Thereâs a quote in Fangirl, at the way end of the book, where Levi says to Cath, âYouâre like a happy starfish that got its arm backâ, about her being friends with her twin again.
Thatâs how we feel about her. That talking to her has that !!!! feeling. It feels familiar, like home (in a good way).
(Ironically, talking to my siblings doesnât feel like that. Itâs okay, and itâs fine, and not triggering for the most part. But it doesnât feel exciting, or connecting in the same way.)
She laughed as she used a towel to dry her damped hair âTo my defense, I was trying to be as quiet as I could be.â
âYou got somewhere to be?â I asked looking over at the clock seeing that it was barely nine o'clock.
I could see her momentarily debating if she should tell the truth or not âNo, I actually donât.â She finally said.
âThen why you tryna get away from me so fast? You regretting last night or something?â I said as I sat up
âYeah, because Iâm going to just give my virginity to someone and move on with my life.â She said and rolled her eyes
âThatâs how it seems.â I countered
She probably was having second thoughts about us having sex but didnât know how to admit it.
She sighed before walking over to where I was âLetâs be honest hereâŚâ She began âWhat did us having sex even accomplish? Yeah, we got rid of all sexual tension thatâs been built up for all these months but what else?â She questioned.Â
I cocked my head to the side as I looked at her. My eyes wandered over her thick ass frame. I couldnât help myself, shorty was bad as fuck and I just wanted her to drop that towel and get back in bed with me.Â
âASHTON!â She yelled, breaking me from my thoughts. âWhat Eve?â
âWhat are we really doing? Huh? We fucked but the question still remains the same, what are we doing?â She asked as I sighed, running my hand over my face.Â
âI like you, Eve, I donât see how you donât see that shit. I brought you a dog and threw you that party. I legit have feelings for you baby.âÂ
âThat donât mean shit!â Clearly, she wanted to argue while I, on the other hand, want to slide back between her thick ass thighs and give her some more of this dick.Â
I threw the sheets off my body and sat on the side of the bed and stood to my feet. âCome here.â Looking up to her she stood at the end of the bed and gave me a stupid ass look.Â
I walked over to her and grabbed her, pulling her roughly to me and wrapping my arms around her body. âWhy the fuck you make shit so fuckinâ complicated for?â
âAshton, Iâm not about to be like Adrienne, youâre not gonna do me like you do her. Iâm not anyoneâs fuck buddy thatâs go-â
âShut up, Evie. Did I say you were just a damn fuck buddy? You and her are not even on the same level. I like you, shit I see myself building some shit with you. I fucked you raw, something Iâve never done in my adult life, so trust me when I say that Iâm not gonna treat you like that girl. That was just sex but, us, this is something different.âÂ
I looked down into her eyes, as she stared back at me. I knew she thought I was running game on her but I wasnât. I really liked this girl even when I tried not to like her, I caught myself missing and wanting her every day.Â
âAshton, donât play me. I will beat your ass.â I chuckled and placed my lips by her ear. âIâm not gonna play you, now drop the towel, Eve.â I whispered in her ear.
She dropped her towel as I stepped back and admired her naked body. I licked over my lips and smirked.Â
I turned her body around and pushed her back on my bed. Automatically, she spread her legs for me. My eyes went straight to that pretty ass pussy of hers. I swear she got some gold between her thighs.Â
I would never admit that to her though. Arming her with that kind of ammo would surely be the death of me.
