DESTINED TO REMEET

CHAPTER-11

"Well, well, Miss Holling!"

He kept his hold on me, and it was hard to believe that just for a second or so he was more startled than me.
I got the stunning impression of an overwhelming masculine presence almost nude and it brought a shivering and uncontrollable response from my senses. He was looking so devastatingly sexy. Those lips few inches away were making my throat dry.

Then the devil in him spoke, "What the hell are you doing in my cabin?"

He stood up and released me to take the towel from the bed and put it across his broad shoulders.
"Have you no respect at all for the privacy of others?"

Up to this time I had gained control and stood up to defend myself.
"I am sorry. I did not know you were in the cabin. I thought it to be empty as others."

I turned to go then I turn back and said, "Well can I give you a little advice," not waiting for his confirmation, I went on,"you must put bolt on your door if you are so worried about your privacy being invaded." And turned to go out.

He came in between me and the door of the cabin.
"I think you need advice more than me you little witch, before entering try to use your little fingers on the door."

"I might have used them, if I knew you were here. On the contrary, I would never have turned this way if I had known your presence in this cabin." I said fumingly.

"Come on, don't tell me you had no idea that I am in one of the cabin when I wasn't present on the deck. What else does it imply?" he butted in.

"It does imply one more thing that you might not have come." My voice raised.
"Now there you go again." There was satirical look on his face.
"No one else knows how to manage this yacht. I am the skipper of Monalisa senorita." 

Taking a pause he added, "Any how, you are looking beautiful. Those kissable lips, sweet smile and this adorable face of yours always gives me a feeling of having met you before." His eyes never leaving my face.

Avoiding his gaze I said,"Thank you, maybe you are mistaking me with someone else." I dreaded if I stay more the fear will show on my face. "Please let me pass. I am feeling suffocated here." He simply stood aside.

I turned and fled away from that room quickly. I moved fast towards the door and exploded out of the gallery with a flushed face. "Thank God there was no one to look at me. "I leaned on the railing and try to cool my flushed face. It took me 10 minutes to relax my mind. My heart was still pounding hard. This was getting dangerous.

I ascended the staircase and came on the open deck.

"Where have you been? I was looking around the yacht and I thought maybe, the beauty of the sea, has enchanted you so much that you felt like feeling it and might have dived in." Robert exclaimed.

Then watching my face, "Rachel what's wrong? you look as if you have really seen a ghost." Robert inquired.

"Don't be ridiculous. I was just looking around since you were busy I had looked in the cabins also. They were so well dezined cabins." trying to show little excitement in my voice. "It's just that I felt little air tight down there and rushed up for air." I could not tell him the truth. He accepted it and smiled sweetly.

"Must be sea travel. So what's next  dance, swimming or food, choose one fast" he asked excitedly.

"Food definitely" I said.

And we moved towards the buffet table on the far end of the deck. We both had our plates full and sat with few more people who were enjoying food already. It was a wonderful atmosphere.