Mr Carlson turned to what I was looking at and gasped. Zac wasn't stupid either , he understood that the man across the street , kissing another girl was the famous Jack..

"So, anything more for you ?" I said to Mr Carlson, trying hard not to cry.

"Vanessa... Don't act like nothing happened." he said concerned and took my hand but I pulled it back, mumbled something about being fine before returning behind the bar, trying to breathe even. It didn't take long before Zac walked up to the counter, just as concerned as Mr Carlson.

"are you okay ?"

"That's a private question..." I said quietly.

"well... I'm under cover as a total stranger"

"I'm fine"

" I could shoot him if you'd like ? Pretend he was a threat?" He jokes , desperately wanting to cheer me up. Somehow he got me to giggle while a few tears rolled down my cheek

"maybe just in his foot.." I said with a tiny smile.

"he wouldn't miss a toe or two" he said with a wink. Just in that moment Jack walked in . I turned to him with tears in my eyes and he understood immediately.

"nessa...baby"

" Shut up..." I said under my breath while shaking my head in disappointment.

"baby I can explain" he said but I didn't listen. Instead I walked up to a customer and asked for his order

"Vanessa, talk to me!" he yelled as he walked after me to all the tables. I turned around and words just flew out of my mouth

"I KNOW, okay ! I know I'm not the best girlfriend but you should have broken up with me ! Not cheat on me ! " I said as tears welled up in my eyes and rolled down my cheek. By this moment the entire restaurant was listening curiously.

" baby... maybe we should talk in private?" he said , trying to grab my hand before I pulled it back fast

" I don't need to talk" I said as I threw my apron on the floor and gave my paper and pen to Simon.

"Nessa... come on" he said and grabbed my waist between his hand, trying to pull me close to him. When I felt his hands on my hips I turned around and slapped him hard across the face.

" Just please... leave me … ALONE...!" I yelled and furiously grabbed my jacket and purse and walked of the restaurant with firm steps.

Zac followed with wide eyes. He was impressed what I just had done and he had never seen a woman do that for real. Only on TV. The ride home was awkward. I asked him to drive until I said I wanted to go home. He ended up driving for 4 hours. I couldn't keep the tears from falling and I knew Zac didn't know what to do. I didn't want him to see me so I kept my face towards the window and after a while I just wanted my mind somewhere else.

"distract me..."

"huh ?" he said, confused and surprised that I was speaking to him again.

"distract me... I don't want to think of that piece of crap so please... distract me"

" I don't know what to say... I... this is a very personal matter and -"

" let me guess? You have a "rule" for that ?" I snapped at him. He only nodded. "you must have a really boring job! "

" Don't take this the wrong way but being a body guard is not the best job.. and not the job I signed on for" he mumbled and something in his voice made me curious.

" what did you sign on for ? "

" No , You're not fooling me.. I get 2 answers you get one." he said, smirking.

" fine, so ask me something"

" you know what. I want to save my question for later." he said, giving me a suspiciously nice smile.

That smile of his forced me to smile back. I couldn't help it and I hadn't lied before, he WAS charming! He showed his ID by the gate and a new security guy let us through... I didn't say much I just walked in to the house.

"Liam ? Charles ?" I yelled through the house.

" Oh hi... I'm leaving, I just thought..." a voice said. I turned around to see Paul in the livingroom , holding Liam in his arms.

"ofc you're leaving.. I hope you've talked to Nick and Bella" I said rudely and took Liam in my own arms, a little protectively

" I didn't want to wake them up" he said .

" Wake them up ?" I said, getting angry already. " What the hell ?"

" SCH !" He said with one finger on his lips.

" Don't you dare ! Your family isn't safe anymore and all you do is work ! If Julie was here right now..."

" BUT SHE'S NOT! " he said, getting really angry once I brought up his wife's name

" no... she isn't! But the kids at least deserve one parent to give them attention. "

"Are you telling me I'm a bad father ! Huh ? Well I'm so sorry for not being my half brother, who gave up all his dreams for you and your mum. And look what that got him. He never reached his dream and then he died." He yelled back at me.

"My father showed me love every day... and not by a damn phone call! " I yelled, and felt tears form in my eyes for the second time today. Zac placed his hands on my shoulders slowly pulling me back towards the stairs.

" Sir, she has had a rough day and she's tired. I think she needs sleep, sir." Zac said, but Paul didn't listen.

"I am not a bad father !" he yelled.

"Keep telling yourself that and come back when you realize I'm right..." I said with Liam in my arms,slowly patting his back.

Zac quickly pulled me away from Paul and walked me up the stairs. Liam was asleep in my arms so I walked to his room, tucked him in and kissed his forehead. I know I'm not his mother but I feel like he is my son. And to see Paul holding him .. Urgh, I can't even say anything positive about that man. Without looking at Zac I walked up one more stair and into my room. I could feel Zac watching the stair I just walked up. I don't want question about my family. That's the last thing I want.

May them rest in peace.

