His Addiction

Chapter 17 ✔

Gina's POV

After several minutes of driving in a slightly awkward silence Jaxon finally pulls up in front of a very beautiful and exquisite restaurant and I gasp when I look up seeing the name on the signboard 'Palacio de Regina' knowing it means Regina's palace and also meaning  Queen's palace. Jaxon smiles at my reaction, alighting from the car, and coming over to the passenger-side to open the door for me, holding it open until I exit the car. I alight gracefully as i hold onto Jaxon's hand that he put out for me.

He gives the valet his keys signalling him to take care of his car and the valet replies 'yes boss' and I look up at him and he gives me one of those his knees weakening, heart racing smiles and I blush looking down with a smile.

He places his hand on the small of my back guiding me inside the beautiful restaurant that I believe is five star. More questions come across my mind and I put it on the pile of questions I am going to ask Jaxon at dinner.

As soon as we get into the restaurant a pretty petite blonde waitress comes up to us with a smile asking for our reservation and Jaxon tells the waitress the reservation was made under his name and she blushes giving him shy smile as she leads us to our table. It's a table for four and I wonder If we are having company as he pulls out a chair for me to sit and I do so, then he moves over to sit on the chair opposite mine.

As if on cue the same waitress comes over to our table again.
"Hello, I'm Bethany and I'm going to be your server today. Here's our menu for today, please have a look and make your choices." She says with a smile handing us both the thick covered menus she was holding. Jaxon and I take it opening it and reading through it. Then Jaxon looks up to me and asks me.

"Which wine would you like to have cupcake?" A small smile tugging at his lips as I nearly choke on my saliva and I glare at him realizing his antics. Cupcake...really?? Hehehe... Two can play this game Jaxon...just you wait and see. I think while smiling sweetly at him. "I'd like a bottle of champagne baby." I say batting my lashes seductively and he chuckles. "Wow, a whole bottle are you sure about that?" He asks with a sly look on his face.

"Don't worry darling, I can handle my liquor." I say returning his expression. We are oblivious to the waitress standing beside our table as we are so engrossed in our banter until she clears her throat as a signal that she is still there, immediately I and Jaxon's eyes fly to her direction and I give her an apologetic smile as I notice her face and ears are red but I am not sure if it is because she is embarrassed or it is out of anger because her face is pretty much expressionless. Jaxon then coughs awkwardly and then orders a bottle of champagne for the both of us.

As soon as the waitress leaves I let out the laughter I've been holding and Jaxon's eyes flies to me in amusement.
"What was that?" He asks after my laughter has died down.
"What was what?" I ask him back feigning ignorance.
"You know what...with the whole baby stuff and the other antics."

"Well you started it....didn't you, with the whole cupcake stuff." I fire back making him chuckle
"Well I see you still have your smart mouth." He says and I wink, then a blonde waitress who isn't Bethany comes up to our table with our champagne order and I can't help but ask her what happened to Bethany hoping it isn't because of our display that made her not want to serve us anymore.

The blonde waitress whose name is Linda then explains that Bethany suddenly came down with something and said she wasn't feeling too well and I oohed in understanding.

She serves us the champagne and leaves. Jaxon and I pick up our glasses and start sipping our wine. I'm sipping mine and looking around the exquisite restaurant. "This restaurant is really nice, how come you know this place having only been here in NY for a few weeks while I've been in NY for five years and I haven't even heard of it?" I ask looking at Jaxon and I notice he is staring intensely at me without answering my question.