The Dysfunction Of Evan: Books 1-3 Collection

27. Conversation

Effi and I made our way down stairs. Holly saw us first, looking up from where he sat on the couch. With a smile, gave his seal of approval. I quickly put the boots on.

"I don't know if Tom'll let you out of the house in that, Astrid." Holly said.

"Well, it's a good thing he doesn't control me." I shot back with a wicked smile. Effi chuckled as she trailed behind me. We had gone down the front steps, so we made our way to the kitchen.

Tom was leaning against the island looking at his phone. For someone who didn't do social media, he sure spent a lot of time on his phone.. What the hell did he do on it? I let Effi walk in first.

"Oh, you look nice." He said with a smile. Effi lit up at his compliment.

"Well, if you like this, you'll love that." She held her arms out in introduction.

I stepped into the kitchen and Tom's jaw dropped. I'd never seen anyone's eyes widen so much. He was clearly speechless.

"Hi baby." I said with a flirtatious grin. I walked up to him and pressed my self against him. He tilted his head as his hands inspected the length of my skirt.

"Who are you and what have you done with my girlfriend?" He asked. There was a fire in his eyes as he looked over every curve I was showing off. His fingers delicately brushed against my body as he decided what he thought.

"I'm right here." I said, tugging at his beard.

"No, you are not my girlfriend," his fingers brushed my cleavage. "You are a succubus."

He reached behind me, his hands skimming the the bare skin of my back. He leaned in and kissed me, I could feel the desire coursing through his body. I leaned against him and smiled coyly up at him.

"Do you like it?" I asked in a low tone.

"Very much." He pressed his hips into me. "I almost don't want to leave. I bet it will be fun to peel this off of you." He teasingly slipped one of the straps off my shoulder.

"Ahem." Holly said. "If you two are done with the sex eyes, may I remind you that there are two other people in the room. Two people who would very much like to not see this."

Tom smiled. "She started it." He accused, pointing at me. Effi laughed.

Annabelle's was a posh spot for the rich and famous of London. Of course, we had no problems getting in, and we were given a VIP booth. We settled in and Tom ordered a round of drinks. He tucked me into his side as we talked. After a fashion, I pulled away.

"Effi, lets go dance." I said standing up. I held out my hand and she grabbed it.

"Would you like me to join you?" Tom asked setting his drink down.

"We'll be fine." I smiled, leading Effi away.

We hit the dance floor and started moving to the fast beat of the music.

"Tom seems to be a little protective." Effi commented.

"He'll be fine." I replied. I looked over, he and Holly were watching us, sitting side by side.

"Why not have him dance with you?" she asked. "You know he's good."

"I'm not in the mood. I've spent the last nine days with him, non-stop. I love him, but I need some space." I said. "You can borrow him if you want."

She considered my words. "Maybe."

We danced to two more songs before fighting our way to the restroom. I relieved my bladder and looked at myself as I washed my hands. My skin was flushed from dancing. I reveled in the cool air of the restroom. I leaned against the wall as I waited for Effi to finish fixing her hair. Once she was done, we made our way to the bar.