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It was Jacqui’s turn to give Khizar a puzzled look, which his parents h, and just shook his head at her Jacqui wasn’t quite sure what toKhizar It sounded affectionate, but she wasn’t sure

Once again, it occurred to Jacqui that she didn’t really know anything about Khizar’s history

Sonja patted Jacqui’s hand again

“I told hiirl, he’d know it, and he’d knoas tiet serious about his own family Of course, it happened quickly Love so often does, when it’s right”

The server brought glasses of chane and Jacqui barely tasted it as his parents toasted the line, and if so, why had he chosen her?

The four of them ordered dinner, and as Khizar’s parents chatted away, Jacqui thought she did a decent job of holding up her end of the conversation, but she didn’t rehed when appropriate

She was sure even Khizar didn’t realize anything rong He touched her ar animatedly with his parents He and his father talked business, more than Jacqui had ever heard from him At one point in their conversation, Jacqui must have looked lost, because Sonja leaned over to her

“Don’t worry about all the focus on work It’s soether But Adil taught Khizar the is in life, and once you are married, Khizar will be happy to spend as much time out of the office as he spends in it”

Jacqui nodded at Sonja, who patted her hand reassuringly this time If she understood Khizar’s mother correctly, he was distant because of work And really, they hadn’t had ti she hoped they could talk about over the next few days

Jacqui sighed silently She was s they needed to talk about It ht have been better if she hadn’t accepted his proposal until they’d talked about all those things

Khizar looked up at her, grinning Jacqui’s heart skipped a beat because he looked so happy She’d never seen him be this open with anyone, even her He was usually kind and generous, even friendly, but still reserved Jacqui had thought that was just his way, but she saw that with his family, he was less detached