reaction when she saw me that she knew about Mykonos,
too. So there’s no secret between the three of us here?”
Gia tried to answer but all that came out of
her mouth was unintelligible blabber.
“Gia, go down and keep Thera busy until we
come down, okay?” Carla asked her. “Please calm down. She cannot
know… yet.”
“Yes, ma’am!” Gia said. And then was out of
the room before she could further embarrass herself, disappearing
with a speed incredible for her size. And she had the presence of
mind to close the door behind her.
And then, she was alone with Jake, inside her
bedroom, with the huge bed just one or two step away.
Carla was looking down at the floor as she
felt her body heating up uncontrollably. He was moving, getting
closer. Alright, he had invaded her personal space now. His hand
reached and lifted her chin, and she found herself staring at those
magnetic blue eyes, so close. His lips so close. His whisper was so
low that she strained to hear his words, while everything else
faded.
“Do you know how many times I imagined this
moment? I almost gave up. I thought I’ll never see you again,
angel.”
She closed her eyes, the move involuntary.
That was what he called her in Mykonos, in that exact tone. So
tender, affectionate, loving. His breath caressed the soft skin of
her lips and shivers tortured her body. She knew that he felt that.
Any movement of a woman’s body that spoke of desire, he must all
know. He started to move closer.
Loud laughter came from downstairs, so loud
that it reached her room. She suddenly realized what they were
doing and she pulled herself away, taking three steps back. He
watched her with a clouded, confused gaze. They were both breathing
heavily.
Damn… it’s still there. She was right
in thinking he did desire her then. It wasn’t just an act. She
could see the lust in his eyes and it about undid her. They were
supposed to be talking about Thera. And she had to focus on
that.
“Why haven’t you told Thera the truth?” she
asked in a voice she had to fight to get steady.
He continued to stare at her with those twin
blues, then he turned and walked to her bed and sat there on the
edge, facing her.
Great… now I’ll have images of him on my
bed as well… as if the others weren’t enough … she thought
painfully.
He started to explain in a much steadier
voice than hers.
“I met Thera in a party. It was a different
party, not like the ones I used to attend when I was still an
escort on that website. It was about six months ago, I think, and I
was there as I am now, a software programmer and a businessman, and
no one there knew about my past occupation. If anyone had known,
they didn’t let me know anyway. Though I sometimes think it’s the
reason why I get investments from wealthy husbands, though I don’t
remember the wives.”
She shook her head and rolled her eyes. “I
only want to know about Thera, please.”
He grinned before he got serious again. “I
remember seeing her wearing a long white evening-gown, and I was
impressed and mentioned this to someone. That someone introduced us
and when I started talking to her, I found out that she is Greek. I
remember telling her that I met this other Greek woman somewhere
and I told her your name. It was a long shot. Of course there were
many islands and it’s stupid to assume that just because both of
you are of the same nationality, you will know each other. And of
course, she doesn’t know the name. But not because she doesn’t know
you.” He shook his head as he smiled. “After everything you’ve told
me about yourself, it was ironic of the situation that I hadn’t
known about your real name.”
Carla sputtered in indignation.
Chapter Ten
“ B ut I didn’t… I
hadn’t—“
“It’s alright, angel. I understand. A woman
will never divulge her true name to a male prostitute if she can
help it, lest the name be mentioned in another group.”
She gaped back at him. She couldn’t