The Bodyguard
By BetterInTexas
Chapter 10:
Connolly POV
I’ve always believed the best stories should always start with ‘no shit, there I was’. I have had quite a few of those no shit moments in my career, mostly since my team and I got pulled out of our Middle East hunting ground and assigned to be Garrett’s backup.
So when I look back on New Year’s Day, 2014 it will be with pride that I say, no shit, there I was, five minutes past midnight, perched on a rooftop in a rundown ghetto staring down a scope four blocks away from the best tits I have ever seen in my life, involved in vampire family disagreement. But she made it worth it. I’ve seen my share of vampires but nobody comes close to the blonde. I mean damn.
They were not overly large but just perfect on her frame. Her legs were amazing…
“What would you like to talk about Garrett?” the blonde dude asked.
Oh yeah. Work. Garrett was wearing a wire and a two way if shit went bad, deep in his earlobe. I couldn’t say anything of course. These assholes and the blonde would hear. So I stayed quiet… listening.
Bored.
Still killing vampires is not easy. Except with these bullets Garrett designed himself we wouldn’t have any defense against them at all. Even with these it takes a definite head shot for a one shot one kill scenario.
Only that idiot would design the one thing that could kill him. Unfortunately the supply was limited. Meaning I couldn’t miss. Now who am I going to kill Gar?
“Jasper I swear if you were human I would think you would be blushing like a schoolboy caught trying to steal a cookie. Red cheeks and all.”
Red light. Okay. Garrett wants the main guy. Who’s next?
“And Peter you seem like you would be a bit green around the gills.”
Green light. I slid my scope over and zeroed in on this Peter vampire’s head. My gun was silenced. He would no doubt hear the shot coming regardless for half a second. But vampires don’t pay attention. They think they are invincible.
Least till their heads turn into balls of fire. Now I just wait to hear him say Custer and the story gets more interesting.
Garrett POV
“What the hell are you doing here?” Jasper asked quietly, trying to force calm on me. I already was calm.
“This area is under my protection. I owe a debt to this family.”
“What debt?” Jasper asked.
“The none of your damn business kind. I was called because a certain vampire was trying to talk Tyrone’s pregnant fiancée into turning into one of us. I will be very honest with you Jasper, when I heard this story I came at once expecting to have an in-depth discussion with Edward Cullen about leaving women alone who have expressed no interest. Instead to my disappointment I find you. Could you explain to me what exactly is going on here?”
Jasper stepped up.
“I am an old friend of Bella Swan. My former coven mate, Edward, has apparently entered into an agreement with a vampire named Victoria. She will attack Bella and he will save her. I would like to avoid this whole scenario. As such I have come to protect her.”
“And where is Edward?”
“I’m not sure. I have received word that he and this other vampire along with others have already been inside Ty and Bella’s apartment. Edward’s finger was found.”
Oh. Of course.
“She ripped him to pieces didn’t she?” I chuckled. I wonder what her thoughts were as she did it. Edward would certainly know. Victoria was a lethal bitch. I had knowledge of her winning battles against six vampires. A high number of incidences considering most of our kind adopt a live and let live approach. She provoked fights. She lived for battle almost as much as she lived for blood.
“Again, I have no way of knowing.” he told me, his face giving away nothing. Are you behind this Jasper? You do like to play with people’s lives. What is this obsession you seem to have developed? Was it always there and you hid it? You are good at hiding emotions ironically.
“A noble cause you have taken on Jasper. Protecting an innocent girl from vampires who may have their own agendas with her life at stake. What I can’t understand is the part where you try to talk her into becoming a vampire. I understand she has had chances before and turned them down.”
“Like your debt, that is none of your business.”
“I’m afraid it is. I have agreed with Tyrone’s mother to be her personal bodyguard. Henceforth what affects her is my business. Keeping her human and happy is my business. Seeing her safe and killing Victoria is now my business. As a matter of fact this entire situation is my business and none of yours any longer. You need to leave Houston.”
