Susan had barely reached the bottom of the stairs when the guard caught up with her. She didn't even know that he'd followed her. The plan as she fled was to go outside, and then call Caroline so they could leave, but once again, she was heading upstairs, accompanied by one of Leo Spencer's goons. He wasn't exactly manhandling her like he'd done earlier, but he still had a firm hold on her arm.

"Where are you taking me?" she questioned angrily, "You have no right! I did nothing wrong!"

Despite her protests, the man said nothing, and once again, Susan found herself upstairs, except now he didn't take her to the lounge. Instead Susan found herself walking down a brightly lit hallway, then a room was opened and she was pushed inside. Susan turned around to leave, but the door was shut immediately.

Trying not to scream in terror even though she was scared out of her mind, Susan turned around. She was in a luxurious private exclusive room with red neon lights. It reminded her of the strip club private rooms she'd seen in the movies, but that was the least of her worries. The problem now was that she wasn't alone. Seated on the ridiculously long and comfortable looking couch was Leo Spencer.

Terrified, Susan frantically tried the door again. It didn't bulge, but that didn't stop her from trying again.... And again. At her third try Leo finally spoke.

"Are you done?" he asked.

Susan turned around to face him. She wanted to cry, but she refused to. If he was going to hurt her, then she wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of seeing her break. "If you touch me, I'll scream," she warned him.

"No one is going to hear you," he replied casually.

God! Just how evil was this guy? He'd hurt her brother. Probably other people too and now he'd kidnapped her. How the hell did a person do such horrible things and still have the guts to sit so calmly?

"Have a seat," he offered when she said nothing,

"I'd rather stand," Susan replied. If he thought she was stupid enough to let her guard down he had another thing coming.

"Suit yourself," said Leo, and then he poured himself a drink, slowly, as if he had all the time in the world. After he took a sip, he sat back, stretching his hands on the headrest, and then he swept his eyes over her from head to toe, "What brings you here, Barbie?" he asked finally,

"What brings me here?" Susan repeated incredulously, "Your guard forced me to come here,"

"I meant what are you doing here... at my club?"

"Do you ask everyone who comes here this question?" she retorted, "Do you kidnap everyone, bring them to your...." She paused and looked around with disgust she didn't even bother to hide, "Den of iniquity... Or whatever the hell this place is... And then ask them what they are doing here... Or is it just me?"

Leo couldn't help it. One corner of his mouth lifted in a grin, "My den of iniquity?" he repeated, "Humour me, Barbie. What do you think happens in this room?"

"I came here to hang out with a friend," Susan told him, ignoring his question, "I drove, so she's going to notice my absence soon and then you're going to be in trouble,"

There was silence for a moment, and then he threw his head back and laughed. Susan was startled for a moment, and she wondered if she'd said something funny or if he was insane.

Ignoring her threat, Leo continued like she hadn't spoken, "You're nothing like the girls who usually come around here, so I was curious."

His eyes roamed her body, and Susan fought the urge to wrap her hands around her body. She was a chubby, curvy girl, and although she had no issues with the way she looked, that hadn't always been the case. When she was younger, she had been very insecure about her looks and the attention she had gotten from men. She was past that now. She was more confident, and now she loved her curves, but there was something about Leo's gaze, like he could see through her clothes. He didn't even bother to be subtle about it, and it made her very uncomfortable.

"Yeah you look the part, but your energy is different. Anyone who pays attention would notice it immediately," he concluded finally and took another sip of his drink.

"And so you thought the right way to satisfy your curiosity was by kidnapping me?"

"Kidnap?" he drawled, almost as if he was mocking her, "I don't see you in any ropes or chains,"

"I was brought here against my will!"

"You were stalking me,"

"What?"

He was on his feet in an instant, and Susan trembled as he approached her. There was something about Leo Spencer that frightened her and scared her witless. Yeah it had something to do with the fact that he was a dangerous gang boss, but there was something more... Something she couldn't put her finger on.

He was standing in front of her now. His hands were shoved his pockets so he wasn't touching her, but still her entire body shook. It was one thing meeting Leo for the first time in the midst of other people, but being stuck alone with him in a room that was lit with red, evil looking lights was just straight up terrifying.

"You wouldn't have been up in that lounge if you'd just come to hang out with your friend. I wouldn't have even seen you if you didn't come up there... Without invitation by the way," He took another step closer, "I had a feeling you wanted my attention... that's why I had you brought here.... So now you have it. What can I do for you, Barbie?"

Susan dared to look him in the eye. In this room, she couldn't figure out the color of his eyes due to the lighting, but it didn't reduce the effect it had on her in any way. Her body was tingling all over, and all she wanted was to be away from Leo as fast as possible, but she was here already, so she might as well get this over with.

With all the courage she could muster, she said, "I want you to leave my brother alone,"

Leonard Spencer had met a lot of people in his thirty three years, and in his line of business, nothing really surprised him or intrigued him that much anymore. People respected him...Actually, they were mostly afraid of him, and he had no issues with that.

