Everly’s POV

I had to admit I was kind of relieved when Brian went out to take his phone call and left me alone in the shop. I really didn’t need him to pick out dresses for me.

Just thinking about wearing dresses made me feel anxious, I really wasn’t the dress person, only on special occasion, so this was something I really dreaded, and especially with Brian by my side.

I walked ahead and looked around the shop picked a few out, then hanging another few of them back and deciding on a about a handful that I would try on. I knew it had to be something sexy and flashing, something I never would take as my normal self.

I headed towards the dressing room and hung the dresses up to have a closer look to which I should try on first.
I let my hands run over the fabric and sighed, this one was exquisite and I knew I wanted it, if it would fit, that could still be a problem.

I pulled the curtain closed and shed my dark pants and blouse, letting it fall to the floor before grabbing the first dress.
The dress was dark red, stopping a little over my knee. The straps were tiny red bands, almost invisible.

I stepped inside and pulled the dress up, the zipper was at the side so I could pull it up easily by myself. I looked at my reflection in the mirror and smiled, damn, I didn’t see there was a heart shaped cleavage, which made my breasts look bigger than they were, pushed up in the tight top, not that I was complaining.

I turned around thinking it wouldn’t hurt to lose a couple of pounds, but for now it looked quite good. I pushed the zipper back down and hung it onto the pile of clothes I liked and wanted to take, at least a few, not all.

I took the one I favored from the first moment from its hanger and opened the back zipper. I had a smile on my face, wanting to see myself in this dress, and I guess I never had felt that way before. It would be a skin tight dress, hugging my curves, a small slit at the side the dark green color fitting my eye color.

I stepped into the dress and turned around, seeing how good the color looked on me. I never had realized that before. And I guess since weeks I hadn’t felt this good with myself either.
Until I realized I wouldn’t be able to close the dress by myself, not reaching the zipper on my back alone.

“Shit” I muttered, trying to hold the dress up, covering my breasts, and walking out of my dressing room in search for the sales woman.
“Excuse me-” I called and heard a voice I didn’t want to hear or see the fitting woman to it.

“Everly? Is that you? OH MY GOD!” Tyler shrieked looking me up and down, amusement and disdain written all over her face.
“Hey Tyler” I replied with a nod, trying to look for the sales woman.

“Miss?!” I called but she was talking to another woman at the counter and didn’t see me at first.
“So I heard you were going solo again, huh? I told you before that you and Chris wouldn’t last, but you didn’t want to believe me. He could do better than you anyway… I told him that, over and over” She smiled at me and I swallowed the foul curse that wanted to escape my lips.

Tyler was one of Chris other high school friends, she always had an eye on him and was taunting me with their past, with things that had happened before Chris and I had met. And she tried to sell this bullshit to me even during my relationship to Chris, even though I knew she was just trying to get a rise of me, so she could go running to Chris and-

“I’m sorry. Now I can help you” The sales woman stood behind me, trying to zip up the dress, but not being able to, making me blush, maybe it was more than a few pounds I had to lose.

“Oh look at that… you gained some extra pounds, huh? That’s the comfort eating after a break up, right? I mean it must be extra tough to know your ex is now with a model, knowing you never fit the standard” Tyler continued making me bite my cheek till I tasted blood.

“I am completely fine with my look” I gritted out between my teeth. “Well, I guess you are right, you were comfortable with it but I guess Chris not.” She stopped tapping her lip with an evil smile before she continued “I told you he would leave you…” She grinned at me before she added “Everly, maybe you should have believed the rumors”

“Shit, I’m sorry babe, took me a little longer than I thought” Brian suddenly appeared beside me. His eyes glued to me in the dark green dress, his eyes moving up and down my body. He licked his lips not even realizing we were having company as it seemed.

“You look fucking breathtaking” He continued and I felt my cheeks heat up, damn he was good. In acting, I mean… I would almost believe him.

“Brian? Is that you?” Tyler cut between it, but Brian still had his eyes only on me. She turned and walked over to him, standing before his sight until he met her eyes “Oh hey Tyler, didn’t even see you were here”

She huffed out air and shot me a dirty look “Well, look… They can’t even zip up her dress” I heard Tyler loudly whisper to him, with a side long grin at me, making me and the saleswoman look at each other with embarrassment.

“Maybe it just needs a man’s hand… to finish this work” Brian stepped around Tyler and walked up behind me. I felt his body close behind me. He touched my bare shoulders and let his fingers run over them, I felt his breathe on my cheek, his chest to my back.

“You know, I would really like to just get this off you, but… you want it zipped, right?” He whispered and winked at me.
And I was speechless, his voice so close to my ear, his hands on my bare skin, was making me squirm.

“You-you were talking to her?” Tyler looked at me and Brian with her mouth hanging open, her eyes wide.
Brian gripped the zipper and easily zipped me up, it was indeed a tight fit, but it fit and I felt great, thanks to the man who turned me to face him just now.

“Of course, I did.” Brian smiled, his eyes directed at me “You know, this dress is already bought. I love it” He told me and I nodded “Me too”

“Wow this is classy, now you are rebounding with your ex’s best friend?” Tyler continued to blab and I was really tired of her shit.

“We are not rebounding, Ty” Brian laid his arms around my waist and pulled me into his body.
We were standing pressed to each other, I had to look up to meet his eyes when he winked at me again “We are together” Then his lips came closer to mine until they stopped just an inch before he kissed me.

