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“This is hi the card out to her

Steph took it, staring at the na Should she have felt excite? Instead all she could think about was Mehdi, standing on a beach, waiting for her Twofor her at the same time

It had been an interesting week

Steph stood, leaning over her father and kissing hi to her roo open her suitcase

She quickly changed out of her beachwear and into a comfortable pair of jeans and a T-shirt with a sweatshirt to stave off the cool night air She was back in the living room before her father had even had a chance to stand When he saw her dressed, he looked at her, his expression confused

“Steph, where are you going?”

“To talk to Sadiq I’d say it’s long overdue, wouldn’t you?”

“It’s nearly ten o’clock at night Do you really think he’ll be at work?”

Steph shrugged, grabbing her purse and checking that her phone was charged and her hotel key was in place so she could get back into the room—if her mother would allow it

“I have to try,” she said, heading toward the door

“Steph, there’s so…”

“It’s okay, Dad We can talk it all out later Right now I’ve got to do this”

Steph closed the door before her father could get another word in edgewise and then pressed the elevator button, waiting ihest floor When she finally reached the lobby, she shot out into thetoward the doors

Pulling out Sadiq’s card, she looked at the address before getting out her phone and keying it into her maps app He worked only a few blocks away from the hotel!

Steph tried to wrap her mind around the fact that her fiancé had been mere blocks away from her the whole time she had been in the country as she followed the directions toward his building She passed by a food cart not unlike the one she had stopped at with Mehdi, and her heart sank a little deeper