matthew

“i’m a speed demon, what can i say?” she giggled as she continued to walk backwards. her dark brown eyes settled on his a bit skeptically, shrugging lightly. “well, it’s either this or a lame trust fall exercise. this seems like it’ll make or break it..” she murmured, jumping in surprise and flipping her head over her shoulder to dodge the alleged lamp post. “what?!” she said, worried but then noticed nothing was there. vi put one hand over her chest to calm her racing heart before giving matt a light shove. “you prankster!” she gasped with a laugh. “i appreciate the warning, it was getting close.”

the brunette’s grip loosened slightly around the male’s as she ran away from the tracks and towards the part of the street surrounded by lamp posts illuminating the sidewalk. “i don’t know, could be anywhere!” she joked, trying to catch her breath although she kept running, slowly beginning to stall her speed. she managed a swift, airy smile at the male, peering up at him as the petite photographer walked alongside him. “wow, you keep up pretty well,” she teased, feeling a little reckless as she decided to walk backwards, unsure of what was happening behind her. “let me know if i’m about to die or crash,” she said, still dragging their hands lightly.

vi couldn’t help but let out a few giggles, nonchalantly shrugging her shoulders. “well i dunno, you could be? i don’t know what you do in your spare time, you might just be an ax murderer,” the photographer cracked a joke. she took in the faded sunset and scooted back as well. “you know what they say when you see a creep?” the brunette asked before getting down. once they were both on the ground, she extended her hand and raised a brow before answering the question she had just asked. “to make a run for it!” she squealed before starting to take off, her hand in his.

Diesel smiled.

“I think they’re liking it,” he replied, “we live at Phoenix Lofts and I think almost everyone has offered to babysit for them. Before we moved, they had only ever lived in our studio loft, so I think they were a little scared at first-moving for the first time-but they love having their own room. Even if we all end up in mine in the middle of the night.”

she lightly grinned at him. her gaze flickering from the sunset back to him every couple of moments. “i like yours too, we’re a great pair already - we’ve got mutual opinions!” her dark eyes narrowed, feigning a laugh as she came off sarcastic. “me? oh yeah, i think you’re an axe murderer who will slice me to shreds,” vi joked, mirroring his nudge. “hm, no, it’s fine,” she paused to shrug. “i think it’ll be interesting to see what the night life around here is like.”

“you’re so easy to mess with, though. but okay, i’m sorry,” vi apologized with a chuckle. “i didn’t mean it, it still looks top-notch.” she placed her camera in her bag and leaned back to see the remains of the sunset, noting it was getting progressively darker.  “of course, anytime you want me to come along, i will. it’s definitely a peaceful place to be,” she grinned, shifting her side to his nudge. she arched a brow at his suggestion and chuckled. “yeah, we can head back home.. why, are you too scared to spend after-hours with little ol me?” she questioned with a playful grin.

“They do, these are my favourite-white roses.” Tyler smiled pointing at the ones by the entrance. “Oh I’ve always wanted to know how to play piano, I only know guitar.” he smiled and shrugged. “A little bit of everything but I might be more into the indie, pop area maybe? Definitely old school stuff too.” he chuckled. “Yeah it’s my dream job.”

“Yeah…I can’t believe they’re that old already,” Diesel replied, fondly.

“Yeah-we used to live in Montgomery when they were born. We’ve been here in Birmingham about a week.”

“Nah I’m joking, as you can see we have some flowers around because the previous girl was a florist and I asked her to leave the flowers. That’s how manly I am.” Tyler chuckled as he opened the door and walked in with him. “I’m into music too,you play?” he hummed and nodded. “A primary teacher, I just finished university and I’m ready to start teaching.”

rendering herself defenseless, she could only shrug and keep an innocent expression on her face though matt caught her red-handed. she glanced up at him as he asked questions about his hair, exaggerating her tone. “oh my god, it like, looks so bad,” she played along before raising a brow to show she wasn’t being serious. she wasn’t used to being called talented for her work, so she simply mustered a little shy smile and thanked him again. the brunette glanced around once more, taking in the abandoned area and how peaceful it was. “i can understand that, it seems like it’s a good place to get away without actually having to do a huge travel.”

