21 - Her Bodyguard

21 - Her Bodyguard

Cillian

“Really. I can’t thank you enough for this.” Sarcasm poured out of me as I glared at Sean, who was proudly smirking at both of us.

“So, so, so, you mean Em is like being stalked? And this is all… serious?” Caleb asked, his eyes wide, staring at both of us and the screen.

“You’re signing the NDA,” I told him in my Dad-voice and added, “Yes. This is serious adult stuff, so don’t go around telling your friends for fun.”

“But someone will guess something’s wrong when you’ll follow her everywhere around the campus. Rumors will—”

“I don’t care. You’re not telling anyone.”

“Okay,” he sulked and shook his head as if he couldn’t believe it. “Why didn’t she tell me?”

I lifted my hand and gently patted his shoulder. “I don’t think she’s ready to tell anyone yet. She will tell you when she’s comfortable.”

“And now you know, so this way you can monitor her—”

I glared at Sean. “Don’t listen to him. You don’t need to do anything. Just focus on your life and studies and