closed starter for @emotionlcss
dinner with their parents wasn't anything new, what was new were the two people joining them for what was meant to be a family dinner. it became clear rather quickly what was going on once introductions were made. the leggy brunette, and the cocky male had been invited because eva and gavin's parents felt like they needed to play matchmaker. it was awkward enough for the blonde considering the true nature of her relationship with her step brother, now she had to deal with this? and with no way to address it without making a scene eva resigned herself to just making it through the dinner and letting her mother know that she had overstepped. sitting on the loveseat in the sitting room while gavin occupied the sofa, eva had a front row view of his 'date's' attempts to win him over. laughing at jokes a bit too loudly, laughing at things that were clearly not a joke, leaning into him, touching him. it was a miracle that eva wasn't outright glaring, or maybe it was the arm slung around her shoulder suddenly that nearly had her jumping out of her seat.













