need a one night stand love.”
“No thanks, I’ve probably forgotten
what to do.” Katie laughed. A tall Greek man
walked over, said something in Greek then
pulled Katie onto the dance floor, she turned
and silently begged Melissa and Nikos to help
her get away from this man but they stood
there laughing.
It took Katie two hours to get away
from the seemingly long string of men who
wanted to dance with her, she sat down with a
sigh and slipped off her shoes before fanning
herself with a place mat. Andreus sat down
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next to her. “Are you ok?” He smiled.
“I am now! It’s so hot in here.”
“Would you like to take a walk with
me? There’s a nice breeze out there.”
“I would love that.” Katie walked
outside barefoot walking next to him.
“Have you enjoyed your week with
us?”
“I have. You’ve all been very kind to
us.”
“You’re all nice girls. Rhiannon is
adorable, you’ve done a good job with her.”
“Thank you.” She smiled. “But that’s
not all down to me.”
“Your ex? Does she see her father
much?”
“She’s never seen her father. We had a
summer romance, he went back to Australia
and I never heard from him again. I found out
I was pregnant after he had left.”
“So you have bought her up alone.”
“No my parents help and the girls.”
Katie looked up at him. “How comes you’re
not married? You’re gorgeous, charming and
sweet, I would have thought you would have
been snapped up.”
“I haven’t met the right woman, I
haven’t been as lucky as Nikos.”
“Did you like Melissa?”
“No, not in the way you mean. She was
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a good receptionist, a good friend and now
she’s my sister but I have never fancied her.”
“Tessa.”
“What?”
“You and Tessa would look really good
together.”
“That may be, but I have no interest in
Tessa. You’re the one I have been drawn to.”
“What?” Katie stopped walking and
stared up at him.
“Don’t tell me you haven’t felt the
chemistry between us Kate.”
“Trust me Andreus, if you saw me in
every day life you wouldn’t look twice at
me.”
“How do you know that?” He placed
his hands on her shoulders.
“I’m a single mum, who works part
time in a book shop. You are a bachelor who’s
a successful architect and you can have any
woman you want.”
“I don’t want any woman. I want you.”
He bent his head and kissed her softly on the
lips. “Come to my room tonight after the
party is over.”
“I don’t think so. Rhiannon…”
“Brigitte is probably already asleep on
the sofa. Please Katie.” he ran his fingers
through her soft blonde hair.
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“We’ll see. We had better get back,
Melissa and Nikos will be leaving soon.”
They walked back to the marquee when they
arrived Melissa and Nikos had changed into
their honeymoon outfits saying goodbye to
their guests.
“Where have you been?!” Melissa
grinned at them. “We thought we were going
to miss you.”
“No way!” Katie smiled sadly.
“This is the end of an era.”
“No.” Katie said. “It’s the start of your
whole life.”
“I love you Kate.”
“I love you too.” Melissa kissed her
cheek then moved to hug Andreus. Nikos
kissed Katie’s cheek. “You look after my best
friend Mr. Sillas or I’ll be after you.”
“I will.” He smiled. “You know where
we are Kate, anytime and whenever you want
to come over and visit I’ll pay for your ticket,
it’s not charity, you’re family.”
“Thanks Nik.”
The bride and groom left for their
honeymoon and the party quickly evaporated
so Katie went up to check on Rhiannon.
Andreus was laying on the sofa an hour
after Katie had left the party, deep in thought,
it was obvious she wasn’t going to come, it
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was stupid of him to think otherwise. He
stood up and unbuttoned his shirt, if she
wasn’t going to come then he might as well
shower and go to bed. He was just slipping his
shirt off of