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Jameson. He had seen her covers and photo shoots and makeup campaigns, of course. Liv on some beach somewhere, her glossy hair styled and blowing sexily in the wind, her perfect body in a tiny g-string bikini, the top barely covering her nipples. Olivia laid across a bed in a pair of minute panties, looking over her shoulder at the camera with a come-hither stare. Drop-dead fucking gorgeous, and hot. Sully had wanted to meet her a thousand times, and here he was, drinking coffee with her.
And the amazing thing was that the real woman was, in a way, even more breathtaking than the fantasy one. A natural beauty, and a smart, kind woman to boot. He’d braced himself for a screaming, spoiled model and had instead been met with a scared woman, but tough and strong. Scrappy, his Mom would have said, and his Dad would have liked her spirit and red hair. He’d have called Liv feisty.
He cleared his throat and she glanced up at him.
“So, Liv.” He smiled. “Let’s talk a bit about what we need from you, OK?”
She took a sip of coffee. “OK.”
Mark joined them now and he nodded at Sully.
“So,” Sully said. “The first rule is this: you do whatever we say. Even if it makes no sense, or you don’t understand why we’re telling you to do something, you do it. No questions asked. We’ll always explain later, but at the time? You just do what we tell you. Us, Dallas, Griff and Selena… anyone on your detail. OK?”
“OK.”
They both blinked at that. Most clients objected right off the bat, arguing that they needed information before agreeing to being bossed around, and describing scenarios where they wouldn’t be willing to blindly obey an order from an almost-stranger. But not Olivia, and they both warmed to her even more.
Sully continued. “When faced with a stressful and frightening situation, most people freeze up. I know on TV and movies, it shows people screaming for help and freaking out, but really? Most people just go totally silent and still, and they have no idea what to do. What we’ve been trained to do is to react in situations. We can think clearly, and stay in total control of our bodies. Our job, in the end, is to be there to make split-second decisions on your behalf and act if something happens to you, or if you’re threatened.”
She nodded again.
“That means that the second rule is that we don’t leave you alone, not ever. You can sleep alone in your room, but Dallas needs to be in the guest room next door. Selena and Griff have to be outside all night. During the day, we stand outside the bathroom door when you go to the bathroom in an office building. We accompany you to your photo shoots, fittings, meetings. Everything. I know it will be annoying and you’ll feel like you’re being babysat, but it’s non-negotiable. We have eyes on you at all times. Clear?”
“Yes.”
“Next up: your closest friends.”
Liv looked up sharply. “My friends?”
“Yes,” Mark told her. “We need to investigate all of them.”
“For what?” She looked shocked. “You can’t think that Emma or Kat or Jenny have anything at all to do with this.”
“No, we don’t think that,” Mark said. “Dallas doesn’t either. But like your PA, Nigel Ramirez, they have lots of access to you and information about you. Your stalker may well be working through one of them, without them knowing it.”
Liv sat quietly, wrestling with herself. “I – I can’t agree to that.”
The men sat back. “Why not?”
She shook her head. “I’m so sorry. I know you’re professionals and if Dallas trusts you, I do too. But this – this isn’t about me. I need to talk to Dallas about it.”
Sully and Mark glanced at each other. They knew that Liv was worried about them uncovering something in one of her friends’ lives. The question was, was this the something that had brought the danger and threat in to Liv’s own life?
“OK,” Mark said. “You talk to Dallas about it tonight. He’ll tell
And the amazing thing was that the real woman was, in a way, even more breathtaking than the fantasy one. A natural beauty, and a smart, kind woman to boot. He’d braced himself for a screaming, spoiled model and had instead been met with a scared woman, but tough and strong. Scrappy, his Mom would have said, and his Dad would have liked her spirit and red hair. He’d have called Liv feisty.
He cleared his throat and she glanced up at him.
“So, Liv.” He smiled. “Let’s talk a bit about what we need from you, OK?”
She took a sip of coffee. “OK.”
Mark joined them now and he nodded at Sully.
“So,” Sully said. “The first rule is this: you do whatever we say. Even if it makes no sense, or you don’t understand why we’re telling you to do something, you do it. No questions asked. We’ll always explain later, but at the time? You just do what we tell you. Us, Dallas, Griff and Selena… anyone on your detail. OK?”
“OK.”
They both blinked at that. Most clients objected right off the bat, arguing that they needed information before agreeing to being bossed around, and describing scenarios where they wouldn’t be willing to blindly obey an order from an almost-stranger. But not Olivia, and they both warmed to her even more.
Sully continued. “When faced with a stressful and frightening situation, most people freeze up. I know on TV and movies, it shows people screaming for help and freaking out, but really? Most people just go totally silent and still, and they have no idea what to do. What we’ve been trained to do is to react in situations. We can think clearly, and stay in total control of our bodies. Our job, in the end, is to be there to make split-second decisions on your behalf and act if something happens to you, or if you’re threatened.”
She nodded again.
“That means that the second rule is that we don’t leave you alone, not ever. You can sleep alone in your room, but Dallas needs to be in the guest room next door. Selena and Griff have to be outside all night. During the day, we stand outside the bathroom door when you go to the bathroom in an office building. We accompany you to your photo shoots, fittings, meetings. Everything. I know it will be annoying and you’ll feel like you’re being babysat, but it’s non-negotiable. We have eyes on you at all times. Clear?”
“Yes.”
“Next up: your closest friends.”
Liv looked up sharply. “My friends?”
“Yes,” Mark told her. “We need to investigate all of them.”
“For what?” She looked shocked. “You can’t think that Emma or Kat or Jenny have anything at all to do with this.”
“No, we don’t think that,” Mark said. “Dallas doesn’t either. But like your PA, Nigel Ramirez, they have lots of access to you and information about you. Your stalker may well be working through one of them, without them knowing it.”
Liv sat quietly, wrestling with herself. “I – I can’t agree to that.”
The men sat back. “Why not?”
She shook her head. “I’m so sorry. I know you’re professionals and if Dallas trusts you, I do too. But this – this isn’t about me. I need to talk to Dallas about it.”
Sully and Mark glanced at each other. They knew that Liv was worried about them uncovering something in one of her friends’ lives. The question was, was this the something that had brought the danger and threat in to Liv’s own life?
“OK,” Mark said. “You talk to Dallas about it tonight. He’ll tell
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