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seeing the volcano, Etna is a must.”
    The waiter coming to take Grey’s own
drink and food order briefly interrupted them from continuing the
conversation.  Choosing the chief special of swordfish with nutty wine sauce
and side vegetables.
    “I take it that you’ve been to Sicily in the past?” 
    “Yes, I’ve been here at least once over the past five years,
and also during childhood.  It is a place I like to come to when trying to
escape the fast pace of life.”  Grey was sure she could see the faraway look in
his eyes that he often had when he thought back to happy holidays here in the
past.   As he spoke, he couldn’t help but focus on her mouth. Her lips were
full and curved upwards naturally, although she didn’t seem to smile much, but
when she did, she displayed two dimples. He could not help but wonder what it
would be like to press his own against them, tasting her.  
    “This is my first time here.  The travel agent recommended
it well as a place to have a secluded holiday, which is why I choose the villa
in contrast to a hotel, in the centre of town.”  Indi’s soft voice penetrated
his thoughts of how enjoyable it was to have a carefree conversation with a
woman without worrying about Caitlin showing up. 
    Since the pre-nuptial had been signed, she’d developed an
unfortunate habit of showing up, whenever he went out on promotional dinners
with female executives from the record label, and then embarrassing him by
making a scene by accusing him of sleeping with them.  He did have to hand it
to Caitlin she played the role of jealous psycho girlfriend well, but he wasn’t
fooled. She had an ulterior motive for agreeing to the marriage. He had photos
to prove it. He was just biding his time of playing his trump card when he
returned to England.
    Turning his attention back to his neighbour, Grey mused that
Caitlin certainly would have something to worry about if she knew what effect
the proximity of this woman’s body had on his.  When the waiter had first led
him to the table, and he discovered his table companion was to be his sexy
neighbour, he’d been thankful for the light jacket he was carrying in front of
his body.  He had barely contained the reaction that sprung from his groin as
his eyes lingered on the low dipped neckline of Indi’s tight yellow summer
dress as it revealed a generous amount of bronze cleavage.
    “You were recommended well, you can spend the whole of the
holiday undisturbed in the villa if you only explored the beach and surrounding
area.  Well away from the bustle of the tourist trail.”  He offered a small
smile.  “I hope my presence next door won’t disturb your solitude too much.  I
promise I won’t be having any wild parties!” 
    Indi giggled. It was the first time he’d experienced her
laughter; its sweet sound brought a joyful expression to his face.  “I don’t
mind wild parties, as long as I’m invited to one.”  Her tone flirty.
    Grey raised an eyebrow in surprise, caught off guard at her
sudden playful comment after their subdued beginning.  “I’m sure that could be
arranged.”  He countered. 
A wild party with just the two of them involving
a jacuzzi, her bare skin and some champagne certainly sounded delightful to him
,
he mused to himself.  His body reacted to such a notion with a spreading of
warmth in his groin area, making the fabric of his trousers feel much tighter
than before.  He was relieved that he wouldn’t have to get up from the table
for a while. 
    The waiter had the forethought to hold off on the food she
had ordered before he joined her table so that their food arrived at the same
time, and they spent the following fifteen minutes just eating in silence. 
Grey took any opportunity to admire his dinner partner’s body, whenever Indi
was looking down at her plate and placing the next mouthful of food on her
fork, so she wasn’t aware he was observing her blatantly.
    His male cravings were heightened to