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!"

sighed, "Now will you please look

"No."

"And why is that?"

distance, Jacob," I said, my voice not remaining as loud as it was at the start, "Because, let's face it, you never

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 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 Jacob said next was

about me? That you'll somehow, miraculously accomplish what you couldn't achieve all these

Holy...!

heat seeped into my skin, causing my

He

the solitary boundaries of these questions,

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

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

I've known it since the very moment your eyes 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 exposing your emotions- I knew it, I knew

the

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

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

at him, I turned, intending to make

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

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

were dangerously brushing against mine as he stood between my thighs, his hands settled on both sides of my waist and they pulled me, even

That was it.

Yes. That was it.

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

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

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

Oh. My. God.

was

alone aroused were undeniably

doesn't mean I don't desire to take you to my room, bend you over and fuck

under his breath

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,

I wanted him to ravish me without a care for this world,

pressed his nose against the delicate skin

thinking that it would be the only one that'd help me fall from the edge of this overpowering enigma

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

was soaking wet down there and the worst thing was that I did

anything else other than Jacob and the things he

even tighter, his

the air- He stopped. His face hovered so close,

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

desire swarming in the green of his eyes, "The

went all my hopes, shattered

from my face and then after a long look at me he

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

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

"Evelyn...."