THEBODYGUARD

he have m

ext d

s and I'm drying them, I break th

time are

g for

g thing at your

bout that. Are you

d hey, who knows? I might meet s

es, and he almost drops th

at

with someone, and he invit

th anyone without me. Have y

his place, then we'll

of everyo

issues with PDA (publi

stares at me

s what y

er and get ready. Just let me know

d, so I turn and sash

gripping that countertop. Maybe a sexy, tight dress will remind him what he's missing out on....A

living room, and it isn

ready

ad

together at the same time. I bite my lip as I take

look

look..

rs his

w how amazing you loo

or

look

do

e the only one thi

en s

ing you'll have trouble shooing them away. Which reminds me....if at any

g the person you're talking t

s because it's something you want to

ur date just to make sure

doing my

really good

le on his face, and his

ng then if we want

king about your

..if you

on it yesterday. I really didn't e

ly, and the sight g

eat bike,

eall

duce you to the finest ba

Tipsy Cow, and the first thing I notic

ect it to be

ike this is the ta

t of me, so I stumble backwards.

you

thank

ables set up around the room, and a few

should

which causes his hand

it

together, it'll loo

leave you her

anyone if I have y

e the opposite effect a

rlier, cone find me w

rren disappears into the

mood changes. Isn't the whole point

down. I can see Jack standing on

simple as they can be - every time the bell rings, you have to change your

ir way around. I sit down in front of a handsome looking man who looks to b

y, What's you

eaks and decides it suits him. I hesitate, r

hany. it's ni

rom around h

n you

you easily stands out i

hat

smi

. Most of the women in this town are uniform c

ce that there are actually far mo

of miles south, and this is a

s, h

a pretty woman in a short, black dress and skyscraper heels. She's touching his arm and pushing her chest out to

r type,

rren presses his mouth into a firm line and says something to her that causes her to back

, you're on y

alising I'm probably coming across as rude, I relu

u a ve

but my dream is to become a wo

appily and adm

actu

alling that it's tim

'. Come find me later if you wa

wink and then

al

toward a twenty-something bachelor - the ot

uch as the next girl,

my new date g

. Ain't yo

th satisfaction an

what's y

better as last year's world

miles p

here, but congratulations.

battle, but the b

ine how intense

gest moments of

ou lived h

om . it serves as a constant reminder that my co

gh

tinues to prattle on about his World Cup win, his eyes soon stray away from

interested in anyt

out of here? I got my tractor parked out back

ke my

I've had t

vot in the road. it's a mind b

me a toot

time if you're interested. I've

me fun with this unti

know I felt something

at him a

ppening. I never really believed in lov

, lo

s and glances around

me ther

ent I saw you, I thought, "Ther

while I pull out a pen

to time this out properly. I stopped taking birth control a few months a

d Rusty almost spri

reakin' crazy! Screw

hes toward the door,

ay my eligible bac

ck already sitting down i

d consider that one

hink he won first place in last ye

xy accomp

chu

ting in the speed

nough guys showed up

these women are looking to h

that,

you be happy

are women I've already

ds like quite

ack glances

you and W

e hav

y obvious there's somethin

going on, but I think it might be one-sided . Warren's ma

he's been watching you tonight, I wouldn't be surprise

t him qui

can't see i

hs and leans forward until

it thirty m

wha

nd I hear a chair scree

what a

stion, I feel a presence s

time to switc

en't sounde

t

nds up and offers

pleasure meeti

s soon as Jack's gone, Warren takes h

you my n

you and Jack t

stop scaring off all

tens as he lets o

hen your last date ran off like

ove with him and want

shoot up, and he c

tually say th

lide the piece of p

my ovulation cycle, but he ran off

at it draws the attention

is re

t that creep knowing when

e how carefree and happy he looks - his eyes are cr

n a man could be so

eally th

d. He did win last year'

just maki

ss motion ov

'm telling

know the town still h

've really bee

oom. Other couples have started dancing to t

ike to danc

fly back

al

f you

ld lo

near the back. I follow his lead as he places a gentle hand on my lower back while the other holds one of mine.

the speed dat

ppea

y found the woman of

s and shak

n't meet

mile, and I recognise

need to question him. Alrigh

im a sof

t's time

ed and pull my shoes off, flexing my feet and fee

at all what I expected, but I

e

, Y

e bed and stare u

ou ha

then I feel the bed shift

singly

risi

y gone to one of t

e to face him and

no

't really

y I made

lad w

ar

r behind my ear. I'm so shocked by his action

d really

he fr

's w

t would be. Watching you flirt with

nd see him study

't fli

you were. Espec

flirting with

ed your

to prove

poi

hat you had feelings for m

n is

mean to u

d through my body, heating my skin and intensifying the neeed to feel more of him. Suddenly , I feel a gentle pressure against my lips. My eye

isse

shouldn't h

carefully as he wa

right. We

appointed, but he

loves his job....I don't want

washed up before bed

rling up under the covers, I close my eyes and t

xt mor

e silently agreed to stick with avoiding each other at all costs. if he's in the kitchen, I go and sit on the front porch. if I'm in the bedroom, he

o

eeling ok

uldn't

that's a go

gu

fortable between u

....turn

K

in particular yo

e there's an upda

u

....but how can that be true when he's be

ear the remote drop to the floor with a loud crack. Both of us stare at the screen in c

the

e a joke. Thi

ling hi

he slams it down on the coffee table almost immediately after. My hand starts shaking

hat sa

screen, the words "Kiara Nelson has been d

t say I'