Chapter 3:

Katara found out she wouldn't be working everyday like she thought. She worked Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 6am- 10pm, certainly not her desired schedule but at least she had three days off a week. Tomorrow she could be free from Zuko Buttface for an entire day. She couldn't be happier. She was still sore from yesterday, so she popped a couple aspirin and headed to work. She needed a car like it was yesterday but she was too busy paying student loans. Unfortunately she had to take the long bus ride to the Agni Estate because no one could take her today.

When Katara got to work that day she was surprised to see a car in the driveway, a bright pink Hummer. She entered the house to Zuko and a young women with the same amber eyes and dark hair he had. Sister?

"Good Mor-"

Before Katara could even get her greetings out the women jumped up from the living room couch and was standing one foot away from her. Personal space was something this woman obviously didn't know about.

"Oh ZuZu, she's so cute! She's so exotic looking! I like this one better than that airhead model you brought to Daddy's retirement party." This woman was excited and looking her up and down like she was examining her. Katara's face was bright red. Did she seriously think she was his girlfriend? This was more than awkward.

"Azula, leave my employee alone so she can begin her work." Zuko looked unbothered by his sister's shenanigans with the normal blank expression he always had.

"Oh. She's just the help. What a shame." Azula backed away from Katara quickly with a scowl on her face. "Well I don't see why her being your employee is an issue now ZuZu. You've went through enough secretaries. It's not even a shock anymore."

"Azula, please stop. I have to be at the office soon so you should go."

"Well what I nice thing to do to your ONE and ONLY sister when she was so nice enough to visit you. Just kicking me out to have your way with the help." Azula threw her hands up in the air and looked at Katara mockingly. "Well, I should get going. I have beauty sleep to get."

Azula walked off in her Louboutin heels, flipping her hair as she left the house.

"I apologize for my sister, Azula. She just loves to embarrass me. I hope that wasn't too awkward for you."

"No trouble at all." Katara replied smiling at him

Zuko stared at her silently examining her a few extra seconds longer then turned around to walk away.

"Good Morning Ms. Sapphire." He muttered as he walked away. She could barely hear it, but he did in fact just say good morning to her. Maybe her talk did get through to him? "I will be home for most of the day in my office. Please don't bother me."

So essentially she was alone in the house? Great.

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Katara was vacuuming the endless line of stairs Zuko had in his elaborate mansion. His vacuum cleaner was literally heavier than most normal vacuums and Katara had to lug it up the stairs to clean with it. Before she could even finish she tripped on the black cord of the vacuum and ended up falling down a few stairs. She ended up landing on her ankle. She immediately felt the pain in her ankle and groaned. She grasped her ankle and rolled up her leggings. Swollen. Definitely a sprain.

Zuko came down the stairs, probably hearing the sound her body made when it hit the floor.

"Ms. Sapphire, are you okay?"

"I think I sprained my ankle. Nothing to serious. I can call someone to c-"

Before she could even finish her sentence he picked her up and carried her upstairs and laid her on his bed. Katara didn't know what to do.

"Mr. Agni I'm sure I can make it home." She slid to the edge of the bed and tried to stand, only to wince in pain when pressure was applied to her ankle.

"Stop moving." Zuko said bluntly as he went his dresser, looking for something. "You'll only make it worse."

She felt like he was talking to her like she was a kid. Zuko pulled out a first aid kid and took out some gauze. He pulled her leg up on a pillow and made her lay back on the bed. He rolled her leggings up and placed his hand on her bare skin. God his hands were so warm, Katara could barely keep from squealing.

"Definitely swollen." Zuko began to wrap her ankle with gauze. "Next time try not to hurt yourself."

Only Zuko could turn a nice gesture into an annoyance just by opening his mouth. Although Katara did like the fact that he could carry her up the stair with one arm. He definitely was no stranger to the gym. His warm hands on her skin felt amazing, almost electrify, even if it was replace by an ice pack moments later. She hissed at the sudden coldness.

