*Vera*
In the meantime we were back in my apartment and I was already on the sofa reading a book.
Among other things, I had to choose a dress for a gala tonight when we had went to the mall.
Actually, I wanted anything but to go there. But as I said, I was under my father's control.The reason for my reluctance was Taylor Conson, the son of a friend and successful business partner of my father. He had a good image with most people, but he was very touchy with me. He insisted on close physical contact between us, which I found mostly simply inappropriate and uncomfortable.
But there was another problem; my father wanted us to be close again and probably that we would marry someday. Because it would be all to his own advantage. He would have more influence in Taylor's father's decisions and the possibilities through his power. So he could eventually expand his business even more.
Enzo has never met him though, because he hadn't worked as my personal bodyguard for very long.
Taylor was a Casanova, he was handsome and rich, but he imagined more between us than there was.
I could live with it because I didn't see him too often.Maybe I should mention that he had also stolen my virginity.
I was drunk, - of course - at his eighteenth birthday party. Back then, I was seventeen and innocent. After that night, we were dating for a while, but he was someone who didn't like to commit to anybody. He loved being the main character in the people's crowd. I accepted that because I knew from the beginning on that he was used to a lot of attention and we fell apart as friends.I was never really in love with him, but I like to remember our fun time together.
That's why we knew each other well, but our friendship had only suffered from the whole rubbing together.I was torn from my book by a knock on my door, whereupon I immediately went to open it.
Enzo was standing in front of me in an even more elegant suit than usual and slightly raised the corners of his mouth at the sight of me.
I was still wearing sweatpants and had completely forgotten that the only thing that covered my breasts was a crop top."Hey, what is it?" I wanted to know.
"You should be ready in half an hour and come downstairs with me." He explained to me in a factual, monotonous voice. And there was the familiar blank expression on his face again already.
"Are you my company?" I asked hopefully.
"Would be nice. But no, I'll just protect you, as always." He smiled briefly and I didn't miss his comment at the beginning.
I decided to invite him in while I would get ready."Casey mentioned earlier that you would want that. I have to refuse. " He looked down in apology.
I snorted lightly in amusement.
As if he had something to say, I'll have to talk to Casey about that.
"No, you come in with me. No matter what Casey tells you." I put in and opened the door a little further so that he could follow my instructions.
He let out a heavy breath, finally gave in and went inside with me.
"Wait here, and if you're thirsty, the kitchen is over there, just help yourself. I'll hurry up." I looked at him expectantly, waiting for a reactoin but he only nodded slightly.
"Do you know people who will be at the party?" He asks me out of nowhere, before I could walk away.
"Yes I do."
"For example, who?"
"I know a lot of my father's business partners. But I'm closest to Taylor Conson."
His jaw tightened and his eyes darkened instantly at my statement.
"Who is this guy?" I had to laugh.
"Woah, you don't have the right to be jealous yet." I object carefully.
"I am there to protect you from all possible dangers, Vera." His gaze was getting intense.
The first time I heard my first name come out of his mouth and my pulse doubled.
"We used to be very good friends. The rest is unimportant." I kept it short.
Then I turned around and ran into my bedroom to finally get ready, avoiding any more questions of his.
After about twenty minutes I was ready and ran back to Enzo, who was still standing in the living room.
I rolled my eyes.
"You could have sat down." I said and looked seriously into his eyes.
"I'm your bodyguard, I shouldn't even have come in." He wanted to defend himself.
I just laughed and stepped closer to him.
"I'm glad that you are the one who is allowed to come closest to my body. It doesn't matter whether you wait for me in front of the door or in my living room. And you know that." I put my hands on his chest and watched attentively his reaction to my words.
"Actually, I'm not allowed to come this close to you. But we have already exceeded this limit." He told me in a calm tone while keeping eye contact, which caused a comfortable shiver to roll down my spine.
In spite of the fact that I did not want to forego his presence for even a second, I detached my body from his, both of which had long been pressed together.
I but also recognized how his eyes were getting darker again through my withdrawal."Shall we go?" I asked to distract us both.
He looked me up and down until his features tightened even more."Don't you think that this dress is a bit too tight?" He asked with a mocking undertone.
I knew better, because he just didn't want the many other men to see me like that.
Men were often easy to see through.
But I didn't let it show that I knew about his secret protectiveness and acted as if I just disagreed.
"No, I think it's perfect. Otherwise I wouldn't have chosen it for the gala."
His eyes looked pissed off into my shining ones.
He's my bodyguard, I fucking gotta realize that! I thought to myself, shaking my head to come back to my senses.
However, I wasn't in the mood to finish this little game right now. He had to at least make it through the gala to resist me.
Anger wasn't the only thing I recognized in his eyes, I also saw that lust in them. So I knew that my plan would work."I think you'd better change. You must have a lot of dresses." He assumed and took a step towards me.
"No, I'm not going to change now. We have no more time. Let's go!" I demanded and walked to the door, while I put a cardigan over my shoulders.
