Best Friendâs Brother - Chris Evans x Reader (Part 7)
Summary:Â You and Scott have been best friends ever since you were 10, meeting at summer camp. Being best friends with Scott means you know his family very well. Especially his older brother. After a failed attempt at dating Chris when you were 18, when you move to LA for a job will you and Chris grow close again? What would the world think? and most importantly what would Scott think?
Word Count: 3.1k
Warnings: Angst, swearing, slowburn
You were walking through the grocery store trying to find everything on the list Scott had given you.
âScott on the list you just wrote alcohol, could you possibly be more specific?â You ask him balancing your phone on you shoulder as you looked at the list.
âUm well I donât know what people want exactly but itâs a BBQ so mostly beer I guess, Iâve already got spirits and mixers if people want them so maybe some wine tooâ Scott answers as you start grabbing a couple cases of beer.
âAny brands in particular?â You ask.
âUh no the usual should be fine, unless your boyfriend has any specific tastesâ Scott says.
âAh yeah about that, Jake canât make itâ you mutter.
âWhat! How come?â Scott asks.
âSpace in the labs is tight at the moment so when space opened up last minute he had to take itâ you explain.
âAw thatâs such a shame! Everyone was looking forward to meeting himâ Scott sighs in disappointment.
âI havenât told anyone about him, the only people that know are you, Steve and potentially Chrisâ you point out.
âI may have mentioned it to mom and Carly and Shanna, I got excited alrightâ Scott says sheepishly.
âWell itâs your fault theyâre gonna be disappointed then, if you hadnât of mentioned it they would be living in ignorant blissâ you laughs heading over to the check out.
âWhatever just hurry up with all the stuffâ Scott says making you chuckle as you pass the cashier Scottâs credit card heâd given you.
When you pulled up outside Scottâs house you beeped your horn a couple times to signal you were here and they could come help you bring everything in.
Soon after the door opens, and all the Evans clan comes out to greet you. The boys heading straight to the car to help unload it. While Lisa pulled you straight into a tight hug.
âOh goodness itâs so good to see you! How are you? My boys looking after you?â She asks making you chuckle.
âTheyâve been great made the transition much easier, I better help them unloadâ you say turning to go help.
Carly stops you linking her arms in yours taking your car keys from you.
âNo leave it to the boys, weâve not seen you in months. Chris catchâ she says tossing your car keys over to Chris who caught them easily, looking over at all of you slightly confused.
âFinish unloading the car, weâre gonna catch upâ Shanna tells him linking her arm in your free one before leading you inside.
âSo whereâs this boyfriend weâve heard so much aboutâ Carly asks as you all sat down in the garden.
âHe couldnât make it last minute got caught up in the labs, he sends his apologies thoughâ you tell them making them all groan in disappointment.
âSo how did you meet?â Lisa asks.
âUm well weâd seen each other on campus briefly but we met I guess on Santa Monica beachâ you tell them.
They continue to question you about Jake but then another voice and the sound of high heels interrupted you.
âChris? Chris you out here?â
You turn around to see Circe walking out. You couldnât help but raise your brows at her choice of outfit. Everyone had decide on a casual look of jeans and T-Shirts, but she had decided on an outfit fit for the club. A tight skirt that barely covered her ass, and a skin tight top with a v shaped neckline so low it practically came down to her naval. The entire ensemble was topped off with stilettos so tall they could be considered a crime against feet.
âHeâs helping unloading the car, so try the kitchenâ Lisa says with a slightly forced smile.
âOh (Y/N) I didnât see you there, I didnât realise you were coming todayâ she says ignoring Lisa and turning to you.
âWell I am Scottâs best friend soâ you tell her having to bite your tongue slightly.
âYeah but this is a family thingâ she says smiling innocently at you as if she hadnât just told you that you shouldnât be here.
â(Y/N) is family dearâ Lisa points out putting a reassuring hand on your shoulder.
âYeah and weâd rather have her than youâ Shanna mutter under her breath, making Carly snort and Lisa give her youngest daughter a warning slap on the knee.
âChris is probably looking for you in the kitchenâ Lisa repeats.
âSureâ Circe says turning away quickly.
âSo youâve already met Circeâ Carly says once Circe was out of earshot.
âYupâ you say popping the P âsheâs an interesting one to say the leastâ
âYou could say that againâ Shanna snorts.
âAlright letâs play nice, she is still a guest, Chrisâ one at that, so behaveâ Lisa says giving all of you a look of warning.
âIâm gonna go grab a drink, anyone want one?â You say standing up heading inside when they all said they were fine.
As you stepped into the kitchen you could see Steve and Scott preparing the meat for the BBQ. Chris was stood against the counter beer in hand, Circe pressed against his side, her hand running up and down his chest.
âOh (Y/N) hereâs your keysâ Chris says when he sees you, grabbing your keys from his pockets and tossing them over to you.
âCheers, thanks for unloading the car for meâ you smile ignoring the subtle but dirty look Circe gave you.
