he said. “But mostly I love the way you look when I break the news.”
“I can’t believe you never breathed a word of it.”
“To you. The plans for the new center came to mind long before we were together. But once I saw you with those children, I knew we had to move things along.”
They passed a shop full of colorful fabrics swaying in the breeze. “It was worth the surprise.”
“As long as we’re talking about secrets, I have two others to confess,” Zayid said, looking solemn.
Laila laughed. “Out with it, then. We’ve got a long way to go before we get to the SUV.” Zayid stopped to buy Laila a peach from a market stall brimming with fruit. She slowed her pace even more as she bit into the sweet flesh, the flavor exploding on her tongue. “I hope you didn’t buy this just to sweeten a sour surprise.”
Zayid sighed, then laughed, a low rumble. “I wouldn’t ruin peaches for you like that. But I do have to say that from the second day you worked at the pottery center, I made all the tutors aware of who you were and arranged extra security to surround the center while you were there.”
Laila waved this off. “I know that. I made them admit it after a suite of new tools and supplies showed up with no warning. I knew they were giving free classes and couldn’t afford anything new. And I knew you were behind all of it.”
“And you never uttered a word to me?”
She winked at him again and took another bite of the peach. “You said you had two things to confess.”
“Yes.” Zayid stopped and turned her toward him, looking deeply into her eyes. “You’ve made me the happiest man on the face of the earth. You’ve filled my world with color when I didn’t know it was missing in the first place. I love you, and I love our child, and I can’t wait to go on this next adventure with you.” He took her face in his hands and kissed her. “I mean it with everything in me, and everything I have.”
“I love you too,” Laila murmured against his mouth. “But there’s one adventure I’d like to go on now, before anything else.”
“What is it?”
“Home with you.”
End of The Sheikh’s Marriage Bargain
The Sheikh’s Marriage Bargain, 13 August 2020
The Sheikh’s Pregnant Wife, 20 August 2020
The Sheikh’s Doorstep Baby, 27 August 2020
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