⋆˚ WHEN THE WORLD IS QUIET ˚⋆
ྀི PART 9 .ᐟ⭑.ᐟ YOUR LIPS, MY LIPS, APOCALYPSE ྀི
⤷ in which luna goes to matt's family's christmas dinner
⤷ warnings: hand-holding, kissing, pet names (sweetheart), fluff
it's christmas. the lights are up and on, the snow is falling rapidly, the trees covered in snow, and the ground is covered with snow.
luna's getting ready in her apartment, her new red sweater on, her white skirt on with lace on the hem. she's done her makeup, her cheeks pink, her freckles dusted across her nose and cheeks.
luna puts her beige scarf on and she sprays her vanilla perfume all over her body. she heads out of her apartment, walking down the stairs and opening the door of her building and coming out.
matt honks right as she walks out, and he comes out, holding a bouqet of lilies, and walks toward her.
“hi, luna,” he says, scratching the back of his neck, and blush creeping up his neck towards his cheeks. “i remembered you like these flowers, so i figured why not to get you them.”
“oh, i uh thought this was a dinner with your fam-”
“it is, but i just wanted to do something for you.”
she takes the bouqet, their fingers brushing together, sending butterflies to both of their stomachs. “thank you, matt.” she smiles, blushing.
they walk towards his car, and matt opens the car door for her, and she mumbles a polite 'thank you.'
the ride to matt's family house is short, only a few miles from luna's apartment.
“are you cold? i can turn the heater up if you want?” he asks.
he nods, “so, are you nervous?”
“yeah.” she lets out a breathy laugh.
“don't worry, i understand. my family's really nice though, and they're excited to meet you.” he turns his head for half a second to smile at her, and her breath hitches from how gentle it is. and matt notices, as usal.
they arrive at the house, and both luna and matt go to unbuckle their seatbelts. luna tries to open the car door, but matt quickly reaches over and places his hand on hers gently, closing the door.
“nope, no way, i'm opening it.” he says, leaving luna frozen with butterflies in her stomach from his hand that was on hers.
matt gets out of the car and goes to open luna's door, and places his hand out for her's.
luna places her hand in his and stands up as matt closes her door. luna looks at the house, it's a double-story house, with all the walls painted white, and the brick roof painted gray.
the lights from the inside look homey, and luna's shoulders relax a little.
they both walk up the stairs that lead up to the front door, and matt's hand reaches over to ring the bell.
matt's mom opens the door with a big smile on her face and goes to hug matt straight away, “matt, you look wonderful!”
she goes on to hug luna next, “hi, sweetheart! i'm mary lou, you must be luna, matt has told us a lot about you. it's so nice to finally meet you!”
“t-thank you, it's nice to meet you too, mrs. sturniolo.” luna says as she hugs mary lou back.
“please call me mary lou, now come on, i've just taken out the turkey from the oven.” she says, going back inside the house.
matt and luna look over to each other, and matt gives her a 'you can do this' look.
matt and luna walk in hand-in-hand, and matt closes the door. they walk into the living room, and luna sees two men that look identical to matt, and one man who looks a bit similar, but older and with a beard, she also manages to spot the dog on the couch next to him.
matt introduces her to them, and all of them respond with a wave and a smile.
matt and luna walk over to the two-seater couch and sit down, and they stay there for around fifteen minutes until what luna assumes is matt's dad announces that dinner is ready, and they go to the dining room.
the dining table is set with roasted turkey and glazed ham in the center, roast potatoes on the side along with brussel sprouts, honey-glazed carrots, and a bottle of champagne on one side, and on the other side orange juice.
matt and luna sit next to each other, their elbows brushing together. luna fiddles with her cutlery as she waits for everyone to put their food.
“so, luna, where did you and matt meet?” jimmy asks with a polite smile on his face while the three brothers have teasing smirks on their faces as they see luna and matt blush.
“oh, uhm, we just met the cafe that he works at.” luna says voice going quieter toward the end of her sentence.
matt nudges her with his elbow under the table, giving her a smile of reassurance. he takes her hand in his, intertwining them together and placing them on his thigh.
dinner goes by rather quickly, filled with chatter, laughter, the clinking of glasses and light in everyones eyes.
when everyone is done with dinner, they walk out towards the front door and step outside. once everyone finishes talking, mary lou goes over to hug luna in a warm motherly hug.
“it was so nice to finally meet you, dear.” mary lou says, pulling away and giving her a smile which luna reciprocates.
everyone else does the same to luna and matt, and matt goes to open luna's door as she climbs in.
“so, how'd you find it?” matt asks once he gets into the car, buckling his seatbelt in.
“it was good, your family's really nice.” she says, voice quieter on the last part.
“told ya, you had nothing to worry about.” he says, smiling at her and starting the car.
the ride back is filled with questions from luna about why he never told her he was a triplet, and other stuff about his family.
“can i walk you inside?” matt asks, voice hopeful as they arrive at luna's apartment.
“yeah, sure.” luna says as she grabs her purse and goes to open her door, but matt reaches over and shuts it closed.
“what did i say earlier, hm?” matt says, a smile on his face and his eyebrow raised.
“s-sorry.” she says, looking down and fidgeting with her hands.
“dont be, its okay.” matt says as he walks out and opens her door.
they walk inside the building of her apartment, their hands intertwined together as they walk up the stairs. they both reach luna's apartment door, and luna unlocks the door and opens it.
after opening the door, they both stand face-to-face in front of each other, their hands tucked inside their pockets.
“thanks for dinner, i uh, i really enjoyed it.” luna says with a tight-lipped smile, blush coating her cheeks.
“no problem, sweetheart.”
matt lifts his hand up, and places his palm on her cheek, his face leaning closer to hers. luna's face is burning from how red she is, and her eyes are widened.
matt's other hand finds luna's waist, caressing it softly as matt leans in until their lips brush together - soft and teasing. matt leans in closer and pecks her lips - once, and then twice. slowly, luna parts her lips open wider and matt takes her bottom lip, luna doing the same.
the kiss goes on for a while until both of them are panting, their faces red and their foreheads touching, heat radiating off of them.
“i- i uhm, i should, go.” luna says, tripping over her words.
“yeah, yeah, sure. i'll see you tomorrow? the cafe opens early tomorrow, just so you know.”
“yeah, uhm, goodnight, matt.” she says, still facing matt as she steps in.
“goodnight, luna.” he says, smiling.
luna closes the door, her back sliding down, her head in her hands, thinking what the hell she had just done.
meanwhile, matt is frozen, still outside the door, his fingers touching his lips where her soft ones had just been mere seconds ago.
୨ৎ an: sorry it took so long guys 😔 merry (late) christmas/ happy new yearrrr, have a good time with your family and friends, love you alll
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