A/N: This is my first FanFiction. Please review even if you don't think it's any good. I am in no way a great writer but I wanted to attempt a story about Tyler. I think he is a total hottie and needs a little bit more respect. This is definitely A/u. He is still a hybrid. We will see some people from Mystics Falls but not too many. I am really just writing this story as it comes to me. Taking it one chapter at a time. Learning how to get the hang of things. My Inspirations for this chapter has been my India Arie playlist on Pandora. If you have any suggestions at all on how I could improve this story let me know. I am editing this all myself as well so if you see any mistakes that I didn't please let me know. I look forward to hearing from all of you! Thanks so much in advance.
Finally Eve thought to herself. She had finally made it into New Orleans. She had driven straight from Florida to Nola on a whim. Well not necessarily a whim she had been a few years ago and told herself if she ever had the chance to move here she would. So you can imagine her surprise when a lawyer had tracked her down and said her paternal grandmother mom had died and she had been left a large amount of money, however since her grandmother was also in-fact dead she was the next in line to the inheritance. So that same day she contacted a real estate agent told her what she was looking for and 3 weeks later she took off for the Big Easy. She couldn't be happier. Eve was ready for a new life. Everyone else be damned if she wasn't going to start over.
The past few years of her life had been hell and unstable. She couldn't catch a break so save her life. Eve had always been a free spirit never really settling for things in her life. Whether or not that meant where she lived or her job. Not saying she was a gypsy so to speak but she loved change. She welcomed it. So when she met James. The regional bank manager/Entrepreneur, she thought she had finally met the one. Boy was she wrong. He turned out to be a sociopath who was one key bump away from killing her.
Eve would never forget the day her life changed for the worse. She was 5 month pregnant with James' son and she had come home to find him in bed with another woman. This wasn't the first time she had caught him cheating, but it would be the last. She had just came back from brunch with her maternal grandma and her cousin and she was really excited that her family had loved the name she picked out for her little boy, Kale. She heard the name in the movie with Shia la something in it Disturbia. She told herself if she ever had a baby boy or girl that would be its name. She knew as soon as she walked through the door what was going on. That Son of bitch had the nerve to bring one of his whores to THEIR home! A lot of fucking nerve. Eve never moved so quickly in her life. After much yelling and screaming the side bitch of the year ended up leaving. What happened next was no surprise to Eve. Well it was a surprise but he had to know this is how he would react. He beat her within an inch of her life and he raped her. When Eve woke she could only remember bits and pieces but the worst news had yet to dawn on her. Her baby had died. Her Kale. Her little man who was going to make everything right in the world, had been taken away from her before he could even know how much love she had for him. She was angry. Heartbroken in fact. More angry. She wanted to kill that fucker. A few hours after coming through detectives showed up in her hospital room to inform her no charges were going to be pressed against James because it was her word against his and he had an alibi saying he was with Chelsea, Miss Side Bitch of the year. She would make him pay eventually, because Karma is a bitch and Eve would make sure he got his.
Eve stood at about 5'4 inches 145lbs. Her mother being black and father being mixed resulted in her cinnamon colored skin and light brown eyes. Her hair color constantly changed due to her love of hair dye, but today it was Magenta. She was going through a mild Goth phase. She wore her natural little fro that had been styled into an Ombre. Eve prided herself in the fact she had a really nice body. 2 years of cross fit had resulted in her losing the 57 pounds she had gained while being trapped in her horrible 5 year relationship. To say she was beautiful would be an understatement. She was fine. She turned heads wherever she went. She could catch a fish without a hook. She has the shit going on.
Jessyca who was Eve's real estate agent was waiting for her when she pulled into the long winding driveway, which was lined with massive oak trees. Eve stopped her car and got out. Jessyca was maybe in her mid to late 30's tall average sized woman. She had Platinum blonde hair and enough plastic surgery to look like she belonged somewhere on a beach on California with a husband 2x her age. Who was Eve to judge though? She had been with worse. "I'm so glad you finally made it" Jessyca stated as she approached Eve. "Me too, hey why are you parked in the middle of the driveway?" Eve inquired while stepping out of the car. "Oh hunny I figured we could walk up to the house. Pulling in inside your car will not do it justice. Come on its better if you just see for yourself"
"So does this place have a name?"
