Friends Helping Friends

[Mal and Evie's home. 9:00 am]

Mal's POV

The next morning arrived. Evie and I got up and started our day off by taking a shower together. After Evie had the water temperature set, I joined her and we held each other closely while feeling the water spraying out of the shower head onto us like a waterfall. I looked at Evie's body as Evie looked at mine.

"You're so perfect, E. Everything about you is just so perfect." I said.

"I know. And I feel the same way about you, M. You're perfect as well."

"You really think so?"

"I know so. Without any doubt. Or any hesitation to think so."

We smiled at each other before kissing on the lips. The feeling started to become erotic. We wanted to make love to each other desperately. And we were going to. I had Evie lay on her back in the shower. She put her hands above her face to keep the water from spraying her in the face until I was over her.

"Okay, baby. Your move."

We engaged in many kisses. As we were, I moved one hand down to Evie's private area, while my other hand was on her cheek, keeping her still as we were kissing. Evie instantly liked how I was touching her and she began to do the same thing to me. Moans filled the room as we were doing each other. I did Evie so good, a sexy moan escaped from her as she hit her climax within a short time.

"I love it when I make you...you know." I said.

"Yeah. I can never get enough of it." Evie said.

"Wanna do me now?" I asked.

Evie smiled and nodded. She had me lay on my back and she began to work her, ahem, magic on me. I continued to lay down, enjoying what Evie was doing to me.

"Look at me, baby." she said.

I raised my head and saw the beautiful girl in front of me.

"My gosh, E. You are so pretty."

And at that moment, I hit my own climax. Evie gave me a taste after I finished and I couldn't take her expression seriously.

"You're good." she said.

I stood up and made Evie squeal as I lifted her up and held her.

"Oh wow! Never knew you were so strong." Evie said.

"Well, not trying to be corny, but, you're the source of my strength." I said.

"I don't think it is." Evie said with a kiss.

I sat Evie down gently and did what Evie just did to me. I gave her privates a taste, which in words sounds wrong, but it feels so right, and we've been doing it to each other every time we have sex. Anyway, after we were done having sex, we took turns applying soap to each other's body and then rinsed ourselves off. And lastly, we dried each other off, applied our makeup and everything, and got dressed.

Evie's POV

After we were dressed, we headed downstairs to the kitchen to have breakfast.

"So what are we going to do today?" Mal asked which made me stop in my tracks.

Oh no. I've been so caught up with making love to Mal, I did not think this through. Our friends could show up at any time and I don't know what to tell her. I guess I should tell Mal a little bit about yesterday.

"Actually, Mal. I forgot to tell you this yesterday, but I ran into Luka. And we talked a bit." I said.

"Yeah?"

"Yeah. And she said she and Marvelous are coming over."

"Really? When?"

"Today. But they didn't say what time."

"Okay…"

Mal wasn't understanding everything I was telling her. Because I wasn't telling her everything. But I can't. Gosh, is this what Mal went through? I'm surprised she hasn't picked that up yet. Yet. There's still time.

"You know how they can be. They're pirates. They've got that "we do what we want" and "when we want" kind of attitude. Remember? We used to be just like that. Rebellious. Breaking the rules." I said.

"I remember." Mal said.

"Yes, well. We'll have to be ready for them. Even if it's all day. Anyway, I'll get breakfast started." I said happily.

Okay, Evie. That was good. Really good.

"Well, I called Carlos and spoke to him and Jay. I told them about what we're going to do. I told them we're going to have our friends pick them up and bring them here. They know it all. And they're really excited." Mal said.

"As are we. Nine days away. I cannot wait." I said.

"Me either."

"Well, our house is ready for them, thanks to you." I said.

Mal gave a playful bow.

"We'll need to get some things in order to throw a proper party, though. But this is going to be so much fun." I said.

"Indeed it will."

Many hours passed as we waited for our friends to arrive. What really makes it hard is we can't contact them. Based on what we seen of their phones, which look like no phone on Earth, I don't believe, even if we had their numbers, our phones wouldn't be able to call theirs. So throughout the day, I started on making dinner. Starting with the dishes that will take the longest to make, including an apple pie.

