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Bethany holding out from speaking to Mateo was growing to be difficult, that was something that was wearing a thin line on Bethany, realizing that as of late. She was just so angry with him, frustrated even, that something like her confessing her feelings for him would make them be thrown for a loop. With him ignoring her for a week, she grew petty and ignored him for double that time, up until she walked into her tiny single in the corner of the ZBZ house filled with her favorite flowers. She couldn't not talk to him after that, or else she would just simply be cruel. Checking the time, ruling out his classes and that he wasn't at work or KT, Bethany eventually made her way toward the culinary building on campus and squeezed her way through the one door near the back that was slightly and discretely propped open, heading inside to find the kitchen Mateo took up. Spotting a dim light from one of them down the hall, the brunette moved to round the corner of the threshold and slip inside, holding one of the flowers up she brought along with her. "You gotta quit going overboard."

Mateo knew he was an idiot and that Bethany had every right to ignore him. But he also was stressed out from the fact that the one person he wanted to be around was mad at him, which was what drove him to the culinary department's amazing kitchen. Baking was always a good stress reliever but he couldn't do that at the frat house, not with all the guys around. And not really because he worried about what they'd say but more worried they'd try to dip their fingers into the batter and cause him to be more stressed. He was in full swing when he was interrupted, but it was definitely a good one. Or, at least he hoped it would be. He stood there for a moment, just looking up at her with a dopey grin on his face. It was the heat from the pan seeping through the oven mitt that got him to get out of his own mind. "Why's that?" He asked, setting the pan down.

Bethany looked over that dopey grin and let out a sigh in response, knowing that typically, that was a smile she loved to see. "Because over a dozen bundles of flowers has got to be expensive, Mateo." She stated, moving up to lay the flower down on the counter.

Mateo studied her for a moment, trying to determine if this visit from her would be a good or a bad one. Honestly, he was having trouble telling, especially with her words and her setting the flower down. He shrugged up his shoulders at her, looking down at the flower for a moment before back up at her. "Maybe but...it got your attention, right?"

Bethany sighed through her nose and pushed her hair back from her eyes afterwards. "You could say that," She said after a moment or so, before piping back up. "Thank you for them. They're beautiful and very thoughtful."

Mateo definitely felt like he was on egg shells at the moment and was trying his best to keep all of his attention on her until he knew where they stood. "Anything for my girl," he said, a wide smile moving into place. "Assuming my girl is still my girl and isn't here to tell me that she's still mad at me and going to continue to ignore me..."

Bethany stepped around the corner of the counter so she was now nearing in front of him, lips pressed together. "I'm here, aren't I? I don't think that's ignoring you." She said and slowly reached out for his hands.

Mateo "True but that doesn't mean you're not still mad," he pointed out. When he saw her hands moving toward his, he quickly took the oven mitts he had on off and reached out to her as well, a smile still on his face. "Please tell me we're good now because I really miss you."

Bethany "True," She commented after his words and smiled a bit at his tugging off the mits, tilting her head back the slightest bit to face him. "We're okay."

Mateo let out a sigh of relief when she said they were okay. "Oh, thank God," he breathed out, quickly tugging her closer to him. Once she was close enough, he pressed his lips against hers, not able to stop himself. It had been too long since he was able to kiss her and he wasn't going to waste another second not doing it.

Bethany naturally moved her hand up his neck to his jaw when she returned the kiss, which was done rather easily. She did miss him, and the new found feelings she had for him just reminded her of their time apart. "I'm sorry I was stubborn," She murmured after a moment, breaking away from the kiss. "It's genetic."

Mateo was happy that she was kissing him back and not pushing him away or slapping him, which he wouldn't completely be surprised if she did. Just because she wasn't mad or ignoring him didn't mean everything was perfectly fine. "It's ok," he breathed out, pulling away slightly. "I love your stubborn ass so..." He trailed off, grinning all over again. "Wish I'd know we were made up before I made you like...a hundred cupcakes though..." He added, motioning all around them.

Bethany creased her brows together a bit at the little word of 'love' though did her best not to play into it, kissing on his lips then pulling back away from him. "You made a hundred cupcakes? Jesus, Mateo," She laughed and glanced down at the counter. "It's a good thing your friends have big apetites."

Mateo smiled through the kissing, happy that things seemed to be getting back to normal. "I know, I'm sorry. I stress bake. It's totally lame," he sighed, looking around at the mess he made and then back at her, letting out a little laugh. "They're monsters. I wouldn't even need to frost these and they'd still devour them."

Bethany "You stress bake?" Bethany laughed a little and moved forward so she could wind her arms around his torso, just wanting to be close to him for the time being. "Well, they're also boys with large appetites for sweets and beer. You can't blame them."

Mateo gave her a little look as she laughed. He had revealed another secret to her without thinking too much about it, something he did a little more than he would have liked. Usually he was really good at not telling people things about himself but Bethany knew most of what he hid from others at this point. "You laughing at me?" He asked, raising an eyebrow at her. "What are you, Wendy Darling and they're your Lost Boys?"

Bethany "Yes, I am. It's not bad though, it's kinda cute actually." Bethany said and moved her thumb over the skin on his neck, before leaning forward and giving him another kiss. "Is that a bad thing? We bonded, it's a thing."

Mateo gave her a slight pout before smiling again. He leaned in closer to her as she kissed him, his arms moving to wrap tighter around her waist. "No, it's cute," he laughed. "But don't spoil them too much. Gotta keep the boys in line," he joked. "And as First Lady of KT, you don't want them taking advantage of you."

Bethany moved her pointer finger down to his puckered lips and tapped lightly, laughing once again. "It is cute, you're right," She admitted and pressed up closer to him, her other hand lightly gripping the back of his shirt. "Since when do the KT boys ever stay in line?" She said, giving him a little look at that. They were just that, KT's, who had nap times and beer brought to them by pledges for breakfast. "They don't take advantage of me, trust me. It's like they're all my pledges."

Mateo began to smirk as she gripped at his shirt, turning her around carefully to press her up against the counter. "Sometimes we can be good," he defended, a little halfheartedly. "Is that so? Well, maybe instead of the First Lady of KT, we should refer to you as the Queen?"

Bethany let him move her where he wanted and leaned up against the edge of the counter, smiling wider. "Key word is sometimes. Very, very rarely," She added on and moved her hands to playfully act as if she was adjusting a tiara on her head. "Just get me a crown and you all can start with the nickname."

Mateo "Alright, you're right. But clearly you like it," he pointed out. He watched her, laughing at her antics. "You're a dork," he teased, leaning in to press his lips against hers for another kiss. "I've missed this."

Bethany "It grows on you. Granted that isn't the only thing that grows in that house... but still, it does." She murmured and grinned back at him when he laughed at her, leaning up to kiss him again. "I missed you."

Mateo scrunched his nose up before laughing at her comment. He could probably spend the entire night just standing there kissing her but he didn't want to get too carried away. Pulling back slowly, he took a step away from her. "You wanna help me finish these up?"

Bethany twisted around to face the counter when he pulled himself away to eye what was laid out before her, her brow arching slightly. "I might not be as crafty as you with these but I'll try, sure."

Mateo moved back toward the counter as she agreed to help, holding his hands over the cupcakes he had taken out of the oven when she first arrived. "I can teach you some tricks," he offered, grabbing the mitts again to move the still warm cupcakes out of the way. "What techniques do you already know?"

Bethany creased her brows together when he mentioned techniques, not even realizing there were any when it came to just icing a dessert. "Um, scoop a good amount onto a butter knife and just... spread it on top?"

Mateo thought she was joking at first, letting out a laugh at her answer. But when he realized she wasn't laughing too, he started to think she was being serious. "No...really though...is...is that...is that what you do?"

Bethany "Yes?" She gave him a little look when he was laughing which eventually got her doing as well, holding her hands up in defense. "I don't go to some fancy culinary school! I wouldn't know what else to do."

Mateo scoffed at her and her weak defense. "No excuse," he said, moving around her to grab the piping bags he had filled earlier before she got there. "Alright, you might not be in culinary but your boyfriend is so you're gonna learn how to do something a little nicer than scooping a good amount onto a butter knife and just spread it on top," he teased, passing one of the bags over to her.

Bethany watched him move around the kitchen and hand her the icing bag, shaking her head in amusement. "Well, it's a good thing I'm not then," She joked before she held up the icing. "What do I do with it?"

Mateo grabbed a couple of cupcakes, setting one in front of her and then one in front of him. "Alright, it's really easy. You're going to hold the bag upright, , center the tip in the middle of the cupcake," he began, demoing what to do as he spoke. "Gently squeeze the top to get the icing through the tip and carefully swirl it around, keeping close to where you've already iced all the way until you reach the outside of the cupcake and then pull down to cut if off," he continued, finishing off the cupcake and then holding it up to show her. "That way, you get this nice little rose looking top," he showed her. "You try."

Bethany purses her lips together when he went on to explain and show examples of what to do, which seemed simple enough, but she knew she was never really steady with her hands. With the icing on one hand, Bethany squeezed a little out onto her finger to take a lick, before she eyed his cupcake and moved her hand to push his own up so the cupcake bumped up into his chin. "Oh yeah. That's a gorgeous rose."

Mateo didn't completely know what she was going to do until after it was done. He pursed his lips and set the now ruined cupcake down on the counter and wiped at the icing on his jaw. "Don't be a brat before you even try," he said, reaching out to smear the icing onto her face. "C'mon, babe...I believe in you and your buttercream skills."

Bethany bit down on her tongue to keep from grinning too much before she leaned away when he wiped it on her too, licking what she could off before cleaning it off her cheek. "Fine, fine," She breathed out and nudged his arm to get him to step aside, moving to grab her icing and try to mimick what he had done before.

Mateo couldn't help but laugh, even if she was being a little devious at the moment. He stepped back as she nudged him, giving her space to do her thing. He kept his eyes on her hands, making sure she was doing it right, which she wasn't totally but it was fine. He wasn't going to boss her around too much when it came to this.

Bethany made a little face when her hands got shaky and let the icing move out of place, which only made her frustrated and attempt to fix it, only making it worse. "See! This is why ZBZ has our hasher bake all our stuff. We don't bake, or more specifically, I don't bake."

Mateo bit down on his bottom lip, not wanting to laugh and make her even more discouraged. "No, no...everyone messes up at first," he assured her. He grabbed a new cupcake and set it down in front of her before moving behind her. "Just...keep steady," he whispered, gently placing his hand on top of hers to direct it over the cupcake and then giving it a light squeeze. "Steady," he repeated.

Bethany scrunched her nose up and stared down at the fresh cupcake, letting his hands direct her own where they needed to go. "You sound like my dad at softball practice," She muttered, even laughing some.

Mateo let her hand go the moment she compared him to get dad, taking a step back. "You just totally ruined it," he pointed out to her, shaking his head. "You shouldn't compare the guy you're totally going to have sex with later tonight to your dad."

Bethany rolled her eyes playfully and set the icing down to face him this time. "My dad is awesome, you should be flattered." She joked before she took another lick from her finger of the frosting. "But, while I love my dad..." she murmured and bit her lip, stepping up toward him. "I love you too, even if that makes you uncomfortable."

Mateo shook his head quickly at her. "Your dad might be awesome but still shouldn't bring him up like that," he insisted. A smile grew on his face when she told him she loved him, though it faltered slightly at what followed. "Right...about that...you wouldn't let me talk to you so clearly I forgot..."

Bethany "Noted," She said and moved to cover his face with her hand playfully, before turning to find a seat near one of the stools by the counter. "Forgot about what?" She asked, swallowing thickly and speaking as cooley as possible. She came full circle, yes, but that didn't mean she still wasn't nervous about it.

Mateo watched her as she moved to take a seat, going back to piping the cupcakes himself since it didn't seem like she was interested in his kind of decorating. "Well, you know, during my week of...ignoring you, I had a lot of time to think about things and I've been wanting to tell you these things but as you know, you refused to talk to me until tonight," he explained, purposely drawing it out. "And, you know...you loving me, that's...really cool. More than cool," he continued, setting the bag back down. "I've never had someone love me in the way you do. And it scared me, which is why I was a jackass. But now, it doesn't. And I realized something else too."

Bethany pulled her feet up to rest on the bar below the stool she had and watched him idly, especially as he drug everything out, which he had a natural habit for. "Did you change your major over the ignoring process to philosophy? You've had a lot of realizations," She breathed out, a little nervously as her hands curled around her knees.

Mateo paused to give her a little look at her teasing. "Ha, ha. No. I'm not Mitchell," he joked, totally not sorry about making fun of his fellow KT in that moment. He grabbed the cupcake he just finished and moved around the counter to be closer to her, setting the cupcake down in front of her. "What I realized, and this is very important so you gotta pay attention, is..." He paused, reaching out to take her hands. "I love you, Bethany."

Bethany felt a half smile perk up on her lips at his little jab at his friend, which still held a ton of truth behind it. Bethany strained her eyes quickly in on him as he moved around and down toward the cupcake he set down, then to his hands then his face, feeling her cheekbones grow hot. "Look, if you're just saying it to say it and make us good again you really don't have to, Matt. Seriously. I get it."

Mateo 's eyes widened when she seemed to think he was just saying it to say it. "No, no. I...I wouldn't do that. I'd rather us be broken up or still not talking to each other then me lying to you about how I feel," he assured her. "Bethany, I love you. I really do. I've never felt this way about anyone, ever. I, you're my first girlfriend, you know. I always kept other girls at arm's length, never wanting a real relationship. But you, God...you've done nothing but make me want more. And I really, truly love you."

Bethany inhaled a sharp breath through her nose as he spoke, feeling the nerves churn around in her stomach and her fingers pressing into her palms. It was all she really wanted to hear, she just never pictured it actually happening. Taking those few weeks to come to the conclusion it was how it was just going to be, it was... taking her by surprise. Though despite that, a little smile slowly creeped up over her lips and she used his hands to tug him toward toward her, between her legs. "Or maybe you just switched to my major, because you have a way with words." She murmured, quickly pulling him down to kiss him again, just deeper and harder this time.

Mateo was hoping she wasn't going to keep fighting him on this and just trust what he was saying was true. He would understand if she didn't, of course. But he still hoped she did since it was. When he saw the smile creeping up on her face, he started to smile himself, pretty sure this was a good thing. He laughed at her words before kissing her back, quickly pushing himself as closely as he could to her, deepening the kiss even further, not caring about getting carried away anymore.

Bethany used the grip she had to pull him down closer until her arms snaked their way around his shoulders and neck, enjoying the deeper kiss until her lungs burned for air. Pulling back from the kiss, she took that breath before pecking his lips multiple times in a row. "Good job."

Mateo smirked lightly as she pecked against his lips. "See, if you weren't so damn stubborn, I could have told you all of that weeks ago," he teased before kissing her once more.

Bethany "Mm, maybe but you knew I was stubborn long before that." She countered and pulled back playfully when he went to kiss her again, grinning at him.

Mateo quirked up an eyebrow at her when she pulled back away from him and his kiss. "Are you being stubborn now?" He asked, slowly moving in closer to her to see what she'd do.

Bethany "No, I'm not be stubborn." She said with another laugh passing through her lips, watching him as he moved in closer. "I'm just really, really happy."

Mateo didn't totally believe her when she said she wasn't being stubborn but he wasn't going to argue with her on it. "Good. I'm really, really happy that you're really, really happy," he said, quickly going in for a small kiss before she could pull back again.

Bethany laughed as he stole another kiss, letting him this time. "You should be, I'm pretty awesome. Even your brothers think so." She murmured, almost as an after thought, before she glanced down at the cupcakes on the table. "Wanna take my method and smear the rest of the icing over the top so we can get out of here?"

Mateo rolled his eyes playfully when she complimented herself and used his brothers as proof. She wasn't wrong though. He sighed heavily when she suggested her sloppy icing technique. "Killing me, babe. But...fine, let's do it."

Bethany grinned even brighter when he agreed with her, standing up from the stool though nearing in closer to him when she did so. "I'm sure you'll survive, I mean, especially when we get back to the KT house..."

Mateo moved his arms around her, resting his hands on her ass once she had stood up. "Oh yea? And what are we going to do once we get back there?" He asked, playing dumb.

Bethany moved her arms around his neck and arched her eyebrows, trying to mess with him for the time being before she gave up. "Sex."

Mateo let out a breathy laugh when she just laid it right out there, not even really trying to tease him about it. "Is that the real reason you decided to stop ignoring me? Got too horny to keep it up?"

Bethany "Funny but no, I can take care of myself if I really was dying that bad." She laughed and gently poked his chest.

Mateo pursed his lips and leaned in closer to her, pressing a kiss against her neck. "You really think you could make yourself feel as good as I do?"

Bethany naturally tilted her head as he did so and let out a little hum, her eyes closing. "No, not exactly but it manages when a girl is in dire need. Which, by the way, I wasn't."

Mateo gave her a small pout when she kept up with the whole taking care of herself thing. "Trust me, baby, it won't be as good now that you've had me," he whispered, playfully biting her neck before pulling away so they could get the cupcakes done and get back to KT faster.

Bethany shivered and let out a little squeak at the bite to her neck, pushing at his chest playfully. "You're so bad," she breathed out with a little laugh and shook her head at him, moving to collect the cupcakes again.

Mateo smirked over at her. "Yea, maybe but...you love it," he pointed out to her, opening up a drawer to pull out a couple of icing spatulas, passing one over to her. "So, you really wanna give all of these to the KT brothers?"

Bethany "Maybe I do. So what?" She joked and scrunched her nose as she teased him, taking the spatula and poking his side before getting to work. "Yeah. They're growing boys!"

Mateo "Nothing, just pointing out the fact that you totally love it," he teased. Mateo might be putting the icing on in what was an unusual way by his standards but he'd be damned if he didn't make sure they looked nice while doing it. "Kappa Tau's House Mother, ladies and gentlemen," he said to literally no one.

Bethany "You just like reminding yourself of that, huh?" She joked with her nose scrunched and her tongue poked out at him as she globbed some frosting on one and then another. "Yeah, well, like I said... they grow on you, especially when you're there a lot."

Mateo "Maybe I do. Got a problem with that?" She was moving a lot faster than he was with the cupcakes and started trying to speed up a little since she seemed eager to get done. "You are there a lot. More than me, it feels."

Bethany "No," she joked back with him as she set her finished cupcakes back down in the box and continued moving over her other ones, glancing up at him. "You're also a senior and more busy than I am."

Mateo "That's true. Being a senior is kind of lame. Everyone keeps asking about next steps and that's so boring. I just want to party, you know?" He really was nervous about graduation. Not just about his own personal future but the future of his relationship with Bethany. But he was trying not to dwell too mcuh on that. "Plus, I'm being stalked..."

Bethany "And I'm guessing you don't ever want to talk about those steps? You already party whether people ask you those or not, Matt." She laughed softly under her breath and wiped some extra icing off the cupcake where she obviously made a mess, closing a box that was beginning to get full. "You're being stalked...?"

Mateo scrunched up his nose slightly and shook his head. "Not really, no. Unless you're going to force me to," he answered. "Ok, yes but it's different. Everything is final now so it's like, you gotta go bigger than ever to make the fun-ness last, you know?" He slowly finished up the first batch of cupcakes he was working on, cleaning up the edges to make them look nice. "Yea. I mean, I brought it onto myself, gave too much detail about my life. But it's still annoying, you know?"

Bethany "No, no, I'm not going to force you to do anything you don't want to do... ever." she added on after a moment with her lips pressed together, twisting her torso to face him a bit more. "You guys say that every year, and top it each time. I'm sure you will top it again this coming weekend." She laughed out softly, glancing down on toward the cupcakes he did compared to her own, which oddly enough, still looked way better than her own. "Wait... what are you talking about?"

Mateo "Thanks," he said in a sincere tone. He did appreciate that Bethany didn't try to force things on him, unlike a lot of other people he saw in relationships. "When our rep is great parties, it's the only thing we worry about," he defended. They did say it every year though, she wasn't wrong there. He clicked his tongue when she questioned him, taking a moment to think. "My mom is in town..."

Bethany leaned up and kissed his cheek, her eyes rolling afterwards. "You guys are dorks, I'm sure you'll throw the biggest, baddest party ever that is ZBZ's will say we won't ever attend but end up there anyway." She made a small face when he paused and eventually answered, her brows arching. "Your mom is in town and stalking you? That's crazy."

Mateo "Thank you for having such faith in us, babe," he teased, though he did actually mean it. This was why she was the Queen of KT. "I know! She doesn't get the hint that what I wrote to her in my letter was to get closure, not an open invitation to be involved in my life again. She wants to hang out and meet you and my frat brothers. It's so annoying."

Bethany "Yeah yeah, you're welcome." Bethany laughed and wiggles her fingers into his side, though dropped them back down to her side. "Wait wait, you wrote her a letter? Oh, Matt..." she murmured after a soft sigh and moved in closer, touching his arm. "Did you tell her this?"

Mateo sighed and put the spatula down, turning more toward Bethany. "Yea, Ol...a friend of mine, her mom left her too. And she told me that writing a letter made her feel better about the abandonment. And I knew I wanted something more with you but I was freaking out because of the issues my mom caused so my friend suggested I try the letter thing and I did and then she showed up, then you said you loved me and it spooked me and then she decided she was gonna stick around and yea, I told her that I didn't want her in my life but she doesn't seem to care."

Bethany pushed her lips together as he went on to explain, already feeling bad about it all. Especially since for the most part, she ignored him during a lot of that. "Jesus," She sighed through her nose and turned more toward him, placing her hand down on his shoulder. "I'm so sorry."

Mateo let a small smile reach his lips as his hands moved to her waist, pulling her in closer to him. "Thanks," he breathed out, leaning in to press his lips against her forehead. "You don't gotta meet her, by the way," he added as an after thought, pulling away. "She wants to meet you but I've already told her no. So, yea...in case you were thinking that meeting her was gonna happen, you don't gotta worry about that..."

Bethany stepped closer after the initial tug and slowly wound her arms around his neck, leaning up to kiss his nose. "I'll only meet her if you want me to, or if you want me to be there with you." She murmured.

Mateo 's smile grew at Bethany and the support she provided him. He was really lucky to not only have met her but to somehow get her to fall in love with him. "You know, I think we've iced enough of these cupcakes..."

Bethany moved her hands up his back when she came up closer and let a smile spread through her lips. "Yeah, I'm sure twenty will make the cut. Just stick a tub of frosting in the box and they'll go crazy."

Mateo "You always have such great ideas. First the scooping a glob of icing on top and now this," he teased, slightly. He stole a quick kiss from her before pulling away to clean up a little, not wanting to leave the kitchen a complete mess. "So, how fast you planning on getting me naked once we're in my room?" He asked to tease her.

