Work for me

Work for me
The next morning, Margaret opened her eyes to see a stranger laying on her bed beside her.

Out of shock, she sat up on her bed immediately.

She wanted to scream but suddenly held her head in pain. Her head was banging.

She stared at the stranger and oh her goodness! He's freaking handsome…. almost as handsome as Antonio. He's sleeping peacefully and snoring slightly with worries.

What if she strangles him to death while he's still sleeping? Who sleeps comfortably in a stranger's bed? She likes his guts though.

But what was this man doing on her bed? What happened??

Then she remembered, from the incident at the club to the strange man bringing her home and everything that happened afterwards. She'd instigated everything. She quickly covered her face in shame. She'd mistook the stranger for Antonio.

"Come off it, Garet. It's just sex and it was a mistake. Besides, the sex was worth it. He really knows how to fuck" she said.

Vanessa would laugh the hell out of her foolishness if she should tell and tease her with it for the rest of her life. But would she tell Vanessa? Definitely yes!! She tells Vanessa everything.

She came down from the bed and walked to her wardrobe then picked her favorite robe and wore it. She tied the robe as she walked back to the bed, then tapped the stranger roughly on his lap.

And when he woke up and flashed her a sweet, beautiful smile, she knew she's keeping this stranger by her side because what's this beauty?!

"Good morning, gorgeous. I'm sorry for last….."

She interrupted him before he could apologize.

"What's your name?"

"Ivan Ivan," he replied. His father had warned him not to expose himself. Nobody must know he's Dante's son.

"My father named me after him" he explained when he saw the questioning look on his face.

"Good," Margaret said. "You don't sound Italian"

"What do you do for a living?"

"Nothing. I just came to Italy from Russia and I am searching for a job, " Ivan replied and stepped out of the bed. His aroused manhood swayed as he bent to pick up his trousers and wore it, next was his shirt. He was fully dressed now.

"Good. You'll work for me" Margaret said.

"You're not angry about last night? I know I fucked up big time…."

"No, I'm not angry. It was a mistake that won't happen again"

"Good. What kind of work do you do and why do you want me to work for you?" Ivan asked.

"I want you to work for me because I want to keep you by my side as my personal bodyguard, maybe. I saw you fight at the club. You saved me from those perverts. You don't need to know the kind of work I do, at least for now" she replied.

"You shouldn't be getting drunk in public places. It's not advisable for a gorgeous woman like you" Ivan said and studied her carefully.
This woman was different from the drunk, pitiful, and helpless woman he met at the club. This woman in front of him is authoritative and has a powerful aura around her. She really is an interesting person to study.

He wanted to decline and insist she tell him the nature of the work before he accepted when his eyes met a picture of Antonio on her wall. He remembered him clearly because his father showed him pictures of Antonio before he came down to Italy.

"Antonio Romano?" He asked, still staring at the picture.

Margaret traced his gaze and her eyes rested on Antonio's picture.

"Yes…why? You know him?"

"Heard of him a few times. Heard he's one of the richest men in Italy"

"I work for him, as his personal assistant," she replied.

Ivan mouthed a "wow" and nodded his head. Finally, he's seen the easiest way to get to Antonio. Now he understood what the bartender meant when he said this woman would make him hate himself when she becomes sober if he misbehaves.

She's the power and the money to do anything to him, most especially as he's alone in a foreign country.

"I'll work for you" he said and flashed her a smile.

"Good. What changed your mind, though?" Margaret asked.

"It would be an honor for me to work with great people," Ivan smirked.

"I like how you think. You look and sound ambitious, probably why I want to keep you around" Margaret said, eyeing him from head to toe.

Ivan nodded and gave her a boyish grin.

"So when do I start working?"
"Now. I'll write a contract and you sign it. Trust me, the offers are tempting that you wouldn't hesitate to sign" Margaret replied.

"Is sex involved?" Ivan teased.

Margaret rolled her eyes.

"That shouldn't come out from your mouth again"

"Sorry, my bad!" Ivan apologized.

"You'll live with me here in my house" Margaret informed him.

"Why?"

"Because you're my personal bodyguard who must protect me at all times"

"Your personal bodyguard? I haven't signed the contract yet. I could still change my mind" Ivan reminded her.

"You won't. I can see it in you that you want to take this job. Besides, if you say no, I won't let you go"

"Alright, fine. I'll fetch my things from the hotel I lodged in. You're gonna save me some money though" he grinned.

Everything's working for his good. He's going to be receiving first hand information about Antonio if he stays in this woman's house and he's going to go everywhere with her as his personal bodyguard. And he will strike at the right time and no one would suspect a thing because no one would know they have an enemy and a spy in their midst.

"Good," she said.

"You haven't told me your name, yet" Ivan said.

"Margaret Steele"

"Nice name for a gorgeous woman like you"

Margaret rolled her eyes, then walked to a chest of drawers beside her bed and pulled one of the drawers out. She brought out her laptop and went to sit on her bed.

She turned the laptop on and placed it on her lap and within seconds, her fingers were busy typing away on her laptop. She's typing the content of the contract.

Ivan watched her as she typed. She's so focused on what she's doing that she didn't notice that he's staring intently at her. She looks young but he could tell she's older than him.
God help him not to fall in love with this woman!

She looked up and signaled on him to come closer to her, then placed her laptop in his hands.

"Go through it and sign"

He went through it. The offers were amazing and his pay was huge. This woman must be fucking rich.

And when he saw the part when she said he mustn't have sex or have anything to do with her maid, he smiled.

"Don't wanna share this dick, huh?" He teased her.

"God damnit!" Margaret swore. "Just fucking sign it"

"I'm sorry," Ivan laughed. "I just love teasing you"

And then he signed and returned the laptop to her.

"I'll print out the documents and give you a copy. You're now my personal bodyguard, you work under me now, I'm your boss and you must accord me every respect I deserve"

"Okay ma'am" Ivan said and bowed. He wondered how this woman would allow a total stranger like him to be her bodyguard. She literally knows nothing about him.

"Run along now, go fetch your things and come back here" she said and picked a book, scribbled something on it and tore it out.
She handed it to him.

"Here is the address, in case you miss your way. Don't keep me waiting"

"Alright ma'am. I'm not going to run, you could bet on that" he winked and walked out of the room.

Downstairs, her maid was pacing around worriedly and she gave him a deadly look when she saw him.

If looks could kill, he would be dead by now.

"Your madam is safe. See you soon" he smiled at her and walked out of the house.

And when he came back to the house after fetching his things from the hotel room, a room was already prepared for him downstairs.

Her maid wasn't giving him the deadly looks again. Her madam must have informed her.

"I'm Grace," she introduced herself. This time, she smiled.

"Nice to meet you Grace. I'm Ivan"

Then his eyes met a picture of Antonio on the wall again. His pictures seem to be everywhere in this house. Margaret must really like him a lot.

"You wait and see, Antonio Romano. I'll crush you and everything you've worked so hard for" Ivan swore and when he saw Grace still staring at him, he flashed her a sweet smile.