Evelyn
"Evelyn, honey." I felt smooth hands stroking my cheek and then that sweet smell invaded my body again.
"No." I muttered, unconsciously pulling myself further into her. I felt a ripple in her chest as she chuckled. It sent shivers down my spine.
I knew I had to wake up. I just didn't want this moment to end. As much as I didn't want to admit it, I wanted this to be a regular occurrence. Waking up in Natalia Cohen's arms was like a dream that you never want to wake up from.
"As much as I want to continue this, you have to deal with some things back home." I stared up at her with a frown.
Why did she have to ruin the moment?
She's not wrong. The voice in my head whispered and I sighed.
Before I knew it we where inside a limousine and on our way back to my house. The sickness rose in my throat and I silently bit my lip as we drove through the streets I have come to know.
I could feel Natalia's eyes on me and I looked up.
How could she look at me with those beautiful, intense eyes of hers when she has brought chaos into my life ever since she arrived.
"River looks exactly like you, you know." Why did I say that? Why did I just have to mention River.
It slipped out before I could stop it and Natalia sighed. "I know, honey. The charmingly good looks, the jawline to kill-" she stopped when I giggled and lifted my head off her.
"Your ego is the biggest I've ever seen." Her eyes seemed to smother me every time I looked into them. The lightest brown I had ever seen that never seemed to leave my mine. I had noticed that in front of everybody else they were so dark, so dull and uninterested in everything but with me they were so- full of life. I loved it.
"I love your eyes." See (no pun intended). They seemed to make me say things I would usually never say.
"Stop feeding my ego or it might become even bigger." My lips twitched into a smile once again. "Not as pretty as yours Miss Bloom." My head tilted to the side.
"They're just blue." I spoke and she shook her head.
"Oh if you knew how I seen you." It seemed to come out as a whisper, as if the words fell out of her mouth before she could stop it.
"You need to go inside before I tell Edward to drive us to my place." That ache for her returned but I shut it down as quickly as I could.
I gulped. "Promise me you will mend everything with River." My eyes narrowed with seriousness and she seemed to challenge me.
"I promise you Evelyn. Who do you think made the meeting happen? He wasn't going to tell her unless-" my eyebrows furrowed.
"Unless?" Did I want to know the answer?
"Unless I threatened him." She stated with a triumph smirk.
"How?" I wondered.
"You underestimate me, Miss Bloom. Me and him have been battling ever since he took River away from me, and I made a promise to myself to build an empire that could ruin him." She smirked. "And I did it." I looked back at her, surprised that she would share information with me about the past. I never knew anything about Natalia Cohen before the power, the fame and the money.
I would love to see what she was like before it.
"I forget how powerful you are." She smiled deviously.
"Oh really, maybe I'll have to show you Miss Bloom." My lips went dry.
I tried to speak firmly as I stated, "I don't want you to show anything, I want you to fix your relationship with River before we speak about- this." I pointed back and forth to the both of us.
She smirked, "As much as I like you acting so fierce, I think you underestimate my abilities too Evelyn Bloom. I have told you before I-"
"Always get what you want, yes I've heard." I rolled my eyes and I could see her face watching my every move.
"Did you just roll your eyes at me?" I removed myself from her which I knew she didn't like because she reached for me however I was already making my way out of the limousine.
"Yes. I'm fierce when it comes to my best friend." Just as I shut the limousine door I heard, "She's sexy when she is fierce." I felt the warmth rush up towards my cheeks and a blush appear upon me. I didn't realise it but I let out a big breath I was holding when leaving the car.
Natalia Cohen you do things to me.
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"Have any of you seen River?" I wondered into the living room where my siblings were both watching TV. They both shook their heads, hardly paying me any attention.
I sighed. Where could she be?
"What's wrong?" Ashley walks down the stairs with Olivia following behind her.
"She left this 'meeting' we had with her-" I froze. "Parents." Still got to get used to that.
"I'm not surprised. It was never going to end well having a meeting" Olivia laughs. I frowned in Olivia's direction but didn't speak on it.
