Love Me Like You Do

@ FallenHope95

"I guess you are," Lance agreed with a bit of a smirk. "I am sure that I am a lot hotter than the imaginary cute guy at the gym though." He teased her, knowing damn well that there was no cute guy at the gym. They never had an issue with telling each other about their dating lives. Lance was always curious about Evelyn... Though it was more than just curiosity. He also wanted to ensure that guys were acting their best around his friend. He had no issue with threatening a few of them either when it was needed. Just the ones that deserved it, after all, Lance didn't want to ruin her chances of finding someone. Whether it be long term or just a one night fling.

The man shook his head at her as he opened the trunk of the car. "Go ahead, name one time that I didn't help you when you were in distress. I always come to your rescue, babe." Lance winked at her before looking at into his car, pulling out his sports shoes from his gym bag. "But I might have to think twice about fighting that bear for you though." He joked. "I want to live... Might just have to explain to the police that there was nothing I could do and slip them a few grand."

Lance bumped into her, wanting to further show that he was just joking with her. "Though we won't see a bear so there is no reason to worry about it, is there?" He took a moment to put on his shoes and throw the other ones into the car before heading over to the entrance with her. He glanced at the sign for a moment to see how many miles before following her in.

@ Sweet.Persephone
A small huff escaped from Evelyn as she rolled her eyes at Lance. She turned and looked at him over her shoulder as he called her babe. The word doing something to Evelyn, but she easily hit it as she had no idea what it was. "You left me for hours the other night to deal with all of the people while you had fun playing with the boys." It was a weak resort because Lance was always there to come to her rescue.

As Lance continued to tease her, Evelyn rolled her eyes and slowly shook her head. "You're unbelievable." She murmured quietly as she shoved his shoulder back when they started to walk on the trail finally. "So, did you see how long the trail is?" She asked, glancing up at her tall best friend. Curious because she was too eager to start walking to know how long they might be out in the woods. Surely, they won't be out for more than two hours or so, right? As much as Evelyn loved hiking, she didn't want to be in the woods when it started to get dark.

"I guess," Evelyn murmured quietly as she wrinkled her nose slightly. She was relieved to not have to run into one. Most likely, but the idea in itself is interesting. You never know what could happen in the span of a second, a minute or an hour. "You know, I wouldn't mind seeing some sort of wildlife. Preferably something less scary though."

@ FallenHope95

Lance raised an at her example of leaving her as a damsel in distress. "Seems a bit dramatic, don't you think?" He pointed out. "You were in no danger there. Sure maybe it wasn't something that you wanted to do but you were fine. Also I wasn't playing with the boys like you want to make it sound. I was at practice! At the beginning of the season too! You know how many laps coach made us run just as a warmup? Too many! Certainly more than you can do."

The man ran a hand through his hair. He knew that the party was going to be a stressful event and he was lucky enough to be able to miss a majority of it. But that didn't change the fact that Evelyn was fine there. Even if she was a bit crabby about it. "You mean I am unbelievably amazing." He smirked a bit. "And the trail is either 5 miles or 8 depending on which path we take. Though shouldn't take us too long either way. Though they did have the other trails attached to that parking lot but they just seemed a lot longer."

"I am sure that we will see something. After all, we are in the middle of the woods." As he said this, the man started to scan along the area. "Maybe we'll get lucky and see a fox. That would be neat."

@ Sweet.Persephone
A small defeated sigh left Evelyn's lips. She gave up, she kept bringing the party up to try and get a rise out of Lance and it wasn't fair. She knew he was at practice, it's not his fault. It's something that his parents allow for him to indulge in and Evelyn should be happy about it. "Since we're engaged, I guess I have to start attending your games, huh?" Evelyn asked, glancing towards Lance. Sports weren't really her thing and Lance knew that only attending the first and last games of the season. Now that they're going to be married though, was it expected for her to be attending all of his games?

"Well, it looks like it was a good idea I was already in gym them. My muscles are stretched out." Evelyn murmured quietly, then rolled her eyes playfully before smiling. She loved hiking, but she was honestly kinda exhausted from running, or rather pretending to run in the gym not even an hour ago. "Hopefully we're on one of the trails leading to something cool at the end and it doesn't just loop around."

