𝓶𝓲 𝓪𝓶𝓸𝓻~

12.

Sam's pov:
He fumbles out of the room, mumbling something about how he thinks someone's calling him. I wait for him to leave the room, and I let go of Ev and I rush to Bella. I sit her up and fix her top. I glance at Louis, and he nods and picks her up and carries her to the car, with Venus. Me and Ev are in the room, alone. She slumps to the floor, and break out in tears. As she runs her hands, through her hair, she cries, uncontrollably. I sit, behind her, and she leans against my chest. "I can't believe, that was, that was really Isaac". I kiss her forehead and say, "He would never hurt you, on purpose, he wasn't in control". "He wasn't that drunk, he still half-knew what he was doing". I just rub her arm and whisper, "It's okay, I'm here, I'm not going anywhere". She looks up at me with her mascara running, and her red puffy eyes, "I don't know what I'm going to do". I just squeeze her and tell her, "It's okay, don't worry about that now, just for now, focus on being here, in this room". She takes a deep breath, and leans her head, against my lap. I kiss her head and she just cries, in my arms. It was kind of as if the work stopped, no one came into the bathroom, it was just us. She was crying and talking, and I was listening. I listened for hours. It was around 1am, and her eyes were falling heavy, and she started to fall asleep in my lap, "Thank you for being here, with me". I smile and say, "Of course". We don't move, we just stay there, we hear the voices fade, and become quieter and quieter. I hear nothing, just the whiring of the bathroom fan, and the crying of Ev.

I stay there and comfort her, for hours. I later realise, that she fell asleep, in my arms, so I carry her, down the stairs, and we leave the house. I put her, into my backseat and I drive her to my house. I unlock my house door, and I go straight, up to my bedroom. I place her on my bed and I take off her shoes. I grab a wet tissue and remove all the smudgy mascara, from her face. Then, I just tucked her into my bed. I made sure she was warm, and then I sat on my chair, as I watched her sleep, until I fell asleep.

Louis pov:
I walk out the house, holding Bella, in silence. I place Bella, in the back, and I drive up to her house, in silence, "I'm gonna go drop her off, baby, wait here". I kiss Venus and then take Bella to her bedroom. Her mum didn't really seem to care, she mustve been used to seeing Bella wasted... I tucked her, into her bed, and rushed out of her house. When I got in the car, Venus looked at me, with teary eyes. I cupped her face, in my hand, and rubbed her cheeks, with my thumb. I wiped, away her tears, as she said, "I don't know what to say, I mean, he was drunk, but you can't forgive him for that... But he's my baby brother. I want to see it as a mistake, but he hurt Bella, Ev and Sam... How do I deal, with this??" I look at her with a half-smile and I say, "I don't know, Sam didn't seemed pissed, so he won't hurt Isaac, and neither will I, but he hurt Ev, so I don't know what to tell you... Maybe if he learns to control himself, they'll work things out...". She laughs, as she says, "He was going to do something to Bella, your friend, and cheat on Ev, your best friend. There's no going back, from this. They will break up. I know as soon as Isaac sobers up, he will feel so much guilt, but it's still nothing he can be forgiven for... No sane girl would forgive him. I wouldn't." I chuckle and say, "You'd be surprised how forgiving Ev can be...". She sniffs and says, "Can you just drop me off home, today. I want to wake up, and be able to tell Isaac what he did, on my own". I nod and say, "Yeah, of course". I drive her home, and walk her, to her house. I wave a goodbye and she says, "Text me when you get home!", wiping away her tears. I nod and say, "Of course baby, get a good night's sleep". If I'm honest with you, I don't think anyone got a goodnight sleep that night...

