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matt and kaia drive back to the school after they finish eating to pick up nick, chris, and chloe. the 5 of them hangout almost everyday without fail in some combination of the group.

"hey by the way, there's something i wanna talk to you about. later of course, not right now i'm not in a rush or anything." matt says, turning off the music and looking at kaia.

they haven't even had a conversation yet and his stomach is already doing backflips.

"okay matt, don't worry about it, you look anxious. i never want you to feel like that with me or any of us." kaia encourages him, putting a hand on the back of matt's head and playing with his hair as they wait for everyone.

kaia is a VERY affectionate girl. she loves cuddling, she loves hugging her friends, playing with their hair, invading their space, everything. her and chloe have been sleeping over at eachothers houses since before they could walk and even when there are two beds, the girls always choose to be close together.

kaia's childhood was complicated, but not really. her parents started fighting after kaia started highschool, they had one more kid to "fix their relationship" which innevitably destroyed it even more, they divorced after her dad hired a prostitute and her mom found out, and now kaia barely ever gets to see her little sister. maybe once every couple months. kaia's mom got full custody of her, and her dad got custody of her little sister.

she loves being able to see her little sister, willow. everytime they see eachother she comes running up and jumps into kaia's arms. she loves willow like her own kid.

her dad was never one to hit or be physically aggressive, but he would yell and berate her and her mother to tears. he was a very absent father from a young age, he didn't want the responsibilty of taking care of kids and being "tied down to one woman for the rest of his life" which is why he claims he had the right to cheat. ironic that he was the one to propose in the first place.

the love kaia never got from her father growing up is the reason she's so overly friendly now, why she shows so much affection to her friends, because she wants them to have what she didn't. she has so much love in her heart thanks to her mom and she shows it very well.

which is also another reason why matt cares for her so much. they bonded quickly and he met kaia long before her parents divorced, when they were still fighting everyday. she would sneak out the back door and run down the road to the triplets house and just hangout with them. marylou and jimmy are like her second parents. she especially loves jimmy because he truly is the best dad anyone could ask for and he's always treated her like another one of his kids, the daughter he never had and the father she never did.

kaia has a long history with her struggles of mental health because of her surroundings growing up, that's initially why her and matt got so close. they could recognize when the other was anxious, or having a bad week, or just feeling down. so they'd just spend time together until they both felt okay.

kaia being super friendly and affectionate may sound all good, but because she gives out love so easily, she is often taken advantage of. she's had several boyfriends throughout her highschool years, all ending in failure because once the men get what they want, they leave. and she's left to stew in her thoughts and feelings, which is where chloe and the triplets come in handy. they always make her feel better.

because of how many boyfriends she's had, she used to get bullied and called a "slut", a "whore", a "homie hopper", so many terrible things. all because she just wants to fall in love and find the right person to be with forever. she was the furthest thing from any of those names, but when a sweet girl bears all her love in a relationship and grows close to someone and they end up taking advantage of it, she feels like she has to give them what they want to make them stay.

matt has always done a great job of assuring her he will never leave, that they'll be friends forever and ever. to the outside view, it does look a bit odd that she cuddles her male friends, and plays with their hair, but she now has her absolute bestfriends in life that love her so much and she loves them, none of them care if people think it's weird.

"matt, when's the last time you used conditioner?" she asks, feeling a few knots in his hair as she runs her hands through it.

"ummm, i don't know, maybe a couple weeks ago? i just shampoo it, i have short hair, kai. i don't need to condition it." matt defends himself.

"matt tell me you're joking. you still need to condition your hair! don't you feel all the knots when i run my fingers through it?" kaia asks him.

"um, no. i don't. it just feels like you're scratching my head, i don't care if there's knots, your nails will get rid of them." he tries to justify himself.

"you are gonna wash and condition your hair when we get to my house. we can go swimming in the pool after we do your science work then you are gonna go shower and use my conditioner. it's strawberry, you'll like it." she insists.

"about that. i don't reeeeeallly want to do my science work anymore." he smiles and shrugs at her.

she rolls her eyes and picks up matt's phone again to play her games.

"what is taking them so long? the bell rang like 5 minutes ago." matt complains.

after about 2 more minutes of sitting in the parking lot and matt resting his head on kaia's shoulder watching her play sudoku, the group finally leaves the school and they see everyone walking towards the minivan.

"hey guys! how long have you been waiting for us?" chloe asks, getting into the backseat with chris, nick in the middle row.

"ugh, like an hour." kaia dramatically rolls her eyes.

"it has not been an hour. the bell rang no more than 10 minutes ago." nick chimes in.

"then what took so long, asshole?" matt turns around to face his brothers.

"okay, don't call me an asshole or i'll knock your bitch ass out. we were late because i did something nice for YOU, so maybe be a bit nicer and i'll tell you." nick slaps matt's shoulder.

"okay, fine. i'm sorry. what did you do?" matt asks nick in an ever so slightly nicer tone.

"james came up to us as we were leaving our classes and asked if we wanted to hangout, and because matt, for some reason, hates james, we all made up an elaborate lie to not hurt his feelings and leave without him." nick responds.

"awww, nick, that's actually so sweet of you!" matt smiles and sarcastically high-fives him.

"matt!" kaia slaps matt's arm.

he rolls his eyes at her and starts driving away.

"so if james asks either of you, we're all urgently helping kaia's mom cook a shit ton of food last minute for her mommy and me group tonight." chris laughs, putting an arm around chloe.

"my mom isn't in a mommy and me class? we barely even see willow, how is james gonna believe that? also you could've just told him no.

"yeah, that's why it's called a lie." chris re-states.

after arriving home (kaia's house) everyone piles out of the van and races inside to change into their swim clothes. the triplets all keep extra clothes and swimsuits in the guest bedroom, they practically live there part-time. same with chloe, she keeps her clothes in kaia's room.

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kaiawright first pic is him getting mad when i told him he needs to condition his hair. second is me being sexy and beautiful as always 🙄🤭

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matthewsturniolo did NOT need to expose me like that, and you're welcome for taking that pic>kaiawright sorry and THANK YOU>user i hate when cocky bitches call themselves pretty*user blocked by matthewsturniolo, chrissturniolo, nicolassturniolo, nathandoe, chloe.warner, 12 others*

chloe.warner it's a shame that cunt got blocked, MORE BEAUTIFUL SEXY KAIA FOR ME>matthewsturniolo share some>nicolassturniolo kaia is only for the girls and the gays. sorry matt>matthewsturniolo i literally took the pic???

user i love their friendship sm

chrissturniolo thats my man ❤>kaiawright i had him first>matthewsturniolo CHRIS??>chrissturniolo kaia i was literally in the womb with him. i had him first.>matthewsturniolo ladies, ladies, no need to fight over me. there's enough matt the munch to go around 😎🌹

chloe.warner matt needs to chill>user fr

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chloe.warner pool day before our 5-way movie date to conclude our last first day of highschool ever <3

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jamesprince wow, that food for your mom sure is getting cooked!>user who is this james guy>jamesprince someone who was not invited

matthewsturniolo HAHAHA>kaiawright MATTEW.

kaiawright chloe you look gorgeous>chrissturniolo aint that the truth>chloe.warner aw shucks ☺

user nah fr who tf is james>user apparently nobody important

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