Brian’s POV

I couldn’t stand to see the disappointment in her eyes, see the tears almost overflowing, but she was holding them back, she wanted to hear it from me. She wanted to hear me say the words, say that I was the one betraying her, when I should be the one protecting, but didn’t she see that all along? This was meant to protect her, I would have never done anything to hurt her.

“But it wasn’t him that night, was it?” Eve asked her voice barely above a whisper.

“Just fucking say it, Brian!” She demanded and I couldn’t take my eyes off her.

“It was me.” I finally said and just those three words were about to crash my whole world down. I could see how Eve’s shoulders crashed as she started to cry hard. I reached for her but she pushed me away, sobbing as she sidestepped me.

I knew what Eve was thinking now, she thought I tricked her, that I betrayed her, when all I wanted was to do right by her. When Chris was the one fooling me, too.
I let him talk me into this, let him fool her and that kind of made a fool of me too… was she right that I did betray her with this actions?
When I just wanted to protect her, wanted to keep her safe, thought it would be best if she and Chris were happy, that I shouldn’t interrupt a happy home, that I shouldn’t push myself between friends.

“I didn’t know he cheated, Eve. Or I would have never agreed to let him have it.” I said honestly, remorse thick in my voice.

“And even then I was going to tell you. We didn’t talk like that but I was going to.” I promised, I really did mean it. I would have said it, I wanted to but, just didn’t know how.

“Then why didn’t you?” The tears were still rolling down her cheeks, when she took another step back, the distance that she was creating was making me realize that she had pulled away, no matter what I meant to do, no matter what I intended to do, was now too late anyway.

“I thought on it for long. And then it was too late” She shook her head more tears falling.

“Had I known the real story,” She murmured shakily, her entire body trembling, “I would have never taken him back. I would have never let him back in my bed. I would have saved myself a lot of suffering, if you just had told me the fucking truth!”

I opened my mouth and took a step forward only for her to step back again, she yelled but I didn’t give a damn. I didn’t care who saw us, who heard us. All I knew was, if she would turn around and go away from me, there would never be an us again. I couldn’t let that happen, but I just didn’t know how.

“Don’t!” Eve warned, her voice sharp. “Don’t talk to me. Don’t try to talk to me. Don’t call or see me. Tell Val the same. Just leave me alone.”
When those words left her mouth, I swallowed drily, my body went rigid, my muscles aching.

I wanted to grab her so bad, to tell it wasn’t real. That this was all just a fake, but I couldn’t. I wanted to beat Chris to a bloody pulp because without him this would have never happened.

He wanted to hurt her a final time, he wanted to hurt me, he fucking succeeded and I had no idea how to right the wrong. When I just want to make the hurt go away and kiss her better…

“I never wanted to hurt you” I said finally. “I only wanted to protect you.”

“You did the opposite” Everly returned straightaway “You hurt me worse than he did.” Everly said her voice lost of all emotion. I knew who she meant, without her using any names. I didn’t know what else to say now, so I nodded and she turned away and left. I let her go…

“Brian?! EVERLY! BRIAN!” Matt and Val’s voices were suddenly close. When I turned my eyes away from Everly’s retreating from I tried to look nowhere and everywhere. I felt like someone had grabbed inside my chest and ripped my heart out.

“Brian, where is Everly and what was she crying about? What is happening?” Matt asked, his protectiveness on full alert.

“Hold my bag, I will go after her” Val pushed her bag into Matt’s hand, but I grabbed her shoulder, holding her back.

“She doesn’t want to see or speak to either of us” I said lowly, the words feeling like venom. They barely got out, when I thought of the consequences my action had caused.

“What? Why?” Val looked almost panicked. I closed my eyes and inhaled the cold air. I needed to go home, needed to think on how to fix the unfixable. I just… I had no idea how.

I gave Val a short rundown on what Chris had apparently done, and saw the panic in Val’s eyes, knowing we both fucked up. “He swore it would never… he… we didn’t know he was cheating, we didn’t mean to hurt her, she must know that, right?” Val pleaded but I shook my head while Matt looked utterly confused between us back and forth.

“We didn’t mean to, but we did anyway… Listen, leave her alone… I need to go home now… just don’t make it any worse” I said and grabbed my bag and walked away. Letting Val and Matt talk about it alone, because if I heard another word about this whole thing, I would probably book a flight and ruin a wedding, but this time for real.