âNeed any help with anything?â You ask Scott when you grab yourself a beer.
âWeâre fine thanksâ Circe says before Scott even managed to get a word out.
You glance over your shoulder at her, ignoring her and turning back to Scott.
âYou can make the slaw if you wantâ Scott says nodding over to the cabbage and carrots.
âNo problemâ you smile grabbing a chopping board.
âSorry I just need to grab a knifeâ you say turning to Chris and Circe who were stood in front of the knife block.
Chris steps out the way but Circe barely moves meaning you bump shoulders as you lean around her to grab a knife. You hear her scoff slightly but ignore it, turning back to the task at hand.
Once the food was all ready you went outside sitting with Carly and Shanna while Scott and Steve cooked. You all caught up, them telling you all about the gossip back in Boston. While you told them about what youâd been up to in LA.
Once to food was ready you all gathered around to pile your plates full of food.
âSo have you seen a mountain lion with you own eyes yet?â Lisa asks you.
You go to answer her but Circe interrupts before you get the chance.
âItâs so cool how we have mountain lions isnât it? Donât have to go all the way to Africa to see a lionâ she says.
You see Scott eye you knowing what Circe had just said was completely wrong.
âWell actually they arenât actually lions, or even related to lionsâ you tell her âitâs a pretty common misconception thoughâ you say giving her the benefit of the doubt.
âYeah they are lions, itâs in the nameâ she retorts, you shake your head and go to explain again.
âTheyâre actually different species a mountain lion is actually a Puma, Puma concolor, and an African Lion is a lion, Panthera leoâ you explain.
She furrows her brows at you clearly not pleased that you were correcting her, no matter how politely you did so.
âWhat made you the lion expertâ she scoffs under her breath.
âMy PhD in Zoology probably doesâ you tell her trying to keep your face neutral.
You see her face fall slightly before she huffs moving off to go sit down with Chris who had missed the entire exchange. Scott moves over to you and holds his hand up for a sly high five, which you gladly provide.
Once you all sat down you all chatted amongst yourselves as you ate. Youâd notice how Circe was keeping Chris to herself not allowing him to socialise with his family. You tried to ignore it, but you couldnât help but feel distain towards her. You barely knew her, but you had a gut feeling she was bad news.
You excuses yourself to go to the bathroom, pulling out your phone once the door was locked. When you searched up her name you quickly found an interview she did where she said she wanted to break into acting as well as a bunch of pap photos of her with Chris. You pull up her Instagram to find it littered with posts about Chris. While none of the posts explicitly featured a picture of Chris, they all referenced him in some way. By her either wearing an item of clothing that was clearly his like his NASA cap or his knives out jumper. Or is was a photo of herself with the caption âdate outfit â€ïžâ where sheâs wearing the same outfit she was wearing when she was papped with Chris. You could see Chris wasnât actually following her on Instagram, meaning he didnât know about all this. He didnât see how she was using him to get media attention.
You could feel anger rising within you, and a sick feeling in your stomach. She didnât deserve him, he was too good for her. He deserved better. You knew youâd never treat him like the celebrity he was because he was always just Chris to you. Youâd respect his privacy and not flout him on social media for attention. You caught yourself. You werenât jealous. You couldnât be. Because it was made painfully clear to you that he wasnât yours. You made it clear to yourself that him and you would never work.
You take a deep breath composing yourself. Chris wasnât yours. He was happy. You were in a relationship with Jake. You were happy. No matter how much you didnât like her, it wasnât your place to say anything. You plaster a smile on your face before heading back out to everyone.
For the rest of the day you kept your distance and acted like there wasnât a single problem in world. On the occasion you did glance over to Chris you saw him looking over at you with his jaw clenched turning his attention back to Circe when you caught him. You made sure that it didnât ruin your time with the Evans clan, laughing along and chatting as normal. Happy to catch up with everyone and have a good time.
When you got back to your house you headed straight for the shower to help you unwind. You sighed in content as the hot water rushed over your body. You took your time giving yourself a full on pamper leaving you fully relaxed by the time you stepped out. You quickly dried your hair getting dressed in shorts and a vest ready to relax in bed. You had just gone to the kitchen when you heard a loud pounding on the door, startling you.
You hesitate for a moment debating whether you should open the door or not. When the loud knocking didnât stop you slowly walked to the door, grabbing your baseball bat on your way. As you open the door you see Chris glaring down at you angrily his chest heaving.
âWhat the hell is your fucking problem!â He demands storming into your house.
You look back at him shocked and astounded by his outlash.
âWhat the hell are you going on about Chris!â You ask him following him into your house, watching as he paced back and forth.
âYou! These fucking games youâre playing!â He shout pointing over at you accusingly.
âWhat games? what the hell are you on about Chris?â You ask trying to keep yourself calm.
âYou do and say one thing and then completely flip and do the opposite. I canât keep up its driving me insane!â Chris shouts running his hands through his hair.
âChris seriously what the fuck are you on about!â You shout quickly losing your cool.
