A Week Later

(Scarlet POV)

I'll admit when I first saw my new "bodyguard" I thought he was the most attractive, beautiful man I have ever seen! And I'm not usually into guys with beards but he pulls it off so very well...God damn! He's tall and his shoulders are massive, the brown leather jacket he wore fit him like a glove, almost like it was made just for him. He has a strong chiseled jaw, full lips that are just begging to be bitten and the most bluest eyes I've ever seen. But that is not going to change how I feel about the situation and won't change how I feel about him! I don't think I'm in danger, everyone is being overly protective and paranoid, no one has tried to hurt me in anyway...I have no idea why he needs to be here but I don't need him.

After getting changed, I come back downstairs to join my new bodyguard and Tom.

"So...what was your name again?" I annoyingly ask.

"Steve Ro..." He starts to tell me but I cut him off.

"It doesn't matter, your bodyguard." I cockily smirk and look him up and down again, God he's gorgeous! "Listen up Bodyguard you only need to be with me when I have big events, that's the only reason why your here." I instruct.

"No, I need to be with you at all times." He told me sternly.

"That is not necessary and you work for me, so you do as I say." I argue.

"Listen, I'm here for your protection and I can't do that if I'm not around you."

"Well I don't need you."

"You might not think you do but you do...and I'm going to be with you at all times." He steps a little closer to be with so much intensity in his eyes.

"...Fine...whatever." I roll my eyes.

Ever since I fired my Dad and took back my life no one ever tells me no or what to do, I don't let anyone control me and I damn sure won't let some bodyguard do it!

"Be nice." Tom tells me, again I roll my eyes at him.

"Well we need to head out." I order to Steve.

"Yes, do you want me to come with you?" Tom asked me.

"That won't be necessary...Bodyguard get my bags." I order as I point to where my 5 bags are. He gives me annoyed look, "come on, are you my bodyguard or not?...Get to it." I clap my hands together.

"You better do as she says." Tom suggests with a shrug.

He exhales and picks up all 5 of my bags, I watch his muscles begin to bulge as he lifts them up, I fold my arms in front of me and smile...maybe having him here won't be so bad after all...at least he's nice to look at!

(A Week Later)

I've been doing concerts around the area all week, I'm exhausted but I power through it. I'm walking through the halls with hundreds of photographers flashing their pictures, Steve is so close to me, I am not use to it and don't like it at all, his hand will be around my waist constantly. He pushes people back that's getting too close, stops the photographers from touching me...which I have to admit that was nice, I don't mind my fans touching but photographers aren't fans. I walk into my dressing room.

"Ah! Do you have to be so close." I complain to him as I readjust my shirt.

"Yes." He firmly answers.

"You don't have to be in my dressing room with me all the time, so get the fuck out so I can get dressed?" I spoke with attitude.

"Please would be nice."

"Fine...please get the fuck out?" I respond sarcastically.

"Before I do..." He begins to say. He looks in every door to make sure there's not another entrance or possibility that someone could come in here or is in here. "I'll be right out the door, I'll knock when they're ready for you."

"Fine." I roll my eyes. "Oh Bodyguard, get me a bottle water." I demand.

"I'm not your assistant, I'm your bodyguard." He replies with attitude.

"Fine, bring Rachel in here then?"

"Fine." He rolls his eyes at me.

"Hey." Rachel spoke when she came in, Steve shuts the door behind her. "Did you need anything before you went out there?"

"Yeah, a bottle water would be great, thanks." I smile sweetly at her. Rachel is really the only person I can talk to or feel comfortable enough to talk to...but I can't really call her my friend if I'm paying her, can I? But either way she's the only one I've got and she's a great assistant.

"No problem...I see your getting along with your new bodyguard." She smiles at me, "he's...pretty hot."

"Eww, no..." I have a disgusted look on my face.

"You don't find him attractive at all?" She asks me with a smirk.

"No...he's irritating and annoying." I say as I put my make-up on.

"Whatever you say...I'll go get that for you." I hear her slightly chuckle like I'm full of shit.

I start my concert while Steve is behind the curtain the whole time. Of course it was a great concert with an awesome crowd. Right afterwards I'm coming back to my dressing room as Steve held my arm the whole time. There are so many people in here, all my entourage and other photographers are trying to come in. Steve forces all the photographers out of my dressing room and he quickly shuts the door. A few moments later I see through my mirror the door reopening and someone starts to come in and Steve grabs him twists his arm and slams him against the wall face first.

