His Beautiful Addiction

''Yeah, I wanted to get one since high school. ''

Tiana swallowed after she replied, making sure not to look at him, his cologne an already enough distraction.

''Hmm, where did you want to get it done? ''

Nicklaus asked, and Tiana laughed lightly,

''… on my boobs. I want to get three stars on my boobs and on my ankle too. ''

Nicklaus, who was sitting relaxed on the couch, sat up instantly;

''Wh… what? You will let another man touch your boobs? Why your boobs of all places, there are a thousand other places to get a tattoo, you can even get them on your hands, why on your boobs? And tattooing hurts like hell, don't even do it at all!''

Tiana blinked as she watched him scold her as though she was a five-year-old kid. His face was all scrunched up in worry, and his hand was holding her palm as though pleading with her.

How was he this agitated over another man seeing her boobs? She had not officially accepted to date him and he was already very protective of her body.

Tiana smiled lightly;

''Uh… it's just three stars, the pain won't kill, and it will be just near my boobs not directly on it, and I think there are female tattooists who can do it. ''

She explained. Nicklaus frown eased as he realized he had just claimed her as his. His eyes shifted from her and glanced around the room, as he swallowed hard.

He scratched the back of his hair releasing her hand slowly, lifting his eyes to her, he tried to feign as though nothing happened;

''Still… it hurts a lot, are you sure you want to go through with it? ''

He was so carried away with the mention of boobs he had forgotten that there were female tattooists, but even after she reminded him, he didn't want to make it obvious that he was actually concerned over another man seeing her boobs.

''Mm, I want to. '' Tiana replied with a little pout of her lips.

Pretending as though he had lost to her, Nicklaus sighed;

''Alright then, since you want to do it that badly; I'll invite a good tattooist over when you're ready. ''

Nicklaus offered, and Tiana shook her head immediately; ''No, you don't need to go through all the trouble; I can just go to their office… ''

''No! Why do you always want things the hard way? I'll invite her over and she'll do it here, where you would be comfortable! ''

One thing he couldn't risk was her going to the office of a male tattooist. She might really want a female but if one isn't available, she would just let a man do it and even if a female did it, there was no guarantee that other men wouldn't be around.

Fuck, just the thought of another man seeing her chest made his stomach churn.

Tiana smiled as she watched him act protective over her.       

They looked like a real couple now, arguing over minor details, it wouldn't be that bad if she went out with him, would it?

Tiana was still lost in thought and didn't notice Nicklaus expression change from annoyance to worry until she felt him lift her palm to his lips and kiss it.

''Beautiful, I really meant what I said earlier.''

Even though he knew that she heard him, he didn't want her to feel he had said it in passing so he repeated it, this time seriously too.

''I really like you. ''

Tiana's heart raced rapidly as she watched him, his eyes stared at her like he really meant it and every cell in her body wanted him to, but her lips were yet to say the words back, they were just at the back of her throat but she couldn't say them out.

''I… I… ''

She stammered,

''You don't have to say anything now; I'm not in a hurry okay? I'll wait till you are ready. ''

He let go of her hand and pulled her closer, pecking her forehead, before hugging her close to him, his eyes shutting.

I'm not in a hurry, but they're a lot of things I need to tell you about me, a lot of things that will scare you, Beautiful.

Even though she wasn't sure of her love for him, at that moment, she knew she wanted to hug him.

Raising her hand, she wrapped them around his torso, resting her head in the crook of his neck.

so warm…

She thought as she shut her eyes. One good thing about sleeping with him was that she got to wrap her tiny hands around this broad chest till day break and drink in his wonderful scent.

''Have I told you, you smell very nice? ''

Tiana whispered directly in his ears kicking Nicklaus out of his thoughts, his eyes blinked and he blushed. Hearing that from her, he felt like he had won an Oscar.

''No, do I?''

Tiana nodded;

''Sometimes I wish I can just hug you like this forever, I didn't know a man's scent could be this intoxicating. ''

Nicklaus laughed at her flattery, ''you can hug me whenever you want, I'm all yours beautiful.''

He spoke to her ears, pecking the side of her face. Tiana smiled;

She was getting comfortable with him. She wouldn't have imagined that he had this side to him a few months ago.

And without realizing it, Tiana was falling for the tyrant young master little by little.

…

''Boss, the Orica was officially released yesterday.''

Douglas secretary spoke; he spent all night thinking on how to break the news to his boss, that man who hated anything good happening in the Howells Corporation, how would he tell him that the Orica was a massive success?

Douglas peeked at his secretary after a while as though waiting for him to continue speaking.

''What else?''

His voice rang in the room when he saw that his secretary would not speak,

The poor secretary inched backwards and used his hankie to wipe the sweat off his face;

''And it was a… success. ''