Addiction

Chapter 18

Eva's POV

I exited out of the video and Chris closed his eyes. He demanded that I show him so I obeyed his commands. A few tears hit the comforter of our bed before he finally spoke up.

"We are using that against him in our case no matter what." He says, grabbing my hand gently. His hands shook in horror somewhat and I embraced him passionately. I held him while he cried against the white shirt of his that I wore. He gathered his composure before pulling away slowly.

He stared into my eyes deeply before he leaned in towards me and placed his chapped lips on mine. His lips didn't move, he just sat there prolonging the kiss which sent tingles throughout my body in a new way than ever before.

"I love you." He spoke shortly after pulling away. His forehead laid against mine before I spoke the same loving words back towards him which made him embrace me once more.

...

"I had a lot of fun with William and Noora last night. We should go out with them more often." I spoke in the silent car as we drove to the police station with Ingrid riding in the back. Chris was intent on going to the police to show the video and for Ingrid to testify so I agreed to go sooner than later.

"They invited us all over for dinner tonight. You in Ingrid?" Chris says, peeking at her through the rear view mirror. A smile creeping on his face as she speaks up quietly. 

"Yeah, that sounds nice." She stares out the window contently for the rest of the 15 minute drive and I wonder what she thinking about. Is she nervous to confess everything to a complete stranger? I didn't even know the whole story of her and Jonas yet today I would find out. The large building came into plain sight as we parked in the nearest parking garage. We made our way down slowly and once we were on the street Ingrid stopped. She stared at the ground and then up at me before she closed the gap between us. 

"What happens if he doesn't go to jail?" She says with tears in her eyes, obviously frightened of what might happen if Jonas finds out about this before we charge him of anything. 

"He will. There's more evidence to the story now and there's your testimony as well." I say which eases her nerves slightly as we make our into the building. Her arm is interlocked with mine and I can feel her shaking with anxiousness to get this done and over with.

... 

"Keep the video available. That is one thing we can use against him as a charge of child pornography." The female detective who is working on our case states and I nod before Ingrid is pulled back into the office so she can give her side of the story. Chris sits beside me silently as we wait for Ingrid to come out. About an hour later, Ingrid is escorted out by a few officers and tells us that she will find a way to William's for dinner tonight. 

We sit in wonder of what exactly she confessed before making our way out of the building. We walk back to the car and once we get there, Chris and I just sit in the car. No words are spoken but I know he's thinking the exact same thing as I am. The engine hums to life eventually with the turn of the key and we make our way back to the house slowly. I check my phone every few minutes, hoping that Ingrid will let me know where she is and that she's safe. As we pull into the driveway, I get out first and wait for Chris to open his locked front door. 

"Do you think she's safe?" I worryingly ask to him before he wraps his arms around my waist and speaks up.

"Yes. Let's not worry abut her too much, okay? How about we go lay down and take a nap to kill some time?" He says reassuring my dubious thoughts. We saunter up the steps before laying down in our cozy room, trying not to worry about Ingrid's current whereabouts. 

... 

I wake up to the sound of my phone vibrating signaling I had either missed a call or a text from someone. I slowly opened my heavy eyelids and looked straight on with the blinding light, seeing that Ingrid has been calling. I dial her number and within the first few rings she answers. 

"Are you guys at home?" She asks quietly through a noisy background. 

"Yeah. We were taking a nap but I just woke up. Where are you?" I ask her gently, hoping she would tell me the truth. She takes a deep breath before speaking up in a quivering tone. 

"I'm at the hospital." My eyes widen in horror and I wonder if I should shake Chris awake. 

"What are you doing there? Are you okay? Chris and I can meet you there immediately." I say, trying to convince her to say 'yes' to my sudden offer. 

"I'm fine. I needed to go get something done here. Don't worry about me. I'll be home tonight. Don't wait up." With that, she hangs up the phone and I sit in confusion. She had seemed perfectly fine. What could've possibly happened that I wasn't thinking of? 

Chris wakes up a few minutes after Ingrid has hung up the phone and I let him fully wake up before I explain the conversation with Ingrid. I tell him the exact words she silently spoke to me and he even offers to take me to go see her. I decline his offer since that's what Ingrid had wished for. 

"Should we stay at home? We can make plans with William and Noora tomorrow or some other time." Chris states while grabbing my hand sympathetically. I nod slowly, thinking of what is wrong with Ingrid that she had to be escorted to the hospital by police officers, let alone three of them. 

"I texted William and told him that we had a bit of a situation and that we are sorry to cancel on them. Do you want to order in?" He asks as we make our way out of the suffocating air within our bedroom. I nod slowly before telling him to choose what's best and just order a bunch of stuff off the menu so we could share yet have leftovers for Ingrid when she got home. He nodded before leaving me to my lonesome on the chilling leather couch to satisfy my needs but in all honesty, I wanted to demand he takes me to the hospital. I wanted to rush to Ingrid's room, comfort her though whatever is happening like the best friend I am and yet I couldn't risk Ingrid getting mad and leaving me again for potentially Jonas.