Guard Me

I sighed as I touched up my lips, smiling into the mirror- inspecting my reflection critically. I liked my job most days, but sometimes I just really wanted to stay home on a Saturday night. I needed the money, though...so out I went. I was actually pretty proud of making it on my own. It was better than the alternative, which was bowing down to my father’s way of life and allowing him to control my every decision. He called it love. I didn’t find anything about taking away all a person’s choices loving.

Don’t get me wrong, I loved my father. He’d just always been very busy with his multiple businesses, and I’d been raised mostly by nannies. When I’d graduated high school a few years ago, he’d offered me a place at his side, intending to groom me to be some high-powered boss bitch in his empire...

I know, it seems like a great deal, born with a silver spoon in my mouth and all of that...but I wanted to get by on my own merits. I wanted to get out of the shadow of the spoiled princess that everyone who knew my background assumed I was. The fact was, I hadn’t been terribly spoiled. Sure, I’d grown up with money, but I’d also learned that everything has a price.

My father had finally realized that I wasn’t going to join him about a year ago, cutting me off financially. That was fine with me. He’d thought he was really putting the screws to me, but what he didn’t realize was that I didn’t want his money. I’d never wanted his money. At one point I’d wanted his time...but I didn’t even want that very much anymore. Especially not after he’d grown so distant and cold, clearly disappointed in me.

The sound of my doorbell ringing brought me out of my thoughts, and I gave myself one last look before going to answer it. The brief white dress and heels I wore were sexy, and they would glow in the black lights, something that was key when you were dancing in a place full of them. No...I wasn’t that kind of dancer, although god knows I’d been propositioned for that work more times than I could count.

I was a legit member of a dance crew, and we did routines at clubs all over town. We even had some repeater business, and we went to one club- this one tonight- once a month, minimum. There were people who lined up to see us. We would dance, and then walk around and mingle, improving the atmosphere of the clubs who paid us to be there.

I walked over to the door as the bell rang again, longer, and more insistent this time. That would be Tisha, my bestie, and a fellow member of our little dance group. She’d been my roommate until about 6 months ago when our company had taken off and we had started getting regular work – enough that I could afford my own place and live like a normal person with a steady job.

“Why do you always keep me waiting?” she sighed out, giving me a grin, and grabbing my hand, pulling me out of my door with her, pausing only long enough to lock up. “Get your sexy ass in my car or we’re going to be late” she added, making me laugh as we clattered back out to her car.

“Relax – I’m worth the wait” I said to her as she got into the car beside me, buckling up and looking me over as she started the car.

“You’ll do” she teased, laughing as I snorted and playfully held up my hand.

“So are the others meeting us at the club, then?” I asked. The truth was, I didn’t really know the other girls that well. Tisha and I usually were the center of the routine, and the other girls supported our moves. We’d designed it like that on purpose...one of the main reason’s it’d taken us so long to become successful was because so many girls drifted in and out of our group over the course of the last couple of years. All they saw was the outward glitz, and didn’t take all the hard work, practice, and general fuckery into account.

“So, how many club goons are going to hit on you today?” Tisha asked, smirking into the windshield as she drove. This was another thing we did – we bet on the number of creepy pervs that would give us a headache each night we went out and performed. We did it Wheel of Fortune style - closest without going over wins.

“At least 10” I said, laughing when she shook her head.

“I’m looking fine as hell, so I’ll get more than usual...” she thought a minute, tilting her head, making me laugh as she actually really seemed to be thinking about it, “I’ll get 20" she said, nodding her head seriously.

“Ok” I agreed, fist bumping her as she held her knuckles out to me.

“Let’s get it” she said, smiling as we pulled up to the club.

I smiled out at the crowd as I hopped down off the stage, breathing a little harder than usual as I recovered from the routine I’d just done. Tisha and I high fived and split up, moving on to phase two of our entertainment strategy: club roving.

I smiled as I walked up to the bar, grinning big at the bar tender, Chen, who always hit on me when I came here. “My usual?” I asked, flirting a little. Why not? He was cute, and he had a pretty smile.

“Sure thing” he said, winking at me as he made a show of twirling things while he made my mojito. He bit his lip a little and set it down in front of me, grinning at me as he leaned across the bar in my direction, “Here you go”.

“Thanks” I said, reaching for my wallet, but smiling bigger when he waved it away.

“I don’t take money from beautiful girls” he said, his eyes roaming my body appreciatively.

“I’ve always liked you” I teased, laughing softly as I sipped my drink.

“The question is, how much?” he played along, his pretty eyes sparkling as he leaned against the bar across from me.