Evie:Â
I looked up at Ashton who wore a smirk on his face as he eyed me with hunger in his eyes. I canât even lie and say that this man didnât rock my entire world. If this was the kind of dick I was missing all these years then I was mad as hell.Â
He grabbed my ankle and pulled me towards him forcefully, he gripped my thighs. He laid down on top of me, stroking his already hard dick. I didnât know why he was making me feel like this.Â
I didnât want to get attached to this nigga but the way he put it down on me, I just knew he was going to have me doing things I never even thought of doing for a man.Â
He pushed inside of me, causing my lips to part.Â
âShit... slow down,â I told him, he pushed all the way inside of me as my walls gripped and tugged on his long, thick pole. I felt myself gushing over his dick as soon as he entered me.Â
He grumbled sexily as he got on his knees and placed my thighs in the cooks of his arm as he hammered his pole into my spot.Â
My moans soon turned to screams as he hit a spot that I didnât even know I had. I swear a bitch felt this nigga dick in my fucking stomach. âIâm a turn yo little ass out.â He growled into my ear, biting it softly.Â
His words alone turned me all the way on. My clit throbbed as he kissed my lips sloppily. His tongue intertwined with mine while he pounded inside of me so hard that the bed shook along with my body.Â
I had a big problem on my hands with this man for sure. Since getting a sample of this dick, I swear I didnât want to share and I wasnât.Â
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âHow you feel Eve?â Sean asked as he slid into a seat next to me
âTired,â I said as sunk into the planeâs plush seat
âHow you come off a vacation feeling tired?â He questioned
My eyes closed as I leaned against the window âExtraneous activities.â I said softly.
The last couple of days of the trip, Ashton made it his mission to try to wear me out and he definitely succeeded. My body was sore and I planned on spending the entire plane ride home resting.
âWhatever nigga, you barely did anything,â He said sucking his teeth
I waved him off âJust because I didnât do much with you negros, doesnât mean nothing was accomplished. It ainât always about you, Seanâ I teased.
Ashton boarded the plane next, taking a seat on the opposite side of me. âWhat yâall over here talking about?â He questioned as his hand brushed against my skin softly and quickly.Â
it was so quick that I donât even think that Sean even noticed. My eyes met Ashton as he wore a slick smirk on his face before I ripped my eyes away from his.Â
I shouldnât even be attracted to this jack ass but my crazy ass found everything about this fool attractive. From the way he licked his perfect lips to his asshole persona.Â
I was as crazy as he was.Â
âNigga where you been at for the last few days?â Sean asked, his brows dipped in confusion. I looked back and forth between the two before staring at Ashton.Â
âYeah, where you been?â I wanted to see the excuse that he came up with. I knew that the crew knew that we liked each other or whatever. I was curious as to what this crazy fool would say.Â
âUnlike you two, IÂ actually had to work.â he said looking in between Sean and me "And remember, we did that thing yesterdayâ He responded looking at me as my eyes grew widely at his response. My head snapped towards Sean who wore an unreadable expression which kinda scared me.Â
Sean and August were super overprotective of me and damn near worst than my own blood brother.
âYâall did a thing, without us?â August overhead Ashton talking and came and leaned on Seanâs seat
âI-it was a last-minute thing, it was a concert thing that we stumbled uponâ What we had was low key a date. Ashton wanted to do something fun together before we left so he took me to dinner and a show.
âYâall fake as fuck, I like Spanish musicâ August said
âIt was Portuguese.â I smiled
âSame shit bro, we do things as a squad! No man left behind.â AugustÂ
âYâall left me behind that one timeâ Ashton interjected
âShe didnât like you at the time nigga, that shit donât count.â he said causing us to chuckle
Sean has yet to say anything and his silence was starting to get to me.
âWe should leave Evie alone, she said she was tired earlier.â he finally spoke âYou know we will talk about this shit when we get home.â Sean stated lowly in my ear as he kissed my cheek and headed to his original seat
August followed suit.
I let out a heavy breath, taken aback by his response. âHe knows and heâs going to murder me when we land.â Ashton smirked as he took the seat Sean was previously in, he lacing his long fingers with mine âHe donât know shit.â
âHe will if you continue doing shit like this.â I mumbled throwing my blanket over our hands
Ashton
10 1/2 hours later.....
We had finally landed back in Los Angeles and I was over-excited about being back home. I loved vacationing but this vacation was one for the books. From the business part to Evie finally letting a nigga in and breaking her walls down.
âSo....âÂ
Evie's sweet voice filled my ears as she stood in front of me. I leaned against my car, watching her nervously place a strand of hair behind her ears. âSo what? Why you acting like this?â I palmed her waist, pulling her close to me.Â
Weâd just pulled up to her home from the airport. I wanted her to go home with me but she was adamant about going home to spend some time with her best friend and brother.Â
âActing Like what, Ashton?â
âActing timid and nervous.â I leaned down, kissing her lips softly. Â
âThis.â she said simply looking up at me âIt all happened so quick, how do I know Iâm not just some fling that youâll get bored within the next two weeks?â she asked
âYou really think sex is about to change everything we been through over the last few months?â I asked
I knew she was untrusting, her bitch ass step-pops was the blame for this being the main bump we always had to get over but, I needed her to understand that I wasnât going to switch up on her.
