The problem was, she stopped playing the moment he kissed her.
Then if things couldn‘t get any worse, out came Helene wearing a low cut blouse and a tight short skirt walking with an exaggerated sway of her hips as she approached the table.She immediately put herself next to Max despite his arm around her and proceeded to flirt outrageously with him. She didn‘t doubt for a moment that Max had spoken to her like he said, but obviously Helen wasn‘t one to be put off. Did the woman have no 79
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scruples? Twice she reached across the table for something and brushed her breasts against Max‘s other arm and the second time Lily stiffened, tossed her napkin on her plate, and started to get out of her chair.
She‘d had had it and she was going to say something to the woman or do what she wanted to in the first place, and scratch her eyes out! Max suddenly grabbed her and crushed his hard mouth down on hers. Somewhere in the back of her mind she heard and indignant gasp and the scraping of chairs. Then it was gone and the only awareness was his mouth on hers and the way his tongue---oh dear!
What neither one of them saw was Nikos take Helene‘s arm and remove her from the table to a distance away while he chastised her for her behaviour.
―Do not embarrass your family.‖ Nikos ground out angrily. ―He is engaged to that woman and your are throwing yourself at him shamelessly.‖
She placed her hands on her hips, ―She is a timid little thing.‖ She tossed her long black hair over her shoulder, ―He is all man and needs a decent woman.‖
―Do not make yourself out to be something you‘re not Helene.‖ He added harshly, ―She is one of a kind and Max knows that.‖
She darted a look over her shoulder at the couple who were in a heated embrace, made a rough sound under her breath, and stomped out of there.
Nikos made sure his sister was out of sight before he turned back to the couple. Max had stopped kissing her but he had her face tilted up to his while his thumb ran across her bottom lip as he spoke softly to her while she seemed to hang on every word. Then he bent his head and placed a light kiss on his forehead in an adoring fashion.He definitely was in love with this woman.
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The Billionaire‘s Secret Desire The helicopter ride was exhilarating. Lily had never been on a helicopter before.Even the presence of Nikos‘ sister couldn‘t deter her from her excitement. Although she was still insisting on trying to draw attention from Max at least she didn‘t touch him again. Then her eyes widened as she saw the size of the yacht that was docked off the island and her mouth fell open,
―My goodness. Mr. Vassiliadas doesn‘t do anything small!‖
Nikos leaned over and started pointing out areas on the island that became visible as the helicopter circled it.Lily was amazed. There was a thriving village, sandy beaches and a large estate that bordered a private beach that Nikos explained was his brother in law‘s place.Tourism was very active on the Island because of the beautiful beaches and brought a lot of income for the locals.
Max only kept his eyes on her and smiled.He loved to see her so excited. After they married he made a note to keep his promise and take her to their villa in Spain. At that moment she turned and their eyes met. Nothing was said between them, but he didn‘t take his eyes off of hers.She glanced away for a moment then slowly returned her gaze almost as if she was gathering courage to stare back at him.She mouthed the word
‗what?‘ and he shook his head subtly and gave her a charming smile. Slowly she returned it and he reached over and took her hand.
When the helicopter landed, he still had a hold of it and as far as he was concerned, he wasn‘t letting go.
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