Page 19 of More Than Just Friends

Bloody hell, he was strong.

Not surprised given the size of his muscular arms. Adonis looked like he spent the whole day in the gym.

I wasn’t judging. Clearly, he enjoyed it, but I preferred more natural-looking muscles. Like the kind of physique that Noah had.

Wait, why was I even thinking about Noah again?

‘Thank you.’ I stood up, then smiled before doing a quick scan of the restaurant to see where Noah was sitting.

He was on the opposite end of the terrace and as I caught sight of him, he was grinning at his date, then started laughing.

Looked like that was going well.

I was happy for him. Of course I was. Dating hadn’t been easy for him either so it was good that he’d been matched with someone he had a connection with, and I’m sure he wasn’t mad about the fact that she looked like a supermodel either.

‘What are your plans for the rest of the evening?’ Adonis placed his hand on the small of my back.

I flinched again at the contact, then told myself it was fine. Some people were naturally tactile and Adonis was clearly one of them. It wasn’t like he’d put his hand on my bum or anything too intimate.

‘I hadn’t really thought that far ahead,’ I replied as we stepped away from the terrace and towards a pathway. The resort looked stunning under the glow of candlelight and the stars.

‘Perhaps you would like to join me in my room for a drink?’ He smiled.

Blimey. He didn’t hang about. Talk about diving right in there.

‘Er, I… I don’t think that’s a good idea. I’d prefer to get to know you better.’

‘Alicia, I spent the whole night telling you everything you need to know about me. But if you have any other questions, I would be happy to answer them for you.’

‘Um, not off the top of my head,’ I said racking my brain.

‘You are the most beautiful woman on the island. It is not every day that a humble man like me gets the opportunity to share his bed with such a goddess, so please forgive me if I am too forward. Of course I understand if you prefer to wait. That is not a problem. But I would never forgive myself if I did not at least try to continue one of the most enjoyable evenings of my life with you.’

Wow. One of the most enjoyable evenings of his life?

What a compliment.

I blinked several times.

I looked him straight in the eye and to my surprise, Adonis actually seemed genuine. Wasn’t it sad that I’d gotten so used to men treating me like shit that when a guy was actually nice to me for a change, I almost didn’t believe him?

But Adonis seemed like the real deal.

The fact that he was so understanding about me wanting to wait rather than having sex on the first night proved it.

What a breath of fresh air. He may have been a bit domineering with the whole ordering for me and stuff, but clearly he meant well. He was just trying to introduce me to some authentic Greek food and wine. The bottom line was that he’d been attentive, showered me with compliments and now he wasn’t pushing me to sleep with him. Adonis was worlds apart from the dickheads I dated in London.

Sammie was right. It was a great idea to sign up for this experiment.

I’d dreamt of being set up with a good-looking Greek god. Check.

I’d asked for someone attentive and nice. Check.

I wanted someone who respected me. Triple check.

This was brilliant!

It was only my first day here and it was already going well.