My Dad's Bestfriend

Chapter 7 : Burning Desire

Evelyn

Frustrated and overwhelmed, I leaned against the kitchen counter, trying to calm myself down. I took a deep breath, attempting to push aside the swirling emotions that threatened to consume me. I couldn't deny the truth, though. My feelings for Jacob ran deep, and his obliviousness to them only intensified my frustration.

Oh, how I loathed it! His enigmatic ways. His riddles and ways of overlooking the very things I wanted him to understand.

It was solely intentional, a calculated choice. He was not a damn child to be clueless about the fact that I have liked him for years and I still did. I was fucking obsessed with him and this dude simply couldn't care less to give a fuck about that.

Enough was enough! I was done.

Fuck Jacob Adriano!

"Guess there's one thing you can't..." The bitch inside my head interjected, maliciously aiming to worsen my already frayed mood with her offensive remark.

"Well...to hell with you too, you little snake!" I snapped back, silencing the conversation inside my head.

God! I hated these mood swings and my life even more!

I was well aware that I was overreacting, yet I couldn't help myself. One moment, he'd shower me with flirtatious charm, and the next, he'd transform into a bloody philosopher. Bloody devil!

In a fit of frustration and anger, I snatched a cold water bottle from the fridge, slamming the door shut, hoping it would quell the boiling rage within me.

Attempting to twist open the bottle cap, I found myself engaged in a ridiculous battle with a minuscule piece of plastic. Yes, you guessed it-this damn thing refused to budge. Once again, I strained to open the stubborn bottle, but it remained resolutely sealed.

Am I this weak and stupid?

"Perhaps you are, or else who'd consider banging her dad's best friend?"-That bitch dared to speak again.

My attention wavered, now fixated on yelling at that inner voice, until I heard heavy footsteps drawing near.

I knew who it was so I did not bother to glance back to reconfirm.

He approached and positioned himself beside me, but I refused to meet his gaze. I found it to be unreasonable to engage in a conversation with him.

Instead of acknowledging his presence, I redirected my attention to the next seemingly impossible mission-opening the bottle cap. It became my sole focus, my own personal Everest.

I could sense his eyes fixed on me, observing my every futile attempt.

"Let me help you," he finally offered, after witnessing several minutes of my fruitless struggle, attempting to reach for the bottle.

"No, I can handle things on my own," I snapped curtly, swiftly withdrawing the bottle from his grasp.

I could have sworn I heard him stifle a chuckle, an infuriating cherry atop my kingdom of useless anger.

"If you're here to mock me, then kindly leave," I seethed through clenched teeth, still refusing to meet his eyes and unwavering in my determination to conquer the task at hand. "Evelyn... I wasn't laughing at you," he said, his voice softer than ever.

Fuck it!

"I don't believe you!"

did laugh," he sighed, "Now

"No."

"And why is that?"

as loud as it was at the start, "Because, let's face it, you never seem to understand anything." "And why do you

"You have a talent for avoiding reality, while I prefer to confront it. So, it's better if I stay away from you... to...," I paused for a second, debating whether or not I should say the next words, but then my courage kicked in, "To keep you out of

somehow, miraculously accomplish what you couldn't achieve all these years? Get me out of your mind when I

Holy...!

thought from my head. The intense heat seeped into my skin, causing my

He

his words, within the solitary boundaries of these questions, were all

kitchen. Perhaps it opened due to the conflicting emotions that had caused me to apply

you knew... that..." I couldn't finish my sentence as

began to speak volumes, your feelings. It was the instant you started to look at me differently, the way you would hurriedly avert your gaze to avoid

the delicate strap of my black midi dress providing minimal

an undeniable allure to being his prey. Never had I imagined that being pursued

spoke, my emotions becoming a tangled mess as I answered his previous questions all

back at him, I turned, intending to make my way

my feet were no longer on the ground. The cold marble surface of the counter greeted my skin as my back slammed against

me effortlessly by my thighs, placing me on the counter. Now, as I became acutely aware of how close we were, my

between my thighs, his hands settled on both sides of my waist and they pulled me, even more, close so that my body collided

That was it.

Yes. That was it.

that instant, all my senses were long gone, consumed by a primal heat that surged through my entire being as my eyes locked with his. The heat exploded in my lower abdomen, and the water bottle soon fell from my trembling hand but that mess on the floor did not concern me more than the one between my thighs,

in his eyes begged my body to submit to him. Let him ruin me already and

a deep and suppressed growl, reverberated against my skin as his chest pressed against mine, creating a mesmerising vibration. "Just because I am restraining myself from the pleasure of having my way with you, doesn't mean I desire anything in this world more than taking you here, right on this counter, hard and fast, all night long," He lowered his voice, a smirk curving at the corner of his lips, "Till you can't

Oh. My. God.

this was

words alone aroused

you right now when you look so incredibly sexy and tempting in that black little dress, doesn't mean I don't desire to take you to my room, bend you over and

cursed under his

breaths mingled in the charged air. Desire clouded everything around us, blocking every escape route. Yet, I could sense his restraint, his determination to keep his composure

against mine. I wanted him to do exactly what he had said- I wanted him to ravish me without a care for this world, but I also knew he

pressed his nose

shirt to balance myself tightened their hold on the fabric for some reason thinking that it would be

sensitive skin there. Every inch of my skin was set on fire that will never deter. And as his lips landed more and more feather-like kisses, the

down there and the worst thing was that I did

other than Jacob and the things

kiss at the corner of my mouth making me grip his shirt even tighter, his minty breath fanned my face and the collision of heat caused the need

would finally meet mine, an agonising pause hung in the air- He stopped. His face hovered so close, his lips inches away from touching mine

the base of my neck to the exposed skin of my bare shoulder. I involuntarily

Evelyn," he whispered, I could see the desire swarming in

my hopes, shattered by

hair strands away from my face and then after a long look at me he attempted to pull away but I refused to let him escape. I hooked my legs around him, stopping him

and I wouldn't let him deny us both what we truly desired I was

the sin I am willing to commit in every way," I grabbed his

"Evelyn...."