With a deep growl, he followed me to the gray Rolls Royce that was already waiting for us in the underground car park.
*Vera*As soon as I got into the back of the car, I had to suppress an annoyed groan when I saw my father, who greeted me with a warning look."Mr. Stark should have made sure that you got down here on time and I've already told you to hurry!" He hissed angrily at me."Enzo has nothing to do with it!" Was all I said and then looked out the window as we already drove through downtown.My father just snorted angrily again, but then also stayed silent.Suddenly I noticed that there were only four people in this car.Casey, drove us through the crowded streets of LA and Enzo sat tensed next to him."Where's Charles?" I wanted to know immediately."He's already there, Vera. However, Taylor will be there today too, so your bodyguards will keep more distance from you." My father now calmly explained the matter.I rolled my eyes when I heard that name. Even though I held Taylor in hi
*Vera*He finally broke away from me and we could examine our faces at each other."Oh Vera, it's been way too long since I last saw you!" His lips formed a happy laugh for me."Taylor." was all I quietly replied."I love to hear my name out of your mouth." he grinned mischievously to tease me."I almost forgot how pretty you are." He told me, what made me look down. He always were the flirty type. I appreciated that but it made me feel so average. Not that there was something wrong about that, I just knew that he flirted with every woman.But at other moments I do would be flustered by his compliments."You really missed me, didn't you?" I now asked, what clearly surprised him."Maybe I did." He smirked, while he took my hands in his, after he recovered from the shock, which was caused by my sudden outburst just now.Normally I would be speaking formally but today I real
*Vera*It was next noon and I had already been to my university and had had couple lectures behind me that I had to intend in person. Because normally, I was taught via online lessons or had to work out the material myself.However, there were exceptions and my father allowed me to go there with Casey so as not to miss this special and very important lecture.Lucky me was sitting in my favorite Café with Jaehyun. I always smiled around him but today my smile was extra big for him.We hadn't met in way too long and now were happier as ever to see each other.He held his my hands in his on the table.We sat across from each other and had just eaten some cinnamon rolls and donuts with coffee.We talked about the last week, that we hadn't seen each other and now he just sat there and smiled into my eyes."I love you, you know?" He said in a proud and honest tone.My eyes widened in surprise at
"Good morning!" I said enthusiastically and walked to Enzo to back-hug him. He was facing the kitchen island, so I could admire his bare back. My arms swung around his stomach and my fingers slowly stroked his toned abs. He let out an almost moaned groan. "Good morning, Rose. How did you sleep?" He asked as he turned around so he could smile in my eyes. "Good. And you?" Good was an understatement but I wouldn't let him know that. "I almost stayed awake the whole night because I watched you." He admitted while he cupped my cheek with his hands and let his thumb glide to my lower lip. "You really didn't have to do so, you know tha
*Vera*After some long seconds, he parted our lips to get himself and me off our chairs. He was in front of me and grabbed my waist to press me against his hard body.He then picked me up so that I automatically wrapped my legs around his hips and pressed his lips on mine again.I moaned at the indescribable lust that burned so suddenly inside of me, that made me feel so intoxicated."You taste so sweet baby." He breathed out against my red lips from sucking.Then he trailed wet kisses and bites down my neck to my collar bone."Ahh~" My breath hitched."You smell and taste so Goddamn good. You're mine Rose." He growled against my neck.He walked to my bedroom and laid me down on my bed. And again our lips found their way together as his hands slipped under my shirt. I wasn't wearing a bra so he could caress my sensitive skin without any problems.I moaned in his mouth as he pressed me tighter against him."Say my name Rose.
*Vera*It was about two hours later and I was sitting on my couch, reading a book and doing work, while Enzo was still sleeping in my room peacefully. But I remembered that Casey would come soon to swap positions with Stark. So I had to wake him up. I was about to close my book and do that but Enzo just stormed out of my room at this moment. “How long did I sleep?!” He almost yelled. “Calm down Enzo. It was a little more than two hours, it's fine.” I told him in a calming tone and stood up, but he didn't stop looki
*Vera*A few hours later, after I finished college things and texted a little with Jaehyun, my phone was ringing again, making me curious. I fastly rushed from my bedroom to the living room, where it was laying on the table, to pick it up. I didn't have to wait long until Enzo's raspy voice was heard through the speaker. It gave me chills although it was just such a simple thing. "Vera, can I pick you up in ten minutes?" He came straight to the point. "But you know, Casey is still outside standing in front of my door and
*Vera* Finally my doorbell rang and I headed through my room, a bit excited for what was waiting for me. But ready for an eventful night with my so called secret boyfriend. God, it was such a cliche that we had this forbidden relationship without anyone knowing. I really wasn’t sure what to think about the fact that he told Charles and Casey so early. It was very brave of him to risk all of this. But I would know more after I would be more precisely informed about his plan or whatsoever. “Hey, are you ready, Baby?” He greeted while a beautiful but playful grin embellished his lips.
