My Dad's Bestfriend

Chapter 8 : Touch Of Fire

Evelyn

I awoke to the merciless grip of a pounding headache. A very bad one indeed.

Grimacing, I instinctively pressed my fingers against the throbbing side of my forehead, while taking small sips of the coffee Clara had handed me just moments ago. "Why does your headache scream of a night drowned in alcohol?" Dad asked, arching one of his eyebrows as he nonchalantly crunched on a packet of chips. Dad and his knack for suspicion. Just unbelievable!

"Yes, I drowned in a tank of it." I scoffed.

A frown etched across his face as my words sank in, but before he could respond, Clara swiftly intervened.

"Samuel, let her be," she scolded, her voice firm, "Don't bother her!"

"How am I bothering her?" Dad asked, his disbelief evident.

"You are," Clara asserted, her tone unwavering. "By bombarding her with pointless questions at this moment."

"I was merely curious about the cause of her sudden headache. There must be something more to it," Dad persisted, his suspicious gaze fixated on me once again. Apparently, he attributed my headache to alcohol.

But how could I possibly reveal to him that the true culprit was his best friend? That infuriatingly handsome Italian devil who had invaded my dreams! Ugh! I must put an end to these thoughts.

"I can assure you that Evelyn's headache has nothing to do with what you're suspecting," Suddenly his voice buzzed.

Well, speak of the devil, and the devil appears.

Jacob sauntered closer, taking a seat on the opposite end of the couch.

"She had only a glass of wine, nothing more," he said, briefly glancing at me before directing his gaze at my dad.

"Is that the truth, or are you just trying to cover for her?" Dad questioned, his doubt palpable.

"Oh trust me, the last thing your beloved best friend wants is to alleviate my troubles," I retorted with a scoff, lifting the cup to my lips once again.

Jacob remained silent, his intense stare locked on me. However, my dad on the other hand had quite an opinion.

"Then why do you get yourself into problems anyway?"

"Dad! Please, don't get on my nerves right now." I frowned at him.

on your nerves?" He asked. Disbelief was

grant me the pleasure of some peace and quiet,"

you..." Dad began, his tone dripping

pleadingly. "My head is pounding,

gets away with it every single

sworn I caught a hint of Jacob's stifled chuckle amidst

take this medicine," Clara offered, handing me a glass of water along

Dad's hand, dragging him away while scolding him along the way

lips as I swallowed the medicine, allowing my body to sink into the comfort of

treating you?" Jacob's voice

itself is asking about my well-being!" I

gaze wandered downward, catching a glimpse of my exposed cleavage. The loose-fitted V-neck top had shifted, revealing more

my voice, as I tugged on the thin tie-up string of my sleeve, exposing

unexpected move, and hunger began to

now?" I slid the top slightly lower, teasingly revealing a hint of my

grateful for my impulsive choice to go

fixated on my fingers as they delicately brushed

and I noticed his hands clenching and unclenching in a futile attempt to contain his

to your liking?"I suggested as I moved to the

much effort to see that my plan was working-Jacob's expression told it

asserted, inching closer to him, slowly crawling over the couch to bridge the remaining

watched me intently; The gaze alone told everything

calculated confidence, I allowed my legs to rest on his lap, and his eyes traced a path

was putting myself in such a scandalising

thigh, relishing the sensation of his rough touch against my bare skin-an exhilarating

seemed to darken with each passing second, a reflection of the

fingers to my lips, pressing a gentle kiss upon

and it fueled my

it to graze the skin of my neck and descend towards the curvature

be able to

moved on its own or I could say, the owner did

toyed with the waistband of my shorts but instead of moving inside, it travelled upwards-He slipped his hand inside my top from

in a breath and threw my head backwards. His fingers circled my nipple at a leisurely pace before he pinched it

Oh.My.God.

my skin but my whole body with a few touches of this alluring man in

hand and squeezed it. The last strings