Eric

Ever since that night I shared with Evangeline I’ve been over the moon. After our mind-blowing sex I didn’t noticed that I fell asleep. When I woke up a feeling of content filled me when I smelled the scent of oranges. Sadly, Evangeline was nowhere to be found. There was no note, no text message, nothing. It was like she snuck out the house and I waited for her to come back, I even tried cooking breakfast.

It turned out edible… enough.

Unfortunately, Evangeline never showed up. I grew worried and called Angel only to find out that Evangeline was staying at her sister’s place. Suddenly I fell from being over the moon and found myself right back at the start.

Did I do something wrong?

Did I go too far?

 So many questions running through my mind.

I don’t know what went wrong. All I know is that Evangeline is ignoring me. She is emailing all the information and messages related to my case to Angel, not to me. And then Angel forwarding them to me.

I never thought I would miss any girl like this.

“Yes, I am missing her too much”, I blurted out.

“Wow, I’ve never seen you hung up on a girl like this before,” Angel complimented walking towards me having a smirk on her face.

I snorted, ever since Angel got really engaged to Asher she’s been sassy.

 “It’s nothing,” I told her. I knew better that she wasn’t going to leave this alone. Angel used to tease how I would jump from one girl to another, and she would tell me that one day it would come right back and bite me in the ass.

I hate to accept it but she’s right.

“It doesn’t seem like nothing. You’ve done nothing today but sulk around the house. Every time when Eva’s name is mentioned you start blushing. That’s not you,” Angel pointed out.

I tried visiting Evangeline’s home but it turns out that she’ll be staying in her sister’s home until the end of my case. Sometimes I find myself standing in front of her house because it was the only reminder that, that night I had with her was not a dream.

I even tried to call her many times but I would instantly go to voicemail. When I texted, her she wouldn’t even reply, she didn’t even read my messages in the first place. I tried any other media to contact her but no response. Who am I kidding? She’s a lawyer. If she didn’t want to be found then she won’t ever be found.

“Why don’t you just tell Eva that you like her?” Angel asked. I don’t think the word like is the right word to describe how I feel for Evangeline. It’s way stronger than the word like.

“I can’t tell her how I feel, Angel. You of all people should know that I’m not good at expressing my feelings through words.” I told her.

“Don’t say that crap. I’ve seen you talk to your whole company. Heck, I’ve even seen you talk to a whole group of strangers.” she argued. But I argued back “It’s easier to say something meaningless to a bunch of strangers or work-related stuff to people than to express my inner most feelings to the girl I love.”

“So, you do love her?” Asher butted in.

I do.

Now that Evangeline has been ignoring me I wonder if she’ll even show up at court. As if Angel knew what I was thinking she assured me “Eva will stand by you no matter what, Eric. She may be ignoring you now but that doesn’t mean she hates you.” Those were the words I clung to for hope.

In a blink of an eye, the day of my case has finally come. I waited in court patiently for Evangeline to arrive. I am not nervous nor am I scared. I glared at everyone who backed up my Uncle as they sat in the courtroom acting as if nothing has happened. I can imagine that some of them are mentally laughing at how clueless I am, but how wrong are they. I have an excellent lawyer on my side.

Angel’s head poked from behind as she whispered for only me to hear “Apparently, I found out that Eva has been ignoring you because she thinks you’re just playing with her. Like she’s one of your booty calls.” This was not the place nor time to discuss that but I couldn’t help but feel guilty for not making my feelings clear. Evangeline was no booty call nor will she ever be. She’s much more than that.

The doors opened and even among the chaos of the room from people’s chatters to scribbling of pens I heard heel clicking. Then I smelt it, it hit me like a brick wall. The smell of oranges. Suddenly the courtroom went silent and I wondered why but as I looked behind me I caught my breath in my throat as my heart started pounding like crazy.

Walking towards me was none other than Evangeline. She wore a tight black formal dress that stopped right below her knees, her closed heeled black shoe clicked against the marble floor, her hair was not in its usual tight neat bun. This time it was in a tight neat ponytail making her hair look longer than it usually is. And lastly, her black rimmed glasses were long gone and was replaced with clean looking glasses that made her eyes stand out.

She didn’t wear makeup nor did she have jewelry on but her beauty rivaled any model. I was once again captivated by her.

“Good morning Mr. Anderson,” she greeted me formally.

“Good morning… Evangeline,” I greeted her back. Her body tensed from me calling her name but she quickly recovered as she continued getting the papers ready on our table. Everyone in the room including my Uncle was staring at Evangeline with lust, and it only made me want to punch the guy even more. Evangeline is only mine.

