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1、ICan’tThinkStraightSHAMIMSARIFForHanan,theloveofmylife,whotaughtmethattruthcouldbestrangerthanfiction,andmuchmorebeautiful.AndforEthanandLuca,myloves,mylife.Chapter01Amman,JordanANDTHENTHEREwasthequestionofgettingdressed,andtimewasrunningdangerouslyshort.Reemacouldhar
2、dlyspendthislasthourbeforeherdaughter’sengagementpartyarguingwithHalawaniaboutthecake.Itwasevidentfromthebulgingsmearofgoldicingthatwasstillslippingdownthefabric-drapedwallofthevastentrancecourtyardthatitwasherownidioticstaffwhohaddamagedit,probablyRani,wantingtobeinc
3、hargeofthefragiletowerofsoftspongeandpeakedicing,andinsteadstaggeringintothewallunderitsunexpectedweight.WhatdidHalawanibakehiscakeswithanyway,togetthatheaviness?Asthoughthemoresubstanceandsoliditythethinghadthebetter.Itcrossedhermindthatperhapssheshouldhaveorderedits
4、entfromLondon,orbetteryet,Paris.ButifReemawastobehonestwithherself(whichshehadspentalifetimesuccessfullyavoiding,sincehonestappraisalofone’smotivesonlycausedmoretroublethanshehadenergyorinclinationtodealwith)shehadnotfeltherdaughterdeservedit.Notforthefourthengagement
5、.ThreepreviousFrenchspongeshadalreadybeensentfor,admiredandeaten,andthenshehadbeenforcedtotastethebitternessoftheirregurgitationinhermouthwhentheengagementshadbeencalledoff.Although,thistime,shewassurethatthebetrothalwouldstick.Thistime,shewashopefulthatattheageoftwen
6、ty-eight,anddespitetwoexpensive,Americandegreesbehindher,Talahadfinallylearnedthemostimportantlessonoflife–thatloveandidealswerenotactuallyreal.Everyonelovedthethoughtofthem.Reemaherselflovedtoreadabouttheminbooksandwatchthemontelevision.Buttherewasareasonwhyromancean
7、dpassionweresosuitedtofiction;andtolearnthislessonwasafunctionofmaturity,Reemathought,agrowthawayfromthehotheadednessofyouth.Overthelastweek,shehadbeenpleasedtoseeinherdaughter’sfaceaplacidcalmthatwasunfamiliarbutmostwelcome.Andyetawrigglingwormoftensioncurledinsidehe
8、rchest.TheproblemwithTalawasthatshealwaysdidwhatwasleastexpected.Andsoifshedidruinthisengagement,ifitdidn’tlast,Reema’sone,p
