Broken Dreams Stories

Chapter 77

Derek by on his bed, his eyes glued to his phone, as thoughts of Evelyn clouded his mind.

After sending her a good morning text earlier, he had been hoping to get a call from her to at least scold him for sending her a text or maybe to say she liked it even though he knew that was unlikely to happen.

Seeing as the day was far gone and he hadn’t heard from her, he contemplated calling her to ask if she liked it so he could hear her voice even if was for a second,

After contemplating for a while, he smiled when an idea hit him. He could call under the pretense of wanting to find out what had happened between her friend, Rayan, and Ethan.

Without wasting any more time he dialed Evelyn’s line.

Evelyn, who was alone in the house after her stepmother left, since Maya and Samantha were not back from the park yet, was lying on her bed thinking about Derek when his call came in.

Her lips curved in a smile when she saw the call, but she rolled her eyes as she received it, “Hello, Mr. Stone,” she said, not because she felt like addressing him formally, but because she wanted to get a rise out of him.

“Ah! I see we are back to the formalities, Derek said, and she stuck her tongue in her check.

“What do you want?” She asked in a cool tone

“Are you going to give me what I want if I tell you? I want you naked on my bed and writhing under me with your…”

“Stop” she said, shutting her eyes to block out the picture that his words had painted.

Derek chuckled, “You asked what I wanted,” he said, rising from his bed to walk around his room.

“Did you get my text

my text this morning! I’m sure you did. Why didn’t I get a response?” He asked, and Evelyn sighed.

“You know why you didn’t get a response. I’ve told you before. If it isn’t a work related conversation, I don’t want..

“Why are you so damn stubborn, Eve?” Derek asked with mock frustration

“I should be asking you that,” she retorted.

“Well, that’s not why I called,” Derek said, changing the subject, and she raised a brow.

“So, why did you call? Is it about the interview!” She asked with undisguised curiosity.

“Ethan told me what transpired between him and your friend at the club last night. It was a misunderstanding..”

“Ethan‘ The jerk she talked about was your best friend?” Evelyn asked in disbelief

“Ethan isn’t a jerk. I can assure you that Ethan would never touch anyone inappropriately. He was pretty upset…”

He could have just been a gentleman instead of saying mean words to her.” Evelyn said,

picked sides already. If your friend had listened to him instead of calling him a pervert he wouldn’t have said anything harsh to

guess they were

today?” Derek asked, and she pursed her lips, wondering how best to

an incoming call and she pulled the phone away from

it

go now. I have another call. Bye” she said, and quickly ended their call since she wasn’t sure how the conversation with

cheerfully the moment she received the call pleased with

from me today.”

was fast talking about you before you called,” Evelyn said, and

too.” Haynu said, and Evelyn

“Krally? What were

you talking about and with who?“ Evelyn

Chapter 77

go first,” Rayna

Derek? From the club last night?” Evelyn asked, and Rayna

you want and who wants you but you can’t date him because it’s complicated,” she said

you accused

“Damn!” Raynı

cussed, and Evelyn laughed.

path with him again? This is one of those times you hope you never see someone again. Now I’m just going to hope things remain complicated between you and Derek, so I never have to run into him again.” Rayna said, causing Evelyn to

It’s not that deep Evelyn said

guess what happened

you at the club?” She

“Don’t remind me, please.”

I’m terrible at

Sandra came to visit me at the bakery

Evelyn couldn’t help the prickle of unesse she felt at the mention of Sandra. “Sandra visited

confirmed and

allowed.

be strange, right? I mean, you’re both friends too, and I’m sure

think she’s trying to poison my mind against you,” Rayna said, her

would you think that?” Evelyn asked, her brow furrowing in confusion

a lot of things about you that made me believe she visited me specifically to badmouth you” Rayna said, and then went on to tell Evelyn what Sandra had said about her behaviour at the

her eyes as she listened. Typical of Sandra. She thought with a shake of her head. “Well some

What part?”

said I poured wine on her,” Evelyn said and Rayna

wine

only because she was trying to put up a show that I pushed her down. So, I figured if she’s going to paint me as a bitch. 1 should as well for the picture,” Evelyn explained and Rayna hesitated before