"Oh, stop your pouting. You look adorable. Look I'm sure she will show up soon. She probably needed to blow off some steam."
"Yeah, maybe she's with one of those girls that she's clearly never doing school work with." Olivia laughed.
"She'll show up Ev." I sighed.
"Hey Ev, can I start boxing classes?" Parker asked, leaning on the door frame with an excited look in his eyes.
My life had been so busy over the last week that I hardly had spent any time with my siblings. Guilt suddenly consumed me as I looked over at my not so young little brother. When did he get so tall?
Sure P, I can look around for you and see if I can find somewhere. Have you done school work today?" His face fell at my last words.
I give him a stern look, a hand fell to my hip. "Parker, go and get your school work. We are going to do it together." He groaned but followed my instructions and rushed upstairs to grab books. I took my shoes off and places them in the shoe rack.
So much for fixing everything with River.
******
"Rivers still not home?" Ashley wondered in to the living room with a concerned look on her face. I turned my head to look at her.
"No," I bit my lip, "I'm getting worried Ash." My head turned to the window where the sun had just set and darkness began to cover the house.
"Huh, I didn't think she'd be this stubborn." She frowned, as if trying to think of what could of happened. I took my arm away from Parker who was leaning on me with a box of Cheerio's in his hand. We had decided on a movie night after I helped Parker with his homework and somewhere along the way Parker thought that included dry cheerios.
Mackenzie lay on the other couch with a bowl of popcorn in her hand. She was too engrossed into the TV to care about what was being said.
Once Parker had passed out Mackenzie was excited because she could finally put on Legally Blonde without his complaining it's boring.
"Why wouldn't she come home? I don't understand." I rattled my brain trying to think where she could be.
"Shes probably with hot girls and got some vodka in her hand Ev, I wouldn't worry." It clicked as soon as the words fell out of Ashley's mouth.
"I know where she is! Mack, stay out of trouble!" I rushed out of the house and towards the one place I knew where River would be drowning her troubles out.
The campus bar.
I had only been here once and I hated it. The cocky guys trying to sleep with everybody who moves, the girls were rude, and there was plenty of fights which scared me. Definitely not my type of fun.
It was River's though.
I made my way through the campus and towards the bar which wasn't hard to find. The music and lights allowed you to see it from a mile away.
As I entered I spotted my best friend immediately. She was sat in one of the booths with a brunette leaning into her while she was talking.
I moved towards them with a visible frown on my face.
"River, you need to come home." River lazily looked up at me and I could tell she was drunk by the cheesy smile on her face.
"Ev! Your here!" She slurred. I could see the surprise evident on her face which is probably because I told her I wouldn't be seen dead in here again.
"I'm only in here to get you. Let's go." The girl beside her eyed me with a scowl covering her face.
"Who are you, her mum?" She snorted. I took in a deep breath. I didn't like how rude she was however I wasn't a confrontational person.
"What?" River called, slurring her words while laughing. "She's not my mum- well she was sleeping with my mum and I didn't like that but she's not anymore!" She cheerfully announced and I wave of guilt washed over me.
I gulped. "What the fuck? What weird shit is going on here?" The girl beside her barked out and I gritted my teeth at her attitude and curse words.
Before I could speak River jumped in. "Nothing weird, silly! She's my best friend," then she leaned into the girl. "My best friend that I have a crush on," she whispered towards the girl, clearly loud enough and my eyes widen. She looked over, fully believing I wasn't hearing her and back towards the girl, "I've wanted to fuck her since I knew what it was! Don't tell her!" She whispered loudly while grinning at herself.
My heart sunk. Oh no. This can't be real. River tells me everything, she'd of told me this surely! Maybe it's not true. She's drunk, she's just drunk.
"Ok, I'm out. You can have her." The girl snarled before getting up out of the booth and walking away.
"River, what the hell?" My voice fell into a soft tone. I didn't know what to do; what to say to her. I couldn't even look at her.
So, I rang Olivia.
"Hey Olive. I have a situation. Can you pick me and River up from the campus bar? She's far too drunk to walk and I walked over here." I could hear shuffling on the other end.
