Addiction

Chapter 18.

That's young Megan Fox (12 I think) I may not be 12 but if Megan Fox got hot the way she did, there's still hope for me

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I've been spending a lot of time with Hayden, too much time for a person who's only around women for sex.

My dad invited him for dinner one night on his day off and they really hit it off. Once they got into talking cars and sports I was forgotten. I was in the sitting area on the phone with Reign when Hayden decided to remember my existence. He was looking at the frames hung on the wall while I was on the phone. I watched him closely as he studied the pictures.

"Like what you see?" I asked him putting my conversation with Reign on hold.

"You were very beautiful when you were younger." He turns to face me before walking closer to me. Because I was lying down on the couch, Hayden got down by my face putting all his weight on his knees. "You've grown into a goddess."

I flush, lifting my head off the armrest of the couch to bring my face closer to him. "You're cute Hayden." I say taking his chin between my thumb and forefinger drawing his face closer to mine.

Just as I was about to kiss him my dad walks into the room, holding a glass a third of it filled with liquor. Hayden mouths 'later' to me before turning his attention to my dad. "Hayden, here's that drink you asked for. Sorry, I had to take an important call."

"No worries Mr. Greene, I had Alice to keep me rather occupied." He stands to take the drink from him. "The frames you have on the walls are beautiful, did you put them up there yourself?"

"No, that was all Alice. She was in a stage in her young life where she thought she'd try interior designing. She just decorated the house with pictures of herself, or us as a family." He tells Hayden.

I just remembered I was on the phone with Reign. Shit, she's probably so annoyed with me. "Reign?" I ask into the phone.

"Jesus, I'm glad you know I still exist."

"I'm sorry," I laughed into the phone, "I got distracted.

After ending the call with Reign, I join Hayden and my dad by the mini bar drinking and conversing. They've had a lot of drinks since they left me in the lounge room. Hayden slips an arm around my waist pulling me into his body, my back pressed against his body. I place my hand over his playing with his fingers as he spoke. "You know Stephan, Alice and I talk a lot about our family history. . ."

What he really meant to say was; Alice talks a lot about her family while I avoid talking about my family past at all cost.

"And I just find your family to be very, uh, interesting."

"Hmm . . . how so?" Dad asked refilling their glasses.

"Well you know I noticed anyone related to her avoids talking about Eleanor at all cost, like she's a dangerous topic. David is around your family quite a lot. I'm surprised no one thinks it's odd for your boss to be taking your daughter out to lunch or dinner. Then there's this grave, why won't anyone tell her where it is? She's only asking to say goodbye to her mother." He is just ranting to my dad about my family and I know the topics he's addressing is making my dad really uncomfortable.

My Dad swallows down the entire glass before answering, "David is a close family friend before he became my boss. Before I got the job, I was staying at home taking care of Alice while her mother went out to work. Sometimes David would stop by at random hours just to talk. Then after Eleanor passed away, as a friend willing to help those in need, he offered me a job with him. So it's not all that odd that for the two of them to interact while no one is around."