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Epilogue.
Three years and counting…
Malik walked out of the building, a smile on his face. Finally, he could have a good night sleep. He had been trying to close the deal for months now without any success. The sponsors had been uncooperative on his terms but he knew that his company needed it.
Who knew that only a visit from his younger brother could make things different? Zayed had dropped in, as he did from time to time and had walked into the board room. Few minutes in and and he all of them laughing.
But Zayed had not stayed, from the looks of things. His brother came and went as he pleased, and to places undisclosed. Trying to pin Zayed down to one place for as long as a week was a feat that could not be achieved.
It reminded him of the time his father had asked Zayed to come back home so he could make him the next Sheikh. It had happened after several attempts to bring him, Malik back had failed.
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Zayed knew he would get an earful from his brother and the truth was, he probably deserved it. He had been away for six months without telling anyone where he was. He didn’t expect them to understand why he had done so, because he had doubted his decision so many times in the past six months.But it was something he had to do. He had to find himself. Explaining that to Malik would be hard because his brother had offered him a position in the company and Latifah had requested his help, or offered to make him a diplomat on many occasions.There were just some things he needed to do by himself and for himself.He walked into Malik’s office and plastered a smile on his face.“Who’s excited to see me?”His brother’s scowl was enough to bring down rain.“Where have you been, Zayed? And don’t tell me someplace. You leave for that long without sending word to your family, then you should be able to ex
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“And then she grabbed my fingers and tried to stand!”“Really?”“Yup. I think you have a daughter eager to explore the world,” Moonbeam was all smiles.“Well, I think she takes it from her mom,” Zayed smiled at her.Moonbeam rolled her eyes at him.“You don’t have to be so modest, I know you want to say it.”“She came from good genes,” Zayed said smugly.“There, there,” Moonbeam laughed, “How did that make you feel? Proud, right?”“Damn, right,” Zayed said, feeling his heart swell. His heart was full and light at the same time. There was one thing he looked forward to every time he woke up each day- it was the thought that he had a daughter and an amazing woman as her mother. The two of them as a pair made life worth all of its inconveniences. No that he mattered anyways. He had them, and so he had it all.“Penny for your thoughts?” Moonbeam a
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Zayed sat on one of the chair in the waiting room, his head in his hands. His only thought was on Star. After they had brought her to the hospital, the doctor that met them in the ED had told them that she required surgery.So, with Moonbeam pacing around and his thoughts scattered, the were both waiting on the results.“Zayed, how’s she ?” Genie asked, walking to meet him with Malik beside her.“Still in surgery. We don’t know what is going on yet,” the words came out of his mouth like a cry for help.“She’s going to be fine,” Malik placed a hand on his shoulder.Zayed nodded. He looked at the direction of Moonbeam and saw that Genie had her hands around her shoulder. Family- that was why one had them. You did not have to be strong around family.But he could not let himself break down, even though his brother’s firm hand made him feel secure. He had responsibilities now.
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“Hey,” Zayed opened his door to Moonbeam who looked tired as hell. She was barely holding up her bag. He took it from her and led her inside to where she collapsed on a couch.“I’m so sorry I’m late. We had to brainstorm over a court case tomorrow and we couldn’t leave until we had covered enough ground to put the judgment tomorrow in our favor when I make my closing speech,” she apologized.“I understand,” Zayed told her.“I called my mom and she said you came by to get her pretty early. Sorry for making you leave work behind.”“Hey, hey,” Zayed sat beside her and held her hand, “You did not make me do anything. I wanted to and I had nothing doing at work since Malik decided to cut back my work schedule.”“He did? That’s sweet. I wish I could tell my bosses the same thing. They’d probably have my ass out of the door in a minute. I haven’t taken a vacation in like, ever,” Moonbeam replied, yawning.
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