“Not that much, honey” I joked, earning a laugh from him as he shrugged and moved to the other end of the bar, going back to work taking care of others now.

“Do you flirt with everybody like that?” I heard to my right, turning to the guy who’d appeared next to me. I smirked at him and sipped my drink.

“Not everybody...” I said, smiling a little at him over the rim of my glass. He was hot...when he smiled back, he was even more attractive, his deep dimples doing nice things to my insides as he intently looked into my eyes.

“I’m Jooheon, but lots of people call me Heony” he said, offering me his hand. I smiled and nodded, taking it, laughing a little when he brought mine up to his lips rather than shake it, a twinkle in his eye as he kissed it.

“Wow. Smooth” I said, holding his gaze, only half teasing. I could tell he liked it. I did too...actually. Something about the way he was looking at me made me kind of hot.

“What’s your name, gorgeous?” he asked, tilting his head a little bit, his dimples on display as he flirted with me.

I laughed softly and looked him over. He was definitely my type...he was playful, too...I liked that. “I’m Erica” I said, not lying about my name for a change.

“Well, Erica...I liked your show earlier” he said, grinning at me in a friendly, yet predatory way. It was cute how he thought he was picking me up. He obviously didn’t realize that I was the real predator here. He was just lucky I didn’t hook up with people at these events. It wasn’t smart to mix business with pleasure.

I was a pretty girl, and I was used to getting what I wanted from men. They were easy, and all it usually took to have them eating out of the palm of my hand was a little teasing and then boom, whatever I wanted. I didn’t use them...at least, no more than they used me. I liked sex, and I wasn’t ashamed to admit that I’d had more than my share of one-nighters. I always chaffed at the societal rules that a lot of people lived by. If I was a guy, I’d be a player, but since I was female, I was a whore in some people’s eyes. How stupid. I just didn’t have any use for relationships. I didn’t have time, and I wasn’t the one to go mooning after some guy who didn’t want me.

“Wow...who’s your friend?” I heard from behind me, turning to see yet another very hot guy standing on the other side of me. He had tattoos on his neck and arms, something that didn’t usually do it for me, but on him...it worked. He had this sort of dark, languid kind of sex appeal that had me wondering what his hands would feel like on my body...

“This is Erica” Jooheon said, giving me a grin, clearly expecting points for remembering my name. I laughed softly and looked between the two. They clearly knew each other, and I wondered if they were brothers or something. Jooheon was as light and playful as this tattooed guy was dark and sexy. It was an interesting combination.

“You know each other?” I asked, grinning a little as the guy looked me over, clearly appreciating my looks as he nodded.

“We’re partners” he said, his deep voice doing things to me...I really liked it.

“Partners like you work together?” I asked, “Or partners like you pick up women at clubs together?” I teased, grinning between the two, my eyes roaming over them appreciatively. They were sexy...I wondered if they came as a pair outside of work...

“Both” the tattooed guy said, leaning into me a little bit, his cologne reaching my nostrils as I leaned on the bar, registering that I was basically sandwiched between these two hotties now.

“So...” I started, finishing my drink but stopping when I didn’t know the tattooed one’s name and giving him a questioning look.

“Changkyun” he said, smirking at me, his grin sort of making my mouth go dry a little as I looked at him.

“Changkyun” I said, trying the name, enjoying the way he seemed to enjoy hearing me say it. “Do you have a nickname like Heony here?” I teased, smiling over at Jooheon as he bit his lip, casually draping his arm over my shoulders now as I looked to his friend. I didn’t mind. I liked it, actually...more than I was used to liking this kind of thing, even with hot guys.

“Well, some women call me God...” he trailed off, chuckling quietly when I raised a brow.

“God?” I questioned, wondering how he fit his ego in the car with him on the way here.

“You know...” he said, leaning into me a little bit, his voice sexy and low in my ears, “Oh, God...God, don’t stop...” he murmured, chuckling, and smiling big as my eyes widened, getting what he was trying to say.

I laughed hard, finding him honestly funny, kind of charmed by his smile as he looked down at me, Jooheon’s laughter in my ear as he pulled me back into him a little. Normally I hated being handled like this, but...not tonight.

“Hmm...Jooheon and Changkyun...” I said, pretending that I wasn’t as interested in them as I was.

“Don’t give me that shit” Changkyun murmured, leaning in again, his breath in my ear, startling me, but also turning me on with his...roughness. “You and I both know you’re buying what I’m selling” he added, giving me a knowing look, and not backing off when I turned my face toward him.

