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" If I were you, Evelyn, I would put that gun down and stand back. "
Her sickening voice traveled to my ears. I turned around to look at her dead in the eyes. She gulped and cowered a little at the direct eye contact. Keeping my eyes locked...
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* This scene takes place almost a week after Evelyn's New Year's concert in Paris when Ryan and the others have come back to Seattle. *
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" A glass of iced beer coming right up! " Tori smirked at me flirtatiously, leaning down on the bar counter in such a way that it gave me an unobstructed view of her ample chest. Coughing awkwardly, I smiled a crooked smile and averted my eyes. Why couldn't she get the hint that I had a girlfriend?
Still smirking mischievously, she leaned off the counter and walked to one of the beer dispensers at the end of the bar, her eyes trained at me the entire time. I squirmed uncomfortably under her gaze and tried to look anywhere but her.
A hand suddenly clapped at my back and I turned around a little to see my best friend smiling widely at me. My own lips lifted up into a grateful smile, " Oh good, you're finally here. " Evan laughed lightly, dropping his heavy body onto the barstool next to me and slumped his arm across my shoulder in a friendly gesture. " I see your female admirers haven't left you alone, yet. I wonder what Evie would have to say about this. " He said in a light tone eyeing Tori who was now making her way over to us with my beer in her hand.
I almost snorted at Evan's words, " Yeah, she would probably whip out her gun at them. That girl is something else. " Evan snickered along with me. " She can be scary sometimes, " he countered, his eyes twinkling with humor. " When is she coming back? " He asked and I shrugged in response, " She said she isn't sure herself. It's pretty hectic right now. " Evan nodded in understanding, " Yeah, I just don't want her to overwork herself. " I smiled and nodded, " Me too. "
" Here's your beer, Ryan. Oh hey, Evan, long time no see. S'up? " Tori put my beer glass down in front of me and leaned across the counter again to bat her lashes flirtatiously, this time at Evan. I barely held in my laughter as I saw him cringe away from her over-friendliness.
" I'm good, Tori, how're you? " Evan said after coughing a little awkwardly. She twirled the ends of her long ponytail as she skimmed her fingertips over Evan's hand who immediately withdrew it as if zapped by electricity and quickly looked around the bar nervously. That's when I saw it. More like, saw her.
Jenny stood not more than 30 feet away from us, her hazel eyes narrowed in on Tori and her hands clenched around the two glasses of drinks she was most probably carrying to one of the tables she was serving tonight. I was afraid she would smash the glasses if she squeezed any further.
I bit the inside of my cheek. It was getting harder to hold in my laughter. Evan's eyes finally landed on his girl and his entire body froze. I sucked in my lips at seeing the comical look of fear on his face as he laughed awkwardly and batted away Tori's hand. Jenny smiled a sarcastic smile at him, bowed her head dramatically, and sauntered away from the bar. She was mad. And Evan was so dead.
A gasp of laughter sputtered through my lips and Evan turned back around to shoot me a dirty look. I held my hands up in defense but still couldn't keep myself from laughing. Evan scowled, " Yeah yeah, laugh all you want fucker. You're lucky Eve isn't here yet or she would have had your head by now if she saw you flirting. " I laughed at his words and shook my head before bringing the cold beer to my lips, the silver ring on my finger clicking against the glass.