"Of course Ev! I'll be there now. Are you okay? You sound uh what's the word? Weird." She laughed.
"Uh, yes. Just come here please."
Why did I walk over here? I'm an idiot.
I looked back at River who was looking back at me with a huge sloppy grin on her face.
I licked my lips, encouraging myself to speak to her. "Why didn't you tell me River?" She chuckled and I couldn't help but think back to Natalia and how she chuckled at me in the car. God, they even chuckle the same.
I felt sick. Like I was genuinely going to be sick.
"Tell you what?"
"That you have a crush on me." I spoke the words carefully and quietly.
Her clouded gaze fell on me and she looked at me in surprise. "Who told you! That's a secret!" She pouted.
Oh, God. I tried to swallow the huge lump that had formed in my throat but couldn't.
"Ev!" I heard Olivia call and Ashley was in suite behind her. Thank god.
"Let's get her to the car!" They both took control instantly and headed over to lift River up from the booth.
Surely this was a drunken lie, right? She wouldn't genuinely like me. I'm her best friend, we've known each other since we was little! She'd of told me, right?
"Grab her other side Ev! Evelyn! Evelyn Bloom! Helloooo."
I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't even feel Olivia tap my arm until she hit it harder. "Ow!" I gasped.
"What is wrong with you? We've been shouting you to help carry this sack of spuds." She called pointing to the left of her which was River being held up by them both.
"Sorry, lost in my thoughts. Let's go." As we made out of the bar I could feel Olivia's eyes linger on me.
"What's wrong Evelyn? Tell us." Her voice was stern and demanding. I turned towards them. The internal battle was destroying me.
"River just admitted that she has a crush on me. She was saying that she's wanted to sleep with me since she knew how. What the fuck is that?" Both of the mouths dropped open in surprise at my curse word but I didn't even realise I had said it until a few seconds after. My mind was on autopilot and it was crashing big time.
"Well that's threw a spanner in the works." Ashley chuckled awkwardly. Olivia gave her a telling look as if to say 'why would you say that'.
"Look Evelyn, we've known you both for awhile right?" I nodded my head.
"We could kind of see it from the minute we met you both." My mouth dropped open in shock.
"WHAT? There is nothing there! We are too best friends; we joke, we laugh, we tease each other, we just act like normal friends do. I don't see how that shows anything." Ashley bit her lip.
"It showed in Rivers eyes." Ashley mumbled. I shook my head in denial but she continued. "You could see how much she adored you, she would do everything in her power to help and protect you, dropped everything she was doing for you. She would do anything for you in a heartbeat. And she's never stopped giving you that look. Your so not observant Ev, you don't notice anything. Too innocent, too naive. That's what River told us she loves about you." My heart stopped. Did she just say what I think she said?
"L-Loved?" I shook my head furiously, "River doesn't love me. She doesn't love me. I - I need to leave." I took one last glance at my best friend who was hunched over and leaning against Olivia before dispersing away from them.
"Evelyn!" Their voices became faint as I headed off into the dark night. I didn't know where I was going, I just knew I couldn't be there. With River.
Why would she not tell me this? She clearly spoke about it with Ashley and Olivia! Why not me?
Do I like her any more than a friend? I mean sure when I was younger I went through a phase of thinking she was really pretty but that was it. I just admired my best friend. Yes, that was all. Maybe River just admires me?
"Why are you trying to convince yourself Evelyn?" I groaned at myself.
What do I do?
Without thinking I pulled out my phone and scrolled until I seen the name 'Natalia Cohen'. My finger hovered over the screen.
"Screw it." I pressed call and held the phone to my ear. Would she even answer? It was getting later in the evening and maybe she was asleep. Or maybe she had company over. God I hope not.
That thought left a sour taste in my mouth and a pang of pain in my chest.
"Evelyn?" Natalia's booming voice was heard down the phone.
"Hi, uh, erm, I don't know what I'm doing calling you. I don't know what's wrong with me, I'm an idiot! Sorry, I won't call-" in the background a car horn honked for a second.
"Evelyn, are you outside? Where are you?" I looked around me.