“I’m afraid you don’t have a say in the matter.” Whitlock tensed. His errand boy did as well. Charlotte looked worried but alert. Once Peter was down she would be distraught in theory. Jasper was mine. Still the familiar tinge of fear touched my heart. It was increasing. Pure Jasper.
“You should know Jasper when I was on the front lines of the Revolution I was scared out of my wits. I fought anyway. Fear does not paralyze me. I admit I am out numbered. Reminds me of a certain General. What was his name? Oh I remember…”
“Yo! Can we all have a word in the kitchen? Time to get some shit straight.” Tyrone asked, stepping outside.
Okay. I suppose Connolly will have to wait.
“Peter and Char would you guys stay out here? Watch the perimeter while I… get some shit straight?” Jasper asked.
“Of course Major.” Char answered.
Fine. I guess we will do this inside. Hopefully Donna and Richard will have enough sense to take the pregnant girl and run if this has to go down. This whole scenario made me nervous. I had met Jasper over the years. Talked with him when I visited the Cullens, always when Edward was away. I knew his skill set. He had no idea of mine. I never suspected the obsession I am picking up in Jasper.
Of course there were a number of things he did not suspect about me as well.
Ty POV
When we walked back in from the reenactment of True Blood, the fairy edition, in my backyard Momma dragged me and Bella to my bedroom. I noticed even though the music was loud Momma had done cleared out everyone. Only the four of us, Brother Webb gathered us in my room. I guess Jeff and his swinger buddies done went to whatever those freaks are up to.
We huddled and spoke in low tones. Bella told them everything she told me quickly.
They quickly told me some shit that blew my fucking mind. My Momma? Brother Webb? Little Brother Webb? How the hell?
“What were you doin riskin your life and bringin my Momma into this?”
“People were dyin Ty.” Momma said.
“Junkies were dyin. What the hell Momma? That worth riskin your life over?”
“Yes.” She told me firmly.
Bella looked at me with that look that says let it lie Ty. Okay. Nah…
“Bet that bum did a lot of good with the life you risked your own over Brother.”
I expected him to shut up with that comment. Should have known better.
“He actually did get clean Ty. Stayed clean for a couple years. Then he got in a hard place and tried to take a short cut to some cash. He and a buddy robbed a store. Three went in. He was the only one to come out.” Brother Webb told me.
“There ya go. Went right back to…” Wait.
“That was your Daddy we saved Ty. You wouldn’t be here if Brother Webb hadn’t stood up for him in a dark ally.” Momma told me.
Damn.
“Look lets get back to this here situation. I get that this high school boyfriend is settin somethin up Bella but Donna tells me she overheard the one outside trying to talk you into runnin off with him?” Brother Webb asked.
“Yeah Bella? What’s up with that?” I asked her. I listened the other night. I know she told him to get on. I didn’t know Momma was listenin. We really hadn’t had a chance to talk about that aspect of the conversation.
“I… I don’t know. I mean we hardly talked before. After graduation I never saw him until the other night. He talked to you before me Ty. I really have no idea what this is about.”
“Look let’s focus on what’s what. This Edward guy probably gonna do something stupid with this red head right?” Momma asked.
“Yeah Donna. That’s what we… I mean we didn’t but then Jasper showed up and… I don’t know what the hell is going on.” She finally gave up. She looked so damn tired. I wanted to take her back to Tempe and just put her under the covers, lock the door and not let anybody in. We got so much shit goin on and now this.
“Listen Ty. We trust Garrett. He is a good… man. He is. He is a good man. Vampire or not. We haven’t even told you everything he told us. That’s his decision on what to tell you. But he will protect the two of you. I know it in my heart.”
“If you trust him so do we Momma.”
“His eyes are red…” Bella started.
“He drinks donated blood Bella.” Momma countered.
“You believe him?” boo asked.
“I believe in him Bella.”
Bella met her eyes and nodded.
“Cool. Good enough for me. Let’s kick Jasper to the fuckin curb and hole up with this Garrett guy.”
