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!"

laugh," he sighed, "Now will you please look at

"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

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 response I was anticipating from him. Maybe silence, or perhaps something entirely different. However, what

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

Holy...!

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

knew. He knew

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

cap 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 that moment, I no

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

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- I knew it,

gently caressing my exposed shoulder, the delicate strap of my black midi

predatory, yet there was an undeniable allure to being his prey. Never had I imagined that being pursued could

I want 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

turned, intending to make my way

longer on the ground. The cold marble surface of the counter greeted my skin as my back slammed against the wall, and an

me on the counter. Now, as I became acutely aware of how close

hands settled on both sides of my

That was it.

Yes. That was it.

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

him. Let

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.

was Jacob talking

words alone aroused were

over and fuck you till the sun goes up." He wrapped his

He cursed under his breath hearing

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

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

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 down

reason thinking that it would

so that his lips could find their way to the sensitive skin there. Every inch of my skin was set on

soaking wet down there and the

think of anything else other than Jacob and the things he made me

lingering kiss at the corner of my mouth making me grip his shirt even tighter, his

when 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 just

gliding from the base of my neck to the exposed skin

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

my hopes, shattered by his cruel

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

touch, his closeness, and I wouldn't let him deny us

willing to commit in every way," I grabbed his hands and settled them on my hips,

"Evelyn...."