#lomford

"I'm getting married, Dani. In three days! You can't..." Matt ran a hand through his golden curls his lack of words came from every emotion in the book. Her confession of love for him came as a surprise to them both. No, it was more a kick in the gut as it left him breathless. Left him sick and confused.

"I wasn't planning on doing this, okay?" Her hands were shaking and that was only the tip of the iceberg to everything going on inside her. "But I... I couldn't just let you marry her without telling you. I couldn't live with the what if."

"Why? Why now?" He shook his head, not waiting for an answer as he continued. "You had so many times you could have... Do you know how long I..." He cut himself off. This couldn't be happening. For years he had waited for her. He had longed for her. Loved her in ways that felt so much deeper than she could understand and there was nothing. He had accepted that. Moved on. Found the perfect girl that loved him unconditionally.

"Because I wasn't ready for you, Matty!" Her raised voice wasn't from anger but desperation. She could barely understand her own feelings so how could she express it to him? "Yes, I was dating and moving on but I couldn't move on to you because that would just be it. There wouldn't need to be anyone else. There wouldn't be anyone else. And I knew that and after Luke I wasn't ready. You couldn't be the guy I moved on with because that scared the shit out of me. It would mean too much before I was ready let it. If we ever had a chance it couldn't be then."

It wasn't that her words were lost on him. He understood what she was telling him but the fact that she clearly had feelings for him way before these past few months was hard to hear. Hard to know that if he had just waited a little longer that maybe those years of loving her in secret really would have been the building of a future. But now she wasn't supposed to be his future. Jules was.

Dani could see every thought going through his head. He wasn't saying anything and it was eating at her. The silence pushing her to continue. "And maybe we don't have a chance now," she admitted with a shrug though fear lit her blue eyes. "Maybe I am too late, but I have to know. I have to know if I am," she swallowed hard as they looked at each other, both unprepared for the question they knew was next. "Am I? Am I too late?"

Yes. Yes, she was too late. It was what he should have said without a second thought. Jules was the perfect girl but Dani was the girl of his dreams. The guilt of loving them both made an answer impossible. "Dani..." He tried with no words to follow only for Dani to cure the silence as in one quick push on her feet she crashed her lips into his.

It was like a fire igniting, the weight of her kiss hitting him like a ton of bricks only for him to wake up and start kissing her back. It was passion for a desire that had lingered so long. It was sadness for all the heartbreak and waiting of this moment. It was love. A love of every night they found comfort of their loss in each other. For every beer shared that left them with careless laughter. Every barefoot dance that they stole with one another. It was years of a friendship that only needed the perfect timing that never came that they were now stealing in this moment.

Lomford:

1. Wide Awake ||  Michael Schulte

I try to realize that it won't go awayCause I'm craving, craving, cravingLying here wide awakeWaiting for your embraceYou are my sweet escapeFrom stormy daysSo many words to sayI'm praying you'll come my wayWithout you I suffocateWith eyes wide shut

2. All This Time || OneRebublic

And there's just no questionWhat this man should do

Take all the time lostAll the days that I costTake what I took andGive it back to you

All this timeWe were waiting for each otherAll this timeI was waiting for youWe got all these wordsCan't waste them on anotherSo I'm straight in a straight lineRunning back to you

3. Beside You || Marianas Trench

I will stay (here beside you)Nobody will break youTrust in me, trust in me, don't pull awayJust trust in me, trust me'Cause I'm just trying to keep it together'Cause I could do worse and you could do betterWhen your tears are spentOn your last pretenseAnd your tired eyes refuse to closeAnd sleep in your defenseAnd if your heart wears thinI will hold you upAnd I will hide youWhen it gets too muchI'll be right beside youNobody will break you 

4. Falling || Oh Gravity

I feel like I'm falling, Seriously falling Hard for youOh forever's a long time But far from enough time To spend with you...So fall, I'll be behind you, I'll be there to guide you When you've lost your wayYeah, forever's long timeBut far from enough time To spend with youI will always be thereI will always be there

5. The One || Kodaline

-Who wraps presents horribly and has to get help from the other

Neither one of them are horrible gift wrappers. They usually wrap gifts together, aside from their presents for each other. I see them getting lazy too and just giving them unwrapped and saying, “Here’s your present. Here you go.” 

-Who excitedly wakes up their partner on Christmas morning

Matty. He’s a sucker for the holidays. He’d probably say, “Rise and shine, baby. Got lots of gifts to open and selfies to take!”

-Who holds the mistletoe over the both of their heads

Matty. Again, he’s the more festive person, and he milks the mistletoe kiss for all it’s worth. Dani would probably argue that she doesn’t need mistletoe to kiss her man.

-Who sets up the christmas lights and who holds the ladder

Matty sets up the lights while Dani keeps the ladder stable. She also checks out his ass and cat calls him going, “Ow ow! Lombardiii. Got that junk in the trunkkk.”

-Who gets angry at little kids and tells them Santa isn’t real

Idk about angry, but Dani would probably be the one to squash the Santa myth with their kids.

-Who bails the other out of mall jail for telling kids Santa isn’t real

( ✉ → sms ) i fukcing miss yo u

[TEXT]: I miss you too, Dani. A lot more than I want to admit.

