if only. (chris sturniolo)

part six - convinced?

chris pov
i had finally realized it.

i like evelynn.

oh god. how haven't i realized this before. it's more than a crush. i love everything about her. she never fails to brighten my mood.

i think i realized when she liked that edit of her and matt. it sparked something in me, some sort of sting. it was jealousy. i couldn't bare seeing her being shipped with someone else. especially my brother. i wanted to be with her. but there was no way she wanted to be with me. and absolutely no way i was risking our entire friendship we have now with my stupid feelings. i just have to ignore it.
i fell asleep holding her hand, to the sound of her light snores.

evelynn pov
i woke up to the sun in my eyes. i slowly opened them and saw chris, staring back at me. who knows how long he'd been awake, just admiring me.

"dang pretty boy, how long you been looking?" i asked, sleepily. he chuckled.
"should i be honest?" he asked jokingly. i giggled and ruffled his hair. he grabbed me by my waist and brought me closer, pulling me into his chest. i wrapped my arm around him, burying my head in the crook of his neck. he gently played with my hair. i smiled and dozed back to sleep in his arms.

i woke up a few hours later, chris still next to me. i wiggled out of his grip, successfully not waking him. i tip toed to his closet, getting one of his hoodies and exiting his room, slipping it on. i walked downstairs and saw matt sitting on the living room couch on his phone. i walked over and ruffled his hair, sitting next to him.
"morning eve" he said, looking up from his phone and smiling at me.
"goodmorning" i said, smiling back. i pulled out my phone and looked at the time.
12:46pm
i had overslept for quite a while.
"any plans today?" i ask matt.
"not that i know of. nicks still hibernating like a bear and god knows how long chris is gonna sleep" he replied, giggling. i laughed along with him.
a few minutes go by in comfortable silence, when matt speaks up.

"do you like chris?" he blurts out, randomly.

"what?" i ask.
"don't play dumb eve, we both know the answer" he says, smirking at me.
i sigh, not even knowing the answer myself.
"i don't know. i mean if i think about it i really really do, but i could never risk our friendship. we're too close." i said, knowing i was being fully honest. i trusted matt.
"i understand. but i really wouldn't think twice. this man is clearly head over heels for you. i mean do you see the way he looks at you?" matt says smiling.
"no way. christopher sturniolo, liking me. evelynn kendrick. quite literally out of the question" i said, truly thinking he didn't like me.
"yeah right, you're so oblivious" he said, getting up from the couch. i stand up and follow him.
"wait, what do you mean?" i ask. he stays silent. i grab his shoulder and turn him around.
"matt! tell me what you mean!" i demanded.
"he's obviously in love with you eve. it's like very very blatantly obvious" he says, plainly. i just stand and look at him. i started to think about it. id never seen him look at another girl like he looks at me. but at the same time, we are just really close friends. a lot of friends cuddle, and flirt, kiss eachothers heads, and hold hands...

right?

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