As they walked, Evelyn pursed her lips. Looking around quietly as Lance spoke of how cool it'd be if they saw a fox. "Yeah, that'd be cool. Or a deer. That would be cool as well." Evelyn murmured, her eyes looking around as they walked. "I hope we don't get lost, I suck at directions."

@ FallenHope95

"You don't have to attend my games, Eve." Lance said gently. He knew how she felt about sports. It wasn't her thing and he didn't see the point in his friend coming to something that would bore her. Besides, Lance had a lot of games throughout the year and it was probably best that she didn't commit to something that she didn't know the extent of. Plus... although he knew it would, Lance didn't want this engagement to change everything about their friendship.

The man let out a sigh before he moved close to her side and wrapped an arm around her loosely. "You're my friend, right? And now you're also my fiancée. I don't really want you to do something that you don't want to. I know a lot of that is going to happen for both of us but my sports don't have to be one of them. Besides, it's not like I am going to be able to see you at all until after they are over."

He paused for a moment, allowing his words to sink in before he reached up and messed up Evelyn's hair. A bit of a grin coming back on his face at that action. "And I am not hoping that this trail doesn't look around. Otherwise we'll have to walk back to the car from there and I don't really want to be walking around this forest at night!"

@ Sweet.Persephone
A small smile slowly appeared upon Evelyn's lips as she listened to Lance. It was sweet of him to be so understanding of things. It was a rare thing for him, but when it happaned Evelyn loved it. Although, she just couldn't help the small teasing bit that she wanted to do. "You also don't want me to check out your teammates though," Evelyn mumbled and faked a dramatic sigh. "So much for my reason for seeing Damen with his shirt off during practices."

Wrapping her arm around Lance, Evelyn leaned against him slightly. Breathing in his familiar scent. Hugs from Lance were always something that Evelyn loved, his muscles were always so firm and he always held her with the right amount of strength. Although hell would freeze over before she told him that. He'd tease the heck out of her.

Then, at Lance's mischievous act, a gasp escaped from Evelyn as she placed her hands on Lance and tried to push him. Although since he was taller and stronger, she really only ended up pushing herself away from him. "Lance!" She said, her annoyance evident as she glared at her best friend. Her eyes narrowing at him as she tried to smooth her hair down. "You're such a meanie!" Evelyn said as she stuck her tongue out at him and then huffed as she looked ahead, head held high, and started to walk a bit faster.

"Don't be such a scardy cat. If we walk in the dark, I'm running ahead with the phones so you can't use the flashlights!" Evelyn wouldn't, but she wanted to sound mean just because she wanted to keep up the facade that she was mad at Lance. Then, after a couple of minutes, Evelyn stopped walking. "Lance, do you hear that?" The sound of running water met Evelyn's ears. It was still sorta in the distance but a small break in the trail seemed like it'd lead to it. "Do you want to see if there's a waterfall over that way?" She asked as she turned to face her friend, a little hope that he'd be up for some adventure.

@ FallenHope95

"Well I definitely don't want the others to notice you drooling over everyone else on the team but me." Lance said with a laugh. "It might make people suspicious. And who wants to deal with rumors of one of us cheating this early in our fake relationship?" He hugged her even tighter to him than before, squishing the young woman a bit. "But the reason is more selfish than that. I don't want to hear your never ending complaining about having to watch my games."

The man laughed as she tried to shove him. But Evelyn wasn't strong enough to do so. Lance barely even moved and Evelyn only ended up pushing herself away from him. He loosened his grip enough for her to do so and let his arm drop down to his side. "You'll get used to it. I am only going to mess up your hair more now that we are engaged. I see it as one of my perks of being your future husband. Gives me the chance to annoy you while knowing that you aren't going to be able to get rid of me."

As she walked faster, Lance kept his pace. He didn't mind walking behind the young woman. Lance could still see what was in front of her and, really, being behind her was more a protective area to be. Lance didn't care for Evelyn walking behind him as much. He didn't have eyes on the back of his head. And, although it was a bit strange, he always had felt protective over her. So she could go ahead and storm forward as much as she wanted as long as Lance had eyes on her.

