Bodyguard: Ace Cain

|4| A Sexy Protector

|A Sexy Protector|

"Don't you even lie to me!" Tana growled.

It was the following day at school. I whispered to her what was going on when we returned to Art History. Her family was close allies with mine and ran in the same circles. The Evans family had some stock, though not as much as the Trubisky family. Even now, my father and Tana's father remained the closest of friends. They had the pleasure of growing up together giving Tana and me that same pleasure. Without her, I am not sure where I will be.

Her loud yelling about Ace—or, since we are back at school, Mr. Cain—was not helping either. For my father to act in this way was only natural. He must have been shaken by what was going on with my mom because he had never considered hiring a bodyguard for any of us. The quiet, peaceful existence we had before had been disturbed.

After shushing her, I turned to make sure nobody was watching. Jake was the only other person who was aware of this. He alone was enough people as his unpredictable nature disturbed me. In any event, it was a private matter that needed to be kept under wraps.

"I'm not joking Tana, he is my bodyguard," I whispered. "Ace is his name."

Tana gave that look and snickered. "Oh, you're already on a first-name basis," she teased.

Deep down, I was fuming. "Trust me, it is not at all like that." She was insane.

"Stop acting like he is not handsome—he is only 21," she swooned. "You're so lucky to get a sexy protector."

I chuckled because she couldn't be so wrong. This girl saw only the physical attractiveness of someone. She was willing to participate as long as they were alien. Ace had excellent visual appeal. I mean, any girl could gaze at him nonstop for the entire day. The way I see it, I am supposed to treat him like my bodyguard one minute and my teacher the next. It would be an arduous task to stare at him nonstop. It was already awful that I had to see him at home.

Another thing that worried me was Jake; Tana informed me that her family was unable to attend due to other obligations. Thus trapping me with Jake fucking Trubisky. What he did and the performance he gave in front of Ace both bothered me. His knowledge of the situation seemed to be detrimental to my father's goals, as I believe he is aware of them. Perhaps the issue was right outside our door.

Jake grinned back at me as he sat there in his seat. I rolled my eyes at the tiny gesture. Now that he was acting civil, how long could he maintain this behavior? His attempt at getting me to agree to get together was pathetic at best. I had no desire to interact with Jake at all.

Observing the exchange, Tana appeared perplexed and unimpressed. "When did you and Trubisky start talking?" She questioned me.

"After he chose to confront me during the event last night," I told her. "I refuse to give him what he wants from me."

"I have always considered him to be a creep," she scowled. "Want me to jack him up? I'll do it."

I chuckled and shook my head at her. "No need—Ace arrived instantly."

That just sent more irrational thoughts racing through her mind. The bell finally rang, and there was no more time to waste on amusing her mess. With a smile on his face, Mr. Cain entered the classroom, seemingly unaware that he was about to ruin the lives of most of the students. This class did not interest me before. My opinion has changed in light of what I now know. We had a slightly more complicated relationship than we needed. But we would be alright as long as we maintained our boundaries.

His gaze darted around the room before settling on me and giving me a nod. Gradually, my hand raised to greet him. Only Tana and Jake were able to piece the puzzle together. Since this move was only temporary, I was not going to make a big deal out of it. How long my father intended to keep him around is a mystery.