Sydney Mdlalose's Ever After

Chapter Fifteen.

"Please tell me that nothing just happened here." I turn to Keith who has his hands in his pockets. I look back at Nthabi. "We were only talking Nthabi, relax."

Nthabi sighs. "Most of the guests are leaving now and Siya is asking to see you before he leaves." I nod my head. "Keith, let's go." I say to him. He follows us downstairs.

I suddenly catch eyes with Evelyn who seems confused as to why Keith is coming down with us.

I look away and see Siya. I smile at him and give him a hug. "Thank you for coming Siya. It really means a lot to me." I say. "It was nothing. I just hope I get more of your attention during our classes."

I chuckle. "Good thing we'll be doing more face-to-face classes then. And I'll pay extra." Siya pushes his hands into his pockets. "I mean, money does talk. But yes, hopefully there'll be a difference. Starting from...?" He says.

"Uh, let's start next week Monday please. The sooner, the better." He nods. "Alright, see you on Monday then and congratulations." We hug one more time, his hold a lot tighter before he waves goodbye. Nthabi walks him out.

I join the others. Thando smiles at me. "Where have you been the whole night?" Keith stands next to me.

I look down. "I..." "She wanted to talk to me about a personal matter. But she's okay now." Keith says. I look up at him and smile. He winks down at me.

"Okay, where is Andre?" I sigh. "Please Thando. Awume kancane nembuzo yakho, ngyak'cela(stop with your questions, please)."

"I think Keith and I should get going now. Keith?" Evelyn says. Keith turns to her and nods. "Yeah, I'll join you just now." Evelyn says goodbye to all of us and leaves the house. She turns her head to look at me before disappearing from my eyesight.

"Sydney, can I talk to you, privately?" Keith whispers in my ear. I nod. We walk to the staircase.

Andre's P.O.V.
We finally make it to Elizabeth's house. I park the car outside her gate. "Do you, wanna...?" She asks me. I slightly smile and shake my head.

"Thanks for the offer, but not tonight." She nods. I place my hand on hers. "I'll come and check up on you tomorrow." She smiles at me and leans in to me, placing a kiss on my cheek.

I look at her as she pulls away. "I'd like that." "Okay." She opens the door and steps out. She says goodnight before shutting the door.

Keith's P.O.V.
Sydney and I head back upstairs because it's the only quiet space in the house right now. She turns to look at me.

"It's about what happened, isn't it?" She asks me. I nod. She sighs. "I know it's not like me, I know. And I'm sorry if it put any pressure on you."

I place a hand on her cheek, brushing it with my fingers. "Don't apologise. I'd be lying if I said it's something I've never wanted. But I'd prefer it under different circumstances. I don't want to be an escape to your problems with Andre.

Because it makes me feel like you're not thinking straight and you momentarily forget that I'm your half-brother."

"I understand Keith." I smile at her and replace my hand on her cheek with a kiss.

"I'll see you, alright?" She nods with a smile. I brush my hand down her arm and take her hand in mine. She gives my hand a light squeeze.

I look down at her. She's beautiful. So beautiful. And a bigger part of me is happier that she's not thinking about the whole related thing so much anymore.

I let her hand go and head back downstairs. I find Evelyn outside waiting by my beamer. "Took you long enough." She says. I sigh and unlock the car.

She opens her door and enters the car. I follow. I start the car and drive out.

"Where are you sleeping tonight?" Evelyn asks me. I look at her for a moment. "Why?" She shrugs. "I just thought maybe you'd like to, spend the night with me."

I clear my throat. "That's not a bad idea." She looks at me. I look back at her and smile. "Okay." She shortly laughs.

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When we get to Evelyn's room, she turns all the lights on. She throws her purse onto the sofa and kicks her heels off.

She turns and smiles at me. "Would you like something to drink?" I shake my head no.

I shove my hands into the front pockets of my pants. "Okay." She walks towards me. She then wraps her arms around my neck, her grey-blue eyes looking into mine.

I remove my hands from my pockets and place them on her sides. "I hate to be like this, but what were you and Sydney doing upstairs?" I maintain our eye contact. "She wanted to talk to me. I'm sure I already mentioned that."

She nods. "Don't overthink it." Evelyn sighs and separates herself from me. She walks into her little exquisite kitchen and reaches for a wine glass along with a wine bottle.

"It's hard not to. You know that." She opens the bottle, her eyes on me. "No, I don't know that." I answer. She lifts her eyebrows and pours the wine into her glass before taking a sip from it.

I enter the kitchen and close the space between us. I stand next to her, her side facing me. I place a small kiss on her shoulder. "Baby." I softly call. She sips from her glass again.

I seductively slide a hand onto her lower back. She places both hands on the counter. I move behind her and push her hair to the side.

I wrap both arms around her small waist. "I love you." I say. She slowly turns in my arms, placing her hands on my chest.

Our eyes stare into each other. "I love you too Keith. I really do." She says. She places a hand around my neck and kisses me. As the kiss intenses, my mind instantly thinks about Sydney.

I lift Evelyn onto the kitchen counter silently wishing it were Sydney instead. She wraps both arms around my neck. I break the kiss and move my hands under her dress. I watch Evelyn as I eventually get to her underwear.

She bites on the inside of her mouth. I pull them down until they're completely off.

Evelyn pushes my jacket off. I place a hand on her neck and use the other to unbelt my pants. I bite down on her ear lobe. She moans. I successfully unbelt my pants and waste no time as I penetrate her.