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"You really don't say much, do you?" Matt leaned across the island in the center of the kitchen.
Juliet's hands had been rested on there too however, the moment his almost reached her own, she pulled them back. Matt watched on with a smile across his face as he hadn't expected much else.
"I just don't have much to say." Juliet responded, trying everything to avoid his eye contact.
The previous night this had been a huge task and now he was forcing her into it once again. For some reason he didn't seem to have any experiences of awkwardness or he just enjoyed making her feel that way.
"Okay how about we start with, tell me about yourself. Until yesterday, I had never seen you around."
"Brighton is a big place."
"Yeah..." Matt trailed off, knowing this was not going to be easy. "So tell me your story."
Shuffling on her seat before taking a sip of the drink Sophie had placed in front of her earlier, Juliet tried to stall giving into this conversation for as long as possible. She didn't know why she was even here, why she had agreed to come once again. Last night had been just as awkward and uncomfortable but for some reason she felt the need to come back.
"Um... I have a brother, I live with my mum and dad. I've lived in Brighton my whole life. I don't know what else to tell you!"
Matt couldn't help but smile, as he tried to force back his laughter. He didn't know what he had expected her to say but that wasn't it.
It was in that moment that Juliet began to panic. She could tell she was probably boring this guy to death and that was the last thing she wanted to do. Although this whole exchange between them had been beyond awkward, she didn't completely hate his company. She didn't want to give in to his charming ways but he wasn't all that bad to look at either.
"What about you? I bet your story is a whole lot more interesting than mine." Juliet exasperated, hoping to switch and save this conversation before it became a lost cause.
"I thought you already knew what I did?"
"Well... I mean, Isabella has said stuff about Jaxon but I don't really know the full details."
"You won't want to know them either, babe. Trust me."
Juliet watched as Matt leaned back up from the island before making his way around and pulling up one of the stalls beside her. Her eyes remained on him as she watched his calm and cool nature and it was in that moment she wished she was more like that.
This guy didn't know her. He had only met her last night however, he was already acting as though he was as comfortable as he would be around his own friends. Juliet on the other hand was just consumed with nerves and was mentally battling with herself in case she said the wrong thing.
"I wanna know."
Juliet's words were spoke in almost a whisper. She wasn't sure if she should have said it out loud as she was afraid of his reaction.
"Really?" Matt asked with a sigh before earning a nodding head from Juliet, causing that smile to form across his face again.
It was very rare to meet girls that asked him about himself anymore. Most of those he met now just wanted one thing before rushing off to tell the story.
"Well maybe that can be a story for another day." Matt mumbled as he ran his hand down the length of Juliet's hand before connecting his hand with hers. "But for now, I'm going to make sure you have a good night!"
Matt noticed Juliet's body completely freeze at his words and it wasn't until she began tugging her hand out of his, that it hit him what was wrong.
"No, not like that. I just mean, what good is it sitting in here all night when there is good music and a room full of people out there?"
Relief finally filled Juliet at his words and she couldn't help but catch the contagious smile that was across his lips. Placing her hand back into his, Juliet allowed Matt to guide her out of the room and back into the crowds.
As they made their way into the center of everyone, it was then Juliet spotted Sophie in the distance. She glimpsed over at her with a huge grin on her face followed by a small wave. She looked like a proud mum and Juliet couldn't help but think that Sophie's eagerness for her to come tonight had been for this exact reason.
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