A Wedding For The Greek Tycoon (Greek Billionaires Book 2) by Rebecca Winters Page B

another and just kept nodding.
    That was the moment Zoe knew she was in love with him. The kind you never recovered from. To her despair, the thing she hadn’t wanted to happen
had
happened. She adored him, pure and simple. His kisses made her hunger for so much more. His touch turned her inside out with longings she wanted and needed to satisfy.
Oh, Vasso...
What am I going to do about you?
    Before Zoe blurted that she loved him, she sat down and ate with him. “Um... These really are good.”
    “You’re a fabulous cook, and I’ve never tasted better
moussaka.
”
    “You put it together, so you get the credit.”
    After Vasso drank his coffee, he flashed her a glance. “The next time we’re together, I’ll cook dinner for you at my house and I won’t take no for an answer.”
    Zoe let the comment slide. The way he made her feel was toppling her resistance. As she got up to clear the table her cell rang. She reached for her phone lying on the counter.
    “Go ahead and answer it,” he urged her when she didn’t click on.
    She shook her head. “It’s Kyria
Themis. I’ll call her back after you leave.”
    “Maybe it’s important, so I’ll go.”
    Much as she was dying for him to stay, she knew this was for the best. Their friendship needed to remain a friendship, nothing more. The kiss he’d given her today had rocked her world. That’s why the less they saw of each other, the better.
    She walked him to the door. “Good night then, Vasso. This day was unforgettable.”
    * * *
    So are you, Zoe.
    Vasso got out of there before he broke every rule and started to make love to her. In his gut he knew she wanted him, too. Desire wasn’t something you could hide. Whether in the limo or the car, the chemistry between them had electrified him.
    Though he didn’t doubt she’d already made plans for tomorrow, he sensed she was deliberately trying to keep their relationship platonic. But it wasn’t working. Despite her determination not to go to his house, she’d invited him to the apartment tonight and had cooked dinner for him.
    There were signs that she was having trouble being too close to him. He’d noticed the little nerve throbbing at the base of her throat before he’d moved out of her way in the kitchen.
    While she’d stood next to him to serve dinner, he’d felt the warmth from her body. It had taken all his willpower not to reach around and pull her onto his lap. She was driving him crazy without trying.
    On the drive to his house he made a decision to stay away for a few days and let her miss him. He had no doubts it would be harder on him, but work would help him put things in perspective.
    Tomorrow he’d do a tour of the stores where he needed to meet with the new store managers to make certain they were following procedure. That would take him the good part of a week. In the meantime Akis would be free to meet with their food distributors in Athens for the critical monthly orders.
    Once he was home he phoned his brother to tell him his plans. Before hanging up he said, “I met with the owner of a produce market in Florina today who wants to sell. The Realtor has named a figure that’s too high. I think I can get the asking price down, but wanted to know your feelings about us putting up a store there.”
    “I always trust your judgment, but why Florina? What were you doing there?”
    He gripped the phone tighter. “I flew Zoe there for her birthday. Her great-grandparents emigrated from there to America in the mid-forties. Before her parents could take her there for a college graduation present, they died in the fire.”
    His brother was quiet for a minute. “
Vasso—”
    “I know what you’re going to say.”
    “Since you’ve already disregarded my warning to take it slow, I was only going to ask if there’s a boyfriend in the picture.”
    “He bailed on her when he found out her disease would probably be terminal.”
    “That, on top of all her pain,” his brother murmured in