A Greek Odyssey - Jason Fic

CHAPTER 9

'Not so fast mate!' Calum called out, standing up too and looking over in Lexi's direction. 'I saw her first! Besides, the last thing you need is a woman in your life, you're so busy!' before Jason could act, Calum was over to Lexi like a dog on heat.

'Err hi, you enjoying the view?' heasked, interrupting her thoughts and kicking himself at the same time for such a naff chat up line.

'Pardon?' Lexi jumped, she'd been so lost in her own little world she didn't hear him walk up to her.

'I said, enjoying the view?'he asked again, grinning away at her like a Cheshire cat.

'Yes thanks,' Lexi replied and turned away from him. She really couldn't be bothered with some random bloke, who looked slightly worse for wear. Besides, he really wasn't her type. He had strawberry blonde hair, blue eyes with blonde, almost white eyelashes and was the colour of milk.

Calum wasn't going to let it drop at that. He tried to ignore the sniggers from Ben and Josh on the table nearby, who were enjoying watching him crash and burn so publicly. Jason didn't join in, he was extremely pissed off and trying to work out a way he could try and remove Calum without being too obvious and talk to her. Calum tried once again to engage her in conversation. 'So, have you been here long then?'

'I got here yesterday,' she replied, her tone short, not even bothering to look at him, hoping that he would take the hint. She had sworn before she went on holiday that she was having nothing more to do with a man for quite a while and she intended to do her best to keep that promise to herself if she could.

Calum stood there for a couple of minutes looking at her back which was swivelled away from him, not knowing quite what to do. He really didn't want to go back to the table as he knew Josh and Ben would take the piss, but eventually he didn't have much choice as she was making it obvious she wasn't interested.

Calum stalked back to the table and sat down, crossing his arms in a temper. 'She's a right snotty bitch, either that or she's frigid!' he said to Ben and Josh, who were enjoying themselves immensely at his discomfort.

'Calum, that's really harsh mate!' said Jason. 'She's probably got her reasons that she doesn't want to talk to you. More than likely because she doesn't fancy you! You were hardly subtle over there were you?'

Calum shrugged. 'Her loss!' He wasn't used to girls making it quite so obvious that they didn't fancy him.

Jason was toying with the idea of what to do next - he really didn't want to humiliate himself in public if she treated him the same way as she'd treated Calum. He looked over at Lexi who was just getting up from the wall and picking up her empty wine glass and thought to himself how pretty she was. As she passed their table she looked right at Jason and he smiled at her. She looked surprised and gave a small smile and headed back to the table where her parents were still sitting.

'What was that all about with that lad, Lexi?' Her mum asked her, arching an eyebrow whilst Lexi stood at the end of the table getting her things together.

'He'd had one too many I think mum and thought he'd hit upon me.'

'I take it you didn't fancy him then?' Anna laughed, knowing full well that he was the complete opposite to the type of bloke Lexi liked.

'God, no mum! He looks anaemic for a start!' Lexi replied shaking her head.

Anna glanced across at the lads table and said; 'What about the tall dark haired one then? He's a bit of alright isn't he?' sheasked, nodding a head in Jason's direction as he got up from the table and headed for the bar. She had no clue that Jason was one of the most famous and so called eligible men in the UK.

Lexi glanced across again at the table. 'I suppose so mum, but you know I'm off men for the time being. I really can't handle another relationship at the moment. Besides, if his mate's anything to go by he'll be a complete dick-head too!' she then leant forward towards her dad and gave him a peck on the cheek and did the same to her mum. 'I'm going to bed, I'm really tired. See you in the morning. Ok?'

Her parents nodded good night to her and she wandered back through the gardens to their apartment. The air was heady with the smell of the flowers and the crickets were chirruping away for all they were worth. She took a deep sniff and inhaled the air and smiled to herself at the thought of Calum trying to hit on her - he certainly hadn't expected the reaction she'd given him. She got the feeling he thought he was a bit of a babe-magnet.

Anna finished her glass of white wine and looked at at Joe 'Do you want one more before bed?'

'Yeah, that would be nice.' He replied, smiling at her in answer. 'I'll have a Metaxa 5* and a coffee actually.'

She headed off to the little bar at the side of the restaurant to get their drinks. Jason was standing at the bar, waiting for his drinks and as there was a gap next to him she squeezed in next to him and he moved sideways slightly to give her more room and gave her a dazzling smile. She smiled back at him, thinking he was even more gorgeous close up and that even Lexi surely wouldn't be immune to a smile like that.

'Have you got enough room to get to the bar?' he asked politely, looking down at her.

'Yes thanks,' she replied, giving the barman the order of two coffess and a brandy for Joe. 'Have you had a nice meal?' she asked him.

'Yes, it was really good. I think we'll come back again,' he said, as he handed over the money for their drinks to the barman and then he turned to look Anna full on. 'Is that dark haired girl your daughter?'

'Yes she is. Why?' Anna asked, surprised at such a direct question.

'It's just you look quite similar,' he remarked with another winning smile, then laughed as he thought about Calum's livid face. 'It's the first time I've seen Calum lost for words.'

'I don't think she's in the mood for being chatted up like that.' Anna said. She wasn't about to go into the reasons with a complete stranger, but she felt that maybe Lexi had been a bit rude judging by the expression she'd glimpsed on Calum's face.

Jason was curious as to why Lexi had been "off" with Calum, but didn't feel it was his place to ask the reason why. They chatted for a few more minutes and the barman then came over and handed them a flyer. Anna turned it over and saw that it was advertising an event they would be holding at the restaurant the hotel also owned down on the seafront in two nights time. It was a night where they would make traditional Greek specialities for people to try and there would be a live band to celebrate a Feast Day for the village's patron saint.

Anna knew that Joe, Lexi and James would be up for it, so she said to put their names down. Jason knew this might be the chance he was looking for to try to talk to Lexi again so he quickly signed his name below Anna's as well as Ben's, Calum's and Josh's. Jason then bid his goodbye to Anna saying he might see her in a couple of days and disappeared off with the drinks for them all.

Anna watched his retreating back as he disappeared out of the bar and thought he seemed a really nice bloke. Certainly not the "dickhead" that Lexi had said she thought he'd be like. She really hoped that Lexi would get over this idea that all men were off limits and maybe give one a chance soon to get under her skin and treat her the way she deserved.

The barman brought her the coffees and brandy over and she paid him, then headed off outside to Joe who was waiting at the table for her. 'Come on, drink it quickly!' she said, setting the drinks down in front of him. 'I have plans for you tonight and they involve me, you and a tub of chocolate body paint!'

Joe smirked and couldn't down his drink quickly enough.