"I am not scared of walking in the dark but I rather not do it!" Lance called out to hear. He smiled a bit. There was no way she could get his phone from him anyways. And, with that thought in mind, Lance let silence fall over them as they continued down the trail. At least, he did until his friend started to speak again. "It sounds like water." He responded out to her as he turned his head towards where the noise seemed to be coming. "Sure, why not! Lead the way."

@ Sweet.Persephone
A small grin slowly appeared upon Evelyn's lips as Lance agreed to go towards the waterfall. Turning back towards him, Evelyn gave Lance a small mock salute and started to head towards the trail. "I didn't know there were waterfalls in this part of the country," Evelyn said as she walked with Lance through the forest. Pushing away a couple of branches as she moved, holding some of the longer ones until Lance passed them so that he didn't get smacked by them. "Then again, I've never gone this far out on a hike either."

Moving through the underbrush, the smooth trail that they had been on only moments ago changed to a less maintained one. A couple of times, Evelyn found herself tripping over herself and almost falling onto her face before Lance would catch her or she'd catch herself. "Maybe klutz shouldn't go this way," Evelyn murmured quietly, glancing back at Lance only to see him walking fine. The damn sports giant was too good with his coordination. Just be spiteful, Evelyn stuck her tongue out at him and then turned forward to try and focus on her walking.

After a little while, the duo finally reached a small clearing that opened up to a nice little sandy sort of stream. To their left was a small waterfall, it wasn't anything to blow their minds, but it was beautiful to look at. Standing about twelve feet high, a small trickle of water came down from the ledge. "Woah," Evelyn murmured quietly as she took in the sight before her. The moss on the rocks of the waterfall. The way the water moved down the fall and splattered in the water below. "This is beautiful. It looks nicer than the ones we see in books or paintings." That sounded extremely conceited and shallow, but Evelyn honestly had nothing to compare it to. She lived a life of luxury and her parents as well as most of her friends refused to step foot into the forest.

Removing her jacket, Evelyn folded it and set it on a nearby rock. Then she took her shoes and socks off before walking towards the water. Dipping her feet in, Evelyn grinned before looking back towards Lance. "It's nice and cool."

@ FallenHope95

As they come up to the waterfall, Lance looked over it with widen eyes. He had never seen something so hidden and serene like the area before him now. He had seen waterfalls before, of course, but none like this. It was smaller than the ones he came across but it had an almost magical air to it. This was the type of place that someone would go if they wanted to relax. A soft smile came over his face. Perhaps this was a place that Lance could go to from time to time.

His eyes shifted over to Evelyn as she headed over to the water. It took the man a moment but he eventually followed her. Doing the same as she had done before, taking off his socks and shoes to move his water it. The water was cool but not cold. It was just refreshing. "We'll have to remember this place, Evelyn. Especially when we are trying to get away from everyone." He looked at her, his smile widening a bit. "We should take a swim, what do you think?"

Without waiting for a response, Lance was already pulling his shirt off over his head and throwing it onto a larger rock nearby. "Just for a couple of minutes... Hell, maybe a bit longer than that." The man chuckled. "We can just skip the rest of the hike and hang out here." As he said that, he worked on getting his pants and boxers off, throwing it over to the rock as well. It wasn't the first time that they would have gone skinny dipping together. Though normally there were others around... Not that it mattered now, right?

Lance walked into the water until it was up to his waist. He turned back to his friend, a grin on his face. "The water is nice and I promise the bottom doesn't get all gross like you like to complain about in some lakes. Lets just relax here for a while."

@ Sweet.Persephone
A small hum of approval escaped from Evelyn as she kept her gaze on the shallow water as she walked along the edge. A small smile falling upon her lips as she felt the coolness of the water cooling her off. "I like that idea, this place is really beautiful," Evelyn said quietly as she stopped walking for a moment and bent down to pick up a rock. Then she straightened up and tossed it into the water. A small smile falling upon her lips as she listened to that satisfying plunk sound it made as it hit the water's surface.

