Thank you everybody for the review sorry for not Updating sooner but I've been going between this and my other story anyway here is chap 3 : this is going to take some getting used too, I hope you enjoy and please review :) x
Previously
'These are going to be an interesting six months'
Present
Catherine's POV.
When I woke up I clutched tighter onto my pillow and pulled it towards my chest I let out a yawn and slowly opened my eyes
I blinked a few time and popped up on the bed 'this isn't my room' I thought as I looked around taking in my surroundings this room was a lot larger than my dorm it had a cream colour on the walls and purple floor length curtains along with a white carpet and I was sitting on a large king size bed which had dark purple bed covers along with matching pillows
I got up and walked towards the door I opened it and stuck my head out looking left and right I swear I looked like a deer caught in headlights I walked towards the staircase and down to the first level suddenly I heard a noise that sounded like somebody was punching the floor
I walked quietly to where the noise was coming from and stopped outside a door I looked through the little crack of it that was open and
My jaw dropped
'OH MY GOD'i shouted in my head there was a Shirtless who I'm prity sure was Vincent doing push ups, the sweat from his back was dripping onto the ground
'I think I just had an orgasm' I said in my head before mentally shaking myself I swung the door open and folded my arms across my chest, I cleared my throat and he looked around
"Your awake" he said as he jumped up to his feet and walked to one of the chairs and grabbed a towel
I swear I had to restrain myself from jumping the guy when my eyes glanced over his very naked very ripped torso
"Yeah I am... What makes you think you can do that to me?" I asked in a very pissed off tone
"Do what?"
"Oh cut the bullshit I told You I wanted to go back to my dorm because I had left something behind and you...knocked me unconscious and brought me here against my will, wow what a great body guard you are" I said the last bit in a sarcastic tone
He put down the towel and walked closer to me he stopped mere inches in front of me lowering his head so his face was closer to mine
"I did what I had to do!"
He said and then walked past me and put on a shirt, I followed quickly behind him
"Oh really that involves kidnapping me , does it" I said and he let out a laugh
"It's not kidnapping when it's my job Catherine, I was hired to protect you and that's what I intend to do"
"No you were hired to be a pain in my ass which I'm sure you will comply with since we're getting along so well already" I said and threw my hands up in the air I stopped in my tracks and leaned my back up against the wall of the hallway and put my face in my hands closing my eyes
I stood there for a couple of seconds just thinking of how I was gonna get my dad back for this
Suddenly I felt a pair of hands on mine pulling them away from my face my eyes were still closed as he kept a hold of my hands
"Catherine I'm sorry I brought you here the way I did I shouldn't have and I apologise for that but my job is to protect you and I will do whatever I can in order to keep you safe"
I just let out a sigh and kept my eyes shut
"Catherine" he whispered " will you please look at me"
I slowly opened my eyes and his face was mere inches from mine my breathe hitched, I swear this guy looked like a Greek god
"Can we start over, we are going to be living together for the next six months we might as well be friends" he said in his deep husky voice
"Fine" I said and looked away suddenly my stomach grumbled and I cringed as my face turned red
He just chuckled and released my hands from his
"Come on I'll make you something" he said and began to walk towards the kitchen
I was about to give him a speech about how I could cook for myself but I was just too tired so I replied
"Okay" and followed him into the kitchen, I sat on the island as he began to cook
'You know maybe this won't be such a bad thing after all'
~ 1 month later ~
Vincent's POV
I was woke at 2am by the sound of a scream and then a loud thud I jumped out of the bed and raced towards Catherine's room, I swung the door open
"Catherine..." I said as I scanned the room my heart beating erratically
"Uhhh..." A moan came from the ground on the right side of her bed, so I walked around it and found Catherine lying on the ground wrapped in her quilt rubbing her head
"What happen?" I said as I tried to hold back the laughter
"What does it look like happened I fell out of the bed" she said angrily as she sat up still rubbing her head
"And I hit my head off the stupid bedside table" she said and also muttered a few choice words under her breath as she made it onto her feet
By this time I just couldn't help it and started to laugh
"Shut up Vincent it's not funny"she said punching me in the arm, I took a step back and rubbed my hand against the part she had hit and pretended I was hurt
"Ow! What was that for" I said in my most serious voice and she just narrowed her eyes on me
"For being an ass...my head hurts" she said as she continued to rub her hand against it
"Ok come'ere" I said and grabbed her hand turning her around so I could look at the back of her head
When I got a look at it she had a nasty gash
"Sorry to say this Catherine but... your gonna need to get stitches"
"WHAT!" She shouted and I took a step back
"Geez Catherine do you have to be so loud" she just scoffed and pushed past me out the door
"Catherine where are you going?" I said as I followed her down the staircase and into the kitchen
"There has to be something here that can help because I am NOT going to the hospital" she said as she frantically searched through the kitchen cabinets
"Catherine that gash on your head needs stitches not some pva glue"
She stopped what she was doing and put her head in her hands "this cannot be happening" she muttered under her breathe
She looked up at at me and threw her hands up in surrender "fine you win" she said as she walked past me and up the stairs, I chuckled when I heard her mutter "you pain in the ass".
