Everly’s POV

The alcohol was making my head fuzzy, I wanted to play with the fire. Knew I had been playing all along. I liked to have Brian’s full attention and he was being more open and probably even honest with me than he had ever been before.

I didn’t know if it was really honesty or if it was just him playing another game. It was hard for me to differ, because I didn’t know Brian as personal anymore as I had before.

But right now, his eyes were burning into mine, making me not able to look away.
“Fine Eve,” Brian said and his hand landed on my exposed thigh, claiming me as his. “You walked in here and the first thing I thought was how good you looked and how bad I wanted to rip that dress off you.I thought about what you looked like in just those heels, and then I had to fucking contain myself because I had this crazy thought about walking over to you right away and grabbing you, taking you home and fucking you on my bed till I could hear those pretty lips screaming my name. Does that get the point across?”

I couldn’t believe the words that had left Brian’s mouth. I was speechless, embarrassed and weirdly turned on. Because the moment I had seen Brian sitting in the group of people I had watched him closely, his freshly showered and perfectly styled self.

He was a handsome man, that was never in question. He probably knew just how good he looked what made him even more dangerous, but when I had seen him there, I felt a pull towards him that had nothing to do with our arrangement. I had wanted his attention on me, wanted his hands on me. I probably would never admit so openly to him, but I had sighed and shivered when he walked over to me and did just what I had wanted from him all day, pull me into his arms and shower me with attention.

Brian opened his mouth, but instead of having the possibility to talk about what he just said we were interrupted and Val and Matt pressed onto the couch with us, shoving me so close to Brian that I almost ended his lap. But instead of trying to gain more distance, I pulled my hands around his neck, enjoying how close we were, I didn’t know why, but the drinks I had were making me lose more and more control and it felt good. I didn’t even notice that my dress had ridden even higher, not to the moment where Brian yanked it back down.

“Fucking hell, Eve” Brian lifted me off a little “I need to either fuck you now or you need to get far away from me.” Brian said and the world that had been turning around me was suddenly stopping.
The fun I had abruptly vanishing, the good feelings inside me gone.

I let my arms fell from his neck and stared at Brian, stunned by his words. When my arms left his body, he flashed me a look that seemed to mean he didn’t mean it that way, but it was too late.

I frowned when I suddenly felt as cheap and dirty as the diamond around my neck was supposed to make me not feel.

What the hell are you doing, Eve?!

I swung my legs of Brian and asked Noah for the direction of the bathroom. I had to get away. When he pointed me the way, I ignored Brian and didn’t dare look into his direction before making my way to the penthouse.

I didn’t really need to use the restroom, I more needed the time away from Brian and the prying eyes. I needed a moment to collect my thoughts and figure out, why the hell had this one comment of Brian made me feel like shit so quickly…

Oh maybe because it meant that ‘If you are not servicing me, you are of no worth to me?’

I couldn’t blame anyone but myself for thinking Brian might change, he was still Brian Haner, Synyster Gates, I hated him for a long time now, and for a reason…

He was still the guy who thought with his dick before all else, and I might actually be insane if I thought that hanging out with him for a week would somehow alter his way of thinking.

“Bathrooms door next to the mirror” Jumping I spun around to find myself facing Tyler. Just what I had needed, great.

“What do you want?” I almost sighed, I really didn’t need any more of her bullshit. “Grabbing a bottle of water… but seeing you I’m just laughing to myself.”

“Enjoy” I turned to walk away but she stopped me with her next words “I know you haven’t had sex with Brian yet. I could tell even before the weird little exchange you just had on the couch.” She grinned when I looked back to her.

“See, you can’t even pretend or deny it. You are obviously with him to get Chris attention, and he obviously gave you this necklace because he is hoping to get a little sex out of you, before your little arrangement is over.” She smiled as she shook the water from her hair. I wanted to say something, but I just… I had nothing to come back with.

“I mean I can’t blame Brian for being curious about fucking his best friends ex. Though honestly, I doubt the taboo of it will make up for the lack of bedroom enthusiasm, according to Chris” She must see shock frozen on my face, because that’s what it felt like.

Was she playing me or had Chris really said anything about us and our private life to her?! Was this just some game of rising my temper or was this something I never thought would happen… and I couldn’t say Chris had anything to complain about our life together, if someone was boring in that department, it was him.

“Anyway, it’s funny right?! Pretty soon you will be dumped by two best friends out of your group of friends. Impressive, honestly, but also kinda tragic if you ask me.” Tyler giggled to herself, then grabbed a bottle of water and walked past me.

Johnny came in walking beside me a big smile on his face, like always “Everly, all alone? Come on, let me get you-” I took the glass from his hands and downed the content with one big gulp, then marched past him to the bar area and got a refill, and another… and another… so many that I hoped they would burn the memories away.

Brian’s POV

I had waited quite a while for Everly to come back, but when she didn’t I made my way into the house, to the bathroom and everywhere else… problem was. I haven’t found her…

I ran a hand over my face and had no idea how to right the wrong, and how much damage I had done with my not really thought through words.

I didn’t meant to hurt Eve, the opposite even, but I had fucked up and now she let me pay the price.

I heard some giggling and slurred voices, when I finally found Eve and Val laughing together, they were having both drinks in hands and I could tell just by their movements how wasted they were.

They were dancing holding each other with one hand, then twirling around until Eve stumbled and before she fell I quickly caught up to her holding her into my arms. She looked up to me “Whats going on?” I asked and tried not to sound angry, but the way the people were watching her, in her barely clad outfit and way too drunk mind made it hard for me to stay calm.

