Keep you save (gxg)

9.

The moment I uttered the words, the car is hit from behind. The shock makes us fall forward and Emily lets out a short scream of shock. But I pick myself up and hit the accelerator. This creates space and I see in the mirrors that Kate is driving next to the car and is trying to cut it off. In front of me I see a bend to the left and at the last moment I decide to enter it.

I see that Kate successfully blocks the road and that the car cannot make the turn.

I feel the sweat trickling from my forehead but try not to let it distract me, at that moment I realize I've been holding my breath and exhale slowly.

"F*ck, Em are you okay? We've shook them off for now. Just stay low alright?"

If it stays quiet in the back I feel concern rising

"Em? Please say something" In the rear-view mirror I see that she is still leaning forward and I'm already thinking about where I can put the car to see if she's okay. At the thought that something is wrong with her, I already feel short of breath and I feel my heartbeat beating in my throat.

"I-I'm okay" I hear her whisper softly. I can hear from her voice that she's crying and that makes my stomach cringe.

"We can't go to work or apartment now, I'll take you to a safe place" and with these words I try to reassure her.

At that moment I ask myself where the hell that is.. And suddenly I realize that I only feel really safe in one place and I decide that we go there...

"We'll be there in 15 minutes"

I drive us while paying close attention to the road. I don't see suspicious vehicles anywhere but I make sure I take a detour. Meanwhile, I message Kate that I'll call her when we get there.

In the back seat I hear soft sobbing and instinctively I extend my arm back and place it gently on her neck. I gently stroke her hair. Strangely enough, this also reassures me, touching her makes me feel at ease.

My hand finds her neck and I feel her warm skin. I decide to leave my hand there and in the meantime I drive on.

When we arrive, I open the garage gate, park my car under the building and turn off my engine.

"We're there.. my apartment. Right now this is the safest place I know and more importantly that no one else knows about. This gives us an advantage. There is enough room for the two of us" and as I say this I turn around to look at her.

I see Emily is sitting up and she is no longer crying but the tears have left traces on her face.

I wipe it away with my thumb and smile. "Come on let's go inside and then we can sit down and relax for a while"

"Thank you, you somehow make this madhouse a little easier to deal with. And I'm really curious about your house," she says with a wink. Then she remains silent again.

Meanwhile we get out of the car, I step towards her and put my hand on her lower back and guide her towards the elevator.

As we get into the elevator, I use my other hand to press the penthouse button and then the code. As I do this Emily looks at me in surprise.

Inside I have to laugh because I don't think she expected this from a bodyguard, so all I do is raise my eyebrow defiantly.

As I continue to look at her, the air around us changes. At that moment I want to grab her and pin her to the wall. Making her feel other things than fear and insecurity. Unconsciously I take a step closer and I also see her attitude change. Does she want this? Normally I don't hesitate and am I in charge but her words from last night are running through my head.

I quickly shake my head to clear the thoughts and luckily I am saved by the sound of the elevator that we are there. I clear my throat and with my hand on her lower back I escort her into my house.

"Welcome to my humble abode" and I see her looking dazed from the open kitchen to the living room. I am very proud of what I have done here, after I inherited it from my father I put in a lot of time to make it a real home. "Wow, it is beautiful. It suits you" she says softly. "Come, sit down on the couch, I have to call Kate and make some arrangements." I put my hand on her lower back and direct her towards my comfortable couch. She sits down and I grab the remote to turn on my 75 inch TV. Yes I know.. But watching TV is my guilty pleasure!

"Here, make yourself at home. I'll be right back" I say as I hand her the remote. When she takes it, I hold the remote for a moment and gently run my fingers over hers. I see her start to shiver and her arm hairs stand up a bit. Grinning, I realize that I really am doing something to her.

I turn around, take my phone out of my back pocket and call Kate.

Meanwhile I turn on the kettle in the kitchen to make Emily a cup of tea.

"Hey Liz, are you okay? Are you safe?" is the first thing she asks.

"Yes, we are safe. I took her to my apartment. At the moment I think this is the safest place. I think it is a good plan that we will stay here for the next few days"

"Did you take her to your apartment?" I hear Kate say in amazement "I thought you always went home with the women and not the other way around" she says laughing afterwards.

"This is different and I don't know, somehow I think this is okay. I trust her" and as I say this I look at the couch and see that she is looking at me. She quickly looks at the TV but I see a smile on her face.

"Okay love but be careful and I don't just mean for her safety but for you too.. You know what I mean.

"It's okay nerd. Let's get down to business, I want you to bring her clothes etc and maybe also some groceries.”

"But of course, love to play your errandboy" she says sarcastically. "bye, love"

I put the phone away, make the cup of tea and walk towards the couch.