How (Not) to Have an Arranged Marriage by Dr Amir Khan

Author:Dr Amir Khan [Khan, Dr Amir]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 2023-07-10T17:00:00+00:00

You’re just going to give her the phone and leave, he said to himself. It’s a nice gesture, that’s all. He knocked on the door; there was no answer. He knocked again, harder this time. He heard footsteps from inside. He took a step backwards.

Jess opened the door. ‘Yousef, what are you doing here?’

‘I just . . . you left this on the ward.’ He held up her phone. ‘I thought you’d want it back.’

She took the phone from him. ‘Thanks,’ she said. ‘I guess I’ll see you tomorrow.’ She went to close the door but Yousef pushed it back.

‘Jess, wait,’ he said.

‘Yousef, I don’t have time,’ she said, trying to close the door again. ‘Thanks for bringing my phone over.’

It was now or never. ‘I still love you!’ he blurted out.

Her eyes widened.

‘I know you’re seeing someone, and I have no right to tell you this after everything that has happened, but I needed you to know.’ His confession had caught even him by surprise. He had had no intention of saying any of this to her, but the second he saw her, he’d realized she had to know.

‘Yousef, why are you telling me this?’ Jess replied. ‘You’re the one who ended things with me.’

‘I know, and it’s not that I think we should get back together again but keeping this inside, seeing you every day, it’s been driving me crazy.’ Yousef was panting between words. ‘I just thought you should know.’

‘Why, Yousef, why do you think I should know?’ Jess turned and walked into her flat. Yousef followed her. ‘What the hell do you expect me to say? What do you want me to do?’

‘I don’t know, I don’t know,’ Yousef said, his mind racing. He could feel the beginnings of electricity between them again. He wanted her. He took a step towards her. She didn’t move away. ‘You feel it too,’ he whispered.

Jess looked at him. ‘Yousef, I’m with someone.’

He touched her cheek with his thumb. His whole body filled with yearning. It all felt so familiar. He took her hand in his, fingers interlocked. He was lost in her. He slowly moved his head towards hers and she closed her eyes as he brought his lips to hers, softly first, just brushing up against hers, tasting her. A sudden wave of desire took hold as he pressed his lips harder against hers. Her mouth opened as their tongues collided passionately. Her breathing became louder as he kissed her neck.

‘Yousef, we shouldn’t,’ she whispered, holding on to him tighter.

‘Do you want me to stop?’ he said, finding his favourite spot on her neck and gently working it with his mouth. She grabbed his face, looking him in his eyes. She kissed him again, harder, unbuttoning his shirt. He closed his eyes as she kissed his chest and unbuckled his belt. He pulled her up, leading her to the bedroom. He pulled her silk blouse over her head and unhooked her bra. Her skin on his felt good when he pressed up against her as they fell on the bed.

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