Max turned back to Nikos after the car door closed and spoke in English, ―I told you I would drop this contract over her, and I will.‖
―She is a woman who is hurting Max. I only tried to help her.‖ Nikos explained.
―She is not your concern and don‘t presume you know what she needs.‖ he said with a fierce glare, ―Remember what I said.‖ Max added coolly before he turned and walked toward his car with a long determined stride.
Nikos watched Max drive away with Lily and he felt very sad for her.He hoped his prediction between them was right.
He‘d seen it happen with his sister and his own best friend.
In the car, Max studied Lily for a long time before he finally spoke. ―Lily.‖ He said noticing her closed posture. Even as angry as she was, her beauty was still a force to be reckoned with.
Images of their lovemaking filled his mind and he flattened the palms of his hands on his thighs to resist reaching for her. Christ, he missed her!
―I‘m not speaking to you.‖ She said not looking at him but keeping her eyes on the passing scenery.
He took a deep breath and prayed for patience. He knew he handled this whole thing badly, but he couldn‘t see straight when he saw her with Nikos.Then he noticed that Nikos was touching her even if it was a small gesture that a gentleman would give a woman. As far as he was concerned, he was the only man to touch Lily from now on especially after knowing her body 111
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―How did you know where I was?‖ she said finally realizing that it would have taken him two hours to drive directly to the restaurant from his building in downtown Chicago. That meant that he would have known exactly when she went off with Nikos. When he didn‘t answer she did look at him and what she saw wasn‘t what she expected. He looked slightly guilty. ―Well?‖
―I have my sources.‖ He near winced at his confession knowing what was going to follow and he wasn‘t wrong.
Her eyes widened, ―You‘re having me watched!‖
Although his expression never gave anything away, she saw him shift uncomfortably, ―How long?‖
He didn‘t answer.
―Max?‖
He took a deep breath and nodded. Maybe it was about time she knew. ―It wasn‘t just my idea. Luke and I worried—―
―My God! Do you mean you two have been spying on me since I went to college?‖
―We couldn‘t take any chances button—―
―Don‘t call me that!Don‘t ever call me that again!‖ she seethed feeling her temper overflowing, ―I can‘t believe you two!‖
Everything she knew was a lie.No wonder he knew all about David. How many other of her boyfriends had they checked out without her knowledge and—what did they do about it? So many of them had left her alone without explanation after the first few dates.
Max could see the emotions play over her face as she was figuring things out.He somehow expected that she‘d discover this sooner or later, but he wanted to be the one to tell her, not have her find out while he was in the midst of a jealous rage.
―What were you doing with Nikos?‖
Her mouth fell open, ―Don‘t you dare put this back on me.‖
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―Lily, Luke and I are worth a lot of money. How the hell to you think we would feel if you ended up abducted?‖
―It‘s my life!‖
―No, its not.Losing you was never an option. We are responsible for you—‗
―Luke is!You gave up that right when you shunned me Max.‖
―I tried telling you about that night we shared but you wouldn‘t hear it.‖
‗No, because I don‘t want to come in second best!‖ she said pointing a finger at her chest, ―I can‘t bear being compared to all of your other women.Do you have any idea how that makes someone like me feel? Of course not, because you are so self absorbed in your own world that you chose to act like nothing happened, but something did happen.‖ Tears started to fall from her eyes just as the car pulled to a halt outside her dorm room. She made a move to get out of the car, but Max grabbed her arm.
―Lily.‖ He said softly, ―you keep running when I
