A/N: Sorry for taking a while to post this. It's kind of hard to write something and have it come out the way you want when you're too distracted by other worries. I'll try to update soon but for now this is the last chapter I had 'in stock' for updating. Hope you enjoy :)
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"Yes of course! It's absolutely no problem... Where?... Alright, I'll meet you there in an hour... Splendid. Ok, bye." CC hung up the phone as Niles looked at her questioningly.
"We have to meet the second backer in an hour. His name is Tim Kingsley. We're meeting him in front of the Eiffel Tower in an hour." she said.
"Why is it that all the backers are men?" Niles asked with a frown.
"Why? Jealous?" CC let out her sultry laugh.
'To the point of insanity.' thought Niles.
"The only thing I'm jealous of is my inability to grow a mustache like yours." he said, causing CC to involuntarily bring her hand to feel her upper lip.
'Is she really doubting herself? Can't she see she's the most beautiful creature to ever have walked this planet?!' he thought.
"So, does this mean we'll be taking a bus or the train?" asked Niles.
"I prefer the bus, that way I can actually see where I'm going." she said.
"Alright then. Do you already have Euros or do we need to go change currency?"
"I've got Euros. The only thing is I don't know is where to get the tickets for the bus." she said.
"We can get them when we get on the bus. The driver sells them. Did this Tim fellow specify if we were meeting right in front of the Eiffel Tower or Trocadero?" asked Niles.
"He said something about stopping at Bir-Hakeim." she told him.
"Alright, that's on the tower's side of the Seine." he said. She looked at him curiously.
"How is it you know these things?" she looked at him curiously.
"I lived here for a while before going to the states with Max." he told her.
"I thought you guys had gone to the states right after your days at Eton." she said. He softly shook his head.
"No. After we finished I told him that I wanted to be more than a butler all my life. We both knew I had what it took to make someone out of myself so he let me go. I came here to Paris and lived here for 9 months. I had a good job, nice home and I had the city of Paris in the palm of my hands." he explained.
"Then how did you get to the states? You said Max let you go yet you're his butler now." she was very confused.
"Let me explain. One day, a day like any other, I got a phone call. Max told me Sara had a friend who needed a job and he had decided to move the states. He told me that he felt ashamed because it would mean that Sara would be all alone while he was at work. Sara was pregnant with Miss Margaret at the time so she'd have to take care of all the chores in the house plus the baby. He said he needed me, that they needed me, and that he didn't want to let down Sara's friend because she needed a place to start and she had great talent that he'd hate to see go to waste. He pleaded for me to help him and so I did. What was planned to be a temporary move turned into a year. And that year turned to more years and so on and so forth and now here I am." he finished explaining. CC looked at him in awe.
"Niles, do you realize that this means I would not be where I am today if it weren't for you?" she asked him softly. He nodded.
"And you knew? This whole time?" she asked as he nodded again. He suddenly felt pain as she slapped him on the head.
"Ow! What was that for?!" he asked, rubbing the sore spot on his head.
"How dare you let me insult you when you're the one who saved my ass?!" she hit him again.
"Woman, would you stop hitting me?!" he said, grabbing her wrists before she could hit him again. He held her close, holding her wrists to his chest.
"You never answered my question." she said softly, her head reeling from being so close to him. He leaned down next to whisper in her ear.
"Because I hate you." he whispered with a smirk. He let go of her wrists and started walking away towards the bedroom.
"Hate you more." he heard her say behind him, causing him to smile.
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"Merci Monsieur." Niles told the bus driver as he had both his and CC's tickets scanned before sitting down. The bus was crowded and CC had to stand up, holding on to one of the metal poles in the middle of the aisle. When the bus started moving she nearly fell.
"Miss Babcock, why don't you just sit on me?" Niles proposed.
"Are you insane?" she said as the bus took another turn, making her knock into other passengers. She landed on an old man's lap, who wiggled his eyebrows as he tried to cop a feel. She quickly got off of the man and turned to Niles.
"Oh alright, fine." she said, making her way to Niles and sitting on his lap. He bit back the urge to groan as she shifted a bit on his lap.
'Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all.' he thought.
CC held on to the metal pole in front of her for support while still sitting on Niles's lap. He put his arms around her waist to keep her from falling, making CC unconsciously close her eyes. As the bus hit a bump in the road Niles realized that he'd have to try to keep something else from rising. CC was wearing black shorts and a lavender summer blouse. He couldn't help but notice how nice her legs looked in shorts, which wasn't helping him keep his 'little friend' down. As the bus turned again, Niles's hand accidently fell to her lap and he accidently tightened his grip on CC's thigh, making her gasp.
'He wants to make me more flustered than I already am, eh? Well two can play at this game.' she thought. She tightened her grip on the pole in front of her and, making sure no one was watching, started shifting more than before, applying more pressure as well. She noticed Niles's grip on her hips tighten and she smirked. Niles was trying his best to keep himself under control but it was proving difficult as the CC Babcock was practically giving him a lap dance. When the bus hit another bump on the road, Niles nearly thought he'd have another heart attack. He looked up and noticed CC's ears and neck were a noticeable shade of red.