vi chuckled lightly as matt teased her, shrugging innocently. “i have no idea what you’re talking about. i was laughing at a joke i remembered,” she said with a little half-smile. she glanced at the pictures he liked, nodding in agreement. “thank you! and your hair looks awesome.. every girl’s dream to have that much volume,” she joked before continuing, clearly getting excited about her passion for photography. “i tried to get both the sunset and you and the colors in the back came out better than i thought it would..” she admitted. “it looks like you’re in the notebook, thinking about your long lost lover, allie,” she said, pretending to look serious. “so what’s the real reason you come up here, hmm?” the petite girl asked with a wiggle of her eyebrows, being whimsical. .

“no reason,” viviana teased, cracking a grin. she couldn’t help but look over at the sunset, completely taken aback at the breathtaking view over the lake. she could feel a nudge on her side, eyes trailing over to matt as she looked up at him and then back down to her camera. “you break this, i’ll break you, okay?” she murmured and handed him her camera after powering it on. “hold on,” she said as she went to the menu option that showed all of the pictures from that day, obviously starting with the sunset. “if there’s something you don’t like, just delete it,” the brunette said with a chuckle. she lightly tipped her chin on his shoulder, peering down at the pictures as well. she occasionally looked over at the sunset, unable to peel her eyes away at the different shades.

“Well it’s just us in the apartment so we should have like manly decorations,let’s make it a man cave with beer and cars and girls” Tyler joked putting on a deeper voice. “That’s nice, I’m looking for a teaching career in America, see what I can do.” he smiled

viviana kept her grip strong as she helped him up onto the train, only pulling away when she knew he was stable to sit. she kept her eyes set on the sunset, managing a little grin at the male when they glanced at each other. “this is absolutely beautiful,” the brunette murmured. she tightly gripped her camera between her hands, leaning to the side ever-so-slightly as she snapped a few shots of the sun setting. she didn’t want to spend too much time taking pictures, wanting to watch it through her own eyes. glancing over to the male beside her, vi snapped a few shots while he wasn’t looking before chuckling to herself. she gazed back out at the sunset once more, sitting in comfortable silence.

vivanna laughed, her cheeks turning a light shade of red at the name he used for her. “such a gentleman,” she murmured before she reached forward to grip on a nearby handle as she stepped on top of the train with his help. “so much easier,” she nodded as she glanced around at the view, clearly at a loss for words as she saw the sun beginning to set in the horizon. “get up here, handsome. you can’t miss this…” she said as she extended a hand out to help him up with a light smile on her lips.

“i can’t wait to see it,” she said as she followed his lead, walking through the town and passing houses and different businesses as they got to a quieter part. it seemed serene compared to the hectic hustle. “well damn okay, dude. own that confidence,” vivana giggled at his comment. she pulled out her camera to take a quick picture of the abandoned tracks, then securely placed it in her bag again. she glanced at the train matt pointed at and nodded. “are you saying i am not capable of getting on a train by myself? hmm?” she taunted him with a laugh before moving closer so she could get on with his help, not wanting to fall or make a fool out of herself for once.

viviana kept her arms laced around his shoulders until they pulled away, stepping out of her apartment and locking the door behind them. “it’s okay, i don’t think i could have waited much longer to see you anyway, it was bound to happen,” she murmured. her dark eyes widened ever-so-slightly before he was pulling her down the hallways and through the lobby, her hand intertwined with his. “the sunset?” she asked, speeding up her steps to catch up with him before they were walking alongside each other. “are you kidding? i could never make fun of you for this. i live for sunsets. lead the way!” she gushed, giving matt’s hand a light squeeze. “no worries, my camera is all ready to take pictures of the view.. and you,” she teased with a wink as she suppressed her smile from becoming a wide grin.