The next morning both got up and got dressed. Sabine had no idea what was going to happen now. Everything from last night had made her think about things. She wondered if she could go against her family and not marry someone she didn't know.

"So, do we need to talk about things?" She asked John as they were in the hotel room.

"I'm not sure. This is not something I planned."

"I know. I didn't have this in mind either but I don't regret it. It was what I needed last night."

"I know that."

"John, last night you made me feel so special. You made me feel feelings that I hadn't before. I don't want that to go away but I'm not sure where we go from here or anything."

"You know that you don't want to get married to that guy, right?"

"I know I don't but I'm not sure there is a way out of it. I don't know if I'm strong enough to go against my family and their traditions."

"You went against that last night. You told me yourself, that sex before marriage was not something your family or culture approved of but last night, you asked me to make love to you and I did."

"I know. I honestly don't know what I want do about things."

"Sabine, you don't want to marry to him. So, why don't you come to Tampa with me? You can clear your head some more and your family wouldn't think to look for you there."

"Tampa, huh." She said thinking about it. It would be somewhere that her family wouldn't think to look for her. "Okay. I will go with you."

"Okay. Let's check out and head to the airport." He was a little shocked that she agreed but he knew she wanted to think about things.

They got their stuff together and headed downstairs. Sabine was shocked when they got to the desk and there was her parents and Naveen.

"Sabine, you're okay." Sharon said hugging her. "We were so worried."

"How did you find me?" She was shocked that they had located her.

"We found your car and followed the road to here. We figured that you took a room here until you could get your car fixed."

"I did. I got a ride to the hotel." She said to them. It was the truth.

"Good. Now, we can go home and get started on this wedding." Her father said stepping forward. He immediately noticed John there. "Can I help you?"

"Dad, mom, Naveen. This is John. He gave me a ride last night to the hotel. He was the only car that stopped."

"Well, thank you for helping my fiancée." Naveen said to him although with some hatred in his voice.

"It's wasn't a problem. I was headed here anyway." John replied sensing that this guy wasn't happy that Sabine had spent any time with him.

"Well, thank you. Sabine, let's go." Her father said in the same tone as Naveen.

"Just a minute. I would like to thank John and talk to him." She said walking to John and pulling him away from her family. "I'm sorry. I never thought they would track me."

"I guess they really wanted to find you." He looked over at them. "Look, here is my number. In case you decide to leave again."

"Thank you for everything." She smiled slightly.

"You're welcome. I'm glad I meet you. Maybe we will see each other again." He smiled back.

"Yeah, maybe." She wanted to hug him but she knew her parents would not be happy about it. "Goodbye, John."

"Goodbye, Sabine." He walked to the desk and checked out. He watched her walk over to her parents and then leave. He wondered if he would see her again or if this would be their only meeting.

She walked over to her parents and followed them out. She saw that they had gotten her SUV fixed. Her parents got into their car while Naveen got into hers. She got into the passenger seat while he drove. She wasn't looking forward to being alone with him. They started back to Napa.

"So, do you want to tell me why you left?" He asked as they drove.

"I needed to clear my head. This marriage was just sprung on me. I never had say in it. I don't really know you and that is why I wanted to wait until we knew each other better."

"There will be no waiting." He laughed. "We are going to be married in five days. Your parents are planning it out."

"Why the rush to get married? It's made and there is no backing out."

"That is right. There is no backing out. But the rush is mine and your father's. He wants us to be married soon and for me to learn the family business."

"What if I wanted to move? What if after we are married, I want us to live on our own away from my family?"

"Why would you want that?"

"Because I think we need to be on our own."

He laughed when she said that. "We will stay in Napa with your family. This is my chance to be in America and part of a wealthy family. I will not let anything mess that up including you. Once we are married, you will be the dutiful wife."

"If you think I will not have a life of own, you're wrong." She wasn't expecting him to backhand her across the face.

"Don't you back talk me. You will do what I say. As my wife, you will obey me and honor what I say. You will not question me. Is that understood?"

When she didn't answer him, he hit her again. "Is that understood?"

"Yes." She whispered.

"Good. Then do something to make sure no one can see if there are bruises."

She got out her makeup and started to put it on. She didn't say another word on the whole drive to Napa.

They soon arrived at her family estate. Once there, her mom took her into the house and showed her the wedding clothes for the wedding. Naveen went to talk to her father about something.

"Sabine, are you okay?" Sharon asked her daughter.

"Yes. I'm just thinking about things." Sabine replied as she sat in the bedroom looking at the clothes.

"Are you concerned about the wedding night? Because it is normal to be nervous about it."

"Were you?"

"No because your father and I had already been together. But Sabine, I don't condone that. You know that sex before marriage is not something you should do. I made a mistake and I'm glad you didn't. You waited until your wedding night which is only a few days away."

"Yeah." She said. She knew her mother wouldn't understand about what happened. So, she knew she would keep it to herself as she had no one to talk too. All her friends were related to her or her family and she knew they would tell her parents if she told them anything.

"Do we need to talk about what you can expect on your wedding night?"

"No, that's okay." Sabine really didn't want to talk about this with her mother.

"Alright. Let's chose some wedding clothes." Her mother got back to picking things out.

Sabine watched and agreed with whatever her mother said. She knew it was no use to say what she wanted as she knew it was only what her family wanted.

"So, Naveen, I take it you and Sabine had a nice talk on the way here." Raj asked him as they sat in the office.

"We did. She understands that we will be married and live here."

"About that. I have talk to Warren and we would like you to move to Tampa and head up the new orange orchard there. We think it's for the best."

"Alright. So, when would we move there?" Naveen wasn't happy about not being in Napa but he would do what Raj wanted.

"You will move in three months."

"Alright."

Naveen hated that they had to move but he wasn't going to let anything stand in the way of his dream life. He would move to Tampa and run the new business. He had agreed to the marriage to get out of Bahrain and help run the business. Sabine was merely his ticket to what he wanted which was why this marriage was going too happened whether she wanted it or not.

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