For more than an hour, Lee had continued to follow him around the room, ignoring the way that David would keep looking over at her, his eyes full of hurt, feeling her head slowly becoming more painful within the warm noisy room. Finally, as Yanis had been in deep conversation with another man, Lee had felt the need for air and quietly slipped away to stand outside at one of the French doors which led out onto a small garden. She had enjoyed the feeling of the colder breeze brushing over her warm skin as she gulped in the fresh air, feeling the dull ache in her head receding as she allowed the tranquillity to wash over her, sighing gently. However, after a few minutes she had become aware that she was no longer alone, and turning around, she had once more come face to face with David, who was blocking the entrance to the party
“Hello Lee” he said softly his eyes holding hers
“Hello David” she responded quietly “All alone” she asked looking behind him
“All alone” he had confirmed softly “still trying to mend my broken heart from destroying the chance I had with the most beautiful woman in the world” he said
“Don’t David..” she began as he moved closer to her
As he had stopped short of her his eyes had been so sad “I tried so hard to contact you…just to speak to you..to explain” he had said his tone so tortured
Lee had looked at him “There didn’t seem any point David…it was over” she replied sadly
“Please Lee…we were good together you and I” he said gently “So good, we could have got past what happened”
She had looked at him with disbelief
“You slept with another woman David” she cried out “You didn’t even wait for my answer”
He had looked at her with a look of misery on his face
“I was heart broken Lee…you needed time to think…what kind of answer is that…”
He stopped abruptly
“But you said yes to Yanis Demitri only days after you met him” he said a look of contempt on his face “What kind of life do you think you will have with him…do you really expect him to be faithful to you”
“That is none of your concern David.. the one thing I am sure of is that you weren’t” she retorted turning her back on him
“Please Lee, end this, he is not the man for you….please give me another chance” he begged
“I just don’t want to see you hurt” he had said softly moving behind her so that she could feel his breath on her hair.
She had laughed a harsh sound “You don’t want to see me hurt….coming from you that is almost funny” she said moving forward to put more distance between them before turning to face him.
“It’s over David” she said softly, as he had looked at her with a strange expression on his face
“I’m sorry, I should rejoin my fiancé” she said making to move around him.
However, David had moved in front of her his eyes blazing down on her as he had grabbed her shoulders firmly
“No, you are not leaving me again” he said as his mouth had moved down to capture hers. Lee gasped in shock before pulling herself free from him
“Stay away from me David” she said shakily seeing how he had made to move forward again, his arm on her shoulder, before a deep voice had stopped him in his tracks
“You heard the lady David..let her go”
David had looked down at Lee’s face his full of pain
“Please Lee, I made a mistake, but I still love you, and this” he said looking at Yanis “Is a mistake”
As Yanis moved forward David dropped his hand from her
“One day you will forgive me Lee and I’ll be waiting for you” he said softly to her,
before moving quickly back into the main hall
Yanis had gritted his teeth suddenly angry at the way the other man had touched her, held her, declared love for her. She had stood with her back to him as he moved to place his hands on her shoulders, wanting to remove the other mans touch from her
“Another of your victims Lee” he said tightly, his voice dripped with contempt as he turned her around so that he could look her in the eyes. He was shocked, however, to see the tears running unchecked down her cheek as her lips quivered
“Leave me alone” she cried tremulously trying to push herself away from him, as he had held onto her tightly
“My God, he really got to you” he said in surprise looking at her distraught face, the feeling of jealousy within him now causing a knot in his stomach to twist painfully. For a second he seemed not to know what to do, before he had placed an arm around her shoulders and had walked further into the garden with her until he found a seat in which he sat them both down