Heaven in the Desert Ch. 04

He kissed her again and then walked to the door.

"Tell your mother I'm picking out my own dress." She said as she got dressed.

There was no need to ask what dress she was referring to.

"Are you sure?" He asked, looking for confirmation in her eyes.

She nodded and smiled before she kissed him. He pushed her against the table, grinded into her as their tongues dueled.

She reached down and boldly gripped his cock in his pants.

He almost said to hell with the uprising and finished what they started. However, he knew he had a duty to his people.

"I will." He said, stepping back and handing her his suit jacket before leaving the room.

She stroked her lips as she watched him walk away. "Damn uprising!" She thought, shaking herself and standing up straight.

She walked back to her room in a happy daze. She closed her bedroom door and rest on it as she let her mind wander about getting married and what that would mean.

Shaking herself out of her reverie, she decided to do a little research on the uprising and check her email.

Ever since she decided to stay at the palace she was allowed more freedom. One being, she now knew the log in password for the computer.

She signed into the computer and entered Omash in the search bar.

She scrolled down until she found a webpage titled the history of Omash.

It read: The Al Said Aaban's have ruled Omash as an absolute monarchy since its first sultan Ghazi Haad Al Said Aaban came to power in 1281.

Ghazi Haad Al Said Aaban also known as 'Ghazi the Wise' established Omash after the The Battle of Laheya.

During the Battle of Laheya, Ghazi and the 8 clans overthrew the oppressive Pashian regime in a successful coup. Ghazi was declared ruler and the 8 clans divided themselves into 4 regions.

These four regions continue to exist today. They are:

The Kinsha, Awaan, and Ashake of the Northern mountainous region.

The Adab and Gutan of the Southern tropical region.

The Isin of the Western desert region.

The Imitti and Eshtar of the Eastern coastal region.

Ariana went back to the search bar and searched: conflict in northeast Omash.

There was not much news on the actual conflict but she determined, the conflict was between the Awaan and Imitti.

Clicking out of her research she signed onto her email and social media page.

A few weeks ago she had updated her status letting her family and friends know that she would be staying in Omash for a wonderful work opportunity.

They wrote comments wishing her well and saying she would be missed.

She also had a private message from her roommate asking her what project she was going to be working on at her new job and telling her that some pretty hot but intimidating men came to get her belongings and gave her money for the rest of their lease term.

She responded saying: My employer is a pretty serious guy. It seems that he gets everything that he wants. I am sorry to run out on you and Louie, I will miss you both. At my new job I will be working on the synthesis of a drug to assist in the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Wish me luck!

Closing out of her social media page she brought up her email. There were the usual spam messages from companies trying to get her to buy something and a few messages from friends. As she reached the bottom of her inbox, she stopped cold.

There was a message from her mother.

It read:

Dear Ariana,

I have not heard from you in a long time and I miss you. I know that you and I have not always seen eye to eye but you are my daughter and I am your mother and I love you. Your brothers tell me that you have some new job oversees somewhere. I wish you would have stopped by to see your old mother before you left but I understand. My little girl has grown up, she is a grown woman now and she is living her life. If you get a break from your job you know how to reach me and you know where I will be. Live your life and be happy my child. I will always love you no matter what.

Forever & Always,

Charlotte

Ariana didn't know what to say to her mother. Although they were not on speaking terms she didn't hate her mother. She decided it would be best to talk to Ghani and ask her what to do.

She closed the laptop and let out a sigh.

Shaking off thoughts of her mother she decided to wait for Aaryan outside of his office.

She didn't have to wait long because five minutes later, he arrived at his office visibly worn out.

"You didn't say goodnight." She said looking at him expectantly with her arms folded across her chest.

"Goodnight, Ariana." He said kissing her softly with a hand at her nape.

He went into his office leaving the door open so that she could step inside.

He sunk into his chair and sat back with his eyes closed facing the ceiling.

"You poor thing. You look so tired." Ariana said perched on the door jam.

"I am." He said continuing to face the ceiling.

"Let me help." She said locking the door behind her and walking over to him.

He thought she meant to give him a massage so he was shocked when he opened his eyes to find her kneeling before his seat.

