Hatred With Benefits

E I G H T Y - F O U R

EMERSON.

"Are you threatening me, Carson?" My head spins at those words from her and she smirks, "Does it

feel like a threat, Ford? I'm just letting you know what you would be missing—"

With one long stride, I close the small gap between us, wrapping a hand around her throat and

silencing the rest of her words. "You dare mention fucking other men in front of me?"

"Am I not allowed to?" She raises a brow and I move a hand between us, slipping it under her skirt to

where her wetness awaits me, and goddamn, she's soaked.

"Oh, " she utters lowly as I close my palm over it and I say, "This is mine. Did you get that, Eva? You'll

not fuck nor will you mention fucking another man, because this fucking belongs to me. "

She raises her head high. "Then prove it. "

"What?" I mutter and she presses her lips to my temple. I close my eyes to the feel of her lips on that

skin again, only for Eva to take it away and say, "Prove it, Ford. Prove that it's yours. "

When I remain still, she continues, "Unless you're a coward, who only knows how to—" I say fuck it all

at that. I don't care if I'm such a fool for it, or if I'm willingly playing her game; I just lose it and claim her

mouth.

Her hands immediately find their stay around my neck and she jumps on me as she invades my mouth

with the same burn and force. We kiss like we've been starved for years; tongue on tongue, sucking,

biting and pulling. She kisses me like it's the only thing she cares about at the moment and I devour her

mouth like it's the only thing keeping me alive. And we take each other's lips like it's the one thing we

can finally have after such a long time.

I keep my hands on the legs wrapped around my waist as I lead us in the direction of the room and

Eva's hands work on my shirt and my pants. Moved from sliding under my shirt to feel my skin, to

caressing the front of my pants to feel the strain of my hardened cock— one that she managed to

cause within seconds.

We find our way inside the room like we always do and Eva drops to her feet, as she struggles to get

rid of my clothes while I do the same to hers.

When we finally strip each other naked, we break the kiss to take a breathe, and the loud pants of our

breaths surround us as we stare into each other's eyes and there's only a beat of a second before

we're back to taking what we crave, our hands moving through every skin, and I know then that I'd die

to have more hands just to feel her skin on my fingertips at a time. Her hands are on my chest, my

shoulders, my head, rubbing my cock then leaving it to wrap around my arms while mine moves to her

chest, twirling the hardened buds just to hear her tiny scream in my mouth, cupping her face, finding

her wetness and caressing her ass.

Amidst the beautiful chaos, we lose our stand and Eva trips over the edge of the bed with me falling

right over her.

I take a second to adjust before I press my lips to the side of her neck, earning moans from her and

she moves her hand to my back, her nails crawling down the skin as I filter kisses across her chest. I

get to where her piercing is and I take the metal in my mouth, sucking on her belly button along with it.

"Oh, fuck. Em. " The shortened form of my name coming from her sends a spark through my body and

I press my lips to the tattoo by her hip, letting it stay there for a while before I move over her again.

"Why did you stop?" Eva groans beneath me with eyes that tells me she needs me to take what she's

offering and I say, "This feels wrong, Eva. You're drunk and it feels like I'm taking advantage of that. "

"You're not, " she hisses, her hands moving to my waist till my cock is pressing against her throbbing

pussy, the tip stroking her wet entrance, and a muffled hum in the throat leaves my mouth with how

good alone that feels. "I've told you I want this. "

"In the wrong state of mind. Your decision is influenced by the alcohol you consumed. I don't want our

first time back together to be like this. " I tell her, moving my hands further from the sides of her head to

keep my mind clear and she drops her hands from my waist, an annoyed expression covering her face.

"So you're not going to fuck me?"

"I'm trying not to make a mistake that you'll blame me for in the morning, Eva. " I say and she rolls her

eyes, "It's just a damn fuck, Emerson. What's so hard about sticking your cock inside me? I remember

you didn't have a problem with that before. "

"I didn't. " I agree. "Because I didn't have to do it when you were drunk, and I won't have to do it like

this soon again. "

"We're not together. " She reminds me of that one hurtful fact, and I smile at her as I press a hand to

her cheek, "We are. You're only taking a breath. You love me; you can't stay away from me for long. "

"I don't love you. " She says with a frown and I make a sound of disapproval along with a shake of my

head before I part my lips, "Explains why your heart is beating this fast. And I see love in your eyes. "

She looks away from me, hiding her face and I chuckle as she mumbles, "You're both blind and deaf. "

"I love you. " I tell her instead, pushing forward to press my lips over her forehead. "I love you so

fucking much. "

"You really won't fuck me?" She asks when I withdraw, and my gaze drops to her lips. I wet my lips

before I push my face closer to hers, and tease her lips with my tongue. When I pull back to look into

her eyes, they are eager and dimming in anticipation, and I'm unable to hold myself back as I capture

her lips in mine. Her hands are quick to move around my waist again, and that small feel of her is

enough to take a grunt from me as I part her lips with my tongue before I leave it in her mouth, letting

her suck on it.

I bite on her bottom lip before I move my head to the side and whisper to her ear, "I'll make you cum

another way. How about that?"