Then, at the mention of a swim, Evelyn turned back towards Lance in slight confusion. A small jolt shooting down her spine as she watched Lance starting to strip. "W-what?" She murmured, not expecting for him to just strip in the broad daylight. Usually, they'd be in the dark and maybe a little drunk or a little high in some people's cases when they'd go in. "Lance..." Evelyn murmured quietly, not quite sure that this was a good idea to do at the moment. Especially if someone decided to come this way on a hike. Looking towards the way that they came from, Evelyn bit down on her bottom lips nervously. Trying to listen to see if there were anyone coming this way or not.

When she didn't hear anyone, Evelyn looked back towards Lance and blinked in surprise as she saw him butt ass naked and walking into the water already. A small sigh escaped from Evelyn as she slowly shook her head at her friend. "You're unbelievable." She murmured as she stepped out of the water and started to strip as well. Tossing her clothing into the place she'd already been setting her things. "Well sorry that I think that algae are gross to walk on," Evelyn murmured once she was completely naked. Her cheeks a light pink color as she slowly started to walk into the water.

A small shiver from the change in temperatures from walking in the heat to walking into the cool water. Being bare, Evelyn's nipples were visibly seen starting to pebble from the change in temperature. "Ah, it's a lot colder in the water," Evelyn murmured quietly, stopping a little behind Lance as she traced the top of the water with the pads of her fingers, not looking up to see if Lance noticed her hard nipples or if they'd affect him in anyways.

@ FallenHope95

"What? I wanted to swim." Lance said as he shrugged. Though his back was still turned to her as he continued to walk into the water. And he didn't see the point in looking back to see that look of disappointment over Evelyn's face. There were some days that it felt like it was all too easy to get her disapproval. And it seemed like today was one of them. Though that was not something that Lance was going to allow to bother him. He wasn't in school and they were at a lovely place. And all the man wanted to do was disappear from the world for a bit and relax.

Once he found a spot that satisfied him, Lance shifted until he was just floating with only his head above water. Then he slowly turned so he was facing Evelyn. He had heard her come into the water but the man was a little surprised to see that she had gotten naked as well. Part of him was thinking that she wouldn't since he had heard the disappointment in her voice. But it appeared the the allure of the water had been too much and she decided to come enjoy herself as well.

Realizing that Evelyn wasn't watching him, he wasn't able to help himself but to take a glance over Evelyn. He couldn't see everything because of the water but Lance could see her hardening nipples and her breasts. It had been too hard not to take a glance with the knowledge that she was going to be his wife... Lance knew that there was a possibility they would never sleep together or have the kind of closeness that a couple would. But Hell, if they were going to be together for the rest of his life, he at least wanted to know what she looked like.

Though he was regretting that glace now as Lance could feel himself grow a bit horny from the glance. Hell, would there be a way to fuck a girl without anyone knowing? It wasn't like Evelyn would care. They weren't really together. As he thought that over, his eyes shifted away and looked up to the treetops.

@ Sweet.Persephone
Once she got a little used to the water, Evelyn started to walk into the water a little bit more. Lance hadn't lied. The rocks at the bottom weren't a gross feeling, in fact, it was mostly a firm sort of sand. Almost like the little lake had been dug out and the rocks removed. Maybe at one-time something was supposed to go here but the people changed their minds? Once Evelyn got home, she'd have to look into this area because she was quite interested in learning about it.

Glancing towards Lance, a small grin slowly appeared upon Evelyn's lips as she tried to move quietly. Making as little noise in the water as she could as she approached Lance from behind, Only to stop when she was stuck standing on her tippy toes. Then, doing her best. Evelyn pulled her hands back and then pushed a large splash of water towards Lance. A grin appearing upon her lips followed by a small giggle. "Got ya!" She called as she turned away from him and moved to try and swim away from Lance. Moving towards the other side of the lake, as well as giving him a nice view of her backside and rear.

Once she thought she was a good distance away from Lance, Evelyn laughed again and turned towards Lance. Grinning because she thought she had gotten him good. A nice surprise splash in the lake, so much more refreshing than staring up at the trees. Right? Then, plugging her nose with her pointer finger and thumb, Evelyn hopped up and then went under the water. Giving Lance a small show of her breasts buoyancy before she disappeared under the water for a couple of minutes before resurfacing with her hair now completely wet. Raising her hands, Eve wiped the water away from her eyes lightly. Doing her best to not wipe her waterproof mascara off of her eyes.

