His Beautiful Addiction

Diana's message popped up on the screen and he clicked on it,

"Yeah, I'm done, I'm eating now,"

A smile crossed his lips and he was about replying, when she sent a picture of her eating, with a caption,

"Come and join me."

He smiled and started to type a reply before his phone vibrated with an incoming call.

Michael's brows creased when he saw the unknown caller ID,

Jade…

He suspected it was her, he thought of ignoring the call but it was no use ignoring her, he would just answer and tell her what he wanted to tell her,

"Hey!" Jade exclaimed in a cute voice the instant Michael picked up.

"How are you?" Michael asked and she giggled,

"I'm great, I called a few days ago, you didn't answer."

"Oh, I think I was busy at that time and I forgot to call back, sorry for that."

"Apology accepted,"

She chuckled lightly, "Are you free tomorrow?"

Michael kept quiet for a few seconds,

"Jade, we can't meet that way any longer, we aren't together anymore."

The other side was quiet for a moment, and then she laughed,

"why?"

"Because I'm seeing someone else now and I don't want her to think we are doing something when we're not."

Jade laughed out loud when she heard Michael's reply,

"Please stop joking right now, it's not like you do relationships, I mean it's always just sex, God, you are sounding like a pussy now."

She laughed, 

"I'm actually serious about this woman, and it's not about the sex."

"Stop kidding me Michael, I know you very much, you can't tell me you changed over night for a woman, I mean, you've met a lot of them."

Michael sighed, he knew she wouldn't believe him, his friends didn't also belief him, so he wasn't expecting her to,

"Jade, think whatever you want to think, just know we can't be friends like before anymore."

He sounded more serious this time and Jade stopped laughing, she was quiet for some seconds, then she asked,

"Do you really love her?"

Michael paused. Did he love her?

He blinked,

Earlier that day, she looked at him and told him, she loved him.

That moment had been the happiest moment of his life. He didn't know he could feel that happy for mere words. But those words, sincere and from her heart melted him.

"I don't know what love is, but if love is thinking about her every single second, wanting to see her smile, wanting to hear her voice every single moment of the day and feeling so wasted when she's not around, then I'm certain, I love her."

Jade froze at his reply, and her hand tightened around her phone. She couldn't believe he was saying those words.

Michael, who had told her outrightly that she shouldn't catch feelings for him, that all he wanted was sex.

And even when she started to fall for him, he reminded her that they were just friends with benefits, but she didn't give up, she continued to show him how much she loved him,

Normally, he would have ended their relationship but he didn't, which made her think he wanted her too but he was just not used to being in love and then her mother fell ill.

And she had to leave.

And their relationship came to an end. But she never expected to be back to him deeply in love with another woman, when she had been in his life for almost two years and he didn't love her. 

"Why didn't you love me?"

Jade asked out of nowhere making Michael's eyes widen in surprise,

"what?"

"You know I loved you, but you repeated over and over again that we were nothing but friends with benefits, so what changed? What is different about this woman?

She's not prettier than me, and I'm a celebrity too, so what is wrong with me?"

Michael heard the shiver in her voice as she spoke,

He swallowed. Maybe that was his mistake, he should have ended it the minute she started falling for him, but he didn't,

He just kept her by his side, since she was less trouble. 

"I'm sorry."

He apologized. That was his biggest mistake, but sadly he could do nothing but apologize.

"You're a bad person, Michael."

Jade cried, "you are a very bad person."

"You don't expect to meet me single after a year, Jade."

"You said you didn't do love relationships, I didn't expect you to change suddenly!"

"You never called,"

"I called once and you told me off!"

Michael stopped talking, after some minutes he said,

"I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings, but I can't do anything more than apologize…"

"I don't need your apology. What I need is you. I love you Michael, I really love you."

"Jade…"

"I don't care if you're with someone and I don't care who she is, I'm going to come for what I want. Since you've changed now, you might fall in love with me.

Remember you didn't end our relationship even when I told you I loved you, which means you had feelings for me but you didn't know…"

"Jade, if I had any feelings for you like you said, it's gone now. I feel nothing for you, …"

"Alright then, I'll make you feel something for me."

Before Michael could reply, she cut the call.

Michael heaved a sigh and dropped his phone back on the table,

Now he was in trouble.

He stared at his ceiling wondering what to do when his phone rang, peeking at it, he instantly grabbed it when he saw the caller.

"Babe,"

"You weren't replying my messages, so I called," Diana said, 

"I'm sorry, someone called me that's why, are you done eating? "

"Yeah, just finished eating now, I'm feeling sleepy, want to go to bed, goodnight."

"Alright, goodnight."

Michael sighed after he heard the beep.

He didn't want any trouble with Jade now, he just prayed she wouldn't make Diana doubt him. 

He didn't want to end things on a wrong note, but it was left for her to understand, else he wouldn't have a choice.

…

"You are traveling with him?"

Gwen asked to be sure she heard correctly as she ate with Tiana.

"No, not together but we're leaving the same day but to different places."

"Oh, okay."

"When will you be back?"

Gwen asked as she filled Tiana's glass of wine that she just emptied,

"Thank you, in three days, but Nicklaus is coming back later."

"Okay."

"And yes, I was meaning to ask, do you want to model? I mean, I know you always wanted to be a makeup artist but you have a gorgeous body and looks, it'll be a waste if you don't make use of it when you can easily."

Gwen's eyes widened with glee, she was so glad, but she concealed it before Tiana could notice,

"Um, I don't have any training, I don't think I can…"

"Don't worry, you'll be trained to perfection, you just have to signify interest."

Gwen scratched her head,

"Okay, I'll try my best. But I won't stop makeup would I?"

"No, you won't,"

"Alright then, I'm in."

Tiana smiled happily. She and her sister looked alike and although she was the elder, they looked the same age. The two of them modeling with almost identical faces would make them very popular. She wanted to make Gwen as happy as ever, and she would do whatever it takes to do that.

"As soon as I come back, I'll tell Claire, you know her right?"

"Yeah, I do, the beautiful and bossy."

Tiana laughed, "yeah, she'll make everything easier for you."

"Alright, thank you."

Gwen smiled at her. She wondered why she was kind now, was she feeling pity for her for taking her man?

Gwen wondered.

Well this act has touched her heart, she would surely remember this kindness when she got married to Nicklaus.

Gwen drank from her cup, happiness bubbling inside her. First she would soon be a model and second, they were leaving.

Finally! This was her opportunity to strike.

Just a few dollars and she would get everything done.

Gwen smiled to herself, but she needed to be very careful, any single mistake and her plan would fail woefully.

And Nicklaus would never forgive her if he found out that she was the one that tried to harm his wife.

And she would lose everything.

She needed to tread carefully.

…

Claire woke up feeling nauseous, she ran to the bathroom to throw up but as she bent over the sink, nothing came out. She tried again but nothing came out.

Shaking her head, she walked out of the bathroom and drank some water. 

Going back to the bed, she decided to sleep a little more before she began her day.

But as she lay on the bed, she dozed off. When she woke up, it was past twelve.

Sighing, she stretched her limbs. Thankfully, she didn't have any appointments that day, because she was so weak to even leave her house.

After stretching her legs, she pulled her nightie over her head and she walked to the bathroom naked.

As she passed by the mirror, she stopped and turned back to it.

Her breasts looked tender, maybe her period was coming.

Claire thought and then she creased her brows, now she thought about it, when was her last period?