Eros by Helen Harper

Author:Helen Harper [Harper, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781495927416
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Goodreads: 20564133
Publisher: Helen Harper
Published: 2014-02-16T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Coop’s phone buzzed annoyingly. He ignored it and pulled Skye’s sleeping frame closer to his, hooking one leg round hers as if to hold her in place and prevent her from ever leaving. She murmured something and reached behind her, her hand seeking the warmth of his skin.

The phone buzzed again. Skye shifted slightly, the sound finally penetrating her sleep, and her eyes fluttered open.

‘Your phone,’ she muttered.

Coop propped himself up on one elbow and gazed down at her. ‘I can’t hear anything,’ he said softly.

The corners of her mouth curved upwards. ‘Nothing?’ she teased.

‘Not a thing,’ he asserted, pressing his lips against her temple. ‘Other than my heart, which is probably thudding loudly enough to wake the dead. It must be the excitement of waking up next to you.’

Skye turned towards him, wishing she could see his face and look into his eyes to read the expression there.

‘I’m pretty excited too,’ she whispered.

Coop trailed one finger down the curve of her waist and she shivered. Then the phone buzzed yet again.

‘You should probably get it,’ Skye said.

‘I should probably throw the damn thing into the pool,’ he grumbled, reaching over her to scoop it up from the bedside table and answer it.

‘Love God speaking,’ he purred into the receiver while lazily caressing Skye’s bottom lip with his thumb.

‘Where in the hell have you been?’

‘Hello, Mother.’

Skye abruptly sat up and pulled away from him, her eyes wide.

‘I simply do not have time for your flippant, devil-may-care attitude. Why didn’t you answer your phone before now?’

‘I was busy. You should be happy, mother,’ he said, keeping a careful watch on Skye. ‘I’ve done what you thought I never would.’

‘And what’s that exactly?’ Aphrodite snapped.

‘Fallen in love.’ The tone of Coop’s voice was soft but, nonetheless, Skye’s entire body tensed and her mouth dropped open.

There was a moment of engulfing silence. Coop reached out and squeezed Skye’s hand, barely registering the fact his mother was no longer speaking. His concern was the woman in his bed.

It wasn’t long, however, before Aphrodite found her voice. ‘Interesting,’ she said, in a tone which conveyed entirely the opposite. ‘And would this be the reason why I’ve just discovered you missed a target yesterday?’

Coop frowned. How in the hell did she manage to find these things out? He shrugged. ‘I suppose so,’ he answered eventually. ‘It wasn’t a problem though. I corrected it immediately. Besides,’ he chided, ‘you should be happy for me. I’ve finally discovered the meaning of love. True love. It turns out it does exist, after all.’

Aphrodite failed to notice the sincerity in her son’s voice. ‘I have had enough of your cynicism and antipathy towards everything our family stands for,’ she said. ‘You have an hour to present yourself at Olympus.’

Coop opened his mouth to retort, but she had already hung up. He sighed heavily.

‘What’s wrong?’ Skye asked anxiously.

‘It’s my mother,’ he answered. ‘She insists I show my face at Olympus within the next sixty minutes. Frankly, I’m tired of being at her beck and call.

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