âYou say you care for me, then treat Circe like a piece of shit! Donât you want me to be happy!â He shouts.
You look back at him shocked and slightly guilty. Okay maybe you hadnât been as discrete as you thought.
âLook Chris I tried. I tried to I really did, but she isnât right, sheâs just using you for publicityâ you tell him trying to keep your voice level.
âYou donât know that!â Chris shouts but you could see the hint of doubt in his eyes.
âYes I do Chris thereâs interviews saying she wants to be an actress and her entire Instagram is showing you offâ you explains.
âShe doesnât have Instagramâ he retorts shaking his head.
âShe does look, all her posts reference you in one way or another, sheâs using you Chris, I wish she wasnât because I do truly want you to be happy, but she isâ you sigh passing him your phone so he could see for himself.
He scrolls though her feed and you watch as his shoulder drop.
âChris Iâm sorry, I really amâ you say moving to take a step closer to him.
He takes a step back âthis doesnât explain all of itâ he says looking back at you.
âWhat do you mean?â You ask confused once again.
He shakes his head pacing back and forth again, but he doesnât answer you.
âChris you need to explain to me what youâre on about so I can helpâ you say moving to take a step closer to him, but he steps back holding his hands up. You could see the conflict in his eyes, that were slowly becoming red.
âThe signals youâve been sending ever since new yearâs, the song that felt like it was aimed directly at me. Whenever weâve seen each other since you came to LA, when you kissed me that nightâ Chris says his voice breaking slightly.
You could feel your heartbeat increasing as he spoke. You feel tears pricking in your eyes as you remembered that night.
âYou said you wanted to forget that kissâ you mutter shaking you head hoping it would stop the tears.
âNo, no I didnât you didâ he said looking back at you with tears in his eyes.
The realisation hits you like an asteroid, followed by a spaceship, followed by a truck. It had all been one big misunderstanding. Everything that had happened ever since had been caused by a simple misunderstanding.
âOh godâ you mutter, your hands shaking as you cup your hand over your mouth.
âShit, shit, shit, noâ you says slowly sitting down as you felt your legs grow weak.
â(Y/N)?â Chris questions taking a step closer.
âI- I- I meant that I wanted to forget about the vomiting not the kissâ you tell him.
He looks back at you shocked as he has the same realisation that you just had.
âFuckâ he mutters beginning to pace again.
âMy sentiments exactly, I thought you wanted to forget the kiss, that it was a mistakeâ you tell him voice breaking as tears fall slightly.
He turns to face you, quickly moving to bend down in front of you. Cautiously putting a hand on your knee.
âGod no, I was so god damn happy that it happened. Iâve been having these feelings for you for a while now, I didnât think you felt the same way so when you kissed me I was over the moonâ he tells you looking up at you with a smile.
You search his eyes to see if he was lying but saw nothing but adoration.
âMe too...â you mutter quietly making his smile grow.
Your mind instantly moves to Jake and the horrible position you found yourself in.
âOh godâ you groan dropping your head into your hands.
âWhat? What is it?â Chris asks rubbing your knee soothingly.
âI have a boyfriendâ you sigh looking over at him.
You see his shoulders drop again as he realised what situation you were in. Unlike Circe, your boyfriend was actually a decent guy.
âRight well umâ he says quietly moving to stand up, but you grab his hand to stop him.
He looks at you waiting for you to say something, but you were struggling to find the words.
âLook- Chris- I umâ you start but you struggle to find your voice.
You take a shaky breath, decide to just tell the truth.
âI like you Chris, I really do, when I thought you wanted to forget the kiss it hurt, it really hurtâ you say voice breaking as you choke back a sob.
âI tried to move on, so when Jake came along I took the chance thinking I didnât have one with you, and what I have with his is goodâ you continue.
âDo you have the same feelings towards him, as you do towards me?â Chris asks moving to sit beside you.
You shake your head âI donât know, Chris I donât knowâ you admit.
You hear him take a deep sigh before taking you hand.
âWhy didnât we just talk, all of this could have been avoidedâ he sighs.
âBecause people do stupid things when it concerns people they care aboutâ you sighs looking over at him.
âI care about you Chris, a lot, and if this whole miscommunication hadnât happened I would happily be with you, but it did and now I have to contend with my relationship with Jake, who is so sweet and kindâ you tell him.
âAnd you donât want to hurt himâ Chris says looking over at you
âI canât just up and leave him, I need to think this through because he doesnât deserve to get hurtâ you continue, Chris nodding his head in understanding.
âLook itâs okay take your time, and Iâm sorry, but if it helps Circe is out of the picture for me, I want youâ Chris says turning to face you fully âand Iâll wait for you, just come by my house if you decide if you want me. If I havenât seen you by next Saturday Iâll know that youâve chosen him, and Iâll hope the two of you all the best because you deserve to be happyâ he continues before standing up and walking towards the door.
âBut I do hope you choose me, because I choose you (Y/N)â he says turning to face you before he steps out the door.
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