His Beautiful Addiction

Nicklaus peeked out the window from his room for the umpteenth time;

They weren't back yet? Didn't she say she was getting her passport; did she go to bring her whole house?

He shifted his gaze to the phone in his hands, contemplating whether to call them, but just when he was about to call, he saw their car driving towards the house and he closed the curtains.

Tiana stepped out of the car and walked into the house; her eyes glanced briefly at the stairs but she figured she should just sleep; it was already late, she shouldn't disturb him.

She quickly retired to bed as soon as she got to her room;

Nicklaus walked to his fridge and took out a bottle of sleeping pills; ever since his parents died, he hasn't slept without them. And even after taking them and falling asleep, it was never peaceful. He didn't even remember what a peaceful sleep felt like.

His nights were his worst torments; in the day, he looked as though he had gotten over the trauma, but at night, his brain takes him back to the six-year-old boy hiding inside the closet, scared and afraid to die.

He had tried so much to stop his nightmares, but nothing ever seemed to work. He wanted to stop the pills, but he couldn't.

Nicklaus poured some pills into his hand and swallowed, then drank some mineral water before he walked back to the bed and lay down to sleep.

The next day, he came out a few minutes past eight and Tiana was already waiting beside the car with her stuff; he glanced at her briefly before shifting his gaze, indifferently. A guard walked up to him and carried his luggage to the car; the other guard pulled open the car door for him;

Tiana knew her place, so she quickly walked to the other car and pulled open the door to enter, when she heard the guard call;

''The boss says we'll drive just one car today. ''

She turned to him with a surprised look;

''Okay. '' She replied faintly and closed the door, taking out her luggage from the trunk. She carried it to the car Nicklaus was in and put it inside its trunk; walking to the other side, she opened the door quietly and entered, her eyes making sure not to glance to her side.

Nicklaus cologne wafted into her nostrils. She recognized it as the one on his clothes the day before. She had thought the high-class people normally used choking cologne, but Nicklaus had surprised her; his scent was rather sweet and inviting.

She sat almost hugging the door and her eyes watching outside; it was as though there was a plague on the seat but she didn't have a choice but to sit on it. Nicklaus glanced at her briefly; she was stiffly staring outside the window as though her neck could not move, it was obvious she was uncomfortable around him.

He pulled his gaze from her to his phone. He knew she wasn't okay being around him; he was a horrible person. He locked her in the basement twice and made her leave the man she loved; she deserved to be mad, but what surprised him was the fact that she had said nothing irate or acted pissed off. It was over two weeks now and she was still calm as ever. It really got him worried.

Throughout the trip to the airport, he kept on glancing at her once in a while, but until they arrived at the airport, Tiana did not shift her gaze from the road, and as soon as they arrived, she jumped out of the car as though there was something chasing her.

Nicklaus didn't know why but he felt his throat hitch at her action. His lips thinned into a straight line but he didn't say a word. The guard opened the trunk and carried Nicklaus' luggage, but let Tiana carry hers;

Nicklaus didn't see because he was already walking ahead; he walked for a while and turned around only to see Tiana dragging her luggage, his eyes immediately darted to the guard;

''Are you crazy?''

He asked in a deathly tone, his gaze fierce; Tiana stopped, her eyes shocked, wondering why he had suddenly said that;

The guard was stupefied; he did not remember doing anything out of the norm.

''Why did you let her carry that? '' he asked, his glare intense; the guard turned to Tiana in shock and quickly took her bag from her hand.

''I'm sorry, boss,'' he replied uneasily; his boss has always been wicked to her, even locking her up in the basement, why was he now concerned about her carrying a weightless bag?

Nicklaus glared at him for a moment before he turned around and continued walking. Tiana was stunned beyond words.

What just happened!!

She rubbed her eyes with her both hands to be sure she was not dreaming,

Did he just order his guard to take her luggage? That was unbelievable.

Did something happen last night? She wondered as she hurried up to meet them and then she remembered;

This was an airport; an open place, any of his family members could be there, it would be questioning for them to see her pulling her luggage herself when there was a guard.

That explained it; Nicklaus didn't care for anyone except himself. There was no way he would be concerned about her carrying her luggage herself.

After checking in; they were led to the first-class cabin; Tiana was shocked as they entered; she has not entered a plane before, a first-class was an unimaginable dream;

''You're welcome to Delta Airlines, have a safe flight. ''

The flight attendant who was sexily dressed welcomed them in.

Tiana walked in after Nicklaus and took a seat at the farthest end from him;

Her brows creased when she looked around the cabin; there was no one else there, but them.