careful not to make it
worse.
“Let
me go and see what we have for dessert.” Lucky gave me a hooded look and jumped
up.
“I’ll
help you check.” I jumped up behind her and followed her to the kitchen.
“What’s going on? Did
you speak to Leeza?”
“How
did you know?” She looked at me in shock. “Are you tapping my phone?”
“What?”
My jaw dropped. “Am I tapping your phone? What sort of question is that?”
“How
did you know Leeza contacted me?”
“I
didn’t know. I was just guessing.” I looked at her in confusion. “Why do you
think I’m tapping your phone?”
“Because
you always seem to know what’s going on, and I think Leeza was trying to tell
me that you’ve been stalking me.”
“What?”
I laughed. “What are you talking about?”
“Leeza
called me and said that she was worried.” Lucky’s brown eyes were huge and
accusing. “I don’t really think you’ve been stalking me or anything. But you
know, I couldn’t help but be worried ...” Her voice trailed off.
“Worried
about what?” I frowned, fearing the worst. Did Leeza think we were moving too
fast? Was she going to try and convince Lucky to leave me?
“I’m
not sure exactly. She had a bad connection.”
“Call
her back,” I commanded her angrily. “I want to know what she’s talking about.”
“I’ll
call her later.” Lucky turned away from me and I heard her mumble something
under her breath.
“What’s
that?” I walked towards her and it took everything in me to not pull her
towards me and ask her what was going through her mind.
“Nothing,”
she sighed. “Let’s please finish dinner and talk later?”
“Fine.”
I left the kitchen and walked back to join Leo at the dining room table. He sat
there with an amused expression on his face and I scowled at him. “What’s so
funny?”
“You’re
so sprung on this girl. I never imagined I’d see the day.”
“Whatever.”
I sat down and gulped down the rest of my beer. “So are you free to do the
work?”
“You
sure you want me to do this?” Leo frowned.
“I’m
sure.”
“And
you haven’t talked to Lucky about this?”
“She’ll
say no.” I shook my head. “I need to make sure she’s protected.”
“I
really think you should tell her what’s going on, Zane.” He leaned forward and
stared at me. “She has a right to know.”
“Not
now.” I was firm. “You don’t know her like I do. She needs to be protected and
I can’t do it by myself. I need you to look after her for me. You need to
protect her.”
“Zane,
I don’t want to be dishonest.” Leo shook his head. “I really think she’s a good
person. I don’t want to fool her. As a bodyguard, I need the person to know
they can count and depend on me.”
“You
need to be her friend first. You can’t tell her, understand?” My voice was low.
“Do not tell her that I’ve hired you to be her bodyguard. All she has to know
is that we’re friends.”
“I
don’t feel good about this, Zane.” Leonardo frowned and I could see the tension
in his shoulders. I was tense, waiting for him to make a decision. He was the
only one I trusted with Lucky. I had to make sure that she was protected at all
times, I couldn’t stand it if anything happened to her. I had to hire the best.
“I’ll
do it because I like her, Zane. I’ll do it because you’re my best friend. But I
must tell you, you’re going to lose her if you keep lying to her. I hope that
one day soon , you’ll tell Lucky what’s going on.
And I hope you do it before it’s too late.”
Chapter 4
Lucky
I
felt awful eavesdropping on Zane and Leo, but something just didn’t feel right.
Zane was acting crazy and possessive and I wasn’t quite sure if Leo was
flirting with me or just being nice. Not that I wanted him to be flirting with
me seriously, of course. That would make him a really shady friend to Zane, and
I would hate for his best friend to be shady, seeing as his family
worse.
“Let
me go and see what we have for dessert.” Lucky gave me a hooded look and jumped
up.
“I’ll
help you check.” I jumped up behind her and followed her to the kitchen.
“What’s going on? Did
you speak to Leeza?”
“How
did you know?” She looked at me in shock. “Are you tapping my phone?”
“What?”
My jaw dropped. “Am I tapping your phone? What sort of question is that?”
“How
did you know Leeza contacted me?”
“I
didn’t know. I was just guessing.” I looked at her in confusion. “Why do you
think I’m tapping your phone?”
“Because
you always seem to know what’s going on, and I think Leeza was trying to tell
me that you’ve been stalking me.”
“What?”
I laughed. “What are you talking about?”
“Leeza
called me and said that she was worried.” Lucky’s brown eyes were huge and
accusing. “I don’t really think you’ve been stalking me or anything. But you
know, I couldn’t help but be worried ...” Her voice trailed off.
“Worried
about what?” I frowned, fearing the worst. Did Leeza think we were moving too
fast? Was she going to try and convince Lucky to leave me?
“I’m
not sure exactly. She had a bad connection.”
“Call
her back,” I commanded her angrily. “I want to know what she’s talking about.”
“I’ll
call her later.” Lucky turned away from me and I heard her mumble something
under her breath.
“What’s
that?” I walked towards her and it took everything in me to not pull her
towards me and ask her what was going through her mind.
“Nothing,”
she sighed. “Let’s please finish dinner and talk later?”
“Fine.”
I left the kitchen and walked back to join Leo at the dining room table. He sat
there with an amused expression on his face and I scowled at him. “What’s so
funny?”
“You’re
so sprung on this girl. I never imagined I’d see the day.”
“Whatever.”
I sat down and gulped down the rest of my beer. “So are you free to do the
work?”
“You
sure you want me to do this?” Leo frowned.
“I’m
sure.”
“And
you haven’t talked to Lucky about this?”
“She’ll
say no.” I shook my head. “I need to make sure she’s protected.”
“I
really think you should tell her what’s going on, Zane.” He leaned forward and
stared at me. “She has a right to know.”
“Not
now.” I was firm. “You don’t know her like I do. She needs to be protected and
I can’t do it by myself. I need you to look after her for me. You need to
protect her.”
“Zane,
I don’t want to be dishonest.” Leo shook his head. “I really think she’s a good
person. I don’t want to fool her. As a bodyguard, I need the person to know
they can count and depend on me.”
“You
need to be her friend first. You can’t tell her, understand?” My voice was low.
“Do not tell her that I’ve hired you to be her bodyguard. All she has to know
is that we’re friends.”
“I
don’t feel good about this, Zane.” Leonardo frowned and I could see the tension
in his shoulders. I was tense, waiting for him to make a decision. He was the
only one I trusted with Lucky. I had to make sure that she was protected at all
times, I couldn’t stand it if anything happened to her. I had to hire the best.
“I’ll
do it because I like her, Zane. I’ll do it because you’re my best friend. But I
must tell you, you’re going to lose her if you keep lying to her. I hope that
one day soon , you’ll tell Lucky what’s going on.
And I hope you do it before it’s too late.”
Chapter 4
Lucky
I
felt awful eavesdropping on Zane and Leo, but something just didn’t feel right.
Zane was acting crazy and possessive and I wasn’t quite sure if Leo was
flirting with me or just being nice. Not that I wanted him to be flirting with
me seriously, of course. That would make him a really shady friend to Zane, and
I would hate for his best friend to be shady, seeing as his family
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