Deadly Addictions
Madeline came up to his large oak table cautiously. Her eyes caught a sight of a big crystal ash-tray there.
“Do you smoke?” she inquired.
A devilish look spread in Richard’s eyes and a dazzling wry smile lit up his face.
“No, but I have many other deadly addictions.” He said this phrase smugly as if it was some kind of virtue.
If only Madeline could hear his thoughts she would certainly comprehend what was so funny in her question but she could not. That explained a puzzled look in her eyes which entertained Richard so much he even bothered to clarify his words this time. Mainly he wanted to see how she would react to this bold statement of his.
“And you are most certainly one of them.”
Richard utterly enjoyed observing as different emotions crossed her face. He witnessed how amazement changed confusion. Her eyes were blinking fleetingly as if she was trying to process his information. Her long thick eyelashes were trembling like the wings of a butterfly. The next moment her eyebrows shoot up high and her velvet green eyes became unbelievably large. Always so expressive! Undoubtedly his words had startled her. Now all her figure conveyed an unspoken question ‘why?’
Richard chuckled.
The girl didn’t dare to ask about his previous phrase so she decided to address him with another question.
“Why are you laughing?”
Richard smiled even wider.
“I find you very amusing at times.”
Madeline shrugged her shoulders. At least he was in a good mood today. This observation encouraged her to express a daring request she had initially come here to ask for.
