Under His Protection

Three Days Earlier:::

After most sleeplessness, Michael rose to the delicious smell of freshly brewed coffee and waffles, his eyes suddenly snapped open and he sat from the sofa, he could not help but to winched due to his stiff muscle.

Michael looked around his surrounding trying to recall where he was, he happened to glance down in his lap and saw the blanket laid lower half of his body, then his brain finally grasped where he was…. Yes!, He almost forgot that he slept in the living room of Laura Van-Lerie.

For a moment he thought he died unknowingly and went straight to his own version of heaven because he saw the woman in question busy cooking breakfast in the kitchen.

What is the time again? He thought as he glanced at his watch. Did she put that blank t on him while he was asleep because he could feel the weather was cold, which means it rained last night, when did he actually fall asleep during the night?

When she tiptoed last night coming out from her room to give him one of her pillow it took him an iron of will power to stop himself from doing something idiotic that could probably cost him his head. Her freshly shower smell was nearly his undoing, he forced himself not to open his eyes and look at her last night or throw his caution to the wind and prepared himself to go to hell.

Now she was in the kitchen cooking breakfast with her back to him unaware that he was awake, how many times had he imagine this before? How many times did he hope their situation was different. Michael shook his head in resignation, there is no time to think about it now, their situation would not change, However he tired to wish for it.

Laura was still unconscious of his presence and Michael took the chance to study her fully, this was one of those few times that he could look at her and no one would notice his unhealthy interest he had for his boss daughter, this is why he barely look at her in the past Incase someone would see.

She is really achingly beautiful just like the first time he saw her on the first day of his job, long dark hair with brown eyes, his breath was knocked out of his lungs upon seeing her. Even when he tried to ignore the attraction he feel for her, he couldn’t hide it one bit, he was aware whenever she entered or leave the room.

Years had passed and the teenage girl has blossomed into a stunning young lady, he smugly assumed that he already mastered the art of avoiding her as much as possible but when his assumption was tested one night when she surprised him for interrogation about her elder sister whereabouts because she is concern about her mother’s welfare.

That night Michael had enough of controlling himself around her and he listened to the devil inside his head as he surrendered to temptation.

Michael could not care less that night if her father would catch him kissing his daughter, he knew Jadua would kill him on the spot but the only thing on Michael’s mind was to kiss those lips he had been dying to taste for years and he did not regret his decision, not for one second.

“You are awake” Laura voice dragged him out of his reverie, he became aware of those light brown eyes sparkling under the morning sun light, she was standing there looking beautiful when smiling like that.

Michael happened to be self conscious about her state of appearance, he touched the back of his head, ” Iam sorry I slept late, you should have woken me up”

“It is okay” she smiled brightly placing the food on the small table, ” You are just in time, breakfast is ready”

Michael wanted to lunch himself to remember that he was not dreaming, one of the reason why he hadn’t slept well last night was the fact that her pillow, her damn pillow smells exactly like her. He could almost smell her through the pillow she gave him.

“Come here” she instructed freely, unaware of the thoughts that were going through his mind, ” Let’s eat these waffles before it gets cold’

Michael was about to turn down her offer and go home, he needed a shower more than a breakfast, but he could not risk to remove the bright smile on her face, with great reluctancy he sat down in the breakfast table across her.

“Thank you for looking after me throughout the night” she said, placing a cup of coffee to his side, ” Iam sorry you have to go through all these because of me”

Michael sipped the delicious smelling coffee ” It is my duty to protect you” he looked straight in her eyes ” I will protect you with all my life Laura, I will not let this stalker touch even the tip of your nails, I promise you that”

“Thank you Michael” Laura smiled gratefully at him, Michael could not help but do thesame.

They started to eat their breakfast making small light conversation but mostly their conversation was about home when the door bell sounded, Michael looked at her “was she expecting any visitor today?” But from the look on her face it seems that she was not expecting anyone.

“Excuse me” she said, standing from her chair and went to the door, Michael followed her with his eyes, once she opened the door he immediately saw a huge bouquet of flower from the delivery man, Michael became instantly alert as he stood up from the table and went to her side straight away.

“Delivery for miss Laura Van-Lerie” the delivery man said, placing the bouquet of flowers in Laura hand.

Michael eyes narrowed at the man ” Who is the sender of this flower?”

The young man shrugged, ” Iam not aware sir, someone just call from our shop and instructed to send flowers to miss Laura’

Michael was about to speak again when Laura stopped him by placing a hand on his arm ” It is okay Michael”. She opened the card placed in-between the flowers, Michael peeked at the card and saw red gaze at the written words

Good morning princess…..

It was from that bastard stalker, Michael swore the stalker better pray vehemently and be very cautious because if he catch or lay hand on him he would end his insignificant life slowly until he would wish he had not been born in this world.

Taking the bouquet of flower from Laura hand he pushed them back to the delivery boy, ” Send them back to the bastard who ordered them”

“But sir…”

Micheal fished out some money from his pocket and gave it to him ” Go before I shove those flowers down your throat”

Laura gasped while the young man paled, Michael did not regret a word he just said and he was not in the mood for pleasantries, infact the thing in his mind that moment was to catch that stalker.

“Why would you do that Michael?” Laura asked with anger.

“That gift came from that bastard stalking you Laura”

“And so what?”

” Iam going in now to shower and change, remember you have a photo shoot by 10, get dressed because iam going with you” he turned and left.

When they got to the building where she was going to do her photoshoot, Michael stood off to the side keeping an eye on her as he watched and listened to all that was going on, the only time he left Laura unattended was when he went to the bathroom.

He was more than annoyed when one of the model dressed in some sexy lingerie cornered him when he was about coming out, when he tried walked past her she got infront of him and put her arms around his neck, ” I hear you are some sort of bodyguard for Laura, my body could use some gaurding, what do you think sugar? Wanna go in back?”

He smiled and placed his hand on her arm, ” Not interested doll”

As he was about to remove his hands from the model arms Laura came around the corner and saw his hand on the lady. Seeing Laura Michael removed his hand from the woman and walked towards her.

“Disgusting” she said, shaking her head and was about walking away when he stopped her by grabbing her arm.

“It is not what you think, i was in the men restroom when she cornered me and threw her arms around me, I was removing them when you saw us. Besides why do care? We both agreed that our relationship should be strictly business” his hand went up and stroked her cheek ” unless you want to change your mind”

She swat his hand away from her face, ” I don’t care and no I haven’t changed my decision. I need to change my outfit for my next shoot”

Michael followed her and waited outside her door, then he walked her back out and soon the lights started flashing, music played and she did her posing.

His eyes wandered around as something seemed off to him, call it a gut feeling. He noticed one of the lights above was flickering, he shielded his eyes as he scanned the ceiling and saw that one spotlight was hanging lower and looked like it was about to drop, Laura was right under it.

Running towards her, he yelled for everyone to get out of the way.