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 will you

"No."

"And why is that?"

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

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 my thoughts once and for all." I let out. I had no clue what kind of

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

Holy...!

seeped into

knew. He knew it

his words, within the solitary boundaries of these questions,

miraculously twisted open, the sound of it echoing through the silent kitchen. Perhaps it opened due to the conflicting emotions that had caused me to apply extra force. But at

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

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 exposing your emotions-

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

being his prey.

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

make my way toward

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

on the counter. Now, as I became acutely aware of how close we were, my heart pounded relentlessly,

thighs, his hands settled on both sides of my waist and they pulled me, even more,

That was it.

Yes. That was it.

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

in his eyes begged my body to submit to him.

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

Oh. My. God.

couldn't believe that this was Jacob

alone aroused were

that black little dress, doesn't mean I don't desire to take you to my room, bend you over and fuck you till the sun goes up." He wrapped his fingers around my throat and squeezed it, earning a breathy moan from me as he ground his

cursed under his breath hearing

was making me lose mine. Our heavy breaths mingled in the charged air. Desire clouded everything around

me without a

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

thinking that it would be the only one that'd

face so that his lips could find their way to the sensitive skin there. Every inch of my skin was set on fire that will never deter. And as

there and the worst thing was that I

think of anything else other than Jacob and the things

a lingering 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 to grow even

agonising pause hung in the air- He stopped. His face hovered so close, his lips

out with a gentle touch, his finger gliding from the base of my neck to the exposed skin of

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

hopes, shattered

my hair strands away from my face and then after a long look at me he attempted to pull away but I refused to

closeness, and I wouldn't let him deny us both what we

way," I grabbed his hands and settled them on my hips, pulling him as

"Evelyn...."