restaurant.

"We'll have to come back here one day this was good," she said as she walked with him to the car hand in hand - it was neither of them even noticed that they looked incredibly like a couple right now.

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He licked his lips, "Alright, we can go to the clinic tomorrow then right?" he said lightly, "He just wanted to know for sure if she was pregnant before he made any rash decisions, "I'm sorry if I'm coming off as harsh the entire situation is... it's kind of scary," he said to her, "but I'll be there every step of the way,"

"Um yeah, I'm sure I can get off work tomorrow," Sabrina said. She ran a hand back through her hair, hearing the bell above the door chime as the customer left the store. "No I...I understand," she told him. She didn't think he was being harsh, just thorough, which she couldn't blame him for. Sabrina was surprised to hear him say that he would be there every step of the way; it was the exact opposite of what she'd been expecting.

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"Oh, you'll be alright," Matt teased. He knew Talia liked to have tea at the movie theater, but she'd be fine without it. He told her she could just sneak some in, but she always refused, saying she was scared she'd get in trouble. "Yeah, we'll definitely have to come back," smiling when Talia slipped her hand into his. He noticed people smiling at them as they walked out of the restaurant and he was aware that they looked remarkably like a couple, but he didn't care.

Since the movie theater was just right across the street, it was a very short drive over there. They'd taken a little longer than Matt realized at lunch, so they only had about ten minutes before the movie started.

He nodded, "Alright, then we can meet up for lunch then head to the doctor if you'd like?" he said to her, "I'll be free all day tomorrow so it doesn't matter much to me,"

Zacky was trembling with nervousness, what was he going to do? His mother was going to smack the fuck out him when she found out and that was something he wasn't really looking forward to.

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When they arrived at the movie theater it wasn't nearly pack so she was kind of excitedly, she shoved Matt to the side and ordered the tickets and slid her card in before Matt could stop her then smiled cheekily at him. "Come on we need to get drinks or I'll die," she said to him as she handed him his ticket and led him to the concession stand with her hand lace with his own.

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