Hatred With Benefits

N I N E T Y

EMERSON.

I stand in front of the restroom as I pound on the door, calling out her name. "Eva!"

It isn't until a few minutes of yelling and pounding with almost coming close to kicking the door down

that she finally opens up, ducking her head through.

"What do you think you're doing?" She whispers, and I yank her out of the room, steadying her in front

of me as my eyes roam across her body. "Are you okay? What happened in there? Why did you

scream?"

"I'm fine, Em. " She says, and I slide my hands to her face, cupping her cheeks. "Are you sure? " I

glance back at the door before I look back at her, "I heard a scream and thought—"

"It wasn't mine. " She interrupts me and when I arch my brows, she says, "The scream wasn't mine.

There's someone else in there. Having a moment, it seems. "

"Oh, thank heavens. " I let out a breath of relief and snatch her to my chest, lowering one hand to her

back with the one to the back of her head. "You were taking long, and I thought something happened,

and I— I got so scared. "

She pulls back with a smile on her face. "What could have happened? I'm fine, Emerson. " She This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

reassures me as she drops her hands to my waist, "I promise. "

"Thank you. " I take a whiff as I press my forehead to hers and she mumbles, "We should get back. " I

agree and remove my forehead from hers, before we turn around.

"See? We told you she's fine. " Jaxon is the first to speak when we arrive back at the booth. "You truly

need to take a chill, dude. "

When I glare at him, he chuckles and turns to Eva, "You need to see the way he rushed out of here. It

was hilarious. "

"He was just worried. " Eva defends, rubbing her hand over mine and I throw her an invisible kiss,

earning a groan from Jaxon. "Ugh. Now I get why you guys are together. "

"You're just miserable, dude. I can see clearly through you. " I respond and he shakes his head, "I'm

not miserable. I'm sickened by the sight of you. "

"Aren't I generous? You get to see me more despite your clear revulsion. " I say with a hint of sarcasm,

receiving a laugh from both Paige and Eva.

"Okay, you two. Cut it out. I need to eat; do you want to order, Eva?"

"You thought to call Eva first?"

"I don't see you ordering for something, Jaxon. "

"Bitch, I knew you never loved me. " Jaxon answers and we all laugh as Paige turns to call for an order.

~

After spending more time conversing with my friends, I shift in my seat and push my face closer to Eva.

"We should start to leave. " I whisper to her hair and she turns her head to me, "Are you sure?"

I nod and lift her by the waist, causing both heads to turn to us.

"You guys are leaving?" Paige asks and I say, "Yeah, we have things to attend to. "

"Does that thing includes something in your pants?" Jaxon snickers and I shove him my middle finger,

causing him to laugh.

"Alright. I think I'll stay a bit more with Jaxon. " Paige declares and I hum before I lean towards Jaxon to

grab my keys from him, not without him taunting me by butting his head into mine.

"I'll kill you. " I sneer at him and he smirks, "You love me, Ford. "

"I really don't. " I say as I move back beside Eva, dropping my hand around her shoulder.

"Eva. It was nice being around you again. "

"You too, Jaxon. " She smiles with a wave before I lead us towards the exit with Paige trailing behind

us. Eva gets into her seat before me, and I turn back to Paige.

"So your dorm next?" I ask her as I slip my hands into my pocket and she nods, "Once I'm done with

Jaxon. "

"It's nice to see you two actually growing closer. " I tease her and she chuckles, "He's nicer than I

thought he'd be. He isn't so bad after all. "

"You got caught in the Jaxon's charm. " I say and she shakes her head, "Not yet. My heart ain't

available yet. " When she goes silent, I tear my gaze away from her, only to bring it back when she

says, "I um— it was hard when I got back there. "

"But you figured it out?" I raise a brow and she nods as she looks down, "I figured it out and we're a lot

closer than the last time. It's all thanks to you. "

"I don't think I deserve that appreciation, Paige. I didn't do anything, than pushed you away. " I tell her

and she says, "Yes, you did. You did a lot more than you know you did. And also, she wants to meet

you. "

"Me?" I exclaim in surprise and she hums, "I might have mentioned a thing or two about you, and now

she's looking forward to meeting you in person. I gave her no promise, because I wasn't sure if you'd

agree, but if you—"

