When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong.

"The guys are meetin' us there." Matty stated as we walked out of his building and headed for his car.

"Is that a surprise?"

"Well, I don't know. Is it?" he asked with a grin and I elbowed him lightly as we reached the car.

Of course once we arrived at the diner where we always go. The boys were already there. They were never on time for anything but food was something they never joked about. Even though half of them were vegan or vegetarians.

"Hey little girl." Lee said patting my head as I sat down next to him in the booth.

"Hey little boy."

He chuckled, "yeh doin' ok?"

I nodded, "Yep."

Of course they all knew. Between Matt's anger and Oli's big mouth what did I expect? Then again, I didn't care. I trusted them.

"Oye. Yeh took my seat!" Oliver said walking up to the table I assume from the bathroom.

"Stop being a baby. Here. Sit by me." I said motioning for Lee to move down. Oliver let out a huff and sat beside me. I elbowed him lightly and he wrapped his arm around my shoulders.

"Yeh comin' tonight right?" he asked and I nodded as the waiter walked up to our table eying us as if she wanted to say something but couldn't find the nerve. I couldn't help but chuckle to myself as Oli started rambling his order to her.

"...And this bird here will probably eat some sort of animal because she's cruel." Oli said finishing up his order and looking at me.

I rolled my eyes, "he's over dramatic excuse him."

The young girl laughed, "he's a vegetarian?"

"Yep and proud." He stated and I shook my head.

"And you're not. How does that work out?"

"How does what work out?" I asked and Oli started laughing.

"I mean, relationship wise..."

Me along with everyone at the table began to laugh.

"Relationship? Me? And him? No." I said through my laughter.

"Oh."

"Oye! why do yeh make it sound like it'd be a bad fing?!" Oli asked crossing his arms, "and no she's not my bird. She's more like..."

"A groupie!" Vegan chimed in and I glared at him as Matt giggled in his seat, "she's not a groupie. Yeh need to shut up or I'll let her hurt yeh." He said and Vegan crossed his arms, "I was kiddin!"

"Look. Don't let us hold yeh up. She wants a plate of fries." Matty finished and I glared at Vegan who smiled innocently trying to make it ok.

The girl chuckled, "ok. Be right back."
"What's wrong wif bein my bird?" Oli asked once the girl walked away.

"It was just humorous that out of everyone she thought I was with you."

"Cause I'm tha best lookin."

"Bullshit. Cause yeh had yeh arm round her." Lee stated and I chuckled, "duh Oli."

He rolled his eyes and Vegan apologized again, "I was kiddin. Forgive meh?"

"Whatever."

He groaned, "that is a no."

"Is not."

"It is."

"It is." Matty stated and I threw a straw at him.

"Oye yeh bit fiesty today!" he said throwing the straw back at me.

"Do yeh blame her?" Jona asked coming to my defense. He was seriously the older brother I never had. He always took up for me and well, you saw him with Dan but unlike Matty who constantly picked on me Jona never did. He was calm most of the time and I'd like to think we had some mutual understanding of some sort. It's why I liked him really.

Once we were done eating and goofing around Matty and I headed back home to get ready. Still weird calling it home.

"Sure yeh wanna go tonight?" he asked pulling off his jacket.

"Is this you trying to tell me you don't want to go?"

He sighed, "possibly..."

"Matty, you don't have to you know."

"If yeh go I'm gonna go."

"Why?"

"Cause, they gonna be drunk of they arses and who's gonna look afta yeh?" he asked as he kicked off his shoes.

"Matt, I can take care of myself."

He shook his head no and I crossed my arms.

"I'm not sayin yeh can't. I juss would feel betta if I was there. It's different for them. I mean no one is gonna try and kidnap them or rape them...well not against their will anyways! yeh juss a prettah little girl and I mean, that could happen and I don't want it ta be the night I don't go ta protect yeh."

"Matty, seriously? When has that happened in this town?" I asked with a grin. I couldn't help it. He always took everything so serious and he meant every word he said. I didn't even have the heart to be mad at him because he was just looking out for me which if anything I found sweet and endearing that he cared so much for me.

He threw his hands up, "I don't know but I'm sure it has!"

"You're paranoid."

"Fine. Go wifout meh. Get kidnapped." He said shrugging it off as he sat on the couch.

I smiled, "do you want me to stay?"

