His Beautiful Addiction

Diana held her cutleries in her hands as she peeked at the man in front of her, who was eating as though he had known her for ages.

He had promised to tell her what she had done last night if she took a shower and ate. She didn\'t want to leave the hotel looking like a stray cat, so she obliged.

They were eating now, and he wasn\'t even the least concerned that she was a stranger, he was so relaxed.

Diana picked her cup of juice and sipped; \'\'ehem; so can we talk now. \'\' her lips stretched into an obviously fake smile;

 Michael peeked at her, \'\'what\'s your name? \'\'

Her brows furrowed and she looked behind her, to know if there was someone there, when she saw no-one she turned to him; \'\'You mean me? \'\'

Michael frowned; \'\'is there any other person in this room? \'\'

Diana laughed; \'\'Wait, you mean, you don\'t know me? \'\' she stared at him unbelievably. Which citizen of America did not know her, did he wake up in a fridge or something?

Michael tilted his head; \'\'um, am I meant to know you?\'\' he creased his brows in wonder;

Diana laughed; \'\'No, no, far from that, I thought… I thought I told you my name earlier. Ha-ha. \'\' She laughed; \'\'don\'t mind my manners, I\'m Diana. \'\'

\'\'Mm; \'\' Michael nodded, although he did not believe her, he didn\'t want to press on. \'\'

He picked his glass and sipped from it; \'\'why aren\'t you eating? \'\'

He said, noticing that she had not touched her food; \'\'If I wanted to do anything to you, I would have done so when you were passed out, so eat up. \'\'

Diana swallowed; it wasn\'t that she was afraid of him, she was just eager to know what she did last night. Smiling, she dug into her food and took a forkful.

\'\'You asked me to have sex with you and when I didn\'t, you went to another man, I don\'t know what you said to him but I rescued you from there before it was too late. And then you proceeded to assault me in my car before you passed out. \'\'

Michael made sure she was almost done with her food before he spoke. He picked his serviette and wiped his lips.

Diana peeked at him apologetically with puppy dog eyes, she owed him a lot. If not for him, her career would have been over.

\'\'Thank you so much. I don\'t know what would have happened if you hadn\'t saved me. \'\'

she felt so guilty for trying to sneak away earlier.

\'\'Mm, so your turn, what made you give up on life. \'\' Diana watched him lean back on his chair with his drink in hand as he stared straight at her;

Diana\'s lashes fluttered; now she thought about it, she must be the stupidest human being alive. How would she try something so risky for a man who doesn\'t even acknowledge her? she thought.

\'\'The man I loved all my life got married to another yesterday. \'\' Diana said, her expression becoming sad and her lips thinned. \'\'Now I think about it, how did I not stop loving him even when he didn\'t look at me even once? I loved him so much that I lost count but even to the end, he didn\'t want me. I\'m so stupid. \'\'

Diana laughed at herself, bringing her juice to her lips, she took a mouthful.

\'\'It must have hurt. \'\' her eyes turned to him Michael and she saw that he was staring at her with worry. Diana was surprised; she had expected him to laugh at her for making herself so vulnerable for a man who didn\'t even love her, but no, he was staring at her as though he was feeling her pain.

She had been scared to talk to someone because she feared they would scorn her for being stupid and foolish, but now she was glad for speaking up. This man made her want to pour out all her pain, and at that moment, Diana narrated everything to him, from the moment, she first saw him.

Michael listened to her every word attentively, not wanting to interrupt her until she finished speaking.

\'\'…and his wife is so pretty, tch, if she was ugly, I wouldn\'t be too sad. \'\' Diana pouted as she concluded;

\'\'And who says you aren\'t pretty? \'\' Michael asked, gazing straight at her, Diana peeked at him;

\'\'I\'m pretty and you didn\'t even touch me, interesting. \'\' Diana laughed;

Michael creased his brows; \'\'is that what you think? \'\' \'\'Alright, go lie down on the bed and know if I won\'t fuck you till you faint from ecstasy. \'\'

Diana blushed so hard and she quickly looked away from him. She knew she was a beautiful woman, definitely hard to resist, but what was beauty worth when the person you love doesn\'t even look at you\'\'

\'\'Diana, learn to love yourself first. You won\'t have waited this long for a man who doesn\'t love you if you value yourself. \'\'

Diana swallowed and she looked down at her hands; it was painful but she knew he was saying the truth. If she loved herself a little bit more, she would have let him go long ago.

\'\'I didn\'t expect that a pretty woman with big breasts would still be a virgin. \'\'

Diana\'s eyes flung open instantly at his statement and her face turned a shade of red;

Gracious! Did… did she also say that?

She prayed the ground would open and she would fall inside. \'\'I was just drunk, that\'s… that\'s not true. \'\' she stammered, and Michael laughed; he didn\'t want to press on, knowing it would be uncomfortable for her.

\'\'Alright, but just know you should live your life to the fullest. Your 20\'s come only once, I hope you don\'t waste it. Have fun, throw parties, get drunk, but in the right places, have sex with someone you are comfortable with and do things you love, okay? \'\'

Diana smiled, at that moment; she felt a huge log lifted off her chest. She had never felt this free in a long while.

\'\'Thank you so much, \'\'

Michael smiled; \'\'You\'re welcome. \'\'