They knew what he was capable of when he actually put his mind to it, and so they tried not to upset him, but clearly this woman standing before him didn't know enough about him, and for some reason he didn't quite understand, it intrigued him. She had long blonde hair... It was the first thing he'd noticed the first time he saw her. It reminded him of those Barbie dolls his cousins used to play with when they were kids, hence the reason why he couldn't stop calling her Barbie. She had it in a ponytail just like the last time too, and it emphasized her facial features and pretty neck, although Leo had a feeling that wasn't what she intended whenever she put her hair up like that.

Her skin looked soft and her make up was light. Just some powder, eyeshadow and lipgloss, but he noticed her lips anyways. Who wouldn't? They were full and juicy, especially as she had them in that stubborn pout, trying to look as intimidating as she could. He almost laughed again. She was scared, he could tell, but she was also keeping it together and a part of him was impressed.

"Your brother?" he questioned, feigning ignorance. So she was here to negotiate with him on her brothers behalf? Funny. "I don't see why you'd ask me to leave him alone when I clearly don't have him,"

"You hurt him!" Her voice cracked with emotion for a second, but he heard it, "You had him beaten up and you hurt him badly. What kind of a person does something like that?"

"Your brother owes me a lot of money," he said simply.

Susan concluded that she hated the way this man gave replies. He seemed to always reply to questions with a vague, simple sentence, as if that should be enough. It infuriated her.

"And you thought beating him up was going to get your money back? How exactly did you think that was going to help,"

He smirked, "Well, it would certainly help... Motivate him to get my money faster," he replied without remorse.

"He never said he wasn't going to pay back. He just doesn't have it yet. How do you justify doing this to people? How does it seem right to you?"

His eyes flashed and he took a step forward. The movement was so sudden that it startled Susan. Enough to make her take two steps backwards. Bad move, because all it did was bring her back against the wall, and now she looked like a frightened little mouse as Leo towered over her.

"If you think I give a shit about your morals or ideologies on what's right or wrong, then you are very mistaken, Barbie," he looked pissed now, as he added, "You brother has one week,"

"And if he doesn't have the money in a week?" she asked, knowing she didn't really want an answer to that question.

"Then we'll all find out what happens then, won't we?"

With that he turned around and headed back for the couch and sipped his drink, "I will send for you to be escorted back down," he said and reached for his phone.

"Wait!" Susan almost screamed without thinking,

He waited, and lifted his head to watch her through hooded eyes, "What?"

"What if I could help?" she asked, and then continued when he said nothing, "What if I...What if I did something for you...Something you needed ...Something I could use to pay what my brother owes you... Or something to make up for it?"

Leo scoffed, but he had to give it to this woman. She was a rare breed. Relentless... Courageous and well, Thoughtless. "What could you possibly have to offer me?" he asked her, "What do you think I would need from you that I couldn't get for myself?"

His eyes roamed her body as he said the last words, and Susan's eyes widened as she realized that she'd not worded her questions properly. He couldn't possibly think that she was offering him herself, or was he?

"I could work for you. Run errands or something," she added desperately, "I worked in advertising at some point before I started Real Estate. So if you needed to sell something or buy a property or anything at all, I could help with it. I could offer my services for free,"

She was rambling, and she wasn't making any sense. Susan knew that, but she was desperate and could barely think straight.

"I don't need any of that, and you couldn't work for me even if I needed someone," Leo said, "You don't have the guts,"

"Excuse me?"

Did she sound offended? Was she offended?

Leo smiled at the disbelief in her voice, "You came up here, saw me and then you ran. We are only having this conversation right now because I sent Connor to get you. So like I said, you wouldn't have the guts to do anything I needed done,"

Even Susan didn't believe her next words. They came out of her mouth, but she felt like they were coming from another person because this certainly wasn't her. "What if I could?"

Leo angled his head to one side, "Could do what?"

"What if I could do it? What if I had the guts?" Her eyes never left his. She wanted to look away, but she wanted to look tough. She had a bad record in that area already and she knew that averting her eyes wouldn't do her any favors, so she kept her gaze locked with his.

Leo knew what he was about to do was crazy, but he was intrigued by this woman. He was honest enough with himself to admit it. She was nothing like the women he usually met. She was beautiful. Very beautiful, yes. But was just a regular girl, with a normal life. Normal office work. Normal family...

And maybe that was the reason why her offer to work for him intrigued him. He was curious. What would she do for him? How far would she go? It was a terrible thought, but he wasn't a good person, was he?

"4pm tomorrow," he heard himself saying, "Rotry Park,"

It took Susan a while to realize what he meant. He wanted her to meet him tomorrow. The door opened just as she was about to speak and the man who'd brought her into the room came in again.

"Escort her to her car.... Or down to the club if she wishes to stay," said Leo.

It was obvious by his countenance that she'd been dismissed, so she turned and headed out. She had a meeting with him tomorrow, although now she wondered if she'd made the situation even worse than it already was.

As she got to the door, Leo called out to her,

"And Oh. Don't show up here again like this, Barbie,"