Amira’s startled gasp was the only indication of her understanding what her sister was asking of Xavier… okay, maybe the widening of her eyes contributed too. She wasn’t sure it was Karima’s best idea to agree to go to Spain. What was she thinking?
She didn’t know his family — well, neither did Amira to be honest - but she had agreed so readily. And even went to the trouble of asking him to go to Dubai with them. She didn’t know whether Xavier would accept… she wasn’t sure she wanted him to either.
Sure, they had been ready to get married to get another taste of the passion they had shared in Spain. But did that mean they were ready to meet the folks? It could go so damn wrong…
Or so right, her mind supplied in a hopeful tone.
“Okay,” Xavier said, his voice confident - that of the
