The Billionaire’s Runaway Bride(37)

“Alexos…you know that…” her voice full of embarrassment “You know that I never slept with anybody else” a smile filling his face as he had pulled her into the crook of his arms, dropping his head to kiss the curve of her throat

“Mmmmmm…..yes I figured that”, Grace groaning softly as once more the fires had stoked so deep within her.

“Protection” the word had fallen from her lips as she had felt her head becoming fuzzy with the need for him. Sensing his body stiffening she had pushed away from him, her hands primly straightening her shirt.

“W…we haven’t been using protection…and I am not on the pill” stopping to look up at him “I don’t want to find myself stupidly pregnant like some teenager because we didn’t use protection”

Alexos had turned from her, his back rigid as he had once more lifted his nearly full glass of wine, taking a drink before once more turning to her “Would that be so bad Grace?”

She had stared at him in stunned shock “Are you seriously asking me that?” her voice higher than she had expected her eyes staring at him in shock

“I don’t have the kind of lifestyle for a child…dragging it around the world…what kind of life would that be?”

His eyes had dropped to his drink, a thoughtful frown on his forehead as he had mulled over her words, before once more lifting them and smiling.

“I’m just messing with you. Protection not a problem, I’m sure I have some”

Grace giving a nervous tremulous return smile as he had once more reached for her hand leading her to the stairs to their room, pausing as he had looked down at her thoughtfully. “Although…considering we haven’t used any yet…have you thought about what might happen if you already were?”

Biting her lip she had fallen back on science “Statistically it is not probable” she had murmured, unease filling her that she was not a statistic.

For the next two weeks the group had all fallen into a routine working only half days at Alexos’ insistence. For the rest of the day he would take them diving or for tours around the island. Some days they had spent on the beach enjoying the antics of the monk seals, Grace surprised at the knowledge he had acquired about the animals.

At night the passion between the two had burned as bright as ever showing no signs of diminishing, only growing more intense as the two had learnt how to read the other, Alexos finding Grace a keen and eager pupil in bed, not shy or reserved when it came to trying new things. The weeks slipping by in a content blur.

All too soon the work had been completed and hugging the four students with promises to get back in touch when she returned, the two had bade farewell to them, Alexos again thrilling them as he had organised for a speedboat to take them all to the five star hotel he had paid for ,for their holiday. Smiling and shaking her head Grace had chuckled as they had disappeared out of sight

“Where were you when I was a student…could have used holidays like that” closing her eyes and biting her tongue as the memories had flooded back fidgeting nervously “I…I’m sorry…I didn’t mean…”

Alexos waving away the comment, but not before she had seen the strange look that had fleetingly crossed his handsome face, almost mournful. “Forget it”

Regarding her for a second he had taken her softly into his arms

“My father arrives tomorrow. We have been invited over for a couple of nights when he arrives and there is an expectation of a more formal dress code…and he had informed me that he is organising for a party to celebrate our engagement”

Groaning at the thought of a party, not enjoying the prospect of having the deception become so public she had frowned. Over the past two weeks things had gone so well between them that she had forgot about the arrangement that he had made her agree to, Grace nervously staring out to sea as her brows had knitted together.#p#分页标题#e#

“I…I don’t really have the right clothes….and …well I feel so strange lying to your father like this” an anxious look filling her face “Your father must have hated me after what happened…is this really such a good idea Alexos?”

Taking her hand he had given a small smile

“My father will love you. He hates women who are vain and …how did you once put it….airheads” his mouth twitching as she had laughed back remembering insulting the other four women during the weekend.

“Oh my God…I cannot believe you remember that!”

Stopping, he had pulled her back around, his eyes blazing into hers