Me and Eva walk into the house were Ava, Pop's, Cat and Holly are sitting at the table in the kitchen. They're all looking at Eva with one of them I know what you just did smiles. Well, apart from Holly, she's too busy looking at her iPad. We eat Ava's famous Shepard's pie, Oh—it's fucking delicious, she still won't tell me her secret though. She's mean.
"So, when were you goin to tell me you know Justin Casey? The lads just been given a good deal with us" Pops asks Eva with a smile.
"Dad, I only met him this morning—like Justin said, he got lost trying to find blue Saint" she tells him. Oh my god! I bet the lads related to that LA Casey woman who them hot as fuck books.
I butt in "Oh, my god Eva—Justin Casey, do you think he's related to LA Casey? The author, She's from Ireland isn't she? " I ask her.
"She is, but I doubt that they are babe." She sighs sadly. We finish our tea's an I'm full to the brim, I groan trying stand up.
"Thanks for tea mum! delicious as always" Eva praises ava as she kisses her cheek.
I come over "I second that ma, am in a food coma" I tell her and kiss her cheek. Looking to Eva, I grin.
"Anyway babe, I've bought some clothes over and that—cos it's Friday, an you ain't got shit to do" I tell her grinning coz she knows am quoting Friday- she rolls her eyes at me
"Language" Ava and pop's say in unison. Shit!!!
"Sorry" I say sheepishly.
"That coma didn't last long did it" Eva teases me. I flip her the bird discreetly, and She laughs pulling her tongue out at me. Eva walk's over to Holly to say hi to her. "Holly, looking at me" she asks her, Eva told me that they use Looking at me as a tool to get holly's attention. Holly looks at eva with the biggest smile. "Hey beautiful, how was school?" She asks her, Holly starts rocking back and forth on her chair and flapping her hands in excitement. "Duncan—Duncan, Eberton" she chants clapping her hands. I smile, taking in everything with holly, she's came on so much over the years, she's amazing. Eva gasps. "Wow babe! did you see Everton? Did you play football?" She asks Holly with smile at her baby sis. Holly rocks excitedly. "Kick, Kick"she shouts happily
Eva looks over to Ava, Pop's and Cat they're all smiling brightly at her. Ava's got tears in her eyes, she does this a lot, Eva told me. I don't blame her like. They were told if holly didn't talk by the age of 5, then she probably would never speak at all.It just makes everything that Holly does and accomplishes, that more special to them as a family.
Eva looks back to Holly. "I love you, Holly" she says giving her a kiss on the head. I'm shocked she didn't react, cos normally she doesn't like contact—but she's in such a good mood, it's a rare chance to soak any affection to and from her. I look at the time and we haven't got long to get ready.
"Come on Eva, we need to get ready, Jen got us tickets in the VIP area at circo" I tell her. She smiles surprised and excited. Circo, is this popular club in town. We've seen a few football players and actors there the last few times we've been. I take eva to her room and I get the dresses I had picked out going through them. "Right, you can weeeeeear—this one" I say throwing a dress at her that I know for a fact she'll love. She picks it up, examining it—it's gorgeous and royal blue, her favourite colour. It also brings out the blue in her blue eyes which is a bonus. I notice her scrutiny of the dress, and I knows she loves it. I smile winking at her. Yeah, I know my girl.
She rolls her eyes at me smiling back. "Come on bitch face, time for me to do my thang" I tell her as i'm getting all my hair and makeup shit out.
"Am gonna get a quick shower babe, I stink" she tells me
"Be quick babe" I tell her as I organise my shit on her bed. Five minutes later, she comes out with damp hair and a towel wrapped around her.
"Sit, sit, sit" I tell her impatiently.
"Alright calm ya tits woman am not a dog" she scowls at me.
I tut, fucking woman has an answer for everything. "Just sit your fuckin arse on this chair Eva—times a-wastin" I moan at her dawdling arse.
I work my magic on her hair, I love her hair—it's quite long, thick and brown with the caramel highlights that I do for her every 4wks. The perks of your best friend being a hairdresser, I suppose. I start by blow drying her and putting loose curls in her hair, satisfied I start on the makeup. Suddenly, Eva laughs out loud. "What are you laughin at girl?" I ask her as I apply eyeshadow to her eyes.
"Just how fuckin pale I am, reckon I'd right in on the set of twilight" She snort's. I chuckle, she's not wrong like. She's pale, but she's gorgeous my girl is. As I finish, I squeal happily. "Girl,with these hands,I can create miracles" I boast proudly. She looks at me with a look of offence.
"Erm, excuse you fuckface—I'm already a miracle, spank you very much" she sasses. I roll my eyes at her with a tut. "Bitch please, you know you'll love me even more once you see yourself—now go get dressed, I've left your shoes by the door—and DON'T look in the mirror, I wanna see your face once you see yourself" I clap excitedly like a little school girl.
"Erm, alright calm yourself jeez—Have you brought spare knickers? The way your all excited, I don't want you pissin yourself " she teases.I get a text from Jen telling us she's going to meet us at circo, the booth is in her name. But she said Colin's on the doors so we should be okay getting in no problem. I look at her as I'm texting Jen back.
"Woman, I do kegals and shit,there ain't nothin loose about me down there" I laugh as I point to my hooha.
"Yeah, okay—one too much info" I notice her shudder and "Who you textin?" She asks me.