when we got back up the stairs she went to her room and I went to mine we both got dressed and made our way out to the car
"How's the head now?" I said with a slight grin
"Just shut up and drive" she said and I put the car in gear and started to drive towards the hospital
~ 20 minutes later ~
We arrived at the hospital a short time ago and were seen immediately Because it was a head trauma
Catherine sat on one of the beds as the nurse looked at the cut on her head she kept throwing me daggers as I leant against the doorframe and just smiled I swear if looks could kill I would've been long gone by now
"Yes it looks like your going to need a couple of stitches just give me a second and I will go get the doctor for you" the nurse said to Catherine and then walked past me out the door
Silence surrounded us as we waited for the doctor to come. About two minutes later the doctor came in and I cleared my throat
"Well I should leave you too it doc" I said as I began to walk away
"Wait...Vincent" Catherine said and I backtracked my steps so I was in the door way again
"Yeah" I said as she was struggling to say something "will you...will you" She continued and I just from seeing how she was acting finished her sentence
"Will I... Hold your hand?" I asked and she nod her head I didn't even reply, just walked over and sat beside her on the bed and entwined our fingers "of coarse" I whispered and she held onto it tightly.
When the doctor was finished stitching her up he gave her some meds to help with the pain and then she was discharged. When we got out to the car Catherine sat in the back as the medication started to have an affect on her and she started to drift off so she lid down.
When we reached the house she was sound asleep so I lift her into my arms and brought her into her room as I placed her on the bed I took off her shoes and covered her with the quilt
"Vincent..." She whispered and I looked up and saw she was talking in her sleep
"Please don't leave me...like he did!" Like who did? I thought to myself. I brushed away a strand of hair out of her face
"I won't Catherine, I promise"I whispered, but if I do what I was sent here to do shes going to get hurt either way and now I'm not so sure if I can live with that!
~ A couple of hours later ~
Catherine's POV
Pain...headache...stiff
I opened my eyes and let out a moanI raised my hand to my head and felt my stitches I flopped my hand back down on the bed again and let out a sigh
I climbed off the bed and left my room dragging my feet behind me, as I walked down the stairs and into the kitchen, I walked towards the fridge grabbing an ice pack and placed it to my head
"Ahhh" I released a sigh as the cold pack hit my throbbing skull
A chuckle came from behind me and I turned around to see Vincent sitting at the table with a stupid grin on his face
"How's the head?" He asked as he took another spoonful of his cereal and stuffed it into his mouth
"Just fine" I replied narrowing my eyes on him as I walked over and sat opposite him at the table
"Soo we are boarding a plane In exactly one week are you ready for your birthday?" He asked and I furrowed my eyebrows
"How do you..."
"When your dad gave me this job, I was given your file, I know everything about you!"
"Yeah...well if you ever use it to blackmail me I'll kick the shit outta you" I said In a serious/kidding tone
"I won't" he replied with a small smile and I just turned my head away from him
"Well" he asked and I directed my attention back to him
"Are you?"
