"Amazing! Beautiful! Gorgggggeous!" The cameraman exclaims as he takes my pictures while moving around, changing his position every time he clicks his camera.
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"Mhmmm-aaahhhhh~" I yawn, tiredly after we finally finished then I collapse on my couch in my dressing room.
*Knock knock knock.*
"Julia! May I come in?" My manager/bestie, Kylie, asks from behind the door.
"Sure..." I reply weakly, still taking a break.
I hear the door open and footsteps enter steadily.
"Mh? Hey Kylie, weren't you wearing... heels?"
I said as a masked black figure got close to me, just about to touch me then-
"Julia!" Kylie exclaims in anxiety, then the security guards rushes in and pins the man down.
"Julia! How could you do this to me?! We're meant to be together! We love each other!!!"
The man exclaims and whales as the guards take him out of the room.
My heart was still thumping like crazy from the incident.
"Come on Julia, let's go home. You've done enough for today..." Kylie suggests as she helps me stand, but I was too weak from both the exhausted and this frightening incident that my legs gave out.
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Somehow I got home to my penthouse which is in a secured area. I told Kylie to clear my schedule for the next two weeks and luckily she agreed.
I stayed in bed, completely mortified by that incident. On some nights, I'd even have nightmares about it.
*Few days later...*
"Julia. Julia." Someone taps and shakes me gently. I awake up and see that it's none other than Kylie.
"Hmmm... Morning Kylie..." I say in a sleepy manner while sitting up on the bed.
"Morning. Can we talk?" She asks with a distressed expression. I nod and she sits on my bed.
"So, the company is upset about you not doing anything these last few days..."
"I already explained your situation and how you must have felt but-"
"It's fine." I stop her from continuing. "I should have seen this coming, of course they wouldn't let me rest for even a few days. Tch."
"Julia..." Kylie whines in concern.
"It's alright, so what's the schedule?" I ask her while getting up and walking towards my closet.
"Before that..." Kylie starts. "There's someone you have to meet first."
"Huh?" I respond in surprise.
"Just get ready first, then come out, ok?"
"Alright..."
Kylie smiles softly then gets up and leaves the room.
"I wonder who she wants me to meet?" I say to myself then enter the bathroom.
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I walk out of my room and enter the living room to see Kylie and a stunningly good looking handsome stoic guy who looks six feet tall has black hair, couldn't tell his eye color because of the dark shades he had on and is also wearing a suit.
"Damn..." I whisper under my breath seeing this hunky figure in front of me.
"Hehe. Hello~ earth to Julia~" Kylie waves her hand in my face, waking me from my thoughts.
"Seems you've already taken a liking to him."
"Come here!" I demand as I turn us away from the guy.
"Who's that?!" I ask in a whisper.
"That's your new personal bodyguard." She answers with a smile.
"Huh? Don't I have enough bodyguards around me?"
"Yessss... but. The company thought that giving you a bodyguard who would live and stick by your side 24/7 would relief you from that incident."
"Ughh, so in other words this is their way of using me to show the world that they care about their people? Gosh. What a bunch of a*ses."
"A-Anyways..." Kylie says as she walks back from the cuddle space we made to talk.
"We should get going. You have an interview which starts in thirty minutes."
"Alright." I reply reluctantly.
*In the car.*
"So, how about you introduce yourself Mr Personal Bodyguard?"
I say to the hunk sitting next to me while Kylie sits in the front with the driver.
"Carlos." He answers in a cold and stern tone.
"Mph. Cold much..." I mutter to myself then look out the window the rest of the way.
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Honestly, I felt myself getting better and feeling less anxious or worried since Carlos came.
It felt nice having someone watch your back. Also, between you and me, I started to have feelings for him. But yeah, like heck he'd ever like me back.
From day one, he's always been stoic and stern. Even when we're at home! He just makes dinner, eat and goes to bed. What the freak is he, a robot who's being programmed!?
It began to seriously get on my nerves how he wouldn't even try to have a proper conversation with me. Like if I asked him a yes or no question, he'd go;
"Yes ma'am" or "No ma'am".
Or if I tried to talk about his personal life, he'd be like;
"Ma'am, I am just a bodyguard not a friend."
Huh?! What the hell is that? If it wasn't because he was just three years older than me and is so gosh darn handsome, I wouldn't even want to talk to him.
*Three months later...*
Currently, I'm in my private plane on a trip to LA for a fashion runway show. Sorry I didn't mention this earlier, but I'm a famous award-winning model.
"Hmmm... mhmm..." My eyelids closes and opens sleepily.
"You know you can sleep if you wanna, there's still about six hours till we reach LA." Kylie informs me to which my drowsiness doesn't let me hear her clearly.
"Hahhh. Carlos, I'm gonna check with the pilot mind watching her?"
"Sure. It is my duty to do so." I heard his stern voice and scrowl while my eyes are closed, about to snooze off.
"Sure. Alright. Be back soon." That's what I think she said before I snoozed off.
×[CARLOS' POV]×
"Zzzz..." Julia is fast asleep but she's not in a comfortable position.
"It won't be wrong to help her at least sleep in a better position..."
I get up and pull back her seat so she lies well.
"Hmmm... Bed? Comfy..." She mutters in her sleep then turns and lies on her side.
"Glad she's comfortable." I softly smile seeing her face then notice her skirt has been raised.
"Mh! Let's cover her before she catches a cold." I immediately grab a blanket and cover her legs, blushing a bit.
"Hahhh..." then I start to walk to my seat.
"Carlos..." I hear her call my name and turn to her. She's still sleeping but hearing her call me with such a tone, almost made my heart leap into my throat.
'Calm down Carlos! You're still on the job!' I tell myself in my head then sit down across from her.
Hahhh... how long has it been? How long has it been since I've been holding in my feelings for you Julia Skylar...
A soft smile spreads across my face as I continue to watch her sleep. It doesn't matter how long I've been in love with her, just being by your side is more than enough for me.
×[KYLIE'S POV]×
I stand by the door and watch them secretly.
Tch. Would it kill them to just confess or communicate their feelings to each other? Hahhh... the life of a bestie/manager/cupid's assistant is not easy at all.
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