First meeting

...JONATHAN...

...A maid pointed me to a garden...

...in the backvard where I would...

...find Rosalie William...

...the...

...spoiled heiress that I had just...

...been hired to protect....

...As I exited through the door...

...that led outside into the garden,...

...I had an image of what I...

...thought Rosalie would look...

...like: my exes, dressed in the...

...latest fashion with tons of...

...makeup and extremely high...

...maintenance....

...The walkway, lined with...

...colorful flowers of different...

...kinds on each side, directed me...

...toward a big tree with a swing....

...Immediately, my eyes zoomed...

...in on the person sitting in it....

...A young girl in a simple white...

...summer dress was oscillating...

...back and forth, her skirt rising...

...up every time it went against...

...the wind. A breeze blew her...

...long brown hair back, revealing...

...a beautiful, smiling face....

...She was not what I had...

...expected. She had a look of...

...simplicity, elegance and low....

...maintenance...

...the complete...

...opposite of my previous...

...girlfriends, even though they...

...all came from wealthy families....

...She seemed oblivious to my...

...presence as she kept soaring...

...higher and higher. I stopped...

...walking when I was a few feet...

...away from her and just enjoyed...

...the scene in front of me....

...The previous image of Rosalie...

...in my head dissolved into the...

...background as this new vision...

...replaced it....

...Suddenly, as if she had finally...

...detected my presence, she...

...looked over and almost fell out...

...of the swing due to the surprise....

...I laughed as she awkwardly...

...stopped the swing and tried to...

...balance herself. her hands...

...gripping tightly onto the ropes...

...on both sides. I would've...

...helped, but it had happened so...

...fast that I couldn't react in time....

...Once she had gotten her footing...

...balanced against the ground,...

...her hand went to her chest as...

...she exhaled. "You scared the...

...heck out of me."...

..."Sorry, I didn't mean to scare...

...you," I said, still laughing. I...

...walked up to her, putting out...

...my hand....

...«I'm Jonathan, your...

...new bodyguard."...

...She stood up from her seat as...

...she lifted her face to look at me....

...She blushed as she took my...

...hand, as if seeing me for the...

...first time....

...Y-you don't look...

...like a bodyguard."...

..."What is a bodyguard supposed...

...to look like?" I teased as she...

...turned another shade redder...

...while trying to take her hand...

...back. I held her soft hand a...

...second longer before releasing...

...it....

..."Um... well, you don't look like...

...the bodyguards around my...

...father,...

..." she answered timidly as...

...she averted her gaze to my...

...chest-...

...right at her eye level....

...«You still didn't answer my...

...question," I said unrelentingly...

...and playfully....

..."Well... you're a lot younger...

...than they are and you don't...

...look the part."...

..." And what part is that?'...

...You're not stiff and serious,...

...she said thoughtfully....

...«YOu...

...seem more relaxed and laid....

...back.and you just don't seem...

...like the type to protect...

...someone." She looked back up...

...at me as she said the last part....

..."And somehow I still got the...

...job." I shrugged with a smirk...

...on my lips....

..."How did you get the job?" she...

...asked curiously....

..."Easy. After your father saw my...

...shooting skills and how I...

...managed to easily take down...

...two of his guards, he...

...immediately offered me the...

...job," I said casually....

..."He even said he needed...

...someone young like me so I...

...can blend in with you at school....

...He didn't want the usual type of...

...bodyguard, who would stand...

...out like a sore thumb...

...older,...

...more serious, and rigid like a...

...block of wood."...

...She giggled at the last part....

..."That's because they all have a...

...military background."...

..."Apparently, I don't need to...

...have a military background to...

...qualify for this job, just my...

...hobbies.»...

..."Hobbies?'...

..."Yeah. Guns and martial arts,...

...jujitsu specifically." At her...

...frown, I continued. "Don't...

...worry, I have a lot of other...

...hobbies, not just those two."...

...Like dating women, I wanted to...

...add. But I decided to keep that...

...snippet of information to...

...myself....

...After eyeing her, I said, "You're...

...a short little thing, aren't you?"...

...She was probably five foot one...

...or five foot two, to my six foot...

...two....

..."I'm not short. You're just tall,"...

...she said defiantly while pouting...

...adorably....

..."I am tall, but you are short,...