@ FallenHope95

Lance shook with surprise when water was suddenly splashed against his back. The man turned around quickly, only to see her make her way towards the other side of the lake. Though a bit of a grin came over his face. This was war, whether or not Evelyn knew it. So as she dipped her head underwater, Lance made his way over to her side of the lake. When her head popped up out of the water, Lance splashed her right in the face before pushing her head back under the water but only for a second before he released her.

At that point, the man took a few steps back, getting ready to defend himself when Evelyn was sure to come back up to the surface. When she was up, and he was sure that she had taken a breath of air, he splashed her again. At which point, the young man let out a loud hearty laugh, enjoying the sight of his friend being caught by surprise.

"You thought you could get me without any repercussions?" He asked her, still laughing as he did. "I definitely got you better!"

@ Sweet.Persephone
When a splash of water came her way, Evelyn barely got a squeak out. She was expecting Lance to come at her, but she wasn't expecting to be splashed, and then dunked under the water. A small grin slowly appeared upon Evelyn's lips as she swam a couple of steps away from him as she surfaced. Just to be on the safe side and then laughed as she raised her arms to shield her face as she was splashed once more by Lance.

"No fair, you're stronger than me! I can't dunk you!" Evelyn giggled as she moved to splash him with water from her right arm and then used her left, trying to do a double attack of splashes on her friend. Hoping to one way or another get him splashed. "I'll get you back, yet Lance!" Evelyn said and then grinned as she moved closer to him to splash him with larger waves. Thinking that if she was closer, then the waves would be bigger.

Yet another giggle escaped from Evelyn as she got ready to block her face as she watched Lance. Her eyes narrowing slightly as she tried to figure out what he was planning on doing to her next.

@ FallenHope95

"Maybe if you went to the gym more often, you would be strong enough!" The man teased her as he let out a laugh. He knew it wasn't necessarily a fair fight. Lance worked out, he played sports and he had some weight on her. Sure, there were others who could kick his ass or at least have a chance but Evelyn wasn't one of them. It was just lucky for her that Lance was typically protecting her instead of fighting her.

As she moved to splash him, Lance shielded his face like he had seen her do, wanting to protect himself from the water. Especially since he knew what his next move would be. The young man suddenly thrusted forward and wrapped his arms around her tightly. Evelyn's wet naked body pressed against his, her breasts into his chest but that realization wasn't even crossing his mind as he lifted her up into the air and then suddenly slammed her down into the water, dunking Evelyn completely under the surface.

Unlike last time, Lance waited a few moments before he lifted her back up so she could breath. Though as he pulled her out of the water, he suddenly became ultra aware of the fact that Evelyn was pressed against him and neither of them were wearing clothes. That he could feel her hard nipples against his skin, how her breasts squished against his chest... And how his cock was pressing against her thigh as well... Perhaps this wasn't the best idea he had.

@ Sweet.Persephone
A squealing sound of surprise escaped from Evelyn as Lance came towards her. Causing her arms to wrap around Lance's neck out of habit and bury her face into the side of his neck. Her legs wrapping around his waist. Pressing her body close to Lance's. Her hardened nippled scrapping against Lance's broad chest as they went down in the water. Her core starting to tingle as the motion caused her crotch to brush against his.

The moments that they were underwater, were like a pause in time. Evelyn didn't realize what was happening, how either of their bodies was reacting to each other. How close they were, how their bodies were literally pressed together in one of the most intimate forms that one could imagine. Well, for ones who weren't intimate with each other to begin with. Intimacy really never crossed Evelyn's mind when she thought of Lance. Sure, she'd share a blanket with him or lay her head against his shoulder when she was tired and they were both hanging out with a friend, but not once had she thought about what it would feel like to have his naked body against her. Her breasts pressed against his, her nipples being teased by rubbing against him. His dick pressing against her thighs, so close to her entrance that the thought of him taking her would mean only moving a couple of inches. No, none of that crossed Evelyn's mind ever. Until now.

