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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