Protect but never serve

Chapter 1 - New Bodyguard

"I can protect myself" I state
"your life has been targeted, Jade. I have hired a bodyguard who you will spend all your time with" My mother tells me. she wasn't giving me any choice.
"I don't need a bodyguard" I argue even though I had already lost this argument
"you are a 22-year-old female, who has a huge target painted on her back," my mother says
"so?" I say
"I'm done with this conversation. Get dressed your new guard will be here soon" she says, then she leaves. I sigh in annoyance but I get up and go into my closet to get dressed. I throw on an ACDC t-shirt, a pair of ripped jeans and a pair of converse. I throw on a moon necklace as it was the first necklace I grabbed. I throw my hair up into a messy ponytail before I head downstairs. When I get to the bottom of the stairs I was greeted by my smiling mother. She was stood next to a man who towered above her, which meant he would tower above me, as my mother and I were the same height.
"Jade I would like you to meet your new body guard, Elijah Edwards" My mother says and the and the man who was stood with his back to me turns around. I was expecting an old guy with facial hair and a beer belly. I didn't pay much attention to him until he turned around. I had to stop my jaw from dropping when I see that my assumptions were completely wrong. The first thing I noticed was the mans glistening green eyes, his face was stiff and straight but his eye made him look innocent. His jawline was perfectly cut, as well as his cheekbones. he had perfect pink lips and a small cleft chin. after scanning his face I look up at his hair, it was short and light brown. After taking a second look at his face I look down at the rest of him. he had broad shoulders and from what I could tell he had a perfectly toned body lying underneath the nicely fitting suit he was wearing.
"Nice to meet you," I say when I finished taking all of him in. I shake his hand and he gives me a slight nod.
"He starts right now. Jade, you do not go anywhere without him. He will follow you around and if anything bad happens, you do as he says" My mother orders me. I smile, raise my eyebrows and nod my head all at the same time.
"Let's hope he can keep up," I say watching his face carefully. He keeps this straight face but does look me in the eye. His eyes told me he was amused but his face didn't agree.
"will you be heading to the office today?" My mother asks
"yes. what will you be doing today?" I ask her
"I will be getting my hair done." She says
"when will dad be home?" I ask
"three days time" she reminds me, then head to the kitchen. My mother didn't have a job, whereas my dad was a businessman who owned his own business. His company was a security company and he had buildings all over the world. As for me, I worked in fashion, I was a respected fashion designer who owned many factories around America. I started my business when I was 18 and it's been going strong for 4 years.
"Good morning Miss Tanner," I say when I enter the kitchen. Miss Tanner was our chief and she has been working for our family since before I was even born.
"Good morning. I have a lunch packed for you and there's an apple for your breakfast" she says.
"thanks" I smile. I grab the brown bag with my lunch in and my apple and I head back to the front door. I grab my bag from the bottom of the stairs. I throw my lunch into the bag and take a bite out of my apple. Elijah Edwards has been following me into every room I went in.
"I have to go to work, I assume you will be joining me," I say to him. I wanted to hear him speak.
"Yes Ma'am," he says. His voice was deep, he had an accent and it definitely wasn't a New York one.
"Don't call me that," I tell him, heading out the front door.
"morning Arthur" I smile at my driver
"where to?" He asks
"work please," I ask him and he nods and opens the door for me. I smile at him and get into the car. Elijah gets in the back with me and Arthur jumps into the driver's seat. 
"why did you take this job?" I ask Elijah
"Your father asked me personally," Elijah says. He didn't look smug just the same straight boring face I have seen since I met the guy.
"I'm not even surprised. How much do you know?" I ask him
"just that you need protecting," Elijah says. My dad was one for secrecy, it's where I get it from.
"I don't need anyone to protect me," I say under my breath, however, Elijah heard me because he raised his eyebrow and looked at me in the corner of his eye. I lived in Manhattan, New York and I had a building in the middle of the city.
"wouldn't it be better to go the other way?" Elijah comments
"If I want you to input in my route to work you would have been hired as my driver," I say. Elijah's facial expression changed into a slight smirk. I roll my eyes and we sit in silence for the rest of the ride.
"thanks, Arthur. Go home, see the kids. I'll call if I need you" I smile
"thank you" he says, you could hear how grateful he was. My mother and father hire people to work for them and they work them very hard. A year ago my mother hired a new driver and was about to fire Arthur. I begged her to let him drive me around. I had begged her to let me drive myself but I knew Arthur needed the money to support his family.
"Are you going to follow me around all day?" I ask Elijah
"yes that's what I'm getting paid for," He says and I sigh in annoyance.
"fine but give me some space, you stand too close," I say
"I stand close enough to protect you," He says
"you can stand as close as you need to. I'm just warning you now you will get shoved out of the way as soon as we reach the top floor" I tell him and I head into the building.
"Morning Miss Eastwood" Bill the security guard at my office says
"Morning Bill. Any mail or has Sarah got it?" I ask him
"She already has it" He smiles
"thanks" I smile. I head into the elevator, I go to push the top floor but Elijah beats me to it. He stood with great posture and stiffness. He kept his shoulders broad and his hands held together in front of his crotch.
"all you need are a pair of black glasses and neck tattoos," I say when the elevator doors open to my floor.

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