"I want you, Emerson. " That's the response she gives me and my cock twitches between her thighs in

response to those satisfying yet seducing words coming from her.

"I know. And I want you just as much. " I assure her before I move off her body. I grab both of her legs

and throw them to either side of my shoulder before I lower my body, till my face is directly in front of

her pussy.

"Oh, damn—" Eva moans above me as I blow air to her wetness, pressing my hands to her inner thighs

and almost touching her core.

"I've missed seeing this so much. " I say as I swipe my tongue from her bud to her entrance and her

entire body shudders in response to my tease. "I've missed having a taste of this. " Her tiny whimpers

and pleas for more ring above my head as I press my lips onto her sweet lips, and suck enough of her

wetness to leave the lingering taste on my mouth.

I raise my head to look at her, and she's staring down at me with hooded eyes.

"You taste exactly as I remember. " I whisper and she drops her hands to my head, her fingers tangling

with my curls. "Emerson. "

"Do you want me to suck more?" She nods instantly, "Yes. Please. I want you to. "

I smile before I drop my head again, and I separate her folds with my fingers, giving me a clear view of

the pink flesh that rests beneath then I give her my tongue.

"Yes. Just like that. God, that feels so good. " She cries, gripping tight onto the end of my locks, and I

thrust my tongue inside, my chest swelling at the sounds and whimpers of my name that falls from her

mouth each time I pull my tongue out, only to push back inside. She tastes like fucking heavens, like a

reward I get to have after living through hell numerous times and I take everything that I've offered,

burying my face into her pussy with my hands moving from her inner thighs to her ass, squeezing the

flesh as I slowly lift her body a bit from the bed.

I don't stop sucking, stroking, teasing, taking and giving until Eva's legs start to shake on my shoulders

and her whole body goes into a fit of shivers, her relief washing over her in the cruellest way before her

body falls in a sigh and I move my face from her thighs.

Her legs drop from my shoulders and her hands from my hair as I slide over her body, bringing my face

close to hers.

She breaths heavily, making tiny sounds of bliss at the back of her throat and I let out a word, "Mine. "

"Emerson. " She calls my name in that tone that just turns me into such a fool in her hold and I crush

my lips against hers, sharing with her the heaven that we've both managed to get tonight after such a

long time.

When I pull back, she says no words and I smile at her as I fall beside her.

"I love you, baby. " I tell her as I bring her head to my chest and wrap an arm around her. My heart

drops when I'm given her silence as a response, but the fact that she's here makes me move my other

arm around her. It doesn't matter if she doesn't say it back now. I don't expect her to say them instantly;

I'm just fucking glad that I have her like this, naked in each other's arms and with her warmth

surrounding me as we lie to sleep with our heartbeats matching the other, for the very first time in what

feels like forever.

This is what it feels like with her. Excitement and calmness. A moment that I wish she would never

have to take from us.

~

"Eva. " I groan, spreading my hand to the side to feel her, only to be met with a vacancy.

"Eva. " I call again, and I open my eyes to the white ceiling before I drop my head to the side with no

Eva beside me.

I move to sit on the bed, and my eyes move in front of me, but she's nowhere. Her clothes are gone

too.

She left. Eva left.

I bury my face in my palms as I fall back to the bed. "What were you expecting, Emerson? Of course,

she was going to leave. "

And I lie there, regretting ever falling to sleep, when I should have stayed up all night just to have some

more time with her in my arms.

MASON.

"You can leave. " I tell her and she bows before she walks away from my sight. The sound of her other

greeting makes me raise my head from the paper in front of me to see none other than Matt Carson

walking into my office.

I fold my hands to my chest and lean back in my seat as I watch him stride to my front.

"Isn't it amazing that I've never been in here?" He says as he takes the seat in front of me, crossing a

leg over the other before he raises his head to me.

"Matt Carson in my office. Now that's something I didn't think would happen in this lifetime. " I say as I

push my seat closer to the desk and he chuckles, looking around him once before he says, "It's better

than I thought. "

"Why are you here?" I ask him and he sighs, dropping his hand on the desk before him as he brings his

face closer. "Something tells me you know exactly what I'm here for. "

"That depends. " I say and he shakes his head, "It's about my daughter and your son. "

"Oh, right. The trending topic. "

"I know you know they are together. " He says then corrects himself, "Well were. "

"And I know you wouldn't want your daughter with my son, so why are you here if it happened

according to how you want. " I raise a brow and he chuckles, "Let's get one thing straight, Mason. I

hate you. "

"The feeling doesn't get any lesser from this side. " I raise my shoulder and he sighs before he speaks

again, "But my daughter loves your son. "

"They're just kids. It's a phase they'll get over. " I tell him, returning my attention to the paperwork

before me.

"Love is never a phase, and I've seen the love between the two to know we shouldn't take it from them

just because of what we have. "

I raise my head in surprise. "Are you doing what I think you're doing?"

