His Beautiful Addiction

Diana blinked;

''Are you jealous? '' she asked out of nowhere with a small chuckle; Michael's ears turned red like a child caught red-handed in the act of stealing;

''No… '' He replied abruptly; ''I was just wondering… I haven't seen you around friends, so I wondered who was so close to you to come to your home to see you. ''

Shit! He should have just held himself back from asking! This was so embarrassing!

Diana smiled; ''well, it was Richard, my cousin. ''

''Oh; '' Michael nodded, as he felt relief course through him even though he was still a little embarrassed, he was not used to being vulnerable. 

''So you were saying something… ''

Diana laughed; he had acted like what he was saying didn't matter, but as soon as he knew who had come to see her, he was now fully interested in what she had said earlier.

''I said I am producing a movie, do you want to star in it? '' Michael's eyes widened;

''I can't remember telling you I can act, '' he laughed; was she joking or what?

''I know, it's a romance movie, and it's not the main character role, it's the supporting character role and not so many scenes, I just want to act with someone I'm close and very comfortable with. ''

Michael' brows creased;

''You're not taking the lead role? ''

Diana shook her head; ''No, I just want something easier this time since I'm part of the production team, I'm already going to be stressed out, don't want to add something more stressful. ''

Michael smiled; ''I cannot act, I'll just mess up your movie; ''

''I know; '' Diana laughed; ''I'll teach you, your scenes are mostly with me, so we'll practice together.''

Michael still found everything amusing; ''you must be kidding me, right? '' he asked, still thinking she was joking;

''No, I'm not. But I'm not forcing you, it's just a few scenes if you want to do it for fun, but if you don't want, there is no… ''

''Are there any kiss scenes? '' Michael added before she could complete her sentence;

Diana's lips hung open and her cheeks flushed; ''um… a few; ''

His eyes traced her face and stopped on her lips, then he replied without tearing his gaze off; ''I'm in. ''

Diana gulped as she felt her skin heating up under his blazing gaze and she quickly looked away; the way he stared at her made her feel as though he wanted to grab her and kiss her that minute. The atmosphere was too hot for her to breathe, and she thought of a way to escape, thankfully, her phone rang on the stool beside her and she grabbed it immediately;

''Hello; '' she answered without checking the caller;

''Little sister, think about what I told you earlier today, everyone needs closure, okay? ''

'' tsh, '' Diana laughed; ''I'm not your sister and I don't care, goodnight.'' She said and ended the call.

''It was Richard; '' she told him this time, she liked the fact that he was interested in her business.

''He wants me to let our parents get married; '' 

Michael stared at her in surprise; ''I don't understand? ''

''My father cheated on my mother with his mother, and now he wants me to forgive the both of them and let them get married, I can't do that. ''

Michael was stunned; ''wait, aren't you both related? ''

''Yeah, he's practically my cousin. ''

''And his mom screwed your dad in the same family? ''

Diana nodded; not the least enthusiastic about the story. Michael laughed;

''This is serious; ''

''Yeah, I nearly passed out when I heard it, and I can't even believe that they actually want to get married and move on like nothing happened, nah, I'm not going to let that happen, they should feel the pain my mother felt. He didn't cheat on her with any person, but her brother's wife! I can't even believe she let it go so easily, she even moved out of their home already. ''

Diana brushed her hair with her hand frustratingly; she couldn't even understand the kind of person her mother was, even if she forgave them, she was not going to.

Michael was silent for a while;

''You know, hating someone takes ten times as much concern it would have taken to love; you'll constantly be reminded of the fact that you hate this person and that you would never forgive them no matter what.

Don't think your mother wasn't hurt, she was, but she chose what would not make her sadder than she already was, which was letting go. Would you have preferred that she wallow in pain and agony all her life just because he cheated on her? ''

Diana was silent, she didn't say anything but she didn't refute him either;

''I don't think you would, so I would suggest you let it go too. That is what your mother would want. Just now, when he called and reminded you, you were filled with so much pain and anger, because you can't stand what they did to you, but once you let them go from your heart, it'll be much easier, trust me. '' Michael said and caressed her shoulders;

''One thing you need to know about life is that not everything goes our way and not every evil is punished, sometimes we need to be the bigger person and let go, not for them, but for ourselves and our peace of mind. Just let them do whatever they want, you may not necessarily smile a though you are happy with them, you can forgive them so your heart will be at peace. ''

Diana sighed; ''you talk so sweetly and intelligently; is this how you talk to every woman you come across? ''

Diana asked, raising her eyebrows,

''No, not really; ''

''Good; cause if not, you'll have a streak of women chasing you about; ''

She said without thinking; Michael smirked and he leaned his head on the couch, his eyes staring at her interestingly;

''So, does that mean, you want to chase me? ''