Evelyn Crock ➸ Jason Todd Novel | ON HOLD!

Chapter 2; Best-friends, right?

✘ Evelyn's POV

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"Luke! It's so freaking cold, why do you need to work out in the winter? We could be at my apartment stuffing our faces with cookies." I complained and nudged his shoulder as we entered a Work out Anytime gym.

He just gave me a pointed look like I just answered my own question. "Oh wait! I get it now, you're just obsessed with trying to buff up more so that you can FINALLY beat me." I teased.

Luke cocked his eyebrow at me and set his bag down on a bench, "Seriously, Evelyn? I beat you every-time!" I gasped and lightly punched his arm, such a liar.

"Oh I'm sorry, I forgot that you can't own up to that in public so that your 'girlfriends' won't think you're weak." I retorted.

Luke rolled his eyes at me, "No girlfriend, just you. You're all I got, remember?"

I immediately shut up, and nodded my head at him. Of course I do, how could I forget? When Luke was thirteen his father murdered his mother right in front of him, soon after- his father killed himself.

Luke's father was always a kind and polite man so when everything happened Luke shut down and wouldn't talk to anyone except for me. Eventually he moved in with me and my family. The event brought us closer, and I was always by his side. But when my mother mysteriously became paralyzed- Luke was there for me. And then when I left the family, because I didn't want to join Artemis or Jade- Luke was there for me too.

So, of course we were practically attached at the hip and it wasn't unusual for us to share a bed.

But I wasn't blind, after all I was a detective, I knew that Luke had feelings for me. Luke even admitted it, but we both decided to remain friends until we were certain so that our friendship wouldn't be ruined.

"Yeah, I remember. We are basically Tod and Copper." I said smiling and gave him a 'gentle' shove.

"Except we'll always stick together. Right?" He asked with worry swimming in his eyes. I thought he was joking but when I turned back around to face him he obviously wasn't.

"Luke? Is something wrong? Of course we will, silly." I said softly as I wrapped my arm around his neck. "Now you dragged me here so we are going to workout, AND I am going to kick your butt!" I said, trying to lighten the mood.

Later I'm going to have to get to the bottom of whatever that was about with Luke. Usually he doesn't randomly get fluffy on me, and he never did at the gym.

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I was on my tenth and final workout exercise. Luke ended with an easy one, the treadmill, while I had the pull-up bar next to all the "jocks".

I said a silent prayer for the idiots as I dried my hands and jumped up and latched onto the bar. As I did so I heard them gather around, but I paid no mind as I easily pulled myself up, then slowly let down, and pulled myself back up again.

I kept the rhythm going as I heard a few whistles and nasty comments. It took everything in me not to stop and kick one in the face before continuing on.

After I had done around six I stopped, and hopped down. I placed my towel around my neck and made my way towards Luke, who looked like he was finishing up as well. I couldn't help but feel a pair of eyes staring straight at my backside, so I whipped around to be met face to face with the 'main gym jock'.

"Excuse me sir, but my eyes are up here, thanks." I spat and briskly walked towards our stuff. I was stupid enough to think that he would let it go, and he followed Luke and I to the lockers.

"You and me? Dinner tonight? Say, you give me your address and digits, and I'll pick you up around seven-ish." He said with a pleased smirk.

"Yeah, I'll pass." I said with pursed lips. In the corner of my eye I saw Luke giving him the stink eye, which made me lighten up and smile.

"Or we could go back to my place and...", he paused and reached forward to grab my hips "...have some fun on our own." As soon as his rough, calloused hands touched my body I shivered.

"Please, don't. You're doing something you'll regret." I spat through gritted teeth. Luke was now making his way towards the man with a deep scowl.

"Why? Your boyfriend gonna do something? I bet-" the man was cut off by someone punching him square in the jaw.

Instantly I jumped away and into Luke's arms. "Luke! What the hell!" I yelled and narrowed my eyes at him. Now the real trouble was going to start when his 'jock gang' joined him, and I didn't feel like exposing myself today.

"What? It wasn't me! It's you-know-who!" He said defensively, but whisper-yelled the last part. I turned to see who it was, and to my surprise it was none other than Jason Todd, Red Hood himself.

"Jason?" I asked with a shocked expression, and grabbed him, Luke, and my gym stuff before hurrying out the door.

"In the flesh, my Queen." He replied back with that sinister smirk.

"What are you doing here? And don't call me that." I hissed. Before we got into 'deep' conversation I sent Luke and apologetic look, knowing how much he hates Jason.

"Oh, what? You didn't miss me cupcake?", his eyebrow arched and I punched his arm. "I'm kidding, geez. We haven't heard from you in a few days, and I wanted to check up on you. Also, Bruce wanted me to give you this. It's an invitation for his Winter's ball."

I took the precisely decorated card from him and skimmed it over, a smirk grew on my face as I glanced back up at him. "We will be there, J."

Luke and I began walking towards his car, but I was quickly stopped when someone grabbed my hand. I was surprised to see a pair of green eyes staring back at me instead of Luke's chocolate ones.

"Jason? What are you doing?" I hissed and snatched my hand back. Honestly, men today were out to get a direct throat-punch from me.

"I-Ineedadate. ThatswhyIpersonallybroughtthistoyou." He quickly sputtered out, with a light shade of pink dancing across his cheeks. I could only assume he was nervous by the the fast talking, looking around at everything, and his hardly-there blush.

"We will see, Todd." I said cockily before hopping into the passenger side of Luke's car.

On the way to our new manor I couldn't help but smile to myself. Of course I would be Luke's date, but that doesn't mean I couldn't dance with Jason. After all, Luke and I are just friends– best-friends at that.

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A/n; Sorry for a small wait on the update, hope you all enjoyed some Jason & Evelyn. Also Luke is my smol bby, and I imagine Dylan O'Brien as being Luke. Just cause personalities, and body structure (not overly buff but a lil' muscle).

ALSO Luke and Evelyn own their own manor. Being Huntress is their main supply of money, but Luke and Evelyn work at the Gotham Police Department during the weekdays.