She unfastened his belt and pulled his cock out of his boxers while looking him directly in his eyes.

"Ariana..." He began.

"Don't." She cut him off, "This is reciprocation." She said kissing the head of his cock.

She continued kissing his head and then sucked his cock into her mouth, wetting its length.

She was shy about doing this but she was determined to please Aaryan as he had pleased her earlier tonight, so she pushed him back into the seat.

She bobbed up and down his cock sucking not to hard but not to light.

When it was nice and wet she used her right hand in a firm grasp to pump up and down as she sucked.

Aaryan grunted and clenched his fist.

She started off light and then increased the pressure of her grasp as she got more confident.

She sucked up to his head and looked him into the eyes as she licked and swirled her tongue around his helmet.

She alternated bobbing up and down and flicking her tongue around the sensitive spots at the head of his cock.

Aaryan grasped her hair and pushed her head further down on his cock as she continued to bob.

"Fuck." He exclaimed.

She swirled her tongue round and around his head as she continued to grip his cock as she bobbed faster up and down.

She felt Aaryan's cock twitch in her mouth and he pulled her off of him.

He pulled her up, bent her over the desk and pulled her boy shorts down.

She smiled in glee and spread her legs wide as she flattened herself on the desk.

He braced himself with a hand on the desk and rubbed against her entrance and clit with his cock.

She wiggled against him and then looked back in shock as she felts jets of his cum hit her ass.

"That was a dirty trick." She said with a pout.

"So was this." he answered with a smirk.

He wiped his cum away with a tissue before pulling her boy shorts up and turning her around.

"No sex before marriage remember." He said mockingly with a quick kiss on the lips.

"But...But...you asked for it." She said gesturing toward her outfit.

"And you begged for it, but rules are rules." He said with a smirk.

She stared daggers at him. Two can play this game, she thought.

She shoved his chest and stormed toward the door.

"Goodnight, Ariana." He chuckled.

"Goodnight, Aaryan." She answered, miffed.

"Will you always call me Aaryan when you are angry?" He asked continuing to find her anger hilarious.

"Yes Aaryan." She said folding her arms and pushing up her boobs.

He licked his lips and looked at them and she growled.

"Goodnight." She said storming out of the room. She could hear his laughter down the hall.

******

The next day Ariana awoke to a bustle of activity. She heard servants running around the palace and in the halls.

She got cleaned and dressed and walked to the entrance. It was there she found Aaryan on the phone conducting business. She slowly approached as he ended the call.

"What is going on?" Ariana asked gesturing toward the staff and security standing close by.

"I am going to the Northeastern region, to establish a cease fire." Aaryan said.

"That's a great idea, I'll take the second Mercedes." Ariana said walking toward the door.

"You will not." Aaryan began. "These security guards will be monitoring the palace and protecting you indefinitely. There could an unprovoked attack or an uprising and I want you to be safe."

"There will be no safer place than with you." Ariana said, walking over and caressing his cheek. "Besides, if I am to be your wife, I need to be able to support you in all things. You have to let me in Aaryan, let me help you with stuff."

"But..." Aaryan began.

"No buts..." She began in a whisper so the guards would not overhear. "I refuse to be a pretty little housewife that waits for you, cooks you dinner, you fuck me and then leave me again."

Aaryan's eyes sparked when she said fuck. He flashbacked to when she said it last night.

"Yes, I know we will both have our independence..." She said putting both hands on his cheeks, "...but marriage is a partnership. I am not just signing on to be your wife, I will also be their queen."

They stared silently into each other's eyes.

"Ok." Aaryan said after a while. Ariana bounced and clapped her hands in glee.

"But you must follow my instructions here and not attempt to get in the middle of anything or go off on your own. Rafiq and Rakshan go with you everywhere you go, understood?"

"Understood." Ariana said with a quick kiss to his cheek as she raced off to the car.

Ariana rode in a car with Rakshan, Rafiq and Kadshah behind Aaryan and his security guards.

As they drove to the region which was nearly 2 hours away, Ariana thought over what Aaryan said and possible ways she could help ease the conflict.

Naturally she would let Aaryan take the lead but she wondered if there would be any ways for her to help. She had no idea what they were going into.

