His comment about not having romantic movies made her chuckle,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">"Not all girls watch sappy romances you know",</span>she winked at him, although it was true, Eliza secretly loved watching romance films and reading trashy romance novels but she would never admit it to anyone, so a comedy or action film was her usual go-to in company.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">"Do you have any of the classics, like fight club?",</span>she asked him,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">"Actually maybe a comedy would be a better idea this evening, what do you think?"</span>, she didn't plan on going to sleep after eating so they would need some form of entertainment.<br/><br/>Eliza could see the physical signs beginning to show, signs she recognised from someone she had once known, she needed to find a way of distracting him, Eliza took a deep breath, "Mark, before dinner, I usually take a stroll, build up an appetite, would you like to show me around", she smiled at him,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">"Without pushing me into the water"</span>, she giggled, knowing she was probably testing his patience, and he probably would relish the opportunity to shove her overboard. She leaned forward playfully pouting at him, "<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">Come on the walk will do us both good"</span>, she wouldn't come out and tell him it would distract him but she knew it was implied.<br/><br/>Eliza pouted again,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff"> "Did I just get a hint of a smile there..."</span>, she stopped and smiled back, she had to admit with a smile he was quite attractive, she blushed a little and turned around to look out to sea,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">"Come on, lets walk"</span>, she climbed off the house boat, leaving her bag inside, and walked onto the dock. Looking around she noticed Mark hadn't followed, and she took a deep breath, and walked back....<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">"Did you just want to watch my ass walk away?"</span>, she asked him with a smile and sat back down. There was a couple of men in the distance, "<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">What are your neighbours like?"</span>, she asked him. If he refused to move, she would have to distract him with conversation. She listened to him intently as he spoke.<br/><br/>Being in this situation was hard work, but Eliza enjoyed a challenge, part of this situation reminded her of the past, but then she couldn't help daydream about the future, if she got this job, what it would mean. She would have the ear of the top guy, not that she didn't already, but she would also have the upper hand on articles, her choice. Her mobile phone beeped, and she nodded her head towards inside, and went to grab her phone, she had a reply,<i>"<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ffcc">Mark Windham!!! :O I will be there at 9am, text the address"</span></i>, she tried not to smile, and typed his address and that she owed him one. In truth, she knew he was probably a fan, most men were, and it also meant that Eliza could tap some strings. She wasted no time and text the personal shopper she knew,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#cc99ff"><i>"New story I'm working on, needs a wardrobe of clothes. Ex sports hero:Mark Windham - google him, I will be over this week</i>"</span>, she hit send.<br/><br/>She walked back out to the deck and noticed the shaking was worsening, she knew one thing that often helped in the past with him, she walked behind Mark and whispered in his ear,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">"Trust me",</span>placing her hands lightly on his shoulders, she began massaging his neck and shoulders, trying to calm him,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">"Close your eyes",</span>she told him, "<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">Just focus on breathing in and out"</span>, she massaged his shoulders, neck, moving to his temple and head, and back down to his neck and shoulders, she didn't speak simple worked the aching and tight muscles trying to relax him, it must have been thirty minutes before she pulled away.  The effects of massaging Mark for so long was calming to Eliza as well, and she seemed to soften for a while.<br/><br/>She took a seat back next to him, letting him open his eyes in his own time, she knew it had probably been a long time since someone had touched him for so long, and she certainly hadn't been that intimate with anyone in a long time, she looked over to him after some time,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff"> "Feel calmer?", </span>she asked him with a smile. The evening was finally drawing in, and she turned towards Mark,<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">"Shall I start dinner, would you care to cook with me?"</span>, she asked him politely, she was happy to cook but she figured he may enjoy it too.