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That question had her swivelling her head to him, and she was grateful that a flight attendant chose that exact moment to enter the cabin, offering drinks.
‘Just water,’ Hannah murmured.
‘Coffee.’ He focussed on Hannah. ‘Are you hungry?’
She was. ‘A little.’
‘And some dinner.’
‘Yes, sir.’
The attendant left, and Hannah thought—for a moment—Leonidas might have forgotten the question he’d posed. But of course he hadn’t. This man probably never forgot a thing. ‘Your fiancé?’
‘Right.’ She was surprised at how well she’d kept her voice neutral.
‘He cheated on me.’ She shrugged as though it didn’t matter. ‘It kind of killed my interest in marrying him.’
‘I can imagine it would.’ He was watching her as though she were a puzzle he could put back together if only he had enough time. ‘You hadn’t slept with him. His idea, or yours?’
‘His.’
His expression showed surprise. ‘Why?’
The flight attendant reappeared with drinks, placing them down on the armrest table each had in their seat and leaving again.
‘Romance.’
Leonidas lifted a brow. ‘You think sex isn’t romantic?’
Heat exploded through her body and she clamped her knees close together to stop them from shaking. Sex with Leonidas had gone beyond romance. It had been passion and fire, everything she could imagine wanting from a lover.
‘I wouldn’t know.’ She dipped her eyes lower, studying the carpet on the floor of the aeroplane as though it were a fascinating work of art.
‘So how come you were a virgin?’ he pushed.
Hannah lifted her gaze, forcing herself to meet his curious eyes. ‘We decided we’d wait.’
‘There was no one before him?’
She bit down on her lip, shaking her head from side to side. ‘Is that so unusual?’
His expression showed cynicism and disbelief. ‘In my experience, yes.’
She laughed then, shaking her head a little. ‘Stop looking at me like that.’
‘Like what?’
‘As though I’m some kind of... I don’t know. As though I’m an alien.’
‘Your inexperience is rare, that’s all,’ he corrected. ‘Particularly given the fact you were engaged.’
‘Angus and I...’ She swallowed, the bitterness impossible to completely suppress. ‘We were friends for a long time. The dating thing came out of nowhere and I guess our relationship didn’t completely transition. Sex wasn’t a drawcard for me. I guess it wasn’t for him, either.’
‘You did not desire him?’
Ridiculously, Hannah felt a buzz of disloyalty at admitting as much. ‘Not really. We weren’t about that.’
‘What were you “about”?’
