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Chapter 14
A few days later, Basil and Bassem were sipping coffee and chatting at Bassem’s house in the living room. Basil had come over early for breakfast.
“What’s between you and Blake?” Basil asked his brother.
“She works for me,” Bassem replied as he flipped through the newspaper. He picked up his coffee and took a sip.
“There is more than that.”
“I have no idea what you are talking about.”
“I’ve seen how you look at her.” Basil took a bite out of his toast.
“Like a human being?” Bassem’s tone was rather sarcastic and Basil caught on. He chuckled a little.
“Like a human being that you have romantic feelings for,” he said. Bassem directed his gaze from the newspaper to his brother.
“What are you talking about?”
“I also noticed how you get jealous every time I get close to her,” Basil pointed out. Bassem raised an eyebrow. “The moment I kissed her cheek was when you decided that it was time for us to leave. Then you made sure she sat in the front with you,” he added.
“I just don’t want you flirting with my staff,” said Bassem. Basil laughed.
“Then you drove her to her doorstep. When have you ever done that? You’ve never even done that for your past lovers.”
It was true. Bassem drove himself places from time to time. However, he had never taken it upon himself to drive anyone anywhere. When he had dropped Blake off at her house, he had kissed her and it had felt good. Thinking about it again made him want to kiss her. It had only been three days since he had seen her, but it felt much longer. Bassem wondered if his brother was right. Did he have romantic feelings for Blake or not? He hadn’t given it much thought.
His thoughts were interrupted by a maid rushing into his living room. “Excuse me, your highnesses, her majesty has arrived,” said the maid. Bassem and Basil looked at each other.
“Whose majesty?” Bassem asked as he put the newspaper down. “Mother is here?” he added.
“Yes,” the maid replied. Basil sprung up to his feet.
“I can guess why she is here,” he said.
A tall, olive-skinned, elegant older woman wearing pearls walked into the room. “Mother,” Bassem and Basil said in chorus. She rushed over to Basil and held his face in her hands.
“Are you alright?” she asked him.
“I’m fine.” Basil flashed a grin. She threw her arms around him and held him tightly.
“I’m glad you’re okay,” she said. She released him from her embrace and then rushed over to her other son. She inspected him before she hugged him. Bassem just stood there with his arms at his sides. He wasn’t an affectionate person.
“What brings you here?” Bassem asked. The queen released him from her embrace.
“I obviously came to make sure that the two of you are okay.”
“Who told you?” Bassem had been planning to tell his parents about the abduction but hadn’t yet. The queen crossed her perfectly threaded eyebrows at him.
“Did you think that you could keep such a secret from your father and me?” she asked.
“I hoped to keep it quiet a few more days,” Bassem replied honestly. He wanted to find out who was behind the abduction first.
“That is ridiculous! You should have made us aware the moment it happened,” the queen spat out.
“I didn’t want to worry you.”
The queen placed her hand on her heart. “I could have lost you both,” she said. Bassem thought his mother was being hysterical but he could understand where she was coming from.
