Nothing Matters (Family Matters Book 1) by Liana Key Read Free Book Online

things.  Stacey cheated on you?  You don't fucking need him then, just move on, there's someone better out there for you.  Dad didn't really tolerate moping and self pity, obviously something in his past had hardened him up, but he never really talked about his life growing up.  Mind you, he'd watched Cassian's Mom die and then moved on with my mother within months, so it's like he followed his own advice.
    Sitting in Nathan's kitchen, eating dinner with his brother felt nice, it felt comfortable.  His whole house was probably only the size of our ground floor, but that didn't bother me.  The neighborhood he lived in didn't bother me.  What mattered was that he loved me, wanted me, and he didn't seem impressed that I went to a private school or lived in Beverly or that my car was worth more than both of his parents' cars put together. In fact he'd been more impressed by the fact that Rocky the family dog had come and sniffed me and then sat down next to me, apparently giving his approval.  That, in Nathan's words, meant I was a keeper, Rocky was a fussy dog.
     
    NATHAN
    I'm excited to take Magdala to the party because I want all my friends to meet her.  I know they'll wonder what she sees in me, why a hot Beverly babe is even remotely interested in someone like me.  I'm not the best looking of our Team, as we call ourselves, Tom is.  He's your typical blue eyed, blonde Californian and he dresses better than the rest of us. By that I mean more expensive.  Luke, like me, is kind of rough around the edges, and Dane has been goth since freshman.  He has dyed black hair, multiple piercings and wears long black coats and Doc Martins, but still hangs with us because he says the goths are boring and melancholic.  We're standing around in the backyard and Magdala finishes her beer even before I do, citing the heat and humidity have made her thirsty.  It has been unseasonably warm this week.  After she finishes her second one, she says her head is all spinny, and she starts talking too much and laughs at everything anybody says.  I can see the boys are amused by her.
    "We should go for a swim," she says, "it's so hot."
    "There's no pool," I say, thinking that maybe the alcohol has made her heat up.  Dane has now given her a vodka pre-mix.
    "Shall we fuck then?" she asks, taking hold of my arm and looking up at me, her eyes glazed in the beginning stages of drunkenness.  "Come on, Nathan, shall we?"
    The boys start laughing, and this makes Magdala laugh too, she revels in it.
    "Maybe later," I tell her and she pouts at me.
    Some guys are throwing a football around the yard, Magdala wants to join in.  Surprisingly she has a good arm on her and I imagine if she wasn't drunk she'd be able to catch too.  She's chuckling away, chasing guys for tackles, it's all good fun, until she trips and falls.  Her legs splay open, her panties visible, but she's still laughing.  I quickly help her up before anyone can stare for too long, because believe me, they are. 
    "You okay?" I ask.
    She grins sheepishly.  "I might have a bit of dirt on my knees," she says, inspecting her legs.
    "They're fine," I say, brushing at them.  She wraps her arms around me.
    "I love you Nathan," she says.
    "I know you do," I say, and I can't help but smile.
    She goes and finds the bathroom and I wait outside. 
    "I can't fucking believe how much she's into you," Dane says.  He's now smoking a cigarette. "You did good there, Nate."  He slaps my back.
    I laugh.  "She's the best."
    "She's hot as fucking hell!" Luke says.  Someone tosses him a basketball and he throws it back and we end up in a game of three aside.  I see Magdala come out and join back in the football game and I can see Tom, Stevie and Kara playing so I don't worry about her, I can see she's having fun.  We boys have worked up a sweat and someone turns on a hose and we end up in a water fight, which sounds juvenile but it really is hot as hell.  I don't realize how much time has