Wait For Me; Chapter 3 (Evian)
by ejcrane


Eve found herself at home that evening. Tc and she had had a nice dinner together, although all Eve had on her mind was the way Julian treated her. She missed him; his company…his affection.

“You ready for bed, honey?” Tc cleared the table.

“Sure,” Eve stood and helped him.

They decided to leave the dishes for the next morning and just go to bed, so Tc took Eve by then hand and began leading her towards the stairs, but just as they got to them, Eve stopped.

“No, Tc,” she shook her head and pulled her hand from him.

“You don’t want to sleep in the bed with me?”

“I think it’d be better if I slept on the couch,” she said and walked to the living room.

“Are you sure, Eve?” he asked as he followed her.

“Yes, Tc, I’m sure.”

Eve began making up her bed on the sofa when Tc spoke.

“Eve, I really wish you would let me sleep on the couch and you could have the bed…”

“Tc, I already told you; I am never going to sleep in that bed,” she turned from him and continued to make up the couch, “That’s where you slept with her…when I found you two that night,” she whispered.

“Eve, I’m sorry for that, but you slept with Julian that night too…”

“Tc, can we please just drop this?”

“Sure, Eve.”

Eve smiled at him as she went to the restroom to change, and when she came out, she found the living room empty. She sighed happily, knowing that she didn’t have to talk anymore that night.

She took off her robe and slipped in under the covers and soon fell asleep.

An hour later, Tc tossed in bed upstairs. He could not sleep. So, he decided to go downstairs and check if Eve was asleep. Tc tip-toed on the stairs and found Eve sound asleep. He smiled. Walking down the rest of the stairs, he walked around to the other side of the sofa sleeper and slid in next to Eve. She stirred and turned around quickly when she felt someone beside her.

“Tc! What are you doing here?!” she pulled the covers up to her neck.

“I couldn’t sleep, and wondered if you were asleep,” he said as he lied on his back and stared up, “I was just remembering how you and I would stay up late, and cuddle, and talk about what happened that day in our lives.”

She smiled at him.

“I’ve missed that for so long now,” he turned to his side so that now he was facing her.

“Me too,” she whispered and closed her eyes as she felt him caress her cheek with his knuckles.

Tc leaned forward and kissed Eve’s lips. He pulled back and looked at Eve. Her eyes were still closed, but she had opened her mouth when she had felt his tongue along the seam of her lips. Tc leaned down again and began kissing her lips once more, and then moved to her neck.

“No, Tc, no,” Eve pushed on his chest.

“I’m sorry, Eve,” he breathed into her neck; his lips grazed her neck as he spoke, “I’ve just missed you,” he looked to her with sadness in his eyes.

Eve didn’t know what made her do it, but she pulled Tc’s face to hers. Maybe it was the wine she had at dinner and before bed that was making her more relaxed…looser. Maybe it was because she knew she had lost Julian. Tc positioned his body above Eve’s and caressed her body with his hands, and before she knew it, they had made love.

After Tc had fallen asleep, Eve had run upstairs to take a shower. She didn’t know why she betrayed Julian. She didn’t know why she let Tc touch her, when the man that was in her heart now and always, had been Julian.
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A week later, Julian was in his office when Joyce knocked on his door.

“Yes, come in,” he said as he was looking down and writing.

“Mr. Crane, this was delivered for you,” she placed a package on his desk.

“Oh, that’s strange, I wasn’t expecting anything,” he stared at the small envelope, “Thank you, Joyce.”

She nodded and turned to go back to her desk. As soon as the door shut, Julian picked up the letter opener and opened up the package that was addressed to him. He pulled out a tape.

“Hmm, what’s this?” he looked it over and shrugged.

Julian then stood and walked over to the Tv in his office and pushed the button to turn it on. He then slid the tape inside and carried the remote in his hand as he walked over to the bar to fix a drink. After his drink was fixed, he pushed “play” on the remote. There was static at first, but then the picture came into view. It was two people in bed together. Julian rolled his eyes as he sipped his drink. He began walking towards the Tv to turn it off when he recognized the background in the video. It was Eve’s house…hers and Tc’s house. And the people in the bed were Tc and Eve…they were making love.

“Mr. Crane, Dr. Russell is here to see you,” Joyce announced through the intercom.

Julian walked over to the phone.

“Tell her I’m busy!” he screamed loud enough for Eve to hear on Joyce’s phone.

Eve frowned on the outside of Julian’s office. She wondered why Julian was reacting like that, when just last week he seemed tolerable of her. She didn’t care, so she walked by Joyce and flung Julian’s door open. He stopped the tape in time and pressed the “rewind” button.

“I’m busy, Eve,” he said through gritted teeth.

“I can clearly see that you are not! Julian why don’t you want to talk to me?!” her voice softened, “If I could just explain why I went back to Tc, maybe you could understan…”

“Or maybe this would help me understand more,” he pushed the ‘play’ button on the remote.

Eve’s eyes went to the Tv. She turned back to him when she saw the static on the screen.

“Julian, what is this?” she asked as she turned back.

The blood from Eve’s head just drained and she felt as if she was going to faint as she saw Tc and her making love. Eve slowly turned to Julian. She swallowed as she watched his eyes never leave the screen. Who sent him this video?! Who taped her and Tc making love?!

“Julian,” she shook her head as she became speechless.

He rewound the tape and pressed “play” again and the video began to run from the beginning again.

