Eva sighed, looking out her window. It had been two days since she had found out about Matthew, blown up about it, and told him she was never talking to him again. She was wondering if she had done the right thing.

She was home alone at the moment. Everyone else was getting groceries, at work, at dance class, at the mall...they all had something. In fact, it was kind of weird, all of them having to have something at the same time on the same day except for her. That never happened.

The sudden brought-on feeling made Eva's body tingle for a moment. She was just psyching herself out again, her mind reassured her. Staying in the silence of her suburb for a few minutes, Eva was surprised when a voice broke through. It came from the yard.

"I'm only one call away

I'll be there to save the day

Superman got nothing on me

I'm only one call away."

Scratch that, a voice and a keyboard. The voice sounded familiar to her..but where had she heard it?

"Call me baby if you need a friend

I just wanna give you love

C'mon, C'mon, C'mon,

Reaching out to you, so take a chance."

Eva looked out the window, her curiosity getting the best of her as the voice kept singing.

"No matter where you go

You know you're not alone."

Eva's eyes widened when she saw Matthew Valentine in her yard, playing the keyboard, looking around for someone. For her.

"I'm only one call away

I'll be there to save the day

Superman got nothing on me

I'm only one call away."

She opened her window, looking down at Matthew. Their eyes met for a moment, and in that moment, Eva almost forgot how mad she was at him.

"Come along with me and don't be scared

I just wanna set you free

C'mon, C'mon, C'mon,

You and me can make it anywhere

For now, we can stay her for a while, ay

For now, I just wanna see you smile."

Eva laughed a bit as Matthew did a little dance, making him smile. But then she remembered why she was mad at him, and tried to go back to a neutral face.

"No matter where you go

You know you're not alone,

I'm only one call away,

I'll be there to save the day.

Superman got nothing on me.

I'm only one call away."

Eva finally got her head out of the window, closing it. She saw Matthew's face fall, and felt a pang of guilt. But she pursed her lips and looked away, listening to his voice sing.

"And you're weak I'll be strong,

I'm gonna keep you holding on.

Now don't you worry, it won't be long, Darling.

And when you feel like hope is gone,

Just run into my arms."

Sighing, Eva tried to collect her thoughts. What would she say when face-to-face with Matthew?

"I'm only one call away,

I'll be there to save the day.

Superman got nothing on me.

I'm only one call away.

I'm only one call away."

Eva sat in the silence of her suburb for a few seconds. Then she jumped up, walking quickly to the door. She hesitated as her hand rested on the doorknob.

Should she do this?

Screw it.

Eva opened the door, the Texas sun glaring in her eyes. Her vision cleared to see a boy in front of her. But not just any boy. It was Matthew Valentine.

The face that she had seen on the cover of so many magazines, heard about in so many rants, and talked to without even knowing. The face that had come all this way just for her.

He seemed almost shocked when she came out, blatantly staring at her. Eva looked down, worried she had on her pajamas or something. But she was fine. She had on jeans and a black tank top, her hair flowing down her back.

"Um, hello? I'm up here." She could see the slightest blush in his cheeks as he looked into her eyes.

"Um..hi?" He mumbled.

Eva let out a short laugh. "Hi? You come all the way from Pennsylvania to say hi?"

Matthew raised an eyebrow at this. "How did you know I was in Pennsylvania?" He asked.

Now it was Eva's turn to blush. "Don't change the subject." she murmured, crossing her arms. "You seriously thought you could just come here and sing to me and everything would be okay?"

"Umm..yes?" He said. Eva raised an eyebrow. "No, no, of course not." Matthew said quickly.

She rolled her eyes. "Well everything's not okay. You were feeding me lies for the whole of our friendship. You expect me not to be mad about that?"

He began to get defensive. "I only lied about who I was! Name one other lie that I said."

She scoffed. "How about the fact that you had a girlfriend?" Her voice slightly rose, angry.

Matthew furrowed his eyebrows. "What does it matter to you? You have a boyfriend!" He mimicked her accusing tone.

Eva cocked her head, confused. "Um, when did I ever say that?"

"W-well, he picked up the phone one time when I was calling you." He defended weakly.

She thought about it, then realized who he was talking about. "You mean Will? He's my cousin!" She stopped, then her voice got louder. "And why do you care so much?"

"Well what if I like you?"

"Then kiss me already!"

"Fine!"

All of a sudden they were kissing, arms wrapped around each other hastily. Neither were sure who had moved first.

Eva pulled away, looking at Matthew.

"Well hello, Mr. Valentine."

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