Derek looked at the bags of luggage that were sitting in his room. Five. Five large bags. Most of this things. Those bags were overwhelming. It was so much at once. To come across the ocean. To stand in a place where you don't even understand most of they they were saying. To be an employee of one of the most powerful businessmen in the world. And of course, having to protect a seventeen year old that gave him a boner every time he looked at her. That was definitely a problem.
He threw his bags up on the bed with ease and unzipped him. He looked over at the large armoire in the corner of the room. Sofia had given him strict instructions to put his clothes in there. She also explained that she would clean his room and that his dirty clothes were to go in the bathroom. She felt like his mom. Maybe a little tougher version of his mom. But he could tell she was really a sweet woman underneath it all. Even as she glared and seethed at everyone. Derek looked up when he heard a knock on the door.
"So you're the new guy?" A man asked as he looked up.
"Derek..." Derek said as he stuck his hand out.
"Tony." Tony said as he shook his hand. "I'm basically the guy in charge when the boss isn't here. Which is often..." He said with a nod. "So, do you have any questions?" Tony asked as he stood there.
"Well... Not really, I guess." Derek said with a shrug.
"Well, you already know that you have to follow Ms. Grey where ever she goes..." Tony pointed out. "And I'm sure Sofia gave you the gist of how the house works. I hope she told you that dinner is at five. She gets a little crazy about that." Tony said with a laugh.
"I will keep that in mind." Derek said with a smirk. "So how many employees does Mr. Grey have?" Derek asked.
"Oh. Probably twenty. But you and I are the only ones that stay on the premises. The others are locals. Most have families at home." Tony explained.
"I see..." Derek said with a nod.
"Shit..." Tony said as he looked at his watch.
"What?" Derek asked quickly.
"It's time for the show." Tony said as he crossed Derek's room and opened the balcony door, stepping out.
"Show?" Derek asked as he followed him.
Both men stood there as Meredith opened the door and walked across the courtyard and toward the pool. Derek immediately felt his pants tighten as he looked down at her. The tiny black bikini she was wearing left very little to the imagination. His eyes followed her sculpted legs and he perfect ass. She threw her towel and sunglasses on a table to the side. Derek watched as she dove into the blue water gracefully. She came up for air at the other end. The sun shown on her honey colored hair as she wiped her face.
"Same time everyday." Tony said with a wink.
"Oh. I'm not really..." Derek trailed off as he forced himself to walk away.
"Ah... You're interested." Tony said with a nod. "And you aren't the only one." Tony said with a grin as he continued to stare. "She turns eighteen soon. There are a lot of people waiting for that."
"I'm not interested." Derek said as he walked into the room. Walking away was even harder than he thought it would be. "She's not my type."
"Meri is everyone's type." Tony said with a smile as he continued to watch.
"So how long have you been working here?" Derek asked as he pulled clothing out of one of the bags.
"Ten years." Tony said with a nod. "Started when I was nineteen."
"Wow..." Derek said with a nod as he walked his things over to the armoire.
"Yeah. Mr. Grey came here about fifteen years ago." Tony explained. "So what did you do back home?"
"I was in college. And I was working for my Uncle's construction company." Derek explained.
"Oh..." Tony said with a nod. "Well, when you're done here, we can take a walk around the premises. You need to know the ins and outs of this place."
"Sounds good." Derek said as he shut his bag and followed Tony.
They walked down the hallway and both looked up when they saw Meredith walked towards them. Derek felt the lump in his throat grow as he looked up at her. Up close her tan body was perfection.
"Done already, Meri?" Tony asked as she walked past them.
"Why do you ask? You want more?" Meredith asked as she looked over her shoulder.
"Want more of what?" Tony returned.
"You think I don't see you watching me? You pervy old man!" Meredith said as she turned and looked at him.
"Goodbye, Meredith." Tony said as he shook his head and they walked off. "I'd say we're both interested." Tony muttered as he looked down at the bulge in both of their jeans.
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Tony spent the day showing Derek around the property. He was showing him the ins and outs of the place. He also filled him in on the backgrounds of most of the workers. The one thing he didn't do... The thing that Derek wanted the most... Was talk about Meredith. He pried. He tried. And yet, nothing. Derek was relieved when they finished their tour and they returned to the house. Derek heard the doorbell ring as they walked through the side door of the house.
Derek and Tony both looked up as Meredith came flying down the stairs as quickly as she could. Both men looked at each other in confusion as she ran. Of course, Derek's eyes caught the gentle bounce of her breasts as she went down each and every stair. She ran straight to the door and opened it.
"Hey baby..." The twenty year old looking man said as she opened the door.
"Hey you." She said with a giggle as she jumped into his arms.
"I missed you." Paulo said as he pulled her close.
"I missed you too." She giggled.
Derek felt the the jealousy grow as he looked at the two of them. He didn't know who he was, but he knew that he didn't want him touching her. The had no right to have his hands on her. He didn't know the guy, but he could just tell that he couldn't appreciate a woman. He quickly cleared his throat and rushed over.
"Excuse me." Derek said as he pulled the guy away from her.
"Hey, Jackass! What do you think you're doing?" Meredith asked as she shoved him.