I ordered a cab to drive me home. My thoughts were always going back to Everly, the way she looked at me, the hurt, the betrayal in her eyes would probably hunt me in my sleep. How could I make her see that I didn’t mean to hurt her, never meant to hurt her? Would she even listen to me?

I knew I had to keep my distance, at least for now, she wouldn’t let me talk, or even listen to me for now. But how could I stand not talking to her, when she became so important to me, even more than I have ever realized?!

I paid the cab and opened the door to my home, a déjà-vu feeling coming over me. Stepping into my home, feeling the loneliness weighing down on me heavy. When I just felt so good with Eve at my home, felt like a real home… and now.. it was empty just as my heart. Fuck, how am I to fix this?

I dropped my bag near the door and went to the fridge, I grabbed a cold beer and downed half of it with one gulp. Hoping the cold liquid would soothe me, but nothing could probably soothe me now or to try a whole lot of alcohol.

I walked over to the couch and sat down, I leaned my head back and closed my eyes.

I had nothing to do, so I decided to go to the party that Zack had mentioned earlier. I dressed up and let Zack send me the address. I looked into the mirror at my reflection and nodded at myself, I think I looked good and that would do to find someone willing at the party. I had been alone too long already, missing some female company and planned on ending that period today.

I arrived at the party, knocked on the door and a brunette woman let me in with a smile “Zack told us you would be coming, we have been waiting for you.” She motioned for me to come inside and I smirked, if that wasn’t a nice welcome I didn’t know.

“Well, then its good that I am here now, right?” She nodded at me with a smile and told me to follow her. “Should I introduce you, or do you want to find something to drink first?” She looked me up and down, making it impossible for me to ignore that she was damn interested in me.

“I like a drink first, just point me in the direction and I’ll handle it myself.” I told her and she looked a little disappointed but then showed me the direction of the kitchen.

I let my eyes wander around the party people and couldn’t make out a familiar face, I entered the kitchen and grabbed a cup and poured myself a good amount of whiskey that I found on the counter.

I already arrived later than the others, because the party was in full swing as it seemed, it was almost midnight when I decided to head to the party. I also liked the dramatic entrance and how else to achieve it if not by coming late.

I lifted the cup to my mouth and took a small sip, while still scanning my surroundings. My phone started to vibrate in my pocket and I looked at the caller ID – Val.

I ignored the call and pushed the phone back in my pocket, soon a message arrived, but I still ignored it, if Val had crashed another party, that wasn’t my business tonight, Matt could fucking take care of his girlfriend for fucks sake.

When my phone started to vibrate again, I pulled it out to shut it off but saw then a caller ID I didn’t see often and that made me pick up immediately.

“Eve? What is going on?!” I asked right away after picking up when Val’s voice sounded instead of Everlys and I sighed, sneaky bitch.

“Brian, Bbri- I- I need you help! Eve.. she- I need you.” Val stuttered and I just lifted the cup to my mouth to take another long drink but when I registered her words, I set the cup down and immediately turned towards the door, with huge steps, without listening to anyone calling my name.

“Where are you and what happened?” I said slamming my car door closed while Val gave me the name of the bar, they were at. “What happened? She drank too much? Everly?” I asked with a frown, I have never seen Everly drink too much this sounded really strange and not like Everly at all.
“Val?! Where are you?” I stormed through the bar, it was almost empty, the bartender cleaning already. “Are you here for the drunk girls? Get them the hell out of here!” He yelled at me and if I wasn’t so concerned with Everlys wellbeing I would have told the asshole a lesson.

“Where are they?” I snapped and he motioned for the restrooms. I stormed into the ladies restroom without a second thought. Finding Everly and Val huddled on the floor, Val trying to lift Everlys had so she wouldn’t choke herself.

“OH thank god, Bri” Val sighed in relief. “I wouldn’t be able to get her out of here, she is completely passed out. She-she… I had no idea she would drink so much, I couldn’t hold her back, it started as fun and then it went out of control, she was so sad and I-” Val rambled on and I leaned down, taking Everly out of her arms. Her head rolled to the side, she was completely knocked out.

“Can you walk?” I asked Val and she nodded “Yes.”

