He stood up and went to the shower.He couldn‘t think straight with her naked next to him.
Turning on the taps he stepped in and allowed the water to pour over his body as he ducked his head and allowed it to stream down his back. Why didn‘t he stop it before he went too far?He knew the answer to that already. He couldn‘t stop.
Maybe it was the romantic ambiance of the evening and the two glasses of scotch he had before she showed up. It didn‘t help that she‘d been drinking either, but it wasn‘t a very good excuse.
Regardless it seemed to strip away his common sense when he saw her in that dress.From that point on, nothing else existed but Lily.
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If it was up to him, he would have married her when she turned eighteen.To him, the age difference was nothing compared to what he felt about her, but she needed to be mature enough to make some choices on her own.
Getting out of the shower he reached for a towel and swore to himself. Lily didn‘t deserve this, but it had to be done.
He‘d take the ring back and thank her for the best weekend of his life and tell her to carry on with hers.It was going to rip his heart out, but he had to do it.
Lily awoke alone and felt her cheeks heat up with the images flooding back in her mind from the night before.She never realized that a man and a woman could share such pleasure. Turning her head, she wished he was still with her as she surveyed the empty area beside her.Why did he feel the need to leave before she woke each morning?
Climbing out of bed she headed for the shower.Most likely he was up on deck taking in the glorious Grecian sun and breakfast with Nikos.According to her view from the porthole they must‘ve docked sometime in the night, and that would mean they‘d be heading home in a few hours.Something she didn‘t look forward to.For some reason she knew that the fairytale would end.
She finished showering and chose a pink blouse, white cotton shorts and sandals.Then she spent some extra time on her hair and makeup.
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The Billionaire‘s Secret Desire gave them both a glorious smile, but only Nikos returned it. Max leaned over and gave her a perfunctory kiss on the cheek completely opposite of his greeting the day before. She examined his expression and felt a knot in her stomach at the coolness there. All sorts of things began to fill her head, but only one hit her hard.She obviously was a disappointment in bed and now that he knew that, he was done with her. It hurt horribly but she did her best to not show it and remained silent through the meal.
Nausea built up in the pit of her stomach and she couldn‘t even find it in her to eat the delicious buffet set out for them. She only moved food around on her plate. Unfortunately Nikos seemed to notice the change in her and she saw his eyes glance back and forth between them a couple of times.
It didn‘t matter. Today they would head home to Chicago and they would resume their normal routines for the next few weeks until she
