by Marie Kelly
“I’ll walk with you to the chateau” he said softly placing a protective arm around her shoulder as she had moved hers around his waist.
Inside the chateau she had kissed him goodbye as he moved off to the meeting telling her that he hoped to be finished in about four hours. As Lee had turned to make her way up to their room she had spotted an older woman sitting alone in the bar. The woman had looked bored and Lee had stopped heading towards the bar, where she had ordered a coffee, turning to ask the other woman now watching her with wary eyes if she would like one also. She had nodded in surprise smiling and beckoning for Lee to join her
“Can I assume that you are not one of the harem girls that come with the rooms around here” the woman had asked Lee with a smile on her face. Lee had laughed back
“No, I am most definitely not” she responded as the woman had pushed out her hand
“Hi, I’m Janice D’Arcy, I’m here with my husband, Bill D’Arcy”
Lee had shaken the hand
“Lee Andrews, here with my fiancée Yanis Damitris” she smiled back
“Wow, now there is a man I would watch around all these gold digging blood suckers” she had said, before looking softly at Lee
“Although, from what I read you two seem pretty happy – the golden couple”
Lee had smiled back, holding back the truth from the woman.
For the next few hours the two had chatted about family and other subjects, before Janice looking at the time had stood up
“I’d best go Lee, they always tell you these things are just casual and when you turn up with your casual outfit the local girls are all wearing drop dead gorgeous cocktail outfits, so I’d best go and start to get ready…at my age it takes a little longer to compete” she said
Lee had looked at her with eyes wide
“Really, because I had just planned on wearing a top and skirt” she said frowning. Janice had patted her shoulder
“All the wives and girlfriends do” she said
“But you’ve met Leon, haven’t you” she said with a knowing smile as Lee had nodded
“Well that’s the one who sends out the invites and she can really pull off a wide-eyed innocent ‘sorry for the misunderstanding’ – believe me it happened to me last time”
Lee had smiled warmly at Janice, glad that she had taken the time to come in. For some reason she felt that Leon Fabrice would like nothing more than to make Lee look foolish
“Thanks’ Janice I think I’ll join you” she said with determination
In their room, Lee had selected a simple black cocktail dress with understated diamante details on the halter neck which clung to her body with a slit up one side just below her hip which showed off her wonderful legs. She had decided to leave her hair to fall around her body knowing how much Yanis enjoyed it that way. She had then lain down with the intention of reading her book before, with a small yawn she had fallen into a deep sleep, waking several hours later. Looking at the time Lee had cursed softly before jumping into the shower
As Yanis entered the room, he felt tired. The meeting had run over by nearly 30 minutes and he had found himself thinking about Lee. In his mind he could picture her lying on the large four-poster bed, and he had found himself fantasising about her. As he had moved quietly in, he had been disappointed that she was not there, his spirits lifting on hearing her soft voice singing in the shower.
Stripping before moving into the bathroom he had surprised her as he moved into the large shower with her, making her squeal as he had pulled her in hard against him
“mmm..now I understand why a shower wakes you up” he smiled as the hardness of him had dug into her soft belly. Kissing her deeply he had pushed her gently against the wall, his lips moving to suck on one pouting peak which caused her to moan softly with the sudden need which coursed through her entire body
“I have been thinking of you like this all afternoon” he muttered seductively against her skin
“Lee had chuckled softly
“That bad a meeting” she whispered back as in a mischievous tone he had added
“You have no idea” as she playfully smacked him, her hand moving up his spine to softly tickle him as the other gently stroked the length of him as the water coursed over the two of them. Her actions were driving him wild as with a final throaty moan he had grabbed her hips pulling her up so that her legs wrapped around him, as in one strong sure movement he thrust into her. Lee had cried out with delight at his sudden penetration, her head thrown back against the tiled wall gasping as he thrust up so deeply into her time and time again until she could feel his muscles hunching as with a final thrust he had cried out unable to hold back the orgasm which overtook him just as she too had felt the waves building until they had swamped over her in wave after wave of pleasure.
The two had clung to each other, their mouths seeking each other out as they kissed passionately, feeling the sensations dying down and their breathing slowly returning to normal, until she had slid back down him to the ground his mouth kissing hers so tenderly.
“God you are so bad for me Lee Andrews” he whispered gently in her ear as his hands had continued to stroke her supple body.
Lee laughed softly before darting quickly out of his arms and out of the shower
“Well in that case maybe I should leave” she grinned grabbing a towel.
“Dinners in 30 minutes she said shutting the door behind her as he had called her a witch with a large smile on his handsome face.
CHAPTER SEVEN
When he had emerged ten minutes later with a towel around his waist, his hair still glistening with droplets of water Lee had admired his long lean toned back which tapered to his slim waist. As he had moved over to the wardrobe his broad shoulders and well toned arms selecting what to wear, he had pulled out a shirt, tie and black trousers, as she had once again thought that he was the most perfect man she had ever seen, her eyes admiring him.