Bethany "It's why I'm gonna be the best teacher ever, always able to resolve conflicts," She breathed out with a soft laugh and scrunched her nose before stealing another kiss, before turning to help him clean up. "Can't tell you. I don't want to inflate your ego.”

Mateo "You're also gonna be the hottest teacher ever, with that great ass of yours," he added, slapping her playfully on her behind. He finished putting the unfrosted cupcakes into the box, along with the leftover frosting before loading up the dishwasher, smirking over at her. "Sounds like the real answer is 'as soon as the door closes'," he teased.

Bethany jumped slightly at the slap but only because it surprised her, lips curled up in a bigger smile at that. "I'm going to be teaching middle school boys and girls so let's hope they aren't eyeing my ass or something," She said, and pulled the boxes up into her arms. "Don't get cocky because you might out luck yourself."

Mateo "Oh, they definitely will be. Especially the boys...and the girls questioning their sexuality," he pointed out to her, kind of teasing though also not. He scoff at her warning, not taking it seriously. "You saying you might not sleep with me if I get cocky? Because I kind of don't see that happening."

Bethany gave him a little look and turned so she could gently prod her fingers into his side. "You weirdo," Bethany laughed before winding her arm around his waist, scooting in closer. "Yes, possibly. I've held out before."

Mateo pursed his lips slightly before shaking his head at her. "I don't think you've ever held out. Not with me," he teased, knowing he might actually get her to attempt to hold out on him. But he wasn't actually that worried about it.

Bethany "I've never really had a reason too because you've never given me one. Are you going to give me one?" She asked, a little laugh pulling from her lips as she moved up to his side, poking his arm.

Mateo sucked in his bottom lip, thinking of something smart to say back to her. Though he actually didn't want to do anything to ruin his chances. It had been a little too long for his liking. "What kind of reasons would there be?"

Bethany "I don't know... you being an ass, put your foot in your mouth, those types." She said and shrugged her shoulders, squeezing his arm.

Mateo "You just described my entire personality," he joked, though sighing like he was serious. "Alright, I just won't talk all the way back to Kappa. Maybe that'll keep me out of trouble," he added, grabbing the boxes that had the cupcakes loaded up in them. "You ready to go, Princess Face?"

Bethany smirked a little. "Smart man," She murmured, before she turned and made sure he actually had everything handled before taking the free hand. "Yeah, I'm ready. Be sure to lock up and don't leave a trace of you breaking in."

Mateo winked over at her when she called him smart, though he knew she was being a little, smart ass. "Don't worry about any of that. They'll never know it was me. Also, I didn't break anything to get into here so didn't technically break in."

Bethany "Babe, I don't think it works like that." She chuckled softly and shook her head. "But, you probably shouldn't keep the door unlocked. It was way too easy to find you."

Mateo groaned when she insisted on him locking up. "Alright, I'll cover my tracks," he sighed, moving to set the box down so he could make sure everything was ok in the classroom and then locking the door. "Does that make you feel better?"

Bethany turned a bit more toward him when he moved and when he came back to her, she grabbed his shoulders and pressed him against the threshold, leaning up to kiss him hard for a matter of a few seconds. "Mhm," She breathed out as she pulled back, then turned to grab the box and move down the hall.

Mateo was not expecting anything like this from Bethany but he was definitely into it, kissing her back without any hesitation. "You're such a tease," she groaned once she pulled back, quickly following after her. "You should push me against things more often."

Bethany held the cupcakes with the same smirk on her face that she had before, swaying her hips as she walked. "I know," She murmured and glanced back at him. "Oh? You'd like that?"

Mateo "You being all sexy and rough? Uh, yea...I would like that," he answered, not having any chill left to tease or play around. "Maybe when we get back to the room you can boss me around a little?"

Bethany "Does it really count if you're asking me to boss you around?" Bethany chuckled as she walked beside him, a little amused now. "You really missed me, huh?"

Mateo thought about it for a little longer than what was probably needed. "Mm, yes. Because I'm not telling you what to tell me to do. Just giving you the option to be the boss. And of course I missed you. And not just the sex part."

Bethany was already having a blast at the wedding. It was already in full swing and everyone was around mingling with the people who have left Greek row back a month ago. Eventually, Bethany excused herself from a group of girls who were giggling by the snack table and she snuck on over behind Mateo's chair while Willa and Landon were dancing. "Hey," She whispered into his ear, covering his eyes. "Guess who?"

Mateo might not be the biggest fan of marriage but he would be a liar if he said he wasn't having fun at the wedding. He had been up and down pretty much all day and finally got to sit down and just watch as one of his closest friends danced with her husband and he couldn't help the wide smile that made it's way to his face. But then the view was being cut off and the smile dropped slightly. At least until he heard the voice. "Let me think," he laughed. "Is it the hottest bridesmaid of all time?"

Bethany leaned forward the slightest bit when he responded with a laugh, which only made her smile a little wider. "You would be right," She said, dropping her hands from his eyes to his shoulders, kissing his cheek. "Having fun?"

Mateo perked up even more as she kissed his cheek. "Even more fun now," he said, turning in his chair a bit so he could face her better. "What about you? Enjoying yourself?" He asked, reaching out to grab her hand. "I feel like I've barely seen you all day..."

Bethany "You're a dork," She said before she released his shoulders and moved to sit down on the chair beside him, keeping her hand in his. "I am, yes. It's a gorgeous wedding though I excepted nothing less from Willa." She said, chuckling softly. "I know. We've both been pretty busy."

Mateo scoffed as she called him a dork. "Now I take it back. I had more fun watching Willa's mom bend over," he said, turning away from her a bit but looking at her out of the corner of his eyes. "Yea, Willa is the type to go all out on this kind of thing. No shock there." He smirked a little, turning back to her, just not as much as he was before. "Well, it looks like we're not so busy now. Maybe we can hang out for a bit?"

Bethany tilted her head to the side and gave him a little look. "You can't try to take it back now because I'd already know you're lying," She said, a little amused when he looked away from her. "None at all. But really, it was beautiful. Sort of like wedding goals or something." Smiling herself, Bethany crossed her legs and adjusted her dress over her lap. "Why do you think I came and found you?" She grinned.

Mateo "Too late, already took it back," he insisted. He scrunched up his nose a little when she mentioned wedding goals. "Are you one of those girls that have like a binder full of possible wedding themes?" He teased. "Like, reading those bridal magazines even though you're nowhere close to being engaged? You have to tell me now since I'm kind of dating you a little." He let his eyes move over her as she adjusted the dress, continuing to smirk. "Because you've just completely given up and want to push me into the coat closet and have your way with me?"

Bethany "Alright, fine. Take it back all you want but I still think you're lying." She responded and pulled her hand back so she could lift them both up in defense. "I might be... Those magazines are addicting. Sue a girl for wanting to be prepared." She trailed off momentarily before she smirked back at him. "You wish."

Mateo groaned a little when she confirmed one of his worst nightmares. He might really, really like Bethany and maybe they were in some weird, unspoken relationship where they were somewhat boyfriend and girlfriend. But he had the same belief that marriage was a joke. "I should have known you would be one of those girls," he teased. "Please...you know you want me bad."

Bethany lifted her eyebrow at the little groan she had gotten from her answer. "Is that supposed to be a bad thing? There's nothing wrong with a girl daydreaming or planning. I mean, I did have a bucket list to make sure I get some things done in my life." She knew it was cheesy but she also had her own beliefs, which were hard to budge for her. "I mean, maybe. But I do have some self control."

Mateo "Ok but a bucket list is totally different. A bucket list is like cool, exciting things you wanna do with your life. A wedding planner...totally different," he explained, kind of poorly. "Self control is super lame though."

Bethany "Well, I don't think so. Though, do you really think I would have some lame old planner?" She asked, almost acting as if she was a little offended before she leaned forward to slid her hand toward his knee, then took his hand. "You would say that."

Mateo "No. You probably have some crazy organized binder that's all decorated fancy," he teased. He bit down lightly on his bottom lip as she slid her hand toward his knee. "You know you agree with me," he whispered, leaning in toward her.

Bethany smooshed her lips together because he was actually right, but she was conflicted on if she should let him know that or not. "Maybe," She said, licking her lips. "You always have to be right huh?"

Mateo quirked up an eyebrow at her when she didn't deny the whole binder thing. "That's terrifying," he laughed, shaking his head at her. He grabbed hold of her chair and pulled her closer to him, smirking lightly and nodding his head. "Only about these sort of things."

Bethany "Terrifying?" She laughed back at him and puckered her lips in a pout when he pretty much made fun of her, feeling her chair scoot closer to him. "Figured as much. But for now we're just gonna go with maybe."

Mateo "Yes, terrifying. Marriage is terrifying and you plan it for fun," he explained. He pouted back at her, teasing her a bit more. "Fine. I'll take the maybe," he sighed before leaning in and pressing his lips to hers.

Bethany "I didn't know you got scared," She said as she leaned in so her nose could bump on his, and she easily stole a kiss. "Maybe is better than nothing." She whispered into his lips, before pulling back a bit. "Having a good summer?"

Mateo shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe sometimes," he admitted. "I guess but a yes is way better than a maybe," he pointed out. He gave a quick point as she pulled back. "Eh, it's alright. Mostly just working a lot. Hanging with my brothers and my cousins. What about you?"

Bethany "You sure about that?" She said and twisted her hand to caress the inside of his wrist. "Well, maybe that maybe will be a yes soon." She shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly before she focused on him more. "Just alright? It sounds fun. Mine has been good though. It was nice to catch up with everyone back at home."

Mateo "Pretty sure," he answered, giving her a little look, feeling like he was walking into something. "Are you teasing me?" He questioned, leaning in closer to her. "Because teasing is not nice," he reminded her. "You only think it sounds fun because you don't realize how insane everyone in my family is. Every party has at least two fights. Just good? Not awesome?"

Bethany "If you say so," She said with a laugh and scrunched her nose up, reaching up to poke his nose. "I am, yeah." She answered, completely honestly. "But teasing is fun and we all know you do it." She countered, tilting her head to the side. "I guess that's fair, and makes sense." She snickered softly again. "Mm, awesome and good. But it's gotten better now."

Mateo pulled back a bit as she poked his nose before leaning forward, pretending he was going to bite her finger. "I'm allowed to tease though," he responded. "Because you know that I will eventually stop teasing and give you an amazing orgasm," he whispered so no one passing by might hear him, not wanting to embarrass her or anything. "Oh yea? Why has it gotten better?"

Bethany giggled and quickly retracted her hand so he wouldn't bite her or anything. "I don't know if that logic is right or not," She said, her cheekbones naturally heating up due to his words, which was already on her mind. "I've seen you."

Mateo scooted toward the edge of his chair so he was that much closer to Bethany. "How is that not right?" He questioned her, his hands moving down her thighs. "I tease but I'm always going to give into you in the end. You know that, I know that...everyone knows that. So, I can tease because we all know I'm a sucker for giving you whatever you want." He let out a little laugh as she answered him. "You're being cheesy," he teased.

Bethany watched as he moved in closer to her, which caused a smile to slowly spread across her lips. "I suppose that's fair," She said as she tilted her head to the side and glanced around them at the people passing by, sinking her teeth into her lower lip. "You're right," She confirmed, before she slowly leaned back in and stole a kiss. "Blame it on the wedding mood."

Mateo "It's very fair," he agreed, moving his hands back up her legs, pushing the fabric of the dress up slightly. He smiled against her lips as she stole a kiss, kissing her back gently. He missed her like crazy and really wanted to get carried away but knew that Willa would most likely slap him if he did. "Fine. But you've only got a limited timeframe to blame this thing for your cheesiness. So get it out of your system fast."

Bethany leaned into him a bit more as the kiss continued and she slowly moved her hands to rest in his thighs, so she had some sort of support. "Well," She started before eventually pulling back, brushing a curled strand away from her face that fell out of her pin. "That's good to know." She was flashing him a grin by this point, slowly shaking her head afterwards. "That's not very fair... But fine, I'll take what I can get."

Mateo slipped one of his hands under her dress, keeping it on the outside of her thigh to test the waters for now. "Good to know about how I'll give you an orgasm if you ask? Or good to know on something else?" He asked, teasing slightly. "Yea? What other cheesy things are you dying to say?"

Bethany glanced down at his hand placement and refrained from biting her lip, making sure to keep her mind clean. "Maybe a bit on both? I can use that later." She murmured, shrugging her shoulders. "I thought I was being too cheesy?"

Mateo smirked lightly at her as she murmured about later. "How much later are we talking here?" He asked, moving his hand up a little. "You are but like I said, you've got a limited time to blame the wedding. Might as well be cheesy now while you still can."

Bethany "I'm thinking sooner than you're probably thinking," She murmured after a moment or so as she turned back toward him, biting back a smile. "Alright, fine. Cheesy stuff like being here with you automatically makes this wedding better."

Mateo sucked in his bottom lip as she turned back to him. "Don't start teasing or I'm going to try to convince you to get out of here before they slice that cake," he laughed, though he was being completely serious. "Is that all you got?" He teased.

Bethany shook her head through her laughter though she was actually being a little serious herself. "Well, not that quick but I was thinking maybe tonight... We can just stay the night together." She said, watching him carefully before she nudged his shoulder. "Yes, that's all I've got!"

Mateo "Ok, I can wait," he said, only a little convincingly. "Is it going to be just us or will we have to watch out for a roommate?" He asked, really hoping she had her own room. "Well, congrats. You're no longer cheesy," he sighed, leaning back in his chair, his hand moving away from her. "Just lame," he teased.

Bethany perked up a little and smiled when he spoke. "I have my own room, since I booked last minute." She said with a sly smile and she glanced down at his hand moving away from her, before she scoffed. "First you make fun of me for being cheesy, then for not being cheesy? Maybe I should rethink this arrangement."

Mateo had to resist the urge to react too much to the fact that she had her own room, even though he was really excited and kind of wanted to jump up and start fist pumping or something like that. "Cool, cool...good to know," he said, casually. "Well, that's the arrangement. Either accept it or...get naked...?"

Bethany pulled herself away from Mateo completely and crossed her arms over her chest, though not before she adjusted the strapless dress she wore. "Let me think on it, now." She said, reclining back into her chair.

Mateo smirked at her as she pulled back from him as well, trying not to laugh. "Alright, you think on it. In the meantime, I'm going to get a beer from that sweet ass open bar. You want anything?"

Bethany licked over her bottom lip and tried to keep from smiling, wanting to playfully act all serious with him. "I'm okay, actually. I'm sticking to water tonight." She said with a nod.

Mateo gave her a little look for a moment before laughing lightly. "Alright. I'll be back. Don't miss me too much," he teased, getting out of his seat, pecking her a kiss quickly on her cheek before heading over toward the bar.

Bethany "I won't, promise." She responded with a light laugh and leaned back in her chair comfortably, sipping from the ice water she had previously as she shamelessly watched him as he walked away.

Mateo "Rude," he called back as she answered him. He actually didn't want to be away from her too long, he's done enough of that this summer. So when he got to the bar, he made it a point to actually only get his beer and head back and not get caught up talking to some old relative who didn't even know which side he was there for. He headed back toward her a few minutes later, smirking as he got closer to her. "I'd ask if you missed me but you already said you wouldn't so..."

Bethany laughed him off when he called her rude and waited patiently for him to return, and once he did, she simply rolled her eyes at him. "And you took me seriously?" She said, teasing him.

Mateo shrugged his shoulders lightly. "I don't know. You're drinking water, so can't blame anything on booze. And you're looking way too good to be here for me. So, maybe," he answered, moving back to sit in his seat, sipping on his beer. "Why are you sticking to the water? I'd joke and ask if you were pregnant but...well, I know you haven't been sleeping around since we have that deal, right?"

Bethany tilted her head to the side and almost laughed at him, though she refrained, knowing he would get a little pouty if she did. "Too good to be here for you?" She said, eventually giving into her laughter. "Because everyone knows I'm a lightweight and I don't wanna be that drunk bridesmaid." She joked, shaking her head.

Mateo nodded his head. "Yea. You look very sexy in this dress. But not slutty sexy. Like...beautiful sexy. And also adorable," he elaborated. Her explanation as to why she wasn't drinking made sense but he still let out a breathy laugh. "You know you can drink without getting drunk, right? Or what...is your limit one?"

Bethany felt the corners of her mouth turn up into a loose smirk and she moved to lean forward once she sat her ice water down on the table. "Beautiful sexy and adorable? I'll take that, even if I'm a replica of about four other girls." She teased him, before she sadly nodded her head. "One... and a half. Maybe two depending on what it is."

Mateo shook his head lightly at her. "You look way better than the other girls," he whispered, meaning into her a little. "And I'm not even afraid to tell them that to their faces," he added, winking at her. "That's sad. You wouldn't last at an Estevez party."

Bethany was really trying to not sit there and smile like an idiot when he complimented her since that would just give him a huge upper hand, but it was proving difficult the more he talked. "You might leave here with a black eye then," She replied, her lips curled up in a smile though without the teeth. "I know I wouldn't! That's why I'll never even try."

Mateo shrugged his shoulders lightly. "It'll be worth it. Just as long as everyone here knows I'm leaving with the best girl," he said without really thinking. But then it connected in his mind. "Damn. Your cheesiness has gotten to me," he accused, huffing a little. "You're never going to try?" He asked, quirking up an eyebrow at her. "What if I invited you back to New Hampshire with me?"

Bethany leaned forward and kissed his lips, because he definitely earned a kiss from that. "There is nothing wrong with that and don't blame me, blame the wedding." She mumbled as she pulled back from the kiss, and soon laughed. "Alright, fine. If that were to happen, I would try, but I probably would have noodle legs and would be out for the count and fast."

Mateo perked up a little as kissed him. "Mm, no. I think I'm going to blame you," he mumbled, leaning into her and kissing him again. He licked over his lips and let his eyes move over her for a moment. "So, if I invited you to come stay with me for a few days, you'd actually consider it?"

Bethany watched him for a moment after she pulled back for air, letting the kiss longer this time. "I would, yeah." She said with a nod of her head. "If you wanted me to."

Mateo smiled lightly at her and nodded his head as she answered him. "Mm, well, of course I would want you to," he breathed out, scooting his chair closer to her. "Get to spend a little bit more of my summer with you? Why wouldn't I want that."

Bethany slid her leg in between his knees when he scooted his chair closer, now as close as possible without her being completely in his lap. "I'm just checking. It's the polite thing to do when you're talking but you could just be saying it to say it." She nodded, dampening her lips as her smaller hand stayed on his knee. "If that's the case and it's legitimate, then yeah. I would love to."

Mateo kept his eyes on her, giving her an amused expression as she answered his question. "Right, that makes sense," he said, trying not to laugh at her. "But...when do I say things to you just to be polite?" He asked, reaching out set his hand on top of hers. "I'm definitely inviting you to come spend time with me back home and I'm inviting you because I want you to be there, not out of politeness."

Bethany pursed her lips together to hold back her smirk. "Alright, that's fair. I was just giving you the benefit of the doubt." Laughing, Bethany turned her palm and pressed it into his. "Then I'll come visit, and make it happen. I'll just tell my mom and not my dad."

Mateo linked their fingers together as she turned her hand around, giving it a little squeezed. "Probably smart," he laughed. "Would your mom actually let you stay with me in another state though? From what you've told me, I feel like she's a lot more strict than your dad..."

Bethany shrugged her shoulders. "I mean, maybe not. But she also was whisked away to Greece with an ex boyfriend once so what argument does she really have against keeping my secret?"

Mateo gave her a surprised look when she told him about her mom. He really never pegged the woman for being the type that would allow someone to whisk her away. "Well, she should definitely let me whisk you away to Portsmouth. It's only fair."

Bethany "Right? That's what I was saying." She said with a laugh before she curled her hand around his. "So instead of a flight home I'll switch it to Portsmouth..."

Mateo began to smile really wide as she started to talk about changing her flight. "Yes. Though...I didn't fly here," he mentioned. "You can fly. You'll just get there before me. I drove. I don't fly..."

Bethany watched his smile grow which immediately made her own a little wider. "You don't fly? How come?" She asked, laughing a little. "Well, I'll cancel my flight then. I can ride with you."

Mateo shrugged his shoulders lightly. "I don't know. It's expensive? And I don't go that far, usually. Unless we're visiting family back in Mexico. But then again...it's expensive so we just drive," he answered. "Good thing I took a car instead of trying to ride my bike, huh?"

Bethany "I get that," She said with a nod of her head, watching as she gently wiggled her fingers into his palm. "Oh God. As good as you look on that bike, that would be a real long ride."

Mateo "Mhm, way too long," he agreed, leaning into her slightly. "Now, when I'm driving the car though, try to keep your hands off of me. I gotta focus on being a safe driver," he teased before stealing a kiss from her.

Bethany tilted her head to the side and gave him an amused smile before she leaned in and kissed him a little deeper, before she mumbled into his lips. "I make no promises."

Mateo leaned closer to her and wrapped his arms around her waist as she deepened the kiss. "I'm totally ok with that," he mumbled back, pulling her out of her seat and into his lap. "How much longer until later?"

Bethany allowed him to pull her body into his lap and her arm naturally wound around his shoulders, not even bothering to hide the amused smirk on her face. "You just can't wait to get me out of here, can you?"

Mateo shook his head quickly at her question. "Not at all," he laughed. "It's been too long since I've had you all to myself," he explained as his defense. "I've missed you," he whispered, pecking her lips lightly before moving his lips down to her chest. "And I've missed your body."

Bethany slowly closed her eyes and she turned to rest her chin against his head when he kissed her chest, not wanting to get too distracted. "Mm, that's fair." She whispered before she leaned up and turned his head toward her's by gently gripping his chin, leaning in to slowly kiss him without making it too sloppy. "How soon is too soon on getting out of here?"

Mateo placed a few open mouthed kisses against her chest before he was being pulled back toward her, smirking lightly as she held onto his chin. He tightened his arms around her body as he kissed her back, though making a constant mental note to be good. "Mm, five minutes ago?" He answered, shrugging. "I don't know...how long has the reception been going on?"

Bethany kissed him for a few moments longer before her nose nudged over his, pulling back a bit when they began to speak. "I'm not sure, awhile I think." She murmured, nibbling on her bottom lip. "Let's go."

Mateo scrunched his nose up lightly as hers nudged his, smiling up at her. He was a little surprised though when she said they could go. "Really?" He asked a little too excitedly. "Only if you want to," he added.

