His Beautiful Addiction

\'\'How have you been? \'\'

Tiana asked, putting a smile on her face. The last thing she wanted now was a company but it was rude to tell him to leave.

After finding out about her relationship with Nicklaus, he dug in deeper and he got to know that they were really together, and when he found out they had separated, he had not been more joyful.

He liked her and he wanted her, but his mother had warned him not to make himself known to Nicklaus that was why he had not gone after her, but now it was confirmed that she was no longer with him, there was nothing stopping him from going after her.

\'\'I\'ve been good, you? \'\' he asked, his gaze still staring at her endearingly. Tiana nodded;

\'\'I\'m great. \'\'

\'\'So the last time we met, you refused to hang out with me, has that decision changed now? \'\'

He raised his brows, tilting his head as he peered at her;

Tiana chuckled; the last thing she wanted now was another entanglement. She needed to breathe from all the heartbreaks she had gotten in just a few months.

Just that moment, everyone started leaving the theatre and she when she glanced at the screen, she noticed that the show was over. Her gaze returned to him.

\'\'No, not at all \'\' She replied boldly, her smile not wavering.

Liam knew she just broke up with Nicklaus, although he didn\'t know the facts, from her abrupt rejection he knew she must have been hurt. But he was in no rush; he was ready to give her as much time as she wanted;

\'\'Why? Am I that hateful? \'\' Liam asked, his face paling as though in hurt.

Tiana shook her head; \'\'No, not at all. I just… \'\' she wouldn\'t tell him about her affair with Nicklaus, or anything, but she needed to let him know that she was done with men, at least for now.

Tiana paused and looked at him;

\'\'Are you interested in me?\'\' Maybe if she hit the nail on the head it would be easier to address the issue.

Liam was taken aback by her sudden question; it took him a moment to come to himself;

\'\'What if I am? \'\'

Tiana smirked; \'\'I\'m really sorry, but I\'m not interested. I don\'t want to waste your time, so I\'m going to say this now; nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing can happen between us, so just look elsewhere okay? \'\'

Tiana explained with a smile; \'\'Now, if you would excuse me, I have a cab to catch. \'\'

She stood up without even waiting for his response; she turned towards the exit;

\'\'Tiana, wait. \'\'

Liam stopped her before she could take a few steps; she turned to look at him;

\'\'I said I was interested in you, I didn\'t say I was interested in dating you; my interest is in becoming your friend. Just casual, no strings attached. Besides, I\'m in love with another already. \'\'

He explained with a sweet smile;

He knew he had a way with words. She was in hurt now, and she was going to try her best to push everyone away, if he told her he liked her, she would push him away without even blinking. So he told her that he liked another woman. He slept with women, but he was not interested in them like he was with her, so truthfully, there was no other person.

If she knew that he had someone else, she might let her guard down, and he would slowly steal his way into her heart, and when he was sure she had fallen for him, he would tell her the truth.

\'\'I just wanted to be a friend, but it is okay if you don\'t need one. It\'s really nice to see you again. \'\' Liam replied and stood up. Like he had expected; her expression eased;

Tiana\'s eyes fluttered;

\'\'Sorry for how I spoke to you, I just… I\'m just not interested in any friendship of any sort now. \'\'

She smiled apologetically at him.

Liam nodded;

\'\'It is okay, no hard feelings. \'\'

She chuckled lightly; \'\'Okay.\'\'

\'\'Are you heading home, I can drop you off if you don\'t mind? \'\'

Tiana studied him briefly;

He looked sincere and there was no wrong in dropping her off, besides it would be a little difficult getting a cab at this time.

\'\'Alright, thank you. \'\'

Liam smiled victoriously as he walked after her. He just needed to take one step at a time and she would be his.

He held his car door open for her and closed it after she got in. Tiana sighed; he was driving a Bugatti, she didn\'t know the model, but she was sure she had seen something like it parked in Nicklaus garage. She didn\'t even know he was wealthy, it was nice that he had someone he liked already, the last thing she wanted now was to be entangled with another wealthy guy.

\'\'So, where do you live? \'\'

Liam asked as he started the ignition.

\'\' 539 Irvine Avenue, \'\' Tiana spoke through her teeth. She didn\'t want to remember him but saying the address made her remember that she had to take the house because of him. It still hurt.

\'\'Okay, it\'s just thirty-minute drive from here. So tell me, what have you been up to. \'\' Liam asked, knowing that she would be forced to engage in a discussion since there was nowhere to run.

Tiana swallowed;

\'\'Nothing serious, just living my daily life, \'\' She replied shallowly and Liam didn\'t want to dig deeper;

\'\'That\'s good to know, I didn\'t know I would see you here today, I was so surprised. \'\' He said smiling;

Tiana glanced at him and her lips thinned;

One other thing that made her very uncomfortable was the fact that Liam looked a lot like Nicklaus; he said that they weren\'t related but she couldn\'t scrape the resemblance from the back of her head. No matter how many times she looked at him, she still saw the resemblance there.

And anytime she looked at his face, she was reminded of him.