Blackmailed For Vengeance (15 page)

As Lee had moved into the
private room she had gasped seeing the elderly woman lying on the
bed, with tubes inserted in her and wires protruding from different
equipment. Yanis had held her tightly to him, as she had seemed
almost ready to collapse. Recovering she had rushed to the side of
the woman

“Mrs Green” she whispered
gently, as he had gone in search of a nurse to find out how she was
doing.

“Please, wake up” she had
begged gently “I need you”

Her hand had held the small
frail woman’s, the skin soft yet fragile, with the bones raised so
high through the parchment thin flesh.

Lee had held her hand to her
cheek, gently talking to her, hoping that she would hear her and
wake up.

This was how Yanis had found
her 15 minutes later, after talking to a doctor about the elderly
lady. She had lifted her eyes as he entered, instinctively knowing
from the sombre look on his face that the news was bad. As she
gently placed the woman’s hand back down she had moved out of the
room with him as he led her further down the corridor.

“I’m sorry, Lee” he said
looking into her eyes, his so compassionate at that moment “She is
dying”

Lee could only stare back at
him the tears brimming up in her eyes as she seemed to be having
difficulty digesting his words. Finally she had started to shake
her head violently from side to side, her face full of a fierce
anger

“No, no she’s not… you tell
them to help her Yanis” she half whispered half moaned

“Whatever it costs … tell them
they have to help her… she’s a fighter…she’s not ready to die” her
eyes wildly looking for a doctor to tell him herself

Grabbing her gently by the
shoulders he had made her look into his eyes as his held hers with
a frank honesty in them which she could not ignore

“Lee, there is nothing they or
you can do… Her heart is not strong, the attack….” He paused for a
second seeing the pain in her face

“There is nothing anybody can
do; if there was then I would pay whatever it took…you know
that”

Lee had stopped moving, the
truth finally making its way through to her as the tears had begun
to flow unchecked down her face. He could feel her buckle within
his arms as he had pulled her tightly against him to support her,
as her arms had moved around his neck her face burrowed into his
shoulder as the sobs had racked her body.

Finally she had stopped,
pulling herself away from him, as she fought to regain control of
her emotions as fragile as they were at that time. Wiping the tears
from her eyes with the back of her sleeve, so childlike she had
stared at the floor. He had stood silently beside her, knowing that
she just needed time to come to terms with the news. When she
looked up at him her face was calm, although her eyes still held
the despair she felt deep within.

“OK, OK” she whispered, in a
tone meant to calm herself rather than anybody else

“I’ll be fine” she said,
tilting her chin up a little more proudly before she had started to
move back towards the woman’s room.

“How long does she have” she
had asked tonelessly

Looking quickly at her Yanis
had softly relayed the news he had been given

“The doctors don’t know how
long, they think a day.. maybe two” he said softly as they moved
slowly down the corridor

Lee had felt as though she was
in somebody else’s body, as she moved with him, still trying to
grasp the news, but knowing that she had to accept the
inevitability of it.

“I am going to stay here with
her” she finally managed, her voice firm

Yanis had looked briefly at
her, before nodding

“I’ll have some things sent
over for you” he replied, as they moved together into the room,
where Lee once more had taken her seat in the large wing tipped
hospital chair. Yanis had watched her from the door, as she spoke
gently to the elderly woman, strange emotions coursing through him,
as he had quietly turned and left her.

The next day Lee had woken from
her short nap. She felt stiff from sitting on the uncomfortable
chair and had stood to stretch her muscles. As she stretched she
had heard the woman on the bed move, and she had rushed over to
take her hand

“Mrs Green” she said softly, as
the woman’s eyes had opened slightly

“Lee” she whispered, hardly
audible “What are you doing here dear” she asked as a smile had lit
up her face

“I heard you weren’t well” she
said tenderly

“I wanted to make sure that you
got better”

The older woman had looked into
her eyes

“You are such a lovely girl,
Lee. If I had had children then I would have wanted them to be just
like you”