“Julian, stop!” she looked to him and then towards the Tv.

But he didn’t listen; he just kept doing it over and over again, until she marched up to the VCR and ejected the tape and then pulled the brown film from inside.

“Get out, Eve…get out and don’t ever come back,” he said with a monotone voice.

“No, Julian, no,” she began to cry as she dropped the tape and ran to him, “Not until you let me explain…” she grabbed the collar of his jacket.

“Eve, get your hands off of me,” he look her dead in the eyes with hatred, “There is nothing you can say that would explain…THAT!” he looked to the video cassette that was now crushed on the floor, “Now, this is the last time I’m going to say it, but Eve, get your hands off of me.”

She didn’t listen and tried to hug him, but he pulled back.

“Let go…NOW!” he screamed into her face.

Eve stumbled back, frightened from Julian’s voice.

“Eve, I don’t ever want to see you again,” he walked over to where she had set down her purse and grabbed it, “The only time I ever want to see your face again, is if it has to do with our son or our grandson,” he tossed her her purse and opened the door, “Good day, Dr. Russell,” Julian nodded and left for the day.
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After Julian had left her in his office, she had gotten a good idea on who sent Julian that tape. TC! So Eve went straight home and knocked on the door when she realized she had forgotten her keys. Tc opened the door for her with a big smile on his face.

“Hey, baby,” he was about to embrace her.

“Don’t you ‘Hey, baby’ me!” Eve shoved her way in and punched Tc in the nose.

“OW! Eve, what the hell?!” Tc backed up and held his nose.

“You did it, didn’t you?! Didn’t you?!” she stepped towards him as she shouted.

Simone heard the commotion downstairs and came rushing.

“I-I-is everyone okay?” she asked and then noticed Tc’s bleeding nose, “Oh my, Dr. Russell, don’t you think you should help him with that?!” she rushed over to the man who obviously needed help, but wasn’t getting any.

Eve smiled to her daughter as she too began to help Tc.

“Simone, go into the kitchen and get a towel, please,” Eve instructed her.

When Simone left to the kitchen, Eve stared after her. She wished her daughter had her memory back. All along Eve thought Simone was safe from the tsunami in Harmony, but Simone was in an accident all the way across the country, and it left her with amnesia. She didn’t remember her mother or father or even Whitney. Eve wished Julian could’ve understood more to why she got back together with Tc, but after seeing that tape…the tape that she had committed the biggest mistake of her life, she knew Julian wouldn’t forgive her.

Eve fixed Tc up and then demanded an explanation from him about the tape, but he swore up and down that he didn’t have anything to do about it; although in his mind, he was thanking the person who had sent Julian that tape. He wondered who sent Julian that tape though. He wondered who the hell was watching him and Eve making love.

Eve knew it was over between her and Julian, so now she was going to try and make the best of it with her family.
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Julian stopped by Chad’s to visit with his son and grandson.

“Hello, Julian…I mean, Father,” Chad looked up from Miles’ crib, “What are you doing here?”

“I just thought I’d come see my son and grandson,” Julian smiled as he placed a hand on Chad’s shoulder and glanced down at Miles, “May I?”

“Sure,” Chad shrugged, “How are things going with you and…mom?”

“How have you and Miles been?” Julian asked, totally ignoring Chad’s question.

“We’re good, but I asked…”

“Chad, I heard you, and I don’t want to talk about it; that’s the reason I avoided your question.”

“I understand…”

“Hello?” she knocked on the door, “Chad?”

Both Julian and Chad looked to the door to see Eve come in. Julian just rolled his eyes. He now knew it was time for him to go. Just as he was about to hand over Miles to Chad, Chad made an excuse and left the room, leaving Julian and Eve alone with Miles.

Julian spoke first.

“Dr. Russell, how are you today?”

Eve stared at him for a second.

“Julian, will you just stop that?! Why do you keep referring to me as if you don’t know me? We know each other. We know each other perfectly well,” she paused, “After all, we did create Chad and we are a part of Miles,” she looked to her grandson in Julian’s arms.

“Okay, Eve,” he set Miles down in his crib, “How are things going?” Julian started up a conversation.

Eve smiled; she finally got through to Julian and he was going to be civil with her.

“I’m good and what about yo…”

“How are you and your husband doing? Good, I hope…well, it was good seeing you, but I have to be running,” he turned and began walking out of Chad’s studio.

“Couldn’t you just be kind for one day?!”

Julian stopped and then turned on one heel.

“Be kind?” he walked back to her, “Be kind, she says,” Julian scoffed, “Well, how is this for kindness?” he pushed her onto the desk and spread her legs and positioned himself between them, “I am feeling very kind at the moment, Eve,” he crushed his lips to hers.

“Julian!” she pushed on his chest, “Stop!” she turned her face so that now Julian was kissing her cheek.

“Why, Eve,” he breathed into her face, “I thought you wanted me to be kind,” he grabbed her hips and brought her closer to his manhood, making Eve all too aware of his arousal.

“Why are you doing this, Julian?! Why?!” she struggled against him.

“Just picture me as Tc, Eve,” he spoke softer, “Just picture me as Tc,” his hands rested on either side of her on the desk as he breathed against her neck, “That’s probably what you did all the times we were together,” Julian whispered and then pulled from her.

She looked to his eyes and saw hurt there.

“I’m sorry, Eve, I,” he shook his head, “I lost control,” Julian said before he turned around and left Chad’s studio.


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