I walked to the back and saw Garrett in some kinda stand off with those freaks.
Garrett was talkin bout some General somebody.
“Yo! Can we all have a word in the kitchen? Time to get some shit straight.”
Course they beat me there. That shit was getting old. I noticed Garrett was right next to Bella. I took a peek at Jasper but his face gave away nothing. Stone cold that one.
“So it looks like we don’t need you Jasper. Thanks for comin and tryin to talk my woman into runnin off with you. As you can see she wants to keep both me and the blood pumpin in her body so it’s time for you to jet.”
“I received a call from Esme Cullen. She left Carlisle and traveled to Tempe to try to stop Edward. Victoria has already been in your apartment with Edward. It appears Edward may not have survived the encounter.”
“She didn’t fuck up my shit did she?!” Bella asked real quick and panicky. We all looked at her. She looked a bit sheepish.
“What? I like my things. Sue me.”
Guess she wasn’t too emotional about Eddie bein fairy dust.
“No. But Esme also said Victoria had at least two vampires with her. What are you going to do Garrett when she attacks you with a friend and the other goes straight for Bella?”
“I suppose I may have to call in those I trust as well.” Garrett told him with a grin. Momma said there was more too him than a vampire that saves junkies. Gonna have to figure out what that is all about.
“You are a nomad. You trust no one. It would be stupid to send us away.”
Nobody said anything for a bit. Course Jasper broke the silence.
“Let’s let Ty and Bella decide what they want and go along with their wishes. Ty you know how important Bella’s safety is to me. You know I won’t let her be hurt despite our differences. You just met this man. Are you really going to trust him with the most important person in your life?” Jasper was starin. I was startin to see his point of…
“Stop playin with my emotions dude.”
His face gave away a bit. Yeah. I caught his ass.
“You one freaky motherfucker ain’t you?” Momma asked him. She may have had more to drink than I noticed. Jasper didn’t reply.
“He feeds from humans Bella.” Jasper said all smooth and calm. I looked at her and her face didn’t give away shit bout what little Momma just told us. I wonder…
“Garrett what did you do during the Civil War?”
“I was General Grant’s persona…”
“Him! I want him! That’s my dog!” I said quickly.
Jasper’s face turned to a scowl. Fuck him.
“Great. Garrett can be your bodyguard. I will stick to…”
“Nope. Fuck that. I don’t trust you Don Juan. Garrett sticks with Bella. You fuckers want to help you can hang with me. In the shadows. You don’t want to help, take your ass on.”
Momma was glaring at Jasper. Brother Webb looked worried. Bella looked… I don’t know.
“Jasper you say I mean something to you?” she asked. What the fuck was this all about?
“You know you do Bella.”
“Then I need you to do something for me.”
“Anything.”
“Swear to me you will protect the man I love. The father of my child. Swear it Jasper. Garrett sticks to me and you watch Ty. I can’t have her going after him because of me. I just can’t. Swear to me Jasper.”
Jasper looked at me. I looked at him. Neither of us thought this sounded like a good idea.
“I swear Bella. I will protect him.”
“Thank you.”
Damn it.
“Alright. I think we can all turn in for the night. Garrett thank you for coming. I hope we can catch up in the next couple days. Bella when are you and Ty planning on going back to Tempe?” Brother Webb asked.
“Two days.” Bella answered.
“Then I hope we can talk before then. Good night all.”
The vampires jetted outside leaving the door open, faster than I could see.
“Freaky ass shit.” Momma whispered. I looked at Bell and saw she was way too damn tired lookin.
“We need to get some sleep. We can fill each other more tomorrow on what everybody knows.” I gave a hug to Brother Webb and Momma and then walked Bella to my room. She threw off her clothes and collapsed on the bed.
Huh.
I got myself down to my natural state and slid behind her as she was laid on her side.
“Ty?”
“Yeah babe?”
“Just hold me.”
“You bet your cute ass I’m gonna hold you beautiful.”
