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“That’s it?”
“Then your life would change for the better.”
Olivia let out a laugh. She had an odd laugh. It was not feminine at all. “Don’t you mean that your life would change for the better?” she said.
Joseph took a sip of his lemon water. He picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth.
The waiter returned for their plates. He carried them out and then returned with their coffee. Olivia picked up the small cup of coffee and studied it.
“It’s so small,” she said.
“It’s very strong,” Joseph informed her. She looked at him with a widened gaze.
“Really? How strong?”
“Taste it and find out.”
Olivia took a sip. Her eyes flew open and she almost jumped out of her seat. “Wow!” she cried out.
Joseph laughed gently.
“I did warn you,” he said.
“I like it.” She giggled a little. He realized that she loved food. He had learned quite a bit about her over their lunch.
Joseph paid for their lunch after they were finished eating. He obviously was not going to let her pay for it. They walked out of the restaurant together. People stared at them as they made their way out. They gasped and whispered. Some people greeted him.
“I will drop you off at home,” he said to Olivia as they stepped out into the hot weather.
“I would have said no if I had my own transport,” she said. She shook her head. “I can’t believe Sheikh Solomon tricked me like this,” she added. Joseph smiled and gestured towards his car.
“You still call him Sheikh Solomon?” he asked her.
“What else would I call him?” she asked. She started fanning herself with her right hand. “It’s very hot,” she complained.
“Father.”
“Why would I call him that?”
Joseph slid his hands into his pockets. “I guess it’s too soon,” he said to her. Joseph’s driver got out of the car as they approached. He opened the backseat door. Joseph let Olivia get in first.
They kept talking about her father on their way to Sheikh Solomon’s house. They talked about her awkward living arrangement. She was not getting along with her sisters or their mother. It was hard for her. She wanted to leave but her father really did not want her to. Joseph made a joke about her moving in with him, and she actually laughed. She was warming up to him. He had succeeded in melting her tough exterior.
