A Kiss To Change It All (Part 3) - Montgomery de la Cruz
Pairing: Montgomery x Reader; Jeff x best friend!Reader
Warning: Fluff; Brief mention of abuse
Word count: 1055 words.
It was Friday night. A shit ton of things happened in the last few weeks of school and because it was nothing good, Jeff decided to take you out for a movie night at Crestmont’s. You were finishing your hair when you heard a knock on your bedroom door. “Yeah?”
“May I, my lady?” Jeff asked peaking his head in your room.
“Come in handsome. I am almost done.” You smiled at him and went back to straightening the rest of your hair. He sat on the edge of your bed and watched you do. It remained silent until you broke it. “Why does shit happen to good people?”
“You talking about Hannah, uh?”
“Damn it, Jeff, have you seen all that happened to her lately? She asked for none of this.” You turned to face him, waving your iron as you talked. “She doesn’t even dare to sit with us anymore.”
“Hey, hey.” Jeff kneeled in front of you. “Sweetheart, why are you so mad about this?”
“Because I freaking warned her and she didn’t listen to me. That’s why.” You nearly growled.
“Would you put this iron down before you burn yourself?” You did. “Listen to me, I want you to stop blaming yourself and to forget about this for tonight, would you?” You nodded and planted a warm kiss on his forehead. “Let’s go. We have one hell of a night ahead of us.” He took your hand and dragged you behind him out of your room and downstairs.
“I am staying at Jeff’s. I’ll see ya tomorrow. I love you.” You managed to tell your parents before you got in Jeff’s car. He drove up to Crestmont’s. The moment you were out of the car, you spotted Hannah and Clay at the snack counter. Jeff got your tickets for “La La Land” because you freaking loved Ryan Gosling and you beamed about the movie until he gave up and agreed to watch it. “Hey, Hannah.” You greeted her when you reached the counter.
“Hey.” She said in a low voice. “What can I get you?” That was it. You could feel how broken and mentally damaged she was by just hearing her voice. You ordered for both you and Jeff while he was chatting with Clay. You didn’t dare to ask her how she was doing nor if she wanted to talk to anyone.
“Movie is gonna start soon, sweetheart, let’s go.” He wrapped his arm around your waist and pulled you away. “Clay is gonna ask her out if that could make you feel better.” He whispered to you. You just shot him a soft smile and mouthed ‘Thank you’ before you started looking for a good spot. Throughout the whole movie, you were there, resting your head on his shoulder, him holding his hand in his. It was no doubt people would mistake you for a couple. After the movie, you crashed at his place. He got you two pizza and drinks with his parents out of town, you had the whole place to yourself. You made your way to his bedroom and got yourself in more comfortable clothes which meant one of his t-shirts. When you went back to the living room, he was already seated on the couch. “A zero percent alcohol for my girl.” He said handing you a cold bottle of beer.
“Thank you handsome.” You kissed his cheek. “I am so lucky to have you.” You grinned.
“I am the lucky one here. I have the most beautiful girl as my best friend and potential future wife.” His smile. Oh, that million-dollar smile.
“Imagine people calling Mrs. Atkins for a second… Yup, it sounds right.” You looked at each other and burst out in uncontrolled laughter until you both couldn’t breathe anymore. It was the way you spent most of your nights together. You would chat, laugh, and cuddle. You were more likely to fall asleep in his arms. Well that night when you were about to finally head to bed, the doorbell rang. “You expecting someone this late?” You asked. He shook his head and went to open it. It was Montgomery.
“Man, I am sorry to come this late but…” He couldn’t see you but you could hear him talking to Jeff. You silently made your way to Jeff’s bedroom, not wanting him to see you half-naked in your best friend’s t-shirt. Minutes later, Jeff entered the room and you just questioned him with a simple look.
“He got into a fight with his father, he needed a place to crash in for the night since Bryce is out of town.” You frowned. You never knew Montgomery had issues with his father. “He is sleeping on the couch and he will leave before we even wake up, sweetheart.”
“Is it the first time?”
“The first time what?” He asked as he took off his t-shirt.
“That shit happens in his house.”
“No. It’s been like this for a long time. He never talks about it.” You listened to him as he got changed and made his way to the bed next to you. The whole thing caught you off guard, you would have never thought that Montgomery de la Cruz had issues with his father, that made him not only fight with him but leave his house in the middle of the night, seeking a place to stay in until the next day. Jeff pulled you against his chest and turned off the lights. “Forget about him.”
“What?”
“Forget about Montgomery. I know you’re overthinking right now and you shouldn’t.”
“Why do you know me so well?” You asked in an amused tone looking up at him but you could only see his shadow.
“First, because we’ve known each since like what? forever? The second thing is you always zone out when you think of something and I am pretty sure you didn’t notice the moment I got in bed. Third thing, you have this way of frowning…” He ran his index finger on your eyebrows. “You always do this when you start thinking about something.” You chuckled silently. Again, you didn’t want Montgomery to hear you and even acknowledge your presence under the same roof.
“You have a point here, Atkins.” You admitted. Slowly you drifted to sleep, focusing on Jeff’s heartbeat.
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