Adonis in Athens - Page 51

“I’ve booked a seat on your flight,” Apollo said as they lay in bed that night.

“What?” She turned onto her side, staring at him. “I’m leaving in two days—you can’t possibly pack up your life in such a short time!”

He smiled. “I’ll have to come back to do that, but for now, I thought I’d come home with you, meet your family, start putting out feelers for jobs. Once it’s set I can come back and handle all of this.”

“Apollo?” She rested her chin on his chest and let her eyes find his in the moonlit room.

“Yeah, babe?”

“I’m worried… I don’t think you’re going to be happy working for someone else. You’re used to being the boss.”

He smiled. “The thing that makes this different is that I’m not starving or in desperate need of work—I can quit if it’s not working out. I can always come home. And the same goes for you. If you wind up getting a job you hate, you can quit and either find something else or you can stay home. I don’t plan to take a job that doesn’t pay enough to support us.”

She nestled against him. “You make everything sound so easy.”

“It won’t be easy, but we’ve decided it will be worth the struggle.” He paused. “Right?”

She nodded against his warm chest. “Oh yeah. It just seems like it was all about convincing me to move here and then suddenly you switched gears. I know what happened with your dad upset you, but I think you’re going to wake up in six months and want to come home.”

“In six months, maybe you’ll be ready to give Greece a try.”

She lifted her head to meet his gaze. “I think it’ll make a big difference once you meet my family and friends.”

“What about Tom?” he asked dryly.

She giggled. “You want to meet Tom? It’ll be a pretty boring event.”

He snickered. “I don’t want to, but I think it’d be a good lesson for him—understanding that you can be a responsible adult, be in love and still have adventures.”

She laughed, nestling even closer against him. “And that’s why I love you.”

“It’s going to work out, koukla mou. Trust me. I’m not letting you go again.”

“You’d better not.”

Paige woke up alone the next morning and stretched lazily. Apollo had gone to the office early to get his father up to speed on any deals that hadn’t been solidified or were in the early stages. His friend Mick was arriving today, so he also wanted to make sure he was done relatively early so they could go to dinner after Mick got settled at the house. Apollo had offered to put Mick up at a hotel, but Paige had said that was ridiculous and she didn’t need the spare room just for her clothes and makeup. Besides, he would only be there two days before heading to Santorini, which would be right around the same time she and Apollo left for Las Vegas. Apollo wouldn’t have a lot of time with his friend and Paige could sense how close they were.

It was still early, but she wanted to get to Apollo’s office so she could use the computers there. His personal computer was good, but the ones at the office were faster and she needed to send artwork to a client for an ad and the file was too big to send from here. She showered and did her hair, putting on minimal makeup since it was so hot outside. It was only June and it was almost as hot as Vegas, but with a sea breeze, she found she didn’t mind the heat. She pulled on a pair of shorts and a sleeveless top, grabbing her phone off the nightstand. She was about to drop the phone in her purse when she noticed she’d gotten several texts. She opened them and was surprised to see Tom’s name pop up over and over.

Are you there?

I need to talk to you. It’s about Raegan.

Raegan’s been in a car accident—where are you?

I don’t know if you have internet but I’m also going to email you. Your phone isn’t working and you’re not answering texts. It’s bad, Paige. I need you to call me ASAP.

With her heart pounding in her chest, Paige ran downstairs to get on the landline in Apollo’s office. She called Tom with her heart in her throat, pacing as she waited for him to answer.

“It’s about time!” he growled as an answer.

“What happened?” she demanded, ignoring his outburst.

“They think she fell asleep at the wheel,” he said, his voice quieter. “She’s in surgery now. We won’t know anything else until she gets out.”

“Oh, my God.” She took a deep breath. “I’ll get on the first flight I can find.”

“I can buy you a new ticket—”