"Stay put. I'll take you home in a few hours after some of the swelling goes down." Zuko abruptly left the room. Leaving Katara in his bed room alone. I guess she could watch TV or something, until he decided the swelling had gone down enough. An hour later Zuko came back to change her ice. HE unwrapped the gauze the check the swelling.

"You're not one to talk are you?" Katara attempted to make some sort of small talk with him while he switched out her ice pack.

"People, people are nothing special really. In other words, no one interests me enough to talk to them."

"How could you say people aren't special? Don't you have family members and friends that are special?"

"My sister is neurotic and as self-absorbed as they some. My father is a power hungry, angry man. The only one that is remotely redeemable in my family is my mother but she passed away when I was young."

Katara felt bad. Was his family really as horrible as he described?

"You had to have SOMEONE special. What about your daughter and her mother? Having a child is a beautiful thing."

"Maya. We don't spend much time together and her mother, she's basically incapable of having a healthy relationship."

"So you basically have NO ONE?"

"Ms. Sapphire, your job is to clean my house not judge my personal life. Now what is your address? I will take you home."

Maybe this was why he went from woman to woman. He had no one he felt that really loved and cared about him. There was a lot more to Zuko than he ever let on.

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"I think I can make it to my house from here." Katara spoke

Zuko drove Katara to her house all the way across town. Well that was better than catching the bus. Zuko got out of the car and walked over to the passenger's side.

"Get out of the car Katara." Zuko demanded

"No. I can walk myself. I'm not unlocking my door until you move."

"Do what I say before you injure yourself again!"

Katara sighed and unlocked the door. In less than 30 seconds Katara was scooped up in Zuko's arm bridal style. Once he got to the door he unlocked it using her keys. God she hoped her dad wasn't home. A guy carrying up to her room? Sounds like a parental nightmare.

Zuko carried her upstairs to her room and gently placed her on her bed. Just as Zuko leaned over to place her down Katara's father walked in.

"Oh Katara I didn't think you'd be home-"Hakoda's mouth opened so wide he stopped mid-sentence. "Young man who are you?"

Katara's face was probably so red she looked like she would die from embarrassment. Zuko was actually going to talk to her father. Zuko turned away from Katara and walked over to her father.

"I'm Zuko Agni-"

"I know who you are. That doesn't answer my question." Hakoda was so pissed he probably could have killed Zuko right there

"I'm Katara's employer. She cleans my home for me while I am at work. Today however she fell and sprained her ankle. I was making sure she got to lay down properly without injuring herself again. Your daughter is rather stubborn. She insisted she walk on her ankle, but I carried her up here myself. If the injury is serious I will compensate for the hospital bills. My guess is that it isn't if she continues icing and staying off it. Now before you jump to conclusions I assure you your daughter and I have barely been alone in a room together for more than 30 minutes between these two days. Your daughter is not my interest nor will she ever be. Please suspend your aggression towards some other young man trying to get into your daughter's pants because I certainly am not the one."

Both Hakoda and Katara were speechless after Zuko's rant. He said everything so coldly and fast that there was really nothing to say.

Ouch. Katara could NEVER be an interest. Did he not find her remotely attractive? Did he have to be so harsh?

"Have a great day Mr. Sapphire. Stay off your ankle Ms. Sapphire. I expect you back to work Thursday." Zuko made his swift exit, leaving the room full of awkward silence.

"Well he's just an ass hole isn't he?" Hakoda blurted out.

Oh, he had no idea!

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Wednesday morning Katara's ankle felt much better. She could walk on it without much pain at all. Suki had wanted to meet with for lunch so Katara got up and put on her pink skater dress and went to lunch with Suki. They went to a cute diner downtown. Suki worked training women in self-defense classes. More often than not she had a group of 20 women coming to train with her in class per night and at least 10 personal clients who she trained individually. Suki was not only strong but beautiful. Her toned body, violet eyes, and flirty bob cut could make any man want her. Luckily, she was engaged to her brother and officially off the market.

