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 did laugh," he sighed,

"No."

"And why is that?"

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?" His voice grew

not saying it for no reason at all. I say it based on what I've observed," I asserted, feeling a surge of courage urging me forward, "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 my thoughts once and for

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

Holy...!

heat seeped into my skin, causing my

He knew

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

to the conflicting emotions that had caused

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

was the instant you started to look at me differently, the way you would hurriedly avert your gaze to avoid exposing your

caressing my exposed shoulder, the delicate strap of

felt predatory, yet there was an undeniable allure to being his prey.

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 him, I turned, intending to make my way toward the exit. However, I did

an 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 involuntary

that Jacob had lifted me effortlessly by my thighs, placing me on

against 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 my body collided against

That was it.

Yes. That was it.

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, the

in his eyes begged my body to submit to him. Let him ruin me already and not utter a single

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

Oh. My. God.

that this was Jacob talking to me

alone aroused

chosen not to take 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 fuck you till the sun goes up." He wrapped his fingers around my throat and squeezed it, earning a breathy moan

his

he, too, was losing his control the way he was making me lose mine. Our heavy breaths mingled in the charged air. Desire clouded everything around us, blocking every escape route. Yet, I could sense his restraint, his determination to

him to ravish me without a care for this world, but I also knew

he breathed out. He pressed his nose against the

myself tightened their hold on the fabric for some reason thinking that it would be the only one that'd help me fall

moved to grab my jaw where he titled my 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

was soaking wet down there and the worst thing

other than Jacob and the things he

tighter, his minty

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

gentle touch, his finger gliding from the base of my neck to the exposed skin of my bare shoulder. I involuntarily trembled

desire swarming in the green

all my hopes, shattered

at me he attempted to pull away but I

let him deny us both what we truly desired I was not going

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

"Evelyn...."