"No. I don't care. Go." He mumbled as he turned on the television.

"I'm not going to go if you're going to be mad at me."

"I won't be. Yeh wanna go, go."

"Come with me."

"Yeh said I don't need to."

"Matty." I said with a sigh as I fell beside him on the couch. He kept his eyes on the television and I wrapped my arms around his.

"Don't be mean." I said into his shoulder and he mumbled something I didn't understand.

"Well, if you don't go I'm not going."

"Madelynn. Don't be like that." He said with a sigh.

"So were staying in? Ok. What are we going to do?" I asked laying back onto the couch propping my feet in his lap. He glared at me and I waited for a response.

"Go get bloody ready, dammit." He mumbled and I grinned widely and quickly sat up wrapping my arms around him.

"I love youuu." I said rocking him back and forth.

"Get off meh." He mumbled and I ignored him by kissing his cheek.

"Maddie!" he whined and I climbed off of him.

He glared at me, his hair now messy and I just gave him a smile.

"Go before I change my mind."

I nodded and skipped to my room happily.

"Madelynn! Get yeh skinny arse out of there!" I heard Oli yell and I rolled my eyes as I quickly finished and went into the living room.

"Dude. I'm done."

"Don't dude me yeh yank!" he said jokingly.

"Well lets go!"

"Fanks for talkin' Matty inta goin." Jona stated and Matty stifled a laugh, "she didn't she pulled the guilt card. She's quite good at it."

I wrapped my arms around Matty as we walked and he groaned, "see, then she tries ta be all sweet and cute and makes me wanna frow up."

"Yet yeh give in."

"Look at this face. Tell meh yeh would say no." He said grabbing my chin and showing Jona and Oliver.

"I can see tha dilemma." Jona said with a nod.

"Psh I'd say no." Oli said rolling his eyes.

"Reallah? Reallah Oli? Yeh bloody worse than Matty! Rememba when she broke her finger cause of yeh and yeh bloody freaked out because she was cryin' and wouldn't let anyone even touch her. Yeh babied her for a week!"

I laughed as the memories came back and Oli crossed his arms in defense.

"She was hurt." He mumbled.

"Oh so it was ok?"

He shot him a look and I couldn't help but laugh at the situation.

"Awe. I love Oli leave him alone." I said linking arms with him.

Right as we got to the parking lot Dan was walking towards the building. Luckily, alone this time.

Oliver slid his hand into mine and gave it a light squeeze.

"So you move in with Matty and are sleepin wif Oli now? Is this how this works?" he asked and honestly I didn't even want to fight. If anything I knew it was because he was hurt. But I mean, I was hurt too! If anything I had a right to say things like that. Not him.

"Hahaha. Yeah. If that was tha case at least she did it afta yeh broke up unlike yeh arse." Oli snapped back harshly.

"Reallah if yeh know what's good for yeh yeh will keep walkin." Matty said as we reached his car.

"I love how she can't even talk for herself."

"She doesn't need ta talk to a fuckin' prick like yeh! And if anyfing yeh should be fankin her cause she's tha only reason yeh face is still in tact!" Matty yelled.

"I can't believe you're being like this. As long as we've been friends and known each other."

"Don't. Don't yeh dare start. Yeh wrong here. Why would I be on yeh side?"

"Because I thought you were my mate!"

"Ok. So that means I should be like, oh Dan. I'm sorry yeh goin through this. It's not fair. Fuck no! Yeh cheated on her and in fact I consida meh and her betta mates than yeh and I. So yes, I am highly angry that yeh would do that to her. Drunk or not it's not an excuse. Unless yeh blacked out I find it hard ta believe that yeh didn't have some logic ta know right from wrong. So get out of my face and leave her alone."

I stood there my hand tightly into Oli's. Feeling awkward that I was witnessing this. Oliver held on to me, pulling me into his chest. Like that would protect me from this argument but I appreciated his effort.

"Fuck you Matt." Dan said calmly and Matt clinched his fist at his side, "Actually, yeh tha one who fucked that slag so technically fuck yeh."

Before I could even comprehend what was happening Dan punched Matty and I saw blood spill from his lip.

"Dan!" I said loudly not believing he just did that. Matty wiped his lip with the back of his hand before letting out a soft chuckle and we just stood stunned at the scene unfolding before us.

"Well, fair game I'd say." Matty stated.