The characters from the game belong to Capcom.
A/N:I'm not english native speaker, so you might find some typos or grammar mistakes, I do apologize for that.
"Emma…"
"I'm sorry…"
The couple spoke in a whisperer simultaneously. There was another silent pause between them.
"Why her?"
"I didn't sleep with her."
Once again, they spoke together as if they were in total synch.
"You knew about our rivalry… why did you go after her?" Evana spoke fighting her tears, but some fell down on her face.
Chris wiped those tears with his thumbs, "She came after me and my mistake was to have followed her because of my stupid male weakness… that was very stupid!" he spoke remorseful
Evana nodded in agreement, but she preferred not to judge him anymore. She still didn't want to say he could've had her if that was just because of his male instinct.
"I really am very regretted for that and I need your forgiveness. I will never meet her again!" he said cupping her face gently staring deep in her eyes
"Do you really promise that?" Evana replied begging for his assurance
"I promise, I swear!" he told her as much as sincere as he could stepping closer to her
Their faces were as much close as they had ever been. Evana's lips were parted as if calling for his. Chris slowly leaned his face closer to hers. They could feel each other's breathes. Evana stepped closer to him giving him the permission to seal their lips. Chris parted his lips as well and before their lips met, they heard knocks on the door, disturbing their moment.
"The door…" Evana said pointing with her head
Chris sighed in frustration and without any option, just went to answer the damn door when he saw Yana outside.
"Hello." The ginger woman greeted him almost in a dry tone
"Hey." He replied politely, "I'm going to the gym." He told Evana and passed by Yana without saying anything else or looking at her
Yana turned her back at him making a face; she had noticed his expression and thought he was starting to get moody, "I don't know why you still keep that guy here! He must be really good at keeping you 'entertained'." The ginger woman commented with a teasing tone
"He would if you hadn't spoiled our moment!" Evana rolled her eyes and replied with irony going to the couch
"What?" the ginger widened her eyes, "Were you doing 'that' right now?"
"'That'? No!"
"Almost there?"
"Uhm, no…"
"Oh you so did sleep with him!" Yana spoke with emphasis; "Finally!" she added making a face
"No, I didn't!" Evana snapped
"Why do I sense some uncertainty in your body language?"
"We didn't sleep together! Actually we haven't slept at all…"
Yana didn't let Evana finish what she was saying, "Oh… I got it! You haven't slept at all because you two were doing it until now!"
"Yana!"
"No?"
"Yana, stop it! I didn't sleep with anyone!"
"But you said I spoiled you and I can see you blushing."
"Yeah, but it wasn't… sex."
Yana just lifted her eyebrow waiting for the explanation, "You and him were making out?" Yana had a big smile on her face as she felt the satisfying confirmation of her predictions
"No and don't make that face!"
"I can't help the face 'I Told You So!'"
Evana sighed defeated by her friend's comments and rested her head on her hand
"What do you want me to say? I knew this was going to happen any time and I can tell you more, he'll want to continue it and if you want I can leave right now since I just came to check on you!"
"No, you already spoiled it and thank god you did it. I was about to make a mistake!"
Yana rolled her eyes. She might not be fond of that guy, but that didn't mean she didn't agree he had good looks and could be a good catch for fun, plus, she knew anyone in love would like to have some loving moments with the one they had feelings for, "Why would it be a mistake? It's not like he's not a nice catch…"
Evana looked at her not believing her friend's comment, "You don't need to make fun of me."
"I'm not making fun. You like the guy, he likes you too… Where's the mistake?"
Evana rolled her eyes, "Are you teasing me or did you really choose to have your golden fish memory now?"
"Sis, you are really changed since you met that guy. You are starting to get annoying. Just get laid with him, I need my friend back!"
Evana sighed in defeat, she knew Yana long enough to know she wouldn't stop her teasing until she'd say what the ginger expected to hear.
"Anyways, I didn't come to have an argument with you, I came to talk to you and see how things were in your end since I thought you were still alone."
"Things are fine for now. No bad news, no cellphone and I'm not alone anymore."
"That's good to hear. By the way, I was wondering if you need help with anything."
"I don't need help with food for today, J.D. left food ready for tonight, but I do need help with the shower and change my clothes."
