The Boss's Daughter

~Chapter 8~ Her Protector

A few hours after meeting with his boss at the office, Sean walked into his house still in disbelief about what Peter had asked him to do, the fact that his boss is asking him to take his daughter out for a ride around town and asked him to dance with his daughter just for her to win made him feel uneasy and felt extreme pressure, Sean was never taught how to dance and even though he doesn't want to, he just couldn't see her dancing with anyone else and seeing her upset. Just like last night; Sean took off his jacket, walked over to the fireplace and poured himself a drink, but this time it was different. This time he didn't smell Erika's scent nor felt her presence in the house; maybe she finally took the hint that Sean doesn't want her and finally found someone to be with. Then before he took another sip of his drink Erika slowly walked into the living room, looking at him; but she held her bags and tears was running down her face, this made Sean really upset and sat the glass down on the table.

"What's wrong?" Sean asked sounding concerned, but Erika doesn't say anything and just stood there. Sean walked over to her and touched her shoulder; Erika felt cold and shaking like she saw a ghost and just couldn't move.

"Erika... W... What's wrong?"

"I'm... I'm leaving"

"Where are you going to go? Don't you have your place still?"

"I'm... Not sure...I lost my apartment... I don't have anywhere else to go..." Erika said as her tears begin to pour down her face; Sean couldn't let her leave and be out on the street with nowhere to go. He grabbed her bag and threw it on his back; she looked at him confused.

"Erika, I will not let you live out on the street or in a strange place motel. You can stay here, I'll take care of you until you are ready to go out and find your own place again" Sean said, Erika shakes her head and reached out for her bag but Sean stops her and put his hands on her face.

"Sean... Let me go... I can't continue wasting your time, when you can be happy with someone else." Erika said, Sean kisses her on the forehead; they locked eyes and she could tell that Sean was determined to keep her here and help her. She gave in to his compulsion and nodded her head, she knew that Sean wasn't going to let her go, she doesn't have any friends, her parents neglected her and all she had was Sean and a dead-end job; Sean removed his hands and walked her to the guest room. Erika smiled at how Sean is holding her hand and caring about her the way that she always wanted to be cared for; she knows that she can't always be under Sean's wing and felt the need to change her lifestyle. When Sean opened the door; she walked in and sat down on the bed, looking at Sean; Sean lays Erika's bag down on the floor and looked at her, the smile on Erika's face made him smile; this is the first time that Erika wasn't looking at him in a lustful way but instead, she's looking at him as a best friend and as a protector. Before a tear could run down her face; Sean walked over to her and whips the tears from her eyes.

"I'll take care of you, no matter what." Sean said, she smiles. Sean started walking towards the door.

"How come no one has taken you yet?" she asked, Sean stopped by the oak wood door and looked over his shoulder at her then chuckled.

"I should be asking you the same thing doll face" Sean said as he walked away; Erika bit down on her lip as he walked out of the door and blushed. Erika got up from the bed, closes the door leaving it open a little and begins taking off her shirt and pants; leaving her in a black Underwire bow knot Brassiere underwear. She takes the clothes that she took off, sat them down on the dresser and walked over to the window; she was amazed at how the sunset looked and closed her eyes. Sean walks out of the kitchen with a glass of milk and cookies and walked towards his room but before he got to his room, he glanced over and sees Erika in her underwear. Even though he seen her in her full nakedness, he loved how she looked in her bra and panties; he took a deep breath and walked into his room. Erika begins to think about her life and how much she endured, from getting cheated on to being left alone in the world without any help; then she thought about the times with Sean and how happy that made her. Sean was the only person that managed to take time from his life and be here for her whenever she felt down and out; she wanted to commit suicide so many times, but Sean was always there to stop her before it happened. Nothing else in this world could make her happy but Sean and if he's happy with someone else then she's happy, even though she loves him more than anyone will ever love him; she sighed, walked over to the bed, laid in it and slowly drift to sleep. A couple of hours later; Sean walked over to Erika's room door and opens it, he sees that she's asleep and slowly walked up to her, he removed the hair from her eyes and looked at her with a smile on his face then kissed her on the forehead. Erika moaned and smiled in her sleep; he walked back out of the room and closed the door. "Goodnight cupcake" Sean silently said

"Goodnight... Tiger" she said in her sleep.

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Jacob walked into the house and sat his jacket down on the couch. "Ashley!" Jacob called out to her but there wasn't an answer. He walked to every room in the house to find her, but she wasn't in any of them then he walked up to the closed bedroom and thinking of the worse scenario he stormed in yelling out her name but again... She wasn't there. He noticed a note on the bed and walked up to it.

"Hey Jacob

If you are reading this, I want to let you know that I'm staying over my parent's house tonight. My mom wanted me to help her with my dress for the Lexington party and I'm sure that this is going to take forever; I also tried calling you, but it just went straight to voicemail maybe you were busy with the paperwork that father left for you to do. Love you and see you in the morning"

Jacob rolled his eyes and threw the letter on the bed, then unbutton his dress shirt that had a red stain on the collar of his shirt and walked out of the room.