Moving over to pour himself a drink, he had flicked another look at his mobile phone, tempted to call her, knowing that he couldn’t. She had enough to deal with. She didn’t need his constant interference. With a sigh, his mind had once more flashed to the last time he had seen her that morning, everybody waving Dina off to school, Mina radiant with her large smile as she had laughed at him, her eyes sparkling, the joke he had already forgotten as once more he had needed to hold down the way his body had responded to her.
The opening of the door had brought him around quickly. Moving from the study he had seen as she had already ascended half-way up the stairs.
“Mina!” he had called, seeing as she had froze at his voice, her back stiffening as she had not turned around.
“It’s…it’s fine Nikos” she had managed, so aware of the quiver on her voice.
“Thank you for everything…you have no idea what being able to stay in the Villa means to my mother”.
Moving to the stairs himself he had gently spoken.
“Are you OK?”
Seeing as she had nodded her voice breaking as she had moved quickly up the stairs to her room.
“I’m fine…please I just need some sleep…sorry Nikos please…I’ll speak with you in the morning”.
She had then ran the rest of the way, pushing the door of her room open to escape from him, to find the peaceful solitude of her room, where she could really let go of all of the emotions rushing through her.
Sinking down onto her bed, she had finally let the sobs tear through her, as her heart had broken. Hearing the soft tapping on her door, she had pulled herself up, dashing away the tears as she had tried to pull herself together enough to answer, her voice coming out shaky and higher than normal “Yes?” the sound of Nikos, raising panic within her. Of all people she did not want him to see her so upset.
“Are you OK Mina?”
“I…I’m fine” she had managed the tremor in her voice still audible “Please…..just …leave me alone” her hands frantically wiping the tears which flowed down her stricken face.
“I’m coming in” his determined voice had made her groan, as the door had opened, Mina turning so that he would not see her face. Looking down at the bed she had coughed softly, trying to sound calm, despite the pain and hurt which invaded every part of her.
“I said I was fine Nikos, please just leave me alone…I’m tired”.
She had heard the sound of his footsteps moving closer to her, wishing that he would just go and leave her to her heartache. Nikos had stopped before Mina, watching as she had kept her head down, her face turned away from him. Still the tears on her cheek were visible as he had paused unsure what to do.
“What happened Mina?” he had asked softly, seeing as her shoulders had begun to shake gently as she had lost control once more.
“P…please just go” she had stammered, as with a soft sigh he had squatted down before her and pulled her into his arms, feeling as hers had flown around his neck, her head burying itself deeply into his shoulder, her small body wracked with heartrending sobs.#p#分页标题#e#
For several minutes he had just held her, his hand softly stroking her hair as she had released all of the pent up hurt deep within. Finally the tears had subsided as she had pushed herself gently from him, the back of her hand dashing the tears away as she had tried to compose herself. Finally sitting straight, her hands clasped on her knees with Nikos still hunched level with her she had spoken, her voice full of despair and anger.
“Six months they told me. They said that she had up to six months” her voice cracking as she had bitten her lip before continuing.
“I know that it was up to….but I wanted that time Nikos. I wanted every single day…and now….” the sentence left unfinished as she had finally looked up at him her soulful eyes full of such despair “What will I do without her?”
Nikos had groaned gently, taking in the tear-streaked face, bleary red eyes and the reddened lips which quivered with such vulnerability and he had gently cupped her face.
“You will go on Mina, and you will make her proud. Because that is who you are”.
His words had shocked Mina, who had stared back into his eyes, something so deep passing between the two before he had moved forward, his mouth touching hers, Mina’s eyes closing softly, her hands moving to rest on his shoulder, as with a small masculine growl he had pulled her in harder, kissing her with a passion which had her head spinning, Mina kissing him back with a heat equal to his.
She had felt as he had pushed her back onto the bed, his hand moving to slide down her body as she had groaned, hers flying up to his head to pull him in even harder against her, this pushing him even further as his mouth had trailed down her cheek, his tongue licking the salty tears, Mina shuddering with the torrent of sensations flying through her.