Luke's POV
I sat at the dinner table, staring over at Lia as she came from Jimmy's room.
Eve had been in there for over an hour and a half and we hadn't heard anything.
She closed the door softly and tiptoed back to the kitchen.
She had the biggest smile on her face and I looked at her curiously.
"What happened?" I asked her.
"They're sleeping." She said softly.
"They fell asleep?" I asked with a smile.
"Yeah. Eve crawled into bed with Jimmy and they both fell asleep. They talked though." Lia said with a grin
"How do you know?" I asked her curiously.
"There was tissue all around them." She said.
I chuckled softly.
"I'm glad they talked it out. Its been tearing Eve up for days." I told her.
Lia's mouth turned down at the corners.
"I tried so hard to get him to talk to her. But he needed time to cope and get it through his head before he could talk. Even to me." Lia said.
"Brian came by." I told Lia in a low voice.
Her eyes narrowed and she looked up at me.
"What did he want?" She asked.
"He was trying to explain himself but Eve sort of beat the crap out of him before he got a word out." I told Lia, a smile spreading across my face at the thought.
Lia smiled widely too and she chuckled.
"That's my Eve. I love that girl and Brian deserved that." She said.
"I agree." I told her, the smile still on my face.
Lia looked over at me and stared at me.
I shifted uncomfortably.
"Why are you staring at me?" I asked her.
She chuckled softly and waved me over to the living room.
I got up and followed her over, getting comfortable on the couch.
"You really love her don't you?" Lia asked me, staring at me with narrowed eyes.
I looked down at my hands.
"I really do." I told her honestly.
"And have you told Evey that?" Lia asked.
I looked at her and shook my head.
"Do you think its gonna scare her off?" She said.
"Yeah. After all she's been through, I think it will scare her off. And I don't wat her to walk away from me." I said.
"After all that Eve's been through, she needs to hear that you love her." Lia told me.
I looked up at her.
"I guess I'm just nervous. I'm not really sure how she'll react. Don't know what she'll say." I said honestly.
"Take it from someone who knows Eve better than she does herself. She loves you. She's not used to having a good man like you in her life. She's used to all the douche bags that come crawling along. You are good for her. You really are Luke." Lia said softly.
I smiled at Lia.
"Now I see why you and Eve are such good friends." I told her with a grin.
She did a little bow and then started laughing.
The doorbell rung and Lia stood up.
"Finally. I've been waiting for this pizza my whole life." She complained.
I laughed and sat back, waiting for Eve to come out of Jimmy's room.
I had some big news to share with her.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" I heard Jimmy ask in an angry voice.
I looked up in shock and saw Jimmy standing in his bedroom doorway.
I looked closer and saw Eve peaking over her brothers shoulder.
My eyes widened.
"I came here with Evey." I explained, not understanding why he wad angry with me.
"Not you. Him!" He growled looking past me.
I turned towards the door and saw Brian standing there with his hands in his pocket.
My blood started to boil and I stood up facing him as well.
"Oh shit." I heard one of the girls gulp.
My thoughts exactly.
