Hatred With Benefits novel Chapter 49

EVA.

"I'm back. " I say as I walk through the door with a grin on my face, halting my steps at the sight of Aliya with my mom. Both heads snap to me and they both carry a smile on their face.

"Hey, honey. How was the date?" Mom questions and I look away from her to the blue-haired beside her, who's staring at me with a smirk on her face. Oh fuck.

"Yes, Evie. Did you have a nice time?" She speaks, and I can easily sense the mockery and annoyance that lies underneath those words.

"When did you get here?" I ask her, ignoring their previous questions as I stride closer to them and Aliya says, "Hours ago. I had a nice time with mom. " She jerks her head to my mother.

"Was it good?" Mom queries, clasping a hand to the side of my head as I press a kiss to her cheek and I hum. "It was. I'll take Aliya with me now. "

She nods with a smile before I lean away from her and walk toward my best friend, whose eyes haven't left me.

"We'll be in my room. " I announce to mom as I drag Aliya out of the couch and walk us down the way that leads to my room. As we walk through the door, Aliya moves forward and jumps on my bed while I shut the door behind me before I stand in front of her judgemental eyes.

"What?" I furrow my brows when she keeps her eyes on me, but says no words and a scoff leaves her parted lips. "What do you mean what, bitch? Why did you lie to me?"

"I didn't lie to you. " I tell her as I kick my boots off my feet before I stroll towards my bed, throwing the bag to the side.

"You cancelled our plans to hang out with Emerson and you didn't think to tell me the truth?" She scowls as I settle beside her and I say, "How did you know it's Emerson?"

"Your mom said you went out with a boy. " She points out the obvious and I raise my shoulder in a shrug, "So? Are you trying to say Emerson is the only guy that I could go out with?"

"At the moment, yes. You don't have any other to go out with. I would have known. " She lets out and I chuckle as I fall back on my bed, using the pillow to support my head.

"I can't believe you ditched me to go on a date with Emerson fucking Ford?" She exclaims and I pull my finger to my lips to silence her before I say, "Keep it fucking down. She could hear you, and I didn't ditch you. I told you I had plans, and we'd talk once I'm back. "

"So you're choosing him over me now? I thought the agreement between you two wasn't that deep?" She accuses, pinning me with a glare and I let out a sigh. "I didn't choose him over you. I made a plan with him first, and it felt rude to cancel it. Don't be such a baby about it. " I tell her, purposely ignoring her query on the agreement between Emerson and I.

Aliya sits before me with the death glare not leaving her face before her face splits into a wide smile and she jumps to my side as she says, "Tell me, how was it? And you don't get to fucking lie to me this time, Eva. "

"It was alright. " I respond nonchalantly and she snickers, "Bitch, please. I know something good happened because you walked through that door earlier with a huge ass grin on your face, so you better give me the details. Don't make me force them out of you, Evie. " She threatens with a pointed look.

"Okay, fine, " I give in as I turn my head to the ceiling. "We went to the state's garden, and it was fun. "

"How did he know you love gardens?" She questions and I say, "Because I told him. "

Aliya whistles after my answer and I throw her a glare as she says, "You do know this is getting out of hand? I don't think you take people you want to fuck on dates, Eva. "

"I know that, but we aren't what you think we are either. We're just getting to know each other; nothing more. "

"Yeah, and I'll stand by the sidelines to watch you go from getting to know each other to being unable to live without each other. " She teases and I shove her my middle finger, which causes her to laugh.

"Where else did you go?" She asks, narrowing her eyes at me when I say, "A restaurant then the rest was spent in his car. "

"What did you do in his car?"

"Fuck off with your dirty mind, Aliya. " I hiss and she laughs, "It was a genuine question; you're the one with the dirty mind if you instantly think I meant you fucked him in his car. "

"I didn't. " I say and several minutes pass before Aliya lifts a hand to my waist to turn me to the side. "I've got to admit, Evie. You're bold to go out with him around your parents. "

"Tell me about it. " I cackle and her lips curve into a smile. When she opens her mouth to speak, I interrupt her and say, "Enough of me and Emerson. What were you going to tell me? You said you had something important to say. "

"You realized it was important but choose Emerson anyway?" She raises a taunting brow and I groan in annoyance, "Don't test my patience, Lia. "

"It's what you get for the decision you took, bitch. You're lucky I'm still lying beside you after what you did. " She grumbles and I throw her a smile, "You can't be mad at me. You won't be able to. "

Aliya holds onto her frown for some seconds before it slips and it fades into a smile. "Bitch. "

"You're a sucker for me. " I imitate her and she slaps my arm as we both break into a laugh.