"Are you asking me to be your girlfriend James Beaufort?" I questioned him, while lying on top of him half naked.
As James Beaufort and Everly Calloway navigate the delicate transition from friendship to romance, they face obstacles that test the st...
---------------------------------------------------------- "Put your PJ's on, switch off your phone
And we'll watch ten movies in a row The dark days are better when we're together
I hope you know you're not alone"
You & I - Anne-Marie ft. Khalid ----------------------------------------------------------
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Chapter Four:
< James >
Something felt off, but I couldn't quite grasp what it was. As the weeks passed, Everly's mood seemed to shift unpredictably. Each night we spent together, she looked at me with an intensity that hinted at the fear of losing me. It was unsettling, and I couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. In school, she became increasingly distant not only from me but from our entire friend group. It was as if she was withdrawing into herself, shutting us all out. Lydia couldn't even get through to her.
"Something's wrong James. Very wrong. We were all raised together since childhood. Even I can tell." Allistar sighed as he watched my girlfriend sitting on the steps by herself.
"I don't know what to do," I confessed, the weight of uncertainty heavy in my voice. "We promised each other no more secrets, but now she won't open up to me. Every night for last 2 weeks we've spent together, I can feel her slipping away. It took me years to finally get her, and I can't bare to lose her so quickly." I caught myself staring at her, turning before she looked up and saw me.
"I'm having a party tonight. Bring Evie. Maybe she's just stressed about her parents situation. I heard it's gotten worse." Allistar said.
"What do you mean?" I looked at him confused.
"She hasn't told you? Her father is over in America trying to blackmail her mother into coming home. I heard she was having an affair." Allistar said.
"No, she hasn't told me anything, which is frustrating considering I'm her boyfriend," I sighed, my irritation palpable as I observed Jasper approaching her and taking a seat beside her. "Alright, I've had enough. I'm going over there," I declared, rising from my spot on the steps and striding over to where they were sitting.
"What the fuck Jasper? Haven't you got anyone else to bother?" I asked him. He just smiled at me and looked at Evie.
"It's fine James, I told him he could sit here." She said unable to look into my eyes. What had happened to my girl?
"Evie, you and I have to talk." I said with concern. Again she wouldn't look at me.
"I can't right now, I have tutoring in the library." She said as she got up and walked away from me.
