Under His Protection

Laura was having a very busy day at work, she was planning on launching her spring and summer bridal collection, she was nervous and excited at thesame time since this was it first.

She worked tirelessly since she arrived in the morning, she had already finished the sketches for her collection and now she was starting to bring to life her sketches.

She had instructed her secretary to shop for fabric since she was held down with work, usually she was the one who personally buys fabric since she was picky when it comes to material but she trust Vanessa to do the work.

And there was Michael who unwillingly left her alone for a moment despite her assurance that she would be fine and nothing would happen to her while he was away, he had told her he needed to run some errands and he need to buy some things to fix her broken window from last night incident.

Thanks to him she could not sleep properly last night with the stalker scare and knowing the fact that her window was wrecked, when he got in through the window they did not see anyone.

Her mobile bohone sounded for a text message, she looked at the screen to see Vanessa asking what color she prefer for the fabric, half-heartedly she was about to reply when she received another text message, this time from Michael who was checking if she is doing fine.

For one stupid moment in her life she accidentally replied to Michael text that was meant for her secretary.

“I want nudes”

“Oh! No!..” she stared at her screen in horror, trying desperately to erase the text message before it sent away to Michael’s number, ” sweet mother of Jesus… OMG! Kill me” Laura groaned, she wanted to turn off the phone but it was too late, the message has been delivered and seen to Michael.

Laura tossed her phone on the wooden table while trying to beat herself, her face was probably redder than a Spanish tomato, she could almost feel her face flamed with embarrassment, ” How can I face Michael now?”

She looked for her mobile device and open the conversation with the blasted man, she wanted to send him another text message to get the fact straight, but as she was typing for explanation his number flashed on her screen….. damnit! he was calling her.

Taking several breath, she stared a the number while biting her nails, ” Act normal Laura, act cool, composed and calm Laura..” she instructed herself.

Clearing her throat for one last time she slid her finger on the screen to take the phone call, ” Hello”

She mentally cringed when she sounded slightly high pitch.

“I wanted to be sure before i send the nudes you are asking for” Michael said in a chrip tone laced with mockery. Laura closed her eyes wishing to the almighty to open the ground and swallow her alive, how can she be so dimwitted?

“It was a mistake” she informed him fully aware of the blush spreading through her face like wild fire, ” that text was for my secretary, not you”

“Are you having an affair with your secretary Laura?” Michael asked, she could hear him trying to prevent himself from laughing out loud.

Things was getting worse by the moment and the big bully was having a great time at her expense.

“Of course not! You big idiot! She was just asking me what kind of colour I like for the fabric I told her to buy for me, and that was when your text interrupted hers”

“Ah… okay” he replied, but she could still hear the laughter in his voice, ” Are you sure you don’t want nudes from me? Iam still I’m a hardware store, I can find a place…..”

“Oh shut your big mouth Micha” she stopped him harshly while mentally blocking the image of him naked, blast this man and his evilness!

“I don’t wish tonsee your nakedness, thanks for the offer iam not interested and let me clear this one to you, that message was an accident and you dare not breath this to another human being or i will not let you see the next sunrise, are we clear?”

“As clear as the Spanish sun, perv”

Laura stared helplessly at her work room, if she could just turn back the time and redo her idiocy moment ago, she would trade everything she have for that chance.

“You are not going to let this go easily, will you?”

“Nope” he said with the nerve without a hint of guilt in his voice, ” it is not everyday I could get a text message from the high and mighty princess of the Jadua clan asking me for nudes, how can I let it pass?”

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Michael stood at the iron step of the aircraft preparing to leave, he was greeted by the warmth of the Paris sun and the cloudless blue sky, he watched as Laura Van-Lerie slowly descended infront of him from the iron step of the airplane as they arrived finally in Paris to attend her mother’s birthday party.

Two days ago her mother had called her to remind her of the bonquet she was holding in regards to her birthday celebration and her presence is highly needed, Laura had tried to bring up different excuses as to why she would not be able to make t due to her busy schedule.

“The birthday is just once in a year dear daughter, iam sure you can bear to be away from your work even for a moment to be with your family” her mother inserted smoothly giving her little or no way for excuse.

There was a long pause during the call as Laura was yet to get over the embarrassment she had with the text message she sent to Michael, ” Do I need to bring Michael with me?”

She could see her mother rolling her eyes through her imagination, ” Of course you need to bring Michael with you, he is technically your bodyguard and he needs to be with you wherever you go”

And here was Michael about to follow her after she alighted from the the plane when a shiny heavily tinted black car parked swiftly on the tarmac, he just realized how powerful and influential her family was, to be able to grant such privilege to have a chauffeur pick you personally from the runway of the airport.

It made him gasped at the realization that she was really way out of his league, for a moment while living in NYC with her it made him almost see her as the average woman everyone meets everyday, back here in Paris everything was totally different. She is practically a princess here where everything was at her fingertip, where her family name is synonymous to power.

Michael saw Laura stopped momentarily from her track when the driver went out of the car, she shook her head in resignation upon seeing the flashy cars, he could almost imagine how pissed she was at her father for the unwanted committee. Michael sighed

deeply, there was no reason to feel apprehensive with the harsh slap of realization, he must remember that she is off limits to him forever.

Michael was about to ride besidppe the chauffeur when the passenger door open with another man, ” Great!” He said with lack of euthasium, the freaking chauffeur brought another bodyguard with him, the last thing he wanted was to be trap at the back of the car sitting next to Laura. Why fate does love to toture him this way? He groaned.

“Welcome back princess Laura” the chauffeur greeted with a warm smile on his face, he has been working for his Excellency for years too, ” Good to see you Michael”

Michael nodded in acknowledgement as he opened the passenger door at the back of the car for Laura, while he slid inside from the other door, he tried to seat comfortably beside her but it was too difficult when her scent invaded his senses.

This was going to be a long and uncomfortable ride…. at least on his part since he was sitting too close for his comfort for the next one hour beside the woman he is desperately trying to put on a good distance, if she become too close to him the unthinkable might happen that he would surely regret.