Jealousy

(Scarlet POV)

It's been 3 months since I've had my new bodyguard and he's the most irritating man I've ever met, most of the time we can't seem to stop fighting, he doesn't kiss my ass like everyone else and he tells me like it is with no filter...I can't stand that! And every time we do argue there's so much intensity in his eyes and I can't help but be drawn in...it's infuriating! Lately nothing brings me more joy then to piss him off, I try everything I can to anger him and I love every minute of it. I've got to cool down with that though because I'm seeing someone right now, Corey, I'm hoping maybe he can stop me from having very dirty dreams about a certain someone that makes me crazy!

It's early in the morning and I hear a knock at my bedroom door, I quietly answer it, of course it's Steve for my usual run.

"You about ready?" He asks me.

"Oh, you coming this morning won't be necessary Bodyguard." I tell him.

"What are you talking about? You know I have to come with you." He reminds me.

"I know but Corey is coming with me so there is no need for you." I open the door slightly so so he can see him walking back to the bed, he was just in the bathroom.

"Hey man, don't worry I got her."

"You've got to be kidding, he's going to protect you." There is anger in his eyes.

"Yes, I've told you, I don't need protection, you've been with me for 3 months and I've been fine...and he's more the capable to go on a run with me."

"Your doing this just to piss me off, aren't you?" He snaps.

"...No...I don't even know what your talking about." I play dumb, "now go...we are going to be a little late..." I look over my

shoulder to give a flirty smile to Corey and turn back to Steve and he's giving me the death glare, "have the morning off."

"Have the morning off?"

I suddenly feel Corey wrap his arms around me from behind and kisses the side of my neck, "better yet take the whole day off...she's spending the day with me."

"I'll be back after your run." He pretty sternly replies looking right at me.

"Whatever." I say like I don't care and shut the door in his face.

(Steve POV)

"What do you mean you didn't go with her? Fury said you needed to be with her at all times?" Sam reminds him at Sam's apartment but of course Steve didn't need remembering.

"There was nothing I could do...her asshole boyfriend is with her."

"Have you checked him out?" Sam asks him.

"Of course I did, the second she brought him to the house, I do it with every new person she interacts with." Steve is fuming, "I can't do this Sam, the woman is Satan! She took him along just to piss me off."

"Well it's clearly working." Sam slightly chuckle.

"It's not funny! What does she even see in that guy anways? I can already tell he's worse then that prick Scott was." He is pacing back and forth. "And she just had to show me that he was in her room...she knew exactly what she was doing..." He also knew exactly what Corey was doing when he put his arms around Scarlet, holding her like she was his possession.

"Your letting her get to you man." Sam replies after a few seconds. "...Steve...are you jealous?"

"Jealous? No of course not...why would you even ask that?"

"Because all you've done is talk about Scarlet and her new boyfriend since you got here." Sam points out.

"No this is about Scarlet and her always having to infuriate me." Steve finally sits down. "I can't take her anymore...she's spoiled, selfish and she still doesn't have the decency to call me Steve, she just calls me bodyguard all the time."

"...Steve...I hate to break it to you but...I think you like her."

"I don't like her." He quickly defends. "I told you I can't stand her!"

"But she's all you can think about, right?" Sam smirks.

"...No..." I complete lie. "She's my assignment and that's it...nothing more." He says with great conviction, almost like he's trying to convince himself just as much to Sam.

"Well I guess that's a good thing then...but I would like to see you happy...for once."

"I haven't been happy in a long time Sam...and some spoiled popstar isn't going to change that...do I look happy to you?"

"No...but I haven't seen this much passion from you with a woman."

"Because she drives me fucking crazy."

"Exactly." Sam grins.

"Okay now don't you irritate me Sam."

"Sorry, I guess I just want to make sure nothing is going to happen between you two."

"No, of course not...she's my assignment...that's it."

"Good because it's never a good idea to mix business with pleasure...just keep your eye on the target." Sam replies as Steve Stands back up.

"Oh I definitely am." He strongly declares before leaving Sam's apartment.

(Scarlet POV)

I'm walking through the hall at my house feeling awfully proud of myself, because Corey was here I didn't see Steve all day thank God...but yet a small part of me missed him running along beside me...being with him all day, I keep shaking it out of my head but it always comes back.

I'm about to walk into the studio when I hear a couple of my entourage's talking, I can tell by their voices that they are Kelly and Donna, Kelly is my make-up artist and Donna is my seamstress.

"Did you hear Rachel asked out Steve?" Kelly asked.