It was then about four o'clock, when we heard the doorbell ring.

"Oh! That must be them." I said.

I hurried to the front door and eagerly opened it.

"Hey, guys!" I said.

"Hey." Luka said.

"Yo." Marvelous said.

"Come on in! I'm glad you can make it." I said.

"Well, we weren't doing anything else really." Luka said.

I closed the door behind them and walked with them in the foyer.

"Hi." Mal said as she stood by the fish tank.

"Hey, you." Luka said.

"Nice fish." Marvelous said.

Marvelous walked with Mal into the living room, thinking Luka and I were following them. But we weren't. Instead, Luka pulled me aside.

"It would be best of we can get Mal out of the house for a bit." she whispered.

"I know. I was thinking the same thing." I whispered back.

"But how?"

I thought for a moment. Then I had an idea.

"I know. Just follow my lead." I said.

"And this is our kitchen." Mal said to Marvelous.

"Impressive." Marvelous said as Luka and I walked up to them.

Now is as good a time as any.

"Hey, baby?" I said.

"Yeah, sweetness?"

"Can you do me a huge favor?"

"Of course. What's up?" Mal asked.

"Can you go to the store for me while I start making dinner?" I asked.

"Sure. But you already started on making dinner." Mal said.

"Yes, I know. But I need to do a couple more things. I realized I never got us anything special to drink tonight." I said.

Please just go with this one last time.

"Um, okay. Sure, Evie. What should I get?" Mal asked.

I need to keep her distracted for a little bit. Luka caught on to what I was trying to do.

"Hey, Mal, since you're going to the store. Would you mind getting me a few things? Nothing big. Just a few small things." she said.

"Sure." Mal said.

"I'll get a list started." I said.

I grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and started writing down some things. Things we didn't really need, but it was things we needed to keep her distracted. I gave Mal my debit card from my purse and Luka gave her some cash.

"Okay, I'll go get my jacket." Mal said.

After she went upstairs, Luka called Marvelous over to her.

"Go with her." she said.

"What?" Marvelous asked.

"You heard me. Go with her. Evie and I need to talk about you-know-what. And believe me, it's not something you would be interested in hearing. So go with her. And perhaps even stall her for a bit."

"Doing what?"

"I don't know. Maybe have a conversation with her. Get to know her a bit. Tell her about you and the adventures and fights we had. Do something."

"Can't I just stay here and-"

"Hey! You do this for me, and tonight, I'll show you a little more than what I showed you last night."

I raised my brows and smiled after hearing that.

"I'd take her up on that." I said.

Marvelous scoffed, but then showed a small smile.

"I do like her, so I guess I'll be alright."

"Of course it will be. Mal is a very fun person. You'll see." I said.

"Okay, I'm off." Mal said as she walked back into the kitchen.

"Alright, let's go." Marvelous said.

"Wait, what?" Mal asked.

"He is going to go with you." I said.

"Oh, um. Okay. Sure." Mal said.

"Evie and I will stay behind and get things prepared for dinner. You two will have no need to hurry." Luka said.

"Alright. Marvelous, have you ever rode in a car before?" Mal asked.

"Not that I can remember."

"Then let's go."

"Have a good time." I said.

I sighed after they left.

"Sorry. But I told him last night. I thought it would be best for our planning." Luka said.

"That's perfectly fine. But, how did you convince him to do it? He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would hang out with just anyone." I said.

"Oh, he isn't."

"Then how did you convince him?" I asked.

Luka smiled as she looked around before looking back at me.

"I took my shirt off on the spot. That's what I meant when I said "I'll show you a little more than what I showed you last night." And that seemed to work. I believe I can get him to do things if I show him some skin."

I smiled and laughed.

"Alright. Follow me upstairs. I'll take you to my bonus room." I said.

"Wow. This is some room." Luka said as I let her walk in first.

"Thanks. Mal did this for me. I'm into sewing, so that's why there's sewing material all around. It's my sewing room slash office." I said.

