Hasan Sheikhs: The Complete Series by Leslie North

Author:Leslie North [North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-09-12T16:00:00+00:00

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Kara sat on one side of the big meeting table at the Community Connections office, her PowerPoint slides from the week in Mennah finished. “So,” she continued. “Realistically, the royal family isn’t fully on board with a full partnership because of the profitability issues. There’s some concern that the project won’t earn out in what they would consider a timely fashion. The government isn’t ready to make an investment that might not be in the black for a decade—or a generation.”

One of her colleagues, Michael, narrowed his eyes. “But isn’t the profitability of a center like this a matter of long-term returns, anyway? And what about enriching the community? Isn’t that important?”

“Not important enough,” chimed in Leslie, a woman with striking red hair and a determined expression. “I don’t get it.” Leslie leaned back in her seat, staring at the final slide of the presentation on the wall. “What are we going to do to convince them?”

Kara’s stomach tightened with a new wave of worry. The last few days with Yaseen—the last week, their trip to Mennah, and last night especially—had nearly convinced her that there was something to their unconventional marriage. Something that would make it last. But what if Leslie’s assessment was right? What if the value to the community would never be enough for Yaseen? What if she would never be enough for him?

No. That wasn’t the way to think about it. Things had been different over the past few days. If she and Yaseen could keep connecting on a personal level, there was room for change. Lots of room.

“We’ll get the project funded.” Kara looked Leslie in the eye. “We’ll figure it out. I’m absolutely sure of it.”

Later, in her office, Kara’s assistant Jean breezed in with changes to her schedule. She dropped into a seat on the other side of Kara’s desk. “Got your book?”

Kara shot her a look. “Of course I have my book.” She slipped it from her top desk drawer. Her own mother had always kept a little notebook calendar of all her appointments and dates, even if there was an official calendar at work. Kara felt her close by every time she picked up a pen to do the same thing. “Go ahead, Jean.”

While Jean scanned the paper, Kara let herself linger over the memory of her mother. What would she have said about Kara’s marriage? Her mom had believed in true love and finding the one, which was probably why she’d never remarried after her father passed away. He’d been the only one for her. But Kara wasn’t so sure about that. Her friends had married and gotten divorced, and she herself had gotten married knowing that the end was in sight. Maybe her mother had just gotten lucky.

“Kara?”

“Yes?” She snapped her head up to find Jean looking at her with a curious expression.

“You look like your mind is a million miles away. Should I come back later?”

“No, no.” Kara tapped the pen against the calendar. “I’m ready. Hit me with those changes.

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