“What exactly are you selling?” I asked, leaning in a little bit more, our faces inches apart, my smirk of gratification at the way his pupils dilated with hunger enough victory for now. He pulled away and chuckled quietly, looking away and kind of licking his lips as he looked back to Jooheon.

“She’s good” he observed, giving me another appreciative look as I leaned back against Jooheon’s broad chest.

“Wanna dance, gorgeous?” Jooheon asked in my ear, his breath sending pleasing little shivers down my spine.

“I would love to, but I have to mingle” I said, smiling between the two. “I’m technically on the clock” I said, shrugging my shoulders and smiling wider at the look of disappointment on their faces as I disengaged. “Maybe...I’ll see you a little later?” I asked over my shoulder, smiling big as they both nodded, looking hungry as they watched me walk away.

I grinned as I turned and walked into the crowd, surprised with myself. It had been hard to leave them standing there. I wanted to look over my shoulder at them and struggled not to. They’d been super-hot...but I didn’t shit where I ate. At least I’d been able to follow my number one rule:

Always leave them wanting...

~About an hour later~

“Mind your manners” I gritted out, grabbing the hand the pervy goon had on my ass and giving him a stern look. Usually, guys got the hint quicker than this moron, who’d been following me around for the last 10 minutes or so.

“Come on, baby...” he whined out, looking desperate and...gross, clearly drunk, reaching out for me again.

I swatted his hand away and looked to his drunken friends, who weren’t paying an ounce of attention to their boy, who was about to get his ass kicked. “Stop” I warned again, losing my temper as I glared at him.

“Just give me a little...” he slurred, reaching out for me again. My eyes flared and I shoved the jackass hard, tipping him over on his bar stool and sending him falling to the ground in a drunken heap as I stalked away to the ladies’ room.

I took some deep breaths and splashed a little water on my face. Thank god for waterproof makeup. I patted myself dry and looked up at the ceiling, trying to collect myself a little and not draw so much attention from the other women walking in and out of the bathroom. The club was busy tonight. I liked to think it was because I was here with my crew.

When I walked out, I almost ran into Jooheon, and he laughed, catching me, and helping me regain my balance. “Heony” I said, not disguising the pleasure in my voice.

“You ok?” he asked, eyeing me with more concern than I thought a girl he’d just met warranted.

“I’m good” I said, “I’m just a little disappointed that I lost my temper like that. I usually have more self-control” I added, looking around, honestly kind of surprised I hadn’t gotten kicked out for what I’d done. Yes, the guy was an asshole, but in a lot of places, we both would have been 86′d for that interaction.

“We saw what you just did to that guy...brutal" Changkyun chuckled in my ear, his tone and breath making heat run through me, the appreciation in his voice evident. “We were actually coming over to take care of it for you...but you handled it” he said, grinning at me.

“I’m lucky they don’t kick me out” I said, laughing softly at how impressed they were with my little tantrum.

“I’m glad you’re still here” Jooheon said, giving me a look that went straight to my panties as he smiled at me, his dimples on display as he looked down into my face.

“How about that dance?” I purred up at him, knowing I was breaking my own rules, but not finding it within myself to care as I looked over my shoulder and gave Changkyun an inviting look that set his eyes on fire for me, making me shiver in the best possible way.

What the hell? I thought. It wasn’t like I was going anywhere soon...at least, not unless things went south very quickly for Tisha and the guy who’s lap she was currently occupying. I hadn’t seen her in a little while, and she didn’t keep my rules about no hook-ups at work. She was probably in a back room with that guy right now.

I smiled as Jooheon pulled me into his big body a little, the beat of the music kind of pounding in my ears as he smiled down at me, mesmerizing me with his good looks. I found myself more and more taken with him, loving the playful and teasing light in his eyes as he took my hands, wrapping my arms up around his neck as we danced. I felt good to be close to him...I loved the hard muscle of his body pressed up against mine.

New heat flashed through me as I felt Changkyun’s hands on my hips, his body grinding into me from behind as I danced with Jooheon. I sighed and leaned back into Changkyun’s chest as he nuzzled my earlobe while we all danced together now. I couldn’t believe how turned on I was as Jooheon leaned in, ghosting his lips over mine while Changkyun nipped at my earlobe.

“Mm... gorgeous, I could get addicted to those lips” Jooheon murmured as he smiled, kissing me with a little more heat when I pulled him in closer by the collar of his shirt. I made a little sound of pleasure as Changkyun wrapped an arm around my middle, pulling me tight into his body as I kissed Jooheon.

“You’re sexy...” Changkyun murmured in my ear, his deep voice rumbling out of his chest, his breath in my ear, a sexy chuckle bubbling up as he felt me shiver while he held me against him, his hard cock rubbing against my ass while we danced.