"Well...would you be if the only time your father wanted to see you was on your birthday to parade you around like your some prize he can give away, the one and only reason I'm being brought back to Washington is so that my dad can pretend to other people that he is father of the year ... That he might actually care about his children!"
"Don't get me wrong I love my father and he is a good man but I know what he's done to get where he is has gained him a lot of enemy's"
"So to answer your earlier question...no I'm not"
Vincent's eyes widened at how forward she was about her feelings towards her father
"Catherine...I"
"Don't...Vincent I don't need your pity party anyway at least once I am done with the whole White House charade I can have some actual fun"
I have to admit I am super exited about my girls trip to Albufeira, Portugal three weeks of sun, sea and a whole lotta sunbathing
"By the way as much as I love your company and believe me I do but is there any chance you could maybe not come?" I asked hopeful as much as I appreciate Vincent for keeping me safe 'not that I need him too' but he has been stuck on me like glue seriously a girl needs her personal space sometimes
"Nope, no can do it's my job to protect you which means... Wherever you go I go!" He said with a smug grin
"You know if you weren't such a pretty boy id give you a slap!"I rose my hand and pretended to swing for him but he quickly caught it
"You think I'm pretty?" He said his grin growing wider
I just pulled my hand out of his grip and rolled my eyes before getting up and walking towards the staircase
"Don't go too far Catherine" he yelled in a sarcastic tone as I began to walk up the stairs
"Ohh...Bite me Vincent" I yelled back before entering my room and slamming the door behind me
~ one week later ~
Vincent's POV
"CATHERINE if you don't hurry up the planes gonna leave without you" I shouted as we were gonna be late for our flight to Washington Her dad was throwing her a party at the White House and she was gonna miss it because she takes so dawn long getting ready
"CATHERINE" I shouted again and she appeared at the top of the staircase, I couldn't take my eyes off her and I think I actually stopped breathing for awhile
She was wearing a red fitted dress that stopped a few inches above her knees that fitted her curves in all the right places, she wore light make up and a pop of colour with red gloss gracing her lips, she had her hair in curls that were loose and flowing down her back and black heels
When she stood in front of me I started to breathe again
"Catherine, you look...beautiful" I breath out and saw her start to blush
"Thanks" she replied as we locked eyes with each other suddenly she broke eye contact and dashed passed me grabbing her purse
I turned my head and looked at her with furrowed eyebrows "Plane" she stated and I shook myself "right" I replied and we both rushed out the door and into the car
We boarded a private jet that was waiting for us at the airport and headed straight to Washington
~ a couple of hours later ~
Catherine's POV
When I boarded the plain I was beyond tired so I told Vincent to wake me when we got there.i lid down and shut my eyes I haven't been sleeping a lot lately a very terrible person who was once part of my life keeps showing up in my dreams and once again what he did haunts me.
The minute I Lid down I drifted off to sleep it's the same dream over and over again I'm in a dark room with chains around my hands and arms I can't move or hear anything I can only see him coming closer to me I plead and beg for him to stop but he wont he just keeps coming closer, he held a lit cigarette and pressed it up against my bare back, I continued asking him to stop, that Id do anything he wants but he just keeps burning my skin with the lit cigarette and I began to cry
"Catherine..." I heard a voice and looked around but there was no one else there
Suddenly he ran towards me with a knife and stabbed me in the stomach and I let out a scream
"Catherine..." I heard again and sprung up on the couch I was sweating and gasping for air I looked to my left and saw Vincent with a concerned look on his face
"Vincent..." I whispered and wrapped my arms around his neck as I began to silently cry on his shoulder
"Catherine what's wrong?" he asked in a soft voice and I just continued to cry gripping my arms tighter around his neck
"Shhhh...Catherine it's ok I'm here your safe" he whispered and I pulled away slowly he brushed my tears away with his thumb and kissed me on the forehead, wrapping me in his arms again I had never felt so safe in my life then when I did when I was wrapped in his arms
The plane landed in Washington and I freshened up before exiting and then entered the back of a waiting car with Vincent beside me still looking a little concerned so I gave him a reassuring smile