"You can ask Chris…" Yana teased
Evana stared at her with a gaze that she was about to rip her apart if she didn't stop with the teasing.
"I'm sure he would love it…"
"You know what… I think you have thing for Chris! You don't stop mentioning him!" Evana replied making a face
"What, me? No way! I already have my boyfriend and I'm completely satisfied with him!"
Evana laughed, "but he's not a Chris…" she teased her friend back just to test her
Yana rolled her eyes, "Thanks sis, but you can keep the stray dog all for you."
"So stop mentioning him. I already live with him and have teases enough about a non-existent relationship between the two of us…"
"It's because it's evident how much you two get along and you make a beautiful couple."
"Thanks, I'll pass that." Evana sighed, "So, will you help me with the shower and clothes or not?" she said standing up from the couch heading to the bedroom to get a plastic to cover the bandages
"Sure, but how many times do you want me to come per day?" Yana replied following her
"Just once a day, I'll just need help with changing because I don't intend to leave the house for some time. And about home chores, I'll make Chris cook and clean the house." Evana said finishing wrapping the plastic around her right hand
"So your plan is to get confined for an undetermined time?"
"Yeah, until I can go back to work."
"Work? Do you still intend to go back to Burlesque?"
"Yeah, I need to make my living, but if I don't manage to get back to the pole, I will ask to just bartend, or in the max just do strips again." Evana said lifting her arms up
"Yeah, I just hope Stan won't show up after you again since he's forbidden to enter the club. But he doesn't seem to be the type that gives up his 'property' easily." Yana replied helping the blonde to get undressed and then they headed to the bathroom
"I know, actually I'm really considering the idea to move to another city and for that I need to make enough money which will take a little longer since I won't do any extras since Stan was the only one that kept me doing that..."
"Yeah, Chris should help you on that."
"Why should he?" Evana turned around after opening the shower valve and then entered in the shower box
"Because he's living with you."
"Chris knows how to live his life without me. He can pay for hostels and should get a better job so he could rent something better for him."
"Or get his memory back…"
"Yeah, that'd be great! If he learned his last name, or where he used to live, or work, that would be fantastic for him. He could go back to his old life, to his house, to his family, friends…"
"As if he had all that! Annoying and moody the way he is, I wouldn't doubt that he was a lonely man."
Evana remained in silence, thoughtful.
"But well, he met someone like you who have patience with him and even have feelings for him, so maybe he had someone he could get some support too…"
Evana ignored her friend's comment, "Help me with the armpit." She said lifting the left arm since she couldn't use her wounded hand.
After the shower Evana and her friend got back to the bedroom and while Evana dried herself alone as much as she could, Yana took her a green nightdress since Evana wouldn't leave her confinement any time soon and wouldn't need to ask for Chris help to change again to sleep.
"Oh, I almost forgot. I brought the results of your routine exams." The ginger said as she walked to get her purse
"Oh really?"
"Yeah."
"Did you read it?"
"No, do you want me to?"
"Yeah, please."
The ginger opened the paper package and frowned while she read the results, getting Evana curious
"Is everything alright?" Evana asked starting to get worried about the long silence
"I'm sorry sis, but you lacked some protection…"
"What? It's impossible! Give me that!" Evana shouted taking abruptly the paper from Yana's hand who immediately started laughing
"Don't worry Eva, everything is clear. No STDs, no infection, no pregnancy, no anything. You're perfectly healthy!"
Evana slapped the paper on Yana displeasing her stupid play, "You're so stupid!"
"You should have seen your face!" Yana said laughing
"I hate when you do that! And I hate myself even more for falling into that!"
"Oh come on, you have such rigid codes about protection, how could you have bought my play? Or did you 'play' with someone else besides Stan and had real reasons to get worried?" the ginger started her tease again
"I didn't play with anyone else and never lacked protection with that moron, that's why I had the reaction! Unless I missed some broken condom or I had some cut I didn't know… it would be impossible to get infected by anything besides flu."
"Oh, I thought you got scared for being pregnant since you stopped taking the birth control shots because of doctor's prescription."
"Yeah and I forgot to take it again, thanks for the reminder. That's why it's going to be precious to go celibate until I decide to activate my sexual life again."
"I see, but if I were you, I would start taking it again as fast as you could, due to the obvious reasons I don't need to mention the name… you know the meds take some time to take effect again or can lose efficacy due to the pause."