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( ✉ → sms ) i used your pics to catfish someone, and since they bought me a laptop… you have a date with them tomorrow.

SEND ‘🔺’ + A COLOR FOR A COLOR BOARD OF OUR MUSES

where was their first date ?:

It was the auction date when she set up a movie to play against the barn while eating his favorite sandwiches and beer.

what my muse would do to cheer your’s up:

Easy. Put on Dancing in the Moonlight and make him dance with her until he is laughing and smiling.

who wakes the other up with kisses ( and where ) ?:

Both. It’s Matty and Dani. It’s nowhere innocent.

who would pour water on the other to wake them up ?:

Definitely Dani, and then laugh about it until he pulls her down and puts his wet face all over her.

how my muse would wake your’s up:

Depends on the morning. She either jumps on him to give him a rude awakening or she straddles him to give a more... pleasant experience.

who would start a food fight while baking or cooking ?:

They both are guilty of it. Once it starts it doesn’t stop until there is a casualty. 

who would suggest putting marijuana in the brownies ?:

Matt and Dani would say no at first but then do it.

who said i love you first and how ( or when ) did they say it ?:

Dani though Matt felt it for so long. It was late at night at Lombardi’s after the two had some distance between them, and she gave a long speech and blurted it out because it hurt too much not to say it to him at least once.

who would get into a physical altercation over the other ?:

If Matt was pushed enough he would but it would take a lot of baiting.

who insists on purchasing a pet together ( and what kind of pet ) ?:

Dani. She insists that Olsen needs a sibling.

who is louder ( in and out of bed ) ?:

In bed it’s definitely Dani. She isn’t shy about letting Matt know she likes what he is doing. Out of bed they are both loud.

who takes more risks ( in and out of bed ) ?:

Matt definitely is the one to introduce things in bed but Dani goes along with it. Out of it both but Dani a little more.

who would bring up the word ‘daddy’ first ?:

Dani would try it as a joke but get grossed out mid act.  

what is their shared, favourite kink ?:

Having sex where there is a risk of getting caught. The two can’t keep their hands off each other even in the back of the kitchen at Lombardi’s.

describe their typical kiss:

It’s fun but always with a great need behind it. It’s hard not to smile when kissing him, but every kiss is filled with that deep love.

how my muse shows their love for your’s:

Making fun of him mostly. She loves to get Matt laughing and smiling. She is also very much about spending time with him with every detail being something he likes with the activity and the food she likes showing that she knows him by doing all his favorite things.

their favourite ways to give affection:

Dani isn’t the greatest with words, but she shows her love in touch. It isn’t always sexual. It’s brushing her fingers through his hair, having their bodies close. Hands on his arm, body leaning against his. While she have be a fireball with sarcasm, her tenderness is shown in the small moments of coming up behind him and kissing his shoulder, reaching for him in bed because he just isn’t close enough.

who is more dominate ?:

Matt, but Dani has her moments.

who sings in the shower ?:

They both do, but Matt gives out full performances while Dani is more one song and done.

who washes the other’s hair in the shower ?:

They both do. It’s playful and they get it as sudsy as possible.

who initiates shower sex despite being in a rush ?:

It’s definitely both.

who teases the other under the table at dinner with the family ?:

Matt initially, but once he started it Dani brought it to a whole new level.

who has the weirder taste in music ?:

They have the same taste, but Dani might mock him for his occasional R&B.

who would initiate dancing in the rain ?:

They both would do it. The two love dancing together a little rain only makes it more fun.

who would be the one to suggest marriage ?:

I don’t think either would suggest it. Matt would just ask. They both know what they want.

what would they name their children ?:

Luke would be their first born son, and Dani would insist he gets his dad’s middle name Alessandro ;)

who would their children take after more ?:

who said i love you first?

Dani. Matty was ready to take that secret to the grave, even if it killed him.

who laughs when the other trips?

Both laugh hard. Dani would call Matty a klutz, and Matty would say, “Oh my gosh, babe, you’re so embarrassing.”

who pays the bills?

They suffer through it together, probably giving each other “incentives” to finish.

which one makes a bigger deal around the holidays?

Matty is all about the holidays. He grew up in a family that went all out for them, so he carries that tradition with Dani. 

who’s more clumsy?

Dani, but she denies it.

who checks their daily horoscope?

Neither, really. They have more exciting things to do with their lives.

who sings louder in the car?

It’s a competition to be the louder singer. It turns into a full-on duet performance, all animated, carpool karaoke status.

who leaves the cap off the toothpaste?

Neither, really.

who is more up to date in pop culture?

Matty, and Dani calls him a basic white girl for it.

who insists on going to see the newest movies?

Matty, although they’re both very content in staying in and watching their old favorites on the couch.

who cries when the abused animal commercials come on?

Neither. They’d see it so often while watching TV that they probably just end up singing along (mockingly) to the Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel” whenever it comes on.

who’s the lighter sleeper?

They’re both pretty heavy sleepers. 

who believes in ghosts?

Neither of them really do.

who does the grocery shopping?

They do it together, and it’s not something they dread because they love food and they enjoy cooking together. At Costco, they make sure to hit up all the sample booths before they leave.

who updates their facebook status more often?