She snuggled her ass into big Ty who suddenly was ready to bring in the New Year. I laid on arm under her and cupped her breast and the other slid over her thigh to part her legs and rub her clit like she…
“Ty?”
“Yeah baby?”
“Just hold me.”
“I’m gonna hold on to you real good baby. You just relax and Ty is gonna take care of everything.” I kissed her temple and started rubbing her…
“Ty?”
“Yeah?”
“Seriously. It’s been a stressful night. You know normally I’m game baby but I am really exhausted. Just hold me.”
She rolled into me and I laid on my back. Her hair covered my chest. Before thirty seconds passed she was out like a damn light.
Big Ty wasn’t.
Ain’t that a bitch?
Despite her exhaustion I couldn’t sleep. She was right. Too much had happened but I was wired. I wanted to fight somebody. Problem was there wasn’t nobody to fight. Least that I could kill. That pissed me off.
The damn clock said 2:30 AM and I still hadn’t gone off to dreamland. Fuck it. I knew what I had to do. I hadn’t drank much but I didn’t need to. I had this.
I grabbed my phone and blocked my number.
He picked up on the fourth ring.
“Jessica Stanley there? She supposed to be here with three other girls after midnight. I done paid the bitch and I want my girls! Who are you? Some john? Tell that bitch to hurry up!”
“Hey Ty. Look it’s been a long night and I’m going fishing in about three hours. We can play some other night, okay son?”
“Uh… yeah Charlie. That’s cool.”
“Did you two have a good New Year’s Eve?”
“Yeah, nah it was… yeah good.”
“Okay. Tell Bella I love her. Goodnight son.”
“Night Charlie.”
He ended the call. Bella was startin to snore. Time to roll her over on her back. Fuck it. Guess I need to get some sleep. Not even Leroy Brown could get some tonight.
Bella POV
I left Ty snoring in bed. I know he went to sleep long after I did. He probably wanted to reassert his dominance over his woman or piss on my leg or some such male shit last night. I probably should have let him but I was so tired. I hadn’t felt great all day then the dress shopping and the party and kicking Ty’s uncle in the nuts, then there was the vampire convention with me as the focal point of contention and the news that…
Talk about irony. I had thought many times, hell fantasized about, Edward Cullen being torn to pieces since he came back to Forks and decided no was a word he didn’t recognize. But for him to die this way?
I mean it had to be in my apartment? I don’t care what Jasper said, you can’t have a vampire getting torn apart without some damage. Our apartment wasn’t large. No way. I know that bitch broke something. I had worked hard to get that apartment nice. I had a collection of bells Ty started for me. My bookshelves. I loved those bookshelves. I swear if there is a crack in them, I am going to be… so damn pissed off. I guess that’s about all I can be. Not like I can do anything about it. Donna trusted this Garrett guy. It was good enough for me. Still I would love to hunt this bitch down on my own and end her. I hated relying on others to get things done.
Of all the things that had happened this trip the most surprising would be that I would miss Donna when we left. Now to find out she knew all this time I had been bitten by a…
“Morning Sunshine. Got some coffee for you. Two sugars two creams right?”
“Thanks Donna. How did you know?”
“I pay attention. Your Momma leaving tomorrow. You the day after. You sure you don’t want to stay till the wedding?”
Yep. Positive. I would miss her but I missed my bed. I missed my plates, my cups, my couch, my TV and my remote. I miss my bathroom greatly.
“Yeah. I don’t want you guys to be a target. Maybe Ty should…”
“Ty goes where you go. I guess I should have told you what I knew before. I…”
“It’s fine. Weird situation and all.”
“Yeah. So I realize we kinda ran through what everyone had been through last night but it sounds like Brother Webb got off easy compared to what you did.”
I shrugged my shoulders. Maybe.
“I don’t think either of us had it easy.”
“I wish you didn’t have to go through that.” She started some eggs while I sipped my coffee.
“I don’t know. Sometimes I wish I had never gone through that. Other times I think if I hadn’t I wouldn’t be as strong as I am now. I like who I am now.”