Having finished her hair, pulling part of it away from her face with a beautiful diamond pin, she had taken time to apply her make-up as Yanis had talked to her about the meeting while dressing. She had laughed with him as she had quipped about the whole venue, particularly about the harem of beautiful play mates which seemed to cover the island
“I thought you didn’t do jealousy” he had grinned flashing her a boyish smile. Lee had smiled back
“I don’t” she replied “I see this more as entrapment”
He had enjoyed this time with her. She not only excited him in bed, but he found their time spent together talking just as enjoyable with her quick one liner’s which had him laughing. Finally ready he had turned just in time to see her finish putting on her dress. He had whistled softly
“Wow, OK you win” he said seeing just how sexy she looked, his body stirring once more at the sight of her
“Did I miss something, because I thought it was casual” he said as she smiled shyly at him.
“Well it’s not just you men who are out to be trapped” she said cynically, slipping her feet into her shoes, before she asked innocently
“Would you like me to take it off” purring softly, as her fingers gently skimmed between her cleavage, which showed so beautifully in the dress. With a soft moan Yanis had half closed his eyes before grabbing her hand
“I am going to make you pay for that later” he muttered as he led her laughing from the room
As they moved downstairs into the main hall area the wonderful ornate area was already full of people. Yanis had flashed a surprised look at her seeing most of the woman wearing cocktails dresses with only a few dressed casually. Lee leaned in against him
“At least now I can tell who are the wives and girlfriends” she whispered
“Apparently Leon finds this game funny”
Yanis looked at her his eyes thoughtful
“I’ve never really had much time for women who play games… although don’t all women to some extent, cara” he asked gently
With that she had spotted Janice, who was smiling at her with a “told you so” look and Lee had mouthed a “thank-you”, before dragging Yanis over to meet her and her husband. As they stood talking Leon had sidled up to Yanis her arm entwining his as she had looked into his eyes, hers full of promise
“Are you finding everything to your satisfaction” she had breathed so seductively, her voice like melting honey, her meaning more than obvious to the whole group. Her eyes briefly glared at Lee, who had not fallen into her trap, but who looked stunning, perhaps even more so than she. Yanis had removed himself from her politely informing her that everything was fine, before he had had to stifle the laugh which looking at Lee had risen within him. She was looking at him with eyes which were full of tears as her hand was placed before her mouth to stop the giggle which was desperately trying to escape her. As the other woman had moved off, not pleased with her brush off, Lee had been unable to hold back the laugh as she had made the others join her with her comment
“That girl is never going to pass subtlety 101 with that approach”
Yanis had once more been surprised by Lee. Normally women where so insecure around him, becoming moody and sullen at the way other women would openly flirt with him, but she seemed not to care about the looks and offers given to him even when she was with him. Once again he found himself mesmerised by her.
Dinner had turned out to be more of a buffet affair, which was delicious, as Lee had nibbled on some of the delicacies on offer. As they had finished he had moved around the room, introducing her to many of the other guests. She had noticed that most of the men he seemed most familiar with, where with women who were dressed casually, a fact that made Lee love him even more. Wherever they went, there were congratulation wishes and Lee had allowed herself to be lost in the moment, pretending that in some other existence he might actually care enough about her to really want to make her his wife, the truth too painful for her to dwell on at that moment.
After moving from one group, Yanis had turned around to meet another colleague of his and she had then come face to face with the one man in the whole world she had not expected to see there. Shocked with her eyes wide open in surprise, she had found herself standing before David Jones who stood staring back at her, his eyes as shocked as hers.
“Lee I would like you to meet David..” Yanis stopped talking suddenly aware of the way the two had looked at each other
“But I think you know each other already” he said a hard edge to his voice
Lee had been the first to recover a nervous smile coming to her lips as he had also pulled himself together
“Yes… I worked on David’s PR campaign, she said” her voice shaky as she stared at the man who she knew so well
He had smiled at her with such surprise and delight at her presence, and Yanis could see the sudden glow which had filled his eyes, his own narrowing
“The best PR advisor I ever had” he said with a small grin, his voice husky.
Yanis could see that David was still looking at her with little attempt to disguise the need in his face as he had become more serious looking deeply into her eyes almost unaware of anybody else around them, including him
“You look great Lee” he said softly taking her hand to kiss it, before noticing the ring on her finger.
David Jones had looked at her face quickly and then at Yanis, his expression one of shock
“Your engaged” he said in disbelief
Lee had pulled her hand back, as Yanis had smiled at the other man, his hand snaking around her waist in a possessive manner
“Yes” he said “I asked her three days after we met to marry me, and now we are engaged” he said smiling into her eyes, his look daring her to say anything else
She had smiled back at the man before her.
“When he asked….I just couldn’t say no” she said seeing how Yanis’s mouth had twitched at her spin on the truth.