"Leaving my pride behind for my daughter's happiness? Yes, I'm doing what you think I'm doing. " He

declares, takes a pause then continues. "The two love each other, and maybe I turned a blind eye to

that at first, but not anymore. I do not want Eva to suffer any more than she already has because I

failed to give her what she needs. "

"What makes you think I'd want to agree to this?" I raise a brow and he says, "I'm guessing your son's

happiness means something to you too. "

"Not as much as you'd think it does. " I let out and he says, "It should. "

"My method of parenting is quite different to yours, Matt. You shouldn't be surprised about that. " I say

and he nods, "Maybe, but like I said my daughter's happiness means the world to me, and let's face it;

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then?"

"Nothing. They neither add nor deduct anything from my life so I'd be unbothered about that. "

"Well, I'll be. I don't know if you've noticed, Mason but Eva is the only one I have left, and I don't know

how your parenting works, but it'd drive me insane if I push my daughter to that point. What I've pushed

her to at the moment is already doing more damage than good. " He looks away from me, and I take a

swallow before I speak, "It'd be embarrassing if you break down in front of your enemy, Matt. "

He chuckles and drops his gaze back to me. "How are you so calm about this?"

I clear my throat and adjust in my seat as I change the topic. "You know mere words won't do this. "

"You want something in return for your son's happiness?" He says the words as if he's stunned by them

and when I don't give a response, he sighs, "I'll give you what you want. I'll leave here. "

At those words, I furrow my brows and lean forward. "All these years, I've done everything for you to

give this up, and this is all it takes? A relationship between Emerson and your daughter?"

"My daughter comes first. " He says with a firm voice. "I made a mistake of letting go of that priority for

a second, but not anymore. "

He moves from his seat and adjusts his suit. "Expect the papers in your office by evening. " And he

begins to move out of my office.

Just before he walks out, I say, "I won't deny the fact that you've been working hard since you got here,

Matt. "

He leaves the knob and turns his head to me and I swirl the chair to get a better view. "The way you

handle things might be different from mine, but it works just as effective and you've managed to grow

more over the years. " I push the chair back and move from my seat, "If only you weren't such an

arrogant bástard. "

He laughs. "I knew you aren't truly capable of compliments. "

"This does not mean that I like the way you do them, but you're right about one thing: I've never seen

Emerson vulnerable and determined like he is with your daughter. " That kid went on his knees just to

keep that girl, and I might have let my bitterness for him blind the sadness and pain I saw in those

eyes, but I don't fail to see that he truly loves the girl. Every single time I'm reminded of the fact that he

made me lose his mother, my dislike for him grows, but it's like Elias said; Janet would definitely want

me to take care of the kids she left me, than toss them to the side. And maybe I should start using the

way Emerson reminds me so much of my late wife to keep her memories close, rather than to chase

him away.

"Mason. " Matt's voice pulls me back to the reality where he's standing across the room and waiting for

my next words, it seems.

"You can hold the power you have over the company. " I tell him, and if he's surprised by those words,

the neutral look on his face definitely doesn't show it, but the tone in which he speaks his next words

doesn't hide it either. "What game are you playing at?"

I smile. "No game, Matt. If you had a change of heart, then why can't I?"

"Because you're the most selfish bastard I've ever known, and just now, you didn't care. " He states

and I nod twice, acknowledging his words, "It takes a second to change a mind. This is no game; no

win and no loss. I think you've proven yourself worthy, and you should get to keep the reward. And I

don't think I should interfere in their relationship either, because it won't just cost me one son. "

He nods, and throws me a smile before he turns his head. Only to turn to my view again, and say, "This

doesn't mean I'll stop trying to hold a higher percentage, Mason. " He proclaims with a stern face, then

softens his voice, "But it definitely means I'll stop trying to kick you out of here. "

"You were never going to succeed. " I snicker and he shakes his head twice before he finally walks out

of the room.

Just as I start to head to my seat, the door opens once again and walks in my son.

"I just saw Matt Carson leaving here with a smile on his face, and that tells me your discussion wasn't

heated. " He says and I turn away from him to stride back to the seat.

Elias takes the other seat. "Does this means I don't have to increase your share?"

"Why do you think I have the bigger share though you're the one doing the work?" I question and he

responds with, "At first, I thought you were being selfish, then I found out you weren't. You aren't

always what you like to paint yourself as, and I saw through that over the years. You did that to see if I

could manage to handle the work with such a small reward. "

"But you kept quiet about it. " I note and he hums, "You aren't the only one who knows how to play the

game, father. Back to my earlier question; did you talk things out?"

"We got on the same page, " I tell him and a small smile appears on his face. "Emerson will be so

happy to hear that. "

"I don't understand why you love him so much. " I say and he leans back, "Try to get to know your own

son, and you'll realize what an amazing kid he is. Including what you've been missing all along. "

"Don't you think it's too late for the father-son relationship to start?" I lift a brow and he shakes his head

in objection, "It's never too late, and I think your change of heart came at the right time; the moment

when he needed it the most. "

"I don't know anything about that kid, Elias. I blamed him for so long. " I mumble and when I lift my

gaze to him, he's smiling at me, "I told him our father isn't always a cold bastard. It's good to see I

wasn't wrong. "

"When are you heading back to New York?" I ask him and he says, "There's one more thing that needs

to be taken care of. If it isn't, then everything else would be for nothing. "