As Lance pulled the duo up. A loud laugh could be heard coming from Evelyn as she slightly released her grin around Lance's neck. Her head moving back from being buried in his neck as she gazed up at him with a look of mischievousness. Her breathing was heavy as she gulped down much-needed air. Her mind blanks for a moment as she just looked into her friend's bright blue eyes. Her smile going from one of pure joy and fun-loving to one of confusion as she slowly looked down at her self and Lance. Realizing what they were doing and how close they were.

Light pink slowly dusted Evelyn's cheeks as she started to feel her mind connecting everything. Her breasts were pressed against Lance's chest, brushing against him and causing small rivulets of tingles to shoot through her body. His cock was pressed to her thigh and she has to be incredibly stupid to no realize that he felt a little hard as he rubbed against her.

"U-um" Evelyn murmured quietly, being the first one to break the silence. Her eyes glancing towards Lance's lips for some reason as her jumbled mind tried to process what she should do, should think at the moment. Except nothing came up, she couldn't think. Didn't move and quite frankly, she didn't want to move because as much as Lance thinks that Evelyn's fooled around with a person or two, she hadn't. This was the most intimate she'd been with someone. This was a big moment.

@ FallenHope95

When Evelyn was pulled back up from under the water and settled, Lance looked down at her. He could not stop the awkwardness that came through him as well as showed on his face. It was clear to the man that he truly had not thought all of this through. Although he wanted to have some fun in the water, the fact that they were both naked. The fact that he had her pressed up against him... Well it had not crossed his mind until right then.

As silence seemed to cover both of them, Lance stayed still and silent. He was waiting for Evelyn to do something. To yell at him, to pull away. Hell, he was half expecting his dear friend to slap him for this one. And Lance would not blame her for that. It really was his fault and just because they were to be wed did not mean that Evelyn ever wanted her naked body pressed up against him and vice versa. And although Lance typically enjoyed breasts against him, this time was just... different.

Though when it seemed that Evelyn had nothing to say or do, or in the least, had not began to process what to say and do, was when Lance decided to make a move. Lance settled her down into the sand of the lake, making sure that she was stable before he wrapped his arms around her. He was careful about it but there was speed to his movements that he normally did not have with Evelyn. And once his arms were off of her, Lance pulled his whole body away and floated back a few feet distance from her in the water.

"Sorry about that," Lance said as he gave her a bit of an awkward smile. He was still waiting for her to do something. The young man figured it wouldn't be good either.

@ Sweet.Persephone
Nothing floated around Evelyn's mind as she allowed Lance to carry her towards the shore. Her lips pursed tightly together as she looked at her long time friend. Her body reaching to the close touch and shifting of their bodies as they moved through the water. They've been close before, yet. This time felt different. Something had changed between them and Evelyn couldn't quite place her finger on what, or why. It was like a thread breaking, or maybe being mended together? She wasn't quite sure. It was just, a feeling in her head, her heart really.

So, when Lance placed her on the hard-packed sandy mud from the side of the small lake, Evelyn quickly sat up. Closing her legs so that she didn't seem like one of Lance's little sluts and cleared her throat as she stood up. Not looking towards Lance. "I'm getting cold, I should get dressed," Evelyn said quietly as she walked towards where she kept her clothing and walked behind a couple of trees to hide from Lance's view.

Pressing her back into one of the trees, Evelyn raised her right hand up towards her face and covered her eyes. A couple of stray tears escaped from her clenched shut eyes as she fought the hyperventilating feeling that was rocking through her chest as wave after wave of anxiety washed over Evelyn. What the fuck was that? What just happaned? The string that was building side of Evelyn felt like it was being hacked with a dull hunting knife or something. They weren't made for this sort of thing, Evelyn and Lance have been friends since childhood, they couldn't have moments like that. It's against the friend code. Right? Just because they were now betrothed to each other didn't mean they suddenly needed to have intimacy. Right?

Taking in a couple of deep breaths through her nose and then slowly exhaling through her mouth. Evelyn managed to get her chest to stop rocking and for her eyes to stop leaking use less water. She used her white uniform shirt to dry off her body as best as she could before putting on her undergarments. Slipping on her skirt and making sure to button her jacket. Evelyn walked out from behind the trees to sit down on a rock so that she could put on her socks and shoes. "We should head back soon, schools probably almost over and you probably have a practice like usual. Right?" Evelyn asked, not looking towards Lance as she spoke, just focused on her shoes as she retied her shoelaces.