"Obviously I will not take the meds again because of him since I'm not going to sleep with Chris!"
"Uhum… just like you were about to kiss earlier…"
Evana sighed rolling her eyes, "Chris or not Chris, I will definitely take the shot again, but I also intend to get in a long celibate period!"
"Good luck on that!" Yana replied with an incredulous tone
Chris was at Evana's gym, but not really in the mood to work out. Actually, he was hiding from the previous event. Thoughtful.
"What the hell I was about to do!" He spoke to himself passing his hand on his hair, "I'm pissed for the spoil, but I know that wouldn't be right if it happened. I can't continue like this!
What intrigues me the most is that she was going to allow it…
Does it mean she has feelings for me too?
Would it be right?" he thought while he looked at the landscape from the window
Chris left the window and turned around noticing the locked door at the back with a padlock. That was something that got him intrigued. He had seen that door before, but that day, the padlock got his attention. Maybe it was always there, but just now, that detail got his attention.
"I wonder what Evana keeps in there. What kind of secret she has…" he thought as he worked his arms out
(**)
A couple of hours later, Chris saw the moment Yana was leaving the house. He took some time to gain the courage to face Evana again. Somehow, now it seemed to be a tougher thing to do and the tension was starting to take over him a little bit. That was the famous post after awkward moment.
Chris opened the front door pretending everything was under control and for a part of him it was a relief Evana wasn't at the living room. She wasn't the first thing he'd have to face.
He headed to the kitchen to prepare him a meal and then he turned on the TV and watched it while he ate on the dining table.
When he was finished, he thought of taking the money to J.D., but since Evana was at the bedroom, he didn't want to disturb her, so he got watching TV until he fell asleep on the couch.
"Dear Diary,
Chris is back and we almost kissed!
Things are getting deeper than I ever expected.
I don't know if it would be right or wrong if we ended up kissing which surely would lead to something else… Something else that cannot happen!
Somehow, it's like we actually did it since now there's that awkward moment between two strangers… This is not friendship anymore and I cannot stop thinking about the Almost kiss.
I so want it to continue and know how it feels like to kiss those lips, how he tastes… And I know that anything can happen when I decide to leave this bedroom and I know we will have to face each other sometime. I can't get locked forever.
It's just a matter of time…
PS: Will he accept me for who I am?"
It was already the start of the evening. It was a little while after the sunset, which was the night of the first Saturday of February of 2013.
Evana left the bedroom, seeing the living room was dark, only being illuminated by lights from the TV. She left the hallway's light on and found Chris sleeping on the couch and then turned the TV off. He seemed to be in a deep sleep.
For some time, she got watching the man and she couldn't help the smile that formed on her face. She sighed. She felt safe again.
Evana headed to the kitchen to get something to eat and then returned to the living room to have her meal on the dining table and when she was almost finished, she heard Chris's voice murmuring something. At first she thought he was talking to her, "What?" she replied looking at him and realized he was sleep talking again
She got observing him and waited that he could say something else, and not long, he did speak again, "Jill…Piers… Where's Claire? What happened?" he spoke sobbing. Evana continued paying attention, apparently something bad had happened to his sister, "I can't tell Barry that…" those were his final words
Evana got intrigued with what she heard, apparently, something big had happened and many people got involved in the story, but on the good note, it was evident Chris had friends and that just proved that sooner or later, someone would come to find him, unless he had hurt all of them with his constant disappearances.
Evana was curious and she wanted to know what happened to the man she was starting to care deeply. She knew his brain used to reveal things during his sleep and now that she would spend more time at home, she was willing to pay close attention to that. She wanted to help that man in anything she could and solve some of the puzzles of his previous life even if that meant to let him share the bedroom with her since she was used to stay awake at night, but of course, with him sleeping in the sleeping bag.
Thank you Xaori and Otori Kaede for the reviews. I'm sorry, I'm going to torture you a little bit more xD but the romance is coming...really coming! :D
Hello, here I am again and updating almost in light speed xD, well why not if I have chapters ready?
Considering it's going to be a long fic, it has a good side that readers won't wait so much to get their curiosities satisfied, and the not so good side as I can reach some author's block and get delayed haha
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