Chapter 62 - Free ride

Clara was about to execute her plan when all of a sudden, another thought pop up, "wait a minute! is he switching role with me? shouldn't I be the one to go find him as his bodyguard?

could it be.." her voice trailed off, which he assumed to be her inner thought.

Clara dash toward Leo. Well to her believe she was rushing toward him. Leo stood still in his tracks as he saw her staggering left and right, and coming for him. There's hurrying in her expression but her legs are doing something entirely different.

Immediately Clara got to where he stood, she started hitting his chest, her expression looks like someone that has been wronged, "you..you, how can you think of doing this to me? 

Do you know how much I suffered, got rejected, got humiliated, and now you are having those thoughts against me? 

how could you!" Clara ranted, still hitting him.

Leo was confused, "hey! hey! look at me,"  tried to calm her. He held both her hands that were hitting him, and look seriously into her emerald beautiful eyes.

"I don't understand what you are implying." Leo said, after getting her attention.

Leo knew she's drunk, but sometimes a word of the drunk consist some of the things they couldn't say when they were sober, and since he always felt like Clara has a thing or two she's angry at him about, it will be nice to hear it.

Clara is very strong headed, when she decided not to say something, then it will be useless if one keeps probing. 

Clara wiggle her wrists that were held by him, "let's go of my hand this instant! you think I wouldn't get that you are trying to switch roles with me? do you think I have the money to pay you if you become the bodyguard while I become your boss?"

Leo: "....." what the heck! 

Clara continued, "you know what? I don't need a bodyguard, so keep your service to yourself, because you aren't getting a penny from me.

I'm going to remain your bodyguard and torture the life out of you," she paused and laugh out loud, "I'm never going to switch role. I still need you, som going to stick to you like glue."

Leo finally spoke up, "I don't mind you sticking with me all, and moreover I thought you hate being a bodyguard." 

Clara chuckled at his reply,  "I don't hate being a bodyguard, I hate you Leonard!" she said flatly. Even her drunk state didn't affect the passion that came with the two sentences.

"Why?" Leo asked, letting go of her hands.

Clara looked into his eyes, "because it's you." she said and started walking away from him.

Leo followed after her and wanted to support her, as she was walking like she could fall down at anytime, but he has no idea where exactly to hold onto, as her outfit makes her look almost naked.

He took off his pullover, walked in front of her and extend it to her.

Leo spoke after she took the cloth from him, "you know I could switch roles with you and still pay you instead, as long as you never betray or leave me."

Clara finished putting on the pullover before replying to him, "you liar." she said.

The pullover covers up from her shoulder to her bum.

Leo turned his back to her and went lower, "I don't lie, so get on and let go home." he said.

Clara look at the man who has bend down in front of her, asking her to get on his back. 

Without wasting time, she wrapped her arms around his neck and got onto his back. All her beliefs were that, as long as she doesn't have to pay for the service, who wouldn't love a free ride.

It never crosses her mind that the man actually care for her, and being someone that is romantically insensitive, she doesn't find Leo's words strange at all.

She has spent all her teenage and adult's life either inspecting Gregory's moves or working and looking for a new job before she got fired from the current one.

Leo got up and walked forward after carrying her, but then Clara suddenly use her legs to kick both sides of his thighs. 

Leo was amused by the act, "so, I'm now a horse?"

Clara let out a mocking giggles, "aren't you thinking too highly of yourself? so funny! a horse? I'm sure a horse could do better than this. You are like a camel right now."

Leo: "....."

Clara continued, "you how a camel walk and move their mouth even when they are not carrying a heavy load on their back," she laughed out loud and stretch forward her head, "it will be like this," she said, mimicking the mouth movement of a camel and trying to show Leo.

Leo's body stiffened as her breath assaulted his nose, 'this woman is damn drunk.' he thought.