She wasn't prepared.

As they arrived into the region a foul stench permeated the air. Ariana looked outside of the car to see rows and rows of the dead wrapped in cloth near the entrance of region. They were meeting in the middle not far from where most of the fighting occurred. The bodies seemed out of place to the mountains in the distance.

Kadshah handed her a niqab and Ariana quickly dawned it before stepping out of the car behind Rakshan.

The leaders of both sides agreed to an impasse for the day to talk with Aaryan.

They were waiting for him a tent in the center of the makeshift encampment.

Aaryan came to Ariana and grasped her hands.

"You cannot go in there with me. I will listen to both sides and I promise to tell you everything that is happening and what I will do." Aaryan began. "Do not leave Rafiq and Rakshan's sight, stay close to them at all times."

"Ok, I understand. Come back to me." Ariana said squeezing his hand as she looked at the heavily armed men outside of the tent.

One wrong move and Ariana thought the fighting would easily start up again.

Aaryan entered the tent with the two men and after greetings were over, they sat down.

Aaryan began speaking.

"The losses are heavy on both sides. This fighting will solve nothing but costing you more lives. You will leave your wives without husbands, and father's without sons. We must find a solution to end this today. What is the cause of this senseless violence?"

The two men began talking at once and nothing could be heard.

"Stop!" Aaryan said in a commanding tone.

"I am here to listen and help but nothing can be solved with both of you yelling. You sir..." Aaryan gestured to the man on the left, the leader of the Imitti clan. "Speak."

Outside of the tent, Ariana wandered around the encampment.

She saw many women and children peeking out from some tents with fearful looks.

She went over to the oldest woman and greeted her as kadshah translated.

"She says you have wonderful robes fit for a queen." Kadshah translated.

Ariana expressed her thanks.

"There a rumors in the regions that the sultan has taken a wife. Are you that woman? Are you our queen?" Kadshah continued.

"Yes." Ariana said extending her hand.

Although shocked Kadshah smiled and said, "Congratulations miss."

The woman excitedly bowed over it and exclaimed she had touched the queen and how beautiful Ariana looked.

"Why are all the women here, so close to this fighting?" Ariana asked.

"To care for the dead, and the sick." Kadshah translated and pointed to the entrance.

Ariana thanked the woman for her time and continued walking around the encampment. The women now followed her.

Ariana walked around assessing the conditions.

In this area between the coast and the mountainous region, there were not many crops or grass. Children from both sides ran through the low foliage.

Ariana noticed what appeared to be a stream coming from the mountains but it was very small.

A she got closer to the stream she noticed a small boy by himself, watching the other children as he sat with a nearly emaciated dog. The boy could not have been older than 7.

"Kadshah, ask our new friend who that is. Why does he sit all alone watching the other kids?" Ariana asked.

The woman made a face and looked angry as she spoke.

"He is an orphan and the villagers want nothing to do with him, he is abandoned from the other side." Kadshah replied.

"What happened to his parents? His family?" Ariana asked looking at the boy.

"He has no family, she says. They were told his mother died in childbirth and his father was a drunk who was killed."

"What normally happens to orphans?" Ariana asked.

When kadshah did not answer she looked back at the women and saw that they looked uncomfortable.

Ariana looked at kadshah for explanation. "Most die or wander off to some other place."

"Why doesn't some other family in the village take them in?" Ariana asked indignantly.

"They can barely take care of their own mouths." Kadshah explained.

Ariana was torn between anger and sadness.

"You have to understand Miss, that is the way it has always been." Kadshah said.

Ariana noticed he had a sling around his arm. "How did he become injured?" She asked hesitantly.

"He was...kicked trying to save that dog during a village fight." Kadshah answered.

Ariana was incensed. How could this happen, she thought?

Ariana took a deep breath and slowly approached the boy. She noticed that he was feeding the dog a small piece of bread and scraps and trying to coax it into drinking the water.

"Hello, my name is Ariana, what is your name?" Ariana began.

"I am, Quadir." he said. Ariana was startled that he spoke English.

Noticing her reaction he said, "My father taught me some English words before he died. He was a brave man." Quadir said punching the dirt.