“Wanna get out of here?” Jooheon asked, raising a brow at me, his eyes hungry as he grinned down at me, his killer dimples on display.

I hesitated and Jooheon turned me, pulling me into his chest from behind and suddenly I was faced with Changkyun, his eyes hot as he gripped the back of my neck, massaging the base as he leaned in, kissing me deeply and biting my lower lip as he gently tugged on my hair, smiling against my lips when I made an involuntary sound of arousal. I loved the edge he had. It was sexy as hell.

I smiled and ground my ass back into Jooheon, loving how he gave it right back to me as I kissed Changkyun, biting his lip in the same way he’d just bitten mine, smiling as he growled, hot and turned on, clearly liking that I was playing with him, too. I sighed in pleasure, loving Jooheon’s soft lips as he kissed the side of my neck, gripping my hips while Changkyun slipped his tongue into my mouth, exploring and rubbing it against mine.

“I want you” Changkyun said against my lips, his dark eyes burning pits as he looked into my eyes.

“Come back to our hotel, gorgeous...” Jooheon murmured, kissing my earlobe, the promise in his voice intoxicating me with its appeal.

“I don’t know...” I sighed out. The fact was, I really wanted to. I was super turned on, and the idea of going home alone held no appeal...

“Just let go...I want to share your sexy body with Jooheon...” Changkyun said, gripping the back of my neck as he took my lips again, gently tugging at the roots of my hair for emphasis as he kissed me.

“God, I love that” I murmured, smiling against his lips as he chuckled softly.

“That’s right, baby...say my name” he teased, making me outright laugh as I remembered his comment about nicknames from earlier. “Come on, baby...I know you want me...what are we waiting for?” he teased, grinning against my lips as he kissed me again, smoldering into my eyes.

I grinned and pulled back a little, turning my head to meet Jooheon’s lips again, loving the way Changkyun leaned in to kiss my neck and collar bone, biting me in the places he liked while I enjoyed Jooheon’s lips. God, that felt amazing...

“I want you to ache for me” I purred against Jooheon’s lips, loving the way he got rock hard against me at my seductive words.

“Oh, gorgeous...I’m definitely aching” he assured me, biting his lip, and going back in to kiss me, gripping my jaw as he did, while Changkyun abused my neck with his lips and teeth.

"Erica?!” I heard my name through the haze of lust building between the three of us. I looked over and saw it was Tisha, having known it since I heard her voice. Oh, god...she looked wrecked.

I pulled away from my hotties and went to her, helping her stand up as she stumbled, sitting her in a chair and looking her over. “Sweety, what happened?” I asked, honestly not understanding how she could have gotten so drunk so fast.

“She looks roofied” Changkyun observed, crouching down next to my semi-conscious friend, and shining the light from his phone in her eyes. Did he have medical training? “Somebody definitely gave her something, or maybe she took something” he said, finality in his tone.

“Where did that guy you were with go?” I asked, getting a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach as Tisha just started crying brokenly, not making sense. I looked around, and he wasn’t anywhere to be found.

I got down on Tisha’s level. “Are you ok, sweetie...are you...hurt?” I asked, trying to be delicate since we were surrounded by strangers.

She just shook her head and cried harder, and I hugged her into me, taking out my phone and calling a cab. “Tisha, do you want to go to the hospital?” I asked, honestly thinking maybe she needed a rape kit at this point.

She shook her head and looked up into my face. “Just get me home...I want to die” she whimpered, looking scared and lost and vulnerable.

“I’ll take care of you, babe. You can come home with me...Just try to calm down” I soothed her, dialing the cab company that I used when I didn’t have a ride places. I didn’t own a car, didn’t need one in the city, and Tisha clearly wasn’t driving us home, so...

“I’m sorry about this” I said to the boys, who were standing around getting big points for looking concerned for my friend. They both shook their heads, looking like twin sex gods and waving me off.

“No worries” Changkyun said, giving me a regretful look.

“Yeah, you should take care of your girl...thanks for the memories” Jooheon said, giving me that sexy smirk of his as he and Changkyun left. Changkyun glanced over his shoulder at me, and I swear to god I regretted every second that I’d held back...he was just...wow.

I hugged Tisha into me and rocked her in my arms, feeling protective and almost motherly as she slowly stopped crying. I hated all the attention from the strangers that had gathered around us...I’d felt protected when Changkyun and Jooheon had been standing there...shielded somehow...I wished they were still here. I quietly marveled at the way the tables had turned on me tonight with those two.

They’d left me wanting...