Bethany "Yes, really." She said, cupping his cheek with her palm as she placed another small peck on his lips. "They've already cut the cake, danced, thrown the bouquet, and all that. Now it's just mingling."

Mateo kept his arm around her as he began to stand up, holding onto her tightly so he didn't drop her. "Yes! Let's go then," he said, getting excited again. "Where's your room? Do you need to get something before we leave?"

Bethany moved up when he did and laughed when he still kept his grip on her, the strands of her hair falling out into her eyes. "You're crazy," She said and ran her hand over his head. "No, I don't think so. I already dropped it off in my room. It's the third floor."

Mateo laughed as she called him crazy, giving her one last kiss before putting her down gently. "You're fault," he accused. "Alright...good. Good, ok. Hold on..." He stopped getting ready to leave for a moment, grabbing his suit jacket off the back of his chair and then his beer, downing it quickly before reaching for her hand. "Ok, we're good. Lead the way, Princess Face."

Bethany stepped down onto her feet when he set her down, smoothing out the wrinkles in her dress when he began to gather himself. Looking up about the time he finished his drink, Bethany laughed and took his hand, gently pulling him toward the exit. "Have everything?" She asked, mainly for usual purposes before she moved to the hotel, pressing the bottom for the upper floor.

Mateo let her pull him along, staying close to her. "Mm, yes," he answered as he used his free hand to pay his pocket, checking for both his wallet and his phone. "Yep, all good here," he assured her. As the elevator doors opened, he waited for her to get inside before moving in with her, pulling her closer to him. "So...how sexy did I look walking down that aisle earlier?" He teased.

Bethany stepped inside the elevator once the doors opened and was moving toward him as the shut, pressing for the third floor. "Good, can't have you running back down here after they're cleaning up." She teased, sliding her arms around his neck. "Crazy sexy," She said, straightening his tie. "You've got no idea..."

Mateo shook his head lightly at her. "No way would I be running back down stairs for anything," he said, being completely serious. If he did leave something then, oh well. Maybe Willa, Ryan or Skylar would notice it and bring it to him. But he would definitely not be leaving Bethany for anything once they got into the room. "You love feeding my ego, huh?"

Bethany "Aw, how sweet." She said as she casually stepped closer so she was pressed into him, this time so she could lower her head and kiss at his jaw and neck. "Mm, yes. But I'm also speaking the truth. You looked crazy sexy."

Mateo moved his hands down to her waist as she moved closer to him, smirking lightly and backing her against the wall of the elevator. "You're one to talk about looking crazy sexy," he whispered, ducking his head down slightly to capture her lips.

Bethany stepped backward until she felt the cool wall of the elevator press against her exposed shoulders, gently gripping his jacket as she kissed him back. "I'm thinking we both can say that," She breathed into his mouth, hearing the elevator door ding.

Mateo was so tempted to just pick her up and start getting her dress of off her right there in the elevator. But it was way too short of a ride and he actually started to pout when he heard the door ding and then the opening. He pulled back from her with a little sigh, moving out of her way so she could move out of the elevator. "You're right. We are both very sexy. It's one of the reasons we're good together."

Bethany let out a breath of relief when he pulled away, knowing that she was going to get way too carried away and she didn't wanna be caught half naked in an elevator after a wedding. Loosely holding his hand, Bethany grinned a little wider and pulled him down the hallway. "Good point. I never thought of that," She said, laughing before she reached in the side of her dress where she tucked the key card, reaching forward to unlock her door.

Mateo let out a little laugh along with her, following her down the hallway. "No? Never? Not even once?" He questioned. "If that's not on the list for you then what is?" He asked, moving closely behind her, his arms wrapping around her as she went to unlock the door. He kissed gently against the back of her neck as she used the key card on the door, smirking a little as the lights turned green. "A few more steps and I'll be in your room. What do you want to do first?" He mumbled against her.

Bethany rolled her eyes some and laughed softly underneath her breath. "Okay, maybe once or twice. I don't keep count." She said and gently pushed the door open, fluttering her eyes shut momentarily. "You're so distracting, you know that?" She said, turning to back into the hotel room and tug him inside, before she gently grasped his shirt and pressed him against the door once it swung shut. "Mm, well you're the expert here." She joked, tilting her head back to kiss along his chin then his neck, leaning up on her toes before kicking out of her heels.

Mateo laughed as she called him distracting. "Yea but like a good distraction," he said, kissing her neck some more before being tugged into the room. He was a little surprised by what came next but was in no way mad about it. "Mm, you're not wrong about that," he breathed out, his hands moving down to grab her ass. He pushed her body closer to his. "I promised you orgasms though and that's what you're gonna get," he said after a moment of letting her kiss him. He bent down a little to pull her up against him, pulling her legs so they'd wrap around him. Once he has a secure hold on her, he started to move away from the door, carrying her toward her bed.

Bethany smiled through the laughter and shook her head, moving her hands up to his shoulders, massaging her fingertips into his muscles. "I know I'm not," She replied, chuckling as her dress rode up her thighs, wrapping her tanned legs around his waist. "I wanna try something." She mumbled as she was lowered to the bed, sliding her hand down his tie before gripping the end.

Mateo was more than ready to show her just how much he missed her and her body, already thinking about putting his lips all over her. He had her on the bed quickly, climbing on to hover over her. He quirked up an eyebrow at her when she mentioned wanting to try something. "Mm, and what's that?" He asked in a whisper, leaning in closer to her as she gripped his tie.

Bethany lowered herself down onto her back and bent her knee up by his hip so the chiffon material of the dress slowly moved up her thigh. "Well, I'd rather show than tell." She murmured after a moment, using her fingers to loosen the grip his tie had around his neck to slid it off.

Mateo sucked in his bottom lip to keep from laughing at her answer. Again, she was being adorable and sexy at the same time and he really wasn't sure how that was possible. She was just really good at it. "Alright, show me," he breathed out as she took his tie off, letting her just do whatever she wanted.

Bethany pulled the tie from his neck to toss down to the other side of the bed, taking her time in sliding her hands back up his chest to slowly undo the buttons of his shirt. "Planning on it," She whispered as she leaned up and kissed his lips, pushing his shirt open.

Mateo glanced down at her fingers as she began unbuttoning his shirt. It wasn't until she started to actually push the shirt open did he remember a kind of large detail about his body that she hasn't seen or been told about yet. And he wasn't sure if he wanted her to notice the new tattoo just yet. So, he decided to deepen the kiss, hoping to distract her from his body as he started to push her dress up further.

Bethany slid her hands up to his shoulders once she finished up unbuttoning the shirt and pulled it down his arms so she could easily discard it off toward the end of the bed or the flood, whichever one it landed on. Once his shirt was off, Bethany reached up and cupped his cheeks before she tilted her head and kissed down his neck and collarbone, moving her hands over his torso.

Mateo was slightly failing at keeping the tattoo covered up but he was sure that the kissing was distracting her enough, so he didn't fight her too much when she took his shirt off. As she kissed down his neck and collarbone, he tilted his head slightly to give her more access and moved his hands under her in search for a zipper on her dress.

Bethany focused in on kissing his neck and shoulder and slowly began to slide further down, kissing along his collarbone. Reaching her hand around, Bethany gently gripped his hip before gently pushing him back to lay down on the bed instead.

Mateo closed his eyes as she continued kissing on him, focusing on her lips at the moment. As she pushed him, he laid back, scooting up toward the pillows a little, his eyes opening back up to watch her and see what she'd do next.

Bethany moved up to follow him and leaned in to kiss his stomach, before she leaned up and gently brushed her hand over his shoulder. "Did you get a new one?" She asked, kissing over his chest.

Mateo glanced at his shoulder, rolling it slightly in an attempt to somewhat make it harder for her to actually look at it. "Yea," he answered, not really able to deny it. Obviously it was a new one and he couldn't pretend it wasn't since she's seen him shirtless enough times to know it wasn't there before. "A few weeks ago. But never mind that...you're supposed to be showing me something..."

Bethany dipped her head down to kiss over his chest and collarbone, before she sat up and leaned back on her heels. "I want to see it first," She said, sliding her other hand up his side, before leaning up to touch his shoulder.

Mateo almost groaned out in frustration when she said she wanted to see it. But he resisted, not wanting to make it a big deal. He sat up slightly on the bed and turned a bit so she could get a better view of his shoulder. But he only stayed there for a few seconds before he shifted back down onto the bed. "I showed you, now you show me..."

Bethany leaned forward when he showed her and immediately strained her neck to get a better look, making a face at how quick it was. "I like it, it's very pretty." She said with a smirk, leaning forward to press a few kisses on his skin near his tattoo. "You've seen mine."

Mateo scrunched his nose up when she called his tattoo pretty. He was kind of hoping she was just saying that to say it and didn't actually realize what it was. "Ha, ha. You know that's not what I want you to show me."

Bethany brushed her lips over the petals of the tattoo with a tiny smirk. "Why peonies?" She asked, before she turned her head to kiss his neck before sitting back up, watching him. "Tell me what you want me to show you," She said, dampening her lips.

Mateo wanted to curse when she continued talking about his tattoo. "It's all the guy knew how to do," he lied, trying to turn a little so she'd stop paying attention to it. "I can't tell you what I want you to show me because you won't tell me what it is that you're wanting to try..."

Bethany huffed under her breath and leaned up to kiss him. "Stop being so pouty and tell me the truth," She whispered, before she tilted her chin forward to deepen the kiss. "I wanna go down on you," She whispered, laughing a little.

Mateo huffed back at her and laughed, leaning in to kiss her back. "How do you know that's not the truth?" He asked between kisses. He pulled back when she told him what she wanted to do, raising an eyebrow at her. "Is that something you've got on your dirty bucket list?" He asked. "Because I am more than happy to let you cross it off with me."

Bethany "Because I know you and tattoos and it obviously came from somewhere," She giggled into his mouth and gently cupped the sides of his neck, deepening the kiss slowly before her forehead leaned into his. "Mhm, it is." She murmured, before her lips lingered over his jawline. "Yeah?"

Mateo "That's not true at all," he laughed, pulling back a little. "I got this tattoo on my rib cage when I was black out drunk. I have no clue why this is the one I picked. So, boom. Proved you wrong," he stated in a very matter-of-fact tone, shooting her a cocky grin while he was at it. "Yes," he laughed, kissing her once more. "I'll help you cross off whatever you want. You should know that by now."

Bethany leaned back slightly so she can look down, brushing her hand over the tattoo on his rib that he was talking back. "Okay, fine. That's fair. But peonies aren't typically a flower people keep tattooed on them..." She murmured, leaning in to him before turning her head to kiss under his ear. "And they're also my favorite so... I like it." She said, while her hands moved down to the thick leather belt that held his slacks around his hips, slowly unfastening the front to tease him. "I just should've know you would've been all eager for it," She murmured, smirking.

Mateo rolled his eyes in a playful manner as she pointed out that they were her favorite. Clearly she knew why he got the tattoo and she was just being a jerk about it. There was no way she didn't know. " Maybe they're my favorite too," he said lamely. He watched her work slowly, knowing she was doing it to be a tease. Though at her comment, he was less focused on that. He reached out to still her hands, pulling her down to him. "You know I'm eager to do anything with you. This type of stuff or even just to lay in bed next to you. You know that, right?"

Bethany tilted her head to the side, clearly not buying anything he was even saying. "Are they?" She asked and leaned back to kiss his lips again, before she leaned in closer to him. "Yeah, I know that." She said, leaning her forehead on his as she closed her eyes. "It's the same with me."

Mateo shrugged his shoulders lightly when she questioned him. "Maybe," he answered, kissing her back. "You know why I got them," he finally whispered, nudging his nose against hers lightly. He smiled lightly as she leaned her forehead against his. "Good. I don't want you to ever think this this is all I want..."

Bethany felt her lips turning up into a wider smile, leaning in to kiss him again. "I know, I just wanted you to admit it." She said, sliding her hand down his arm before pulling back to look at him. "Don't worry, I know. We would've done this already if that's the case."

Mateo "Because you're a jerk," he groaned, actually feeling really embarrassed now. He was taught to never get a girl's name put on his body so instead he got her favorite flower and he was pretty sure that was somehow worse. He smiled though when she assured him she knew that this was more than just for sex. "I'm happy you know because I really, really, really like you..."

Bethany "I'm not a jerk, I just like knowing things." Bethany said and brought her hands up to frame his face before she leaned back in to press her lips into his. "And I really, really, really like you too. Don't worry."

Mateo gave her a slight pout. "Then you like to act jerky sometimes," he corrected. He kissed her back, leaning forward a bit to deepen it slightly. "And you're insane for it but I'm not about to question your reasoning."

Bethany "I am not jerky, where does that even come from?" She said, laughing a little before she returned to the kiss, bumping her nose on his before she lowered him back down. "Don't, or I'll question it." She teased.

Mateo "Hm, I wonder," he said with a breathy laugh. He scrunched his nose slightly as she bumped hers against it and then let her push him back. "No questioning from either of us. Starting...now."

Bethany "I'm not! Don't be mean," She said with a laugh and slowly shook her head before her fingers curled around his hips and she let him lean back, working to undo his belt and slacks soon afterwards.

Mateo "Fine, you're not," he agreed for now. He would just call her a jerk later. Definitely after this. He didn't want to deter her from this at all. As she got his belt and pants undone, he moved his hands down to help her pull them down, kicking his shoes off as well.

Bethany "That's what I thought," Bethany said with a laugh falling from her lips and she easily kissed along the collarbone of his body then down to his stomach when she was pulling down his pants, trying to make sure she wasn't awkward about it since she was kind of winging it here. Biting her lip, Bethany shot him a smile, before she slowly gripped his boxers to slide down.

Mateo leaned back a little more into the pillows as she began kissing down his stomach, keeping his eyes on her. He knew she was new to this, which made it a lot more fun to watch as she navigated through kissing him and taking his clothes off. He tried to help her a little as she slid his boxers down but not too much since he wanted her to be able to be in control here, not wanting to take anything away from her experience.

Bethany pulled her lips away from his body as she focused inside on pulling the boxers down, her cheekbones already naturally burning a soft shade of pink. Tossing them aside, she slowly leaned in and kissed him, sliding her fingers around his length slowly.

Mateo bit down on his bottom lip when he noticed her blushing a little, trying not to laugh. He didn't want her to think he was laughing at her in a cruel way because honestly, he thought it was kind of cute that she was blushing. He closed his eyes as he kissed her back, focusing on her lips and her hand.

Bethany continued in kissing him before she slowly tightened and loosened her grip, before she let go and dipped down, not exactly making eye contact as she leaned forward and kissed his hip.

Mateo shifted slightly as she dipped downed, licking over his lips. He opened his eyes back up when he felt her lip against his hip, glancing down at her.

Bethany scooted down the slightest bit as her hands slowly moved up his thighs, before she leaned on down and slowly opened her mouth up to wrap around the very top, slowly gripping the base.

Mateo was honestly trying his best to keep a straight face. He could tell she was nervous, which was cute to him, which made him want to laugh. But he knew she would freak out if she laughed and stopped doing what she was doing. And he didn't want that to happen. As her mouth wrapped around him, he let out the deep breath he had been holding in.

Bethany was totally winging it here, since it was actually her first time going this far with a guy. She had a few close encounters, but never followed through. So to say she was nervous was definitely an understatement. Slowly, she closed her eyes and tilted her head, slowly beginning to bob her head as she attempted to find an comfortable rhumb that was good for her and gained something for him.

Mateo let out another deep breath as she began to bob her head. It had been so long since he got any. Sure, he and Bethany did a few things before the end of the school year. But it was mostly him doing the stuff. And while it was obvious she was nervous and didn't completely know all what she was doing, it was really good feeling.

Bethany eventually found a pace of where she seemed to be more comfortable and as time went on, it was becoming easier for her to focus less on the nervous and more on actually pleasuring him. Carefully, she moved her hand away from his thigh to wrap her fingers around the area she couldn't reach, massaging him as she quickly picked up her pace, keeping her eyes closed.

Mateo let out a soft moan as she seemed to grow more confident in what she was doing. He was doing his best to keep from jerking his hips or pushing them upwards, not wanting to mess her up or do anything that would make her stop. Not when she seemed like she was getting into it. "Fuck," he breathed out, reaching down toward her, pressing his hand gently against the back of her neck.

Bethany fought off the slight smile when she heard the moan which probably was enough encouragement to keep going, a little faster and slower at some points when she slowly pieced together what he responded to more than others. Feeling his hand on the back of her neck caused her to take a bit more of him into her mouth, releasing a few gentle moans from the back of her throat around his length, bobbing her head quicker.

Mateo relaxed back a little more into the pillows as she took him deeper in her mouth, letting out another moan. And when she started to moan around him, it just made it harder for him to stay still. "Fuck," he groaned out once again. "You're so fucking good at this," he said, letting his head lull back.

Bethany figured by his comment that she was at least doing good. That, or he was just lying to get her through it. It could've easily been both but she decided to ignore her worries for the time being. With a tiny smirk, she continued the quick pace and only slowed down at certain parts, using her tongue when she felt necessary as her hand reached up and moved over his chest.

Mateo wasn't sure if it was because it had been a while or if it was because it was Bethany, but he could feel the heat quickly building up in the pit of his stomach as she continued to bob her head and use her tongue on him. "I'm almost there," he breathed out, reaching to grab her hand as she moved it up his chest.

Bethany made a mental note though continued with her movements, not wanting to let up anytime soon. She figured that she would pull away eventually though she could tell by the reactions she was getting, she was getting what she wanted to see out of him. Taking a deep breath, Bethany bobbed her head a couple of more quick times before she pulled herself back and replaced her mouth with her hand, quickly stroking her hand back and forth.

Mateo groaned a little when she pulled away and he lost the feeling of her mouth around him. He was relieved when she started to use her hand to stroke him, happy she wasn't going to blue ball him. Which he really didn't think she would but he had a slight moment of panic when she first pulled away. He looked back down at her, as he felt the pressure building up more and more, knowing he wasn't going to last much longer.

Bethany kept her movements gentle but also kept up at a pace of quick jerk movements, hoping it would be enough for him to actually feel something, quickly swiping her thumb over the top as her lips were lowered down to nip at the skin of his neck.

Mateo bit down on his bottom lip as continued. His hips jerked up slightly as her thumb rubbed against him. By the time she started to nip at his neck, he knew he was done for. He moaned out her name as he began to release, letting his head fall back against the pillows.

Bethany shifted slightly in the dress she wore and moved onto her side, easing up on her movements to let him ride through it. She, however, kept her lips brushed over his neck before up to his ear, kissing over the shell of it with a smile.

Mateo slowly came down from his high, relaxing back against the bed as he did so and began to catch his breath a little. He let out a soft laugh as she continued kissing him, waiting a moment before turning his head toward her. "Where did you learn to do that?"

Bethany pulled back a little with her flushed cheeks and she looked up over his face, letting out a gentle laugh. "I didn't," She murmured, shaking her head. "I winged if."

Mateo laughed again as she blushed again. "God, you're adorable," he breathed out. "Really? Well, you're good at winging it," he assured her, sitting up a little. "And you can officially cross that off your bucket list," he added, teasing a little.

Bethany "Why are you laughing? And I'm not supposed to be adorable right now!" She said, shaking her head quickly as she pressed the back of her palm against her warm cheeks, giving him a little look. "Thanks for helping me." She teased.

Mateo only laughed more as she questioned why he was laughing. "I'm sorry! But you are. It's not my fault that you're adorable, even now," he said. He grabbed her hands, pulling them away from her face so she couldn't hide her blush. "Anytime, Princess Face," he said, leaning into her and giving her a quick kiss. "Anything else I can help you with tonight?"

Bethany scrunched her nose up and groaned when he laughed even more. "Good God, it never ends." She huffed though let him take her hands, shaking her head at him though was soon distracted by the kiss. "My dress."

Mateo "Shh, you're sexy as hell too," he whispered. "Adorable but sexy." He nodded his head lightly when she told him what she wanted his help with, "Mm, I can do that," he whispered, moving his hand around her to find the zipper, quickly pulling it down once he does. "Been wanting to get this off of you all day..."

Bethany "Uh huh, but mainly adorable. I know what's in that head of yours." She said with a laugh and shook her head before she leaned back so he could undo the dress, and since it was strapless, it fell from her torso once the zipped was undone, biting her lip as she leaned back into him. "All day huh?"

Mateo shook his head at her. "Nope. Mainly sexy," he corrected her. His eyes moved over her body as the dress began to fall. He quickly pulled it off of her, tossing it onto the ground, not wanting it around anymore. "Mhm, all day," he repeated, his hands moving to her waist then slowly sliding up her body.

Bethany watched him as he corrected her and arched her thinner eyebrow. "I'll take that instead," She said, know resting on her knees as she moved her leg around to lean over him. "You did a good job containing yourself then, if it was all day."

Mateo smirked as she moved to lean over him, his hand moving up to unhook her bra. He figured since he was completely undressed, it was only fair that she was too. "Mm, only because I think Willa would have murdered me if I wasn't. And I really wanted to spend time with you so I figured I shouldn't get murdered..."

Bethany settled her leg down beside his hip as she stayed above him, instantly feeling his hand move up toward the clasp of her bra, smiling slightly. "Let's not talk about Willa right now..." She whispered, cupping his cheek before she leaned in and deepened the kiss immediately.

Mateo almost laughed at her little command, which he would happily oblige her. He smiled into the kiss, unhooking her bra as he kissed her back and tossing it off the bed with the rest of their clothes and then wrapped his arms around her.

Bethany could tell he was amused which only caused a smile to turn up into her lips, easily kissing him back through it. Now that the upper part was off, she had to refrain from letting her nervous take over for the better of her. "Did you... um," She breathed out after a moment, having to pull away from the kiss before it got too far and some much needed air. "Bring anything?"

Mateo was kind of focused on the feeling of her body pressed against his and kissing her to really understand what she was asking him once she pulled away. At first, he didn't even answer, moving his lips down to her neck, sucking against her exposed skin. "Like what?" He asked, completely clueless, his lips moving down to her exposed breasts.

Bethany tilted her head back when he lowered his lips and she released a gentle moan from the back of her throat, her hand moving toward the back of his neck, gripping the hair there. "Protection," She managed to breathe out, arching her back the slightest bit.

Mateo was once again more focused on kissing her than paying attention to her words. But the answered bounced around in his mind for a moment before he pulled back, shooting her a quick look. "Wait...are...you're ready for that?" He asked, wanting to make sure she actually was ready for sex and wasn't just getting caught up in the moment.

Bethany pulled her hand back to reach around and carefully pull the two pins holding her hair up, dropping them aside before moving her hand back down toward his neck. "I'm ready," She breathed out after a moment, nodding her head slowly. "I trust you."

