Addiction

Chapter 22

Eva's POV

"Good morning beautiful." Chris spoke softly as I heard him come into the sunny bedroom. My eyes fluttered open slowly, trying to get used to the brightness before taking in my surroundings. Chris had a tray full of breakfast foods that he had been preparing for me since he left my side early this morning. I smiled at the kind gesture after the eventful night before and I spoke up.

"What is all this for?" I said which made him smile and set the tray down on the bed. I stared at the delicious looking food in front of me before taking in everything. A small bowl of strawberries as well as a plate of waffles, eggs, and bacon. A small glass of apple juice stood next to a glass of water and the lovely sight made my smile grow wider.

"This is just for being such an amazing girlfriend. I just wanted to say I love you." He says while leaning in towards my naked face, his lips searching for a kiss from my own. Our lips connect smoothly for a quick kiss before I pull away to eat the delicious meal my love has made me. I take a taste of everything before eventually finishing the whole thing. I fed Chris a few bites here and there but scarf down the whole tray as fast as I can since my stomach was craving more of the meal.

Once I am done, he takes the tray with him as he leaves to go downstairs, giving me a moment of privacy. I stand up to go check my appearance in the large vanity mirror made for a lady before taking note of how I look. The bags that were once underneath my eyes were gone and my skin seemed to be glowing beyond any other time I could recall in my life. I stare at myself for a moment longer before opening the glass door to the shower, turning the nozzle towards the left for hot water. I wait a couple of minutes staring at my curvy body, feeling confident about myself as I stand in the mirror.

"Enjoying my favorite view I see." Chris says smugly from behind me which makes me jump with a laugh. I stand still, watching Chris walk closer to me. I look at him through the mirror seductively before his smooth hand touches my cold skin on my hip, the steam from the hot shower starts to cover the mirror as he places his soft lips on my cold shoulder. I shiver at the feeling of him touching me and decide to tease him by walking into the shower, getting my body wet as he watched me. He stripped slowly for me before joining me in the scalding water, my fingers running down his muscular chest as he stood in front of me. His lips connected with mine passionately, pushing my body against the cool tile. My hands moved to his unruly hair so I could pull on it slowly and teasingly which gained me moans within my mouth. He pulled away before getting us under the water and beginning to wash my body teasingly with the soapy loofa.

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"It is very dangerous when we take showers together." Chris states while wrapping a towel around his waist, his v lines glistening in the bright bordeaux light. I laugh at his somewhat true statement before throwing on a pair of joggers and a tank top before heading out of the room, to give his privacy.

The house was quiet except for the sound of the tv on downstairs and I wondered if Ingrid were awake or not. As I made my way down the stairs, gaining more leverage towards the living room, I saw Ingrid intently staring at the tv with a bag of chips occupying the space on the couch that was beside her. I sat down on the empty sectional and watched what she was so fascinated with. It was a show called 48 Hours and I remember Ingrid bragging about how crazy intense this show was but I never cared to watch it. It was a case about a girl's mysterious death after going out the night before with friends. I watched just as intently as Ingrid and as the commercials came on, I groaned in annoyance since I just wanted to know who had killed the poor girl.

"This show is crazy intense." I said which made Ingrid laugh and nod since her mouth was full. She swallowed the bite before speaking up towards me.

"I know. I've been watching for two straight hours now. I started watching when Chris went upstairs to go give you breakfast." She said before moving the bag of chips so I could go sit next to her. I obliged before plunging my own hand into the bag of cheese balls that I had bought while perusing the aisles with Noora yesterday. I snuggled against her as we used to do and she put her arm on the back of the couch so I could lean in closer. We watched in awe after the show came back on and eventually Chris came downstairs. He smiled towards us before placing a small kiss to my forehead and sticking his hand in the bag, grabbing a handful of cheese balls as he headed towards the kitchen. He opened the fridge before pulling out leftovers that we had so he could heat them all up for us to each lunch.

The smell of asian food filled the surrounding area and I felt my stomach growl which made me laugh before getting up and going into the kitchen with Ingrid to grab some real food. I made myself a large plate of noodles and vegetables with beef before Chris' phone began to ring. He picked it up swiftly before looking at me while shrugging his shoulders signaling to me that he didn't know who it could be. He walked out the front door before swiftly answering the call. I sat in wonder of who he could be talking to before Ingrid spoke up.

"Who's the call from?" She said before shoving a piece of orange chicken in her mouth as the front door opened and closed once more.

"Okay. Thank you for calling." Chris said into the phone before placing it back on it's familiar spot on the counter top.

"Who was it babe?" I spoke slowly keeping my eyes on Ingrid who gave me a flirtatious look on her face from me calling him 'babe'.

"It was Detective Hanson saying that a notice has been sent to Jonas saying that a hearing will be in two days at the courthouse downtown." He said with a gulp of his water as he sat down next to me. My breathing hitched in my throat and the thought of how Jonas would react after reading the letter saying that we had accused him of domestic violence, child pornography, and rape.

I could tell Ingrid was thinking the same thing because she looked at me with a sight of terror in her eyes. I grasped her hand quickly before she got up and left the table and spoke up in the strongest voice I could conjure up.

"We're gonna get him this time." I said and she gave me a slight nod before making her way back into the kitchen to set down her plate. I noticed that these past few days that we've been here she hasn't been eating enough and the dark rings under her eyes had signaled that she hadn't been getting much sleep lately either. She sat back down at her seat in front of me, staring down at the table.

"I've never wanted to see someone suffer so much except for him." She spoke harshly while tears formed in her soft blue eyes. Ingrid has said a lot of mean things but seeing someone suffer is demented way beyond her and I couldn't help but agree. Jonas had played her and I for fools, treating us like his objects that he could toy around with to seem cool with his friends but him raping Ingrid and damaging my skull was the last straw we could take and ever would take from him again.