The Black Widow Returns のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

Leo I whip my head to her with wide eyes and jaw on the floor. Whaaaat?"What the fuck?! A fucking year?!" I ask, my voice a little high from utter disbelief and shock.No wonder she's so tightly wound! "Yeah, yeah, it's been a long ass time. Whatever. Get over the dramatics. I already got it from Lia this morning, and that was enough." Eva says sarcastically, rolling her eyes while waving her hand at me dismissively."How the fuck are you even alive?" I ask, and I'm pretty sure my jaw is still on the floor.She starts laughing as I've just said the most ridiculous thing on the planet when, in fact, I'm being totally serious. Like, seriously, how can anyone go that long without sex? Fuck, I would be dead by now. She rolls her eyes. "Παναγια μου (Geez), calm the fuck down, Mr. dramatic! It's not that big of a deal. It’s just sex, and I've got more important stuff to focus on like work and a child.” She says, flipping her palms out while shrugging like it’s no big deal. “Eh, now t

Eva The first thing I register is the pounding in my head and the extreme dryness of my throat and eyes as they slowly flutter open.I wince as I roll on my back, rubbing both sides of my temple with my fingers, mentally chastising myself. Why did I drink that much…Thank goodness I have painkillers in here. I pull the covers off me and sit up, opening my bedside drawer to get some painkillers, downing them by drinking my full glass of water in one go. I turn on some light, chill music from my phone, and just sit there for a few minutes, slowly grooving along as I wait for the painkillers to take effect. Despite the roughness I feel, I couldn’t help the smile that graced my lips as I remembered what went down last night. A shy giggle escapes me as I think back to what happened in my kitchen, touching my lips. That man knows how to kiss and use his tongue, alright. If only I weren’t such a chicken… I shiver just at the thought, making my way to the bathroom, still sporting that

Eva Anna asks me if I’m ready as we stand at the door, and I retort with a deadpanned ‘are you kidding me’ look, making her laugh as we enter the room. I feel Andy staring holes into the back of my skull, but I ignore him as we make ourselves comfortable in our seats across from him and his attorney. As always, he looks impeccable. His brown hair flecked with salt and pepper is sleeked back, freshly shaved, in a custom suit and shoes, his expensive watch flashing for all to see. He always cared about how he was projected to the world. Another thing that we never saw eye to eye on. "Right, let's skip the pleasantries.” Anna starts by dropping the files on the table, opening one, flipping through it, and then setting it down before resting her arms on the table in front of her. “My client has been adamant for some time about what she wants and has stated on multiple occasions that she is not changing her mind. She's also stated that she has no interest in the marital home they share

Leo Angelo and I are sitting in his backyard, sipping our beers and gazing up at the stars, enjoying the evening silence, but my mind is anything but silent. Lia's words about Eva are on repeat, and I’m left wondering if she's right. Maybe I should ask Angelo.I mean, he used to say the same as me when it came to settling down, but that's changed, obviously, since he's been with Lia for a long time and is now planning to propose to her."Hey man, can I ask you something?" I say out of the blue. Angelo turns to look at me with a raised brow. "What's up?" "What made you want to… settle?" I ask, slightly unsure of how to put it. Angelo shakes his head, laughing into his fist, at my awkward question. "Do you mean settle down in general or settle with Lia? Because those are two different things." He says with an amused tone, looking out to the backyard. "Both, I guess." I casually shrug. I'm curious.He nods. “Well, I always expected to settle down at some point with some good-lookin

Eva It's Wednesday evening, and I'm sitting at a booth in my favourite little diner, sipping coffee, headphones plugged in, and enjoying my quiet, alone time reading and grading papers. Well, it's not entirely quiet since I’m bopping my head and tapping my foot to Busta Rhymes, but I prefer listening to that compared to people. All of a sudden, my phone starts ringing. I look up briefly to see who it is and then swipe, going back to what I was doing since I am almost done with this paper. “Hey.” I say nonchalantly when the call connects.'That's all I get after you've been silent most of the week?' Amalia dramatically says, making me roll my eyes. She turns the call into a video call, and I accept.'Jeez, you could at least fucking look at me when you answer the phone, and where are you?' She asks, her eyes darting around the screen. “Sorry, Lia. I've been busy. You know how it is for me around this time of year.” I say, holding the papers up to the screen, and Lia nods in under