He had looked into her soft hazel eyes, so full of a warm glow and he had felt so strange. He knew what she was, yet he had never felt more alive than when he was in her arms.
Lee lay still, her whole body a turmoil of emotions. The loss of her close friend still tearing at her, while she held herself back from screaming at the man who still filled her how much she loved him. But she knew that she could not deal with the stinging contempt and belief that her declaration masked an ulterior motive which would fill his wonderful eyes if she spoke, so she kept to herself how much she was being torn apart with that love as she lay under him silently looking deeply into his eyes.
As he slid from her he had pulled her into his arms cradling her, kissing her hair softly. His gentleness almost more than she could bear at that moment as a soft tear wound its way down her cheek, while a strange peacefulness had taken hold of her, as quietly she had succumbed to the sleep which she had not permitted herself for nearly 2 days lying warm and securely in the arms of the man she loved.
CHAPTER EIGHT
The next morning she had woken to find herself once more alone. She felt so lonely, and heart sick not seeing him there that she had almost broken down in tears again, just as the door had opened.
“Good you’re awake” he said causing Lees heart to bubble up with sheer joy
“How are you feeling” he asked so gently. Lee had looked up at him, a small sad smile on her lips
“A lot better…” before adding quietly “She spoke to me before she died”
Yanis had looked so surprised. “They told me they had her heavily sedated” he said with a frown.
Lee had continued. “She said that she was ready to die….told me that she wanted to see her husband again”
He had remembered her words when they met, remembering the way she had looked at the picture. He also remembered that she had never remarried “Now that’s real love” she had told him.
Did she say anything else he prompted quietly, as Lee had looked at him, a strange expression on her face, as very quietly and slowly she had continued
“She was so happy that I had found somebody I could love” she said a look of pain crossing her face, before she had looked away “Maybe its better she never knew how little you really think of me”
Lee didn’t see the look of self recrimination which crossed his face, as he watched her, suddenly feeling the need to speak.
“Lee…” he began, before she had turned back to look at him
“It’s OK Yanis” she interrupted “Thank you for being so kind” she whispered “I don’t know what I would have done without you”
Looking into his eyes, hers had suddenly become surprised
“Why were you there, at the hospital, when she …” her voice had broken slightly as she seemed unable to say the word
Pushing a hair from her face he had shrugged slightly
“I don’t know…couldn’t sleep. I wanted to see you” he said, suddenly realising that of all other reasons that was the most truthful. He had missed not having her lying beside him, and the need to see her had made him leave the warmth of his bed that night.
She smiled softly “Thank-you” before reaching up to pull his head down to kiss his lips so gently with an almost featherlike touch before moving across and out of the bed.
As she stood framed by the sun streaming through the window, he had held his breath seeing her lovely body silhouetted against the light giving her an almost surreal quality, a golden glow surrounding her. Vaguely he remembered the words of the press and everybody who had met her in which they had described her as angelic, with the light like that and the pain in her eyes she really did at that moment look angelic. Shaking himself, he had reminded himself that this was Lee, the woman who had nearly destroyed his friend, the woman who cared for nobody but herself. However, he felt uncomfortable with the knowledge that he had never yet seen this side of her nature.
“I have to contact the hospital…. She had no family…… and I want to make sure that she had a decent funeral…I have some savings” she said softly
Yanis stood beside her “I’ve already contacted them” he said gently “They were happy to hear that somebody would be organising everything. I thought I could take you to the undertaker later on to make some arrangements…and the money isn’t an issue”
She looked at him with surprise
“Thank you” she said with such sincerity in her voice and a look of confusion crossing her lovely face
“Why are you being so kind to me” she whispered huskily, as he had moved in to take her in his arms, his mouth kissing hers as she had moaned gently.