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look right on her. The skirt was short, ending several inches above her knees but it wasn’t indecent.

The knock on the door indicated that Dimitri was tired of waiting for her. Grabbing her pen and notebook, she hurried to answer the door.

As soon as she opened the door, his eyes clashed with hers. She lost the battle before it began and blushed when she felt his gaze move slowly down her figure in the yellow dress. “You look lovely,” he said finally. “I knew you would.”

“Thank you for the clothes. I’ll take good care of them and I promise to use them gently so someone else can take them when this is over.”

“Not if I have anything to say about it,” he grumbled a moment before he took her hand to lead her down the hallway. He stopped when she was outside the door and tossed her pen and notebook back onto the bed. “You won’t be needing these,” he said.

He then pulled her along behind him before she could utter a protest. “Good morning, ladies and gentlemen,” Dimitri said as soon as they entered the dining room. “I’d like to introduce Helen. She’s here as my special guest,” he said. “This is Martin and Aimee,” he introduced, waving to a handsome man with silver in his hair and his arm around a lovely woman with blond hair and a warm smile. “And over there,” he said, indicating another couple on the opposite side of the round table, “is Kevin and Marie.” Kevin had blond hair and Marie had dark hair and dark eyes. Both smiled, but Marie’s smile didn’t quite reach her eyes as she looked Helen up and down.

“Finally,” Kevin joked. “I thought you two would never emerge,” he laughed and the rest of the group joined in as Helen blushed furiously, understanding what they were implying.

“Would you?” Dimitri asked as he held out a seat for Helen.

“Nope,” Kevin replied but pulled Marie closer to kiss her ear. Marie was more than happy to feel his affection and smiled into his gray eyes.

The mood was light and jovial as they left the harbor, the ship making good time out of the dull London temperatures and along the dark, gloomy French coastline. They stayed inside the parlor until they reached the Spanish coast and the clouds started to disperse. As the morning aged, the sun started to heat the group and eventually, they moved from the parlor to the deck, all of them laughing and talking, arguing about various topics. It was interesting to see Dimitri with his friends. He was a completely different person than he was in the board room, but still the devastatingly handsome and charming man she’d fallen in love with.

The sun felt good on Helen’s bare arms and she felt wonderful as she basked in the attention of Dimitri as the six of them drank coffee and sat around the glorious pool which would be heated until they arrived in warmer climes.

After a delicious lunch of light sandwiches and fresh fruit, the other four slowly left, leaving Helen and Dimitri alone. “Your friends are nice,” Helen said, suddenly nervous as she sat alone under his intense gaze.

“I think so.”

“Where did you meet them?”

“I went to college with Kevin and Martin. Martin has been with Aimee since their senior year and have four kids, all of whom are currently in school.”

“How did Marie and Kevin meet?” she asked, curious but also wary of his relaxed perusal.

“They’ve been together for about three years, still not married but not from lack of trying on Marie’s side.”

“Why doesn’t Kevin want to get married?”

“It will be his third wife,” he said. “The first two married him exclusively for his money.”

“Really?” she asked, genuinely surprised. She’d liked Kevin, thinking he was a kind, romantic soul as he made sure Marie was secure in the knowledge that he loved her with small body language.

“Why does that surprise you?”

“Because Kevin doesn’t strike me as the kind who would fall into that kind of a relationship. Besides, he’s very handsome. Why wouldn’t a woman want him for himself?” she asked.

There was an odd expression on Dimitri’s face as he looked at her. “I’m not sure I like you noticing other men,” he finally said.

Helen laughed, thinking he was teasing her. “Well, it’s not as if he’s going to fall at my feet in love with me,” she joked.

“Why not?”

Helen rolled her eyes. “I can see in the mirror, Mr. Theo…” she stopped herself