"Pretty cool."

We both took a chair at my desk.

"First off, Ahim told me to tell you that she is happy for you and she wishes you all the happiness in the world." Luka said.

"Aw. Tell her I said thanks." I said.

"Will do."

"Okay. So what are her ideas?"

"Well, it obviously needs to be romantic. You should start off by telling her that you love her, but don't say too much where it would give it away on what you're trying to do." Luka said.

"Right. Because that would totally ruin the surprise." I said.

"Okay, here's what she told me."

Luka began explaining some things her sister told her. But the more and more I think about proposing to Mal, it made me very nervous again. And I started panicking a bit.

"I can't do this. What if she says no? And If she says no, then I'd just end up embarrassing myself in front of my whole family." I said.

"Evie, you're stressing out too much."

"I know. But, what do I do? How can I get rid of this stress? If Mal says no, then that's the end of the line. Our relationship will forever be altered. Nothing will be the same between us. And there will be nothing I can do about it." I said.

"Sure there is. Return the ring. Get your money back." Luka said.

"Seriously?" I asked.

"No! Of course not! Evie, listen to me. You're freaking out way too much, okay? I highly doubt Mal will say no to your marriage proposal. Okay, I don't know a lot about you both, but I can safely say I saw your love for one another, and I think you both went through a lot based on what you told me about your trouble at your former home." Luka said.

"Yeah." I said.

"And you both live in this beautiful home. I can't see one reason why Mal would say no."

I sighed.

"You're right. Mal has no reason to say no. I'm just freaking out too much that's all. Mal loves me. She loves me so much. And I love her so much. We were both meant for each other." I said.

"That's the spirit." Luka said.

"And you want to know something? This house, what you've seen of it, the kitchen, foyer, living room, and this room? Especially the kitchen."

"What about it?"

"Well, not too long after we bought the house, I had a business trip to Paris, and while I was gone, Mal had the whole house renovated and surprised me when I returned. "

"She did?"

"She did. She called me her "sweetness" as she walked down the stairs in her new look she has now."

"She does love you. If she loved you enough to do that, then she will love you enough to marry you." Luka said.

"You're right, Luka. She will." I said.

Luka then began to tell me more ideas she's got from her sister. And after a few good ideas she gave me, I made my decision on one of them. I know how to propose to Mal. I know what to say and what to do.

After an hour and forty five minutes of talking, it was starting to get dark, and I knew I better get dinner started. Beef stroganoff will be the main course. Luka gave me a hand in preparing the meal. And about six o'clock, it was almost ready to serve. However, shortly after six, the doorbell was heard going off. I looked towards the foyer with confusion as Luka hit me on my side.

"You said we were your only friends here." she said.

"Well, you are." I said.

"Then who would be at the door?"

"I don't know. Unless it's my boss. But she would call beforehand." I said.

We walked to the front door together. After I opened the door, we got quite a surprise.

"Marvelous?!" Luka exclaimed.

Marvelous shushed her and pointed to a sleeping Mal, who was being carried by Marvelous along with a few bags of groceries.

"What is this?" Luka asked.

I opened the door wider so he could walk in.

"I believe I tired her out. But there's more bags in the car." Marvelous said.

I went out to the car to retrieve the other bags, then locked the car up as I closed the front door. Cold air was getting in the house fast. I took the bags to the kitchen, sat them on the counter by the sink, then I walked into the living room nearby to see Mal laying on the couch, still fast asleep.

"What did you guys do?" I asked.

"I did what I was supposed to. We got groceries, got to know each other, told her about the adventures you and I had, Luka. That's all."

"And that put her to sleep?" I asked.

"Well, I did teach her some things."

"Like?" Luka asked.

"How to be a pirate. I taught her the ways of pirating. You take what you want. Seize your dreams with your hand and don't let anyone tell you different."

"Like she's never done that before." I thought.

I walked into the kitchen to unpack the bags from the store.

"You drove a car?" Luka asked.

Marvelous shrugged.

