Yet this woman, one who had treated his friend so badly was getting to him, and with certainty he knew that it would only end when he had bedded her. She excited him, with her innocence, although he knew it to be an act, her wonderful face and body and the way she fought him, refusing him while her own body betrayed her as she fought against her own desire for him. He found himself also attracted to her intelligence and sense of humour, something he had not bothered with in women before and he had frowned. Lee Andrews would have to be his and soon he promised himself feeling the way his body cried for him to wake her up there and then and satisfy the desire within him. With gritted teeth he had moved back out of the room, moving to his own room and the cold shower he so badly needed at that point.
Waking next morning Lee had looked at her watch suddenly aware that she had slept in. With a small sigh she had jumped into her shower, before dressing in a soft baby blue summer dress which clung to her young body. She was relieved that she had no appointments that day having left the day clear so that she could meet with the children at a local orphanage. While it had been on his list, it had stood out to Lee, who had understood what it was to be left parentless at a still young age. She had spent nearly an hour on the phone with the administrator, who had been delighted when she had offered to spend some time with the children.
She had been looking forward to the meeting and had moved down the stairs to meet with Maria for some breakfast, not sure if the older woman would have eaten already as she was so late up. As she passed the dining room, a deep voice had stopped her in her tracks.
“Good morning”
Lee had scowled. She had felt sure that given how long she had slept in that he would have left much earlier. She had hoped that given his busy work schedule she could limit the time that they actually spent together, not fully willing to admit to herself the real reason for her need to limit this time with him.
“Good morning” she replied turning to move into the room he was seated
He had looked at her with an almost knowing look in his eyes
“Anybody would think you were trying to avoid me” he said softly
Lee had looked back at him saying nothing
“Shouldn’t you be at work” she finally asked, as he had continued to look at her appraisingly
“How very domesticated of you” he mocked, “but don’t worry Lee, being the boss has got its advantages”
“I bet” she said sarcastically.
“Do anything interesting yesterday” he asked innocently, although she was aware of a strange look in his eyes
“Nothing special” she replied matter of factly
He had nodded absently before continuing
“So what do you have planned today?”
Lee had shrugged her shoulders “This and that” she replied vaguely, as he had raised his eyebrows
“Nice to see you getting into the spirit of it” he said
“Perhaps I could drop you off at your first appointment” he said conversationally.
Frowning slightly she had shaken her head
“I’m just going to visit Mrs Green this morning” she said in a tone designed to discourage any more involvement with her plans.
“No problem, perhaps I could meet with your elderly friend” he replied, his eyes watching her keenly.
Gritting her teeth, she had smiled back sweetly
“No, really that isn’t necessary….and she doesn’t like strangers”
He had grinned once again reminding her of a cat toying with a mouse
“But I’m sure that given the papers interest” he said throwing several papers over the table at her “That she would be upset if you didn’t introduce her to your fiancé”
Lee had lifted several of the papers at the pages he had opened them to, before gasping at the large headlines. Many had shown pictures of her and Yanis as they kissed outside the restaurant, with headlines such as
“The Golden Couple” and “LEE n on me”
With articles which exhaled her virtues with many of the people she had talked with or met describing her as angelic, others as having a heart of gold. One paper had summarised the sentiments of most with the by-line
“Tycoon with golden touch to marry Angel with gold heart”
Lee had groaned reading the papers and looking up at him, she had seen the look on his face
“Care to explain” he asked quietly, although there was a dangerous tone in his voice.
“Explain what “she asked
“Explain why when I leave instructions for you to deal with certain charities, you take it upon yourself to become part of most of their steering groups”
Finally his tone was angry, as he had glared at her
“I told you that I couldn’t sit here idly” she bit back at him