"Of course it does Suga, Afton Villa Gardens. It was once a distinguished home. In the past 20 years it's just been neglected. I figured a young, beautiful recently wealthy girl like yourself will make it you own. Give it all the love it needs." She replied. Jessyca Stopped and just stared ahead. Eve followed her lead and was surprised at what she saw. There it was. The Cathedral style Goth Plantation styled home. The house honestly looked like it belonged in the old TV show Dark Shadows. Words couldn't describe the overwhelming sense of belonging Eve felt. She hadn't realized it but she had ran up to the front steps and pushed open the front door. Inside the foyer there was a low hanging crystal chandelier. To the left of the Foyer was a smaller parlor area looked like a great place to read. As she stepped into the room Eve's eyes wondered over to the window. She immediately thought of how perfect a Simone velvet upholstered bench would be perfect there. To the right of a window was an opening which lead into another Larger Parlor. Whoever designed this home must have planned on entertaining and hosting a lot Eve thought to herself. In her excitement Eve had totally forgotten about Jessyca. "By that big ole grin on your face I would say that you like the house?"
"Like? Ma'am I love it! I am so excited that I can barely think straight. It's beautiful everything I wanted and I haven't even seen the rest of the house. I know it needs a lot of work…"
"Speaking of work" Jessyca interrupted. "The contractor Tyler should be here any moment. I know you probably might want to shop around for prices but I guarantee you nobody does better work than him and he specializes in restoring old historical homes."
"I don't mind all" Eve practically shouted. She was glad she didn't have to do much leg work and she was excited to get started as soon as possible. "I'm going to step out and give him ring and see where he is. Why don't you go explore some more darling" with a wave of her hand Jessyca was out of site and pulling out her cell phone muttering to herself.
Eve decided to walk through the sun parlor and out of a side door and good lord if the sight before her didn't take her breath away. Before her laid a maze Garden that probably came up a little past her waist. It stretched out for at least 2 acres. Growing out of the hedges which they themselves were overgrown were roses, lilies, hydrangeas, Sunflowers and some she couldn't even identify. She leaned the down and gently brushed her hand against a lone white rose. Suddenly a voice behind her bellowed out scaring the living daylights out of her. "White roses are okay but yellow always seems to make any garden feel more alive…"
"Jesus Christ. Is sneaking up on people your specialty Mr.…" Eve drawled stumbling over her last words as she turned around and saw the Tan Adonis staring at her with eyes that looked like he could see into your soul. He was towering over her and the shirt he was wearing was doing his muscles a favor. It was a cream colored Henley and his jeans appeared to be Levi 501 slim fits which he paired with Tan colored work boots. Snapping her out of her daze he began to speak "I'm sorry I'm Tyler. Jessyca told me to let myself in. I didn't mean to startle you I didn't realize you didn't hear me approach you." He lied. He knew she didn't hear him. He knew being stealthy was a benefit of being a wolf. Besides when he stepped outside he wasn't expecting to see what was standing in front of him. She was beautiful. He was admiring her from behind and enjoying her scent. If he had to compare her to nature he would say she smelled like citrus and honey. When she turned around his dick may or may not have twitched in his pants. "Oh shit that's right. I totally forgot she said you were supposed to meet us here. I'm Eve" she said with an outstretched hand. "I'm Tyler and I am very pleased to meet you. Why don't we walk back to the front of the house, I have a ton of different blue prints and ideas for this house. I'm sure you do as well so let's get started." He said smiling and grapping her hand to lead her to the front of the house. Eve just nodded her head and smiled allowing him to take the lead. Neither one noticed that they were still holding hands and smiling like they just stepped out of a Kool-Aid commercial.