Episode 14: Oh, dear heaven

The raw tension churning up the atmosphere turned her stomach over. Complete bewilderment assailed her, followed by a sudden stark flood of intense embarrassment. As Stella rose jerkily upright, looking everywhere but at Dior Harlequin, the female flight attendant appeared.

 

 

Stella was shown in a sleeping compartment. She sank on the edge of the surprisingly large bed, powerfully disconcerted by the lingering ache in her swollen breasts and the still urgent tautness of her nipples. Never before had a man simply looked at Stella and made her feel a pang of hunger so powerful it hurt. But Dior Harlequin had.

 

 

Stella was shattered by that discovery, and ashamed of a physical reaction she had been quite unable to control. Had he realized what was happening to her? Had he recognized the effect he was having on her? She shut her eyes tight. She was appalled by the suspicion that Dior had not only recognized her helpless sexual response to him but banished her from his sight because of it.

 

 

A couple of hours later, a quiet but insistent voice roused Stella from her uneasy doze. ' Caroline ...?' Stella came up slowly on one elbow. The flight attendant was hovering with a tray and a look of uncertainty. Stella reached up with a grateful smile to accept the food finally being offered to her.

 

 

 

 

"Thanks...yes?' 'We... well, the cabin staff wondered if perhaps you would like to wake Harlequin,' she confided tautly. 'We'll be landing in fifty minutes, and naturally, we're all anxious not to intrude any more than we have to—' 'Intrude?' Stella queried, all at sea and wondering why on earth such a strange request should be made of her.

Was Dior a grizzly bear when he was woken up? Had she qualified for the short straw? Did she look like cannon fodder? The other woman sighed.

 

 

Someone has to wake Harlequin up now so that he can dress for the funeral.' 'The funeral...' Stella echoed, her voice just fading out altogether. 'I'm afraid this flight is very late, Caroline. The delay back in London and the further delay in landing means that you'll have to travel to the funeral directors.

 

 

I hope you won't think I'm being too personal, but we all think it's wonderful that Harlequin has brought someone with him for support,' she shared and slipped out again. Fully awakened now by sheer horror, Stella stared into space.

 

 

Oh, dear heaven, Dior Harlequin was flying out to Greece to attend a funeral! That was why he had bought her all that black clothing! And the cabin staff had decided that she had to be somebody important in Dior's life because she was accompanying him.

 

 

She remembered him saying that he hadn't wanted company on this particular trip, and groaned out loud at the memory while wondering whose funeral it was. Somebody close.

 

 

A relative? A dear friend? After hurriedly choking down the breakfast on the tray, Stella got up and rushed into the compact bathroom.

 

 

She would have loved to take advantage of the shower but there wasn't time. She took out the black suit and put it on. Her appearance in that suit astonished her. The light jacket fits like a glove, nipping in at her tiny waist, hugging her slim shoulders, the deep vee-neck molding her full breasts.

 

 

The narrow skirt outlined the all-female curve of her hips and then tightened to outline her slender thighs. She looked sensational, she registered in amazement. Then, reddening at a vanity that seemed inappropriate, she turned from the mirror, irritated with herself for being so superficial.

 

 

Returning to the cabin, she saw Dior's impossibly long and powerful length sprawled at a most uncomfortable angle across one of the fancy leather seats. Her now tenderized and conscience-stricken heart smote her.

 

 

Shorn of his formal jacket and tie, his silk shirt open at his strong brown throat and his jawline darkly shadowed by stubble, he looked so much younger and less intimidating. He also looked exhausted, and if it hadn't been for her presence he would naturally have enjoyed the comfort of his bed. Stella tensed even more.

 

 

To think the cabin staff had been nervous about intruding on his grief! She had done nothing but intrude! Recalling every upset combative word she had slung at the airport, Stella cringed with guilt and shame.

 

 

So the poor guy had been in a rough mood. In the circumstances, that was hardly a surprise, and his preoccupation had been equally understandable. With a gentle hand on his shoulder, she shook him awake.

 

 

His incredibly long lashes lifted off his flushed cheekbones, and with a soft sigh, he lifted his tousled head to check his watch. With a stifled expletive, he then plunged forcefully upright and headed for the sleeping compartment. ' Harlequin...?'

 

 

He stilled, but he didn't turn round. 'I didn't know you were attending a funeral,' Stella said awkwardly. 'I wish somebody had mentioned it.' He swung back, frowning at her in genuine surprise. 'Don't you read newspapers?' 'I don't get time to read them.'

 

 

It's my father's funeral,' he responded curtly and strode away. Stella slowly breathed in deep, but it didn't make her feel any better. His father! What could be worse? Of course, he hadn't wanted to be lumbered with a total stranger over the next couple of days.