Mateo kept his eyes on her, feeling a little nervous himself. He nodded his head lightly as she said she was ready and that she trusted him. Leaning in, he pressed his lips gently against hers, kissing her slowly as he laid her back down against the bed.

Bethany had to suck in a deep breath through her nose and pushed her now waved out hair behind her ear, though soon was rolled onto her back. "Only if you want to," She continued to speak, nodding her head slowly as she pulled back from the kiss slightly, exhaling a shaky breath. "You know..."

Mateo let out a breathy laugh as she spoke, looking down at her. "I want to," he assured her, kissing her again. "Just...promise me...if I'm hurting you or you change your mind. Tell me. Ok? I promise you I won't get mad."

Bethany was definitely relieved by his reply and she nodded her head, sliding her hands up his arm before turning to kiss the corner of his mouth. "I promise," she breathed, before she leaned back in and kissed him harder this time.

Mateo flashed her a quick smile as she promised him, really hoping she meant it. He had never been with a virgin or any girl that wasn't at least half as experienced as he was. He was nervous that he was going to hurt her or that she'd regret it but he wasn't going to do what he did before and tell her no. He kissed her back for a moment before pulling away to look for his pants. Once he found them, he leaned over to grab them, pulling his wallet out of his pocket. "You're lucky I'm a typical guy," he teased, taking his emergency condom out of his wallet before tossing it and his pants aside.

Bethany propped herself up after the kiss ended and when he moved away from her, flashing him a teasing smile. "What, you weren't expecting this?" She teased him, pushing some of her hair away from her face.

Mateo laughed at her teasing, looking back at her. "Not at all," he answered, being completely serious. Sure, he figured eventually they would get to this point. But he definitely didn't think it would be anytime soon. They weren't even calling each other boyfriend/girlfriend. Honestly, he wasn't sure what they were labeled as except for each other's. He moved back down to her, pressing his lips against hers once more for a short kiss. "Are you sure you're ready? You want this, with me? And you're not just swept up in the romance of a wedding any all of that..."

Bethany fluttered her eyes shut when he laughed and shook her head before she leaned up a bit. "To be honest, I didn't either." She said before she moved her hands down to his neck, shaking her head when he continued to question here "And I'm sure. I'm not waiting for any reason other than to be with someone I know I'm comfortable with, and that's you."

Mateo sighed lightly as she assured him that she was sure. He nodded his head lightly before flashing her a soft smile. "Good," he breathed out. "Though...I kind of hope it's a little more than just because you're comfortable with me," he whispered, running his fingers through her hair.

Bethany leaned her head to the side when he ran his fingers through her hair, chuckling softly. "Well, yeah. Of course it is more." She said, leaning up to kiss on his lips.

Mateo smiled when she said it was more and kissed her back. He clutched the condom in one hand and moved the other down to her waist as he deepened the kiss, shifting his body over so he was between her legs.

Bethany leaned into him and deepened the kiss before she took his bottom lip in between her own, before she slowly slid her hand down his back, slowly wiggling her underwear down.

Mateo pulled back a little as her underwear came off, reaching out to help her get them off and toss them over the side of the bed. He took a moment to look her over, memorizing the details of this moment before leaning back down to press open mouthed kisses down her body.

Bethany kicked aside the lacy underwear to the ground beside the bed before she looked up toward him, watching him carefully. Leaning up slowly, Bethany continued to watch him as he moved down her body and she released a soft moan.

Mateo was kissing all over, not wanting to miss a single spot on her body as he made his way down toward her hips. Once he got to where her tattoo was, he stopped moving down, letting his lips brush over the butterfly tattoo and glancing up at her, a smirk making its way to his face. He placed a soft kiss in the center before dipping his head down between her lips, running his tongue against her center.

Bethany released a low moan at every kiss he gave before she slid her hand down to gently slid into his hair. She smiled when she stilled at the tattoo before she released a gentle whimper from the back of her throat. "Mateo..."

Mateo smirked as she whimpered and said his name, his confidence growing a little more. He moved his tongue against her again, grabbing onto her hips so she wouldn't start squirming around as he was going down on her.

Bethany has to refrain from moaning any louder than she was incase it was found to be unattractive, slowly rolling her hips up before they were caught and held onto. She knew Mateo was good and experienced and she didn't know if it was because of that, or because she was already craving him that made it feel so good. "Mm," She breathed out, slowly arching her back.

Mateo let out his own moan against her as he began to suck against her clit. He might have been thinking about doing this with her all summer long and now that they were finally together again and he was actually in this position with her, he couldn't get enough. But he forced himself to pull away, not wanting to get too carried away. "God, you taste heavenly," he breathed out, moving back up her body, kissing her stomach along the way.

Bethany knew she was slowly losing herself over to her senses since her back was arched up off the bed and moans were falling from her lips without much control over them, and sooner or later she heard his voice, which pulled her from it. "Yeah?" She breathed out after a moment, giggling as he moved up toward her.

Mateo nodded his head as she replied to him. "Mhm. If I could keep my head between your legs all night, I would," he said, his lips moving further up her body. He paused to pay a little attention to her breasts, kissing over them for a moment. He pulled away after a few minutes, sitting up on his knees and ripping the condom open.

Bethany reached up and ran her hand over her face, her lashes tickling her palm before propping herself up. "You're crazy, you know?" She breathed out as she used that air to blow her hair away from her face, though soon dropped her head back when his lips made contact with her chest. Slowly, Bethany moved up to a sitting position when he was up right, sliding her hands around his hips, kissing his chest.

Mateo laughed as she called him crazy. "How?" He questioned, smiling a little too much for what was about to happen. Generally when he was with a girl, there was a lot less talking involved. He should have known with Bethany it would be completely different than what he was used to. He let himself get momentarily distracted as she kissed his chest, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. Slowly he regained focus and put the condom on, lightly stroking himself before pushing her back down gently onto the bed. "I'm going to ask again," he whispered, moving himself between her legs and positioning himself outside her slit. "You're ready for this?"

Bethany peeked up at him when he responded to her. "You just are, there isn't any real reason." She said and quickly returned to kissing on his chest, taking the time to allow her lips to linger over the warm skin and commit the feeling to memory for the most part. She then pulled away wen she could sense his movements and slowly lowered herself down onto her back, and with a deep breath, she moved her knees up to his hips. "I'm ready," She breathed out, almost laughing this time.

Mateo shook his head when she didn't give him a reason. "Ok," he breathed out. "I'm crazy." He kept his eyes on her for a long moment, smiling lightly when she said she was ready, once again. He leaned down to press a quick kiss against her lips as he slowly began to thrust himself into her, being as gentle as possible.

Bethany found herself smiling when he agreed with her, something she did quite often since he always gave into her. She didn't mind it though, if anyone were to really ask her. Bethany gripped his shoulders gently though the tips of her nails slightly dug into his skin as she prepared herself. She didn't know exactly what she was supposed to be expecting, and with him taking it slow, she was able to guide her body with his for the few moments she had to adjust. "I'm okay," She breathed out, a little short of breath this tie, as her hand moved around to grip his shoulder blades and kiss the corner of his mouth.

Mateo groaned a little as her nails dug into him. He stayed still for a moment, even after she seemed to adjust around him and assured him that she was ok. He had never been with a virgin before and honestly, he was a little nervous. He wanted her first time to be good and he was afraid he was just going to end up hurting her. "Just tell me if you start to hurt," he whispered as she kissed him. Carefully, he began to thrust himself in and out of her, finding a rhythm quickly.

Bethany kept a grip on him but made sure to not have it be too tight in case she was hurting him, nodding her head slowly. "Okay," She managed to breathe out, sliding her eyes closed as her hips rolled upwards. She had to take a few moments to adjust and she knew her hips were moving at an awkward pace, but slowly she let him take over the roll, moving her hand down to his lower back as she released a quiet, muffled moan. "Wow.."

Mateo did his best to keep his movements gentle and slow, which was kind of the opposite of what he usually did with girls. He figured it would be better for her and maybe, if she wants to keep doing this with him, they'd eventually work their way up to his usual pace. He moved his lips down to her neck, kissing and sucking against her exposed skin as he continued to thrust in and out of her, moving a little faster when she seemed to adjust to him. Though when he heard her speak, he stopped, pulling back a little. "Did you say ow?" He asked, worried he was hurting her.

Bethany moved her hand up from the lower part of his back to the middle as the bit stiff and uncomfortable feeling subsided and was replaced with something more she definitely liked, she just couldn't pinpoint how to describe it yet. With her eyes half lidded and a little lazily, she peeked open when he spoke. "N-No," She breathed, shaking her head. "Wow."

Mateo watched her closely for a moment before letting out a soft, breathy laugh. "Wow," he repeated in a soft whisper, pressing his lips against her neck. He relaxed a bit now, knowing that she wasn't in pain. He began to thrust his hips into her again, feeling a little more confident than before that she was liking this, which made him loosen up. He moved his hands down to her legs, pushing them up further so he had a better angle, one he thought she might enjoy even more.

Bethany could tell that he was just as nervous as she was, which was understandable. She wasn't holding this moment up on some pedestal like most girl's but that also didn't mean she didn't care about it either, so she could understand the pressure. Still, she found the more he relaxed the more she seemed to connect wth him, and get into it herself. Biting down on her bottom lip, Bethany refrained from laughing the slightest bit when he responded to his own confusion and instead, moved her hand around the back of his neck, up into his hair. "Yeah, wow..." She replied, her voice getting a little high pitched as her legs moved up and created a weird sensation in her lower stomach she still couldn't describe, rolling her head back with a louder moan this time.

Mateo smirked as he caused the loud moan, his confidence only growing. "Tell me what you want," he whispered against her ear. "Slow?" He breathed out, his movements slowing and to a teasing rate. "Or fast?" He said after a moment, his pace quickening once again. This was her first time, he knew she wasn't going to immediately know what she wanted. But he figured he'd still give her the option to direct him, to make sure her pleasure came first.

Bethany turned her head the slightest bit when he whispered into her ear, and the sudden different paces of his thrusts he alternated from caused both very different moans to fall from her lips. "Slow," She whispered and turned her head, moving her hand to his neck so she could easily lean up and kiss him on the lips.

Mateo smiled lightly as she answered him and quickly obliged. Again, it wasn't something he was used to doing himself. Hard and fast were the go to's with the women he had been with in the past. Being slow and gentle with Bethany was new for him, but he liked it. He liked the feeling and he liked hearing her moaning and he liked her lips against his. He couldn't help but smile as he kissed her back.

Bethany was becoming less nervous and more comfortable as each moment passed, and sooner or later she was finding that she was just melting into his kisses rather quickly. The slower pace have her the opportunity to explore him while exploring how she could roll her own hips up into his, adding her own part. The smile on his lips could be felt and with her hand on his neck, she playfully swiped her tongue over his bottom lip before a quick roll of her hips chimed into his.

Mateo let out a soft moan as she began to move her hips with his. It felt good and he was happy that she seemed to be getting into it even more. "You feel so good," he whispered against her lips before deepening the kiss. His hand moving up and down the side of her body. "You're so beautiful," he added, pulling back to glance down at her. "You're perfect."

Bethany let out a puff of a deep breath and smiled a bit. His words were enough to rebuild her confidence level since it made it known that he was enjoying himself, too, which made her lean back up and peck his lips. "Yeah?" She breathed out with a grin, her foot sliding down his calf slowly as she rolled into him again, releasing a little whimper. "G-Good."

Mateo let out a soft laugh as she grinned and rolled her hips against his again, causing him to let out another moan. "Tell me what you want," he whispered to her again, reaching back down to pull her leg up again, thrusting himself deeper inside of her.

Bethany moved her hand around to grip his side before turning her head to look up at him, letting out a sharp moan at the sudden thrust. "Faster," She mumbled, licking her lips before biting down on the bottom one.

Mateo smirked as she moan and did what she wanted, his hips moving faster. Even moving faster, he resisted his urge to snap his hips harder into her. "Are you good?" He breathed out, adjusting his angle a little.

Bethany shut her eyes again as the pressure in her stomach became a little tighter with the build up, especially now that he was going faster. "Yeah," She breathed out with a little moan, pushing her lips together. "Really good..."

Mateo could feel her tightening around him, knowing that she was getting closer. "I'm going to try something," he whispered as a slight warning. He sped his hips up a little more, pushing himself in deeper and then pulled almost completely out before snapping himself back into her, harder than he was going before but not too hard.

Bethany fluttered her eyes open and peeked up at him, nodding her head slowly. She didn't even have a chance to respond before she felt the loss of contact replaced with a quick jolt of pleasure, her moan even louder than before. "Mateo..." She whined, her fingers curling into his back as her hips juttered.

Mateo groaned lightly at the feeling of her around him, keeping his hips moving against hers. He wanted to get her closer to the edge. "Was that good?" He asked, his lips moving to her neck.

Bethany nodded her head quickly as she bucked her hips up. From what she could sense, she was getting close, which caused low moans to fall from her lips. "God, yes." She breathed out, licking her lips.

Mateo moaned as she bucked her hips up, feeling himself being pulled toward the edge. He nodded lightly as she said it was good, deciding that meant he could do it again. He dipped his head down a little further, kissing over her breasts as he snapped his hips into hers once again.

Bethany scrunched up her nose as she released a few gentle pants, rocking her hips up the slightest bit. "I... Think I'm close." She moaned out, moving her hand down his arm as she glanced down to watch him.

Mateo felt himself starting to smirk against her when she told him she was close. He could feel it too, the way she was tightening around him. He started to slow down, thrusting himself deeper inside of her to help her get closer.

Bethany parted her lips to allow a soft moan to escape as her climax quickly build up and sooner or later, she easily bucked her hips forward to grind against his, letting out a long moan once the coil in her stomach unwound and she quickly came undone. "Mateo!"

Mateo moaned as he felt her coming undone around him, his hips keeping up their thrusting. He felt himself being pulled over the edge a moment later, letting out another moan as he rode out his high with hers.

Bethany licked her lips and attempted to keep up with the pace of his hips but it was proving to be fairly hard to do so, since they were uneven and stuttering as she rode out her high. "God..." She whined, relaxing back into the bed.

Mateo did his best to keep his thrusting steady, even with her hips moving so erratically against his. As they both came down from their highs, he slowed his movements and then stopped completely. Taking a moment, he kissed long her neck before pulling out of her and moving to lay down beside her, not wanting to overcrowd her as she caught her breath.

Bethany brushed her hand through her hair and sighed through her nose as she focused on keeping a steady breathe, and when he rolled onto his back, she glanced over at him. "That was better than I imagined."

Mateo: kept his eyes on her as he started to catch his breath, trying to read her face. He was starting to feel a little nervous again, which was probably dumb but he was worried she'd regret it or that he hurt her. As she spoke, he started to relax some. "Yea? You imagined it often?" He teased, reaching out toward her. "You're ok though?"

Bethany "Well, no. I didn't always imagine it. But it's obvious people say sex is good, so..." She said, shrugging her shoulders a bit before she used the opportunity to push her hair back, slowly and carefully rolling herself toward him. "I'm perfect, don't worry."

Mateo rolled his eyes playfully as she started to say she didn't imagine it and all of that. "Wow, kill my ego," he teased, giving her a fake offended look. He turned onto his side as she rolled toward him, his arm slinging around her waist. "You are perfect," he whispered, leaning in to press his lips against hers.

Bethany started to smile a little wider and she leaned in to kiss the corner of his mouth. "Oh hush..." She teased, sliding her arms around his torso as she came up closer to him. Smirking, she deepened the kiss the slightest bit.

Mateo smiled as she teased him and then even more as she deepened the kiss. However, he pulled back after a moment, shaking his head lightly. "Mm, nope. Can't do that," he breathed out, pushing a hand into her hair, tucking it behind her ear. "I only had one condom and I don't want to wear you out too much on first times..."

Bethany leaned her head back when he spoke and immediately arched an eyebrow upwards. "Wear me out?" She breathed out, laughing as she shook her head and leaned in again. "I can't kiss you?"

Mateo nodded his head lightly. "Yep. Too much of a good thing can end up hurting," he explained. "Especially for virgins. Or...well, girls who just had their first time," he added, leaning back into her a little. "You can but you can't start getting me all hot and bothered. And you can't do it to yourself either."

Bethany slid her hand around toward his back and moved it up and down his bare skin, turning her head to kiss on his neck and jaw. "Makes sense." She breathed out and turned to kiss him. "I won't, I promise."

Mateo narrowed his eyes a little at her as she kissed his neck and his jaw. She really wasn't going to make the not getting hot and bothered thing easy for him. "I don't think I believe you," he whispered before kissing her back, already giving into the temptation that was her.

Bethany grinned into his skin as she continued to lay kisses down, before she turned and slowly kissed up his jaw to his lips. "Mm, you should believe me." She breathed before pressing herself against him, sliding her leg around his hips.

Mateo groaned a little when she pressed herself against him. "No! See, this is what I'm talking about," he said, trying to be serious but laughing a bit as he pulled back from her. "You are dangerous."

Bethany knew what she was doing and she was grinning as he pulled back from her, shrugging a shoulder. "Sorry, I just couldn't help myself." She murmured, propping herself up.

Mateo shook his head at her and scooted away from her on the bed. "You're not nice," he commented before pulling the blankets down on the bed. "And to think I was going to just sex you up the whole time we were back in New Hampshire. Now I might hold out on you..."

Bethany shook her head some and moved to slip underneath the covers so she just wasn't naked on top of the sheets, giving him a little look. "What? I couldn't resist you. Sue me...."

Mateo laughed a little at her excused, pulling her closer to him as they got under the covers together. "I will sue you," he teased. "Assuming KT ever gets someone who is pre law," he added in a somewhat doubtful tone.

Bethany moved her arms around him all over again before she leaned forward and kissed him. "And we've got lawyers in our house already so I think I've got you beat," She teased, nestling into his shoulder.

Mateo gave her a playfully offended look when she mentioned ZBZ already having lawyers. "You think you're so fancy, huh?" He teased. "We've got a doctor. So! Well, pre-med. But still, beat that, Princess," he teased.

Bethany "Oh, I know I'm fancy." She said and gave him a small look when he continued on, sliding her hand up the middle of his back. "And we have a president that is studying to become a all high class children's surgeon so... Again, we still have you beat." She said, poking her tongue out at him.

Mateo 's smile dropped as Bethany raised the bar for her house again, pulling away from her a little. "You couldn't let me have that, huh?" He said, pretending to be upset. "Whatever. Keep your boring lawyers and lame surgeons. We've got the best party planner on Greek Row and no one can take that away from Mitchell. And we also beat everyone's records involving booze. So...suck on that."

Bethany "Sorry but no, I gotta keep my house pride going." She said with a laugh, a little amused that he pulled away from her. She then tugged the blankets up her chest and laughed. "Okay, that's fair. You guys definitely win on that one."

Mateo shook his head at her. "Nope. You can have all the house pride when you're in a conversation with the other sororities. But you gotta help your man's house out a little too," he joked. "Especially when he's the President," he added, smirking over at her. "Hell yea we do."

Bethany propped her head up on her palm and smiled over him. "Okay, I'll take that. But the same goes for you." She said, before arching an eyebrow. "President? Really?" She was surprised, to be honest, but a smile broke out. "Can't even deny that."

Mateo "You don't need to tell me, girl. I already tell everyone ZBZ is the best," he reminded her. He smirked a little more and nodded his head. "Yep. Decided it right before the end of the year. Haven't really told too many people. You know, gotta wait until the coronation. So, keep it on the dl, ok?"

Bethany "Oh do you? Good, at least you've got that straightened out." She teased and shook her head as she stayed facing him, pushing her hair back. "I promise to keep the secret but..." She lowered her voice as she leaned in, kissing him slowly. "Congratulations, Mr. President."

Mateo

nodded his head lightly as her question. Everyone knew ZBZ was his favorite house and now with Bethany as an official sister, it was never going to be anything less. He smiled as she kissed him, moving back toward her, his arms moving around her. "Thank you. Though as the first Hispanic President of Kappa Tau and...of the entire Greek Row at CRU, we'll be going with Senior Presidente. Or El Presidente."

Bethany stretched her legs out as she got comfortable and naturally moved closer to him when his arms moved around her. "That's impressive, you know." She said, pulling back from the kiss and tapping his chin. "El Presidente. That'll go in my phone and everything."

Mateo shrugged his shoulders up a little, pretending to be modest. "Yea, well...I'm pretty impressive," he joked lightly before letting out a small laugh at himself. "Yea? What else is there after your phone?" He asked, smirking a little. "Gonna scream it out while I go down on you?"

Bethany "So humble," She teased and shook her head as she kept her arm down on her side, reaching up to gently tickle his side. Though when he continued to tease, she flushed pink, shaking her head. "Mateo!"

Mateo had to bite down on his bottom lip to keep from laughing too much as her blushing. "Hey! If you wanna scream my name out instead, that's fine too," he continued to tease, leaning in to start kissing against her neck. "Just as long as I get to be the one making you scream and moan," he mumbled against her skin.

Bethany shook her head. She really should have seen this coming but Mateo never ceases to mess with her. "Of course you would say that," She breathed out, leaning her head to the side before a smile spread across her face. "It is. Just you."

Mateo let out a breathy laugh at her words before nipping at her neck lightly. He stopped for a moment to look up at her as she spoke next, flashing her a large grin. "Not sure how I managed to get so lucky..."

Bethany smiled a little wider at him as he continued on and since he was grinning, she was finding it contagious. "What are you talking about?" She teased, slowly shaking her head.

Mateo shook his head lightly at her, reaching up to lightly run his fingers through her hair. "Yea, you do," he whispered, actually being a little more serious now. "You're so much better than me in every way. Gotta be the luckiest person in the world to have that smile directed at me."

Bethany turned her head the slightest bit to hide in her palm before she looked back at him, feeling his fingers move through her hair, sighing softly through her nose. "Don't get down on yourself like that," She breathed out, peeking back at him. "You're just as good as I am."

Mateo watched her as she turned her head away and hid her face, his smile dropping just a little. He scrunched his nose up and shook his head once again at her. "No, I'm not," he said softly. "And that's not getting down on myself. I just know who I am and I know you're good and I'm kind of a mess."

Bethany "So? Just because you're a mess doesn't mean you aren't good," She breathed out and shook her head again, leaning in to kiss his scrunched nose before she lowered them down to his lips. "And you're a good guy, Mateo. I refuse to believe otherwise."

Mateo sucked in his bottom lip as she continued to insist. "You know, you are just proving me right about you being so much better," he pointed out to her in a slightly more teasing tone before kissing her back. "I just want to be what you deserve," he told her after a moment.