"I don't think I should do that, Paige. " I interrupt her and she frowns, "Why? I mean I did think you

wouldn't want to, but why? It's nothing more than meeting a friend's mom. "

"Does she knows that?" I ask and she furrows her brows in confusion before the meaning behind my

words becomes clear to say. "God, Emerson. I'm not that dumb. Of course, I didn't mention our past

relationship to her. I only mentioned that you're a close friend I wouldn't be here without, and she

knows that. Nothing more than a friend. "

"Okay. " I smile. "I just don't want to cause any more... " I trail off and sigh. "You know what. "

"I know. And trust me, that's not going to happen. Not again. " She assures me and I jerk my head to

the car, "I should start leaving. "

"Sure. " She smiles and I watch as she lowers her head to wave at Eva before she straightens up, and

step closer, wrapping her arms around me. "And hey, I do know what you think. I still love you, but it's

now what you once wanted it to be. "

I pat her back twice and she pulls away. "Take care, Paige. I'll see you around. " She blinks once with a

bob of her head as she moves away from the car and I walk to my side, climbing it with a shut of the

door.

"Ready?" I ask Eva as I fasten my seatbelt and she lifts her head from her phone, "Ready. " She

confirms and I glance at her side to throw her a smile as I lace my fingers through hers and lift our

hands to my lips.

"Are you okay?" I ask her and she nods, giving my arm a once rub. "Perfect. " With another kiss to the

knuckles, I drop the hand between us and start the car.

~

"Come here. " Eva gestures to me with open arms as I walk out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped

around me and I raise a teasing brow at her, "Why should I?"

She drops her hands and huffs. "Don't make me repeat myself, Emerson. "

I chuckle as I drop the small towel around my neck to the chair by my side. "Are you trying to scare me,

Carson?"

"Are you scared?" She retorts with a smirk and I shake my head as I stalk toward the bed. "I'm not. It

only makes you look cute with that pout and in no way threatening. "

She frowns as I bend over the edge of the bed with my hands pressed to the mattress. "Don't call me

cute. "

"Why not? You're cute. " I tease her and lift my hand to her cheek, pinching the skin. Eva swats my

hand from her face to grab my wrist and pull me over her, falling back to the bed with me on top of her.

"Don't repeat that word. " She whispers and I shift my gaze to her mouth.

"Your heart is beating so fast. " I mumble when I look back into her eyes and she whispers, "So is

yours. "

"Your face triggers it. Along with many other things you do. " I confess and she giggles as she wraps

her hands tightly around my upper arms before she tilts her head and takes my lips in hers. I place a

hand on her face, angling her head a bit more to the side as I deepen the kiss and one of her hands

moves to the space between our bodies, down my chest, to the low of my hips and I break away from

the kiss when she grips my hardness.

"What?" She mouths as she tries to take my lips again, but I keep my head away. "You were

complaining all day. "

"That was all day. I want you now. " She hisses and I chuckle, pressing my lips to her nose before I pull

away from her completely and she whines, "Emerson. "

"Let's cuddle, yeah?" I say as I remove the towel from my waist, and grab my boxers. Eva's eyes travel

down my body, just before it's clad with my boxers and she says, "Are you denying me of what's mine?"

"Of course not. " I grab the shirt and walk back to her, and she lifts her brows, "Then what do you call

this?"

"Letting you have enough rest. " I turn her body to my view, and motion for her to raise her hands.

When she refuses to do so, I grab her hands and lift them. "Stop sulking, baby. You'll have it tomorrow.

"

"I want it now. " Her voice is muffled as I pull her top over her head, and throw her in my shirt. It

swallows her whole and she lifts her head to my face. "Emerson. I'm bare and soaked. "

"Rest, Eva. " I insist, taking her hands and swinging them in front of us. "Then you can have me

tomorrow. As long as you want. "

"I'll do a payback. " She threatens and I laugh as I move her to her side of the bed before I slide in next

to her. "You can't resist me. " I tell her, bringing her face to my chest and she drops her hand on my

chest, near my heart, "Sure, I can; with enough will. "

"You can't, Eva. You're addicted to me. " I whisper, giving small caresses to her back with my other

hand holding hers over my heart. "Can I ask you something?"

I tip my chin to meet her eyes and a small frown rests on her lips, "Why did you say it like that? Is it

something bad?"

"No. Just something I'm curious about. "

"What's it?" She asks and I look away from her, wetting my lips before I speak, "Do you think I'm

actually good at something?"

