8. Late night talk

I smile softly as I make my way upstairs and see Cami and Jour both cuddled in a bed with a children's book in hand.

"Hi kiddos" I whisper

They motion me to come closer and even Jour is excited. Cami hands me the book and I read the complex title "Gogo the monkey"

After a few moments, Jour is already sleepily laying on his sisters shoulder while she is invested in the story I am reading. I find myself invested too. I really want to know who stole his bananas.

I keep reading softly and see Cami falling asleep too. After a few moments I conclude, turn off their nightstand lamp and make my way out the door.

Fifteen minutes must have passed and as I get to the kitchen, I see Eve holding a glass of red wine, seemingly finished with the dishes.

She looks at me softly when she seems me coming down.

"They're asleep" I say quietly

"Thank you so much, Alex" She truthfully says

"It's okay, they're adorable" I say

She takes another sip and sighs "That should be Harvey's job.."

"It must be hard that work is keeping him away so often.." I say, not really knowing what to say in this situation. Not wanting to bash Harvey but wishing he didn't make her so miserable.

As soon as I say that, she chugs the remain of her glass down her throat. She chuckles sarcastically "Kind of weird that he keeps getting work calls in the middle of the night, don't you think" She says and pours herself another glass.

I reflect upon her words and all I can think about is how stupid it would be of him to ever cheat on her. She is with no doubt the most beautiful woman I have ever seen and talked to and such a good mother to her kids.. his kids ?? Would he actually leave the dining table with his whole family with no remorse if it was to go cheat on his wife?

"Sorry for putting all this on you.. this is my fifth glass" she sighs and sits down on the table next to me

I smirk at her slightly and take her glass away from her, drinking it myself

She jokingly makes an offended face but let's me be.

"I know we just met, but I'm here for you if you need me." I say sincerely. I take a look inside her eyes. They show sadness and hurt.

"It feels like I've known you for so long." She says out of the blue, her piercing blue eyes looking right through me. My heart starts beating faster inside my chest as I sense a rush of adrenaline through me.

I didn't get the chance to say anything before she realises her words and rubs her eyes, confused "I'm sorry, Alex, I don't even know what I'm saying anymore. You should go." She tries making me leave, again.

We are standing so close and yet so far. She probably doesn't know how much I'm dying to kiss her right now. How I would do anything to pull my arms around her and take a closer look. How much I am dying to touch her and make her feel all sorts of things..

"Are you trying to get rid of me again" I smirk at her, trying to lighten her mood a little

She chuckles back "I never am. I just don't know how much I should allow you to see" she responds

I raise an eyebrow "maybe don't think so much and unravel" I softly say, almost whispering

She smiles, and I even see a soft blush appear on her cheeks "You're unbelievable.. I meant I don't know how much of my life I should allow you to see, not of me." She says, trying to make me understand

"What if I want to see all of you?" I ask, the corner of my lips slightly curved up, my body subconsciously moving closer to her. She shivers as she notices how close we are but doesn't move away from me

"That's- that would be.. what are you doing?" She sighs and softly puts her hand on my chest, while her eyes are begging for more

"I'm not doing anything" I say even softer,  getting closer to her. I physically can't stop myself at this point

"Alex we-" She tries saying, while my lips start tracing the crook of her neck. My body feels itself with butterflies and her breathing gets heavier. Her vanilla & cinnamon scent fills my nostrils as I smile against her skin, knowing that I'm making her nervous.

Suddenly, she pushes me away. I look into her eyes and she looks right back in mine.

"We can't." She finishes off her sentence

I nod, trying to shove down whatever feelings I have for his married woman and hide the hurt and embarrassment I feel inside my chest as much as I can.

"I'm sorry- I don't know what got to me. I really apologise." I say sincerely. A part of me is well aware that she was reciprocating my actions but I decide to blame it on the wine, loneliness and vulnerability.

"No, hey." She says softly and my eyes start tearing up. Fuck, I hate this. I really need to go home.

One thing that u absolutely despise is crying in front of people. I've never done it and something inside of me cripples at the thought of it. I can't cry in front of her.

"Everything's okay, you didn't do anything wrong. Nothing happened. Let's just forget about this, okay? Why don't you go get some sleep?" She says with the most caring voice and I feel,, protected ? Why is she acting so kind when a dumb teenager just tried to make out with her?

I nod and pull myself together. I suddenly notice that her hand has been resting on my leg this entire time, drawing soft circles. She quickly removes it when she notices it too.

I stand up and make my way to the door. It must be midnight by now.

"Goodnight Eve" I say

"Goodnight Alex" She says back

A pet of me secretly hopes that she stops me from leaving, or that she kisses me goodbye - the other part of me, the rational one, reminds me that this can never happen. That Eve is just a fantasy and that I need to move on for both of our sakes.

I turn around and look back at her, when I notice her glossy eyes staring intensely at me. If I had one wish, it would be to be able to read her.

** a/n **

Hey everyone!!! I hope you liked this chapter. I'm currently on summer vacation and drafted out the next chapters for this story (as well as upcoming ones on 'Attraction' 👀) and im very pleased to say they are coming soon!! If you are enjoying this story so far or have something to say about Eve and Alex, please feel free to comment down below! I feel so happy when I see you guys so invested. See you soon!