Bethany moved her hand up his bare back slowly to his shoulders before she pulled away, only the slightest bit as her nose brushed over his. "Doubtful," She replied, before she brushed her thumb over his skin in a soothing way. "You are. Trust me."

Mateo closed his eyes as her thumb brushed over his skin, a small smile making its way to his face as she continued to insist. He rested his forehead lightly against hers for a moment, kind of just taking the day in and the fact that she seemed to think he was good enough for her, something he didn't totally agree with. After a minute or so passed, he took a deep breath and pulled back a little. "What do you want to do? Just lay here with each other or find some more things to cross off your bucket list?"

Bethany knew, for the most part, that Mateo was skeptical on his stance with her but she was always one to see the better in people, and he was no exception. He may have seen himself to be below her, but she refused to see him the same. She could see how he was good for her, even if a lot of people advised her against him. "I don't know," She breathed out after a moment when he pulled back, laying her head down on her pillow, looking up at him. "What do you want to do?"

Mateo stayed sitting up slightly, keeping his eyes on her as she laid her head down on her pillow. A small smirk playing on his face as she answered him. "Well, I already did you," he said in a teasing tone before shrugging his shoulders. "I don't know either. You're the one with a list of things you wanna do."

Bethany laughed softly at him. "How did I know you were gonna say something like that?" She said with a chuckle and slowly shook her head, leaning forward to kiss him. She paused for a moment then smirked. "Come on, let's get dressed."

Mateo "Because you're super smart," he answered before kissing her back, leaning down into her a bit. He pulled back as she smirked, raising an eyebrow at her. "What have you come up with?" He asked, sitting completely up on the bed. He started to look around the room for where all his clothes had gone to.

Bethany "Good answer," She said with a laugh and slowly shook her head before she rolled out of the bed and took the sheets with her, moving toward her open suitcase. "I have some we can easily cross off here."

Mateo started to grab his clothes as he found them, piling them up next to him before actually getting redressed. He watched her as she got out of bed, smirking lightly at her. "Oh yea? And what are they?"

Bethany dug through the suitcase until she found some clothes she would actually wear, before she turned to him. "Get dressed and I'll tell you," She said, sticking her tongue out at him as she moved back to the bed.

Mateo huffed in the most dramatic way possible when she didn't tell him. "Fine," he said, pretending to be annoyed before flashing her a quick grin and winking. He got off the bed and quickly redressed in the dress pants and button up shirt he had worn earlier for the wedding.

Bethany shook her head at his annoyed tone, knowing after what they just did, he could be less than annoyed with her. Pulling on a pair of bra and underwear, than a top and some shorts, she quickly moved around and came up behind him. "You wanna go to yours and change?"

Mateo glanced up at her a few times as she got dressed, smiling a little to himself. He turned fully toward her as she came up to him, nodding his head lightly. "Yea, that would probably be smart. Don't wanna ruin my Church clothes," he laughed, leaning down to press a soft kiss against her lips. "Make sure you've got everything you need before we go."

Bethany turned around and grabbed a pony tail to pull her hair up, before she turned and came back to him, tucking her key card and phone into her pocket. "Even if you look real good in those clothes," She said, before smiling. "How much of sex hair do I have?"

Mateo shook his head lightly at her compliment. "Baby, I look real good in everything," he informed her, wrapping his arm around her shoulder loosely. "Even bright pink underwear that says ZBZ on the ass," he joked, leading her toward the door. He looked back down at her, checking her hair for a moment. "Don't worry, you're hair looks fine."

Bethany grinned softly to herself and shook her head as she leaned into him. "Oh yeah. Those underwear were great." She said with a nod before she kissed his chin. "You sure? Because if you're lying..

Mateo winked at her as she commented on the underwear. "Surprise you didn't jump my bones right then and there," he teased, letting her go as he opened the door up for her. "If I'm lying...what?" He asked, smirking.

Bethany shook her head as she moved through the door. "I have self control. Besides, everyone was getting a kick out of it." She said with a laugh and reached out for him again when he shut the door. "You'll see."

Mateo "Self control is so overrated though," he joked. "Oh, I'm aware. Don't think your president thought I'd be as comfortable as I was in them or not care that people were making jokes. I think I ruined her fun with that one." He moved toward her as she reached out, grabbing onto her hand. "I'm so scared," he said in a sarcastic tone.

Bethany "You say that because you actually want me to jump your bones. I'm not dumb, Mateo." She replied with a soft laugh falling from her lips, and she easily turned her head to bump her nose onto his shoulder as soon as she came closer to him. "Yeah, trust me, she was real upset that it didn't work out the way she wanted it to but I guess she got free lawn work out of the deal so... Does it really suck that bad?" Laughing, Bethany narrowed her eyes at him. "You should be."

Mateo "You kind of already did. Like, a very mellow way but...still," he pointed out, smirking at her. "Oh, yea. That's true. I was trying to cut the lawn though to say KT. I just kept forgetting where I began the letters and ended up giving up," he told her, his voice going a little lower as if someone was around to hear him and get him in trouble. "Alright, Beth Vicious, calm down," he teased. "Where are we going?"

Bethany looked up at him from her spot close to his side and released a soft laugh from the back of her throat, easily shaking her head. "Alright, fine. You have a point there. But... I did refrain for awhile, in a very mellow way." She said, scrunching her nose as she looked at him before her jaw dropped, chuckling. "Wow! She so would have killed you if you did that," She giggled, reaching up to cover her mouth in awe. "The pool hall."

Mateo "You did good, babe, in a mellow way," he continued to tease. He laughed as her jaw dropped. "Right? It would have been so funny though," he laughed. "She would have to look at her bedroom window at that for however long it would take to get that all evened out again." He nodded his head as she told him where they were going. "Alright. Pool hall it is."

Bethany rolled her eyes but continued to smile through his teasing. "That's a good prank though, if you think about it. You and Mitchell should do that when the Omega's go on their golfing trip or something." She said, moving her hand up and down his side. "You gotta help me."

Mateo smirked down at her as she suggested him and Mitchell do the prank to Omega Chi. "This is why I like you," he breathed out, reaching up to playfully tap her forehead. "Always so smart," he added before he leaned in to kiss her lightly. "I'll help you, don't worry."

Bethany watched the smirk begin to form on his lips and she easily returned her own gentle grin, knowing he liked that answer. "I'm an evil mastermind, remember?" She said, laughing as he tapped her forehead and she pushed herself up on her tiptoes to kiss him back, pressing another one on his lips before he could pull away. "Good, because I've played like... twice in my life. One of those on the iPad..."

Mateo "You really are," he laughed. "Gonna have to bring you along on some of our pranks. I mean, we do pretty good on our own but...never hurts to have a woman's touch, right?" He smiled as she kissed him back and then laughed at her when she told him about her experience. "That's sad," he quickly said, shaking his head. "You can't count the iPad game. So, you've played once," he corrected her.

Bethany grinned a little wider. "You should, I do good pranks. My cousin always hated whenever I came and stayed the night." She said with a laugh and squeezed his hand. "Don't judge me, I did different things in high school. The iPad should count though." She sighed, before she tugged him down to the hall of the hotel. "They have one in the lounge of this place

Mateo "Is this your cousin Zach we're talking about?" He asked, looking down at her. "What kind of pranks did you play on him?" He asked. "Too late. Already judging. And no, it doesn't count. Sorry, Princess," he laughed. "What other things did you do in high school?" He asked before he was being tugged down the hall. "Really? Good. Won't have to Google Maps a place and then get lost in this city."

Bethany nodded her head as she looked up at him. "Yeah, it is. I would continue to do them now if he didn't threaten to beat my ass..." She joked, shaking her head. "Small things like hiding his boxers under his bed spring, channeling his tv remote to my phone to switch the channels on him..." She said, laughing. "You're so mean, why would you go and judge me?" She said, pouting a little before she straightened up her posture. "A lot of sports. I was kind of the tomboy type." She said, smiling at him. "Mhm, and knowing us we would get lost..."

Mateo "Please. He wouldn't do anything to you. And if he did, I'd just get the KT's to get him back," he assured her. He laughed as she told him about some of her pranks, shaking his head. "That's cute," he breathed out. "I'm not being mean. And don't pout. You're adorable but someone needs to judge you for your lack of pool playing and for the fact that you're trying to count a video game as playing pool. It doesn't count," he insisted. "What sports? And is that all you did? Just played sports?"

Bethany turned to dip her shoulder down and wind her arm around his waist as she walked inside. "Aw, how sweet. Though we'll be nice to my old cousin." She chuckled, gently pinching his side. "Cute? I got him so good. He looked forever trying to figure out what happened to his tv." She smirked at the memory, before she narrowed her eyes and continued to pout. "Wow... You're so mean to me. It so counts!" She countered. "And no, that's not all I did. I played a lot of soccer and volley ball, but I was involved in a lot of clubs. Adventure club, ice skating...."

Mateo "Fine. We'll be nice," he laughed. He shook his head as she continued to pout. "Stop that. It's not going to work," he insisted. "It doesn't. And I bet anyone you ask in an actual pool hall would laugh in your face if you tried to count it." He listened as she answered him, nodding his head lightly. "Adventure club? What's that?" He asked. "So, were you like a figure skater with those fancy costumes and stuff?"

Bethany wiggled her finger into his side before she turned up toward him. "Thank you." She said, kissing his cheek before she reached out and tugged open the door to the lounge once they got close enough. "I think it might," She said, continuing to pout. "I bet I can make them say it counts." She nodded, smirking toward him. "It's kinda like an outdoor club. We went camping and hiking. And yeah, kinda. It wasn't that competitive but I did it throughout high school in the off season of volleyball."

Mateo walked through the door as she opened it up, pulling her in with him. "It's not," he laughed. "Oh yea? I'd like to see you try," he said, raising an eyebrow at her. "How about we make it interesting too. You win, get whatever you want. I win and I get whatever I want?" He slowly nodded his head as she explained the club. "Got it. We have one of those at CRU, you know? But it's called like nature sports or something like that. One of my brothers is in it and tries to convince the rest of us to join. What else did you do in high school?"

Bethany turned her head and pressed her face into his chest before peeking up at him. "Are you sure?" She asked, still pouting before they neared a table and she turned to lean against it. "Alright. That's fair. I'll take that deal." She said, before she perked up. "Really? Direct me to your brother, then." She laughed. "I don't know.... What kind of stuff are you fishing for? I hung out with my parents a lot..."

Mateo sucked in his bottom lip, actually trying to resist. Not because the pouting was getting to him but because she was being so cute. "Mhm. I'm sure," he answered after a long pause, leaning down to press a kiss against her forehead. "Seal the deal with a kiss?" He asked, smirking at her. "I'm not fishing for anything," he laughed. "I just want to know what you were like. Is that a crime?"

Bethany leaned forward and held his hips with her hands, leaning forward to kiss his chin. "Fine, I'll settle for now." She said and closed her eyes at the forehead kiss, before she leaned up on her toes to pucker her lips up and kiss his lips. "Sealed," She said, laughing as she stepped back and moved around to grab the sticks. "A little crime, but okay. Let's start freshmen year... Yeah?"

Mateo "Thank you," he breathed out. He tried not to laugh at the kiss she gave him, shaking his head. "Alright, sealed," he agreed. He watched her move around the table for the sticks before reaching down for the rack so he could get the balls set up. "Alright, freshman year...you telling me about yours or am I supposed to tell you about mine?"

Bethany "You're welcome... for now." She laughed as soon as she pulled away from the kiss and once she got the sticks, coming up the side of him, handing him his. "How about we do both?"

Mateo finished racking the balls up and took the stick from her, thanking her with a quick kiss. "You break," he said, motioning toward the other end of the table before holding out the cue ball to her. "Alright. We'll take turn. You first."

Bethany watched him set everything up before she returned the tiny kiss, tning the ball that handed it over to her. "Okay," She said, moving back to the other corner and set the ball down, leaning over the edge carefully. "Okay. I had no friends... Literally, none. My two best friends were sisters so they moved together. So like I said, I kinda hung out with my parents a lot..."

Mateo removed the rack from around the balls, putting it back under the table and then moved around to the other side with her. He listened as she told him about her freshman year, shaking his head lightly. "I don't believe that. You're too awesome to not have any friends."

Bethany made a face as she squinted her eyes and tried to figure out what her best shot was, before she glanced up at Mateo. "Help me," She said, before she nudged his side. "Believe it! I was lonely for awhile."

Mateo laughed as she nudged him. He set his stick down to rest against the side of the able before moving around behind her, taking her hand. "You're lucky I like you," he teased as he adjusted the way she was holding the stick. "But you made more friends eventually, right?"

Bethany huffed playfully when he fixed her hand and glanced up at her. "Hey, you said you would help me." She said before she pressed a kiss to his jaw, before turning to look back down at the table. "I did, yeah. Joined teams and made friends and became homecoming and prom queen two years running." She grinned.

Mateo "That was before I knew you thought playing on your iPad counted," he teased, kissing her neck as she turned her head back to look down at the table. "Well, you are just Miss America, aren't you?" He teased, letting her hand go and stepping back. "You still got the crowns?"

Bethany made a face and narrowed her eyes in a bit as he spoke, though naturally leaned her head to the side at the little kiss. "Well, that's rude. That's the deal breaker, huh?" She said, laughing softly underneath her breath and as he took a step back, she pushed the cue stick toward the ball to scatter the rest, leaning back up. "I could've been," She said, winking at him as she leaned up. "Of course I do."

Mateo "Definitely," he continued to tease her. Honestly, he didn't think there ever would be a deal breaker when it came to her and it scared him more than he'd ever admit. He made sure he was far enough from her so he wasn't actually hit as she took her shot, clapping lightly as she actually got them to break. He almost expected her to scratch on her first try. "Of course. Silly question. I should have known. Any girl who gets a crown keeps it," he laughed.

Bethany "Wow, you give up easily." She hinted as the lower part of her back pressed into the side of the pool table, holding both her hands around the cue stick so she could focus on him momentarily. When he clapped, she only seemed to grow a little wider with her smile. "Who would throw those away, anyway? They're proud items. Plus, my mom loved them."

Mateo "But I get pulled back in easily too," he pointed out to her. He moved around the table to grab his pool cue so he could take his shot. "Uh, my brother?" He answered, shrugging a little. "G, who you haven't met, he was prom king his senior year. Sold his crown at a yard sale like a week later."

Bethany "I don't know if that should even count since you're drifting away, anyway." She said, shaking her head slowly as she leaned away from the table, resting her arms on the cue so she could watch him instead. "Well, obviously that doesn't mean so much to guys as it does us girls."

Mateo "How am I drifting away?" He questioned as he moved around the table toward where the cue ball was closest. He looked over the different angles before leaning down to take his shot, hitting one of the solid color balls into the corner pocket. "Alright, that's fair. So, what about sophomore year? Or is there more I should know about freshman year?"

Bethany "Giving up, drifting away... same thing, different wording." She said with a shrug of her shoulders and released a soft laugh, muffled since her lips were lightly pursed together. Keeping her eyes on him, Bethany shamelessly moved her eyes over his body as he leaned over and made his shot, not exactly paying attention to how he made it. "What about your freshmen year? That's only fair I hear that, too. It's the deal."

Mateo "Aw, you know I wouldn't really give up," he laughed, looking over at her. "You're too cute," he teased. He resisted the urge to celebrate making his first shot, even though it was kind of hard. But he didn't want to rub it in her face. Instead, he just glanced over to her to flash a smile but noticed she wasn't really paying attention. "Are you checking me out?" He asked, standing back up. "Alright, that's fair. Let's see...where to start..."

Bethany "Mhm, sure you wouldn't. I believe it so much." She puckered her lips back out into a pout, though that was quickly sucked back in between her teeth. "I know I am, thank you." She said, sliding her hand down into the back pocket of her shorts before she was actually caught red handed, which caused a smirk to spread across her lips. "I am," Nodding, Bethany slowly leaned her head to the side as she looked over him again. "Probably the beginning."

Mateo "And you're cocky too," he laughed. He pursed his lips a little when she admitted to checking him out, moving back toward her as he glanced around. "You liking what you see?" He teased, his hand moving toward her hip, pulling her into him. "Alright, let's see. Most of the people I was friends with in middle school when to my high school so I entered with quite a few friends. Ryan was there, obviously. Uh, my brother Sal was a senior, he and his buddies would hang with me during lunch when it was on days I didn't have lunch period with Ry. I was on the junior varsity football team...made out with cheerleaders...you know, usual stuff."

Bethany "I might be but I have it to back up," Bethany said with a chuckle and watched him carefully, letting him pull her body toward him, sliding her hand around the back of his neck. "I'm most definitely liking what I see," She said, leaning back so she could glance down over his body again before she leaned back into him again. "Wow. So, you basically lived the life all freshmen year?"

Mateo "Good to know," he breathed out, leaning down to press his lips against hers. Honestly, he wasn't sure if the extreme affection was coming from the fact that they were at a wedding earlier or given what they did together earlier or if it was just her making him be like that. It almost worried him though since it was something he wasn't used to. "Oh, you know it," he joked. "But there, I told you so now you have to tell me more stuff..."

Bethany smooshed her lips together and leaned up on her toes to take another kiss before pulling back to return to the game, leaning back down to angle the pool cue to knock the ball into the solids of the table. "Okay, okay... So I'm onto sophomore year?"

Mateo watched her as she moved back toward the table, aiming for the solids before letting out a laugh. "What are you doing?" He asked, coming up next to her, setting his hand on her lower back. "Yea, sophomore year. Tell me about baby Bethany."

Bethany made a small face to herself as she felt his hand on her back and his eventual voice, slowly turning her head up to look at him. "Am I not solids...?" She asked, a little confused as she leaned back up. When he mentioned baby Bethany, she made a face again. "I wasn't a baby, but fine. Sophomore year was the year I actually made friends. I was really close with this girl named Valerie, but I did start dating her brother, Daylon... My dad wasn't too found of him."

Mateo shook his head. "Nope. And it's also not your turn," he pointed out. "I got a ball in, still my go. When I don't get one in, then you get to go," he explained. "But you're cute so I'll forgive you this time," he added, moving around the table toward the cue ball. He made a little face when she mentioned dating someone. "Why didn't your dad like him?"

Bethany pulled herself back and looked over the table at the scattered balls, before she looked up toward Mateo, giving him a small half smile. "Oh... Woops?" She said, tilting her head to the side, trying to act cute to see if that would pass and clearly she didn't have to work that hard for it since he gave in a little easier. Clapping her hands together, Bethany watched him move before she playfully came up behind him, grabbing his hips as she pressed into him. "He didn't think he was my type."

Mateo couldn't help the smile he had on his face as he watched her act all cute and innocent. It really wasn't fair. He didn't know how he even ended up in this position with her. He was always so good at keeping this type of feeling away from him. He was actually trying to focus less on her and more on the game when she came up to him, causing him to let out a small breath he had been holding in. He looked away from a moment, glancing back at her. "And what's your type then?"

Bethany stayed behind him and kept her hands on him, casually sliding her hands underneath his shirt for a moment to feel the warm skin underneath. "He was kind of like an Omega Chi. Polo shirts, fancy golf trips, boating... Though, I do love boating..." She said after a moment, before shrugging. "I like opposite. Down to earth, fun guys."

Mateo licked over his bottom lip as she moved her hands up his shirt. He glanced toward the door, making sure no one was walking into the room to ruin their fun. "I'm so with your dad on this one then," he laughed, setting the stick down on the table and then twisting around to face her.

Bethany leaned back when he turned his body around and immediately slid her hands down to his lower stomach. "Oh? You are?" She grinned.

Mateo nodded his head lightly as she questioned him. "I am. That guy sounds boring," he answered, moving his hands down her back before gripping onto her, lifting her up quickly and turning her around. He sat her down on the edge of the pool table before leaning in to capture her lips.

Bethany "You would say that," She teased with a small laugh falling from her lips, and eventually found herself resting down against the lip of the pool table, immediately letting her thighs settle at his hips. "Did I distract you?" She mumbled into his lips after a moment, sliding her arm around his neck.

Mateo moved his hands down her side, gripping her hips lightly. "You know you did," he laughed against her lips, nipping at her bottom lip. "You're kind of a jerk," he whispered, pulling back a little. "Knowing I don't have any more condoms with me but then acting all cute and irresistible."

Bethany found a smirk slowly begin to play on her lips and she easily leaned forward and kissed down his chin toward the front of his throat once he pulled back. "It's not my fault," She whispered, leaning in. "It's yours."

Mateo let out a little huff as she began kissing down his chin and his throat, his eyes closing lightly. "How is it my fault?" He questioned, honestly not seeing how this could be turned around on him.

Bethany drug her lips down the front of his neck and eventually began to nip at the warm skin, leaning her head to the side to move behind his ear. "You make it hard to wanna stop," she mumbled.

Mateo sighed lightly as she continued kissing and now nipping at his neck. "Diabla," he groaned as she mumbled to him. "You're making it hard to stop," he countered, actually taking a small step back from her. "And it's really uncool..."

Bethany straightened up a little as he pulled away from her and she normally would have pouted in response, but this time she was just smirking. "Uncool how?"

Mateo shook his head at her as she questioned him. "Uncool because I really, really want to fuck you against this pool table and I'm pretty sure you know that. But you also know I can't."

Bethany sucked in her bottom lip before she moved to sit on the very edge, close enough to where she was closest but not falling off, reaching out to tug him closer to her. "I don't think I know anything," She whispered, pulling him in between her legs and moving her hand down his lower back.

Mateo huffed again as she started to pull him back toward her, though it was mostly directed to himself because he was giving into her, as usual. "Diabla," he called her again, his arms moving around her as he pressed his forehead against hers. "What do you want from me?"

Bethany turned the corners of her lips up into a sweet smile as she heard him speak and shook her head. "I'm not," She whispered, stealing a few kisses before she slowly moved her hand up his back, lifting his shirt slightly to touch his skin. "I want you."

Mateo kissed her back, not able to resist her in the slightest. He pulled away again as she answered him, licking over his lips. "Bethany," he breathed out. "I told you...I don't have any more condoms," he whispered as he ran his fingers up and down her sides. "Trust me, if I did, I'd be running to get them now."

Bethany deepened the kiss that only lasted a couple of seconds and kept her eyes shut, before she released a deep breath. "You know there's this thing called a convenience store...”

Mateo was being pulled back in quickly by her and the kissing. But again, at her words, he pulled back. "That...is a good point," he breathed out, quickly shoving his hand into his pocket, pulling his phone out. "How many condoms you planning on making me go through?" He teased as he began to google convenience stores nearby.

