Free Falling For Her Bodyguard: A BWWM Suspense Romance by BWWM Club, Stacey Pond

constant glow of lights, the sound of traffic if she
opened her windows. Out here, it was too quiet for her liking. She
tossed and turned for the rest of the night. It felt like the world
was pressing in on her, suffocating her. Her hands fumbled for her
pills in the dark. She swallowed two of them down then stared at the
ceiling until they started to take effect. As the drowsiness washed
over her, she could only think about Gianni.
    The next morning she
was up earlier than usual. She got dressed, throwing on a little
yellow sun dress before she waited for someone to drive her into
town. She grabbed breakfast at Uptown Cafe before she walked the
distance back to the studio with one of her bodyguards nearby. It was
another full day of recording, rerecording and the incessant thought
that she should just give up. She wondered what she’d do if she
quit singing. It was impossible to think about going back to a normal
life when this was all she knew anymore.
    “Jenny wanted to
go over some things with the concert coming up. Think you have time
to meet her today?” Marco asked her about noon.
    She wanted to ask him
if she really had a choice. Instead, she nodded, grabbed her things
and headed down to see Jenny. The woman went over some of the outfit
changes, the effects and the music that had been chosen for her to
sing. It made Kenzie’s head swim. She found herself nodding the
whole time, not exactly listening. Buzzing in her purse broke her
haze as she saw Cassie calling.
    “What’s
up?” She asked when she picked up.
    “Ben and I are
at the cafe if you want to swing by. We haven’t heard from you
since the party. We were getting worried.”
    “I’m fine.
A lot has come up though. I’ll meet you there in thirty
minutes.”
    “Take your
time.”
    They said goodbye
before Kenzie told Jenny that she had somewhere to be. Practicing for
the concert was coming up soon, she at least wanted to spend some
time with her friends before she’d have to absorb herself in
her work. She walked back to the cafe, the afternoon sun beating down
on her. She had the distinct feeling that someone was following her.
She turned her head to see a man with a camera across the street.
Paparazzi, great. She knew they would only get worse as the days drew
closer to the concert.
    Ben waved at her as
she approached, a smile on his lips. He was so enticing in his band
t-shirt, ripped jeans and his blond hair falling into his face. She
sat across from him next to Cassie. The woman looked gorgeous as
usual with her hair piled on top of her head and her thin body
enhanced by the dress she wore. There was a new bracelet on her arm
that looked expensive.
    They ordered their
food and drinks before they could start talking. Kenzie was already
feeling the jittery effects of the coffee she’d been drinking
all morning. She kept bouncing her leg beneath the table until Cassie
placed a hand on her thigh to stop her, giving her a dangerous look.
    “What’s up
with you? We went to visit, you were gone.” She said.
    “It was kind of
necessary. My own little special stalker left me a present. Gianni-”
She stopped herself. The name had slipped out of her mouth
before she thought about it. The subject of Gianni was not one that
she wanted to be discussing. The feelings she’d had the night
before bubbled up to the surface. She pushed them away stubbornly.
    “It’s just
better to be where no one can get to me right now,” she said
finishing her sentence.
    Cassie raised an
eyebrow. “So, we can’t even know where you are. That’s
weird.”
    Kenzie shrugged. “When
this is all over, we’ll go right back to the way we used to
be.” She took a sip from her soda. “Oh yeah, Ben. I
talked to Marco. It looks like you guys can play the opening of my
concert.”
    “I told you I
saw something about a concert!” He said to Cassie. “It’s
in a month right?”
    She nodded. “Think
you guys will be ready.”
    “We’ve
been ready for a long time.