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"That what we said to each other up there when you left isn't true," he murmured.
He hesitated, and she knew the next thing he'd say would probably be the most important of all.
"When I saw those words, I knew you were calling me." He sighed and shifted closer. "Asking me to come to you. To come back to you."
She felt her face flush, felt the heat in her middle. Nerves clawed at her, trying to get her to do the wrong thing again, but she ignored them this time, determined to see this through.
Because she knew she might never get a second chance.
This was their second chance.
Their only chance.
Ahmed reached over and ran the back of his fingers gently down the side of her cheek. She leaned against his hand, savoring the feel of his skin. She closed her eyes briefly as she did so. She knew he was watching her. That he was close enough to lean forward and kiss her.
She wanted that now. More than she could ever have imagined. Wanted to feel the softness of his lips. Those lips which had driven her wild last night.
She opened her eyes and saw that he was watching her with the most amazing expression she'd ever seen on a man's face.
It was an expression of love and adoration and wonder.
One question came to her mind. "How did all this happen, Ahmed?" she asked.
He grinned. "Fate. Destiny. Call it what you like. All that matters is that it is true. It's real."
He was right, and she knew it. She'd known it from the moment she'd driven away from him at Qabiyah and all the doubts and fears had faded, to be replaced by a longing she'd never felt before. A longing to be with him at any cost.
Then he did what she wanted. His head dipped forward and he claimed her lips with a loving kiss. He wrapped his arms around her and drew her close.
She gasped and sank into his embrace, sliding her hand up the front of his shirt, feeling the strength of his body, the heat of his skin.
This was where she belonged. In his arms.
His lips were soft and moist, his kiss tender. Last night's urgent desire had been replaced by a gentle and deep affection.
She held onto him, not wanting that kiss to end. But finally it did end.
"Gemma," he gasped. His brows were furrowed, his gaze steady and even. She knew he was about to say something to her, and that it would change everything for them both.
"I know what you're going to ask me," she said quickly. "And I want you to know I've been thinking since I left you back at Qabiyah."
"You have?" he asked.
She nodded. "I was too hasty, Ahmed. When I left you up there. The truth was, I didn't know what I was doing. It all happened so fast."
He lifted her hand and kissed it, just like he'd done when all this had begun. This time though it was different. Because they weren't strangers anymore.
She smiled at him as he released her hand. "I haven't been able to stop thinking about you," she said.
He grinned. "All my thoughts have been about you, Gemma," he said. His eyes narrowed. "Do you have any idea what I've been going through today? Thinking I'd lost you."
She cupped the side of his face in her hand and smiled at him. "You haven't lost me," she said softly.
His features brightened. Then he kissed her again. This time there seemed to be an almost palpable relief in that kiss. For both of them.
Their lips parted. "You're not going back to him, you know that, don't you," Ahmed said urgently.
"Rashid?"
