protested.
He held up his hand cutting her off, ―If you knew Sophie,
you wouldn‘t hesitate, please,‖ he said sweeping his hand toward
the interior of the closet, ―I insist. You have the same figure so
I‘m positive they‘ll fit.‖
―Go on Lily, I‘ll come back in a half an hour and get you.‖
Max encouraged her but gently pushing her into the closet.
―But—Max?‖ she said exasperated.
―See you in a bit honey.‖ He said placing his hand on
Nikos shoulder and leading him out of the room, ―If you think
you‘re staying, you‘re out of your mind.‖
Nikos laughed.
Lily was left alone after the men‘s muffled laughter faded
through the closed door. She turned to examine the outrageously
beautiful gowns in the closet. She nervously chewed her bottom
lip as her fingers ran over the material as she walked down the
aisle. These were exquisite! She never thought she‘d ever own
one in her lifetime let alone wear one for a night. She stopped
when she saw the one she wanted. Taking it off the rack she held
it up and smiled. If Max wasn‘t serious about her before,
hopefully this would help him make up his mind.
Max finished smoothing the lapels of his tuxedo before he
reached for his platinum cufflinks and checked his appearance in
the mirror. Then he cast a glance over at the bed. It was queen
sized and he knew that would be a problem. He had issues with
the King sized bed they were in the night before not being big
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enough. He definitely would play the charming fiancé, but he
had to keep his distance or there was no way he was going to
keep his hands off of her tonight.
Reaching up he smoothed a lock of hair above his temple
while saying a silent prayer before he opened the door to get Lily.
Lily still wanted to do something with her hair and her
makeup after she donned the dress. Nikos was right about one
thing, the dress fit her perfectly. She‘d thought that Sophie
would be taller like Helene, but she was definitely around her
height.
A knock on the door followed by Max‘s voice drew her
attention. She went to it but didn‘t open it.
―I want to finish in our room.‖ She smiled leaning against
her shoulder against the door.
‗you‘re beautiful enough button.‖ Came the muffled
response.
―No I‘m not.‖ She grinned, ―I‘ll meet you in about twenty
minutes.‘
―What are you up to?‖
―Nothing.‖ She said in a way that meant the opposite. ―I‘ll
meet you upstairs, I promise.‖ A deep chuckle was her answer.
―Fine honey, but don‘t take too long.‖
Lily waited a few more minutes to make sure he left
before she made her way to their stateroom.
Upstairs Nikos was taking Max around and introducing
them to his relatives. Hektor, Nikos father arrived and Nikos
excused himself to speak to him for a moment.
―Max King, isn‘t it?‖
Max turned to the soft feminine voice and recognized her
immediately. She was a close friend of Cybil‘s and also a fashion
model. She was also about Lily‘s age and striking. She was tall
dark haired, brown eyed and slender. He noticed immediately
that her eyes had already given him an invitation. However,
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there was one thing she didn‘t have.
She wasn‘t Lily.
―I am.‖
―I‘m Melissa Lake.‖
―Yes.‖ He said politely, ―I remember.‖ She gave him a
sultry smile obviously impressed that he remembered her.
―I‘m glad.‖ She looked past him to Nikos, ―You are a
friend of Nikos.‖
―He‘s a business acquaintance.‖
―I see. So you‘re here on business.‖ She raised a delicate
brow, ―Alone?‖
The tone of her voice and the sensual posturing she
displayed was an invitation. In the past he may have taken her
up on it, but Lily would be up soon and knowing that Melissa
paled next to her, made him easily turn her down. Not only that,
he was done filling his bed with unemotional sex. It was no
longer appealing to him. It wasn‘t the act itself; it was the
emotional attachment he wanted to go along with it. Something
he always had a problem with until Lily came along. Over the
past twenty four hours the little bit of intimacy he shared with
her was more sensual and passionate than anything he could
remember to have experienced in a long time. He was ready to
get married and have children when Lily was ready to do so.
He focused his attention back on Melissa ready to turn
her down politely, ―Actually—― he stopped as his eyes took in a
stunning sight past her. An exquisite feminine body wearing a
satin cream colored gown that clung superbly to every sensual
curve she possessed. Her back was to him, but he knew it