“It seemed like something I could do, but don’t worry” she threw at him “I’m sure that once you throw me out they will drop me quickly enough”
Yanis had glared at her. He couldn’t quite understand his anger at her involvement, other that the fact that things did not seem to be going the way he had planned. He had intended for her to become a shopaholic becoming addicted to the good life he could offer, but instead she seemed to be becoming the golden girl of the press circuit.
Sitting back with one finger stroking his lips he had looked sternly at her
“From now on you are to limit all your activity to polite interest only” he said icily
She had looked back at him
“No, I will not sit back and become some poodle you parade around on your arm” she hissed at him, her eyes now angry a vivid colour of green.
He had cursed in Greek as he had flung his napkin to the side, angry at her continuous mutinous attitude towards him, while finding himself fascinated at the way her eyes seemed to change colour with her mood
“I warn you Lee” he said his face dark
“Well tough” she said with little disregard for his anger. “I am going to do what I can for these organisations as long as I can” she declared, with a finality in her voice which had silenced him.
“Fine” he said after a few seconds “let’s see how long you can keep it up”
For a few moments more they had both continued to glare at each other, both unwilling to give in to the other. Lee had found herself breathing hard as she had felt the excitement that their exchange was having on her, surprising herself with her own body’s response.
Finally pushing her seat away from the table she had risen
“I have to go, I want to see Mrs Green early” she said her whole body still rigid with anger. However, he had risen with her
“I will drive you” he said with a steely edge to his tone and seeing the way she had opened her mouth to argue he had added “and I will join you to introduce myself to Mrs Green, because otherwise Lee, you will not be visiting that lady again”
Lee had closed her mouth sullenly walking out of the room, her fists clenched by her side.
In the car she had not spoken to Yanis, who seemed to be gloating at having won that round with her. As they approached the home of her friend, she had become nervous
“She is an old lady, Yanis…don’t upset her”
He had frowned
“Why must you always assume that I am out to embarrass you Lee” he asked tightly
“Did I not behave well enough with your brother?”
Lee has closed her mouth, fully aware of how charming he had been towards Peter, which had surprised her, as she had mainly seen the arrogant side of his nature up to that point
As they parked outside one of the old sandstone flats, the same ones which he had already visited the night he first met Lee, she had led him into the building starting to nervously wring her hands as she had knocked on the lower flat, her eyes darting to Yanis
“This might be a shock to her” she said biting her lip “Please she is the closest thing that I have to family other than Peter” she looked at him her eyes pleading and full of concern
“You know something, cara,” he said his voice sensual “It is not me that will give this away. You are supposed to be the happy newly engaged woman…if you want to pull this off, then perhaps we need to fix something”
As she opened her mouth to ask what he had pulled her into his arms and kissed her, his hands cupping her face. Lee had been shocked by the intensity of his kiss and even more shocked at the way she had responded just as passionately the instant his lips had touched hers. Just as quickly he released her causing her to fall against him, as the door had opened.
“Lee” the small white haired old lady exclaimed seeing her standing at the doorstep, taking in the way the young woman held on to the handsome man before her, her eyes bright and cheeks flushed. Yanis had smiled at the woman, a frail looking lady in her seventies, who moved slowly. However, her bright sparkling eyes had taken in the whole scene in front of her, and with a wide smile she had beckoned both of them in.
“Now, I hope” she said as she turned to shuffle slowly back into the living room “That you are Yanis”
He had laughed confirming that he was indeed.
As they moved into the living room, he had sat in the old but comfortable couch, as she had taken the arm chair closest. Beside her lay a newspaper, opened to the page in which the headlines screamed of the engagement of the two.
“Mrs Green” Lee had said softly, “I would like you to meet Yanis Demitri”
The older woman had smiled at him