fast, and once again she was struck by a feeling of security. It was very strange because nothing he had said to her that day should have made her feel like this, yet it didn’t alter the fact that she felt safer with him then she’d felt with anyone, even Petros.
The thought shocked her so much that she snatched her hands away. ‘I won’t make promises I might not be able to keep.’
He shook his head in despair. ‘I don’t know what else I can say to convince you.’
‘There’s nothing you can say. I need to make up my own mind.’
‘And what will you do in the meantime? Are you going to treat this as a holiday?’
‘I’m not sure.’ Katie sighed because that was something else she needed to think about. The money she had left after paying for her flight wouldn’t last long if she had to stay in a hotel. She might be able to find somewhere cheaper—a guest house or maybe a room—but even then it wouldn’t be long before her money ran out. She hadn’t given any thought to her financial position before she’d left England. She had assumed that Petros would ask her to live with him but that wasn’t going to happen now.
Pain lanced through her again. She had trusted Petros and he had let her down. Although it wouldn’t change what had happened, she needed to know why he had treated her this way. And to do that she would have to find a way to support herself so she could remain on the island.
‘I could manage a week’s holiday, but I’ll need to find a job after that. I can’t afford to stay on here if I’m not earning any money.’
‘It might not be that easy to find work.’ He shrugged when she looked at him in surprise. ‘It’s still quite early in the season and a lot of the restaurants and bars aren’t taking on extra staff yet.’
‘I’m sure I’ll find something,’ she said, wondering if this was another ploy to put her off the idea of staying on the island.
He sighed. ‘I am not making it up, Katie. I’m merely explaining the problems you could encounter.’
‘Thank you for your concern, but I’m sure I’ll find myself some sort of a job,’ she said shortly.
‘You said that you were a nurse in the emergency department—is that right?’
‘Yes. I was a senior staff nurse in Accident and Emergency. Why? Do you have a vacancy on your team?’
The question was asked very much with her tongue in her cheek. She didn’t seriously think that he would consider hiring her, even if there was a vacancy, so it was impossible to hide her surprise when he said quietly, ‘We do have a vacancy, as it happens. If your references check out then I can see no reason why I shouldn’t offer you the job.’ He smiled thinly when she gasped. ‘Please, don’t misunderstand why I’m doing this, though. I haven’t changed my mind about you staying on here. I still believe that you should go home. But we are in desperate need of staff, and if you are intent on staying here, you may as well help us out.’
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