"Good at something how?" She says and I sigh, "I don't know. I'm thinking about it now. I mean,

everyone around me seems to have something they want to do. You want to go into law after this, and

you seem to have this whole plan after college, but now that I think about it; I don't really have plans for

after college including what I want to do. That makes me realize apart from you, my life has no other

sense of direction and it's starting to bother me. "

"Emerson, " she calls and I look back at her. Smiling softly, I say, "I don't seem to have a career that I

want to invest my time in, or something that I love doing and that makes me feel worthless. "

"Don't say that. " She shushes me and I sigh, "But it's true. "

"It's not. " She argues, moving her head from my chest. She keeps her other hand on me as she says,

"I understand how you feel, because I've once felt that. There's a time in our lives when we all feel like

we have no idea where it's going, or what we'll do next, but that doesn't mean we won't figure it out in

the end. You're not worthless, Emerson. You're more worthy than you think you are, and you should

never think anything less. Besides, you love art. You love to draw, you love to read books and you love

nature. Isn't that saying something?"

"But that's more like hobbies than an actual career. " I tell her and she smiles, lifting her hand to stroke

my face. "Oh, my dumb baby. It doesn't matter if they started as a hobby, they could eventually develop

into something you want to have as a career. You could look into painting, or publishing. There are a lot

of options for you, babe because you're that amazing, and I'm not saying that because I love you or

because I want to cheer you up; I'm saying that because it's the truth, and you can ask anyone else

around you. You're amazing, and you have incredible talents. It's alright if you don't know the exact

direction you want to take right now, Emerson. You can take your time to figure it out, and just know,

that I'll be with you through every step. "

"I'm so lucky to have you, aren't I?" I murmur and she smiles, leaning down to press her lips to my

chest before she tugs back and says, "Of course, you are. But I'm luckier, and I can't believe you'll think

you're good at nothing. "

"Am I now?" I tease her, pulling her back to my chest and she hums, "You are. Other than those I

mentioned earlier; you're good at cooking. You take really great pictures, and the most out of all is that

you're good at making my heart flutter. I could go on, Em. "

"Just your heart?" I raise my brows, looking down to her thighs, and she laughs, "That too. "

"You admit it?"

"I've always done. " She says, and I smile then push my face closer to press my lips to hers. It's meant

to be a short, sweet kiss to show my appreciation to her, but it turns heated when Eva moves over me,

throwing her legs to either side of me as she slides her tongue between my lips, showing me that wild

side of her that I just love so fucking much.

"I love you. " I whisper to her when she detaches her lips from mine and she brushes her breathe

against my lips, "I love you, Emerson. So fucking much. " And I claim her lips after that, lowering my

hands to her waist as she slowly rocks against me, making me go hard within seconds beneath her.

When Eva pulls back with our heavy breathing taking the space around us, and her eyes moving down

as she rubs her hand down my length, I know I can no longer hold back nor deny her what she wants.

"You have your ways, Carson. " I groan and she smiles victoriously as she slips her hand in my boxers,

gripping me bare.

"Fuck, baby. " I cuss under my breath when her hands swipe down my length, and she only repeats the

action once before she removes her hand to pull my boxers down my leg. I move against the

headboard and watch her between my thighs as she tosses the boxers to a side before she moves up

again. She presses her hand to my stomach as she holds my cock between her legs, teasing the tip

with her wet entrance and sharp breath escapes us both at that slight touch; hers coming as a silent

whimper and mine as a groan.

"I love you, Eva. " I whisper to her as I slide a hand around her neck and that's all it takes for her to

push down on me in one slam, taking me whole with soft moans leaving her lips.

"Fuck. " She hisses as she stills for a moment, taking her time to adjust before she starts to move,

rocking her hips in a slow sensual movement and I press my chest to hers as I pull my shirt over her

head, revelling in the beautiful fucking hot sight of her breasts bouncing along with each lift and drop of

hers.

I'm unable to hold myself as I push my face closer and take one in my mouth, swirling my tongue

around her hardened nipple, my teeth scraping against the skin while my hand palms the other.

"Emerson. " She cries as she grips the end of my locks, while trying to steady her rolls and it's the

sounds of our moans, and our gasps with our fast-beating hearts as we settle in our world of complete

bliss.