America's Princess (Random Updates)

Chapter 5

Olivia woke to her alarm and groaned. Shutting it off, she forced herself out of the bed and groggily headed to her closet. Putting on some workout leggings and a sports bra then headed to the kitchen while pulling her hair up into a messy ponytail. Yawning she flicked on the light and grabbed the Redline energy drink out of the fridge. Opening it, she took a drink then grabbed her headphones off the counter. Slipping them around her neck, she took another drink and sighed happily as her brain started to wake up.

"Whoa, Pookie, you are only supposed to drink half the bottle a day," Sean yawned as he took the drink out of her hand, startling her since she didn't hear him come into the kitchen. "It's five in the morning, what are you even doing awake?"

"Work out," she said trying to take the energy drink back from him. "I need this."

He checked to make sure the lid was on tightly then turned the bottle on its side and pointed to some writing, "Says right here that you are only supposed to consume half a bottle a day. It's really not good for you, Pookie. Look the warnings are longer than the ingredients, that should tell you something. Can we try and find something healthier for you for energy? Please?"

"Doc, why the hell do you have Redline?" North grumbled as he came into the kitchen. "You know that shit is bad for you. Why are you two even awake? It's only been like four hours."

The front door opened and shut then Ava walked into the kitchen. "Here you go," she said not looking up as she walked and sat a Fiji water on the counter. "Lindsey is running late but she said to go ahead and start on the warm ups and she is making adjustments so it wont mess up our schedule. Open," She sat her tablet down and pulled a bottle out of pocket. She took two tablets out and then froze seeing Sean and North standing there. "Oh...sorry."

"It's fine," Olivia smiled as she grabbed the bottle from Sean and walked over to Ava. She opened her mouth and Ava dropped the tablets on her tongue. She took a swig from the redline and smiled. "I'll be in the gym," she said as she headed for the door.

"No breakfast?" North asked. "That crap on an empty stomach?"

"What did you just take?" Sean asked curiously.

"Multivitamins," Ava said holding the bottle out for him to see, "ran out yesterday so had to get some this morning before I got here." She set it in a cabinet then picked up the Fiji water to follow Olivia to the gym. "She eats after she works out and takes a shower."

"She needs more than four hours of sleep," North growled as he watched her start to do a warm up dance while her head bounced along to whatever song she was listening to. He picked up the Redline and glared, "and stop drinking this shit. It's bad for her."

"It's how she's able to do everything she does," Ava shook her head. "She needs the extra energy."

"Then maybe she should start slowing down and stepping back from things," North glared.

"Yeah, good luck with that," Ava chuckled then frowned as her tablet beeped. "Excuse me," she rushed back to the kitchen and took the calendar down. She erased something, grabbed a marker, and started writing something down. She erased something else and wrote down something.

"Change in plans?" Owen asked as he came into the room. "What is it?" he asked seeing the fury in Sean and North's eyes as they walked into the kitchen.

"Redline," North grumbled.

"Oh," he nodded, "well, perhaps we can find an alternative."

Ava picked up her phone when it started ringing, "Hello? Yes Mr. James she is already awake and working out. Yes Sir. Yes, I got the notice and am already working on changes to the schedule." The front door opened and shut and a woman in work out clothes walked into the kitchen. Ava nodded and pointed to the gym so the woman nodded and walked off. The men noticed that it was no surprise for the woman to see strange men in Olivia's house and they didn't like that. "No she hasn't given me an answer on the deal yet."

"Then fucking get an answer soon," William said as the front door opened again and shut. "If she says no then it will cost us potentially millions...." He trailed off as he entered the kitchen and saw Owen, Sean, and North standing there. "You're still here."

"Yes, we are," Owen said as he fastened his jacket and straightened his tie. "Miss Ford requested and hired us so here we are."

"And how much is she paying you?" He asked glaring at Owen.

Owen returned his icy stare and said calmly, "I am not at liberty to discuss that information with you without Miss Ford being present or giving permission."

William clenched his fist and blinked turning away from the ice-cold stare then locked eyes with him again even though a small part of him knew it would be futile to stare the grey-eyed man down again, "Since I am the one in control of her assets, I have every right to know what she is spending to make sure she is not making irrational decisions. I have to think of her future after all."

"And I can assure you that hiring us as her bodyguards and ensuring her safety is not an irrational decision," Owen replied calmly even though Sean and North could see the fire in his eyes raging. "Where are those two newbies that you hired without her approval by the way? I do not see them here, how can they protect her if they aren't here to discuss today's events and plan safety routes?"

William clenched his jaw and cleared his throat, "They left after seeing you." He turned his back on them and started leaving the room but North heard "already ruining everything," just before he entered the gym. North glared at Owen then pushed off the wall he was leaning against and entered the gym. He leaned against the wall and watched as Olivia and that woman, he assumed was Lindsey, were dancing in front of a mirror covered wall. "She doesn't need a bodyguard in the gym," William glared at North. "She is just working out."

Just then Olivia spun wrong and twisted her ankle, North pushed off the wall and caught her before she fell, "whoa, got you," he said softly as he helped her sit down and removed her shoe. He started massaging her ankle and looked up at William, "guess she does."