It Was Always You

Chapter Forty One

Evan pounds on Jared's door later that night.

After a few moments he finally answers. "What the hell Evan, its two o'clock in the morning." Jared looked like shit, even though he wore only sweatpants with no shirt, his face looked like he was having a rough time of it.

His place consisted of one bedroom floor landing, and it definitely looked like a bachelor pad. Evan doesn't answer but walks right in. "Is Stacy with you tonight?" He asks looking around the place.

Jared shuts the door behind him. "No, why?"

"We need to talk. What the hell was that all about at the hospital today?" He demands.

Jared scowls at him. "I don't know what you're talking about." He crosses his arms.

"I've been watching you all day, you couldn't take you eyes off her and then you go and run after her like that, what's going on Jared?" Evan wasn't going to back down. He wanted answers.

Jared walks past him into his kitchen and turns on the light. "It's none of your business, so leave it alone."

Evan follows him. "What did you do Jared?" he asks suspiciously.

"I didn't do anything." He simply states, getting annoyed at his friend's probing.

"You know, ever since we were kids you were always on her about something, always breathing down her neck. And it always made me wonder-"

"Wonder about what?" He looks Evan straight in the eyes, his tone hard, also not backing down.

Evan's eyes widen at sudden realization. "You're in love with her aren't you?"

"Don't be a fool." he says quickly.

"Oh come on Jared, it makes total sense now. How you always pushed any guy away from her, including me. All the arguments, the over protectiveness, hell even the time when you walked in on me and her that one day and not talking to either one of us for weeks."

He couldn't believe it.

Jared looks away not saying anything against his words. Evan thinks for a moment and comes to a decision.

"I don't know, maybe I'm over thinking it."

"You are overthinking. I'm engaged do be married to Stacy remember."

Evan nods his head. "Yeah, you're right." He put his hands in his in pockets and slowly backs up. "It's good though you know, because I plan to go to Arizona next week, take her out to dinner, court her and such. Then plan on asking her to marry me, have a few kids -"

Evan falls backwards from the sudden punch Jared just gave him. "Don't you dare go near her." He seethes fiercely.

Rubbing his jaw he was hoping to get this kind of reaction, but it didn't stop the anger that follows. He gets up and rushes Jared in the mid-section. Jared grunts as he falls to the ground. Then Evan gave him one good hit. They roll around on the floor and fought. After a good ten minutes they laid there not moving, breathing heavily just staring up at the ceiling.

"Not...in... love with her...huh?" Evan chokes out, trying to catch his breath.

Jared closes his eyes and tries to sit up. His jaw was throbbing, and his lower back was in pain, but he felt good to let out all his frustrations. Sitting up he winces in pain as some spots tensed from where his best friend had hit him. Evan does the same as well, sitting up next to him.

"It never happened you know." He tells him.

"What didn't?" Damn he was tired.

"That day you walked in on us; we didn't do it. Mila was so ashamed she nearly ran out before I stopped her."