Forgiveness Is the First Step
Summary: When Matthew woke up from his coma, not remembering Destiny, she was devastated. Unable to deal with the pain, she left Llanview. Now, ten years later, she's back with her twins, Maxine Elizabeth and Matthew James. Matthew Buchanan has changed for the worst, all because of the actions Destiny took all of those years ago.
Chapter One: Look at You Now
"Shit!" Matthew Buchanan hissed as he saw what time it was. Trying to be careful not to wake up the woman in his bed, he swung his legs over the edge and grabbed a pair of black pants off of the floor, sliding them on. He tensed when he felt the bed move beneath him and a pair of long, slender arms wrap around his thin waist. A pair of lips pressed against his bare shoulder.
"Hey baby." The woman purred, licking his ear. "Last night was amazing."
He moved to remove her arms from around him and stood up. "Whatever." He grumbled under his breath, staring down at disgust at the brunette woman that smelled of cheap perfume. He bent down to pick up her red mini dress and underwear from the floor, throwing them at her.
She sat up in bed, letting the covers fall off of her. "Excuse me?" She demanded, glaring up at him. "Who do you think I am?"
Matthew gave her a smirk. "I don't think that you want me to answer that." He replied, cruelly.
"You told me that we had something!" The woman yelled, jumping up and pulling on her dress roughly. She rested her hands on her hips and narrowed her eyes at him.
"I don't do relationships, Sarah." He told her casually, not caring if he seemed like a jerk or not.
Her green eyes turned icy. "My name's Callie." She told him, stalking out of the room.
Matthew just rolled his eyes and laughed as he watched her leave. She deserved it for being so damn clueless about everything that was going on. His eyes flickered over to the gold picture frame that rested on his nightstand. Inside, there was a picture of he and Destiny Evans, his ex-best friend, when they were teenagers. It had been taken just weeks before that special night that they had shared together. A night that had meant so much to him, even if it seemed as if it hadn't meant a thing to Destiny. At least not enough for her to stay. Maybe that is why he was such a jackass now. Even ten years after the fact, it still hurt that Destiny had left him. He had loved her and they'd shared something so amazing between them. He knows from Dani that Destiny left because he didn't remember her, but it still hurts. If she'd loved him, she'd have stayed. He would've if their roles had been reversed. He wouldn't have run away. And along with Destiny, Shaun, Vivian, and Mr. and Mrs. Evans had all disappeared from Llanview as well. If Dani knew where she was, she wasn't saying anything. Neither was Shane. Picking up the frame, he let his long fingers run over Destiny's face. She was burned into his memory. She was something that he couldn't ever erase.
"Matthew! Maxine! Uncle Shaun and Aunt Vivian are here to watch you!" twenty seven year old, Destiny Evans shouted from the living room as she grabbed her briefcase and slid on her red heels. "Thanks for doing this, by the way. I'm sorry it's so last minute. I just got called in to a meeting and-"
Shaun cut his little sister off with a deep chuckle. "It's alright Des. I understand that the life of a lawyer is hard." He told her with a smile.
She grinned at him gratefully. "Still though. I feel bad. I'm sure that you two had plans and I was supposed to take Matt and Max out today. They wanted to go to that new pizza place and see that movie."
"It's okay, Destiny. We didn't have any plans." Vivian replied, looking at the younger woman. "And besides, we love spending time with the twins. We're going to need the experience if our papers go through and we are going to be able to adopt that little girl and her little brother that we told you about."
Destiny was about to answer when Matthew and Maxine ran into the room. She turned to face both of them, kneeling down to their height. "You two be good for your aunt and uncle now, you here? None of your pratical jokes Maxine. And no temper tantrums, Matthew."
Maxine rolled her eyes at her mom. "But mom! My jokes are funny!"
Destiny chuckled dryly. "I'm pretty sure Mrs. Feterleigh didn't think so." She answered, thinking of when the thirty four year old woman had berated Destiny about her badly behaved kids after they'd put hot pink hair dye in the woman's shampoo when she had babysat them.
"Fine." Maxine groaned in annoyance, crossing her arms under her chest and pouting.
"Mom, since you didn't take us out today, will you tomorrow?" Matthew asked, giving his mother the puppy dog eyes.
She grinned and pressed a kiss to his forehead, messing up his hair. "Of course." She told him lovingly, hugging him close. She pulled away and did the same to Maxine. "I love you two. Now be good!" With that, she hurried out of the house and to her car.
Fifteen minutes later, she had parked her car infront of a tall, brick building and was about to go inside for her meeting when her cellphone rang. "Hello?" She asked into the phone.
"Destiny, hey! It's Dani. I know that we haven't talked in awhile, so I guess you've been busy. Anyway, I'm glad I finally got ahold of you. I wanted to ask you something." The woman said in a chipper voice.
"What is it?" Destiny asked, still sitting in her car.
"Well, that guy I've been dating, Adam? He finally popped the question and we are planning a wedding for a few months from now. I wanted to know if you and the kids would come. I also wanted to know if you'd be my maid of honor."
To be continued: Destiny answers the question, memories, and trips home.