Bethany "A point you didn't think of? Really?" She breathed out, a little amused though she made sure to not let up on the kissing of his neck, moving behind his ear as he used his phone. "I don't know... However you think."

Mateo shrugged his shoulders a little. "Look, most girls I get into bed are kind of like a...if you don't got one, it's not happening because I'm not waiting," he answered, laughing a little. "Alright, I'll just buy like a thousand," he joked, getting easily distracted by her lips.

Bethany pulled her head back so she could look over his face, a smile pulling at her lips. "Again... I'm clearly not like most girls you've been with, remember?" She teased, curling her fingers around his side as she leaned in and kissed him hard on the lips before she pushed him back. "Go."

Mateo "Clearly," he breathed out. And it was very true and obvious. Everyone knew that he was going soft for her and there wasn't even a way for him to deny it anymore. He smiled as she kissed him and laughed as she pushed him back. "Yes, ma'am," he teased, moving toward the door. "Wait...are we meeting back here or your room?"

Bethany "And I wouldn't say it's a bad thing," Bethany breathed out in reply once he was away from her, licking her lips where his just were. Watching him leave toward the door, Bethany tilted her head before she smirked. "Here."

Bethany If she was being honest, Bethany actually didn't mind dipping out of the party as soon as soon as it showed signs of winding down. Sure, she was with her sisters and Grace and having a great time, but she was quickly finding that parties were a bit more enjoyable when a favored KT was there. However, she still managed to have a good time, and once she figured it was a good time, Bethany grabbed her coat and wrapped it around her exposed self, before she slipped out of the Tri Pi house and headed on for the KT, where she knew Mateo would have been either lounging on a couch or up in his room resting like he should be. Especially since he wasn't anywhere near Tri Pi. Eventually she had gotten to the frat house with a short walk and let herself in since the door was pretty much wide open, a few of the brothers at home messing around, and after asking where Mateo was, she made the quick sprint up the stairs and knocked at his door.

Mateo was pretty pissy that he wasn't at the Tri Pi party. He lived for that party. But he was mostly upset that Bethany was going to be there and he wasn't. He knew they had some weird deal where neither of them hooked up with other people but the fact that there were guys there, probably flirting with her, it annoyed him. But he couldn't go because he was still pretty bruised and moving around too much hurt and he was pretty sure being in nothing but hos boxers in public wasn't an option at the moment. And because of that, he opted to sit up in his room and watch some tutorials on decorating. He was already pretty great at it but he liked to learn new tricks whenever he could. When he heard the knocking, he paused the video so whoever was on the other side couldn't hear it. "I still don't want to play tequila shot, go fish," he called out, assuming it was one of the brothers that stayed behind.

Bethany waited for a few moments for Mateo to respond before she pushed open his door to step inside half way, arching her eyebrows. "Uh, me. Tequila shot, go fish sounds super fun." Bethany said, though she was teasing, and immediately smirked at him.

Mateo was about to get really mad at whoever was walking into his room without permission. But he relaxed after seeing who it was. "Tequila and pain pills aren't a good combination," he said, laughing a little. "But hey...if you wanna play...I'm sure they'll let you join," he suggested. "But also...I kind of hope they don't because then you'll be with them and not up here with me. Also, what are you doing here? Why aren't you at the party?"

Bethany "Well, at least you're being safe with what you mix. I can applaud to that." Bethany said and kept the smirk on her face before she stepped forward and moved into the room, shrugging her shoulders. "I'll catch up with them later or something, I got other plans." Moving forward, Bethany moved around the end of the other bed in the room before she came up to Mateo's, moving her hair out of her face. "You weren't there."

Mateo "Oh yea? What are those plans?" He asked, smirking a little. He had a feeling he was those plans. But he didn't want to get too cocky since she liked to trick him. As she moved closer, he carefully adjusted the laptop on his bed so she couldn't see the screen. He didn't want her to know what he was watching, especially since it was a video about wedding cakes. "You didn't have to skip it...or leave it...just because I'm not there..."

Bethany "You'll see," Bethany said and as she neared closer to the bed, she watched him adjust the screen, giving him a tiny look since it was a little weird he was adjusting but didn't tease him quite yet. "Well, I didn't skip it... Did leave though, but it was kind of dying down anyway." She said, before grinning. "Wanna see something?"

Mateo narrowed his eyes at her. She was definitely up to something evil. But he was a sucker for her so of course he was going to fall into this trap. "Alright, just as long as you didn't skip it because of me," he said. "And sure...what is it?"

Bethany "Mateo, hush. I was there and had a great time but I wanted to come and see you. That's okay." Bethany laughed a little and rolled her eyes in his direction before she immediately stood up a little straighter and untied the strap around her torso holding her coat closed, before pulling it open to reveal the lighter pink bra and underwear set she was wearing early. "How do I look?"

Mateo laughed as she told him to hush. He kept his eyes on her as she stood up straighter and started to untie the strap on her coat. Immediately he knew this was an awful thing to agree to because there wasn't anything he could actually do once that coat was off. Nothing but let his eyes move up and down her body slowly, taking it all in and sighing deeply. "You're truly the devil in disguise."

Bethany continued to hold the jacket open tough that so was not the response she was looking to gain from Mateo. More along the lines of hot, sexy, or all of the above. "Okay but that is not telling me how it looks, Mateo!"

Mateo shook his head at her. He really should have been prepared for this the moment she walked through that door. But he really wasn't and it was really uncool of her to do this to him right now. "You look perfect," he said, giving her what she wanted, as usual. "And sexy...and like something I want to do things to but I can't. And you're a jerk."

Bethany watched him carefully and grinned. She knew she was being evil but that honestly was beside the point, she just was way too excited over what she got to wear that night not to show him. "Much better, and so sweet thank you." She said before she turned her smirk into a more of a sweeter smile for him. "I'm not a jerk.."

Mateo "You are a jerk," he insisted, pulling his eyes away from her body finally. "Because that is way too much for me to handle right now. I'm already dying on the inside from not being able to have sex. And then you show up looking like that."

Bethany "I'm not a jerk, I just wanted to show you!" Bethany sighed through her nose and refrained from rolling her eyes at his dying comment, instead closing her jacket back up and tying it at her torso. "You'll be ok. Fine, I apologize." She said after a moment before she moved to lean down on the bed beside him instead, kicking her heels off. "What were you watching?"

Mateo shook his head. "No, no. I'm gonna die," he insisted, being dramatic. He scooted over a little for her as she got onto the bed. But the moment she asked what he was watching, his eyes widened and he quickly shut his laptop. "Nothing," he answered lamely. "Just dumb stuff on Youtube," he added, though he was pretty sure she wouldn't believe that.

Bethany sighed through her nose as she used that time to get comfortable on the bed beside him. "Well, as soon as your better and back at it, go find a willing Tri Pi or something since you're nearing death because of it." She said, though when he shut his laptop quickly, she arched an eyebrow. "Why'd you close it?"

Mateo 's eyebrows knitted together at her Tri Pi comment. He wasn't sure what that was about considering they were kind of together. "I don't want a Tri Pi. I want you," he reminded her. "Do you not want that with me anymore?" He asked, actually a little worried he missed his chance and she didn't. "Because I rather talk with you."

Bethany realized her snappy comment sounded way too bitchy after she said it and she quickly pulled a face. "No, I do." She murmured after a moment and immediately moved a little closer to him. "You just have to keep waiting for me." She said, before she looked at him warily. "You're being suspicious."

Mateo relaxed a bit as she assured him what she did still want that with him, giving her a light nod. "I'll wait for however long you want," he promised. Mateo shook his head quickly. "You're just being paranoid," he accused.

Bethany "Even if you'll die?" She said and tilted her head back the slightest bit to look up at him. She was honestly a bit surprised though Mateo was also known for his dramatics at times. "I am not."

Mateo laughed and nodded his head. "Even if I die," he assured her. "Because you're worth the wait," he added, leaning into her and pressing a light kiss against her cheek. "Uh, you are. A little bit. But it's ok. You're cute when you're paranoid."

Bethany stayed quiet for a moment before she rolled onto her side and moved her head up to kiss the under side of his jaw. "Good," She murmured after awhile, since it was good to know he wasn't gonna back out on her. "I'm always cute but you are acting weird."

Mateo smiled as she kissed him, reaching down to grab her hand. "I think you're being weird about it," he teased, sitting up a little. "How was the party?" He asked, trying to change the subject. "I asked Neri to document it for me but she said that was weird and no."

Bethany nuzzled her head down on his shoulder though still made sure to be careful about it. "You're weird," She said, letting it go after awhile. A laugh escaped her lips soon afterwards. "Document what? Girls in nothing and boys in boxers? Couples were being couples, no fights. It was a tame one."

Mateo "You like it," he teased. He scrunched his nose up when Bethany told him about the party. "Seriously? Lame. Last year there was a full on chick fight in the back yard. And then one of the dumb ass Tri Pi's thought spraying them with a hose would make them stop. It did not. Just made it even sexier," he recounted. Though afterwards he remembered who he was talking to and cleared his throat. "But it wasn't that exciting. I mean...it was ok. I'd rather gone to this years...because you were there..."

Bethany kept herself nuzzled against him though she pulled her head back to look at him when he spoke. "Are you crazy? That happened? I so would rather be at last years if that's the case."

Mateo laughed at her reaction to his story. Most girls would get offended by something like that but he should have known Bethany wasn't like most girls. "God, you're perfect," he breathed out, pulling her into him and pressing his lips to hers.

Bethany was laughing along with him because honestly, it sounded so much more eventful than what went down that night. "I know," She teased after a moment and mumbled into the kiss, before she pulled herself back. "I see you're feeling better."

Mateo gave a slight pout as she pulled away, not wanting the kiss to end so soon. "Yea, well...I've got some movability back," he said, sitting up in the bed. "Only hurts when I turn in a certain way. But I'm almost fully recovered."

Bethany leaned back into the propped up pillows when he moved up, a grin slowly spreading over her face. "Good. Bed ridden Mateo is probably bored out of his mind for the last month."

Mateo "He really is," he said with a pout. "But it's not so bad when you come to hang out," he added, smiling down at her. "Which is very nice of you because you really don't have to entertain me like you do."

Bethany watched the pout form and was honestly a little amused, since a pouting Mateo was a sight to see. "I can imagine, I'd go crazy." She said, before she shrugged her shoulders. "Who else would? Your brothers?"

Mateo shook his head a little. "Don't worry. If that ever happens, I promise I'll do everything I can to make sure you're not bored," he said. "Oh...they try. Does not help at all."

Bethany "Well, let's hope that never happens... My dorm bed seriously sucks and if I had to be in it for a month I would just cry." She smiled back at him, reaching out for him. "I heard you play jokes on them."

Mateo "You could stay in my bed," he offered. "This bed is way better and there is no one else I'd want in it for a month." Mateo gave her an innocent smile when he mentioned the jokes. "I...might have done a few jokes...nothing too big..."

Bethany shifted around in her coat, making sure she stayed covered up before laughing. "It's pretty comfortable for a frat house bed, I gotta admit. Sure you won't get tired of me?" She said, licking her lips. "What's considered too big?"

Mateo "I'd never get tired of you," he promised. "Uh...I...well, ok...so...when I was still in the hospital, Jackson kept pressing shit...so I might have faked a seizure. But that's what he gets for pressing shit."

Bethany "You say this now," She murmured with a faint smile on her lips before her jaw pretty much dropped to add dramatics to her reaction. "I would've killed you right then and there."

Mateo "And I'll say it later too," he assured her. He laughed at her reaction, bringing his hands up to cover his face a little. "I couldn't help myself! And...also, that's probably not the worse. I pretended to be in a coma when Ryan showed up to the hospital."

Bethany narrowed her eyes in toward him to check and see if he was serious while she fought back the growing smile. Though, she completely failed. "Did he cry?" She asked.

Mateo kept his hands over his face before slowly lowering them, nodding his head. "Yea. But don't tell anyone. He might get really mad if he finds out I'm telling people about that."

Bethany reached out for him after a moment and brushed her fingertips over the dip in his side, chuckling. "Your secret is safe with me,"

Mateo smiled down at her, leaning into her slowly. "Thank you, Princess Face," he whispered. "Are you planning on staying here tonight?"

Bethany moved her hand down his side and lightly massaged into the muscle that was there. "I mean... I'm too lazy to walk back now..."

Mateo "Mm, good. I don't want you to leave," he said, pulling back away from her. He turned slowly from her to grab his laptop and set it onto the table by his bed, not wanting it to knock over later. He turned back to her after that, smirking lightly as he looked her over. "You look hot..."

Bethany "Then I won't," The brunette replied and leaned back into the bed as he moved around and set the computer to the side, and though a smile was on her face, a blush slightly appeared on her cheeks. "I know. You missed it."

Mateo laughed at her response. "No. I meant...hot as in warm," he said. "Though...you also look hot in that way too," he added after a moment. "But still very warm...we should get you out of this coat before you over heat," he said, reaching down to pull at the rope on her coat.

Bethany lifted her eyebrow again for the night in question since she was pretty sure that being out of the coat caused him frustration earlier. "I mean, it is warmer in here." She said, sitting up so the coat could come off.

Mateo bit down on his lip as the coat came off again. He was really playing with fire here but he didn't really care at the moment. "Mhm, so hot," he breathed out, moving his hands to her, letting them run up and down her sides gently.

Bethany watched him slowly for the time being as he began to undid the coat for her, and once it was open, she shrugged it off and pushed it aside. "Much better."

Mateo nodded his head lightly in agreement with her. "So much better," he let out, moving closer to her. "Am I still allowed to kiss you? Or am I supposed to wait on that too?"

Bethany eyed his movement to be closer to her and she immediately turned her lips up into a smile of her own. "Why would we wait on that?" She said, figuring he could handle it.

Mateo shrugged his shoulders at her question. "Not sure. Just didn't want to push you into doing anything you didn't want to do," he answered, moving so that he was hovering over her a little. "Before I forget...you look beautiful tonight."

Bethany "We've kissed already tonight, weirdo." Bethany said with a slight smile and propped herself up on her elbows, before she smiled. "Thank you."

Mateo shook his head at her. "Not the way I plan on kissing you now," he informed her, smirking a little.

Bethany was always a little wary when it came to him because while she usually was the one teasing, he could easily pull her tricks as well. "And how's that?"

Mateo kept himself propped up over her with one hand and moved the other down over her leg, keeping the smirk on his face. "Mm...I could tell you how...or I could show you how..."

Bethany watched him carefully to make sure he wasn't actually teasing her, before she smiled at his smirk. He could obviously handle himself well enough at that point to be okay with this. That, or he was using it as a cover up which was also possible knowing Mateo. "Okay, you can show me." She murmured, though stayed still to make him make the move.

Mateo 's smirk only grew as she agreed to let him show her how he was planning on kissing her. He probably shouldn't be doing this but he really was bored not being able to do the things he usually did so even if it hurt a little, he was going to do it. Leaning in almost all the way, Mateo moved his lips close to hers, almost touching them before dipping his head down, kissing against her neck.

Bethany felt her brows lifting naturally as soon as Mateo had came in closer to her and when she was certain she was about to be kissed, she instead felt his lips down on her neck, which she so wasn't expecting. "Nice one," She murmured with a grin on her face, slowly leaning her head back to move her hand up his arm and bicep.

Mateo let out a soft laugh against her skin. "Aw, sad you didn't get a real kiss?" He asked in a teasing tone before trailing kisses down the side of her neck and then over her collarbone, stopping every so often to nip at the exposed skin.

Bethany grinned a bit at his teasing since he seemed to do it so well, which was refreshing for her. "A little bit," She murmured after a moment and looked down at him, inhaling a sharp breath through her nose at the contact of his teeth and her collarbone. "But this is great..."

Mateo began to suck against her skin, fully intending on leaving a small mark on her. He couldn't do much with her due to not being completely healed and her wanting to wait. But he'd be damned if that meant he couldn't do little things like this. After a moment, he pulled away slightly, smiling up at her. "Probably a good thing I didn't go tonight. I wouldn't have been able to keep my hands off of you."

Bethany did her best to keep herself from actually letting him know the effect he had on her. "Well, that's also a shame." Bethany said as she propped herself up, grinning at him. "Could've been a lot of fun."

Mateo raised an eyebrow at her response before giving her an amused smile. "Oh, is that so?" He laughed. "Because I think if I were there and you were letting me put my hands on you, we'd just end up leaving that party very fast and ending up in the position we're in now..."

Bethany gave him a amused look and she shook her head, slowly pulling her arms around his shoulders, before leaning up toward him. "Well, you're here so that's okay with me..."

Mateo "Of course I'm here," he whispered, pressing his lips softly against the underside of her jaw. He trailed soft kisses from her jaw to her cheek and then to the corner of her mouth before pulling back again. "You know...since it's my room..." He teased.

Bethany rolled her eyes a bit when he moved from her jaw to her cheek than her mouth. "Well, yeah. But I meant if you were at the party and we came back here...." Bethany said, moving her hands down to his neck.

Mateo "Ok, ok..." He laughed before leaning in to capture her lips with his. He keeps the kiss somewhat short, not wanting to get carried away and knowing that it was easily done when it came to her. "Well, now that I'm here and you're here...what do you wanna do?"

Bethany kept the smile on her face even if she was still teasing him, and she moved her arm around his neck to rub the side of his neck. "You," She said, teasing him. "Just kidding."

Mateo narrowed his eyes at her, knowing immediately she was just being a jerk. "Well, you can't have me," he joked. "Now pick something else..."

Bethany immediately pouted at his response though she leaned up and kissed at his neck, being gentle though she was being sensual. "What are my options?"

Mateo smiled as she began kissing his neck, definitely not minding that at all. "Uh...anything your evil heart desires?"

Bethany shrugged her shoulder before she playfully nipped at his neck, allowing her teeth to grace over his skin. "Hm. Let me think."

Mateo was pretty sure she was just finding ways to get back at him now. "Are you actually going to think or just do something that'll cause me to cry?"

Bethany turned to look back at him and had to refrain from just laughing. "What could I even do to make you cry?" Bethany laughed.

Mateo shrugged his shoulders lightly at her question. "Not totally sure. And if I did know, I wouldn't tell you because you might do it," he accused. "Also, I'm sure if anyone can figure out a way, it would be you," he teased.

Bethany rolled her eyes some and easily allowed herself to get comfortable beside him instead, sliding her arm around his torso. "Exactly. Don't start to underestimate me." She said, sliding her hand up and down his side.

Mateo shook his head at her and wrapped his arms around her as well. "I'd never underestimate you," he informed her, smiling lightly. "You're super awesome so I think you can do basically everything."

Bethany "Well... Don't overestimate me, either." Bethany responded with a laugh falling from her lips and she shook her head, pressing a lighter kiss to his shoulder.

Mateo laughed a little, giving her a quick nod. "Alright. No overestimating and no underestimating. Just...estimating," he agreed. "Are you getting tired after partying all night?"

Bethany "Good." She said with a nod of her head and curled up into him a bit more, finding herself more relaxed next to him warm body. "Uh... Yes. I'm exhausted."

Mateo nodded his head lightly. He figured she was tired, he was too and he hadn't really done anything all day. "Let's sleep then," he suggested. "Are you good to sleep in...that...or did you want a shirt to put on?"

Bethany licked over her lips before she glanced down at herself, scrunching her nose. She was comfortable and obviously he could control himself, but she also didn't want to be all out when she woke up in the morning. "Can I have a shirt?"

Mateo gave her a quick nod at her answer before pulling her arms away from his body and getting off of the bed. He moved toward his dresser, opening it up, and pulling out a shirt for her. "I feel like I'm about to never see this shirt again except for on you," he says as he moves back to the bed, handing the shirt to her.

Bethany dropped her arms from around his body and pushed herself up into a seated position, grasping onto the t-shirt material to pull from his hands. "I make no promises as to why this will return." She said, shrugging as she tossed it over her body quickly.

Mateo shook his head at her. "Ugh, women," he teased, moving back into the bed and laying back against the pillows. "You're lucky I like you so much or I'd give you my roommate's shirt," he joked.

Bethany leaned up and adjusted the shirt so it actually covered her butt before turning to lay down on her side when he was back down. "Well, if that would be the case, I would've had to go and sleep in your roommate's bed."

Mateo narrowed his eyes at her when she said she'd have to sleep in his roommate's bed. Quickly, he moved his arms around her to keep her from actually doing anything like that. "No. My roommate can go to hell."

Bethany laughed out loud this time when he practically grabbed her and her head dropped back down to the extra pillow that wasn't being used to prop him up. "Well don't give me one of his shirts and I won't."

Mateo laughed along with her, knowing he was being dramatic. But he just needed his point to be understood. "Alright. You can wear my shirts. No one else's. Unless...you know...obviously...if you wanted to...though...I'd like it if you didn't..."

Bethany grinned when she heard his laugh. She knew given his situation, it had been awhile since he was able to get back to his old self so hearing his laugh was definitely welcomed. "I prefer yours," She murmured after a moment, slipping her legs underneath the blankets to tug over them.

Mateo was probably smiling a little too much at the moment but he couldn't help himself. It was such a simple statement but it meant a lot to him. Which was strange since he wasn't usually the type to like what it implied. "Good. Now...go to sleep," he whispered, kissing her forehead lightly.

Bethany was still on the same page of messing with him and she liked keeping things light between them, so scrunching her nose up, she reached up and gently put her hand over his face. "Shh, I'm trying." She said after a moment, grinning as she rolled over onto her other side and curled up.

Mateo let out a breathy laugh as she covered his face with her hands. "Smart ass," he breathed out, shifting a little in the bed to get more comfortable with her. "Goodnight, Princess Face," he whispered.

Bethany It hadn't been too long since she learned from Ryan about the accident and extent of Mateo's injuries until she came and saw him. Granted, she wasn't able to jump through quick loops to go be one of many visit during his stay at the hospital, but since things calmed down and he was back at the frat house recovering, she figured it was a better time than anything. Arriving at the KT house, Bethany moved through the older front door and stepped over quite a few unknown items until she was able to get to the staircase, while a few pledges gabbed her ear off, before she reached Mateo's room and knocked a few times before pushing the door open. "Decent? I hope so."

Mateo really hated the recovery process. Honestly, it was boring as hell just sitting around all day and do nothing. Plus some of his brothers showed up and while he always loved seeing them, they were kind awful at taking care of him. His family always was more hands off when it came to sick and injured people and that hadn't changed at all. He was currently pulling apart a grilled cheese sandwich that was given to him by his third oldest brother, checking to see if he had put anything unsavory between the bread when he heard the knocking. Thinking it was one of them, he dropped the sandwich in hopes of pretending to look like he wasn't questioning motives. When he saw Bethany, he relaxed a bit. But not completely. He was kind of avoiding her, not wanting her to see him all banged up like this since he didn't want to worry her or anything. "Hey...what are you doing here?"

