His Addiction

Chapter 22 ✔

Gina's POV

I get to my safe haven which is a beach house I had also inherited from miss Angela as I found out that the ocean's calm vicinity seems to calm me down and gives me space to clear my head miss Angela had infact given clear instructions that she didn't want the beach house to be sold to someone who wouldn't cherish it and love it as much as she did and being the fact that she spent most of her youthful days here.

It isn't anything much or fancy, infact it was built as a cabin with woods and logs but it has a cozy and homey vibe to it and that indeed is what I need right now.

I take out the spare key from under a flower vase where I had placed it just in case of times like this, and unlock the door, locking it back after I  entered and shut the door.

I go inside the master's bedroom that I had claimed as mine after taking out miss Angela's things and redecorating the place. It is a three bedroom and two bathroom beach house made from woods and fancy glass doors and windows. I walk into the bathroom, strip my clothes and take a long refreshing shower.

After I'm done showering and drying off I move over to the closet space and take out some comfortable spare clothes that I kept here, again for cases like this, which consist of an oversized sweatshirt and sweatpants since it's usually cold due to the ocean breeze.

After dressing up, I brush my hair and put it in a messy bun going over to the bed side and getting into the covers.
I take out my phone, seeing as it's an hour past midnight and several missed calls from Jaxon, Rina and Kari.

I dial Kari's number and she picks up.
"Gina I've been trying to reach you, where are you? Miss Rina just left club Hernandez like an hour ago and I told her you've gone home and she called me a few minutes ago to tell me you weren't at your apartment. She's worried sick and even Mr Jaxon too said he's been trying to get a hold of you." She speaks hurriedly while I sigh.

"I'm fine Kari, I'm just at my beach house. I need some time alone to think...I'll call Rina and Jaxon to inform them after now." I say wearily.

"Okay then. So when are you going to be back just in case."

"I don't know yet Kari, let me just take some time off to think....and also don't worry, I'll handle Sebastian personally." I bite on my manicured nails anxiously.

"Okay ma'am be safe."

"Thanks Kari, take care bye." I add before hanging up and scrolling through my phone in search of Rina's contact, as I decide to handle Rina first before Jaxon.

"Hello Gina I'm so sorry....please forgive me, I've been calling you non-stop but you've refused to speak to me......where are you, I went to club Hernandez, I went to your apartment...."

"Rina please calm down...... Truthfully, I'm not mad at you and I've let go of whatever you're apologizing for. It's just that I've been busy so I kind of always miss your calls and forget to call back. So everything is fine with you and I." I say calmly as she let's out a loud sigh.

"Thanks B. I've been worried sick and I even spoke to Marco, he asked me to give you a little time that you'll come around. I'm so sorry I shouldn't have said what I said."

"It's fine really. I'm at the beach house ok, so stop worrying."

"At the beach house....why...did something happen?"

"Well yes but I don't want to talk about it over the phone....or better still let's switch to video call." I say sitting up as we switch over to video call.

"So what's going on?" She asks settling her phone on it's stand and I can see that she has on her frozen cartoon themed pajamas, holding a bright red nail polish which she is painting her toe nails with.