"It wasn't that hard. Mal started saying she wasn't feeling well. So she told me about this medicine that could help her feel better. And I guess it helps her, but it makes her fall asleep too."

"Seriously?" Luka asked.

"Well he's right. There's a box of antihistamines in a bag here. It seems her allergies were bothering her. That's normal though. She does get a little ill when very cold weather starts."

"See? You doubted me didn't you?" Marvelous asked Luka.

"What? No, of course not! I knew you were telling the truth." Luka said.

"Sure..."

After all that, Mal started to wake up. Marvelous and Luka started checking out our house to make the time pass until I was finished filling everyone's plates. And we were alone for the time being. Mal opened her gorgeous green eyes to me being the first thing she sees.

"Hey, Mal." I said.

"Sweetness? Hi." Mal said.

"How are you feeling, baby?"

"Better. My nose doesn't feel congested or my head feeling heavy anymore."

"Well that's good. Marvelous took really good care of you." I said.

"He did. You know, underneath all that self centeredness, he is a really nice guy. He doesn't always show it, but he is." Mal said.

"I picked up on that too. But did you have fun?"

"I did."

"That's good. You can tell me what you guys did later. In the meantime, I almost got dinner ready." I said.

"What are you making again?" Mal asked.

"Beef stroganoff. Along with some side dishes." I replied.

"Oh, that sounds delicious."

"It's going to be."

I gave Mal a kiss on the lips before walking back into the kitchen to finish loading up our plates. Beef stroganoff, mashed potatoes, green beans and for desert, the apple pie. Mal sat up on the couch and looked at Marvelous, who was returning back to the living room. He sat on the loveseat with Luka as I walked back into the living room.

"Thanks for helping me out. It means a lot." Mal said to him.

"No worries." Marvelous said.

"I have to say, I noticed something about you the way you took care of me. Deep down inside, you're a really nice guy." Mal said.

"Huh?!" Marvelous exclaimed, not entirely fond of what Mal just said.

That put a smile to my face.

"I've wondered, how old are you guys?" I asked.

"Twenty six." Luka replied.

"Thirty." Marvelous replied.

"Wow, thirty. How does that feel?" Mal asked.

Marvelous shrugged before Luka gave him a kiss.

"He'll age faster than me. But I love him anyway. I'm guessing you two are in your late teens?" Luka said.

"We are." I replied.

"So. When will dinner be ready?" Marvelous asked, obviously trying to change the subject.

I laughed and began walking back into the kitchen.

"It's ready." I replied.

"Alright!" Marvelous said happily.

The three took a seat at the table as I started bringing the plates to them. I lastly gave Mal's plate to her before sitting at the table with mine. No one talked, but it was enjoyable eating with them. And that's perfectly alright. Because my mind was somewhere else. I imagined myself and Mal along with our family and friends underneath that gazebo in the backyard.

"Evie, this was delicious. You are an amazing cook." Luka said after we finished eating.

"Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it."

Marvelous didn't say anything. Instead, he was eating the last of the stroganoff on his plate. He jabbed the rest of it on his fork and pointed it at me.

"I like this. You really should join us." he said.

"That's very flattering. But my place is here." I said.

"Yeah. Besides, if she goes with you, then what about me?" Mal asked.

"You can come too." Luka replied.

"Yes, but-"

"Your place is here. I know. And I respect that." Luka said to me.

"Yeah." Marvelous agreed.

Afterwards, Mal and I walked them out to the front yard.

"So, the next time we'll see you is when we'll pick up your family." Marvelous said.

"In nine days." I said.

"Sounds good to me. We'll be here next Monday morning." Luka said.

"See ya." Marvelous said with a small wave.

"See ya." Mal said.

"Bye." I said.

Luka waved to us as Marvelous took out his phone and called their massive galleon ship to them. As it hovered above them, Mal and I watched as they grabbed the ropes that were sent down and then pulled them up into the ship. It's a good thing we live in a neighborhood where there aren't many houses around and the houses are far apart. Because there's no way they can do what they did in a neighborhood where the houses are close together. But I don't think anyone noticed all that anyway.