"How long has it been since your father passed?" Ariana asked gently as kneeled down.

"Two...two years." Quadir answered. Ariana's eyes rose in alarm. She was angry to think that this small child could be on his own for 2 years.

"It's very nice to meet you Quadir, and who is our friend here? I here you saved her, that was very brave...What kind of dog is she?" Ariana said gesturing toward the dog.

"I have not named her and she is a saluki." Quadir answered.

Ariana paused and looked at Quadir thoughtfully.

"Quadir..."Ariana began unexpectedly. "How would you like a job?"

"What kind of job, Miss Ariana." He asked hopefully.

"Please, just call me Ariana and the job is...Royal translator. I do not know much Omashi and my current teacher is horrible at teaching. So this is what I propose."

Quadir perked up and moved in closer.

"I think I can teach you more English as you teach me Omashi. Does that sound perfect?" Ariana asked.

"That sounds wonderful Ariana, but how will I teach you? I live here." Quadir asked sadly.

"Well, since you are the royal translator you will have to stay in the palace. Close enough that you are there whenever I need you. You and your saluki will have your own room and staff and clothes. We can have lessons over dinner every night." She answered.

Understanding her kindness, Quadir jumped up and gave Ariana a hug. She held him tightly as she willed the tears not to fall. She would change this boy's life and she would talk to Aaryan and make sure that this did not happen again.

"You have to make me a promise before I agree Quadir." Ariana said pulling back from the hug. "You have to promise to go to school every day before our lessons, ok? Education is important."

"Ok Ariana, I promise." Quadir said hugging her again.

"Now, I want you to follow this woman and go get anything you need and wait for me in my car ok."

"Ok." He responded.

"I will see you soon." Ariana said ruffling his hair.

The women were shocked as they saw the boy race off to gather his things.

One of the women spoke to her.

"What is she saying Rakshan?" Ariana asked.

"She is asking why you did that. She says he is dirty, he is from the other side." Rakshan replied.

"Tell her this: There is no such thing as dirty blood or being dirty because he comes from the other side. We are a community and we must learn to work together. We will never have anything if we continue to fight over the same small piece of bread. There is always something we can learn from each other. I encourage you all to do so."

Meanwhile Aaryan exited the tent. He had gotten both sides to agree to continue the cease fire while he worked on a strategy and returned in a few days.

He watched Ariana shaking the hands of the women of the women of both sides as the children ran around them with smiling faces.

"What has she done?" He asked one of his guards.

"She has adopted an orphan boy and is talking to the women about working together with the sick and the dead." The guard answered.

"An orphan boy?" Aaryan asked in surprise.

"Yes, your majesty, him." He said gesturing toward Quadir who was running to Ariana.

Aaryan watched as she crouched down and spoke to him as they both smiled.

He approached them with an unreadable mask.

"Ariana."Aaryan said.

"Your majesty." She said with a bow. "I would like you to meet the new Royal translator. I wish for him to teach me Omashi if it so pleases."

"Your majesty." Quadir began, "I am Quadir, Royal Translator and protectior to Miss Ariana."

"Protector? That is a big job, are you sure you can handle it? Aaryan asked and Quadir nodded.

"Even from big men like me?" Aaryan said, towering over him.

"Yes, sir." Quadir said, standing up to his full height.

Aaryan studied his face and looked him up and down. Ariana bit her lips nervously in silence.

"Well, in that case, you're hired...Please join us." Aaryan said and Quadir ran to the car.

Ariana and Aaryan walked slowly toward the cars as her shadows and kadshah flanked.

"Thank you for this, yoooour majesty." Ariana said playfully. "How can I show you the proper thanks?"

"I'm sure you will think of a way." He said smiling at her suggestively.

"You have a good heart." He said after a while.

"So do you," She said arriving at her car. "You just try to hide it."

She wanted to kiss him then but knew she would have to wait until they were back at the palace. Instead she locked her pinky around his and gripped tightly. Their eyes conveying the love they had for each other, even though the words were yet to be spoken.

******

Night fell as they drove home, and Quadir chatted excitedly with Ariana about how he would be the best Royal Translator and bodyguard she could ask for.