Lawyer for the Rescue

It was hypnotizing to look into a pair of dark eyes like his. It only lasted for a few seconds but I felt something within me trying to make me just stand there and watch. But I quickly regained my composure and walked towards him. When I was one step away from the jacuzzi, I put down the bag on the ground, unzipped it and took out the towel, then stood up again and stretched it out in my hands in a way to cover him. I wanted to make sure that whoever might be watching would not be able to see a damn thing.

He looked up at me, then realizing my intention, stood up in the water. I quickly looked sideways out of modesty but I could still get a glimpse at his bare chest when doing so. I could even make out the water droplets dripping down on his muscles which were shining in the lamp lights. I'm gonna go to hell for this but I like this more than I should.

It only took a few seconds until he grabbed the towel and covered himself with it but it felt like ages. The only thing I could think of was how not to make my hand and the towel within it shake due to my embarrassment. The last thing I wanted was for him to see it and wonder what had gotten into me.

After he finally started to dry himself with the towel, I quickly squatted down, took out the robe, and without looking at him handed it over.

"Here, put this on. I also brought some clothes with me but until we cannot be sure if we are alone I would advise you not to expose yourself too much."

To my surprise, he didn't object at all and just put on the robe above the towel, then came out of the jacuzzi. His movements seemed normal but I remembered how pitiful and sad he looked while waiting for me. Not knowing whether someone is lurking around in the shadows waiting patiently for him to lose his patience and leave, getting himself in a vulnerable position that can be exploited later. I always thought having less money is a curse but having too much of it may prove to be a curse too.

I picked up the bag, which was now a bit lighter in weight, and motioned with my head towards the door leading inside the hotel. As we took a few steps forward, I heard some movement from our left side but didn't pay attention to it. It might also have been some birds walking around in the garden. However, when we almost reached our destination and the lights shined upon us through the glass door, I heard a familiar voice calling out to us.

"Oh, it's you! What a coincidence meeting you here again."

It was a young girl's voice without a doubt. As we both turned around, I realized it was the same blonde one, who tried to pick me up once, when I went to bring Jack's lunch. Which he accidentally forgot at home. Again.

She was wearing a girly dress with floral patterns on it but she was far from girly. And she was looking at me directly.

"Coincidence?" I asked in an intimidating tone in order to put pressure on her. "Who are you trying to fool? If I'm not mistaken he got into this predicament thanks to you."

The girl had enough skin on her face to smile confidently back at me and then at Jack. Her eyes lingered on him for a moment in a way I could almost imagine her licking her lips victoriously, but thankfully she didn't.

"So what? It's not that big of a deal. I didn't want to incriminate him or anything. It was just for fun. I didn't even throw his clothes away," she said and pointed at a corner of the garden. And there they were under a tree near the girl. Far enough to reach from the jacuzzi but close enough to find them. I looked at the girl and then went to get the clothes from the ground. When I passed by her, I couldn't help but threaten her a little.

"Dare to do this or anything similar again and I'll sue even the pants off you."

Hearing this, the girl smiled seductively and even had the nerve to talk back.

"You don't have to sue me for that," she said and winked at me. Even if I were a ladies' man, I would still find her behavior appalling.

"Insolent, silly little girl," I said to her when I returned with the clothes in my hand and I flicked her forehead with my fingers. I admit that I maybe did it too hard since I felt my finger hurting a little when it knocked against her head and I could also see teardrops emerging in the corner of her eyes. But honestly, I couldn't care less.

I went back to Jack, unzipped the bag again, and put his clothes in it as well. I thought we could leave in peace but as it turned out the little witch just wouldn't let us.

"You are no better than him. He acts so high and mighty just like you do," she said vindictively. I stopped the minute she spoke. She was clearly offended. "But what for? Even a guy like him surely wants someone to play with."

That's it. This was the point when I had enough. I felt my heartbeat quickening as I dropped the bag in my hand and turned back angrily.

As I took a few long strides toward her, I could hear Jack's reply. "Yeah. But it won't be you, no matter how much you try." But I just marched forward without stopping and when I reached her, I grabbed her arm and dragged her by the arm towards the jacuzzi.

She was terrified as I could see her eyes widening but I didn't stop. Not until we reached the side of the jacuzzi, where I pulled her forward and pushed her into the water. I faintly heard Jack's footsteps running towards us but I didn't care. I quickly pulled her phone out of her hand to avoid getting it wet.

As soon as her upper body landed in the water, I grabbed her arm and pulled her up, since I didn't want her to drown, scaring her is enough. I looked at her face which was all wet with streams of water running down her cheeks, her hair was also soaking wet and water was dripping out of it. Her makeup is all smudged, coloring the streams of water on her face a mixture of black and red. She looks pathetic. I can tell she is on the verge of crying but I don't care.

"You know, I despise the likes of you the most," I told her mercilessly.

From the corner of my eyes, I saw Jack standing near us, probably ready to intervene. I ordered her to unlock her phone and then went through her gallery. Fortunately, she didn't manage to take any indecent photos of him. At most only his chest was shown on a few of the photos and not even that on most of them but only because she didn't have the chance to take more revealing ones. And I admit, it is a waste to delete such good photos of him but I deleted them anyway. Then threw her phone into the water in front of her, close enough to reach it.

"Just to make sure you won't be able to recover them. And don't worry, he'll buy you a new one instead. He definitely won't give you the chance to accuse him of destroying your phone."

"I won't. But you'll pay for this," she said angrily and looked up at me for the first time since I soaked her in the jacuzzi.

"Oh, I don't think so," I sneered at her. I took out my phone and took a few photos of her from different angles, then shoved the phone to her face. "If you do anything like that I'll make sure to spread these everywhere on the internet. I know how much women hate to be seen without makeup on. And you're no exception."

I let go of her hand and stood up. I walked up to Jack, who was clearly too stunned to speak and took the bag from him.

"You know, I like it when you're ruthless. It's so...," he said finally.

"Effective?" I asked, and as we walked towards the door, I could hear the girl's faint sobbing in the distance.

"Enticing is the word."

"She has another thing coming if she believes even for a second that I wanted to entice her," I said and pulled open the door for him. He slowly shook his head with a grin and walked into the building. And even though I had no idea what to make of his reaction, I followed him regardless.