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“I thought you would have learned from last time.”
“It’s just food,” Joseph said as if she was reading too much into the situation.
“It’s food with you,” said Olivia.
“And what is wrong with that?”
Olivia sighed. “I will see you on Sunday, Joseph,” she said to him.
He smiled and took a step closer to her. He dipped his head and moved it closer to Olivia’s face. “What are you doing?” Olivia took a step back.
“I don’t make the habit to ask twice,” he said. His voice was suddenly deeper. It made Olivia a little nervous but intrigued.
“And yet you did,” she replied softly.
Joseph slowly scanned her face before he said anything.
“See you on Sunday,” he said. “Wear a dress.” Joseph turned and walked off. Olivia exhaled loudly. Joseph made her nervous. She hoped that he did not notice. He seemed like he was the type of man to gloat about having an effect on a woman.
Daya suddenly appeared. Olivia had been so consumed in her thoughts about Joseph that she had not seen Daya approaching. “Let’s go find food,” Daya said to Olivia.
“You scared me,” said Olivia.
“Why are you so deep in thought? What’s on your mind?”
“Joseph was just here,” Olivia said as they started walking.
“Joseph? As in Sheikh Boutros?” Daya asked.
“Yes.”
“Why do I keep missing him?”
“Why are you eager to see him?”
“I want to know what he looks like. I want to see why everyone is so obsessed with this man,” said Daya.
“Everyone but me,” Olivia clarified.
“What did you talk about?
Daya and Olivia walked into the food court. “As usual he cut me off when I was saying that I am not going to marry him and started talking about something else,” said Olivia.
“What did he change the subject to?”
“Dinner. He wanted to have dinner tomorrow night.”
“And you said no,” said Daya. They both stopped at a restaurant.
“Of course I did.” Olivia crossed her arms over her chest.
“This entire situation is a bit comedic,” said Daya. “He met you once and now he is so intent on marrying you. I really need to see this man.”
“I guess you will see him on Sunday,” said Olivia. It seemed that there was no way for her to avoid going to meet Joseph’s family. If she was going to go, she was going to need Daya by her side.
“You’ve decided to go?” Daya asked.
Olivia shrugged her shoulders.
“I don’t want to go but Sheikh Solomon really wants me to go. I guess I can understand why,” she replied. Her father wanted to tell the Boutros family about her. She was surprised that he was quick to accept her as his daughter. Olivia knew that she did not owe Sheikh Solomon anything. Most of her wanted to just go back to Atlanta and forget his existence. However, part of her wanted to know what he was like, what her mother had seen in him and why they had broken up.
