"Selling it had been my first intent... but now, I fear that is may be all that keeps him at least a bit afraid of me, Simon...." I say it rather reluctantly, as he comes to stand with me. Strong arms pulling me back against his body as he begins to sway me and kiss along my neck and shoulders even through the shawl.

"Do not worry, we will be safe and curled up in a beautiful villa before much longer. Just think of the trouble we can cause together..." I laugh and turn my head to him, "I was thinking of that just now. It is our last night in Cairo." The gleam in my eyes tells him what I am thinking and we being a long night together.

As we move together in the moonlight, dancing and making merry I smile, "Of course, We shall not be without means at this villa... I do have a company in France and ... well my family is not without its advantages." His brow arches as our lips meet.

"You are as full of suprises as I am, Nettie..." I know that there is a meaning to that but somehow we have found each other in the night and words begin to melt away for other expressions. Late into the evening we remind each other of all our secret rendez-vous in this dusty town.

I wake in the morning and kiss his cheek, "Mon conard, if we do no hurry we shall be late..." The tangeled sheets and our laughter detain us a while longer before we are prepared to take the lobby. "I can not wait to share her with you, Simon... Somehow I do not think my home will have ever been so beautiful."