"Protecting you." Derek said as he pulled Paulo away from her. "Spread them."
"What? You are searching me?" He asked as he turned and faced him.
"I am." Derek said with a nod.
"He's my boyfriend!" Meredith spat loudly.
Tony watched with a smile on his face. He had to laugh. For not being interested, Derek sure seemed concerned about her safety. He could see the jealousy on his face. It was apparent to everyone. Except Meredith.
"Look. This is not your job. Patting my boyfriend down is not your job!" She yelled as Derek patted his leg, Derek shoved his legs apart, making sure to hit his crotch with his knee, just a little too hard.
"Okay." Derek said with a nod. "Thatcher said everyone gets patted down." Derek told her frankly.
"Not everyone." Meredith growled. "Come on." She said as she grabbed Paulo's hand and dragged him away.
"Man... You didn't tell me your bodyguard was gay." Paulo said as they walked away.
"What?" Meredith said angrily. "He's not gay."
"They way he just felt me up, you'd never now it." Paulo said with a laugh.
"He did not feel you up. He was doing his job." Meredith defended.
"Oh. Well aren't we all concerned?" Paulo said quickly.
"I am not." She said as she hit him playfully.
"So he's American?" Paulo asked with a raised brow.
"Apparently." Meredith answered with a shrug.
"So... What do you say we go to your room?" Paulo asked with a smirk.
"Is that all you think about?" She asked with a giggle.
"Most of the time... Yes." He said with a nod.
Meredith glanced over her shoulder at Derek. She couldn't take it. Why did she give a damn about him? Why was she so drawn to him? As she looked over, their eyes met. She quickly looked away. She couldn't look into that sea of blue. Every time she looked at him, she could feel him reading her. She felt like her whole life was there for him to watch. Like a sad movie. And he was the only one she had ever felt do that. It was a sad movie... And he was the only one that took the time to watch.
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Meredith took her seat at the table. Paulo sat down next to her. She looked over at Paulo. It was almost time. It had been too long. To long for her to be with him. It was true, she couldn't commit. She wouldn't. She had tried a long time ago. But she learned early on that it was easier for her to hurt before someone hurt her.
Sofia brought the various pasta dishes into the room. This is how she had grown up. Thatcher wanted her to have someone around. So she ate dinner every night with Sofia and Tony. She frowned as she looked up, seeing Derek walking in.
"You're late!" Sofia said loudly as he sat at the table.
"I'm sorry." Derek said with a nod.
Meredith looked up at him. He was freshly showered. She could smell the intoxicating scent that was him, from across the table. Her eyes travelled to his strong arms. Then to his broad chest. Her gaze was broken as Sofia began to talk.
"So, Derek..." Sofia said as she sat down. "How was your first day?"
"Good." Derek said with a nod.
"That's good. Where is it you say you're from?" She asked as she looked at him.
"Maine." Derek said with a smile.
"Well, welcome to Italy." She told him happily as she began to eat her food. "Meri! You need to eat more than that." She said as she looked at the small amount of pasta on her plate.
"I'm really not that hungry." Meredith said as she pushed her food around on her plate.
"That isn't much." Derek said with a nod.
"Do you think she looks this way from eating fried American food?" Paulo said quickly.
Everyone at the table rolled their eyes at his stupid comment. They all knew he was controlling. But Meredith wasn't easily controlled. She just wanted to keep everyone happy. That was how she had lived most of her life. Sofia and Tony knew that it didn't matter, because Paulo would be gone in no time.
"So Paul, where are you from?" Derek asked.
"It's Paulo." Paulo said as he glared at the man. "And Bologna." He said as he looked over at Meredith and smiled.
"Baloney?" Derek said with a laugh.
"Bologna. Not baloney. Baloney is what Americans eat." He said nastily.
"Not all americans eat bologna, Paul." Derek said with a smirk.
"Paulo." He said again as he turned away from him.
"So, Sofia, how long have you been working here?" Derek asked as he looked up.
"Since the Grey's moved here." Sofia said with a smile. "I've taken care of Meri since she was a little lady."
"We were both here when they came... Meri has changed." He said with a chuckle.
"I remember when she was a skinny little thing. The boys wouldn't even look at her. When she'd run she'd kick her own butt with those long legs." Tony laughed. "She was built like a pencil. That's what I always called her..."
"Yeah. Pencil. The funny this is, that's what we called you too... But for an entirely different reason!" Meredith said with a giggle. "Pencil dick." She muttered under her breath.
"Not very nice..." Tony said as he shook his head.
"Meri! Be a lady!" Sofia said loudly.
"She doesn't know how." Tony said quickly.
"Well, I think Meredith knows I don't have that problem." Paulo said with a smirk.
Meredith felt sick. She didn't even know why. Maybe it was because Paulo had made a stupid comment. A stupid comment in front of Derek. She looked up at Derek, and her eyes were met with his. She felt like she was suffocating.
"You are an idiot." Meredith said as she rolled her eyes at Paulo. "And I am done." She said as she pushed her plate away. "I'll call you later." She told Paulo as she stood up from the table and left him sitting there. She smiled as she walked away. Tonight, she was going to teach Derek a lesson.
Oh... Lesson teaching time. jealous Meredith is always fun! Review please!