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!"

I confess I did laugh," he sighed, "Now

"No."

"And why is that?"

just one reason to keep my distance, Jacob," I said, my voice not remaining as loud as it was at the start, "Because, let's face it, you never seem to understand anything." "And why do you say that?"

paused for a second, debating whether or not I should say the next words, but then my courage kicked in,

expect me to believe that distancing yourself from me will make you forget about me? That you'll somehow, miraculously accomplish what you couldn't achieve all these years? Get me

Holy...!

head. The intense heat seeped into my skin, causing my determination to slowly crumble whilst he

He knew

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

the conflicting emotions that had caused me

it all along... you knew... that..." I couldn't finish my sentence as he cut

me differently, the way you would hurriedly avert your gaze to avoid exposing your emotions- I knew it, I knew it from the day you laid

my exposed shoulder, the delicate strap of my black midi dress providing minimal

being his prey. Never

to believe that staying away from you will help me achieve what needs to be done," I spoke, my emotions becoming a tangled mess as I answered his previous questions all at once, "Especially since you have such a talent for overlooking signs

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

no longer on the ground. The cold marble surface of the counter

that Jacob had lifted me effortlessly by my thighs, placing me on the counter. Now, as I became acutely aware of how close we were, my heart pounded relentlessly, showing no

mine as he stood between my thighs, his hands settled on both sides of my waist and they pulled me, even more, close so

That was it.

Yes. That was it.

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

hunger in his eyes begged my body to submit to him. Let

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 take it anymore and I have had enough of you screaming

Oh. My. God.

this was Jacob talking to

those words alone

take you to my room, bend you over and fuck you till the sun goes up." He wrapped his fingers around

He cursed under his breath hearing my

heavy breaths mingled in the charged air. Desire clouded everything around us, blocking every escape route. Yet, I

me without a care for this world, but I also knew he

I can't do that. I can't have you," he breathed out. He pressed his nose against the delicate skin on my neck, inhaling my

skin. My hands clinging to his shirt to balance myself tightened their hold on the fabric for some reason thinking that it would be the only one that'd help me fall from the edge of this overpowering

way to the sensitive skin there. Every inch of my skin was set on fire that will never deter. And as his lips landed more and more

was soaking wet down there and the worst thing was that I did not

not think of anything else other than Jacob

shirt even tighter, his minty breath fanned my face and the collision of

I thought his lips 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 but....he

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

could see the desire swarming in the green of his eyes, "The only sin I can't allow myself to

my hopes, shattered by his

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

touch, his closeness, and I wouldn't let him deny us both what we truly desired

way," I grabbed his hands and settled them

"Evelyn...."