Next morning

"euhm.. I don't want to bother you... but it's 8.00" Zac said from the other side of the door. I had been awake for a while but not awake enough to get up. Until now.

" WHAT ?" I yelled, and sat up in my bed faster than a frog on the highway.

" I just thought you'd want to know..." he said and even if I didn't see him I knew he had a huge smirk on his face.

" shit.. shit... shit! " I said , stressed and pissed. Why doesn't my alarm work ? I threw on a white T-shirt and put my hair up in a messy bun. I took one last look in the mirror and frowned. Not the best look but it had to do. I stepped out fast and shut the door behind me.

"Vanessa! The cloths policy! " Zac said loud while quickly looking away. I roller my eyes at him and ran down the stairs

"I don't have the time for rules. " I ran down in my T shirt and he followed me with his eyes and a big grin on his face.

I walked fast down the hall and knocked at the kids doors.

"Get up ! School starts in 20 minutes ! SO SORRY ! " I yelled while knocking on Nick's door. A 12 year old cute little boy stepped out wide away and upset.

" WHAAT ?"

"That's what I said...". I knocked on Bellas door also." Get ready Hun ! Hurry !"

" I don't want to." she whined from inside her room. I rolled my eyes and ran back up the stairs again .

" We are not going to be late one more time...! They will think I'm irresponsible or something!". I heard how Bella and Nick walked down the stairs with heavy steps. When Zac saw me practicly running up the stairs he laughed.

"Glad you find this amusing! This is NOT funny!" I said as I let my hair out and walked past him"

" I think it is , reminds me of a crazy lady I saw on the airport"

I glared at him , reached out my tongue and walked into my room .Before I shut the door with a kick I could feel his eyes on me. Was he checking out my ass? It wouldn't be so hard since I wasn't wearing any pants at the moment.

When I had changed and had gotten ready I ran down the stairs again to the kitchen and to my relief Charles had stood there looking calm as usual.

"Nick's meal is ready. Bellas meal is ready. The nanny is soon here and I have aspirin and water for you." He said and handed me the water and aspirin. He was so sweet to me! And he knew me so well that he expected me to have a headache after a night of bad sleep.

"Thank you ! You're a life saver! " I said, before I swallowed the pill

" I know!".

"Thank you, Bye !" I kissed him on the cheek, gave The kids their meals and walked out the back where Zac stood by the car with a huge smirk on his face

" ready to go ?"

" Ha-ha !" I stepped into the car. "God this was not the morning I hoped for "

" 'so glad you woke me up Zac' 'no problem, Vanessa' That was more what I expected to hear" he said, smirking

"You could have woken me up a LITTLE earlier ! " I joked but when I saw that he thought I was serious I laughed. He must think I'm a total bitch! "chill! I'm joking. I'm not that kind of girl, remember? "

"right... So.. How come you started dating Jack... ?" he asked , curiously as we drove out of the gate

"is that one of your questions ?"

" hmm... Yeah , sure. " he said while keeping his eyes on the road

"Jack is my boyfr... my ex boyfriend... we met at the restaurant.. we both work there... though I don't want to go back there now..."

" yesterdays slap made that clear... " he said, trying to cheer me up again.

"Well, you had your question, you never said how much details" I said, and smiled shrewdly.

" A little more than that! "

"sorry! You have just been fooled. " I said with a laughter. He laughed back at me.

" fine. "

" So, now to my question. If you didn't want to be a body guard then why are you one? What did you want to be first ?" I asked, remembering yesterdays conversation when he said he didn't sign up for the job as a body guard.

"I want to be a Agent... I am a agent.. This is sort of my final exam.. If I do a good job keeping you safe and help the investigation I will finally be a official agent.. but they put me on this test first " he said, and I could easily tell that he was NOT happy about that.

"can they do that ?" I asked surprised.

"apparently …"

"but that's not fair. Why did they do that ?"

"sorry. I have already answered one question ." He said and this time he was the one smiling shrewdly.

" oh come on ! I get a follow up!" I complained.

"since when !" he said, turning to me with a shocked face that made me laugh.

"since now ! I make my own rules, remember. So from now on you always get at least one follow up question. "

" okay, fine, but so do I next time." he said and made me promise like we were kids.

" okay... so why are they testing you like this and not in a FBI team out in the fields ?" I asked, amazed by the job career he had chosen.

"They want to test me here first.. Apparently I haven't proved them that I'm ready. And I am only 27, with no experiences of that kind of stress. . this is sort of my chance to prove that I am.. It's my job to protect you and catch the bad guys if they come close. If I do they will let me be out on the field."

" so that's why you get irritated when I'm making it difficult for you.." I said as I was beginning to understand him.

" yes.. This is my chance.. no offense. I don't want you to feel like a mission.. I will put you first and protect you.. but this case is important for me.. "

"none taken. I get it. Well.. Maybe I can try to make it easier for you.. when I feel like it " I said, smiling at him as if I was planning something secret.

" That's what I thought. " He said with a chukle. He stopped the car and we stepped out.

I looked at the restaurant in front of me and sighed. This will be a hard day..