“Yeah you alright. Not bad. So what is goin on today?”
I was about to tell her absolutely nothing when my phone buzzed. It was to my email off of Ty’s Facebook site. This is interesting.
“Looks like I am having an informal lunch with Fred Leggett.”
“The owner of the Rockets? I thought they couldn’t speak to draft picks for another few weeks yet?”
“They can’t. But he wants to meet with me alone at one of his other corporate offices downtown. Since I am not an official agent yet I can speak to who I wish. Probably just wanting to feel us out. See if there may be any potential problems. Get to know you kind of thing.”
“How did he know to contact you?”
“Same way Nike and Rolex and Reebok did. These guys have ways of finding out things.”
“You gonna go?” Donna looked worried.
“Of course. It’s just an informal meeting. I think what I wore to church is clean now. I’ll grab it and go. Ty will still be asleep.”
“You not goin by yourself are you?”
She is worried.
“Donna that bitch is in Arizona. No problem. I got this.” I gave her a wink and walked to Ty’s room. An hour later I was ready. I had the address to plug into the rental car’s GPS. Piece of cake. Downtown Houston. How hard could it be to get around? I tried to wake Ty and let him know where I was going but it became obvious nothing short of a blowjob was rousing him and I didn’t have time for that. I had already brushed my teeth and I was not taking another shower. His aim… I shook my head at the thought.
“Bye Donna.”
“Bye Bella. Your ride is waiting on you.”
“Ok…”wait.
I opened the door and saw a solid black SUV. The windows were deeply tinted. I walked up slowly and opened the passenger door. Garrett was sitting behind the wheel with a huge grin.
“Where to Ms. Swan?”
“What are you doing here?”
“I’m your bodyguard. That means I guard your body. A difficult job if I am not where you are. So where to?”
I told him the address and sat in the passenger seat. Looking at the house I saw Donna’s smiling face in the window.
“Okay. I’m ready. Let’s do this.”
“Not quite. I picked you up a little something. I realize Donna said this was informal but first impressions are important. With the majority of your wardrobe in Tempe, I thought the outfit and shoes in the back may work better than blue jeans. We will stop on the way for you to change. I’m thinking the downtown Hilton. Nice restroom in the lobby I understand.”
“Uh… thanks?”
“Think nothing of it. Fred Leggett is a billionaire. As I am sure you have already deduced nothing he does is informal. He will try to sweep you away with his glamorous office and large corporate settings. Intimidate you. Donna tells me you will most likely own most of his assets by the time this informal meeting is over. I just wanted to do a small part to help.”
“Great. Thanks Garrett. I was wondering…”
“You gonna introduce me or keep me here in the shadows? As usual?”
I managed not to yelp. Looking in the back I saw a guy in a black suit with a big smile. He had close cut dirty blonde hair and a bit of a five o clock shadow. His eyes were deep blue and seemed to have a bit of humor in them. He wore a black tie with his black suit, making him seem like a government agent type.
“Yes. Bella Swan, Jason Connolly. Jason Bella.”
“Who the hell… you’re human?”
“She is an observant one Garrett. Just like you said.”
“Yes. Bella while it is important to make a good impression I do not fit into the corporate security type. Mr. Connolly will be with you during those times. I will be nearby and listening of course.”
“Okay… why? Why does he have to stay with me? I mean it’s not like if a vampire gets past you he can do anything right?”
Garrett said nothing. Looking at Jason I saw a simple knowing smile as if he was in on a joke that I wasn’t. I looked at Garrett’s hand on the steering wheel and noticed for the first time we were driving into the sun. He was lit up by sunshine.
No sparkles.
Who the fuck were these people?
“If you see a vampire throw Jason towards said vampire and run. Simple enough?”
“Uh yeah. I guess.”
“Relax Bella. We have this. You focus on what you do best.”
“What’s that?” I asked, still staring at his non sparkling arm on the steering wheel.
“Grabbing Leggett by the balls and crushing them.”
Yeah. I could do that.
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