Loving Courtney

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'i don't understand. Why would he put my needs before his own. With ocd and mysophobia, it's not easy to do that' "I'd like to see your lip and eye" courtney removed the cloth from the side of her face. 'that man has cut my future wife with his ring. Her stunning face has been hurt. This is not okay. I know they will swell and her eye will bruise' hearing his phone ring, Garrett grabbed his phone out. 'ken west' "WHAT DO YOU WANT?" "MY DAUGHTER" "YOU DIDNT WANT HER" "look I can make you a deal" "there are no deals. You hurt my wife and more than once. You left a scar on my wife's face from a knife and now you have hit my wife twice and grabbed my wife's arm. I will be visiting your disgrace of a home. I do hope you prepare yourself" "SHE IS MY DAUGHTER. I NEED HER. MY OTHER DAUGHTER IS USELESS. YOU CAN HAVE HER FOR FREE" "I DONT WANT THAT UGLY DISGRACE. SHE IS YOURS TO KEEP" Garrett hung up the phone and looked at courtney. "We should eat" "oh my I forgot. Im So sorry I will go do that now" "no you will not. I am home, I will cook" "but.." "no. They have hurt you. You are to rest" Garrett clenched his hand "I hurt you too" Garrett stormed out and walked down the stairs leaving Courtney stunned.
'i don't like that I hurt my wife. It's been playing on my mind since I had done it. I had choked her leaving a bruise on her. took her rose in the worst way and threw her to the ground. Courtney does not deserve that. She is a wonderful woman. She is caring, intelligent, knows how I live, does anything to make me happy and now her father has come here, punching my wife twice and making her bleed. He has now threatened to Take my wife and I can not allow that. I will do what I can to protect her. To make sure no one hurts her or touches her. I need to find two security personnel to guard my front door. Two to four strong men who are armed' Courtney slowly made her way down stairs. Hearing a knock at the door, Courtney stopped in her tracks. 'i can't answer the door' Garrett walked to the door and opened it up. "You are who?" "Henry" "Joseph" "Gabriel" "Patrick" "you are here to speak with me. I'm Garrett Emerson. Do come in" all four men walked in and looked directly at courtney "Courtney" Courtney looked at Garrett worried what is to come her way. Five men in one room, all looking at her. Garrett picking up on the change in courtneys eyes, he looked at the men. "Turn your eyes from my wife" "yes sir" Garrett walked up stairs and without even meaning it, courtney stepped back. "You do not walk away from me" courtney held in her fear. 'this man has already taken my rose. what if he is to have those men do something similar' "I need you to come downstairs" Courtney looked at the men then at Garrett wanting to scream but held her tongue. Hesitantly walking down stairs, Garrett picked up on her movements. 'theres something wrong with my wife' "gentlemen to the table" "Courtney you will join us at the table" courtney kept her eyes away from the men including Garrett. When the men sat down, Courtney did the same keeping her distance. "Henry, Joseph, Gabriel and Patrick, you are all from high tech?" "Yes. I have been with the company for nineteen years" "twenty three" "ten" "thirteen" "all clean and good credentials?" "Yes" "yes" "yes" "yes" "armed?" "Always. Fire and baton".
Garrett looked at Courtney then at the men. "My wife is needing protection with her at all times. If she is in the house, you are to stand guarding the front doors. If she is to go for a walk, she is to have someone with her. A threat has been put on her life and I will not allow anyone to touch her. You aren't to get too close and the only time you can touch her, is to pull her out of a situation if there is one. You are all armed, I do hope it will never happen. No one should have their hands on my wife" all men looked at courtney then back to Garrett "I see she has already had some troubles" "yes. No one should come to our door. if someone does, they are to be sent away unless I have notified you prior" "you are looking for twenty four seven?" "Yes. Courtney knows not to have anyone here when I am not home and I do not like guests here" "we can work six hour shifts never leaving the door unguarded" "will that give you enough time to rest?" "Six on eighteen off will work well. We are accustomed to the hours. It also gives us a chance to sit" "no. Two men at a time. If you need a toilet break it will leave the door unguarded" "we can do that but our hours may need to change" "eight hours?" All men looked at each other "suits me fine" "yes" "that we can do" "yes" "fine. Eight hour shifts. I can have a small site office on the grounds for bathroom breaks, food and drinks. I may hire you but you are to eat and drink" "we usually don't get that" "this is my premises. I can do what I like. Now are you four men happy with that?" "Yes" "yes" "yes" "yes" "good. It's a hundred an hour is that right?" "Yes" "fine I will contact your boss and all of you. Sort out who is doing what shift. I will organize a site office prior to you starting" "okay. Is there anything else we should know?" "No one, I mean no one is to get close to courtney. I find out she has been touched or someone has been let into my house, it's your job on the line" Courtney sat silent. 'i thought.. I thought the worst and yet here he is getting protection for me. I feel like an idiot' "we won't allow that" "news I like to hear. I will speak with you gentlemen soon" "thanks" all four men standing up, Courtney stayed seated as she was lost in thought. 'i should not have thought that way. He has been caring for me. The miscommunication was what was wrong and now I have thought badly about him'.
Closing the door, Garrett looked at Courtney as she sat with her elbows on the table and her hands tight in her hair. "Remove your elbows off of the table" Courtney Immediately did as she was told. Looking at her face, Garrett moved closer to courtney. 'theres something in her eyes. There's something wrong. I still haven't seen her smile yet either' "Courtney" Courtney immediately looked at Garrett. "I was lost in thought, I apologize for my elbows being on the table. I can help with dinner" "what was in your thoughts. There is something wrong and I can't fix it, if you don't tell me" "nothing needs to be fixed.." "WHAT WAS IN YOUR THOUGHTS?" "I thought the worst when those men entered. I thought badly about you and I was in the wrong to do so. You have only cared for me" "the worst?" "I thought they would do what you do did to me after I told you, I have had my hands on someone else" Garrett put his head down "I'm sorry Garrett. It was my mind that got the better of me" Garrett walked off leaving Courtney unsure of what was travelling through his mind. 'she thought that I would bring four men here to hurt her. They can't take her rose, I already did that. Her mind drifted to those men. I put a fear into my wife' Garrett finished preparing dinner then took the plates out. "I put a fear into you. I'm sorry" "I should not have thought that" "you are right" Courtney immediately moved "STOP" Courtney stopped and Garrett spoke again "not right about those men touching you. I meant you have every right to think that way, I did that. I'm ashamed of it. Angry and upset. You did not deserve that. Now you have it in your mind that i will allow others to do it. I would not allow them to touch you in any way unless it is to protect you. I don't want you to have that fear but I also don't blame you for having it. I do hope that someday the fear will leave your mind" courtney sat silent "Courtney I.. I made a huge mistake, one that I can never take back but I will do everything I can to make you feel safe and cared for".