...princess." I chuckled....

..."Don't call me that; I have a...

...name. It's Rosalie, but you can...

...call me Rose for short."...

..."What's wrong with calling you...

...princess? I thought all girls...

...love being princesses....

..."Maybe they do, but I don't. I...

...feel like you're calling me a...

...spoiled brat."...

..."I did picture you like that at...

...first, but not anymore," I said...

...honestly....

...She made a face at my...

...statement....

...Well, you're not...

...exactly how I pictured either."...

..."I think we already established...

...that.??...

...ROSALIE...

...I opened my mouth, about to...

...bicker further on the topic, but...

...his phone rang....

...He took it out. "Sorry, do you...

...mind if I take this?''...

...I shook my head, telling him...

...no....

...He walked a few steps away...

...and picked up the call. I sat...

...down on a bench nearby as I...

...silently and shamelessly...

...eavesdropped on his...

...conversation....

...Usually, I would have more...

...manners than this and would...

...not listen in on someone's...

...private chat. However, I...

...couldn't help myself because I...

...wanted to know more about...

...him...

...he intrigued me....

...I observed his tall, lean figure...

...as he stood facing away from...

...me, with one hand holding the...

...phone while the other was...

...stuffed in his pants pocket....

...His dark chocolate brown hair...

...was thick and shiny. The suit he...

...wore fitted him perfectly, and...

...the watch glinting against the...

...sunlight on his wrist looked...

...expensive....

...He reminded me of the guys I...

...met at my father's company...

...parties-...

...arrogant and...

...confident, as if they knew they...

...were a good catch....

...However, there were a few...

...things that were different. He...

...was more easygoing, like he...

...would still have a smile on his...

...face even if he were buried...

...deep in a bad situation....

...And he was extraordinarily...

...charming...

...-not to mention...

...exceedingly attractive...

...as if it...

...was effortless for him to be so....

...He could probably charm his...

...way out of a speeding ticket;...

...probably he charmed himself...

...into this job....

..."Hey, baby, what's up?.....

...Where?..No, I won't be able to...

...pick you up from now on since...

...my father froze my assets and...

...took away all my cars ...

...luuk away all y vals.....

...So that's why he took this job....

..."Tonight?... Sure, I'm up for...

...it.....

..." he said into the phone....

...Suddenly he turned to look at...

...me. I blushed and immediately...

...turned my head in the opposite...

...direction....

...Oh my gosh. He saw me. He...

...probably figured out that I was...

...eavesdropping. My face got...

...hotter the more I thought about...

...it. Crap! This is so...

...embarrassing....

...Finally, he spoke again into the...

...phone, and I turned around to...

...gaze at his back, feeling sure...

...that I was safe to eavesdrop one...

...more time....

..."Actually, I have plans tonight....

...I'll talk to you some other...

...time." With that, he hung up...

...and put his phone away....

...Before he turned in my...

...direction, I had already twisted...

...around, pretending to focus my...

...attention on something else....

..."Hey," he said, sitting down...

...next to me....

..."I know we're not...

...supposed to move into the...

...apartment until next week, but...

...do you mind if I move in...

...tonight?...

..."I can't stand staying with my...

...buddy for another night. His...

...place is a pigsty, and he brings...

...a new girl home every night....

...I'm getting pretty sick of it...

...99...

...I could feel red coloring my...

...cheeks as I realized the...

...implication....

..."Um...actually, all my stuff has...

...been moved in. The only reason...

...I'm still here is because my...

...father wanted to have a...

...bodyguard for me before I...

...moved in by myself."...

..."Great!' he said...

...enthusiastically as he stood up....

..."Let's go then."...

..."Okay. Let me ask my father...

...for permission to move in...

...tonight." I got up, and we...

...walked toward the back...

...entrance of my parents...

...mansion....

..."Do you have a car?" he asked...

..."No, since I don't know how to...

...drive," I said....

...He looked at me shocked, like...

...it was the craziest thing he had...

...ever heard....

..."But my father will provide us...

...with a car."...

...You're nineteen! How can you...

...not know how to drive a car?''...

..."There are a lot of things I...

...don't know how to do," I...

...admitted with embarrassment...

...my voice low and my head...

...down....

..."But that's why I'mmoving out, to learn those...

...things and be independent."...

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