âEve, I promise you, youâre the only woman that has ever had me like this. Iâve never been tied up in a relationship because if I did itâll distract me from my work and responsibilities. So I hit up bitches from time to time but nothing like this.â I broke down to her
âIâm not a bitch.â
âOut of everything I said, thatâs what you heard?â I chuckled
She opened her mouth to speak when her front door swung open. âEVIE!!â My eyes widen with shock as his voice sounded through the yard
âWhat are you doing?â there was annoyance in her voice
âTell your company you need to come in the house.â my face scrunched up âSean, I just kno-â
âI SAID, tell yo company you gotta come in the house.â he repeated
âIâm literally both of yâall boss.â
âLook, donât even argue with him, just go home, Ash.â Evie said
I kissed my teeth âIâll hit you a little later.â I bent down and kissed the side of her mouth âIâma beat this nigga ass one day.â I went to place an actual kiss on her lips but Sean cleared his throat.
I kissed my teeth, I looked back at that nigga and mean mugged the fuck out of his ass. âNigga shut the fuck up.â I grumbled. I kissed Evie lips softly, gripping her waist.Â
âBye baby.â I glared at Sean one more time as he stared at me with a blank expression.Â
I didnât know what the fuck was this nigga problem but I was surely gonna find the fuck out what the fuck was going on.Â
Sean
Evie slipped past me with her luggage and forcefully dropped her duffel bag on the floor next to her carry-on. She had the only attitude and I wasnât with it.
I looked over at Tish who avoided my gaze.
âAfter almost an eleven-hour flight, before you go home and get some rest, you come to my house causing a scene?â Evieâs arms were now crossed as her foot tapped away at the floor
âNobody caused no scene, plus I said we were going to talk when we got home, you rushed out the airport with that nigga so quick I couldnât even get a word in.â
She kissed her teeth âBecause I just know youâre gonna wanna argue with me about this shit Sean and I just donât donât have the energy for it.â She said
I shook my head âYou should be thankful you got somebody looking out for you. Iâm going against my own best friend for you.â I fussed
No one else was going to tell her, they would sit back and watch her get played then talk shit behind her back just like they do with Adrianne.
âAnd what exactly are you going against him for? Heâs done nothing to you for him to be on your shit list.â
Iâm convinced women just donât be picking up on context clues. They see and hear what they want to and because of that, shit comes back to bite them in the ass.
Of course, I donât want to throw my mans under the bus but Evie is a good girl and the last thing Iâm tryna let happen is him do this girl wrong because she got a fat ass and pretty face.
âEve.â I pinched the bridge of my nose âIâm 27 years old, Iâve known the man since I was 6. Heâs not a bad person, but Iâve never and I do mean, never, seen him take any woman heâs messed with seriously. Youâre fucking with a nigga thatâs never been in love let alone a relationship.â
Her face scrunched âWait⌠huh?â She scratched her head softly âNever?â She questioned
âNo, when we were younger it was ânone of these hoes impress meâ but now as weâre older he says heâs not about to let no girl come in between him and his success.â I broke down to her âIâm not saying any of this to sabotage anything yâall got going on or trying to build, but as my homegirl, I just wanted to give you a fair warning of the type of nigga you dealing with.â I said
âAnd I do appreciate you for that, Sean. Whatever Ashton and I are doing is fairly new, I wasnât trying to keep anything from either of you.â She spoke up, her attitude seemingly evaporated as she looked between Tish and me
âNo one said you were, Evie, Sean is just telling you how his friend is. Regardless of whatâs going on, this is your business but heâs just looking out for you.â Tish said finally breaking her silence
I nodded âLook, Eve, if you feel like youâre different then by all means, keep what yâall doing going. All Iâm saying is that I think you should watch out for certain signs. Donât let what I said change how you feel because Ash is older now and could be ready for a woman like you, just be careful sis.â
* * *
Flopping down on the bed, I pulled Tish down with me and onto my lap âYou sure you donât have to go get your baby?â I asked
She shook her head âApparently sheâs house shopping with her daddy.â She said with a slight roll of her eyes âIâm going to go get her in the morning though, we have a flight to Oakland tomorrow so she can meet the rest of the family.â She signed
Rubbing her thighs, I kissed her shoulder âHowâs that going?â I asked
I was flabbergasted by Tishâs whole situation. At one point I saw where everyone one was coming from when they called her selfish but hearing her speak about her experiences, I got why she had to be selfish. Feeling alone at such a young age would drive anyone to do selfish irrational shit. I donât agree with everything she did, but I understood and I believe thatâs all she wanted from people.