We were still looking at each other, when I saw the light twinkle in his eyes, the playfulness that was the moment when I got what he was doing, he wanted me to do it. That ass, but if he thought I would back down now, he was wrong.

I bridged the last distance and pressed my lips to his, feeling his lips form into a small smile during the kiss.

Brian’s POV

I never understood how Chris liked Tyler, she was a bitch… she was manipulative, harsh and dangerous. She always wanted to hang out with us, but none of us really liked her. So I never understood why Chris was so hung up on her, she normally just meant trouble.

So when I was hearing that woman talk so badly to Everly I really wanted to forget my manners, and yes I did have some, or I would have hauled that woman out of the shop and taught her a fucking lesson about behavior.

But when I reached the two women staring at each other, one with defeat and one with contempt I opened my mouth to say something to her, but when my eyes saw Everly, something completely different came out and my heart sped up.

And she indeed looked breathtaking, because for a second I forgot how breathing worked. That dress was showing more of her I had ever seen before, and it wasn’t even properly zipped, how would she look all dolled up, in this dress?
That would probably be the moment it would kill me, and I die a happy man.

I tried to recover from the shock and put on my façade again, trying to push Tyler out of our talk, and make her see she wasn’t invited into our private moment, because while I was zipping up that gorgeous dress, I really wanted to be alone with Eve.

I wanted to have this intimate moment with her and not share it, she looked fabulous and I wanted her to know, but now she wouldn’t believe any word I spoke.

I couldn’t help it but tease her, to push her over the edge. I knew Eve didn’t like me, didn’t like the act and wasn’t near to being aroused by me, at least normally she wasn’t, so this was a big step for her, to come closer to me, to let me touch her, to let me be this close, but to make this believable she had to change her spots.

“We are together” I leaned down to Eve, her lips just a whisper away. I could smell her fruity shampoo, could see the few freckles she tried to hide with makeup. I studied her and waited for her to come to me.

A small smile formed on my lips when she seemed to get what I wanted from her. This wasn’t all about me, to make this look real, she had to be with me, just as I had to be with her. And then when I thought she wouldn’t do it, I saw the challenge in her eyes and her lips were suddenly pressed to mine.

I tried to hide the smile, but was probably failing miserably. I grabbed her hips tighter pulling her even firmer to me. Her soft body to mine, I didn’t know how far she would go, but I wasn’t a quitter, I opened my mouth and teased her lip with my tongue. Her eyes snapped open and she slowly pulled away, her eyes glazed when she stared at me.

“I cannot believe this” Tyler’s voice was suddenly back and I closed my eyes for a second. “You got everything, love?” I asked and Eve nodded “I do”

“Then let’s go… I cannot wait for you to try every single dress on again, and then they will all land in a big pile on my bedroom floor, or kitchen, maybe stairs” I winked at Tyler and she while she gapped at me I grinned with satisfaction that I had finally shut her up. Was about damn time!

When I sat back in the car with Eve she looked at me from the side “What?” I asked and she shook her head but then chuckled “Have you seen the look on her face when you paid and we left the store? Priceless, Brian! That was fucking priceless” She laughed out loud and I looked at her with a smile of my own, I hadn’t seen her laugh a lot lately, so I enjoyed the one’s I could, especially when I was responsible for them.

“What?! Does that make me a bad person?” She asked after a while and I shook my head, pulling into the parking spot at her place.

“Not at all, I had a blast myself.” I got out of the car and opened the trunk, getting the bags out with all her clothes and shoes, she complaint when I said I would buy everything for her, but I just ignored her. She called me an ass and I had chuckled at her trying to be angry, when I knew she was happy about the trip, just didn’t want to admit it.

“What are you doing?” She asked when I accompanied her towards the door, carrying her bags.
“I’m carrying your stuff…” I said and was confused “Since when are you acting like a gentleman?!” She lifted her eyebrow at me challenging and I rolled my eyes.

“If you would spend some more time with me before, you would have realized that I am quiet the gentleman. And since we will be leaving in about an hour to Val and Matt’s party, it doesn’t make any sense for me to drive home and pick you back up.” I clarified and Everly’s eyes widened “Oh shit, I forgot. Is it so late already?” She asked frantically opening the door.

“Yeah… but don’t worry. You can get ready and shower. I got some clothes to change in the car as well. I will just need a few minutes” I winked and she looked at me with disbelief. “You really mean that, don’t you? Staying here and getting ready together?” She asked and I frowned.

“Well, yeah. We should, I mean… what a couple would we be if we didn’t show up together?” I asked and she sighed “Okay, fine. But no funny business, Brian. No one is here to see us” She tipped her finger into my chest and I looked down on her touching me, licking my lips, would she-

“Stop it, Haner” She said before I could do or say anything. I rolled my eyes and followed her into the living room. It still looked the same like last time. She was apparently sleeping on the couch and her bills were lying openly on the counter.

“I’ll get my stuff from the car.” I said and took a few of her bills and shoved them into my pockets before heading to the car to get me a fresh shirt and placing the bills into my glove box.

When I walked back into Eve’s apartment I heard the shower running and sat down on her makeshift bed. So tonight was the night, let’s see if our friends would buy our show or if we had to do some more explaining tonight.

Notes

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