I didn't need to look to know who it was. I pushed away from him. The taxi drove away. "I knew it !" I screamed. I pointed at Matt and tears started to stream down my face. He seemed confused. "Knew it? Knew what?" "About your fiancée!" "What are you talking about?" he asked. "Don't fuck around with me!" I yelled. "They told me everything. About how you're engaged to be married. Her name's Sofia isn't it? Or do you have more than one?" Matt tried to come near me, but I backed away. "Don't. Touch. Me." "Penny." "I don't want to hear it –" There was a rush of air and then all of a sudden I couldn't move. Matt held me tight so that I couldn't struggle. He had wrapped his coat around me and the warmth from his body was thawing my skin. "Let go..." I said weakly. He only held me tighter. Matt tilted my chin up with one hand and gave me a burning kiss on the lips. I stopped struggling. "Don't listen to her," Matt said. "Who?" "My mom. Don't listen to her. She doesn't know what she's talking about." "But they had pictures –" "She wants me to marry Sofia.