Suki flipped through the menu as Katara was scrolling through Facebook on her phone.

"So how's the job?!"

"Ugh. Don't bring up work right now. I barely physically covered from the first day then I went and sprained my ankle. I can't tell you much because I signed a form but he's a total jerk Suki!"

"A form? What did you sign up for the FBI?"

"No I clean Zuko Agni's house."

"ZUKO AGNI! He is fiiiiiine girl. He's the only man I would ever consider leaving Sokka for. Tell me boxers or briefs?"

"Suki! Stop it! He's mean and doesn't seem to have an emotional bone in his body."

"You know you have today off and it seems like you need some fun so let's go to the club tonight!"

"Suki I-"

"When is the last time you had any male attention? Let's go clubbing! You can get all sexy and forget about work for the moment. It'll be fun. I need to get out of the house too and Toph always knows the best clubs!"

Before Katara could even protest Suki was already sending the text to Toph. Guess Katara had no choice.

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It was 11 pm and the three women entire the club like physical triple threat. Katara in her blue cocktail dress that clung to her curves like a second skin proved herself irresistible to any man in the room. Her brown curls and sapphire eyes were anything but unattractive. Suki in her green mini skirt and gold off the shoulder top looked ready to capture the attention of everyone in the room and Toph in her green dress looked as if she was the life the party already.

The three women immediately went to the center of the dance floor and started dancing, a pool of people circled around them. The three women were breath taking as they moved their hips to the music.

"Okay I admit this is fun" Katara said laughing

"Yea the music is great! Toph where did you even find this place?"

"Friend of a friend. All the hot guys frequent here."

"Speaking of hot guys, is that your boss?"

Katara nearly squealed! So much for avoiding work because Zuko Agni was here in the club tonight. Katara could die right there in the middle of the floor. Of all the nights Zuko had to choose this one to be in this particular club! She couldn't believe it. Before she could bury herself in shame Azula Agni walked over in her red halter dress, already swaying. Oh God this was getting worse.

"Toooooph. Hey!" Azula was loud and embraced Toph in a huge hug. "Oh my God and you brought THE HELP with you. Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii."

Azula then grabbed Katara by the arm and started shaking her body on her. Katara could now just pass out with Azula butt moving on her torso. She was beyond drunk and probably wasn't even aware of what she was doing.

"You are far too hot for my brother not to bang you. Oh my God let's go to the VIP. You should totally give my brother a personal lap dance!" Azula pulled Katara towards the VIP booth and incidentally closer to Zuko. Katara pulled back and stopped.

"Azula I don't think this a good idea. Your brother is my boss."

"My brother needs to loosen up! Plus you're far prettier than his past girlfriends. They were all basically brain dead."

When Katara got over to the VIP booth she suddenly felt a thousand times more unattractive. Why did she put on such a short dress? Now she looked desperate in front of Zuko. She just wanted to run away and cry. There was Zuko Agni, the most wanted man in the city, sitting on the couch with his gold eyes looking even more enticing in the lighting and all Katara wanted was to hide.

Azula pushed her up into Zuko and she lost her balance in her heels and fell into his lap. Now Katara was sitting in his lap, his hand naturally went to her hip. She was so close to him she could feel his breath on her neck, feel the warmth from his crotch, and smell his delicious scent. He smelled like cherry and vanilla. Zuko's eyes met with her cerulean ones, as if he was begging her to make a move.

Cameras started flashing from what seemed like everyone's phones. This one moment was going to in every tabloid magazine in the city! Of course they would assume she was Zuko's new flavor of the week. This was all a huge misunderstanding but for some reason she couldn't bring herself to move away from him.

"Look who I found ZuZu! Isn't she great?" Azula declared laughing loudly. She had no idea the situation she just got Katara into.

Fuck! What was she supposed to do?!

Author's Note: What do you guys think she should do?! Thank you for reading and I hope you are enjoying the story so far :)