'She knows what she's doing to me! Well I'm not about to lose this game.' Niles thought. He noticed a small space under CC's blouse and smirked. Out of nowhere, he put his hand through the small space beneath her blouse, resting his hand on her bare side above her hip. CC gasped audibly when she felt his hands on her skin. Deciding she couldn't lose, she started wiggling on his lap with a steady rhythm, and noticed they were now alone in the back of the bus. When the bus took a long turn, applying more pressure on Niles, he knew CC would feel what she had created. CC smirked when she felt the easily recognizable bulge below her, but this was far from over. Seductively holding the pole she arched her back as if she were stretching and shifted using her hips and ass for better control. Niles was unknowingly using his thumb to roll small circles on her hips as he became even firmer, turning her on even more than she thought possible. She looked up and noticed they still had 2 more stops and was thankful the bus had become less crowded. She let go of the pole and put her hands on Niles's hips below her, grasping tightly as the bus went through a speed bump. She slowly started rolling her thumb on his hips just as he was doing to her. Niles, feeling like like he could barely survive this sweet torture any longer, rested his forehead on her back. She could feel his labored breathing through her blouse and smirked knowing she had won. She pressed the red button on the pole and the bus came to a stop at Bir-Hakeim, where they got off. Niles, now literally needing to 'get off', was prepared to demand an explanation. He grabbed her arm and kept her pressed close to him, partly to hide his erection.
"What do you think you were doing back there?" he whispered with a deeper voice than usual.
"Why Niles, I have no idea what you mean." she was smirking. It was one of the most devilish smirks he had ever seen, which he found a huge turn on.
"I'll give you one word of advice Babcock, don't start something unless you're willing to finish it."
"Who said I wasn't going to finish it?" she replied causing his jaw to drop. Before he could reply, however, they were interrupted.
"Excuse me, are you CC Babcock?" asked a young blonde man. He was around Niles's hight and seemed to be in his late 30s. Niles let go of CC immediately and she shook the man's hand.
"Yes I am, and you must be Mr. Kingsley." she said with a smile that said 'I'm-a-tough-bitch-who's-about-to-get-your-money'.
"Please, call me Tim." he said as he kissed the top of CC's hand. She gave him a flirtatious smile and Niles was already shooting daggers at Tim with his eyes. The mere sight of Tim had already made his hard-on go away.
"Oh and this is Niles. He'll be accompanying us today." CC said as Niles shook Tim's hand, squeezing it a bit tighter than required.
"We weren't exactly in need of a chaperone, but it's nice to meet you Niles." Tim said.
"I am not a cha-" he stopped when he felt CC's heel on his foot.
"Let's just go shall we?" CC said, walking with Tim away from they were just standing towards the Eiffel Tower as Niles followed behind them. As Tim and CC talked and laughed, Niles couldn't help but feel like the third wheel.
'I don't understand. She was practically giving me a lap dance and flirting with me not 15 minutes ago. Then this Tim fellow just shows up and she turns into a flirtatious teenager.' Niles thought as they stood in front of the tower. There were lines of people on the 4 sides of the tower waiting for a chance to go to the top. All around them people were walking and having a marvelous time under the Parisian summer sun; all except for Niles.
"Isn't it just beautiful?" asked CC, looking up at the tower.
"Certainly not as beautiful as you." commented Tim, causing Niles to clench his fists.
"Now Tim, may I remind you this is strictly business." CC said, having had experience with his type before.
"We could take care of business back at my suite." he said suggestively.
"I'm sorry Tim, but this really is just business. I'll have to pass on your offer." she replied, her voice in a strictly
professional tone.
"If you don't pass up this offer then I won't pass up on yours." he said, putting his hand on her arm causing her to shiver for completely different reasons than when Niles touched her. Once Tim laid a hand on CC, Niles
immediately intervened.
"She already said no. Now either you get your act together and talk investments or I suggest you leave." Niles said, standing beside CC.
"Well CC, I didn't know you let the 'help' speak out like this. If you lack skill in controlling I could give you some private lessons." Tim said. Niles had enough.
"Now look, she is here for business not for speed dating. I can already tell you're too big of a moron to understand that she doesn't want to be with you so I suggest you leave. Now." Niles said menacingly.
"You won't get my money now!" Tim yelled angrily.
"I don't need money from the likes of you. If you're just looking for some fun, there's a lovely stripper bar only 2 blocks away. Good day Mr. Kingsley." finished CC as she and Niles started walking away. When they were out of Tim's earshot, Niles spoke.
"Miss Babcock that was fantastic! You, as the kids say nowadays, 'totally owned his ass'." Niles said, smiling. CC just stayed silent.
"What's wrong?" he frowned. He heard her sigh.
"Niles, I could've handled it myself. I didn't need your help." she said.
"Miss Babcock, he was getting ready to basically force you to go back to his suite. What would I do if you had gone? Who would I call a fat cow and dip gym socks into their tea?" he asked, trying to lighten the mood.
"No jokes now Butler Boy. This is about trust. Max doesn't believe that I can take care of myself and apparently neither do you. I'm tough and I thought you of all people would understand that." she replied. They had stopped walking now.
"You can ask me to drive you home after work, you can ask me to accompany you to backers' parties, you can ask me to come with you to Paris, but if you think for one minute that I am going to risk your safety then you are more screwed up than I thought Babcock." he said sternly.
"I'm not asking you to risk my safety, Niles. I'm asking you to trust me... at least with this anyways. I wouldn't trust me when we're back home." she smirked slightly.
"I trust you." he said, staring into her eyes, with entire sincerity.
"I trust you too... Benson." and she was back. They both had silly grins plastered on their faces as they started walking again towards the nearest metro.
"So does this mean dinner and the Eiffel Tower are still on for tomorrow night?" he asked her.
"You're not getting out of this one Dust Buster." she smirked.
'I wouldn't dream of getting out of it.' he thought as they walked down the stairs to the metro.
A/N: I'm not positive there is a bus stop at Bir-Hakeim although I have taken the metro to the station which is next to Champ-de-Mars. So for the sake of this story lets just say there's also a bus stop for Bir-Hakeim :)
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