I step out of my car slamming the door behind me. Fuck Travis Scott and that skillful mouth of his. I am indecisive on my mood today. I felt like crawling back to bed in the morning, well this evening I am hot and bothered.
Hell, what did he mean by my work here is done?. He knew I wanted him to kiss me, I was shameless about the whole thing. Instead, he had sucked my very sensitive ear, touched my breast, and had left me wet and turned-on
I move into the house and I don't acknowledge Quinn in the kitchen probably making one of her mouth-watering cookies. I am still so furious, well, furious and horny thanks to Mr beautiful.
'Eva hi, I thought you went home straight.'
'Well apparently I didn't.' I don't observe her, I just open the fridge to get tonic water. She touches my arm and I yank it back so fast I wince in pain.
'Don't fucking touch me, Quinn.' I silently wish I had said those exact words to Travis when he had jumped me. 'I don't want you to explain anything to me, I have had a stressful day.'
'Eva please let me explain, I was going to tell you.'
'Sure you were going to tell me on your wedding day.'
Livy strides towards us glooming. 'What is going on here.'
'Oh let me break the news to you, your daughter here is engaged. Did you know that?.'
'Eva I did, we were going to tell y...'
Did she know too? They have all been lying to me for a whole fucking month. 'Well congratulation, just send me an invitation I will be there.' And with that, I storm up the stairs.
I don't think I have ever felt this kind of anger before, I feel like hitting something. I am not an evil person who doesn't want other people to be happy. Well I know I have been super open about my feelings but I surely would have supported Quinn's decisions.
'Eva please just listen to me.' I watch her shut my room door.
'You lied to me, I thought we were sisters. We spoke every time while you were in Canada and no time was perfect for you to break the news to me.'
'I was scared okay.' She says sniffing, I know she would start sobbing soon. 'You don't like him Eva but I love him and I love you too.'
'If you truly loved me you would stop this madness and come to your senses.'
'He makes me happy Eva, he understands me. Remember when we were little, we used to talk about our prince charming one that would protect and love us. He is all that Eva.'
'Bullshit!.' I shock myself by yelling. 'We were children back then Quinn. My father promised to protect us. we would watch him and my mother together and pray we have our own prince charming one day.' I move closer to her so we are facing each other. 'He laid on that floor dead while another man raped his wife, hell he couldn't even protect us can't you see there is no prince that is charming or knights or men who would keep their words.'
'Eva it's weak of you to blame the dead.'
'Your father can I blame him then, after all, he is alive and well. I am sure your mother was equally excited.' Her jaw is slacked and she has tears welling up in her eyes. She is shocked. I know it is a very sensitive topic for her what the hell is wrong with me today.
'I am sorry Quinn I didn't mean any of that.' I try to touch her shoulder but she moves back.
'I should be the one rejecting love since I am the rejected child.' I nod my head trying to say something but she halts me.
'It's my father's loss, he lost the best things he would ever have in this life. He missed out on my first steps, words, and everything that I am today. I know he is miserable wherever he is now. But I am past all those now, I spent years hating him and wishing him death, but I am done I want to make a family for myself because I can, I am different from him.'
She surprises me by hugging me. 'I love you Eva, but you cannot blame your father. It was him against three armed men.'
I hug her back tightly. ' I know it was hypocritical and weak of me to blame him. I am sorry about what I said I didn't mean any of it.'
You cannot wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy Eva. You have to put it all in the past like me.'
'I don't know how to Quinn, it scares me.'
She starts patting my hair 'I am sorry I kept it all a secret I didn't want to hurt you.'
'I am sorry for making it difficult for you too.'
She laughs sitting down. 'You needed to see Gideon's face when you stormed out. His eyes were wide open, I am sure he almost had a panic attack. He is going to be scared of you for the rest of his life.'
We start laughing again. 'Well, he would never hurt you.' I crouch close to her hugging her again.
'I am so sorry babe.'
'I am sorry too babe sisters for life, we can't be broken.' I murmur.
''If anyone doesn't like it, they can piss off.' she says the last part laughing. 'I made cookies, Crystabel kept acting sick, I know she isn't tho, when I asked her what would make her feel better, she screamed cookies without a second thought.'
I laugh, a full belly one. 'I am starving.' I say pouting.
'Well, it's a good thing I made plenty, come let's get you some food.'
***
I am a morning person, but with a cup of coffee, I become super active. I arrived at the office first, packed outside, and decided to stroll to the coffee shop close by. I am humming and grinning. I feel so much better this morning, Dinner had ended well plus I got to spend a lot of time with Crystabel I even drove her to school this morning.
I stare at my wristwatch and note it is past 9. I make a mental note of things to buy on my way back home. Oh! Ice cream for Quinn to show my appreciation, chocolate, and a nice dress for Malory, well I need to bribe her to do the laundry. Crap I furrow I also need to take Crystabel to the saloon.
I immediately halt, it all comes back to me like a scene playing in front of me. The pain I feel is fresh I see that tall ugly man kissing and raping my mother my knees grow weak and I am on the floor instantly struggling to breathe and stifle my screams.
He is uglier than the last time I saw him, his face is still crooked and his eyes swollen like someone must have beaten him real good. He is pattering with a woman at the coffee shop. He twists and his eyes catch mine, my first thought is to run, maybe he would recognize me and come for me. He turns back to the woman. I want to scream, to run to him and hit him for doing those terrible things to my mother.
What is he doing here? Does he know me? I will kill him, I will kill this mother fucker for destroying my life.
I try to stand but my legs are unstable. We have been found, but this time I wouldn't let them succeed I would protect my family even if it is the last thing I do on Earth. I ignore the delivery man cursing at me to leave the way, I ignore the car honks. I finally stand and start strolling towards him I am a woman with a mission.
'Eva' The last thing I see is Travis before everything goes black.