"Yeah, thank God that girl needs to get laid." Donna answered.

"I'm pretty sure he said yes and they are going out tonight." Kelly continued to say.

"I don't know what took her so long, she's liked him since he got here." Donna replied.

"Well can you blame her? The man is gorgeous, I don't know how Scarlet can be around him all day...man if I was her I would pounce on that man in a second."

"Oh God I know! Rachel is so lucky."

"Oh yeah! The things I would do to that man..." Kelly couldn't even finish her sentence.

"You could, I think he's in his room." Donna suggested.

"I couldn't do that to Rachel." Kelly answered. "But if they don't work out I have no problem shooting my shot." They both giggle like a couple of teenagers.

I don't know what's come over me but my veins are filled with rage! I had no idea either of them were interested in each other and the thought of them going out...being sexual is driving me over the edge. Without thinking I march right to Steve's door and pound on it.

"Bodyguard?" I knock again, "Bodyguard." I try to wait for him to answer but I'm too mad, I barge in "Body..." I'm totally cut off by Steve walking out of his bathroom in that exact moment wearing nothing but a towel around his waist, he's drying his hair with another towel.

God I knew he had a nice body but seeing him shirtless...holy fuck! Was this man sculpted by the God's or something? It's leaving me completely speechless, seeing the water drip down his chest and arms...I feel like I'm in a trance.

"Can I help you with something Scarlet?" I hear.

"Huh? Oh yeah..." I finally break my trance. "I came in here because what are your thinking? How could you do this?"

"What?"

"Don't play dumb with me...you know exactly what I'm talking about...I thought you had just one job here and wouldn't be distracted?"

"I'm sorry Scarlet, I have no idea what your talking about."

"You going out with Rachel, I didn't give you permission to do that." I blurt out.

"Scarlet I don't need your permission to go out with anyone...it's none of your business." He's throwing my own words back in my face!

"You can't go out with my assistant!...You shouldn't be going out with anyone that works here...your suppose to focus on me." I selfishly order.

"Believe it or not Scarlet the world doesn't revolve around your ass." He snarls as he comes right up to me.

"Well when it comes to my staff it does, I don't want to lose Rachel because of you."

"That's it? That's all this is about?" He asks me.

"Yes." I strongly reply, he releases a slight chuckle, "what's so funny?"

"For the record...yeah Rachel asked me out today...but I told her no." He tells me.

"Oh...why?"

"Because of you..."

"Me?" I ask.

"Yeah...my focus here is for one purpose and one purpose only and that's protecting you and this job." He points his finger at me.

"Why didn't you just say that?"

"You barged in my room and and ordered me who I can go out with...what would you do?"

"...Okay...maybe I overacted..."

"Maybe?" He asked me as he folds his arms in front of him and raised an eyebrow.

"Okay a lot." He gives me a smug look." Ah! Don't look at me like that." His chest is even more puffed out now, it takes everything I have to not look down.

"So what did make you so upset? Me going out with Rachel or me going out with someone at all?" He asked me.

"...Rachel of course." I say with attitude.

"You keep telling yourself that." He smirks.

"I'm going to punch you if you don't stop smirking like that." I warn him but he doesn't, it's silent for a few seconds. "...If you really want to be with her...don't let me stand in your way..." It makes me sick saying this!

"...I appreciate your approval...which I don't need but...there's another reason why I said no." He informs me.

"What?" I hesitantly asked.

"...She's a nice, pretty girl but...I don't like her that way...and it would wrong to lead her on." He tells me.

"Is there someone you do like here?" I don't know why I asked.

There is just silence and us just staring at each other, "of course not...like I said all my focus is on you." I subtly look down his body. "Could you leave now so I can get dressed?"

"...Oh...yeah." I slowly respond, "I'm sorry...I shouldn't have barged in here."

"...It's okay." He sweetly replies with smile.

I turn around and open the door, I look back for a slight second and I see him drop his towel that's around him, I quickly turn back and leave as fast as I can. As I go back to my room I can't get that question Steve asked me out of my head...why was I so mad? Was it because of Rachel? Honestly when Kelly and Donna were drooling over Steve it made me sick...just imagining him with anyone is boiling me over and making me very uncomfortable. And I also can't shake off how I acted, I sounded like such a spoiled brat! I'm actually rather appalled at my behavior...I just snapped at him for no reason and he's right I have no right to tell him who he can be with...what was I thinking? What is this man doing to me?

Author Notes: A lot of jealousy here and neither of them will admit it! How long do you think they can go with both of their denials?