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“Okay Miss Harvard law graduate Whatever you say”

When we turned as a group and walked to Omar, my dad reached out a hand and jovially said, “Khalid, and we ain What’s with the cane?”

Omar returned the hand shake

“I broke , Richard Seeht Although, they say once I fully heal, I will be stronger than before I’m now bionic”

I blinked at hi This was the first I’d heard what actually happened and I bit ured there was time to find out the whole story once he and I were alone I went on tip toe, and in Arabic I said, “O to you I seek to only please you in all things I am yours for eternity”

He seemed speechless and in shock as he snaked a hand around my waist and pulled me to him He was an affectionate man, but normally not in public, so this display ift I dashed a look atMy ain

CHAPTER TWENTY ONE

Omar insisted we still attend the planned reception I ith him in his limo and told my parents I’d meet them there soon I really only wanted to be with Omar and suddenly all the other people and the party seemed inconsequential

“You are a sight for sore eyes,” Omar said as we settled in the car

“Why have you been so distant?” I immediately asked

His upper lip twitched and I saw the agony in his eyes, “I was not a whole beingand healing and hiding I was unwilling to inflict myself on another, and especially you I simply wished to not burden you with my state of depression after the injury”

I sighed, “I guess I understand But Omar, you and I are supposed to be each other’s person We

are supposed to be the one other we can talk to about anything Even if we are not at our best, or even if we are depressed Especially if we are injured I could have come home and nursed you like you did for me”

His expression softened, “Yes my love, this is all true It is not how I chose to handle the situation, and if I caused you undo worry? For that I am sorry”

He touched h and his eyes found mine