@ FallenHope95

As Evelyn decided to go get dress and disappeared into the woods, Lance's head tilted slightly. He had been expecting her to be yelling at him, not to disappear. Though it seemed that perhaps Evelyn wasn't all that upset with him. That she recognized that it was an accident, right? Lance hit on a lot of woman but Evelyn was never one of them. She was his friend, not some girl that he was going to sleep with and then forget the next day. He knew that she knew that. Although, Lance recognized that his friend was gorgeous, it would be wrong to have those kinds of thoughts.

So when she disappeared into the woods to get dressed, Lance got out of the pond himself and headed over to his own clothes. He shook the water out of his hair before pulling on everything. Then he sat down on the rock and took in a deep breath. Well, there was nothing he could do now besides wait for Evelyn to come back. And if she seemed upset with him, Lance would know. He was pretty sure after many many years, he knew her like the back of his hand.

When Evelyn came back, Lance smiled sheepishly over at her. "Yeah, I do. Coach will kill me if I am not there." With that, Lance got onto his feet and headed over to Evelyn, wrapping an arm around her and pulling her in close. He figured that if he continued on like normal, Evelyn would as well. And, it seemed to him, that she wasn't upset about his little mistake. "Should I drive you home then or back to the school or somewhere else?" He asked as he started to lead her back towards the trail. "I know your car is at the school but if you just want to go home, I can pick you up before class tomorrow?"

@ Sweet.Persephone
Acting on instinct, Evelyn wrapped an arm around Lance as well and leaned into his side. Her head resting against him as well as they started to walk. She let out a small hum as Lance spoke. Her attention on him even though she stared ahead. Watching the path as they headed back to the trail. She smiled a little bit as Lance had to duck under some branches, while she was so short that she could just walk under them. "We can head back to school. I have a nail appointment today at six. I really don't want to explain to my mom why I don't have my car." Evelyn said quietly, glancing up at Lance as she spoke and then looked ahead once more. Doing her best to play it cool.

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The next day, Evelyn leaned against her closed locker. A couple of her closest girlfriends stood near her, Anna and Lily. The two were gushing about how cute Evelyn's nails were as they looked at what she had done to them. A simple manicure and a really nicely done paint job. Evelyn usually picked darker colors to have painted onto her nails, but her mother talked her into trying something lighter. Saying she was becoming an adult and was engaged. She didn't need to try and rebel anymore, it was time to grow up and blah blah blah. Evelyn hated the idea at first, but she actually really liked the outcome. "I know, I'm pleased with how they came out," Evelyn said as she looked once more down at her nails. Taking in the bright colors and how nicely they went together. "Ah, I need to get my nails done now. I want to do something similar to you, Eve." Lily said, gushing over her nails still.

As the girls gushed over Evelyn's nails, they didn't notice a new face joining them. "What's today's topic?" A deep voice said as an arm wrap around Lily and Anna's shoulders. Glancing up, Evelyn did her best to fake a smile as she spotted Justin Randall, one of the biggest douche bags at the school. The guy was a druggy as well, always looking for his next hit. Rather it is a drug or a girl to use to spend his useless hours. People say that Justin's part of some sort of illegal crime circle, Evelyn wasn't sure about that but he always did seem to be hanging out with some shady looking guys when she does see him around town.

"We were just talking about Evelyn's nails," Lily said as she brushed off Justin's arm like it was infected with a disease and made a face as she brushed off her shoulder. "Ah, cool. Fun stuff." Justin murmured as he winked at Anna, who rolled her eyes and brushed his arm off next. Then looking back towards Evelyn, Justin grinned. "So Eve, party at my place this weekend. Want to join?" Justin asked, not being suddle as he ran his eyes along her figure as he checked her out. "Uh, we'll see. I might be busy." Evelyn murmured quietly, her eyes quickly looking away to see if she could find Lance to help with this pervert. "Ah come on, your boo doesn't have to know. Fuck, he could come if he wants to."