“Hold the door open for me, and take my wallet, I’ll pay the open debts, give the asshole behind the bar a tip for the inconvenience.” I instructed and Val nodded.

I placed Everly into the back of my car, trying to put a seat belt around her, then climbed in and waited for Val. She came out handed me my wallet and climbed in as well.

“Tell me why she was so sad.” I told her and Val nodded, telling me what she knew about the fight of Everly and Chris.“She kept on mumbling about Chris coming to save her, and that she waited for him and if he would come everything would be fine, but I tried to call him, I only got his voicemail, I asked Matt and all the others guys where he was but no one knew. I left him messages, but nothing… so I called you. I knew you would help her.” Val said and I sighed.

I let Val out at her place and told her I would take Everly home and stay with her until Chris arrived or she would be feeling better.

I talked to Eve while I drove her home, told her everything would be fine. She mumbled something I couldn’t understand. When we arrived at her and Chris place, I lifted her out of the car and carried her towards the door.

“You are here” She said, her eyes still closed and I smiled. “Sure I am. I would always come if you need me.” I told her, feeling save to tell her all the things, because I knew she probably wouldn’t know anything in the morning anymore.

“You came home. I thought you… I’m so happy.” She smiled her face lifted up, while she tried to open her eyes but they wouldn’t obey her efforts.

“It’s okay, Eve. I’ll stay with you till you feel better.” I opened the door and carried her inside. Her head rolled to the side and she was out again.

I carried her towards the bathroom and got rid of her dirty clothes trying not to look at her in her underwear too closely, knowing that was none of my business, but man.. it was hard. I had longed for her for quite a while already…

“Eve, I help you into the shower, okay?”

“Yes, let’s shower” Her slurred words sounded and I swallowed thickly. She stumbled together with me towards the shower. With her elbow she accidently hit the faucet and turned the water on, drowning us together. Shit, that was so fucking cold.

I held Eve against me, and she laughed, her face pressed into my wet shirt. “You smell so good, is that a different perfume?” She lulled and I frowned. “No, still the same.” I replied and she sighed, her body going lax against me and I held her up with all my might, while my clothes were soaked with water as was her underwear.

I shut off the water and climbed out of the shower with her, I put a towel around her body, and got rid of my wet clothes, only leaving my boxers on, hoping they would dry quickly.

I toweled Eve up as best as I could, while she snored softly. I was glad she wasn’t puking anymore and that she now had a normal breathing pattern.

I laid her down onto her bed and got rid of her bra and panties underneath the towel, while I tried to look anywhere else but at her. This was so fucked up on so many levels, me wanting her, her being drunk and out of her mind, her being the girlfriend of one of my closest friends.

“Are you there?” Eve’s small voice sounded. “Sure, I am here. I told you I ain’t leaving.”
“Cuddle with me” Eve held her arms out and I thought about it a time or two until I settled against her, holding her close.

“I’m so happy you came. I love you, Chris.” Even though I should have known it before, I now only realized she hadn’t known it was me all along, she thought I was Chris.

I smiled, a sad smile, “I love you too, Eve”

I snapped out of the memory, leaving the part behind me where Chris had showed up in the morning, staring at me and Eve angrily, how I was daring to hold his girlfriend in her sleep. Eve had woken up a couple of times, searching for me, well no… for Chris her savior. When I got dressed and was sure Eve was feeling better, I had a talk with Chris I remembered, demanding answer from him.

He swore to me he hadn’t gotten any messages earlier, hadn’t done anything stupid was just out with his colleagues and forgotten about the time till it was too late and he was too tried to drive and Eve had made a fuzz about him going out alone and that was why they fought earlier. I told him what happened and how I found HIS girlfriend too drunk to even move, almost having me drive her to the hospital while he was out having fun. He swore to me nothing like that would ever happen again and that he would take care of her now. I said she thought I was him during the night and that seemed to manifest the idea for Chris of lying to her. I was against it, but he meant that it would upset her just more knowing it was me, and that he would have done everything if he had known. So I agreed to his plan, foolish as I was, I agreed and I believed him, when it all had been a lie.

I still couldn’t believe it he lied to me, straight to the face, now I knew he had been fucking this bitch Tyler, while I was pretending to be him, to help him mask his betrayal. No wonder Eve hated me. How was I supposed to make up for what I have done!

Notes

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