"Ow! What the hell?" I hear him cry out.

"Bodyguard...let go of him, that's my boyfriend." I call out and push them away from each other.

"Boyfriend?...You never told me you had a boyfriend."

"Because it's none of your business, I'm sorry Scott, he's new." I tell him as I bring him closer to me.

"You didn't think I needed to know that you had a boyfriend?" Steve asks me.

"No." I strongly answer.

"It's clearly none of your business, she's a grown woman man...she can do whatever she wants." Scott defends me, I smile and am very proud he stood up for me.

"Well Scott, your going to have to step out, there is a lot of people in here."

"You can't tell him to do that?" I am furious.

"Yes I can, she'll see you afterwards."

"What the hell?" I angerly blurt out.

"I highly suggest you step out, I wouldn't want your other to hurt too." Scott is terrified of him.

"You can't..." I start to protest but am interrupted.

"It's okay Scarlet, I'll see you after your done." Scott finally spoke before leaving my room.

"Your fired." I firmly announce.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me."

"...No...I'm not fired, your not the one who hired me, Tom did."

"But you still work for me...and I say your fired."

"And Tom is just going to back me up."

"No, he's going to back me up."

"Let's find out." He challenges.

"Fine."

We both are arguing as we go to Tom when we come back to the house.

"Whoa whoa, what's going on?"

"Tom, tell him he's fired."

"Excuse me?" Tom asked stunned.

"He manhandled my boyfriend, threatened him and forced him to leave my dressing room, he had no right to do that."

"Yeah a boyfriend you forgot to tell me about." Steve spoke out.

"You didn't tell him about Scott?" Tom asked me.

"No because it's none of his business."

"But it is my business, I can't do my job if you don't tell me things."

"...Scarlet he does have a point."

"Unbelievable, your taking his side?" I'm furious while Steve has a smug look on his face, I just want to punch him.

"I'm not taking anyone side...but you need to let him do his job."

"...Fine...but don't you ever speak to Scott like that again." I demand.

"...It's not like he'll be around very longer." I hear Steve say under his breath.

"What did you say?"

"He's not going to around much longer." He confidently said way more clearly. "The guy is a big red flag, he hasn't been here all this week and out of the blue he shows up to your concert?"

"He was surprising me." I inform him.

"Oh...so he surprises you but doesn't bring you flowers or anything."

"...Oh fuck you, you don't even know what your talking about." I say as I just push past him and walk off.

I slam my door shut and I am fuming! How dare he talk to me like that, no one has ever talked to me like that, not even my Dad! And to say that about Scott, he knows nothing about him or our relationship! I'm just pacing back and forth not able to stop thinking about this really annoying and irritating guy! He's so smug, cocky and full of himself...and incredibly sexy!

(Steve POV)

"I can't do this Nick, the woman is driving me fucking crazy." Steve rants on the phone.

"I'm sure it's not as bad as your claiming it to be." Fury slightly chuckles.

"No, it's worse...she doesn't communicate, she's rude, entitled, self-centered...she's a spoiled brat."

"Steve just stay focused, remember your only her bodyguard until we find whose targeting her...or what Hydra plans to do." Fury reminds him.

"You know there's still time to bring in Sam, I'm sure he can deal with her?"

"Nope it's too late for that." Fury chuckled again. "She's stuck with you Rogers."

"Thanks a lot Nick." He softly sighed. "Anything about the list I gave you?"

"We're still working on it...it's a big list, so far the people we have checked out have been clean." Fury informs him.

"Have you gone over her current employees and former employees?"

"Yeah, we finished her current employees...I like said so far their clean but don't be too careful."

"Oh believe me I know." Steve replies. "If something turns up let me know.

"Got it." Fury said before hanging up.

It's only been a week and he already can't wait for it to be over. She's already making his blood boil, he doesn't know how he's going to be able to put up with her. He knows he shouldn't argue back but he can't help it...and he won't let her talk back or take any of her shit and she's going to know that this and him are serious. It doesn't matter how beautiful she is or how amazing she smells...this is just a job...that's it!

Author notes: They're not off to a very good start. We've only met a few people so far, any suspicions yet?