She shrugged as her arms found their way around my neck âI hate that I have to be in this mess but I did it to myself, Iâm dealing with it the best I can.â She smiled weakly âEnough about me, how was Argentina? Have fun?â She questioned
âIf youâre trying to see if I was good or not, I was. I wasnât fucking with none of those hoes.â I said
âYouâre not my man, so I donât care.â She said with a smirk
I chuckled âOuch! Thatâs cold nigga.â I said in a joking tone
She shrugged as her smile grew wider âBut itâs true.â She said
âNah, see, because you been talking shit from the moment I boarded my plane to Buenos Aires.â
âWhatever, Sean.â she rolled her eyes
I couldnât help but smile âArgentina was cool, I needed the vacation.â I finally answered her questioned
âYeah because you work like a dog.â she said with a raised eyebrow
My fingers strummed her side softly âWork hard now, spend all my money and chill when Iâm old.â I simply said âHow do you feel about your interview next week?â
âI donât know... I never saw you in super work mode before and I canât thank you enough for getting me this interview.â
âYou know youâre my girl, I gotta make your you got a secured job by the time you graduate and donât even sweat it. You already know me, just because Iâm one of the people conducting your interview shouldnât make you sweat and my director is cool, so you have nothing to worry about.â
I already knew putting Evie and Tish under one roof was a recipe for chaos but definitely a risk I was willing to take. She was swiftly becoming one of my favorite people and making sure she was straight was a top priority.
Today in boundaries, we finally messaged our old best friend saying that we miss her, weâd like to hear from her, we feel frustrated and sad, and that we wonât message her again till she responds. (Itâs been almost 3 months since she replied to us.)
Different alters wrote the message. Weâre feeling overwhelmed right now.
Hopefully thatâs good that we sent it though. And itâll be a boundary for us, to hopefully think about other things (and people who, you know, do talk to us) for a bit.
the other day i was talking to a good friend whoâs known me (and my family!) for a really long time, and i was venting about a family relationship, and then we started talking about how my relationship with they keep me warm feels really different and much better than my family relationships, and she told me, âLove means nothing if you donât allow it the power to be expressed. It doesnât even matter how someone feels about you, you deserve for them to be able to show it to you. And if they donât, itâs bullshit.â like wow. oh my god. iâve been highkey thinking about that for 5 days now.
i was ranting to my cbff about my parts/alters last night, and she was really validating. when i explained to her about my caretaker/protector and the situations that sheâs in, she said, âwow, what a coping mechanism. i* will save you from this situationâ
honestly? yeah. growing up dissociating is apparently having other people in your head be grownups for you
*she meant âiâ as in âthe protector being outâ
i talked to my cbff last night, and i told her about my parts/possible alters. and i prefaced it with, âokay so you might think iâm crazy....â and i explained about how iâm in trauma therapy using IFS language (roughly), and how it feels like these âpartsâ of me have gotten much stronger recently and kind of.... taken over me? i told her it feels like i donât have a Self, which is something that i talked to my therapist about too.
and my best friend from when i was little, listened. she heard me kinda word vomit (more than i usually do) and i sent her my vent art, and she said, âthat sounds like such a scary, disorienting thing.â
it felt so good to talk to her about it. like, iâm pretty sure she doesnât have DID or OSDD, but it felt so good to talk to her about it because i knew sheâd listen, and be supportive and caring, and that she knows me really well and wouldnât be scared away by it.