Episodes
1 Episode 1: He's getting a witch
2 Episode 2: Murmuring with satisfaction
3 Episode 4: Get off that phone now
4 Episode 5: I'm afraid I can't trust your word
5 Episode 6: Free will
6 Episode 7: I have no desire for a company
7 Episode 8: That wasn't his only problem
8 Episode 9: Put them on
9 Episode 10: An adventure
10 Episode 11: You have betrayed my trust
11 Episode 12: You're a very convincing liar
12 Episode 13: Passion and Sensuality
13 Episode 14: Oh, dear heaven
14 Episode 15: 'Who's the woman
15 Episode 16: I don't like to be boss around
16 Episode 17: He's got a taste
17 Episode 18: Calling me a babe
18 Episode 19: I hate this
19 Episode 20: What on earth was the matter with her
20 Episode 21: Quite extraordinary
21 Episode 22: Did you have a happy childhood
22 Episode 23: Don't you realize that
23 Episode 24: My turn
24 Episode 25: So sweet
25 Episode 26: She couldn't believe
26 Episode 27: Can't talk now
27 Episode 28: It didn't seem to bother him
28 Episode 29: What's wrong
29 Episode 30:
30 Episode 31: Is Grace still employed?
31 Episode 32: I’m going in tonight
32 Episode 33: It's not Okay
33 Episode 34: Who the heck do you think you are to say that to me?
34 Episode 35: I'm not backing off
35 Episode 36: You belong with me
36 Episode 37: You're not supposed to know me!
37 Episode 38: Stop running away
38 Episode 39: I made it my business to know
39 Episode 40: I think I might be pregnant
40 Episode 41: Can I go out on the balcony
41 Episode 42: Trust me
42 Episode 43: I don't want to be your mistress
43 Episode 44: I don't care who I see
44 Episode 45: We're going to be parents
45 Episode 46: What's wrong with tonight?
46 Episode 47: I don't want your money
47 Episode 48: You do deserve her
48 Episode 49: I wouldn't have you as a gift
49 Episode 50: A little amusement
50 Episode 51: One month's notice
51 Episode 52: I saw you kissing him
52 Episode 53: Do...do you love her?
53 Episode 54: Do you love her (2)
54 Episode 55: I make a very bitter enemy
55 Episode 56: You look just gorgeous
56 Episode 57: I wish he'd met you
57 Episode 58: What's wrong?
58 Episode 59: I promise you
59 Episode 60: To make you welcome
60 Episode 61: You are so perfect
61 Episode 62: It's our wedding night
62 Episode 63: She hadn't liked that
63 Episode 64: Then what?
64 Episode 65: Lack of discretion?
65 Episode 66: What do you expect?
66 Episode 67: Don't be slow
67 Episode 68: Would I do that?
68 Episode 69: Rational
69 Episode 70: I don't want you anymore!
70 Episode 71: No! No way was it wrong!
71 Episode 72: What on earth are we doing here?
72 Episode 73: She's a nice person
73 Episode 74: I adore you
74 Episode 75: That's what I'm here for
Episodes

Updated 74 Episodes

1
Episode 1: He's getting a witch
2
Episode 2: Murmuring with satisfaction
3
Episode 4: Get off that phone now
4
Episode 5: I'm afraid I can't trust your word
5
Episode 6: Free will
6
Episode 7: I have no desire for a company
7
Episode 8: That wasn't his only problem
8
Episode 9: Put them on
9
Episode 10: An adventure
10
Episode 11: You have betrayed my trust
11
Episode 12: You're a very convincing liar
12
Episode 13: Passion and Sensuality
13
Episode 14: Oh, dear heaven
14
Episode 15: 'Who's the woman
15
Episode 16: I don't like to be boss around
16
Episode 17: He's got a taste
17
Episode 18: Calling me a babe
18
Episode 19: I hate this
19
Episode 20: What on earth was the matter with her
20
Episode 21: Quite extraordinary
21
Episode 22: Did you have a happy childhood
22
Episode 23: Don't you realize that
23
Episode 24: My turn
24
Episode 25: So sweet
25
Episode 26: She couldn't believe
26
Episode 27: Can't talk now
27
Episode 28: It didn't seem to bother him
28
Episode 29: What's wrong
29
Episode 30:
30
Episode 31: Is Grace still employed?
31
Episode 32: I’m going in tonight
32
Episode 33: It's not Okay
33
Episode 34: Who the heck do you think you are to say that to me?
34
Episode 35: I'm not backing off
35
Episode 36: You belong with me
36
Episode 37: You're not supposed to know me!
37
Episode 38: Stop running away
38
Episode 39: I made it my business to know
39
Episode 40: I think I might be pregnant
40
Episode 41: Can I go out on the balcony
41
Episode 42: Trust me
42
Episode 43: I don't want to be your mistress
43
Episode 44: I don't care who I see
44
Episode 45: We're going to be parents
45
Episode 46: What's wrong with tonight?
46
Episode 47: I don't want your money
47
Episode 48: You do deserve her
48
Episode 49: I wouldn't have you as a gift
49
Episode 50: A little amusement
50
Episode 51: One month's notice
51
Episode 52: I saw you kissing him
52
Episode 53: Do...do you love her?
53
Episode 54: Do you love her (2)
54
Episode 55: I make a very bitter enemy
55
Episode 56: You look just gorgeous
56
Episode 57: I wish he'd met you
57
Episode 58: What's wrong?
58
Episode 59: I promise you
59
Episode 60: To make you welcome
60
Episode 61: You are so perfect
61
Episode 62: It's our wedding night
62
Episode 63: She hadn't liked that
63
Episode 64: Then what?
64
Episode 65: Lack of discretion?
65
Episode 66: What do you expect?
66
Episode 67: Don't be slow
67
Episode 68: Would I do that?
68
Episode 69: Rational
69
Episode 70: I don't want you anymore!
70
Episode 71: No! No way was it wrong!
71
Episode 72: What on earth are we doing here?
72
Episode 73: She's a nice person
73
Episode 74: I adore you
74
Episode 75: That's what I'm here for

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