Chapter Three

Matt was waiting what seemed like a lifetime for Sora to arrive. He needed to show her something, something important to him. But she was late, he knew now that things have changed now that she is seeing Tai, she will have no time for him now and this scared him.

While Matt was pondering his thoughts the doorbell went. Matt walked to the door and opened it. He breathed a sigh of relief. It was her.

"Hi Matt, sorry I am late, I was with Tai, can you forgive me?"

Even though she asked him playfully, he knew that he could never stay mad at her.

"Yeah I think I can manage it Sora! Just this once!"

Matt ushered Sora over to the sofa, she sat down while Matt, grabbed 2 soda's from the fridge.

Matt looked at her lovingly while she was facing the other way, if only she knew how he felt, maybe things could be different.

"Here you go."

Matt chucked the can at Sora who only just caught it before it landed on the floor.

"Thanks, I see that your throw has improved!"

"I have been practicing, just for you!"

Matt looked at Sora as she laughed at him. She looked beautiful.

Matt and Sora sat on the sofa for an hour, not saying anything, just watching the tele. Sora had never felt as comfortable as she did in these moments, if she had to be anywhere right now she wanted to be here, doing nothing…with Matt.

Once the program they had been watching finished, Sora turned to Matt.

"Matt, on the phone you said that there was something you wanted to tell me?"

Matt looked over at Sora she looked so beautiful tonight, he wished that she was his to hold, but she wasn't so he knew he had to move on.

"Look Sora, I just wanted to tell you that, I am happy for you and Tai, really I am. But I couldn't let you go on without knowing one thing."

Sora looked at Matt, she didn't understand what he was saying.

"Go on, Matt what do you mean by that?"

"Sora, before Tai asked you out or however it happened, I was working up the courage to ask you out, because I like you…a lot, and well, I just wanted to say that, although I was disappointed at first when I heard about you and Tai, I just wanted to say that, I am happy for you now and I wish you all the best."

Sora was stunned, if only she had known sooner.

"Matt, why did you feel that you had to work up the courage, believe me I wouldn't have turned you down, because I felt the same way."

Matt looked down at his hands.

"Felt?"

"Matt, I am with Tai and I can't, we can't go to that place, not now, in the past yes, but Matt its to late. I am sorry."

Matt looked at Sora and smiled, he knew that it was too late he couldn't hurt Tai by taking his girl.

"Look Sora I know that its too late, and well, like I said I am happy for you two now, and I am moving on."

Sora looked at Matt, it pained her to tell him that they couldn't be together, but she couldn't hurt Tai, she loved him, she thinks?

"Sora I hope that we can still be friends, I mean I don't want what has happened here tonight to hinder our friendship, that's one thing I couldn't live with."

Sora nodded.

Sora looked at Matt again, now that he had admitted his true feelings, she couldn't help but feel the same, was she falling for him?

Matt turned to Sora.

"You still up for Friday night? Meet you at the cinema, and for once I'll let you choose the film we see!"

Matt kissed Sora on the cheek and walked away.

Sora was sure now, she WAS falling for him.