"My campus. Can you come and get me?" I asked shyly.
"Stay there." The line went dead but I knew she would be here in a flash so I waited against the tree I stopped in front off.
"What are you doing Evelyn? Why are you calling the mother of your best friend who you've been sleeping with while she conveniently has a crush on you! Oh God, my life is a mess. My friendship is a lie! Is this it? Are me and River over? I hope not. I love her more than life but I never thought of her more than a friend. I don't want to think of her more than a friend!" I went back and forth with myself and I hadn't realised I was pacing or that a car had even pulled up in front of me until I seen Edward in front of me.
"Do you usually talk to yourself in the middle of the night on the side of the road?" He smiled at me.
I blushed profusely at his teasing. "No. This isn't a regular thing." He opened the back door for me to get in and as I did I felt a breath of relief escape me when I seen her. She was sitting cross legged with only a silk night dress and gown on that seemed to have all of her cleavage on show.
My eyes couldn't help but roam her entire body. She was a canvas. A canvas that I needed.
"Evelyn. What has happened?" I could sense worry oozing from her?
I breathed. "You told me to have a good sleep. I think I need you to have that tonight." A soft smile spread across her soft, inviting lips and I couldn't help but smile too. I knew that she didn't buy it but she didn't speak more on the subject and seemed happy enough with my answer. For now anyway.
And that was it. All of my thoughts vanished as soon as I looked at her. She calmed me and I don't understand how but I didn't want to figure it out right now. All I wanted to do is be with her.
"Come here." She demanded. Her voice held so much authority and I could never say no to it. I'm sure I am addicted to it. I moved towards her and I was back in her lap once again.
"I'm sorry to call you so late." I whispered. Our eyes locking on each others.
"There is nothing to be sorry for Evelyn." The car moved through the neighbourhood but I couldn't even tell because my focus was solely on the captivating woman in front of me.
"You know I'm sure you drug me every time I'm around you." She tilted her head to the side, her light brown eyes having that same amused look from a few hours ago.
"Do tell?" She furrowed her eyebrows, intrigued to hear my response.
"I forget everything." She hummed in response.
"Maybe," she drawled out. "You have short term memory loss?" I snorted at her response which was very unladylike but she smiled nonetheless.
"Nope. I'm sticking with the you drug me story."
"Suit yourself. I'm glad you called me." She had a twinkle in her eye, they seemed so... alive? I wonder why they looked so dull around others. Nobody else got to see the light in her and it made me sad.
I felt her hands snake around my waist and pull me even closer to her. I took a sharp breath as I watched her eyes darken with lust.
My body shivered as she cupped my bum and my arousal soared. God, what you do to me Natalia Cohen. Without thinking, I slammed my lips on hers and she quickly fought for dominance with equal force. It was rushed, as if we was trying to grab every part of each other.
A soft moan escaped my mouth when her left hand moved up my leg and towards my burning desire. Our tongues danced together and I couldn't help but think about how much I loved the taste of her.
"Nat." Her name fell from my mouth as her lips disconnected from mine and moved downwards to focus on my neck. She left kisses across my jawbone and suddenly I felt pain on my neck and I hissed but I grabbed her when the pleasure flew through my body.
"No." I mumbled against her but I knew that the damage was already done. She had given me a hickey.
"Your mine." She groaned and within a quick few seconds I was laid down onto the seat as she nipped and caressed my skin. The dress I was wearing became undone against me and she quickly pushed it off me to reveal my bare skin.
"I can't get enough of your body." She stared in awe for a few seconds, her intense gaze flowing through every inch of my body and suddenly I felt self conscious, I blushed and as I attempted to cover myself up she took action and placed a knee in between my legs.
"Oh God." The moans didn't stop falling from my lips as her face moved closer to in between my legs.
"Fuck!" I continuously screamed as she ravished me in the back seat of her car and the curse words falling out of my mouth seemed to turn her on because I felt her grip me harder as she did everything in her power to bring me over the edge.
And she did. Quicker than ever before.
I have sworn more tonight than I ever had in my life.
"I've missed this."
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