+Alice+

My eyes widened, my throat caught in my throat… Did he just say…? Without much thought, I leaned over and put my arms around his quivering shoulders, pulling him closer to myself. Him saying those three words caught me by surprise and I found myself replying in the same manner.

"I love you… I love you too, Matt."

He put his arms around me and drew me closer, and before I knew it, we were so very close, his mouth over mine. Oh god it felt so good. I guess I didn't realize how much I really cared for him. A lot more than I thought because I found myself wanting more of him.

A knock at the door alerted me and I pulled away from his grasp. My heart beat a million miles and hour, I was shaky and a bit uneasy on my feet. Reluctantly, I stood and went to the door. It was Carlos… What the hell did he want now? Did he come to bash on Matt too?

"Hey, you alright?" He asked calmly as I let him in. "Angie told me… Are you really leaving us?"

I gave a nod, my hands locked behind my back as I leaned against the wall for support. What was I doing acting like a nervous school girl? "That's right. I can't have something like that happen again. What I did back there, that wasn't me."

"Umbrella." Carlos acknowledged with a nod. He seemed caring enough. "Is he okay?" Carlos asked with a nod toward Matt.

I gave him another slight nod. "He'll be fine. We, just need to figure some things out."

"Are you sure you'll be alright?"

"I'm a big girl, I can handle it myself." I gave him a smirk, the same smirk I'd given him back in Raccoon City. When I'd ejected him with the antivirus.

He just smiled and shook his head. "Well, when are you leaving?"

"In the morning."

"Well, get some sleep. You're going to need it."

"Don't worry… See you." I pat him on the shoulder as he exited the room. Nobody seemed to want us to leave. Carlos and Angie would miss me obviously. LJ was probably too deep in his sleep to realize what was going on. I hated good-byes… Why were they all coming to me? Were they trying to convince me not to leave, in a round about way?

I sighed and returned to Matt. Sleep sounded good about now, and he was already dozing. So I turned out the light and crawled into bed with him. Hope he doesn't mind. I thought with a grin as I snuggled up against his back. I still found my behavior a bit strange. Was this what I was really like? I was confused, but oh so content.

AN: Sorry its short and corny... But I was in a strange mood and I wanted to get this down. Besides... You should be happy I updated! XP Joking. I'm trying to get back into the swing of things and write more. I'm still working on my DA fic trying to get chapters for my beloved fans! Plus I'm working on this one too and yeah! ANYWHOZIES RR tell me what you think.