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He chuckled and she loved watching the way his Adam’s apple bobbed as he did so “There are some, but we have cars and busses too Ho masses anywhere To be honest, when you’re a sheikh you’re set aside fro else”

She dropped her bread and cursed when the oil spilled onto her dress Grabbing for a napkin, Jennifer would have blotted it herself, but Bahan was there, kneeling before her and placing the linen against her chest That blush that had first erupted on her cheek had to be neon red by now She looked away, unsure of where to go from here Frankly, she didn’t trust herself to speak, afraid that her voice would come out far too raspy and come hither, like Kathleen Turner

“Did I nota sheikh earlier?”

She sed and finally gathered her equilibrium when he was back in his seat across the table “I think I would have noted that So like royalty? Like Aladdin?”

“Those are actually sultans, like in Brunei,” he said, winking back at her “I honestly didn’t ht Besides, if it didn’t, I figured you’d Google-search ed as if he hadn’t just announced he was a royal “It’s not a big deal”

“I think it is,” she said “If I had known, I’d have tried harder not to get oil all over me”

“I think that was thepart so far,” he admitted “Just be yourself Trust iven you the card or told Narjit to let the call go directly through to ”

“Because I was in a short, tight dress and ere enjoying each other?”

“No Because you’re honest but you’re also so responsible You snapped to attention to take care of your sister in a flash That’s what I like ht of the world on your shoulders”

“But you have a , now that I know you really are who you say you are and then some, and a whole country One kid sister with diabetes doesn’t compare to that”

“She has that? She’s so sli a sip of the wine that had already been waiting at their table”

“She’s had it since she was a kid It’s hard I just…soreat jobher out here before Christive Mom a break so she could prep for the holidays, you know?”

“That’s very kind of you”

Jennifer sighed and pulled a bit on the gold filigree around her neck “What else could I do? She’s family”

“I understand exactly how you feel,” he said “Now, let’s try and figure out what to eat I’”