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Janet pulled herself away from him and took a few steps back. “Um,” she ran her hand through her hair and looked away. As much as she wanted to be in Basil’s strong arms and kissing him, she knew that she didn’t deserve him.
Basil took a few steps back and leaned against the wooden pillar. “You went from being this talkative and outgoing person to a shy one,” Basil teased. Janet turned her head and faced him. She crossed her arms over her chest.
“You can’t blame me for suddenly becoming shy. The kiss was unexpected,” she said.
“Was it?”
“Ah…” Janet trailed off. She didn’t know what to say. “I have to go check on everyone.” She turned on her heel and ran back into the house.
She walked into the living room, visibly flustered. Her mother was sitting on the sofa with her hands laced together. Kim was sitting next to her, and Sanaa was just standing in the distance.
“Is everything okay?” Janet’s mother asked her.
“Yes,” Janet replied. She wanted to scream that no, it wasn’t alright, because it wasn’t. She had just kissed Basil, and it was amazing. She didn’t know if she had feelings for him or what to do now. She was just a mess, and she needed to talk to someone. However, with children in the room, she couldn’t.
“Hi, everyone,” said Janet. Sanaa walked over to her and stood by her side. She looked at Janet’s mother and then up at Janet. “That’s my mother and my sister.” Janet smiled at Sanaa.
“I tried to talk to her earlier,” Kim confessed to Janet.
“The two of you are the same age,” Janet said to Kim and Sanaa. The two girls looked at each other awkwardly. Sanaa wasn’t as outgoing as Kim was. She didn’t easily open up to people. Janet placed her hands on her hips and sighed. Her life was one big mess. Having her family in the same house as the sheikh and Sanaa was going to be a giant awkward situation she wasn’t ready for.
Chapter 15
Janet woke up and quickly took a shower and got dressed in a navy-blue T-shirt and a pair of jeans. She slipped on a pair of ballet flats and headed out of her room. As she walked past the living room, she saw Sanaa and Kim sitting in there watching TV. She crossed her eyebrows and went to investigate.
“Morning, girls,” she said.
“Hi,” they chorused. The two of them were still wearing their pajamas.
“What’s going on in here?”
“I asked Sanaa if we could watch TV,” said Kim. Janet wasn’t surprised that it was Kim that had initiated the entire thing. Her little sister was very outgoing and friendly.
“Where’s ma?” Janet asked.
“Outside with my daddy,” Sanaa replied. Kim nodded her head in agreement.
“Huh?” Janet wasn’t expecting to hear that. It was only 9 a.m., and everyone had already woken up and started their day. “Okay, play nice with each other. I’ll be right back.” Janet rushed down the corridor. She slid the glass doors open and walked out.
Her mother and the sheikh were sitting down at the table drinking tea. Janet wondered what they were talking about.
“Morning, sheikh,” Janet greeted Basil.
“Morning,” he replied.
“Hi, Ma.”
“Hi, Janet,” her mother replied. The sheikh rose to his feet with his cup in his hand.
“I suppose I should leave you both to catch up,” he said. He walked towards Janet, who stood in the doorway.
“Have you had breakfast?” Janet asked him. She wanted to ask him if he slept well, take his hand, hug him, kiss him. However, she couldn’t do that. She wasn’t sure where she stood with him, and she knew that she didn’t deserve him.
“I have.” Basil touched Janet’s arm. “You should eat too and relax. You look tense.”
Janet smiled and nodded. Basil walked into the house and shut the door behind him. Janet went to sit down next to her mother.
“How long have you and the sheikh been dating?” her mother asked.
