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Khizar squeezed her hand under the table and Jacqui looked at hi, asking her silently if he could share the news Jacqui nodded and Khizar cleared his throat

“Actually, we have some nee’d like to share,” Khizar said He picked Jacqui’s left hand up and rested it on the table, keeping her hand covered with his

“I know this will coer to tell you I’ve asked Jacqui to bemarried!”

Jacqui watched Khizar’s parents closely for their reaction, and although they were certainly stunned, she could tell they were also genuinely pleased

“Oh, my dear boy, that’s wonderful!” Sonja exclai Jacqui

Adil reached across the table to shake his son’s hand

“We’d hoped it was soratulations to the both of you”

Adil called the server over and ordered so to toast the new couple with Sonja adly at Khizar when he got a chance to inspect it as well

“So, when is the wedding?” Sonja asked

Khizar laughed “We don’t have any of the details yet, Mother”

Jacqui added, “We have a few details to work out, still”

Khizar gave her a puzzled look, but nodded

“We do, so as soon as we knoe’ll tell you”

Sonja patted Jacqui’s arm

“I’m so pleased, Jacqui Khizar has always been a bit hard to pin down, and you appear to have focused his s”

Adil chuckled and pointed as his son

“I can’t wait to tell your uncle He despaired of you ever settling down; said you were going to be attending wild parties when you were fifty”