"You wanna talk about it?" He asked, I just shook my head signalling no and left it at that
When we arrived at the White House my dad was waiting out front for me and when I exited the car he walked over
"Catherine, honey welcome home" he said and gave me a hug
"Hey dad" I said returning the hug
When he pulled away He looked at Vincent
"I hope he hasn't been too much off an inconvenience" I shook my head as a small smile curved my lips and I looked up to Vincent
"Nope, not at all" I said and redirected my attention back to my dad
"let's go inside shall we" he said and began to walk towards the two double doors that were open Vincent and I following behind
When we came to another set of double doors he pushed them open and cheers of happy birthday were thrown at me from every direction I let out a deep breath and laughed before I walked around thanking everybody for being here tonight
When i was done with meeting and thanking everyone in attendance, I walked back toward Vincent who was talking to some people but excused himself
"Are you having a happy birthday yet?" He said with a smile
"You could say that" I replied with a tired laugh
"Well at least when I'm done with this it's good bye and hello sunny Portugal which will contain a whole lotta sun, sea and...you know the rest" I said throwing him a wink and cheeky smile before walking back towards the crowd
I heard him laugh as I walked away and then saw my dad waving at me to join him so I walked over and stood next to him
Suddenly someone grabbed my hand and kissed it I looked up and saw gabe 'uhhh'
"Hey gabe" I said in a dry tone
"Now, now Catherine don't be like that" he said and I just scoffed
By this time my dad had excused himself so It was just me and gabe
A couple of years ago after my mom had died, i had gone through a very dark time in my life and gabe was there, I thought he was a friend and wanted to help me but he only wanted one thing
Thank god he never got it though one night after a remembrance mass for my mom I was very vulnerable and he tried to force himself on me but when I was younger my dad made me practice my fighting skills and then after my mom Died I had gotten, angry and sad so I made the decision that I would never let anyone hurt me again so I took up numerous self defence classes for 3 years and when he went for sticking his tongue down my throat I bit down hard rose my leg kicking him in the crotch and punched him in the side of the head and that was the end of that.
"Like what gabe, like the bloodsucking leech everyone knows you are" I said and turned around to walk away but he grabbed my wrist
"Now listen here you little bitch believe me when I say this isn't over I will finish what I started that night and your going to enjoy it" he said with evil laced in his tone
I swallowed a lump in my throat and turned around to face him
"You'll never get so close, without meeting shooting you in the chest" I said and pulled my hand away
'God I can't believe I was ever friends with that guy uhhh'
I walked past Vincent who reached out his hand to grabbed mine but I lifted it out of his reach
"Don't" I said and quickly walked out the door I made it to the staircase and began to walk up it
"Catherine...wait, Catherine Stop!"
I stopped dead in my tracks and turned around to face Vincent who was standing at the bottom of the staircase
"What?" I said a little higher than a whisper
"He's the guy you've been having nightmares about isn't he?" He asked and I threw my head back
"No Vincent...he's not the one I've been having nightmares about" I replied releasing a sigh
"Then what is it?"
"Vincent please...I will tell you everything but just not right now!"
He nod his head and I continued up the stair case
"Catherine..."
He called out and I looked back at him
"Goodnight"
I let a small smile cover my lips and replied
"Goodnight Vincent"
I walked toward my room door and entered my room shutting the door behind me I slid down the back of it and sat on the ground 'is this ever going end'
When light overcast the dark and the clock was about to hit 7am I layed in my bed staring up at the ceiling
My flight was at nine so I should be heading to the airport in a little while
I got up and started to get dressed I tied my hair up in a messy bun an opted for a sundress and Sandles considering weather over there would be scorching so I went for light and easy
I grabbed my suitcase and pulled it down the staircase and dragged it out to the waiting car and the driver placed it in the back about ten minutes later Vincent walked toward the car and had a surprised look on his face when he saw I was already there
When he placed his bag in the trunk and sat next to me
I took out my ticket for Portugal and looked at it then thought
'Now this is where the fun really begins!'
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