“Not much” Eve slurred “But enough” Val stepped in laughing loudly and I looked around hoping to find Matt somewhere, or Jimmy to help me with the girls, but somehow everyone I knew had suddenly vanished.

My attention went back to Eve right away, when she tried to wrestle her way from my arms. When she was almost free, I caught her hand back in mine and pulled her back.

“Get her coat, Noah” I yelled to him, when he just walked back from the living room area.
“We are going home” I added and Eve lifted her eyebrow her angry eyes staring at me “Why?” She challenged. “I don’t want to go home and I certainly don’t want to go home with you”

“If this is something about your misinterpretation of what I said earlier, we can easily clear it up but before we do that, you should probably drink some water and I should probably get you home.” I suggested, I was sure we could clear this up when she was sober again, but right now, she wouldn’t want to listen to me.

“Misinterpretation?” She snorted the word out “I’m not sure someone even can misinterpret the words, fuck me or fuck off” She hissed out to me and I almost groaned, that hadn’t been what I said, but sure she only wanted to hear that.

“Was that what I said?” I growled when Val interrupted us “Be nice, it’s a party” She tipsily sighed.
“Just about” Eve looked at me, her eyes blazing fire.

I lowered my voice so only Eve could hear me “Look, I don’t know what’s got you acting so fucking difficult but if it has anything to do with Tyler or something else she might have said when she came in here, you should just fucking let it go. She is petty and immature and she shouldn’t be anybody to you.”

Eve seemed to think for a moment about that, but when she opened her mouth to say something she decided last second not to, closing her mouth again, shaking her head.
“You know, Brian… Whatever happens to me or has happened to me is none of your business and you have made that pretty clear” She muttered just as Val pressed herself between Eve and me.

“Come on guys, I don’t really know what you two fight about, but let’s get over it okay.”
“Yeah, let’s jump in the pool” Matt suddenly stood beside us, not having any clue of what was going on between us.

I saw the twinkle in Eve’s eyes and knew that wasn’t a good sign “You can barely stand, let alone swim right now” I pulled her tighter to my body, I felt my muscles burn, and my anger intensifying, not wanting her to get hurt or do anything reckless.

“Listen to me Eve. I want to take you home and make sure you are fine. I want that more than anything right now, okay? So will you fucking let me?” I gritted out, Eve stared at me, her eyes softening a little and I let my grip slowly slip from her, but then suddenly everything about Eve changed and she was suddenly out of my grip and holding hands with a whooping Val and before I reached the side of the pool the girls had suddenly jumped into the cool liquid disappearing from my view.

“EVE!” I yelled but it was just too late. The people sitting around the pool were cheering and yelling, not having any clue of the scene that had just happened, so did Matt.

I looked for Eve and waited for her to come back to the surface, I couldn’t see her and began pushing my shoes off, already on the verge of wanting to jump in behind her to get her the fuck out of the water before she drowned, when both girls suddenly pushed to the surface and I exhaled my held breath.

I couldn’t believe how this turned out, I went a couple of feet back and plopped down onto a chair when Val and Eve climbed out of the pool, when Val almost tripped on the slippery surface, Matt and a couple of other guys were rushing forward wanting to help the girls that looked like they won just the Ms. Wet T-Shit contest.

I wouldn’t let anyone touch her, so I quickly stepped forward and pushed the guys aside helping Eve “I’ve got this” I growled out.
“You are in trouble” Val singing voice sounded when she saw me and then her eyes wandered to Matt “Me too”

I lifted Eve of the floor, her dress revealing even more than before, the wet fabric so low almost revealing her chest completely. Noah gave me directions to a guestroom and I gave a curt nod in reply, I walked into the room and let the door close behind us with a loud boom.

I dropped Eve before the bed and took in her entire form, her soaking wet outfit, her dripping hair and she looked every bit beautiful as she had before, even more so if you asked me.

Her eyes followed mine and she lifted her hand to touch the stone resting between her breasts, where my eyes had wandered to last “Why did you even buy it?” The question came unexpected.

“To make you feel good” An honest answer, I kept staring at her, couldn’t even if I wanted to look away from her.

“What kind of good?” She asked and looked at me with so much emotion that I knew, the next answer was very important to her.

“The kind that reminds you that you should never feel used or disposable.” I rasped out and Eve swallowed hard.

“Are you just trying to fuck me?” Eve’s eyes lifted back up to mine and I stared at her, was she really asking me that!?
“Is that why you think I bought the necklace?” I asked in return and Eve didn’t hesitate saying “Yes.”

I couldn’t believe it “Of course..” I bit on my tongue to prevent me to say more “You are as irrational as you are fucking impossible to please” I shot back making Eve frown.

“What the hell does that mean?” She demanded and I closed my eyes briefly, counting to ten and trying to stay calm. “Take the dress off, Eve. You are getting sick” I said instead and Eve’s eyes widened.

“Turn around” She said and I did even though with an eye-roll on my part. “Now tell me what you mean” She said and I heard her getting out of her heels and removing clothes.

“What do you want to here, Eve?” I sighed “You don’t see rationally when it comes to me. No matter what I fucking do, I’m the bad guy, but aside from the fact that I have a dick and like sex, I’m actually kind of fucking lost on what I ever did to you”

Notes

Soooo I know I know... U hate me for that ending :P
But I need to make you want to read more, soooo another cliffy for you guys ;)

What do u think, will Eve reveal finally why she hates Brian?
Or how will the scene play out?

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