Scar on my Heart (Carmichael Series #3)✔️

The Aftermath

**JUST BECAUSE I LOVE YA'LL SO MUCH! If you watch Rich Lux on youtube, read it in his voice. Also, because I know someone is going to ask about this, Eric says "Nicole women" because that was poppy's maiden name. Enjoy!!**

Evan's POV

I stomped around the kitchen after getting back from the store, a large chocolate bar and big box of tampons in tow. I growled at the sight of the lingerie bag, just an unwelcome reminder that I was going to spend the night alone. Going to bed alone. Maybe I was being an over dramatic bitch, but dammit he promised me this morning he would be here for dinner! All day I was excited for him to come back so we could finally sit down and have a good long talk about anything and everything. After our festivities of course, but hell you couldn't fault me for wanting to get to know him!

I rummaged around in his kitchen before finding a dusty pizza menu from a local restaurant in one of the drawers. Wiping it off, I called the number before ordering a large hamburger pizza and settling down on his couch. I didn't think twice before calling Tansy and inviting her over, telling her to bring a bottle of wine and a good romance movie. She hesitated when I told her the address, which made me realize that the more time I spent on this side of town, the more normal it seemed to me. Sure, it may be full of older houses and slightly rundown buildings instead of the tall businesses and modern suburbs that I was used to seeing, but the people here are actually really kind.

I convinced her that she wasn't going to get mugged and to stop being uptight before she agreed and said she was on her way. I flipped through the channels on the large flat screen until someone knocked on my door. Grabbing some cash from my wallet, I paid the pizza boy before giving him a large tip and going to shut the door.

"Wait up!" A familiar voice yelled as I smiled for the first time since Scar left.

"Damn, that didn't take you long at all." I observed as she panted from the run down the hall to my door.

"This place isn't very far from mine, only about 10 minutes if you speed like I do." She joked while removing her layers of clothing and setting the bottle of moscato on the coffee table. I couldn't find any proper wine glasses, so I had to settle for regular glass cups before carrying them out with two plates as well. We each dished out a few pieces of greasy pizza for ourselves before popping P.S. I Love You into the DVD player and getting comfortable.

"What's Ellie doing tonight? I'm surprised you didn't call her instead." She admitted while pouring us both a glass.

"You can't do wine and movie nights while pregnant. Besides, I see her all the time and lunch today made me realize how much I've missed hanging out with you." I said with a genuine smile that she immediately returned.

The entire bottle of wine and two thirds of the pizza later, and Tansy and I were two sobbing messes.

"Ugh, I mean seriously! Could you imagine losing someone as sexy as Gerard Butler? I mean that face and that accent." Tansy moaned as I laughed through my sniffles.

"I totally know what you mean." I replied while wiping my face with the back of my hand.

"Speaking of hot and dreamy men, I thought you were supposed to have a dinner date with yours tonight? What happened to that?" She pondered, clearly remembering what I told her earlier today. Her merely mentioning Scar completely soured my mood as I crossed my arms over my chest and began to angrily pout. "Uh-oh. What'd he say? What'd he do?" She asked with an amused tone, knowing how awful my temper is and how easy it is for me to pop off.

"He made dinner plans with me tonight and I was all excited to sit down and have a good proper talk with him. Y'know, find out his likes and dislikes. Does he have a big family? The works. So, in preparation for this dinner, I go out and get all the groceries to make him a really good meal and then I stop and hit up that really expensive lingerie boutique at that strip mall we always go to, you know the one?" I asked as she nodded in response. "Anyway, so I get there and I buy this really adorable two piece set with the garter belt and everything. I get back here and get all changed, put some lotion on so I smell good and my skin is soft. In the middle of cooking, he gets here early and tells me that his friend's in town and he's going to meet him at the bar in an hour!" I exclaim, seeing red all over again.