“How long have you two known each other” he asked in surprise, his eyes still fixed on Lee, his face not able to hide the hurt and shock he felt
“Nearly a month, isn’t it Cara” Yanis had replied looking down at the woman in his arms who was staring at the other man before him, making the blood in his veins boil. He didn’t like her looking at another man in that way and the jealousy ripped through him like a tidal wave.
Lee had nodded gently “not even that” she said softly
David had pulled himself together, and with a smile which did not reach his eyes had offered them both congratulations, before moving away, his body stiff.
“So you and David Jones were an item” Yanis said softly into her ear, “am I to believe that he was the one name on your list, because if so then you should have definitely got him to ask you to marry him” he said mockingly
Lee turned to look at him, her eyes steely, as a sudden feeling of anger towards him had flashed through her “Actually he did” she said moving away from him, gaining little satisfaction at the look of surprise which crossed his face. Seeing David again had knocked her for six, yet what shocked her most was the way she could only think of Yanis, seeing how well he dominated the room as he watched her with those dark eyes which had her bones turning into liquid every time he would look so sensually at her. For six months since their separation, Lee had found her thoughts and dreams filled with David’s face, and she was only now aware that since meeting Yanis she had not thought of him once, adding to the shock of seeing him there
Yanis had frowned, confused suddenly. David Jones, was a multi millionaire, young, handsome, rich and successful and like himself regularly topping the most eligible bachelor list. He could see the way the other man still looked at her, and wondered why she would turn down such a prize catch. It was clear to see that whatever had happened, the end of the relationship had not been David’s choice, and an uneasy feeling pricked at the back of his mind. Following her, he had taken her arm, moving her in the direction of more acquaintances of his, his mind in a turmoil, so full of questions.
For more than an hour, Lee had continued to follow him around the room, ignoring the way that David would keep looking over at her, his eyes full of hurt, feeling her head slowly becoming more painful within the warm noisy room. Finally, as Yanis had been in deep conversation with another man, Lee had felt the need for air and quietly slipped away to stand outside at one of the French doors which led out onto a small garden. She had enjoyed the feeling of the colder breeze brushing over her warm skin as she gulped in the fresh air, feeling the dull ache in her head receding as she allowed the tranquillity to wash over her, sighing gently. However, after a few minutes she had become aware that she was no longer alone, and turning around, she had once more come face to face with David, who was blocking the entrance to the party
“Hello Lee” he said softly his eyes holding hers
“Hello David” she responded quietly “All alone” she asked looking behind him
“All alone” he had confirmed softly “still trying to mend my broken heart from destroying the chance I had with the most beautiful woman in the world” he said
“Don’t David..” she began as he moved closer to her
As he had stopped short of her his eyes had been so sad “I tried so hard to contact you…just to speak to you..to explain” he had said his tone so tortured
Lee had looked at him “There didn’t seem any point David…it was over” she replied sadly
“Please Lee…we were good together you and I” he said gently “So good, we could have got past what happened”
She had looked at him with disbelief
“You slept with another woman David” she cried out “You didn’t even wait for my answer”
He had looked at her with a look of misery on his face
“I was heart broken Lee…you needed time to think…what kind of answer is that…”
He stopped abruptly
“But you said yes to Yanis Demitri only days after you met him” he said a look of contempt on his face “What kind of life do you think you will have with him…do you really expect him to be faithful to you”
“That is none of your concern David.. the one thing I am sure of is that you weren’t” she retorted turning her back on him
“Please Lee, end this, he is not the man for you….please give me another chance” he begged
“I just don’t want to see you hurt” he had said softly moving behind her so that she could feel his breath on her hair.
She had laughed a harsh sound “You don’t want to see me hurt….coming from you that is almost funny” she said moving forward to put more distance between them before turning to face him.
“It’s over David” she said softly, as he had looked at her with a strange expression on his face
“I’m sorry, I should rejoin my fiancé” she said making to move around him.
However, David had moved in front of her his eyes blazing down on her as he had grabbed her shoulders firmly
“No, you are not leaving me again” he said as his mouth had moved down to capture hers. Lee gasped in shock before pulling herself free from him
“Stay away from me David” she said shakily seeing how he had made to move forward again, his arm on her shoulder, before a deep voice had stopped him in his tracks
“You heard the lady David..let her go”
David had looked down at Lee’s face his full of pain
“Please Lee, I made a mistake, but I still love you, and this” he said looking at Yanis “Is a mistake”
As Yanis moved forward David dropped his hand from her
“One day you will forgive me Lee and I’ll be waiting for you” he said softly to her,
before moving quickly back into the main hall
Yanis had gritted his teeth suddenly angry at the way the other man had touched her, held her, declared love for her. She had stood with her back to him as he moved to place his hands on her shoulders, wanting to remove the other mans touch from her
“Another of your victims Lee” he said tightly, his voice dripped with contempt as he turned her around so that he could look her in the eyes. He was shocked, however, to see the tears running unchecked down her cheek as her lips quivered
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