Chapter twenty-seven : Lucifer

It was quiet maybe too quiet considering Everly was in my office too. I did accept that I might have exaggerated a bit, but it was the truth. The entertainment media didn't stop until they got their spice. Also suggesting the fake girlfriend part was maybe going a little overboard, but the words were out and there was no way I was going to take them back. If I were a good man I'd help her by keeping my distance but I was a selfish bastard, letting her go was out of question.

It'd almost been an hour since Everly said something and it was already time to leave. I got out of my chair and headed to the couch. Everly was sitting there cross legged, and was deep in concentration playing some game on her phone. She won the round then keeping her phone away she stretched with a smile on her face. Her eyes landed on me and her face turned into a little frown, I had to stifle a smile. "Ready to leave?" I asked.

"Do I have a choice?" She murmured and put on her shoes.

Iextended my hand to her, but she got up without taking it and moved out of the room. She was definitely sulking. She was already waiting at the elevator talking to Linda but stopped when I stood beside her. Linda raised her brows and I shrugged.

She barely spoke to me in the car on the way home. It looked like I had to bare the brunt for being a little harsh.

I parked the car in the underground garage and got out, Everly was out too. With her being all broody I didn't wish to give her a tour of my place today, perhaps tomorrow she'd be better. We took the elevator to my floor. As we walked down the hall I could tell that she liked the place. When we reached the living room she was still looking around without uttering a word. I sighed, "I'll show you your room." She nodded and followed me up the stairs. I took her to the room beside mine, "here you go," I opened the door and she got inside. She nodded her head again and closed the door. I was left standing in the corridor alone, damn was she giving me the silent treatment. If she was mad she could just yell at me, I'd take that better than the silence. I was already dying to hear her voice now.

I got into my room and directly went in the bathroom, I needed a shower to clear up things.

***

I was in the kitchen when Everly finally stepped down. She didn't even spare me a glance and sat down at the dining table. I had already laid down the food and was in the middle of some final preparations.

I joined her after a few minutes and just as I thought we ate in silence. I had promised myself to give her some time but this was really getting on my nerves. "Everly," I put every ounce of effort to sound calm. She looked up at me. "Do you mind speaking something?" She shook her head again and I snapped. "I've had enough of it already," she jumped in her seat when my voice raised. I composed myself as the incident from earlier passed my mind, "Everly, if you're mad at me just shout at me and take it all out, don't do this, don't close up on me. The silence from you is maddening. Please speak something." I looked up at her. Her green eyes seemed to shine, before I could say something she got up to leave. I didn't stop her, if she wanted to be away from then be it until we were under the same roof I was fine with it. I clutched my hands in tight fists. What was happening to me for god's sake? I'd never cared much about what others felt but with her, it was all messed up. It was like I could feel everything she did. And it pissed me off, it pissed me off that she held this power over me.

"Lucifer," my head snapped up, Everly was standing at the end of the table, her back to me, "I know I'm not behaving like a good guest but I'm still mad and need some time." Then she walked away.

At least she spoke something. I looked down at the food and realized my appetite was long gone. I packed the food and stuffed it into the refrigerator and headed to the study. Maybe drowning myself in work would help, like it did every time.

But who would've thought it wouldn't work this time. All of my efforts were in vain. I couldn't fucking concentrate on a single thing because my mind had only one thing. Fuck, what the heck was she doing to me? I slammed the door shut and went out on the terrace. I was losing my composure, this was not me. My emotions were getting the best of me and it was affecting my work. I felt helpless for the first time in so many years, I sighed, there was seemingly nothing I could do about it. "Lucifer," a soft voice made me turn around, Everly was standing at the entrance of the terrace. "Can I talk to you?"