Page 48 of The Bodyguard

Twice is on purpose.

This woman is getting under my skin, and while I should be speeding up the process to get me replaced and confessing that I slept with the client, I don’t know if I want one of the other guys here.

I don’t know if I can go back to the office or another job and ignore the natural instinct in me that wants to protect her.

Didn’t go well last time did it.

Shit. Fucking brain.

“You okay?” Savannah asks.

“What about Ricco and Luis?” I prod, ignoring her question. “Are they new?”

“No. Well, yes. Luis is. Ricco’s old assistant left about a year ago. Then I hired Gina midway through filming the second movie. She’s my best friend.”

She’s already mentioned that.

I watch as her eyes drift away and study her.

Interesting.

The dynamics between the two women are interesting and I need to dig further.

“You didn’t want to hire her?”

She hesitates to answer, playing with her napkin. After a long sigh, Savannah says, “She lost her job. I did feel pressured to offer her a job, but it was the least I could do. Briar needed some help and I think Gina’s doing an okay job. When she’s not offering PA support to fucking Nick.”

I hear the resentment in her voice.

“You think it’s her?” I ask, lifting my brow.

Savannah’s eyes shoot up to mine. “No. God no. She had a crush on Nick, and I told him to stay away from her. I think she’s still hoping he’ll fall in love with her.”

“Like millions of other women,” I state.

“Exactly.” She shrugs. “He doesn’t help. He loves the attention, and it just bugs me.”

Because...she has feelings for Nick herself?

I should ask the question but if she does, she won’t answer me honestly after this morning. If she doesn’t, I’ll know by observing her.

As long as I can keep a neutral point of view about her.

I can.

I think.

“It will pass. When this media tour is over and I start on a new movie, she’ll crush on someone else.”

“Except Gina didn’t seem to like you giving her direction.”

She shakes her head. “We’re friends. It’s difficult.”

Is it?

The way I see it, there’s nothing complicated at all. Gina is her employee and needs to do her job. Or maybe I’m just used to a military environment where people do their fucking job, or someone loses their life.

Or job.

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