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then he would be sure to give her the same answer. She must be magnificent when she was angry, her eyes spitting blue fire.
    Jessica was sweet and spunky too. Even if she didn’t look like Nour, he suspected he’d genuinely like her.
    Balloons stretched out across the sand. Several workers attached and cabled the baskets. Jessica watched in silence, bouncing on the balls of her feet as the balloons were filled with hot air.
    That look of pure anticipation was one of his favorite things in the world. He loved seeing the excitement in someone’s eyes when they experienced something for the first time. He immediately began planning their next trip. The desert probably. Plus there were the pyramids.
    The sky was just beginning to lighten when they climbed into the basket.
    “Ready?” he whispered, and she nodded. Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes shone bright. He wondered if he would get lost in them and miss the sunrise all together. Nour’s eyes.
    The guide went over all the safety instructions, but Conner wasn’t listening. From that height, what could they do anyway? He leaned against the basket and watched Jessica taking it all in. She looked up into the balloon as the heat radiated up, and when they left the ground and began to climb, she glanced down.
    Conner took a chance and stood as close to her as he thought she would allow. He forgot how romantic these damned things were. The sun hadn’t peeked up over the horizon yet, but the sky had lightened considerably, so they had a great view of the surrounding land.
    She glanced at him, her eyes sparkling. “This is amazing. Look at the Nile. It’s green on both sides, and then it just stops and bam, desert. I thought everything was just brown.”
    Conner smiled and leaned into her. “Pretty incredible, huh?”
    She nodded and pointed below. “What’s that?”
    “An old temple of some kind. There are all kinds of them all over the place. From the sky, it’s really easy to see the ruins.”
    “Where is Valley of the Kings?”
    “To the north. We won’t go over that. It’s restricted. But you can’t see anything from the sky anyway. All the cool stuff there is underground.”
    “Looks like the sun’s coming up.”
    The wind caught the basket, and they swayed a little bit. Jessica fell into him. His breath caught, and he slid his arm around her waist to keep her steady. She didn’t seem to notice, so he left his arm there, his hand resting lightly on the basket.
    “Thanks for bringing me here, Conner. This is wonderful. I’ll admit I was a little nervous last night. But now I’m pretty sure you aren’t going to sell me to some creepy Saudi prince.”
    Conner chuckled. “You really thought that?”
    “Maybe.” She blushed and then laughed. It was so light and clear. The first time he’d heard her truly let go.
    “Lucky for you, I come by my money honestly,” he said with an exaggerated wink. She giggled for him.
    The sun began to rise up over the horizon, bathing the entire area in red and gold. Jessica gasped.
    “This is truly spectacular. Let’s get a picture.” She pulled out her phone and one of those ridiculous selfie sticks from her purse.
    “Really, you have one of those?” He smiled. She continued to surprise the hell out of him.
    “Do you want to be in the picture or not?”
    “Sure.” She turned and fitted her back against his chest. He could smell her shampoo. He looked at her as she smiled, and instead of smiling for the camera, at the last second he kissed her on the cheek.
    “You dog.” She giggled, shoving him away. The basket shook and the guide yelled something in Arabic at them. She wiped at her cheek, but her grin said he was forgiven. “What were you thinking?”
    “Something to make your ex jealous.”
    Her eyes lit up, and she leaned into him again. “That’s not a bad idea. This is totally going on Facebook. You have to be in all my pictures.”
    She dropped her head onto his shoulder and snapped another