EVELYN DIDN'T realize how dark it had gotten outside when she was done reading the Abuela and Mamá tagged diaries. The moment she got engulfed in their sister's life story, she couldn't break free. It was like page after page of her happiness, her misery, her wins, and her losses. Evelyn couldn't believe how much her sister had concealed behind her beautiful smile. Clarissa had always made everything seem so easy in her life and directed her positive energy to solve other people's problems. Clarissa had made it her responsibility to make everyone in the family happy and comfortable. It had been her idea to go on a vacation even though it was too expensive for their budget. She worked her butt off to pay off bills, debt, and other trivial stuff. Evelyn felt terrible for all the times she had thrown tantrums when her sister hadn't been able to afford what she wanted. There was no day she didn't regret every single time she had rebelled and railed brutal words at her.
JASON WAS not all that surprised when Evelyn had dashed to the front door immediately to make it to Brad's residence that night. It had taken him more than words to convince her to calm down and wait until the next day and they can confront him together. After a restless, mostly sleepless night, he was still mulling over the previous day's episode the next morning when Evelyn walked into the kitchen with a ferocious look on her face indicating it was time to go. She looked like she hadn't had much sleep either and he understood why. He even understood why she wasn't speaking to him now on their way to Brad's house. It was more than a little obvious that she didn't trust him. It would take some time for her to get used to the idea that he was fully on her side. Jason would be patient with her. Since he knew, deep down inside, that he deserved every bit of how he was been treated, had was prepared to wait. And that was precisely what he was going to do. But he had
EVELYN WASN'T sure how she felt, especially ever since the confrontation she had with Jason and Brad but then again she couldn't stop herself from feeling relieved that Jason had nothing to do with her sister's death. When she had asked him if he was being completely honest with her and if he wouldn't betray her, he had promised he wasn't keeping anything else from her regarding her sister's case and it was completely safe for her to trust him. And he had kept his word. He had been doing everything he in his power to hasten the progress of the investigation. Ever since that day, he had been rather helpful... and sweet towards her. She couldn't deny the fact that they were getting quite closer than previously. They had shared their hypothesis and findings and in between the investigations they had shared "harmless kisses" —as Jason had tagged them to be. In fact, it wasn't strange to her anymore whenever Jason covers the space between them and captured her lip
ESCORTED BY a uniformed waiter, Evelyn ambled into the luxurious restaurant Matt had given her the address to. The elegant classical music playing faintly from the speakers filled the entire ambiance. When they got to the table for two Matt sat, he stood immediately closing the space between them and pulled her in a tight embrace. Then he pulled out the empty chair opposite his for her. "Thank you." Evelyn beamed as she sat down and glanced around in awe. The restaurant was beyond exotic. Even with the "Romantic dinner by candlelight" concept, its grandeur still reflected through the dim lights of the restaurant. The five-star rating that it was bestowed was no hoax. It took at least weeks to make a reservation in this place and it had taken Matt a day? He must had spend a lot on this dinner. After about twenty minutes, a few uniformed servers trooped in with their entrées, gingerly organizing them on the tabletop as a chef elucidated each delicious delicacy tha
"HOW COULD SHE?!" Jason growled aggressively as he paced the perimeter of the hall. He was fuming. Rage was an understatement of what he was feeling at the moment. He knew they were in a sham relationship but hadn't they agreed not to meet other people? Why was she so inconsiderate? It wasn't like him but he'd asked her a couple of times to go on a "friendly" date with him, he didn't want to be too forward to avoid making her uncomfortable around him but she'd always been busy with one thing or the other. He'd even planned to swallow his pride and ask her out today. He'd made the reservations and rehearsed the grand gestures, even though he knew she would probably decline. Jason had been all smiles when he spotted her walking out the entrance. He had almost hit the horn to draw her attention when he realized she was in a hurry to be somewhere. He wouldn't have been bothered if she was in a regular outfit, he would have just thought she was just going
WITH ROOF-RATTLING rage, Evelyn pounded behind the locked door and yelled at the top of her voice, "Open the door, Jason! Open the damn door!" She couldn't believe it. She couldn't believe Jason had locked her up. Was he out of his mind? Locking her up like this? What was she? His possession? She yelled, banging the door even louder but it all fell on deaf ears. "Damn you, Jason!" Evelyn spat, booting the door so hard that she felt her toes hurting within her heels. Then she remembered. OH MY GOD, MATT! She scurried back to the bed, flinging the duvet and pillows out of the way in the search for her phone. Then it clicked... she'd dropped it alone with her purse at the stairs when she'd been battling with Jason. "Damn it!" She muttered under her breath. She couldn't even at least call Doris to go pick Matt up. If anything ever happened to Matt, she wouldn't be able to forgive herself and most especially, JASON! How could he be so cruel? Tired out
DAMN! SHE HAD said that out loud. Evelyn's eyes locked with his eyes. Curiosity mixed with desire was glaring in those silver beads. "What do you mean by you can't get you pregnant again," Jason asked again, this time firmly. Anyone could tell he was unable to soften the edge in his voice. Instead, he simply lowered the volume. Even with the hazed sexual sensations Evelyn still felt all the way to the marrow of her bones, she knew it was a bad idea to tell him about their baby. She scrabbled her head for a believable lie. Evelyn swiped the beads of sweat that popped up along his brow. "Uh... I just meant was, I was on the pill..." she fibbed, lifting her neck to plant a kiss on one side of his mouth, distracting him. "There is no need to use a condom..." She planted another on his finely chiseled chin. "Unless that is, if you're not clean." "Oh, I checked recently and I'm clean," Jason managed as he was getting harder by the baby kisses she was gracing his face wi
"I THINK I Might Be A Sex Addict!" Evelyn whisper-yelled to Doris. Though everyone in "Pixie Pastries" was totally minding their business, she still looked around anxiously. Pixie Pastries was Doris' favorite place to be whenever she was bored, crave something sweet, and when she was off work. Which rarely happened given her career preference. Apart from the fact they had exotic, beautifully shaped pastries and refreshing drinks, they also render one of the best services in LA... For kids, that is. But there they were, two grown-ass adults, sitting tete-a-tete in unicorn-shaped chairs and tables, and stuffing their faces with rainbow-colored macaroons and chocolate ice cream plopped in a cute bunnie cup. Pixie Fairy was the last place Evelyn wanted to be at the moment, but she had no choice. Doris had literally dragged her out of work to snack with her. She'd succumbed to her constant plea even though she knew her current pregnant body would probably not dig