I roll my eyes. "Just Jen, she's gonna meet us at circo. The booth is in her name, said just give her name in an we'll get right in. No queues, she said Colin's on the door" I tell her.
"Woo, go Jen" she says happily as she turns the volume up on her dock station, David Guetta's "Shed a light" plays out. Eva's suddenly got this huge grin on her face, for some reason.
"Oh yes—Eva girl, you know I love this song—woooo" I tell her as I dance around her room, she smiles shaking her head and leaves the room. I start getting myself ready using my straighteners on my hair. Doesn't take me too long, as my hair is already short. I do my makeup, black eyeshadow to matching my pick of the two dresses I picked. I hear the door unlock and Eva walks out with a smile on her face. I frown at her, she's looked—I told her not to look! For Fucksake.
I tut at her. "You looked didn't you?" I ask her.
Eva huffs. "Well how the fuck was I not gonna look girl? you gave me a halter neck dress—I had to check see if I had it right didn't I? Calm yourself for godsake—an anyway you know it's not a full length mirror" she rolls her eyes at me.
She get the shoes on what I left out for her, she goes to stand up but wobbles slightly before righting herself. "Woah—fuck amber, get any higher heels babe?" She asks me sarcastically.
I laugh as I roll my eyes at her. "Quit your sassing bitch face—I got you, you've worked higher heels than this—chill" I tell her as i point to her floor length mirror.
She walks over to the mirror and gasps as she gets a glimpse of herself. Her face is in that stunned stupid expression—this girl is clueless to how beautiful she is, inside and out. If only I was too, but I only feel tainted—shaking myself out of my sadness, I
place my mask on smiling as I walk over to her. I squeeze her arms gently. "Eva Murphy, I swear to all heaven. If I weren't straight, I would totally do you—you look all levels of sexy babe, and yo ass is welcome" I tell her as I do that sassy click thing with my fingers and wink at her as I walk to the bathroom.
I'm inside the bathroom but I see her still looking at herself. "Now sit yo sexy ass down before you snap your neck" I tease her, it is eva we're talking about after all she's a fucking accident prone.
I try the first one on, which I realise is similar to Eva's. So, I decide to change when I hear Eva shout through the door. "Amber, what the fuck you doin in there girl?" She moans.
"Calm your tits bitch, I just decided on a different dress that's all. Gimme a minute" I growl at her impatient arse.
Ready, I quietly open the door and see that she's looking out her bedroom window, I frown grinning at her when I hear her whisper. "Fuck Me" as I get next to her. I decide to put the shits up her. "Whatcha doin?" I ask. She does a little scream, holding her hand to her chest. "What the fuck amber, what are you sneaking up on me for?" She growls.
Awwww, how cute she's all pissed cos I caught her Pervin at Rome. I cackle my arse off, as I sit on her bed. "Serves you right for being a perv" I mock her. She looks out the window again looking down at Justin.
I get up and stand behind her, looking out I see Justin's looking up at her as he get's in the front seat of the cab and he smiles with a wink as he gets in the cab and drives off. Why the fuck are they getting a cab? Since when do footballers who are paid thousands of pounds every week getting a cab?
I hear her sigh, I look at her and she blushes until she frowns at me. "What's wrong with your face" she asks me confused.
"Why is he getting a cab? When he plays for Everton?" I wonder.
"I don't know babe, leave him to it—come on dad's rang a taxi for us" she says.
We stand up and I ask her. "Okay—so, what dya think?" As I spin in a full circle. I'm wearing a black strapless mini sequin dress with silver glitter stilettos. "You look stunning girl" she grins at me, I blow a kiss at her as a thanks, when we hear Pop's shout from downstairs. "Baby girl, your Taxi's here" Pops shouts from the bottom of the stairs.
"Comin dad" Eva shouts as she puts her perfume on.
"Ooo wait babe—gotta get a selfie with my girl" I tell her as I get my iPhone out. I spin the lens so the camera is in selfie mode. "Right—say, bitch say whaaaa" I tell her seriously.
She laughs at my face but still says "bitch say whaaa" taking the pic I look at it an grin
"Girl, you know that's getting facebooked—I'll tag you in it" I tell her.
"You Amber Dooley are a crank, but I love ya" she says. My heart squeezes at the word love, but I love Eva, she's my family—she's helped me get back to being me over the years, without even realising it—And for that I will forever be grateful.
"Of course you love me, what's not to love" I wink at her. "I love you too bitch—now come on, I'll text Jen when we're in the taxi and tell her we're on our way"
We walk down the stairs and Pop's is still waiting for us at the stairs. "Baby girl, you look beautiful" he tells Eva and looks at me smiling. "You too amber"
We say thanks to pop's, Eva picks up her clutch from the table and walks out giving pops a kiss on the cheek. We say goodbye to ava and the girls, when pops shouts as were getting in the cab. "Baby girl, I've put your whistle in your bag" he shouts to Eva
"Ok Daaaaad" Her cheeks flush with embarrassment. She looks in her bag and takes out not only a whistle, but pepper spray too to show and I smile warmly. "I love your dad" I tell her.
"Me too" she smiles.
My Dad and Pop's will probably be the only men that I'll ever say I love you to, I don't think any one will change that, I think to myself sadly. Eva smiles "Me too" bringing me out of my turmoil, I smile back as we drive to the town centre, where circo is on the Albert dock.