Chapter 14: Making Him Jealous is a Bad Idea

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 ~Erwin ~

She looked divine in the little black dress, it was hard to keep my eyes off of her as she led me to the restaurant. I followed close behind with her hand in mine watching the way her hips sashayed with each step. My eyes trailed a little further down to her smooth-looking thighs. A dirty thought slipped through my mind making me quickly dart my eyes away and clear my throat. Stop being vile.

"It sure is nice out tonight," (Y/N) then says, my eyes quickly shift back to her finding her looking at me with a smile. I return a smile as I nod in agreement. Upon arriving at the place, it seemed fancy. As (Y/N) walked up to the receptionist, I scoped the place out, I saw other couples happily eating and drinking. This made me look back down at the girl before me getting our seats. I wonder if she thinks this is a date? No- shut up we both agreed it was just dinner... but maybe-

Internally I was punching myself for thinking such things. I was watching over this girl to make sure she wouldn't get hurt. I shouldn't be thinking about dating let alone getting laid. If she knew who I really was she'd hate me, hell I'm sure I've just been a pain in her ass since day one. But she's too nice to tell me off. My shoulders slump, I was putting myself down, and for what? Nothing. I didn't know for certain if (Y/N) felt that way about me, but I-

"Why the sad face blondie?" she asks now, turning to me with a curious expression.

"Huh? Oh! No reason, just thinking," I quickly answer, again she takes my hand into

hers, they were so soft and warm. I followed her to our table, after pulling her chair out for her, she quickly thanked me and took a seat. I did the same moments later across from her. The way the table was set made it look as though we were on a date which made me a little more nervous than usual. But then again she had that effect on me. Maybe a drink or two will calm my nerves.

The waitress took our drink orders first and when I noticed (Y/N) wasn't getting alcohol, I wanted to change my order. "You're not getting any?" I ask, referring to the champagne I ordered.

She fixed the napkin at her thighs before looking at me, her smile grew wider as she shook her head. "I got work tomorrow but feel free to have some," she encourages.

As the night continued, it seemed to be going well, we talked here and there until we got our drinks and food. Then a cluster of people came in and sat at a large half-circle booth. They were a rambunctious group, filling the rather quiet room with booming laughter. Both (Y/N) and I looked in that direction finding a familiar blonde between two women laughing loudly.

I rolled my eyes and turned my attention back to the girl before me. "Lovely," she mumbles.

Then I looked to my left, if I remembered correctly, this place has a club in the basement. Of course, not a lot of people knew because it's very well soundproofed. "You wanna get out of here?" I ask now feeling a little more confident now that I had a few drinks in me.

~(Y/N)~

Nodding my head I allow him to take my hand and lead me to a new place. I glance back as we start to walk away from our table. There Zeke's eyes were glued on me as if he was keeping a close watch on me. Possessiveness was oozing off of him, but then the blonde woman to his left whispered something into his ear gaining his attention.

Finally looking back at the blonde I actually cared about, I found we were in front of a door leading downstairs. "Uh Erwin, are you sure we can go down there?" I ask. Peering back at me, he smiles gently before nodding his head.

"It's fine, I've been down here before,"

I was taken back to find out he had been in the basement of a fancy restaurant, I was intrigued now to find out what was behind the door. So when Erwin opened it, we entered a whole new atmosphere. The room was dark while rainbow lights flickered around the room, and the music blared loudly. I was surprised we couldn't hear it upstairs.

Erwin and I stopped by the bar where he got another drink. "Anything for you Miss?" the bartender asks, I turn to look at the man then shake my head.

"No thank you," and with that, I turned my attention back onto the people dancing- well more so grinding on each other. As my eyes scanned the area, I saw the familiar rude blonde making his way down the stairs with his women. That's when I turn to Erwin quickly, he was just slipping off the stool when I faced him. I had no time to react when his face got close to mine. "Zeke's followed us down here," I inform him.

"Tch, of course, he did," he groans annoyingly, then out of nowhere a hand lands on my waist as Erwin pulls me toward the dance floor. What is he planning to do? Facing the blonde now, his hand rests flat on the small of my back keeping me close. "Just ignore him and dance alright?" he asks loudly.

