His Beautiful Addiction

''Why are you apologizing, did you go anything wrong? '' Nicklaus asked, his lips widening into a smile before striding to her and taking her hand, walking her to the car. Tiana was surprised, his expression flipped so fast that she even doubted what she had seen a minute ago.

Nicklaus held the car door open for her to get in before walking over to the driver's seat, today he was driving; he didn't come with the guard, so it was just the two of them.

Tiana sat down and watched him quietly; the frosty expression she had seen earlier had thoroughly disappeared, he was even smiling a little.

She swallowed; she was sure he was just pretending, because she knew what she saw earlier. Maybe he wasn't ready to talk about it, so she wouldn't ask him.

''Are you hungry? Let's grab something to eat first before we get the gifts okay? ''

Nicklaus said and Tiana nodded. During the meal, they talked about what to get for grandpa, Tiana suggested Ugg Slippers and a cozy robe. The slippers were made to be very soft and cozy and would keep the feet warm no matter the weather. The robe was comfortable too and made with one hundred percent cotton, Tiana was sure that Grandpa would love it.

Nicklaus suggested they get him a cell phone screen magnifier, for his smart phone and a chess set. All the ideas were good, but at last they settled for the slippers and robe and the cell phone magnifier. After lunch, Nicklaus drove to the Hollywood and Highland shopping mall.

''Wow! '' Tiana exclaimed as she stepped out of the car. The place was exquisite. She hadn't been there before, and if not that she was with Nicklaus, she wasn't sure she would ever go there.

''Let's go. '' Nicklaus spoke, as he held her hand.

Tiana looked around but made sure not to appear dumb as she did so. I mean, she was pretty, and she was standing beside Nicklaus, who could practically buy this place, she shouldn't disgrace him. They walked into the large mall which had different sections, seeing an attendant, Nicklaus told him what they came for and he directed them to where to get them.

After getting the items, Tiana told them they were birthday gifts and they should wrap them separately, and they did so. Nicklaus paid for the items and Tiana held the bag containing the slippers while Nicklaus carried the other bags.

They put the items in the back seat and left the mall. Tiana closed her eyes briefly, knowing that it would be a long ride back home, but in the next ten minutes, the car came to a halt.

Her eyes fluttered open, and she looked ahead, wondering why they had arrived so fast.

'Shoe Palace?'

She read the inscription in red on the high glass building and her brows creased, she turned to Nicklaus, a little confused;

''You want to get shoes for him too? '' She asked, wonderingly but Nicklaus shook his head.

''You complained that your shoes hurt, so I thought we might get some before we go back home. ''

Tiana froze for a second when she heard him. How could he remember that?

She had said it in passing; she never thought he would keep it in mind.

Her heart melted at his words, and she smiled;

''You didn't' have to, we're going back home soon…'' Before she could complete her sentence, Nicklaus had stepped out of the car and walked to the other side, holding the car door open for her.

Tiana's heart couldn't help but flutter, no man had ever treated her like that. Adrian was loving but he wasn't as thoughtful, he didn't pay attention to small details like this. This was the first time someone had paid attention to every word that came out of her lips and she couldn't help but feel grateful.

''Thank you '' she whispered as she stepped out of the car, raising her puppy eyes cutely to him. Nicklaus smiled and coughed lightly, he liked her facial expression right now; but he would tease her a little.

''Who said I'm paying for them? ''

The smile stretching her lips dwindled drastically, and Tiana's lips fell.

''Wait, what? ''

Her eyes widened at his statement. No, no, she had a lot of plans for her money, she needed to send her sister to school and pay for her apartment, and feeding and save a lot too. She had a lot of shoes back home, how would he make her spend her money on new ones!

Tiana's eyes widened, and she opened her lips to speak but before she could say a word, Nicklaus held her hand and started walking into the building.

She bit on her lower lip and followed him, buying one or two pair of shoes wasn't that bad was it?

Tiana consoled herself and followed him quietly.

Nicklaus was VIP, so when he approached an attendant and spoke to him, he took them to a room, which was exquisitely decorated;

Tiana sat beside Nicklaus as they waited for someone to attend to them.

After a few minutes, five attendants walked into the room with bags of shoe boxes in both hands;

They greeted them accordingly and one of them started explaining the shoes.

''This is Air Jordan 1 Mid Women's lifestyle shoe; it comes in different colors, of white, black and pink. And this is Nike AF1; and this is… '' The man, who had a little gap teeth rambled on.

Tiana thought they had come to buy professional shoes; she never thought it would be something casual.

Does it mean that he was letting her wear sneakers to work?

Tiana felt a warm tug on her chest. Sneakers was more comfortable than wearing heels, and he knew that; so thoughtful! Tiana blushed as she watched him.

He was slowly paving his way into her heart.

''What's your shoe size?'' Nicklaus turned to her, making her blink out of her thoughts and she replied;

''Size 4''

Nicklaus smirked when he heard her answer; ''hmm, so tiny. ''

He whispered and turned to the attendants and continued speaking to them.

Tiana pouted her lips when she heard what he said;

Her feet were small, but they were very pretty; so she wasn't even bothered.

''These are the shoes of that size. ''

The man, who spoke earlier, brought over fifteen boxes and placed them in front of them.

Tiana looked over them; she would just take the ones she liked;

''select the ones you like. '' Nicklaus spoke tenderly and Tiana sat up on the couch, taking the boxes and looking at them, one after the other.

She undid her sandals and tried the shoes one after the other. After looking through them, she selected ten and put aside the rest.

Just when she turned to pick just two out of the bunch, Nicklaus voice rang in the room.

''Package them all. ''