―you say that but she has skills I couldn‘t imagine.‖
He narrowed his gaze at her, angry that she would put herself in such a category as Helene, ―She has skills that are common with women like her, don‘t knock yourself Lily. If you knew how aroused I was in the car from one simple kiss, you wouldn‘t doubt yourself.‖
―Simple?‖ That was simple?
He grinned sinfully, ―Oh honey you are a treat!‖ he said and then chuckled deeply and slid his arm around her waist. If she thought that was a kiss, he had a hell of a lot more to teach her.
―Stop it.‖ She flushed.
He just continued to chuckle as he led her up the ramp onto the ship.Nikos was waiting and Helene raced over to his side, but she didn‘t touch max this time.It‘s too bad, thought Lily, she really did feel like hitting something or someone.
―I‘ll show you to your stateroom for the night.‖ Said Nikos, ―And then I‘ll take you on a tour of the boat.‖
―This is like a floating hotel.‖ Said Lily in awe.
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The Billionaire‘s Secret Desire said.‖ Grinned Nikos.He actually had this made as a wedding present for my sister Sophie.‖
Helene made a noise under her breath and when Lily darted her eyes to her she was sure she saw her expression darken to the point of making the beautiful woman ugly. It was then she realized that Helene was incredibly jealous of her little sister. It was a hard concept for Lily to understand. She would have loved to have had a sister.
―It‘s too bad you weren‘t here tomorrow.My sister will hopefully be here by then. I have a distinct feeling you two would be good friends.‖
‗What?‖ shot Helene with an expression of shock,
―Tomorrow?‖
Nikos gave her a look of surprise, ―Yes, Demetrius is on his way to get her now.‖ Helene actually paled causing Nikos to narrow his gaze at her.Something else was going on in his sister‘s mind. ―What is it?‖
―Nothing.‖ She abruptly shook her head.―I just remembered I need to be somewhere else this evening.‖ Before anyone could say anything she was gone.
Nikos turned back to his other two guests with his expression masking the rage he was feeling toward his sister‘s rudeness, ―I apologize to both of you for Helene‘s behaviour, it is shameful.‖ He focused on Lily, ―Especially to you Lily, you have been very patient in this matter.‖ He held up his hand as she opened her mouth to say something, ―No, please, I know what Helene is like, we all do. Unfortunately she was very spoiled by my parents and is used to getting what she wants. It is our hope that she will grow up someday.‖
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passes at Max even though the enormous ring on Lily‘s finger was as obvious as a slap in the face.Not only did the woman practically run away after hearing that her sister was returning, she was missing her father‘s birthday celebration.She would give anything to celebrate another birthday with her father. He and her mother died in a car crash when she was fourteen.
―There‘s no need to explain Nikos.‖ Max said relieving the other man of his discomfort, ―Lily was very understanding.‖ He flinched as she pinched him causing Nikos to bellow with laughter.
―Is that right?Come, I‘ll show you around the ‗floating hotel‘.‖ He mused.
After an hour Lily took back her statement about this being a floating hotel. No hotel she‘d ever been in was this immaculate.It was decorated in the colors of royalty, red and gold cloth, with brass accents, high polished wood and expensive oriental rugs.Although the man who
