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wouldn’t? You’re gorgeous.”
    “Thanks, Holly.” She smiled.
    From a distance I could see that one of the dinner ladies serving drinks had left to go and get some food and drinks. Now I could see the cluster of girls Rachael had talked about.
    “Is that where the guy you mentioned is?”
    “Yes.” Rachel grinned.
    Henry turned around and had his back to me, shielding the view.
    “That must be my room-mate,” he told Rachael. “I knew he would have this affect on the girls. He’s a nice looking guy.”
    “Not as nice as you, Henry,” I said rubbing his shoulder.
    “Come on, Rach. Let me introduce you.”
    Henry and Rachael walked away, leaving me on my own. I watched them go and thought how thoughtful Henry was. This confirmed one of the reasons I was still going out with him, he was so nice and would never break my heart. Henry was as good a guy as I was ever going to meet and I genuinely believed that.
    I smiled to myself as I thought about good old Henry and turned around to talk to Jess, Em, David and Hugh who were all gathered beside me. They all began to talk about their holidays and I listened to each one of them as they took their turn.
    “And this is my girlfriend, Holly,” Henry said tapping me on the shoulder. “Holly I want you to meet my room-mate.”
    I smiled turning around to greet Henry’s room-mate, and suddenly everything slowed down, the noise around me quietened, my eyes grew wider, my pupils dilated. What the hell was going on? It felt as if we somehow, somewhere in time had known each other. It was the strangest, peculiar, yet most wonderful feeling I had ever felt. The person in front of me, standing so tall, so strong and unbelievably handsome; with his grey/blue eyes, dark thick almost black hair and perfect kissable lips, was like some kind of God. He had a presence about him, like he could command people’s attention, a leader. I gulped and thought I was going to faint, I fell forward, and he caught me.
    “Are you all right?” he asked concerned. I opened my eyes to the sweetness of his voice and for some reason, in that brief moment, I wanted him to stay. I looked around as both Rachael and Henry peered down at me concerned. I had forgotten for a moment that they were there, but as soon as I saw their concern I almost felt embarrassed that they had seen me fall forward like that.
    “Holly,” Henry said, stroking my long dark hair off my face. “This is Leo, my room-mate.” He looked at Leo as if to say ‘hand her over’, as I was still in his arms.
    Leo gently passed me over to Henry. “Nice to meet you Holly.” He smiled, his beautiful eyes were happy. The way he spoke perfectly, masculine, so deep and strong sent shivers down my spine.
    “And you,” I said trying to understand what was happening.
    Leo turned on his heals and began to walk away.
    Henry held me in his arms and rubbed my back, concerned that I might be unwell. I placed my head neatly between his chest and his upper arm, so I could still see the person I had a need to know more about. Leo turned and glanced back at me, his dark piercing eyes held my gaze, giving me a message, telling me he had felt the pull too.

C hapter Eight
     
    I didn’t sleep well that night, thinking intently about my meeting with Leo. It had hit me like lightening and made me feel out of sorts, but not in a bad way. I lay in my bed with my brow fully creased in deep concentration as I tried to make sense of my emotions. Seeing him tonight for the first time was like seeing sunshine on a rainy day; an unexpected wonder. Something about him felt so right, so complete. It reminded me that perhaps on Earth I could meet someone that would make my stomach flutter, someone I wanted to be with all the time.
    I had always been told I would feel special with my chosen one, but I hadn’t felt that way for Marcus, at all. I was confused by everything that had happened this evening but couldn’t help wanting to know more about this