her home a weekend last week to spend time with her too. She‘d
spent most of it in her bedroom.
After he started thinking about it, he recalled the way she
looked when he returned from Tokyo and she from Athens. The
life seemed to go out of her, but he attributed that to Jet lag the
first couple of days, but he was gone again after that. Now he
started to wonder if it was something else. Max seemed more
subdued lately and if he had any suspicions he would think that
something happened between them when they had gone
together, but Max had promised him and his word was virtually
unbreakable.
Yet, he still couldn‘t help but wonder, and first thing on
Monday he would ask him. First, he was getting his sister a
Doctor‘s appointment.
Monday was crazy and it took Luke half a day to finally
get Max alone. He didn‘t waste any time. After Nancy left and
shut the door behind them he turned to his friend, ―What
happened between you and Lily in Athens?‖
Max kept his expression carefully guarded, ―What did she
tell you?‖
Luke narrowed his gaze knowing his suspicions were
correct, ―Nothing.‖
―Then why do you ask?‖
―She won‘t eat, she‘s lost weight and whenever I bring her
home for the weekend she spends the whole time in her room. ―
He paused, ―She says she hasn‘t been feeling well, but this has
been continuous for the past month. ― he stopped again and
studying his expression for any clue of what he really thought he
continued, ―Did you sleep with her?‖
―No.‖ he said keeping the tone of his voice even.
He studied his friend‘s expression and narrowed his gaze.
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He was one of the few people in the world that could read Max
and although he knew he was telling him the truth, it wasn‘t the
whole truth. ―But something happened.‖
―Yes Luke, something happened, but your sister is still
chaste.‖ He admitted remembering that night then his
composure faltered a little as he ran a hand through his thick
hair, ―We—we did get intimate, but not how you think, and as for
her being pregnant, unless there‘s a star in the East, it‘s
impossible.‖ He sure as hell hoped he didn‘t ask what kind of
intimacy that they shared because he didn‘t want to tell his best
friend that he‘d taught Lily oral sex. Over the past month he still
couldn‘t erase that night from his mind. In all of her innocence it
brought a new erotic pleasure to the act. One he couldn‘t forget
and didn‘t want to. Somehow he was still able to restrain from
making her completely his although he had no idea how he
managed it. No matter how desirable and passionate Lily was,
his promise to Luke managed to break through.
Luke released a sigh of relief, ―I don‘t need any details
Max.‖ he shot him an accusing look, ―But she‘s either extremely
depressed or there‘s something seriously wrong with her. I‘m
getting worried.‖
―I‘ll speak to her.‖ Truth was, he‘d been anxious about
her since he practically hauled her away from Nikos by the hair.
Besides Cybil intruding at the office, there was her last day
working for him. He knew she was crying, but he‘d hurt her
enough and didn‘t go after her. Instead he‘d fired Brittney on the
spot and told her she‘d never get another job in the industry
because of the way she treated Lily. He also went on to tell her
that he was marrying Lily, and the insults she just gave his future
wife were unforgivable. The shocked look on the woman‘s face
gave him some satisfaction for Lily, but it still didn‘t heal his
pain. He missed her more than he‘d miss a part of himself.
There had been many occasions that he nearly drove down to her
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college and confessed everything to her, but right now she was
hurt and upset with him and needed time to heal. Not only that,
he was beholden to Luke. He‘d promised him he‘d leave her be
until she was done College.
―No,‖ Luke held his hand up, ―I think you‘ve done
enough. It‘s not just the illness; I know there‘s some damage
from you also.‖
Max pursed his lips and stared at his friend. He was right
but Lily wouldn‘t always be Luke‘s responsibility and he told him
that.
Luke narrowed his gaze, ―You have no rights now Max,
and I don‘t appreciate you seducing my sister when you know
how vulnerable she was around you.‖
―Something I can‘t undo Luke, but I can make things
right. I‘ve tried to talk to her, but she wouldn‘t have it. Let me
see her.‖ He thrust sliced a hand through the air, ―If I had things
my way, I would be married to her already. You knew how I felt