Bethany stepped around the threshold of the door and shut the door behind her, lifting her eyebrow upward at him. "Visiting you?" She said, eyeing over him for a moment before she stepped forward and moved toward the side of his bed, pushing her hand into her pocket. "Is that not okay?"

Mateo shook his head quickly at her, sitting up a little more in the bed. Though that was kind of a mistake since it hurt like hell to even move a few inches. "No, no...it's...it's ok. I just...didn't expect to see you," he answered, moving the plate of probably tainted food onto the night stand.

Bethany watched him move and it was obvious to anyone that it hurt to even flinch, so she leaned forward to gently touch his shoulders, moving to lay him back against the numerous pillows so he didn't over do anything. "How bad does it hurt?" She asked, sitting down on the edge of the bed opposite of him.

Mateo looked up at her as she pushed him back, giving her a slight pout which remained when she sat on the other bed. "It's not that bad," he half lied. "I didn't break or crack any bones," he added, keeping his eyes on her. "You don't have to sit over there, you know?"

Bethany exhaled a deep breath before she stood up again and brushed off her jeans, before she moved and sat on he edge of his bed instead. "Just didn't know if you wanted space, that's all." Bethany said, smiling a little. "Good. I'm glad you're okay."

Mateo perked up a little when she moved over to him, reaching out to grab her hand. "Space from you? Never," he said in a low voice, almost like a whisper. "So...who told you I got into an accident? Was it Jackson? Or Ryan...or...Teresa?"

Bethany let her eyes wander over him again to make sure he wasn't doing anything he shouldn't be doing, actually taking in his injuries. "Ryan," She said, before looking back toward him. "He came by ZBZ last night."

Mateo sighed a little as he noticed her looking him over. This was one of the reasons he didn't want her to know. "He shouldn't have," he mumbled a little, feeling a little annoyed over this situation. He was seriously hating being injured more and more by the seconds.

Bethany "Yeah, don't tell him I ratted him out though. I don't think I was supposed to say." Bethany said after she thought about it for a moment, before giving him a confused look. "But, why shouldn't be?"

Mateo really couldn't make that promise. Not if things continued to go like this. "Because I didn't want you to know," he answered simply. "Because then you'd come over and act like I'm some fragile thing that you can't sit too close to or touch..."

Bethany tilted her head to the side. "You are fragile. Jackson told me he caught you crying at some Lifetime movie the other day." She said, hoping to at least lighten the mood. "I just don't want to hurt you too much. You'll get better and be back to normal in no time."

Mateo scrunched up his nose as he resisted to laugh at her little joke. "You're not going to hurt me," he assured her, tugging lightly at her hand so she'd move closer to him. "And if you do hurt me, you can just kiss it better," he joked.

Bethany watched as she gained a much better reaction than the ones she was getting earlier, which caused a smile of her own. "You'd like that," She teased a little and moved up closer when he wanted her to, tucking a leg underneath the other, her hand moving around his waist to the bed to lean against. "You can tell me these things though," She murmured after a moment. "And you don't have to worry about me. I can be the one to actually support you, you know."

Mateo nodded his head lightly, not even going to deny it. He sucked in his bottom lip as she leaned closer, giving her a somewhat serious look as she spoke. "Ok," he whispered after a moment. "I can get behind not worrying and letting you support me if you can get behind not treating me with kid gloves, deal?"

Bethany glanced down for a moment before she nodded her head, figuring it was an even trade. "I can work with that." She said, gently placing her hand down on his side to kiss his cheekbone.

Mateo let a grin grow across his face as she agreed to his terms and kissed his cheek. "You know, my lips weren't hurt at all in the accident," he teased, tilting his head toward her.

Bethany laughed softly and shook her head. He was full of jokes for someone who was restricted to a bed, which was a good sign. "You've got a point," Bethany murmured and turned her head slightly when he did, pressing a small kiss against his lips momentarily.

Mateo smiled lightly against her lips as he kissed her back. He started to reach up toward her, wanting to pull her in a little closer when he heard his bedroom door flying open, hitting against the bumper and his brother, Joaquin's voice booming through the room. "​What the hell is this?"

Bethany pulled back immediately when she heard the booming voice and the smack of the door, though she was careful not to nudge Mateo too hard, a blush forming. "Uh..." She said, giving Mateo a questioning look.

Mateo groaned as Bethany pulled away, which was to be expected. "Why?" He began, looking pass Bethany toward his brother. "Why do you always have to barge into my room like that? It wasn't cool when I was a kid, still not cool!" His brother only laughed as he moved closer to the bed. "​Not like you were gonna get some anyway,"​ he said, looking toward Bethany. "​Hello, I'm Joaquin. Who are you?"

Bethany glanced between Mateo and what she grew to assume was his actual brother, since the two looked alike and he definitely wasn't from sound here. "Bethany." She answered, nodding her head some.

Mateo kind of wished Bethany lied about who she was because the second her name came out her mouth, his brother began to overreact. He looked at Mateo, pointed to Bethany, looked back at Bethany, got way too close to her, stepped back, looked at Mateo again and then at Bethany. "​Bethany? As in THE Bethany?"​ "I hate you so much," Mateo breathed out. "​Sal! Get in here! THE Bethany is here!"​ He shouted toward the hall.

Bethany was honestly kind of confused about the whole ordeal so far but from what she gathered, this was a brother of Mateo's and obviously was much older. "The Bethany?" She said, more toward Mateo. "What does that mean?"

Mateo shook his head as Bethany began to question this insanity. "Nothing. He's being stupid," he answered. "​Oh, psh...Chiquito. How long did we have to hear about Bethany during your trip back home at Christmas?"​ Mateo just made a face and shook his head as a sad attempt to deny it.

Bethany lifted an eyebrow upward as she looked at Mateo, having to fight a grin to spread over her face knowing Mateo would probably hate her joining in on the teasing, but she couldn't really help it. "You talked about me during Christmas? Aw, how sweet. What did he say?"

Mateo narrowed his eyes as Bethany started playing into it. He should have known she was going to take the evil route here. "That you had nice boobs," he answered before his brother could. "​He did say that. But he also said some other things. But I don't think my baby brother wants me to tell you..."

Bethany laughed softly and shook her head before she looked over at Mateo. "Oh? I think he's okay."

Mateo quickly shook his head at her. "No, I am not. And if you both do not stop, I am going to find a way to get Guillermo up here and then you're going to be in trouble. Lots of trouble," he threatened, looking at his brother and then to her. "And that includes your cute ass too."

Bethany turned to look between him and his brother before she arched an eyebrow. "You're bed ridden though, babe. And.... Your phone is out of reach..." She said, pushing his phone to the other edge of the side table.

Mateo couldn't believe she just pushed his phone further away from him, his jaw dropping a little. His brother, however, began to slap his hands together. "​That was cold,​" he laughed. "You know what, I changed my mind...you can go sit back onto that other bed."

Bethany grinned down at him when he teased her, rolling her eyes. "Let's be honest, you'd miss my cute ass way too much if you changed your mind."

Mateo shook his head at her. "Mm, nope. If you didn't cross over to the dark side, maybe. But...you have so...you gotta go..."

Bethany stood up from the bed then and smirked, before moving around the bed to come up beside his brother. "Maybe I can hear these stories instead."

Mateo was totally bluffing and when she actually got up, he had to fight the urge to pout and try to grab at her. ​"Oh, where to start. Should we being with the time he cried at the zoo or jump forward to embarrassing high school memories? Or would you prefer to hear all about him going on and on and on about you until we made a Bethany jar?"

Bethany looked back at Mateo with an amused look on her face and stuck her tongue out at him. "A Bethany jar? How cute."

Mateo began to glare at them. This was so unfair. He couldn't even get up and leave the room and they were still picking on him. ​"I don't know about cute. But it did buy a lot of shots for us on New Years. But we can't keep it going over summer, dad says he'd lose all his money if we did that."

Bethany looked up at his brother and couldn't help but laugh, moving to the edge of the bed again to sit down, taking Mateo's hands. "These things better have been good or you're dead."

Mateo pulled his hands away from her, kind of being moody at the moment. "You're threatening a guy that's just got insult added to injury," he pointed out. "You're both jerks. And...one of you should definitely leave right now..."

Bethany arched an eyebrow upward as she looked down at him, moving to pull back. "Oh? You want me to leave?"

Mateo shot her a confused look for a moment. "What? No. I'm obviously referring to Joaquin," he answered. "You're being a super jerk but you're a pretty, super jerk so I'm ok with it."

Bethany rolled her eyes again and laughed as she glanced between him and his brother, smooshing her lips together afterwards. "It's all fun. I like hearing these stories."

Mateo knew Joaquin would act offended by that, which he did. Thankfully he wasn't overreacting like he usually did. "Because you're evil," Mateo pointed out. ​"Oh, you don't know evil yet. Bethany, after Matty takes it medicine and passes out, you find me and our brothers and we will tell you so much,"​ he offered, pulling Mateo's prescription out of his pocket and holding it out to her. ​"He needs to eat and then take two of those. You can do that?"

Bethany looked toward Mateo with a smile on her face before she looked up at his brother, nodding as she took the prescription. "I got it and I'll be sure to find you guys later." She said, winking at them.

Mateo shook his head at her and watched his brother wink back before leaving the room, thankfully shutting the door behind him. "You better not go find them," he began, giving her a pout. "I'm hurt...why are you being so mean to me?"

Bethany leaned forward to set the prescription bottle down before she leaned back toward him, chuckling. "I'm not mean to you," She said, shaking her head. "It's all in fun."

Mateo continued to pout at her when she insisted she wasn't being mean. "Not fun for me," he said, pretending to be actually upset. "You guys are all going to make fun of me while I'm sleeping."

Bethany shook her head when he pouted before she leaned over to kiss his pout instead. "Not make fun of you, never." She said, before smiling. "You talked about me enough to need a jar?"

Mateo perked up a little as she kissed him. But it didn't last too long because of course she brought up the jar. "Ok, first of all, they're all drama queens. I could mention a person twice and they'd set up a jar. Secondly...they asked if I have any new ladies in my sight. Not my fault you're the only one I'm interested in."

Bethany laughed again before she leaned back up and smiled down at him. "It's cute," She said and slid her hand along his forearm and his bicep, rubbing the muscles there. "It is your fault but it's ok, I'm ok with that."

Mateo moved his eyes down to her hands, watching them as they rubbed against his arms for a moment. "It's not my fault," he insisted. "It's your fault."

Bethany pursed her lips together and looked back up at him, shaking her head. "How is it my fault?"

Mateo gave her a look as if she should already know the answer. "Uh...obviously because I was just here, chilling...doing my thing, like always. And then you decided to invade my life and be adorable and evil and amazing and sexy as hell and just totally make it hard to just chill and do my thing. So...that's how..."

Bethany looked back at Mateo with an amused look on her face and simply shook her head. It wasn't even a proper answer and this was totally not her fault. "Well, sorry I chose CRU for college?"

Mateo "I'll accept that apology on one condition," he said with a smug smile on his face. He knew her apology wasn't anywhere serious but he'll pretend it was.

Bethany watched his smug smile grow and she immediately arched her two brows, leaning her head slightly to the side. "What's the condition?" she murmured, a little wary.

Mateo motioned for her to move beside him, keeping the smug smile on his face. "Lots and lots of kisses," he finally said. "I might be a little banged up but I can still make out..."

Bethany wanted to laugh at him but she knew that would be considered super mean since he was injured and all, but this was kind of assumed coming from him. "Making out? You sure that falls under your care instructions by your brother?"

Mateo flashed her a more innocent grin when she questioned him, feeling the smug look wasn't working for him. "I'm rebelling a little bit," he answered. "But only for you so you really shouldn't waste this once in a lifetime chance."

Bethany reached forward and placed her finger against his lips playfully when his smile remained, before she leaned forward and pressed a little kiss to the corner of his mouth. "You rebel," She said, pressing her knee down into the mattress beside him so she could move herself toward him. "Kinda sexy."

Mateo smiled against her finger, watching her closely. "Only kinda?" He whispered, his hands moving toward her waist. He was so tempted to just pull her against him and start kissing her but he was pretty sure that would hurt like hell. Also, he was kind of interested in her having the upper hand today.

Bethany "Yeah, kinda." Bethany breathed out and slid her hand down to the side of his neck, gently and slowly so she didn't hurt anything, though tried to do it in a discrete way. Moving forward, she playfully brushed her lips over his. "If you get me in trouble, I'm taking you down with me."

Mateo scrunched up his nose slightly when she still only said kinda. But he had a feeling it was take it or leave it so he wasn't going to complain, not now. "I'll go down on you any day," he whispered, teasingly.

Bethany immediately laughed at his response before she deepened the kiss a bit more, her hand moving around the side of his neck and her forehead pressing into his when she kissed him again. "Add it to the bucket list?" she teased.

Mateo smiled against her lips, leaning forward a little as the kiss deepened. He wanted so badly to just wrap his arms tightly around her and get carried away. "Definitely added," he laughed, pulling back from her a little.

Bethany arched an eyebrow when he pulled back from her, which she was pretty sure was opposite of what he was claiming to want to do. "Well, as soon as you're feeling better, we can get onto that." She murmured after a moment and moved her arm over his lap to press her hand into the mattress to hold herself up, kissing him a bit harder.

Mateo nodded his head lightly at the suggestion. He really couldn't wait for that. He was already going a little stir crazy since it had been so long for him and now he was being forced to wait longer. He was a little surprised when she started kissing him again but he welcomed it, kissing her back and trying to pull her into him a little.

Bethany brought her hand up to his cheek and kissed him again before she lowered her head down to kiss over his jawline. "I feel like we shouldn't be doing this... can't get you too excited when you're injured."

Mateo tilted his head back as she began kissing over his jawline. He let out a huff at her words. "Are you being serious right now?" He questioned. He was seriously getting frustrated with all the babying that was happening around him.

Bethany laughed at his huffing and knew he was growing frustrated, shrugging her shoulders playfully at him. "What? It's not like I can pin you down and have my way with you right now, can I?"

Mateo pouted because she had a point. That would be a terrible thing for her to do. But he really did want something along those lines. "No," he sighed after a moment, settling back into the pillows. "Being injured sucks. I just want to kiss you and hold you."

Bethany leaned up when he laid back and nodded her head, smiling as she grabbed his medication before leaning over to grab his water bottle. "Well, rest up and you totally can."

Mateo narrowed his eyes at her as she grabbed his medicine. "You're going to medicate me now?" He questioned her. "Those make me all loopy. Sal and Joaquin keep drugging me up and then basically treating me like a madlib. And then I pass out."

Bethany smiled back at him and twisted off the cap. "Well, yeah, because if you don't stay on top of your meds it's going to take a lot longer to heal."

Mateo sighed as she insisted on him taking his medicine. "Fine. Only because being in this bed sucks right now," he said, holding his hand out to her. "Will you at least stay with me until I fall asleep?"

Bethany tapped the correct amount of tablets into his palm before untwisting the cap of the water and handing it over. "I'll stay for however long you want me to," She said, closing the cap afterwards.

Mateo took the pills and the water from her, quickly popping the medicine into his mouth and taking a swig of water. "Not humanly possible," he pointed out to her, reaching over to set the water down onto his bedside table. "C'mon, lay down next to me. I promise you won't hurt me."

Bethany made sure he actually took the meds and swallowed them before she leaned up to pull off her cardigan to get a bit more comfortable. "Well, I'll do my best." She teased and shook her head before she moved around and laid herself down on her side beside him, her head snuggled down on one pillow. "I follow your lead."

Mateo watched her, happy she wasn't going to try to not lay with him. He scooted down carefully until he was in a comfortable position next to her, turning his head slightly so he could look at her. "If I start saying crazy things...ignore them, ok?"

Bethany settled down into the bed beside him and curled her legs up comfortably, so she was positioned facing him and her arm was resting on the dip of her side. "Only if they're not something I wanna hear, or else I might use them for leverage."

Mateo narrowed his eyes playfully at her when she answered him. "You're so mean," he accused. "Why do I like you? All you do is pick on me and make me sexually frustrated."

Bethany had to fight back the urge to laugh again but instead pressed a kiss against his shoulder. "I do not, I do more than that."

Mateo raised an eyebrow at her when she said she did more than that. "Oh yea? And what else do you think you do?"

Bethany "Take care of you, entertain you with my presence... That among many things." She said and propped her head up on her palm.

Mateo "This is the first time you've had to take care of me and you spent the first part of that laughing at me with my brother," he pointed out. "But fine...we'll say you do more...if...I get some more kisses..."

Bethany "I'm bonding with your brother, actually." She said and shook her head before she leaned forward to kiss his lower jaw. "You always say that."

Mateo shook his head lightly at her. If that was bonding, he wasn't interested in her ever getting to know them. He perked up a bit as she kissed his jaw. "That's because I'm easily pleased and really like kissing you."

Bethany smiled as he perked himself up and she leaned down and kissed along his neck. "Keep talking..."

Mateo let out a little laugh at her. "Now is that a serious keep talking? Because if it is, you need to tell me what you want me to talk about. Because I could start rambling on about something that makes you stop kissing me and I don't want that..."

Bethany "Just talk about whatever," She teased and leaned down, sliding her hand up his bicep to kiss down the dip of his shoulder. "Rambling about what?"

Mateo shrugged his shoulders lightly. "I don't know. I could ramble on about hot celebrities who have had nip slips or maybe like the pros and cons of fondant icing. Or I can go on and on about how beautiful you are or your bucket list."

Bethany made a face and pulled back soberly. "Let's not talk about overly sexualized celebrities and talk about me instead."

Mateo laughed as she pulled back. "Ok, ok. Talking about you," he agreed, smiling up at her. "But you gotta go back to the kissing before I start..."

Bethany watched him laugh and shook her head. "Fine," She said, leaning in to kiss him behind his ear. "Start before the meds take over."

Mateo took a deep breath when she kissed behind his ear. Having her kiss him like this was probably a terrible idea. "Where to begin...your smile is the greatest thing I've ever seen. The whole time I was at the hospital, all I could think about was how much I wanted to see you and your smile."

Bethany "You're so cheesy," Bethany said with a laugh and she leaned back up to playfully nibble on his ear, sliding her hand along his hip.

Mateo closed his eyes, trying to remain calm even though that was failing. "Trust me, that's not what I am right now..."

Bethany smirked a little and leaned back down to kiss on his skin. "Oh? What are you then?"

Mateo "Really, really turned on," he answered. "And also really, really upset because I can't do anything about it."

Bethany smirked to herself and she leaned her head down to nibble on his skin, before she playfully seared her tongue over he small marks. "How much?"

Mateo probably shouldn't have told her that he was turned on since obviously she was going to use that against him now. "Too much," he answered, sighing softly.

Bethany brushed her nose gently over his skin and her fingertips moved from the placement on his hip back to his arm, so they could brush lightly over his wrists. "You're too much turned on?" Bethany breathed out with a slight smile, puckering her lips some to leave trails of kisses down the crook of his neck once more, before lifting herself up to lean in and kiss him properly. "Let's hope for a speedy recovery then."

Mateo gave her a slight nod when she questioned him. "Mhm, too turned on," he whispered. He was sure she was loving this. She seemed to like when she got to him in one way or another. He smiled against her lips, kissing her back. Though a slight pout appeared when she began to speak again. "I hope," he breathed out, leaning up a little to kiss her again. Though it was kind of a lazy kiss as he felt his pills beginning to kick in.

Bethany could tell the effects of the medication were beginning to kick in so she dialed it back a bit, instead pressing a few smaller, lazier kisses to his lips before she reached up and brushed his hair back off his forehead. "You'll be back to you in no time, I know it."

Mateo relaxed back against the pillows as she kissed him. "Mhm? Who will that be?" He asked, looking up at her, his hand reaching up to push some of her hair from her face. "Your friend or someone else?"

Bethany chuckled softly underneath her breath and shook her head, providing a small amount of distance between them. "My friend? No. You. You'll be back to yourself again."

Mateo shook his head at her when she didn't seem to get what he meant. Unless she did and was purposely avoiding that answer. But he wasn't in the right head space to push the subject. "Ok. And when I am me again, what will happen?"

Bethany knitted her brows together when he shook his head. She knew it was the meds talking, but she also didn't quite get where the friend comment came from. "You'll start to feel better, and be up and out of this bed."

Mateo kept his eyes on her for a moment. Was he really high and imagining this? Was he not making any sense? Or did she not get what he was asking? Or, worst option...was she seriously pretending right now? "Ok...?" He breathed out, moving to wrap his arms around her loosely. "What if I don't want out of the bed?"

Bethany "Ok?" Bethany questioned herself with a smile spreading over her lips and she let his arms move around her, making sure she was propped up comfortably though was close enough. "Well, you don't have to." She laughed. "But you were just complaining about being stuck in bed."

Mateo gently ran the tips of his fingers up and down her back, a lazy smirk making its way to his face. "Well, I don't mind being in bed when you're here too," he informed her. "So, if you're here then this is where I want to be."

Bethany laughed a little and leaned back in to kiss the middle of his forehead. "Well, whatever you wanna do after you're feeling better, you got it. I'll make sure it happens."

Mateo could feel himself drifting a little further but he was trying to fight it, not wanting the visit with Bethany to end so soon. "We can work on your bucket list," he breathed out. "What else was on it?"

Bethany leaned her head down to rest against the pillow and she laughed once again. "You know it, you read them." She said, rubbing his arm to soothe him.

Mateo shifted over slightly as she moved to lay down on the pillows with him. "Yea but it's been a while...you gotta remind me of the list..."

Bethany watched him for a moment as a smile stayed on her mouth, especially since it hasn't been anywhere near awhile. "Dirty version or clean?"

Mateo actually had to think about that for a moment. Obviously he wanted to know all the dirty things she wanted to do. But he couldn't help her cross any of those off so that was probably a bad idea. "Clean."

Bethany nodded her head some, figuring it would be a good way to ease him into sleeping since she knew he was fighting it off. "Okay, we can do that. Win a pool bet, sneak into a dance club, fall in love."

Mateo closed his eyes as she started to list off the things on her bucket list. "You should play Noah. He is terrible at playing pool," he informed her. "What else?"