Lee had smiled her lips a
little tremulous

“I would have been so proud to
have a mother like you….when you get better maybe you can come and
stay with Yanis and I for a while” she said her eyes pleading with
the woman as she had looked so sadly at her

“No Lee” she said “I’m old
dear. It’s my time”

Lee had held her hand closer to
her cheek

“Please don’t say that” she
whispered, fighting the tears which welled up in her eyes

“There is plenty of life left
in you”

With a small sad laugh Mrs
Green had very gently shaken her head

“No dear…but that’s ok, I
finally get to see my Charlie again…I’ll like that” she said with a
far away look in her eye, before looking back at Lee

“I’m only glad that you met
someone. I’m so glad you found somebody you love” she said her
voice becoming so low that she had struggled to hear the last
words. Then as Lee watched her eyes had slowly closed as she fell
back into a deep sleep.

Wiping away the tears, Lee had
sat back in the chair watching her friend. She sat there the whole
of that day, as the nurses kindly brought her tea and food, much of
which she left untouched. As the day turned to night she had
watched as the activity outside the room had lessened, until the
only sound was the occasional foot steps on the corridor floor. Lee
had finally dozed, not seeing Yanis who had arrived at four in the
morning to find out how she was. He had only slept himself for a
few hours, unsettled at not having her with him.

He had watched her for several
minutes, still wearing the same clothes he had left her in, curled
up on the chair, looking so small and fragile at that moment, as
the monitors beside the older woman flashed and beeped.

Looking at the peaceful scene,
he had suddenly felt like he was intruding and with a soft sigh
left the room. As he turned to walk away the monitors had suddenly
stopped beeping, before a loud buzzing had emitted from the
machine. He could hear feet running to the room, as nurses and a
doctor had rushed past him. He could see Lee, who had woken
abruptly with the sound and was now standing in the corner of the
room, her hands over her mouth, the shock so vivid on her face, as
the doctor worked on the older woman. After what seemed an eternity
they had all moved back away from Mrs Green, and a strange calm had
once more descended on the room, as all but one of the hospital
personnel had left the room, their silence a respectful homage to
the woman on the bed.

Looking over at the young woman
standing so pale and frozen, the nurse had gently spoken to her

“Is there anybody I can call
for you Lee?”

Lee had only stood there, her
eyes staring at the woman so peaceful now on the bed, with the
wires removed from her.

“I..I..don’t know” she
stammered her mind full of a sudden need to see Yanis, with the
sudden desire for him to hold her and make everything OK again. At
that moment seeing him at the door, as she could only stare in
disbelief and confusion

“You’re here” she whispered, as
he had moved forward to pull her into his arms

“I’m here,
cara
” he
whispered against her hair “I’m here”

He could feel her shaking
against him as her eyes had once more moved over to the bed

“Let’s go home Lee” he said
softly, as his arms had moved around her shoulder, gently but
firmly leading her from the room. Lee had let him lead her away,
let him place her into his car and let him drive her back to the
house. She had said nothing, the shock still so etched on her face.
As he had led her upstairs he had hesitated before taking her into
her old room.

“I’ll get you a drink” he said
softly as she sat down on the couch before he had moved from the
room. As the door had clicked shut Lee had come round, looking
around herself with a frown. Suddenly the thought of staying in
that room alone filled her with panic. Silently she moved from it
back into his, at that moment knowing she needed to be near him,
and lifting a pillow so full of the smell of him she had pulled it
close to her, closing her eyes to let his essence engulf her. There
she stood lost and alone as she finally let the tears of loss flow
down from her eyes, as she mourned her friend.

“Lee” the masculine voice
called as he entered his room, a note of concern for her
whereabouts in his tone.