The next morning:
Sam's pov:
I wake up, to the sound of water splashing. I don't see a Ev, on my bed, so I figure out that she's having a shower. The door is unlocked, but she pulled the curtains. I say, "Good morning Ev". She replies, "Oh, I'm using your shower, I feel gross, I went to sleep, with all my make up on. Last time I stayed here, I left my sweatpants here, so I'm just gonna change into that. You're okay p, with me showering here, right?!". "No, yeah, of course, I just need to grab my toothbrush...". She replies, "Uhh, yeah, the curtains are pulled, come in". I step in, and feel the steam hit my face. I walk past the shower, and head to the sink. I grab my toothbrush, and, through the mirror, I stare at her silhouette, but then realise what I'm doing, so I look away. I walk out and say, "Okay, I'm going!!". She reaches her hand out the shower and says, "Umm, wait, could you get me a towel... Sorry". I sigh and walk, up to the cupboard, and grab a towel. I run into my dad, "Got a girl home, huh?!". I look shocked, as I say, "What, no it's just Ev". He replies with, "Didn't you have a huge crush on her?" I laugh and say, "I used to, not anymore. Even if I did, which I do not, I wouldn't make my move now, she's going through a hard time, and a possible breakup". He chuckles a little and says, "Stop lying to yourself, sure you're a good friend, but I've seen how you look at her, you don't see her as a friend..." He walks away, and I turn around, and say, with my hands in the air, "You can't just say things like that, and walk off!!". I put my middle finger up at him and he says, "I saw that", as he struts away. I scoff and walk back, into my bedroom, and into my bathroom. I walk in, and say, "Hey, here's your tow- ". I look up, and I see her standing there, naked; I look her up and down, and I say, "Hellllooo, Evelyn". She tries to cover herself, with her arms, as she grabs the towel, and wraps it around her. "Oh my god, knock!". "Into my bathroom??". "When someone else is in there, YES". I smirk, as she pushes me out the room. I sit on my chair, and chuckle.

Ev's pov:
Typical Sam, to say something flirtatious, instead of look away. I change quickly, into my sweatpants, and pull on my baggy shirt. I walk, into his bedroom, and see him twirling, in his chair, "Having fun??" I say, as I scoff. He replies with, "Not as much fun, as I did seeing you in there". I throw a pillow at him, and he chuckles and says, "Sorry, I should've knocked". I agree and say, "Yes, you should've, now I'm going to get payback". He smirks and says, "I could repay the favour...", as he removes his shirt. I look, at him, with utter disbelief, "Shut up, put your shirt back on". He smiles and says, "Make me". I scream, "Can you stop, with the flirty comments, and put your shirt on! How do you make everything flirty?!". He says, "It's a talent", whilst putting it, back on. He looks at me, with a serious face, and I knew what he was about to ask, "Do you want to talk about it??", as he tilts his head. "No, don't tilt your head, and get all serious, it's not a big deal. He hurt me, I got over it , I want to be friends, to not make it awkward, nothing more". He looks at me, very surprised, "Woah, you figured out your feeling very quickly...". Showers help me gather my feelings. He smirks and says, "Well I personally, think you should take more showers, and then forget bringing a towel, and then I can-" I throw another pillow, at him, and I get a notification from someone; it's Louis, "Hey, are you okay? Venus texted me saying that she told Isaac, what he did yesterday, and he didn't even remember.. Umm, he said he wants to talk to you, so now what??". I read the message and look back at Sam, and show him the message, "I want to work things out, with him, but I want to end up being  friends, with him. How do I tell him this?" Sam replies with, "I'm no expert, but I'm guessing your gonna ace to meet up with him, and have one of those loooong boring, but very necessary conversations.." I, realise Sam's right, and that I'm going to have to talk to him, in order to have a healthy break up, with him. "I'm still hurt, and I don't forgive him, but I need to learn to be around with him, and maybe one day, be friends". Sam smiles at me, before hugging me, "Text him, tell him you want to talk". I pull out my phone, and ask him to meet up...

a/n: Do you think Ev is making the right decision? Should she prioritise her self, over the comfort of her friends? Who do you ship her with, or do you think she's better off, alone?
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