Chapter 7: Long Hallway
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Khloe's P.O.V.
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After Jan and I shook on it, he gave the file to another man, and started barking out orders in Polish. I could only make out a few words. I think he was telling the man to revise the contract. I still can't believe he listened to all of my demands.
"I'm sure you are probably tired, kotku. Andrzej, show Khloe to the room she will be staying in for the time being. Szymon and Kacper can take turns guarding her for the night." Jan ordered.
"I'm not going to run." I said.
"Trust me, kotku, it is for your protection. Get used to it now." Jan said.
Figures. This is the mafia. A gang.
Man, what did I get myself into?
The very first one of the men that I saw stepped up closer to me. He held his hand out to me while giving me a smirk.
"Right this way, myszko," he said.
I rolled my eyes.
"I don't need to touch you for you to lead the way, dupek." I replied.
So, this one is Andrzej. The one in charge.
"Funny." I mumbled.
"What is?" He asked.
"You don't strike me as a person smart enough to be in charge," I said.
Andrzej glared at me. He scoffed, and clicked his tongue. Then he turned on his heel, and started walking away from me.
When another man came up and put his hand on the small of my back, I flinched. I looked up at him with a glare. Who the hell?
The man smiled brightly down at me. He's super tall like Andrzej, maybe about 6'4. He has curly golden blonde hair sitting a se.xy mess on top of his head. His emerald green eyes are sparkling with mischief, and he has a very goofy vibe about him.
My eyes roamed down his body. Even with this plain black and white suit, I can tell that he has a lot of muscle. I wonder how much he works out.
"Like what you see dziecko?" He asked in a thick accent.
"Dziecko?" I asked.
"It means babe." Jan called out.
I frowned at the man.
"Don't call me your dziecko. Ever." I said.
The man chuckled.
"Well, you may call me dziecko whenever you want." He said with a wink.
"Enough Kacper," Andrzej called. "We have our orders. Taking care of the maly szef."
(little boss)
I frowned at him. I might not know what he said, but I know it was something condescending. At least now I know that this guy is Kacper. I looked behind me to see another man hovering near me. He must be Szymon.
Szymon has blonde hair that's shaved on the sides and back, with some styled to the side on the top of his head. He has tanned skin and a blank look on his face. His deep brown eyes are captivating though. Like he's staring into my soul. Szymon is just as tall as Kacper, but with a lot more muscle.
With all the muscle my apparent bodyguards have, they had better be good at fighting.
I walked over to Andrzej, who was waiting by an open door for me. I can feel Kacper and Szymon hot on my heels. When I made it to the door, Andrzej paused. I looked up at him as he glared down at me. Then he gestured for me to head inside.
"And how the fu.ck am I supposed to lead the way when I don't know where I am?" I asked. "Use your brain Drzej." I said sweetly.
"Do not call me that," he stated angrily.
Without another word, Andrzej walked past me into the hall. I shook my head before following behind him. The hallway is about four feet wide. Not wide enough for the two large men to be on either side of me, but that's not stopping them. It's also very long. The longer we walk, the more confused I get.
There aren't any other doors here. No other rooms that I can see of.
When we made it down to the end of the hallway, Andrzej turned left. I paused, and peered down the right. It's just another long hallway, but I can see doors. I wonder what's down there.
Kacper moved to stand in my view. I looked up at him with a frown.
"Andrzej went that way, dziecko," he said.
"I told you to stop calling me that." I stated as I turned on my heel.
I looked up a Szymon.
"Why doesn't your friend listen?" I asked rhetorically.
Szymon didn't say antyhing. He didn't even change his expression. Szymon just looked at me, waiting for me to start following Andrzej.
I sighed, and followed the big oaf down the hallway. We walked almost to the very end before stopping at a door on the right. Andrzej opened the door, and gestured for me to walk in.
"This will be where you will stay for the next week. I am to your left, and these boys will take turns. One with you, and one in the room to your right." Andrzej told me.
"Whatever." I mumbled as I walked into the room.
I wasn't expecting a room so extravagant. It's like a hotel suite. There's a large bed in another room without a door. A small kitchen area, and even a sitting are. There was a couch, a couple of chairs, a coffee table, and a TV. I walked through until I found the bathroom. It's very large with a standup shower, and a large jacuzzi tub.
"Sluchaj dziecko, mozemy sie razem kapac." Kacper said happily from behind me.
(Look babe, we can take a bathe together.)
"What did you just say?" I asked.
Kacper opened his mouth, but I held my hand up.
"Ya know what, I don't want to know," I said.
All I want to do, is shower, and crawl into that huge comfy bed. My head is killing me. I have a million things on my mind.
Like what the hell am I supposed to tell Claire and Tyler? What do I tell Celia and Emmet? Am I even making the right decision?
"The tub isn't that difficult." Andrzej bit out. "Why are you looking at it so hard?"
I looked up at him. His deep blue eyes bore into me. Are all Polish men as intense as these guys?
"If I had said no to Jan, what would have happened?" I asked him.
"Why? Are you getting cold feet?" He teased.
I looked back at the tub.
"Would he ask Celia next? Emmet?" I asked.
"Your siblings?" Andrzej asked.
I nodded.
"He most likely would have, yes," he said.
I looked back up into his eyes.
"Then don't ever worry about me getting cold feet." I gritted out.
I turned around, and checked the closets. Guess I'm sleeping in a robe tonight. I guess that could be comfy.
"I will arrange clothes for you in the morning." Andrzej said. "As for tonight, you will just have to deal with what you have on."
I raised a brow at him.
"Are you telling me that you won't loan me a shirt and a pair of boxers?" I asked sarcastically.
"Boxers?" Andrzej asked confused.
"Or whitey tighty's, whatever." I mumbled.
Kacper snorted.
"You can sleep naked for all I care." Andrzej said.
"Well, that's how I normally sleep, so it should be fine." I lied.
"Wezme pierwsza zmiane." Kacper said almost immediately.
(I'll take the first shift.)
Andrzej snapped his head to Kacper.
"Nie mozeszjej pieprzyc." He bit out.
(You cannot fu.ck her.)
What the hell are they talking abut? I can't make out anything.
I rolled my eyes at them as they started to talk in a language I didn't know.
"If you are going to do this, please leave. I need a shower." I said.
Kacper perked up at that.
"Hmm." He hummed in pleasure.
I raised a brow at him.
"Kacper.." Andrzej said warningly.
"Co? Pomoge jej tylko wziac prysznic." Kacper replied.
(What? I'll just help her shower.)
"Nie dotykaj jej Kacper, mowie to powaznie." Andrzej said dangerously.
(Do not touch her Kacper, I mean it.)
I rolled my eyes at the two of them. Whatever they're arguing about, I couldn't care less about. I walked to the bathroom, and closed the door behind me.
All for it to open a second later. Kacper walked right in. Not a care in the world. He smiled brightly at me as I frowned at him.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" I asked.
"I have to stay in the same room with you. Boss's orders." He replied happily.
"Uh, no. Get out. I need to shower." I said.
"No can do dziecko," he said.
I groaned as I rubbed my temples.
"You could just not shower if you wish," Kacper said.
"Oh, I'm showering." I said. "I don't give a fu.ck if you see me naked. You'll never touch me anyway."
Kacper chuckled.
"Is that an invitation?" He asked.
"More like a threat." I said. "I'm not afraid to do what I have to do."
Kacper chuckled again as he leaned in closer to me.
"Don't worry, dziecko," he said. "When I do finally get to touch you, it'll be because you want it."
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