Back In His Arms (6 page)

She nodded to a young man in the doorway who stepped forward.

“Good afternoon.
 
Would you prefer to take tea in the library lounge, one of our other lounges, or perhaps the orangery?”

“That’s a sort of conservatory, isn’t it?”
 
Charles said.

“Yes, Sir,” the young man said.

“I like the sound of that,” Carla said.
 
“Do you, Gran?”

“Why not?”
 
Mary agreed.

Atreus smiled at the young man.

“The orangery it is.”

“Excellent, Sir.
 
If you’ll please follow me.”

Carla scooped up Dios and followed them all through the hotel.

“Look at the ceiling,” Mary whispered to her as they entered yet another wood-paneled room.

Carla looked up to see an exquisite mural of angels dancing in a celestial sky.

“Wow, isn’t that something?”

They soon came to the orangery.
 
Flooded with the soft spring light from the glass ceiling and walls, the room abounded with orange trees and exotic flowers between the tables.
 
The polished stone floor clicked under Carla’s heels and reminded her of Little Ekali.

Once they had all settled at the table, the young man set their napkins on their laps.

“Would you like our afternoon tea selection with champagne?”

“Absolutely,” said Atreus.
 
He took Carla’s hand from across the table when the young man had left.
 
“Do you like it, darling?”

“I adore it,” she said.

Dios clapped his hands in his high chair, his face so illuminated by happiness that everyone smiled.
 
Mary cooed after him.

It was glorious to chat about nothing, there in their beautiful surroundings.
 
Carla was so glad to be able to finally relax, not having to think about Brian or Serene or any other stresses.
 
Atreus and Charles talked about football and cricket for a while, then the conversation turned to a ballroom dancing television program Mary was keen on.
 

Soon the food came, a spread of sandwiches cut into perfect triangles, a cake stand complete with cupcakes on top and a sponge cake at the bottom, and a plate of scones with plenty of jam and cream to spread on.
 
A china teapot with a gold detail floral pattern was surrounded by matching cups and saucers.
 
The young man and a waitress laid out matching plates before them and before long they were all tucking in, conversation long forgotten.

A sommelier arrived a short while after and poured champagne into flutes for them all.

Carla picked out a scone with jam and cream first, followed by an egg and cress sandwich, then a piece of sponge cake.
 
She fed Dios tiny morsels as she went along and he clearly enjoyed them, his face spreading into a wide, cheeky smile.
 
Not remembering the last time she felt so truly happy, she looked up at Atreus and gazed deep into his eyes.

“Thank you,” she said.

“You’re so welcome,” he replied, then leaned over the table to kiss her.
 
“And thank you, for
everything
.”

The sound of his ring tone began to echo around the vast orangery.

“Oh, sorry, sorry,” he said, scrambling in his pocket.
 
He took a quick look at the screen and a shadow fell over his face.
 
“I have to take this. One moment.”

Carla watched him stride out of the orangery, his phone to his ear, and felt a nausea churn in her stomach.
 
Something wasn’t right, she could tell.
 
Suddenly everything on her plate looked unpalatable.
 
She sipped her champagne and regretted it instantly as it swirled in her throat.

“Is everything all right?”
 
Mary asked, nodding toward Atreus’ as he departed.

“I… I don’t know,” said Carla.

They ate in uneasy silence until he returned.
 
The color had drained from his face.

“What’s wrong?”
 
Carla said.

“Nothing,” said Atreus, averting his eyes.
 
“Why don’t we have our afternoon tea and enjoy ourselves.”

“I can’t until you tell me what’s wrong.”

Atreus sighed and looked at her.
 
The pain in his eyes was palpable.

“All right. It was Nikolas.”

Carla’s heart skipped a beat.

“What did he want?”

“He told me he’s making legal moves to cut me out of Kostas Shipping.”

“But he can’t!”
 
said Carla.
 
“It’s
your
business.”

“It’s his, too,” said Atreus.
 
“I don’t know how he’s going to do it but if he succeeds I’ll have nothing.
 
Nothing at all.”

“Oh my goodness,” Mary said.

Carla swallowed.

“We’ll love each other no matter what,” she said.
 
“Whether rich or poor.”

“Yes,” Atreus said.
 
“There is no doubt about that.
 
But if I have no money, no assets and the huge debts Nikolas has threatened, Serene would have a case to take Dios.”

Carla’s pulse raced.

“So what are we going to do?”

Atreus looked her straight in the eyes.

“Find the best lawyers money can buy and fight to the death.”

Carla looked right back at him.

“
Let’s do this.
”

The End

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