Bethany exhaled a deep breath and moved to run her fingers through his dark hair once his eyes closed. "Maybe starting out, for practice purposes. Also super rude of you to shame your pledged." She said. "Finish my freshmen year and make it into ZBZ, go to state with the volleyball team."

Mateo smiled a little as her fingers moved through his hair, liking the feeling. "I'm just trying to help you," he defended himself. "Also, it's not me shaming him. It's just stating a fact. He's really bad at it. But he's really good at jumping over stuff," he added, mostly to make his bro look good. "Can I come watch you play volleyball?"

Bethany nodded her head some. "Well, I appreciate it. I'll hit him up sometime." Toying with his hair, she gently massaged his scalp. "Yeah, you can. Just don't check out the other team's asses.... At least not bluntly."

Mateo shook his head lightly at her. "Why would I do that when you have the best ass?" He questioned, his words coming out a little slurred.

Bethany was a little amused at how out of it he was already but he was still giving the best answers. "Good point. I do have a awesome one, huh?"

Mateo nodded his head. "Mhm, most awesome," he breathed. "You have an awesome everything. You should know that though."

Bethany brushed her thumb over his forehead, along his hairline. "I know that but I do enjoy hearing it," Bethany said, kissing his temple.

Mateo "I've noticed," he teased, opening his eyes up to look at her again, grinning a little. "I like telling you so it's ok."

Bethany looked back down at him when he turned toward her once again, mirroring his own smile with her own. "Well, we're good. But we'll leave that until after you relax some."

Mateo "Ok," he agreed, closing his eyes again. He was actually getting really tired but he still had it in his mind to stay awake longer for her. "If I had a bucket list, would you help me with it too?"

Bethany gave him a tiny look even if he didn't see her, continuing to massage her fingers into his scalp some as she stayed propped up. "You know I would. You should just make one, there has to be some things you wanna do."

Mateo "Yea," he let out along with a deep breath. "But I don't think they're nearly as cool as yours. Just...normal stuff...graduate, open up my own business, have kids, find my mom, make you happy..."

Bethany gently bit into her bottom lip as she lowered her head down to his shoulder, making sure to be light and careful as she did so. "That doesn't make them any less important."

Mateo 's eyes opened back up as he felt pressure on his shoulder, glancing down at her for a moment. Thankfully the pills didn't make what she was doing hurt or he'd probably get really pissy. "No, just a little harder to do."

Bethany slid her fingertips up and down over the middle of his forearm. "Well, yeah, but still possible."

Mateo smiled lightly before leaning down to kiss the top of her head. "I'm getting really tired," he whispered as if it were a secret and not totally obvious.

Bethany almost rolled her eyes but refrained, instead leaning up to kiss the corner of his mouth. "Go to sleep, I won't leave."

Mateo perked up as she kissed him. "I'm going to hold you to that," he said, relaxing a bit more into the bed, letting his eyes shut once again. Honestly, he probably won't even remember her saying that but he really did hope she stayed.

Bethany created a tiny amount of distance between them so he was comfortable to relax, and she was able to stick around a bit longer for him. "I promise. Now sleep, you need it." She said, going quiet afterwards so he could actually do just that.

Mateo let out a soft sigh when she told him to sleep again. "Ok, ok," he laughed. "Going to sleep..." he promised, reaching out to blindly grab her hand, just to be sure she couldn't get away just yet. "Goodnight, Bethany."

Mateo could just feel that this was a trap. He could feel it down to his core. But just in case it wasn't a trap and he was about to actually have a threesome with two, hot ZBZ girls, he was going. He sent a text to Ryan, letting him know that he was probably about to get murdered and then he sent some very vague texts to his brothers and father, letting them know he loves them. Was he overreacting? Definitely. But he did that all the time. When he got to the Zeta Beta house, he decided to go with the sneaking around route just in case a certain brunette, princess was around. He was trying to resist his urge to talk to her ever since the dance and he didn't want to break his promise. He also didn't want her to see him heading upstairs to sleep with some of her sisters, assuming that was actually about to happen. Once he got to Allie's room, he knocked a couple of times to announce his presence and then slowly opened the door. "Hello?" He called out before stepping inside.

Allie was almost annoyed with how much effort it actually took to get Mateo over to the house, since she originally figured it wouldn't be much. Not that he seemed to be super easy, but before, luring Mateo with the promise of sex wasn't exactly something that needed to be asked twice. She was just glad that she was able to throw Tatiana under the bus with her. With Grace keeping Bethany occupied downstairs for the time being before she had to sent the quick text, Allie turned around when she heard the knock and watched Mateo step inside, putting on a somewhat fake grin. "Don't worry, Tatiana's on her way up now." She said before she moved around him and immediately leaned up against the door, making a slight face to herself. The idea was already way too dirty for her, even if it wasn't even close to happening in both his dreams and reality.

Mateo looked her over as he step further into the room. This still felt like a trap. "Tatiana is the other ZBZ?" He questioned, giving her a disbelieving look. "Huh. Never thought that would happen." He still didn't. Mateo cleared his throat a little, moving toward her bed to sit on the edge. "So...we're just...waiting now...?"

Allie could tell since Mateo walked in the room something was off with him. Even if the two hadn't exactly been the best of friends, hardly even anything close, Allie knew him well enough that he wasn't a mopey person like this. Especially when he was, hypothetically, about to hook up with some of the most unattainable girls on Greek row. "Yeah, she is. Is that so hard to believe?" Allie sent a quick text to Grace, acting as if it was Tatiana instead before moving to take a seat beside Mateo once it was clear he wasn't making a break for it. Moving her small hand over his shoulders, she lifted an eyebrow. "You ok?"

Mateo watched her carefully, trying to see if she was actually going to do something that was promised or not. Not that he was really giving her an opening if she was. "I'm fine," he answered, turning toward her, moving one of his hands to her waist, pulling her closer to him. "Are we going to do with or do we have to keep waiting for Tatiana?" He questioned, quirking up an eyebrow. He was mostly trying to get a reaction from her now as he leaned into her slowly. "We can just get started and she can join once she gets here."

Allie figured she should have been expecting this as much, considering what was promised, so she just really hoped Grace wasn't dragging her feet up the stairs before she actually had to follow through with everything. "That's fair," Allie murmured after a moment or so and leaned up a little, her hand moving to wrap around his neck, probably actually about to kiss at his neck before she heard the creaking of her oak door open. "Oh!" She breathed out, almost half surprised and half faking it as she immediately pushed Mateo off her to his sitting position once more, hopping up to greet the pledges. "What a surprise." She breathed, ushering Grace and another pledge to shut the door behind Bethany once she was practically pushed in.

Bethany didn't entirely know why she was needed at the house. As far as she knew, there wasn't any activities going on and none of the sisters was having her run around like crazy doing things for them, so it was kind of odd that Grace wanted to hang around in the ZBZ kitchen to just do homework, which would be perfectly fine in either one's dorm. It was then that Grace perked up when her phone lit up and mentioned something about Allie needing her upstairs, and before she knew it, she was being shoved inside the larger room of the house and the light was being brightened, noticing Mateo on the bed. "What's going on?"

Mateo was starting to believe that he might actually be here to get laid. Especially when Allie started to lean all into him. He was very close to making his real, official move before he heard the door opening up. He thought it was going to be Tatiana finally coming to join them but surprise, surprise...it was Bethany. "God damn it," he quickly snapped, standing up from the bed. "I knew it. I knew this was a trap!" He continued to shout toward Allie. "Granted I thought I was about to be sacrificed to some scary, ZBZ, demon overlord but I still knew it was a trap!"

Allie rolled her eyes immediately and pushed her hair back, turning toward Mateo quickly. "Please, don't act like you're super mad. You know you're overly happy to see her." Allie breathed, before he turned and faced Bethany. "Look, I'm so over the mopeyness that's going around here, ok? It's seriously bringing down my pledge class and the other all mood, and I'm over it." She said, before she pivoted back around to face Mateo again. "And since your so called friends don't seem to be making much an effort to help you out here, it seems like your terrible booty call is going to have to bet he one that helps us all out, ok? Just talk. It'll make you both feel better and I'm not letting you out until I at least see my pledge smiling and you two are at least... friends, or something."

Mateo licked over his lips, trying to not look over at Bethany because Allie was right. He wasn't super mad because he was happy to be near Bethany. But he couldn't show it since that would probably wreck the whole staying away from her and letting her be with someone else and be happy thing. "You can't hold up captive. You're not Zach's hot and crazy mom."

Bethany glanced between Allie and Mateo for a moment, a bit confused as to what she even was walking into. She almost wanted to be mad at Grace and her President for trapping her in this stupid room, but couldn't exactly bring herself to. Instead she stayed quiet, crossing her arms slowly over her chest.

Allie rolled her eyes again, figuring it wasn't going to be the last time she did that evening. "Oh, I can, and just you watch me." Allie breathed out, moving to take Bethany by the shoulders and place her in front of Mateo. "Just don't ruin my sheets, ok? I spent a lot of money on those." She said, winking toward him before she turned and ushered the other pledges out of her room, quickly shutting the door behind her.

Mateo quickly looked toward the ceiling when Bethany was pushed in front of him. He glared a little at her comment and waited for her to be out of the room before he spoke again. "Oh, I'm so ruining those sheets. Just not in the fun way she's talking about," he said, mostly to himself. "I can't believe I was tricked into a feelings talk...again!"

Bethany pursed her lips some as Mateo spoke before she moved around him to take a seat on Allie's larger bed, figuring she might as well get comfortable for the time being. "And how do you plan on doing that?" she murmured after a moment, tucking a leg under her other one.

Mateo sighed as Bethany spoke up. He didn't think she'd say anything so soon given how things had been. "Uh...I don't know...dump a bunch of her fancy lotions and perfumes on them and then maybe a lit match," he answers, finally looking away from the ceiling and toward her. Which was a mistake since she was on a bed and as always, the most breathtakingly beautiful woman he's ever seen. "Is that necessary?" He asked, motioning at all of her.

Bethany "Yeah, but then you might be setting fire to ZBZ and then you would be at fault for destroying the best house ever and killing all of us." She shrugged a shoulder and chewed on her bottom lip, giving him a weird look. "Is what necessary?"

Mateo shook his head. "There are fire alarms," he says, pointing toward the one in the corner. "And I'm sure if I wanted to, I could break down that door." He shoved his hands into his pocket as he shrugged lightly. "Nothing...look...I swear I didn't know about this. I was trying to keep with my promise to you."

Bethany "Yeah, then you go to jail for arson..." Bethany tilted her head to the side and smooshed her thin lips together, before scratching the side of her neck, glancing at the door when he mentioned it. "Yeah, I figured since that's not really what I walked into at first."

Mateo "I think I'd do ok in jail. I'm funny and I already went through older, bigger guys pushing me around a lot so I can really take a punch." He was pretty sure this wasn't the type of talking Allie was tempting to force here. He actually felt ashamed when Bethany mentioned what she walked in on. "Right. That...that wasn't how it looked. Nothing was going to happen between us...probably..."

Bethany "Really? I don't see it." She said and she shrugged one of her shoulders before pursing her lips some, brushing her finger over her forehead so the little hair that fell in her view could be swept behind her ear. "I'm pretty sure that's why you came over so it is kinda how it looked."

Mateo pursed his lips at her response. "Which part don't you agree with?" He questioned, moving closer toward her and the bed. "I'm not even going to argue because you're going to believe what you want to believe. And I get it, I have that reputation so I don't really expect to have the benefit of doubt."

Bethany "You would get too bored in jail," Bethany said and watched him get somewhat closer, pulling her hands from her lap to wrap around her knee, pulling it to her chest. "What were you doing over here if that wasn't it, then? Allie isn't afraid of spiders and I'm pretty sure Allie isn't Willa."

Mateo "Alright...you've got a good point there. But if and when I did get bored, I'd just Shawshank my way out of there." He huffed a little when she pointed out the obvious. "I don't know," he breathes. "Yes, she said something about sex to get me over here but I didn't believe it and it took her a lot of convincing to get me here. I also didn't think it was going to actually happen. I just wanted to see what it was, to see if she was being serious or not. I don't actually want to sleep with Allie, ok?"

Bethany wanted to laugh at him and under normal circumstances, she would have. But the mood in the room was different and maybe it was because she was overreacting with how she felt, but she was a girl with feelings who's feelings were always on her sleeve and she couldn't exactly help it much at this point. "Hey, look. That doesn't matter. You can sleep with whoever you want, that's not my business. I just wanted you to actually admit it." She said, holding her hands up slightly though keeping her eyes elsewhere.

Mateo "Yea, I know that already. I know I can sleep with whoever I want and it's not any of your business," he quickly agreed. This was probably the complete opposite direction then what Allie planned. "This is why feeling traps are awful! They're awkward and just suck and I am tempted to jump out that window..."

Bethany wanted to glare at him since at that point, he was just only reiterating a point she didn't exactly want to hear over again. Especially considering the fact that she practically threw herself at him weeks ago, and that got them no where. "Then do it." She murmured, tossing herself down onto the bed so she was rested on her back, clearly frustrated herself.

Mateo furrowed his eyebrows together when she very dramatically threw herself back onto the bed. "Didn't know you were a drama major," he mumbled under his breath and moved toward the window. "How many bones do you think I'd break on impact?"

Bethany "Don't need to be," She murmured and moved her leg under the other so one swayed over the edge of the bed instead, rolling her eyes some. "Hopefully all of them."

Mateo glanced over at her, rolling his eyes. "That's the spirit, babe. Hope I break all my bones. Hey...maybe I'll die and then you'll never have to deal with me again." As he spoke, he started to open up the window, trying to see just how far the tree was away from Allie's window.

Bethany "We wouldn't be that lucky," Bethany murmured under her breath before she glanced over at him, rolling her eyes once more before she moved to prop herself up. "Don't be an idiot, I'll just tell Allie I'm fine and she'll let you out."

Mateo turned back toward her with a bit of a smirk. "Aw. Are you worried that I will actually get hurt?" He questions, a cocky tone in his voice.

Bethany "No," She quickly said and shook her head before waving her hand toward the window. "That tree is too far and you're an idiot, and we don't need to pull a Scream Queens episode tonight."

Mateo 's smirk fell at her answer and he quickly shut the window back up. "Super surprised that a sorority girl would watch that show," he sarcastically replied. He moved back toward the bed, letting him fall on top of it. "I don't know what I'm doing here, Bethany..."

Bethany ignored his response for the most part since it just seemed to annoy her even further, dropping back down on the softer bed, arms crossed back over her chest afterwards. "Uh, going to school?" She said, glancing over at him after a moment. "That's what most everyone is here for..."

Mateo let out a soft, breathy laugh at her answer. "You know that's not what I mean," he whispered as he turned his head to face her. "I'm not good at this kind of stuff. I've never dated anyone. I've never wanted to date anyone. Except for you. And I suck so bad at all of this that I've done everything to ruin any chance I've had with you."

Bethany scrunched her nose to refrain from smiling though failed slightly, letting one corner of her mouth perk up for just a few seconds. Despite the fact that she was hurt by all that was going on, even if it never seemed to amount to anything, Mateo never ceased to make her laugh and that was just one of the reasons she stuck being around him. "It wouldn't have been ruined if you were just to talk to me."

Mateo "I suck at talking about the important stuff," he admits. "You can ask Ryan. He'll back you up on that. I went weeks without talking to him because I'm sad bad at it. It took his pledge trapping us in a small room and forcing us to talk before I admitted how I was feeling. Very similar to this situation...I am easily tricked..."

Bethany "I don't talk to Ryan, and Ryan doesn't really talk to me but I get it. That doesn't mean you can do that forever." She murmured with a small frown and made a face, glancing over at him. "But it worked, didn't it?"

Mateo made a little face at her for a quick moment. "Yea, I guess. We're cool now and still friends. But that's different. I've known Ryan since we were kids. It's easier to give into it. And he's a friend. You're...more..."

Bethany moved her head so she was looking back up at the ceiling again, exhaling through her nose as she stayed quiet for a moment. "If that's the case, I don't know why you can't just admit that you want me."

Mateo kept his eyes on her for a moment, not saying anything at first. She was right. It scared him but she was right. "I want you," he whispered after a moment, moving closer to her. "But I don't want to hurt you."

Bethany paused for a moment as he actually seemed to admit it. "Why are you so quick to assume you're going to hurt me?" Turning her head slightly, she looked over at him. "What if I hurt you?"

Mateo "It's in my nature," he answered simply, as if that explained everything. He shrugged his shoulder at her question. "Maybe you will. Maybe that's another reason I've tried pushing you away."

Bethany creased her eyebrows in slightly as she watched him, before she simply shook her head. "And how's that working out for you?"

Mateo "If I were being honest, not that great," he admits, licking over his lips. "I can't stop thinking about you. You're kind of driving me insane."

Bethany "Is that why you have Jackson occasionally creeping on me?" Bethany murmured after a moment or so and pressed her chin down to her shoulder, watching him carefully before she spoke again. "I'm not going to apologize for that."

Mateo opened his mouth up to deny the Jackson thing but really, what was the point. "It is not my fault he doesn't know how to be sneaky. I try to teach him my ways but he just says I'm weird and that I'm ruining his life." Mateo chuckles lightly at her. "I'm not asking for you to apologize. It's not even your fault. It's your parent's fault for creating someone like you."

Bethany "Mateo, I hate to be the one to break it to you or just be the one that's honest with you, but you really aren't sneaky at all. You just try and everyone goes along with it." She shook her head slowly before she pushed some of her hair out of her face, behind her ear. "That's not fair to say things like that to me."

Mateo "I'm super sneaky. Trust me. There are some things that I've done recently that you don't even know about because of how sneaky I am," he insisted. He moved closer to her, a little smile on his lips. "Why isn't it fair? Aren't we supposed to be honest right now?"

Bethany "Oh? Like what?" She said after a moment and lifted her eyebrow, watching as he moved in a little closer to her, before moving her eyes back up to his. "Not if you don't plan on doing anything about it after we're out of here."

Mateo "Well...I can't tell you those things or it would ruin my entire image and you might get mad..." Mateo felt the uncontrollable smile he always got around Bethany fighting it's way back to his face at her response. "What if I asked you out on a date? Would you maybe say yes?"

Bethany "What? I would tell, I promise." She said and immediately moved onto her side so she could face him a bit more easily than before, her hand resting down on the mattress instead. She studied his face carefully at his next question, inhaling a deep breath. "Why don't you ask and find out?"

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Bethany: *won't

Mateo groaned a little because he already felt himself caving. "Have you received any random gifts lately? Either here or outside your door room?" He questions, giving her his best innocent face. He kept his eyes on her for a long moment before sitting up and clearing his throat. "Alright...would you like to go out on a date with me?"

Bethany found herself smiling a bit more when he went on admitting things. She had an idea that it was him, but given the situation they were in, she never said anything. "Yeah, I have. I gotta say, I thought they were from some random pledge." She shrugged her shoulder again, teasing him. "Sure."

Mateo "I mean...a random pledge might have been the one delivering them but...yea...don't judge me..." Mateo scrunched his nose up at her answer. "Sure? That's what I get?"

Bethany "You should have just done it yourself," She shook her head slowly and smiled a little before she gently reached up and tapped him on the middle of his chin with her thumb. "For now, yeah."

Mateo "But if I got caught...that would have been bad...since I would be breaking the agreement to stay away from you," he explained. "Fine. I'll take it. What else do I get for now?"

Bethany "Or you could've just gotten over yourself and came and got me, but that's beside the point now." She said, biting into her bottom lip. "Depends. What do you want?"

Mateo pursed his lips slightly at her comment. "That's fair. I'll give you that." Mateo smirked a little as he leaned into her. "Take a guess."

Bethany leaned in herself slowly with a tiny smile on her face, her eyes scanning over his face once more. "You know, I feel like I should say no just to be spiteful."

Mateo "But you don't want to be," he says in a soft voice, his hand moving to her waist, pulling her closer to him. "Do you?"

Bethany blinked a couple of times before her lips immediately pushed together, lowering her gaze for the most part. "No."

Mateo "No? As in no you don't want to or no as in you don't want to say no?" He questioned, kind of purposely being confusing as he lightly nudged her back on the bed.

Bethany wanted to roll her eyes at him again but refrained from doing so, figuring she had done so enough that night to last her quite awhile. Moving onto her back, she shrugged her shoulders instead, running her finger down the side of his neck. "Don't want to say no."

Mateo smirked at her answer, leaning in slowly to her. He kept one hand on her waist and brought the other one up to push her hair out of her face as his lips moved closer to hers. And just as his lips brushed against hers, he pulled back and got up from the bed. "You're just gonna have to wait for our date, beautiful," he teased a bit as he moved toward the door and opening it up. "That loser didn't even try to actually lock us in here..."

Bethany immediately narrowed her eyes in on him as he turned the tables around and teased her this time, and before she knew it, he was up off the bed and was pulling the door open. "Or you'll have to wait a little longer," She said under her breath as she released a groan and she pushed herself up, moving toward the door itself. "Maybe she trusted us?"

Mateo laughed at her little threat. "Please. You say that now but just you wait until our date." Mateo laughed again, watching her move to the door. "Probably a horrible mistake since I still plan on ruining those sheets one day."

Bethany lifted her brow some when came back with that and she moved around him, so she was standing in the door way. "We'll see," She said, laughing a little. "Be nice, that's my president you're talking about."

Mateo "Mhm, we will see. See you totally getting all heart eyes at me and totally making out with me by the end of the night," he said in a cocky tone, following her out of the room. "I can be nice and ruin her sheets at the same time."

Bethany made a slight face and almost countered with how the last time she made out with him, they ended up in this predicament, but figured her habit of being blunt wasn't exactly the right thing to fall back on now. "I don't know what your version of nice is but since I'm pretty sure she spent a fortune on that bedset.... that's not really nice."

Mateo sighed dramatically when she continued to defend the bed sheets. "Fine! I won't ruin them. But...only because you don't want me to. You're lucky I like you and that you've clearly already have me somewhat whipped." He mumbled the last part a bit, hoping she wouldn't hear. "I'm gonna go though. Are you staying here a little longer or would you like me to take you back to your dorm?"

Bethany felt a brighter smile perk up on her lips when he agreed with her, even if his entire sentence didn't go unheard of. It just made her smile a little more. "You can walk me home," She said after a moment before she turned on her heels and moved toward the large staircase, and since most of the girls weren't in sight, she was pretty sure Allie and whoever had gone and crashed in one of the other sister's room for the night.

Mateo smiled and nodded his head at her answer, reaching out to take her hand. "Home it is," he breathes as he starts down the staircase along side her. He was happy he actually put on a jacket when he left the KT house or he'd probably freeze walking to and back from her dorm building.