Still a little unsure, I go to look at Zeke when Erwin's pointer finger hooks under my chin forcing my head back. "Focus on me,"

Finally doing as told, my eyes locked with Erwin's crystal blue ones that seemed to almost illuminate. Pulling me in even closer, I started to move against him. It was at that moment my body started to move with the music. Shutting my eyes I let myself go, not giving a damn if my boss was watching me sexily dance with my assistant. Slowly spinning around so my backside was pressed up against my partner, I felt Erwin's large hands rest on my hips. With those large hands of his, he guided me back against his hips copying what the other people were doing around us. My back fell onto his chest when I finally opened my eyes a little.

Sparing a quick glance over at the bar I could see the bearded bastard looking at us, his eyes seemed to be on fire with rage at the sight of us. Turning around again, I then wrap my arms around Erwin's neck, allowing him to lead me. My body felt hot from his touch that only seemed to be getting threateningly lower. I didn't want to stop him, especially when his fingers ghosted over the strings at the back of my dress. It was as if he was teasing me.

As we shared a long gaze, I wondered if he'd remember this or if he was just buzzed. "Erw-" I was cut off when his head then fell onto my shoulder. His face then tilted inward to where I could feel his breath against my neck. I let out a gasp feeling a rush of excitement jolt through me as if I had been shocked by something. His lips tickled over my weak spot, and I think he knew what he was doing.

Still, though his hands never traveled any further than my hips. If he were Zeke his hand would've been on my ass by now. Maybe he's dizzy. With a free hand, I ran my fingers through the hair on the back of his head soothingly. "I think that's enough dancing,"

Shaking his head, Erwin finally stands up straight, only to look down at me. Traveling up my body, his hands stop when they cup my face. Now we just stood there in the middle of sexual chaos just looking at one another longingly. And there it was like time had slowed down for us as we both slowly leaned into one another closing in the distance. Erwin's head tilted slightly to the left and as our lips were just about to touch a loud crash caused us to jolt apart.

The daze between us was over now that the sound had basically pulled us out of our little world we were just in. Peering in the direction of the sound, we found Zeke to be the cause, he had knocked over a tray of drinks whether it was on purpose or not was uncertain to us. With a semi-clear head now, I take Erwin's hand guiding him to the door that leads out into the alleyway or so I found once we exited the building. I was hoping a bit of fresh air would help. Worried for the blonde, I turned to him. "Let's get you home, I think you might've had a little too much to drink,"

It might've been a while since he's partied but I could tell he wasn't himself. And I would rather cut things short than end up doing something we both may regret. It was a short-lived night of fun, and I think Erwin had a good time. Maybe. 

~The Next Day~

~Erwin~

I walked out of my room shirtless, still slightly dripping from a quick shower. In the living room with no worry, I decided to start the day with food and something to drink. And as I entered the kitchen to make some coffee, I turned to find a small body passed out on my couch which caused me to jolt. Startled by the sight of the familiar figure, I didn't expect to see her here. Nor do I remember inviting her up. (Y/N) in her sleep then turned to face me. I smile gently, finding her sleeping face cute, with her hair in disarray and shirt riding up.

Grabbing the blanket that rested at her hip, I slowly pull it up stopping just at her shoulders, that's when she stirred awake. A soft moan left her lips as her squinted eyes landed on me. "What time is it?" she asks groggily.

"Almost 7, still have a couple of hours before you need to be in. You can go back to sleep a while longer if you'd like," I answer softly while gently fixing her hair.

(Y/N) sits up, and shakes her head before inhaling deeply now, probably catching the scent of the coffee. Quickly I head over and grab the cup that would've been mine then hand it to her. Her body seemed relaxed by the smell just before taking a long sip. And as her hair was about to fall in front of her face, my pointer finger quickly caught the strand and pushed it back behind her ear. Looking my way slowly we seemed to share a moment there, where we were just silent.

Suddenly her smile grew wider as her eyes darted down, it was as if she thought of something funny at that moment. "What?" I wonder.

"Nothing just thinking of last night,"

"And what about last night was funny?" I ask curiously.

After taking a sip she does her best to hold back a giggle, covering her mouth she shakes her head. "Just remember how different you were after a couple of drinks, who knew you were a lightweight," she chuckles.

