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irl

the drunker and drunker kaia and chloe get, the more they take pictures with eachother and random girls, and the more they cling to matt and chris.

nick was off somewhere with nathan talking to josh richards and his girlfriend, and kaia had been avoiding using the bathroom for the past half hour, which she could no longer ignore.

her and matt were back to back, holding only one finger each, talking to two seperate groups of people.

she unlinked her finger from his and stumbled off, making her way upstairs. it took him a minute to notice, but when he turned around and could no longer see her, he immediately began darting around looking for her.

"kaia!" he shouted over the impossibly loud room.

she swore she heard someone call her name, but the alcohol convinced her to ignore it and continue upstairs anyway.

there were maybe 5 people up there, it was almost completely empty. she stumbled into the bathroom and locked the door behind her, looking at herself in the mirror.

she wanted to cry thinking about matt and how bad she treated him, and looking herself in the eyes made her realize she could never love anyone else.

she pushed away the urge to cry, and pulled her skirt and underwear down to sit on the toilet and pee.

she looked at her "i promise" tattoo on her knee and a single tear fell from her face and landed on it.

she wiped and pulled her skirt back up, flushing and walking over to the sink to wash her hands.

she managed to wash and dry her hands before completely collapsing to the ground next to the bathtub in tears.

"he's never gonna love me this much." she cried, curling up in a ball and the tears pooling on the floor beneath her.

matt, meanwhile, had searched everywhere he could downstairs and had began making his way upstairs.

"have you seen a brunette girl in a white shirt and a long skirt up here?" matt asked a small group of people at the top of the stairs.

"i don't know, man. i've been drinking a lot, i'm not paying attention." one of the men says.

"okay, thanks anyway." matt nods and walks down the hallway.

he opens every door that is unlocked, but they're all empty. he notices that someone is in the bathroom, and knocks on the door with no response.

he jiggles the handle and it startles kaia from inside.

"occupied." she sniffles through her tears.

"kaia? is that you?" he asks loud enough for her to hear him.

"go away, chris." she manages.

"it is you! kaia, it's matt. let me in." he keeps trying the handle with no luck.

"go away. leave me alone." she cries, curling into a tighter ball on the floor.

matt grabs a small metal piece attatched to his keychain and picks the lock on the bathroom.

he opens the door and sees kaia on the ground, and slaps a hand to cover his mouth, wanting to cry.

he closes the door behind him and re-locks it. he rushes to the ground next to her and puts her head in his lap, brushing the hair away from her wet eyes.

"what happened? why are you sad?" he frowns.

"you make me sad." she cries, holding onto the end of his jeans.

"kaia, why? did i do something wrong? whatever it was, i'm sorry." he asks, looking at her face as her tears stain his pants.

"i can't tell you, matt." she shakes her head.

"please, tell me. i will listen to you speak until the end of time." he tries to cheer her up.

"i just love you too much and i know you could never feel as strongly about me, looking at you makes my heart break." she sits up and wipes her tears, leaning on one arm and looking at his face.

he frowns and tucks her hair behind her ear, she shutters at the touch and closes her eyes as he lovingly holds the side of her face.

"how could you ever think that?" he shakes his head.

"my emotions are too strong, i'm too much for you." she looks at him.

"you're perfect for me. you're all i ever wanted and all i could ever ask for." he assures her.

she frowns, a tear falling down her chest.

"i'm sorry i said that, i drank a lot." she apologizes.

he leans against the bathtub and holds his arms out for a hug. she climbs into his lap and wraps her legs around his waist. she rests her head on his shoulder and fastens her arms under his, his arms tightly above her shoulders.

"i hate being without you." she whispers, tears beginning to soak his shirt.

he hugs her extra tight and kisses the top of her head.

"i'm in love with you, kai." he says back to her quietly.

she turns her head up to look at him, her cheek on his shoulder and his arms tightly around her.

"i love you, too." she nods and smiles.

he pecks a kiss to her forehead, and she untangles one arm to hold the side of his face. she runs her thumb along his cheek and pulls him into her.

she leans backward with him, kissing him as hard as she can without hurting him. his hands run up and down her back under the shirt, holding her lovingly as she leans back in his lap to kiss him more.

both of her hands move up to his face and eventually find their way tangled into his hair, neither of them taking a breath for air.

"i love you." he mumbles between kisses, his breathing becoming heavier and his lips hungrier like a ravenous animal.

she bites at his bottom lip to pull him in as he speaks, unable to get enough of eachother.

he removes his hands from under her shirt, moving them to her rear end to hold her up as he stands, carrying her to the bathroom counter.

he sets her down next to the sink and she again wraps her legs around his waist to pull him in closer as she reconnects their lips in another desperate kiss.

he peeks one eye open and watches her in the mirror on the wall behind her, loving how she is all over him.

she runs her nails along his bare back under his sweater, definitely leaving marks as she traces his back muscles with every movement he makes.

suddenly, they hear a loud bang on the door and both jump, seperating their squished together, swollen, red faces.

"matt? kaia? it's 11. we have to leave, like, right now." they hear nick speak.

"okay! we'll be out in a sec!" she shouts over the music she can still hear from upstairs.

"nathan, chloe, and chris are already in the car, i'm gonna go downstairs and wait with them. please hurry up." nick answers and they hear his footsteps stomp back downstairs.

they both laugh and she rests her forehead against his head, shaking it in embarrassment.

"whoops." matt shrugs and laughs.

"we should go." kaia looks at him, nothing but love and adoration in her eyes.

"okay." he nods.

he holds her face steady and pulls her into one last quick kiss before helping her down off the counter. they both fix themselves and kaia holds matt's hand as she drags him downstairs, through the crowds, and outside to the car.

she stumbles slightly, but matt holds her hand and makes sure she doesn't fall over as she climbs into the passenger's seat of the car, matt closes her door and walks around to his side.

he starts the car and heads straight for the airport, a blush still washed over his face. luckily, it was too dark outside for anyone other than kaia to notice.

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