She had quickly turned from
him, the pillow falling silently to the floor, the back of her hand
moving to wipe away the tear which was trickling down her cheek,
but not before he had seen her face

“I didn’t want to be alone” she
said softly “Please don’t make me be on my own”

She could hear his footsteps
moving towards her, as he gently turned her around by the elbow so
that he could look deeply into her face. He could see the way her
lips quivered as she fought to hold back the tears, her eye lashes
clumped from tears which had already fallen. At that moment she had
never looked so beautiful to him and with a small sigh he had
pulled her hard against his chest, his arms encircling her like a
small child as the sobs broke from her and the tears fell from her
eyes.

For several minutes he held her
like that until the sobbing started to die down. As he pulled her
gently away from him to look down at her face, his expression had
been soft causing her to hold his eyes before he had moaned gently
and cupping her face with his hands pulled her head upwards so that
he could lean down to kiss her still quivering lips.

He had gently kissed along her
cheek, his tongue cleaning away the tears from her grief stricken
face as she had shivered at the sudden sensations he was releasing
in her before once again moving his mouth to gently open her lips
with his tongue which explored the softness of her mouth caressing
her tongue with such gentleness that she had moved in closer to him
as the sensations had travelled up and down her spine.

“Please don’t cry cara” he had
whispered gently against her mouth, as his kisses had become more
passionate opening up the flood gate within Lee as she had moved
her arms to encircle his neck her fingers sensually moving through
his hair causing him to groan under her touch.

She could feel his hands
pulling at her clothing as he expertly removed each layer. Her
shirt quickly following her skirt which had rustled its way down
around her feet, until she stood before him, her naked body pressed
hard against his rough clothing only adding to the electric
feelings invading her whole being. One hand had moved along the
silkiness of her whole body making her pulse with need as he pulled
her in tighter against him so that she could feel the strength of
his arousal beneath his clothes, as the other hand had moved
through the silkiness of her hair holding her head against his
mouth.

With a soft moan, he had lifted
her gently off her feet, still kissing her passionately and moving
forward to the bed laid her down onto it, pulling her up higher so
that he could lay over her.

Now his hand cupped one breast,
as she had moaned with a small gasp against his mouth, before he
had moved his mouth to suck in the other nipple, his tongue licking
it roughly as she arched her back against him with the sudden bolt
of electricity which coursed through her body to ache between her
legs. As he kissed along her breasts she had groaned an almost
animal like sound in the back of her throat as her head had moved
to the side giving him more access to her neck and ears.

“make love to me Yanis” she
begged him as she writhed below him, her arms moving around him to
gently stroke the hardness of him, as he moaned something in Greek
which she could not understand, but which was driving her wild
below him.

He could feel her fingers
tugging at his tea shirt as she suddenly felt the need to feel his
skin against hers and he pulled it from over his head in one quick
movement a small shudder moving through him as their bodies met. He
could feel her fingers now sliding inside his trouser to gently
caress the tip of him making his head spin with the need to feel
himself inside her. Pulling himself quickly from her he had removed
the rest of his clothes before once more laying between her legs,
which had opened in sweet invitation to him. As the tip of him had
entered her he had felt her tense with expectation gasping with a
need which he shared. Very slowly he had pushed the length of
himself into her driving her even wilder under him as she had
thrown her head back groaning deeply at the feel of him so deeply
within her. He had bit his lip with how wonderful she felt around
him, holding him so tightly within her very core so that he had
fought for control with the sudden desire to fill her. Rocking
gently against her he had began to thrust slowly his mouth kissing
her breast as she or he, at this point he was not able to tell
which of them was panting so loudly moved together. He was only
partially aware of her hips moving against him as with a loud cry
he had felt her come her muscles inside pulsating against him
causing him to lose the last remnant of control he possessed as he
began to thrust faster and deeper within her, keeping her on the
high she was experiencing as she cried out her back arched against
him as her fingers pulled on his back before he felt the welcome
surge course through him into her crying out with her as he felt
the sensations tearing through his body, his mind floating away as
he continued to thrust into her with the after shock of their love
making. As he collapsed heavily onto her, panting hard she had held
him close to her, her hands finding his head and pulling his mouth
down to kiss her so that he could feel the way her mouth trembled
against his.