It has already started and all I can say was that every time Evangeline spoke, she took my breath away. She talked with power and knowledge as she explained my case. When my Uncle’s lawyer would speak up Evangeline would talk back as if she was biting his head off. She was terrifying and seducing all at the same time. Then she called the person who was hired by my uncle to forge my signatures and made him confess that how he was forced by some people to do this.

Was she always like this?

Is this the same girl who was nervous and shy in my arms?

She talked as if she felt something strong for me. Like I was someone special to her. It felt like the whole world is against me and she is only one right by my side.

My Uncle many times spoke up to defend himself but then he just had to throw an insult towards Evangeline which made me bolt up in my chair and talk back to him. When I talked back to my Uncle it made everyone go silent and even made my Uncle shut up. Evangeline looked shocked but was quick to compose herself.

In the end, Evangeline and I won the case. My Uncle was put behind bars as were some other employees of mine. Apparently, my Uncle framed me by using one of the newest branches in New York as a cover up. So, the money wasn’t going to the new branch it was going to my Uncle.

I was finally able to get my company back. Even Asher was happy because my Uncle was about to cut ties with Asher’s company which would set his company back by a lot. My sister and her bodyguard were heading back from Canada.

I felt complete now that my Uncle was paying for what he’s done. Sure, I’m disappointed about what he did but betraying me was his biggest mistake. They may have taken everything away from me and the people who I thought I could count on turn their backs against me, but with Evangeline by my side I feel like I can conquer anything.

I glanced at Evangeline who was talking seriously with Asher assuring him that his company won’t be affected by the current situation. Once the doors opened leading outside I was suddenly blinded by flashing of lights. The press and paparazzi were all waiting outside. They were being held back by police and security.

I am happy once again as I stared at the people around me. My eyes then landed on one woman. I couldn’t just let her walk away but right before I could approach her and probably whisk her away, I suddenly bombarded by the employees who stayed always loyal to me. Even Katelyn, my usual booty call is also among them. All of them congratulated me as they patted my back while Katelyn practically rubbed her entire body against mine. But my gaze stayed on Evangeline who refused to make eye contact with me.

Next thing I knew the crowd was dragging me farther and farther away from the only person I wanted to celebrate with. I tore my gaze away from Evangeline and smiled at each and every employee of mine. I then proceeded to pry Katelyn off me who kept repeating that she always believed in me and how miserable she was without me. When I turned to look back at Evangeline she suddenly disappeared.

With the help of Asher, I had already hired new bodyguards and my first order was to keep all women who weren’t my employees away from me which included Katelyn.

Days turned into weeks as I buried myself in work trying to fix what my Uncle have caused. Weeks, I haven’t seen a glimpse of Evangeline and my heart yearned to see her. Buried in mountains of paper and endless emails it seemed like it would never end.

In the middle of it all I glanced out my office window to stare at the raging city below me, and suddenly a sense of yearning for that familiar peaceful garden gnawed at me. To knock on the door and see the beautiful hazel eyed woman. I whipped out my phone and called my driver to come pick me up. I told the driver to drive me towards Evangeline’s address.

I’m Eric Anderson if I want something then I’ll make sure I’ll get it. When I arrived at Evangeline’s home I instantly noticed that her garden seemed lifeless like it has not been cared for a while now unlike its usual neat tended self. I casually walked over towards the door and gave a small knock but it seemed like no one was at home. More like it seemed like no one’s been home for a while now.

I whipped out my phone once more and tried calling Evangeline’s number but it kept going to voicemail. After what seemed to be my tenth try I gave up and ended up calling Angel.

“Eric, I’m not your secretary anymore. Can you bother someone else?” Angel spoke, CHARMING, isn’t she?

“Now where’s the fun in that?” I teased her.

“Goodbye Eric.” But before she could hang up on me I quickly said “Wait!” Angel was silent as she waited for me to speak. I sighed and said “I’m at Evangeline’s place hoping I could catch her but it seems like she isn’t here.”

“Why are you at Evangeline’s house?” Angel asked.

“Just stopping by…” was all I utter, I knew that Angel knew I was lying. “Do you know where Evangeline is or not?” I asked frustratingly, getting impatient by the second. I heard Angel chuckle as she said: “The notorious womanizer being tamed by a lawyer… how interesting.”

Before I could even say something back towards her she quickly answered my question. “She’s at her sister’s place. I’ll text you the address.”

“Thanks.” But before I could hang up Angel said “Eric… Good luck.”

I went back to my car and told my driver the address that Angel sent but then I thought of something. This wasn’t like me but I’d do anything to make Evangeline mine.

“We’re going to stop somewhere first,” I informed my driver.

“Yes sir,” he replied.

Anything.