Now feeling a bit embarrassed about my supposed behavior I hoped that I didn't do anything to make her uncomfortable. I shift slightly away only for her to playfully hit my arm. "I'm kidding, you weren't so bad,"

I smirk at her words then shook my head, "That makes me feel so much better," I say sarcastically, getting back up again I head back into the kitchen area where I got myself a cup of coffee. Once I had that, I returned to (Y/N)'s side.

"How do you think Zeke will act at work?" she then asks me.

I shrug, I had no idea what that man was capable of, still, he hadn't done anything incriminating, and as far as I know, the bugs I placed in his office hadn't picked up anything to accuse him, at least not yet. "Who knows, he'll probably do something unprofessional,"

Leaning forward (Y/N) sets her mug down on the table, swinging her legs off of the couch, she sits up properly now. "Maybe, but I should get ready for work, don't need to get even more on his bad side," she says before standing up. The moment she stood, I quickly turn my eyes away to allow her some privacy finding she was in her underwear- like before.

"Oh please, it's not like you haven't seen my legs, Erwin," she says before gently patting my shoulder. With her consent, I slowly look back at her finding her still standing there. "See, no need to get all nervous,"

Still, it doesn't help when you're so beautiful. "I'll go with you," quickly jolting up from my seat, I watch her head for my room to change.

"But it's your day off," she retorts.

"Yeah well, if Zeke is gonna act the way we think he will then, I might as well come and be a buffer," There were no protests on her part, I allowed her to change first before I entered and got ready for work. I had already left her there without safety long enough, even if Zeke hadn't scheduled me, he was gonna have to start having me workaround (Y/N)'s.

~(Y/N)~

At work, things seemed to be going smoothly, or so I thought. I was in my office with Erwin going over paperwork Zeke had left for me, and it was a hefty pile. I worked on that for about an hour with Erwin before Eren Jaeger- Zeke's younger brother and right-hand man came in. "Zeke's meeting starts in five," he reminds me.

I nod in response then look to Erwin who seemed to still be working on the stack of papers I gave him. Getting up, I have Erwin follow me to the conference room to begin what would seem like a long meeting.

As I go to sit in a spot far away from Zeke, it seemed to grab his attention because he whistled at me. We both turn to look at the blonde four eyes. "Over here (Y/N)," he says in a calm tone. He held a coy smirk as if he had won the fight, reluctantly I made my way over to him. The blonde then pulls my seat out and gently pushes me to it.

When the meeting began, I looked to Erwin who- surprisingly, was able to have a seat beside me without Zeke making a fuss. Maybe he's not so mad- and just as I was about to be a little proud of my boss, his hand gently slaps down onto my exposed thigh. I had made the wrong choice of attire today by picking an off-white dress and cardigan. Zeke's hand squeezed my leg for a moment before turning inward. Before he could creep any further north, I reached down taking his wrist into a tight grip, and moved him away.

Zeke wasn't happy about this at all, this caused the man to lean toward me and whisper into my ear, "You're lucky I like you because I would've fired you the second you did that. I'll only let it slide this one time. You refuse me again then you can go pack your things," he threatens. I softly scoff at his words before flashing him a glare.

"You're lucky I put up with your shit, and next time you do that, I'll walk myself out and you can go find yourself a new assistant," I wasn't taking it anymore, after Erwin had arrived, I found a lot more confidence to stand up to Zeke. Because Erwin was right, no matter what Zeke had no right to treat me the way he did, and hell, if he was going to fire me I might as well make it easy for him and quit.

Now Zeke looked amused, letting out a low chuckle he turned away. Glancing to my left to look at the other blonde, he seemed to be furious. I was confused, I thought he'd be angry for me defending myself- I mean he's gotten mad at the other girls who have refused him or called him out. I sat there silently turning my attention to Eren talking about the reports for this month and how we could be doing better, all while still wondering what Zeke was thinking at this moment. Maybe he's waiting until after the meeting to punish me. Maybe he'll tell me to go to his office- oh god what will he do then? Will he- My thoughts came to a startling halt when I felt another hand brush against my thigh.

On my left, I saw Erwin with his palm facing upward, signaling for me to hold his hand. Looking up to meet his crystal blue eyes, I felt a sudden sense of relief wash over me, like he knew I was starting to mentally panic. Secretly I intertwine my fingers with his under the table so Zeke wouldn't see, and every time that creep looked my way, I would give Erwin's hand a gentle squeeze, more so to make sure he was still by my side. And thank goodness he was. 

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