The past never lies

Chapter 8

-Present day-

Matt wiped the beads of sweat tickling down his face. He loved a hard days work, it was Matt's favorite feeling his muscles would ache and his body exhausted.

He spent most of the day ripping out old counters and cupboards. Cutting and sawing, and installing beautiful marble counter tops in his client's bathroom.

He wasn't entirely finished, still needed to sand down the new cupboards and finish painting them and putting a mosaic tile around the mirror.

Matt's stomach growled hungrily, he cursed under his breath. He was mad at himself for forgetting the lunch Sarah had made for him, but he wasn't use to anyone making him lunches for work before and forgot it in the fridge.

Matt remembered passing by a sports bar on his way up here, he'd bet they would have some good wings, and ice tea.

Matt, talked to John before he left about coming back tomorrow and finishing up the cupboards. John thanked him and expressed his gratitude at the work that's been done so far he was very impressed.

Matt took alot of pride in his work, he put his heart into everything he did. Welding was definitely his calling, under Water Welding took him all over the untied states. Being under water, working with all the water creatures swimming around him, being so deep under water it never gets old.

Matt pulled into the bar, and stomach growled at the smell coming from the bar. It was darkly lit inside and there was multiple TV on. Matt sat up at the counter.

The bar tender handed him a menu without even asking.

"Whatcha drinking?" The girl asked him.

"Just ice tea, I'm driving." Matt thanked her. He looked over the menu and settled for chicken tacos over wings.

Matt pulled his phone out and quickly texted Jenny and Justin giving them a run-down of where he was, he wasn't sure if he needed to let them know where he was at all times, since he was staying with them and all.

Matt was still buried in his phone he didn't notice the Man sliding in the seat next to him.

"Hey, the usual Kim, thanks."

Matt's head went up instantly, he would recognize that voice anywhere it didn't matter how long its been since he heard it.

Sure enough there sat Ryder Cruz and damn he looked fine. His arm covered in more tattoos then before, his black hair slightly sticking up. His dark Mexican skin made Matt's Di*k come alive remembering his lips grazing over every inch of his skin. Their eyes locked instantly.

"Mattie." Ryder nearly whispered his name.

Matt did everything not to close his eyes and savor his name on Ryder's lips.

"What are you doing here?" Ryder looked stunned like he's seeing a ghost.

"My dad's sick, I've been staying with Justin and Jenny." Matt forced himself to talk.

"I heard about your dad, I'd apologize but you know..." Ryder took a drink of his beer not taking his eyes off Matt.

Matt couldn't help but snicker, he was sure Ryder hated his father as much as he did.

" Jenny asked me to come."

Ryder nodded, he didn't need clarification he knew Matt would do anything Jenny asked of him

"How have you been? How's Lily?" Matt wasn't sure what else to say to the man that he's loved all his life.

" She's good, her speech has been improving with his new teacher I got her."

"That's good." Matt found himself at a stand-still not sure what more he can say.

"How about you? You love underwater Welding like you thought you would?" Ryder asked breaking the awkward silence.

"Yeah, it's my calling." Matt drank his ice tea.

"I'm glad Mattie, really." Ryder dark eyes met Matt's electric blue eyes and they both sat there letting the unspoken words flow between them.

"It was good seeing you, but I should go." Ryder got up, leaving half his beer un-drank.

Matt opened his mouth wanting to say so much but mostly just asking him not to leave but he sighed instead and just nodded at Ryder.

Matt turned to his plate of nearly finished tacos and pushed them back a little, his appetite was gone.

Matt got up and headed for his truck, and was surprised to see Ryder leaning against his car smoking a cigarette.

" I figured this one was yours." Ryder said pointing toward his truck.

Matt nodded and walked up to the man, who put his cigarette out and had a lustful look in his eyes as he stared at Matt.

"You look good Mattie." Ryder voice was low and there was a hunger behind it.

Matt ran his hands threw his hair telling himself to just walk away say goodbye and turn away from the man that broke his heart all those years ago.

"Ryder..." Matt voice trailed off.

Matt watched Ryder eyes close as if hearing his name across his lips made him feel a certain way.

"Hearing you whisper my name again, s**t man." Ryder said closing the small distance between them.

Matt let Ryder's hand run across his, Ryder was the only guy that ever made him loss all his resistance.

" Fu*k" Matt breathed and grabbed Ryder roughly by the waist and in the middle of the bars parking lot he crushed his lips hard and hungry against Ryders.

Ryder returned the passion and hunger his hands immediately wrapped around Matt's waist, Ryder stood at little taller then Matt and he could feel Matt press his di*k against his, they both were hard.

" Damn, Mattie." Ryder said catching his breath.

" Follow me back to my house." Ryder demanded more then asked.

Matt wanted to more then anything but he knew it was a bad idea.

"Come on Mattie." Ryder begged rubbing his hand over Matt's hard di*k.

"Lead the way." Matt moaned giving in.

Matt pulled up to the familiar small trailer in Meadows creek family park. It looked exactly the same on the outside, the small yard looked uncut and the fence still broken near the back.

Matt hopped out of the truck and walked up with Ryder to the front door.

Before Ryder got the key in, Matt had him agasint the front door kissing him throughly, Matt moved down to his neck and took in how great Ryder smelled, it was the same smell he got use to all those years ago.

Matt kissed his way up from Ryders collarbone back up to his soft lips.

Ryder moaned as Matt sucked on his neck, knowing it would leave a hickey but he didn't care.

Ryder was fumbling blindly trying to get the key in, while letting Matt do whatever he wanted to his body.

Matt moved his hands over Ryder belt and slipped it off letting it fall onto the porch. Matt started pulling on Ryder shirt he was desperate to see his new tattoos he wanted to run his tongue over each one.

Ryder took off Matt's belt and dropped it joining his own belt on the porch and then finally was able to get the door opened as Matt was unbuttoning his jeans, never taking his lips off Ryders mouth.

They almost didn't hear the voice in the room with them, "Sorry Ryder."

Matt immediately stopped undressing Ryder, and looked over at the where the voice was coming from.

"Denise! What are you doing here so soon?" Ryder was trying to catch his breath and pull his shirt back on.

"Lily wanted to come back early, I apologize." Denise face was a bright shade of red.

"It's ok, is she in her room?" Ryder reassured her.

"Yes she's ate lunch and is taking a nap." Denise rushed through her sentence clearly wanting to leave.

"Ok thank you Denise, I'll see you Friday." Ryder said as Denise was rushing out the door.

Ryder looked apologetic at Matt.

"I thought we have a couple of hours before she got home."

Matt held up his hand, Ryder didn't to need to explain or feel bad in anyway.

"It's ok, I should go anyway." Matt said grabbing his shirt off the floor.

"You can stay for dinner." Ryder said quickly.

Matt wanted to, but he already knew coming here was a mistake. He couldn't get back involved with Ryder not unless he was looking to be hurt all over again.

"I can't Ryder...this was a bad idea." Matt voice was soft.

Ryder shook his head, " I know I just... seeing you after all this time."

Ryder got inches from Matt.

" Your under my skin Mattie."