Not to say that it was bothering me, but it somehow made me feel a bit too observed. I knew how his look on me could affect my whole body and everything I did was to figure out how to ignore his glaring at this point. The worst thing was, Enzo didn’t just watch what I did, he also followed every motion of the man that sat across from me. And as good as I could see and interpret this, Tyler was very much aware that his bodyguards weren’t the only guys that had an eye on him during this entire dinner. When the waiter from earlier arrived with our ordered food, I was just glad to have found an opportunity to distract myself a bit and not look down onto my lap while awkwardly playing with my fingers. Although the only thing I did was to stab my fork into the small dish as I tried looking possibly busy. It
We reached the restaurant earlier than expected and I exited the car after Enzo had opened the door for me again. It was a building inside the city so a few heads of people that were around turned towards me and watched how I disappeared inside the restaurant. Charles had already handled everything and I was straight brought to my table by a waitress. There sat Tyler, already grinning at me. I could sense that he was happy to see me across from him. Of course he was proud that he was able to convince me that easily, but he had no clue that the main reason why I even agreed to come was because my father wanted me to. It wasn’t my plan to play with his heart, I didn’t want to hurt his feelings. Actually I didn't even
I was woken up by my phone ringing. I swung up from my couch, realising I fell asleep with the book still in my hands. I jumped up when I saw on my phone how late it was. And, moreover, Enzo was the one that called me. My eyes widened, even though I was practically still half asleep. My heart pounded, as I remembered that I was supposed to meet up with Taylor. Feeling how anxiety crossed my body I finally picked up. “Rose, do you know how long I waited for you to pick up? You should be ready as soon as possible. According to Charles, who is already at the location of the restaurant, Conson is waiting for you. And we need ten minutes at least to drive there.” He scolded me and my heart pounded against my chest aggressively.
*Vera*Like I had expected, his eyes were getting any softer, so I decided to answer his unspoken question. "It was Tyler Conson. He wants to take me to dinner tomorrow." His body froze. I could feel how thick the air got so suddenly. This wasn't a good sign at all. It needed about a minute until he spoke up, a long damn minute. The atmosphere was so uneasy and tense, it seemed to strain all of my muscles. A chill ran down my spine at the sight of his darkening eyes. And it wasn't a good kind of chill.Suddenly his
*Vera* Finally my doorbell rang and I headed through my room, a bit excited for what was waiting for me. But ready for an eventful night with my so called secret boyfriend. God, it was such a cliche that we had this forbidden relationship without anyone knowing. I really wasn’t sure what to think about the fact that he told Charles and Casey so early. It was very brave of him to risk all of this. But I would know more after I would be more precisely informed about his plan or whatsoever. “Hey, are you ready, Baby?” He greeted while a beautiful but playful grin embellished his lips.
*Vera*A few hours later, after I finished college things and texted a little with Jaehyun, my phone was ringing again, making me curious. I fastly rushed from my bedroom to the living room, where it was laying on the table, to pick it up. I didn't have to wait long until Enzo's raspy voice was heard through the speaker. It gave me chills although it was just such a simple thing. "Vera, can I pick you up in ten minutes?" He came straight to the point. "But you know, Casey is still outside standing in front of my door and
*Vera*It was about two hours later and I was sitting on my couch, reading a book and doing work, while Enzo was still sleeping in my room peacefully. But I remembered that Casey would come soon to swap positions with Stark. So I had to wake him up. I was about to close my book and do that but Enzo just stormed out of my room at this moment. “How long did I sleep?!” He almost yelled. “Calm down Enzo. It was a little more than two hours, it's fine.” I told him in a calming tone and stood up, but he didn't stop looki
*Vera*After some long seconds, he parted our lips to get himself and me off our chairs. He was in front of me and grabbed my waist to press me against his hard body.He then picked me up so that I automatically wrapped my legs around his hips and pressed his lips on mine again.I moaned at the indescribable lust that burned so suddenly inside of me, that made me feel so intoxicated."You taste so sweet baby." He breathed out against my red lips from sucking.Then he trailed wet kisses and bites down my neck to my collar bone."Ahh~" My breath hitched."You smell and taste so Goddamn good. You're mine Rose." He growled against my neck.He walked to my bedroom and laid me down on my bed. And again our lips found their way together as his hands slipped under my shirt. I wasn't wearing a bra so he could caress my sensitive skin without any problems.I moaned in his mouth as he pressed me tighter against him."Say my name Rose.
"Good morning!" I said enthusiastically and walked to Enzo to back-hug him. He was facing the kitchen island, so I could admire his bare back. My arms swung around his stomach and my fingers slowly stroked his toned abs. He let out an almost moaned groan. "Good morning, Rose. How did you sleep?" He asked as he turned around so he could smile in my eyes. "Good. And you?" Good was an understatement but I wouldn't let him know that. "I almost stayed awake the whole night because I watched you." He admitted while he cupped my cheek with his hands and let his thumb glide to my lower lip. "You really didn't have to do so, you know tha