He had paid for Aliya'seducation.Paul had lived his entire life in a small, college town in the easternUnited States. His world had been rolling subur...bs, two story colonialhouses, big grassy yards, state roads, strip malls, grocery stores andnail salons.It was a far cry from this modern Arab city trapped between the desertand the sea which spread before him.The apartment complex occupied the entire 34th floor of the high-rise,an exclusive and discrete mixed-use building in the new Dubai."This. I could see the outline of her fingers moving gently up and down on her sister, the sister who had suddenly gone quiet, laid back with her eyes closed and a smile on her face, interspersed with the odd frown of pleasure. Oh boy, the trouser fandango was off, the circus was in town and the big top was erected for all observers to see, though I didnt notice that much until I realised Sami was peering up my tented robe, with a direct view to the supporting mast. She too was smiling and glanced up. I managed to lie still until it passed and then I drifted off to sleep again.I woke up again an hour later feeling only slightly better. I got out of bed very slowly as my head would not tolerate any quick moves. I climbed into the shower and let the hot water run over me for several minutes and then I lathered myself with soap and rinsed off. The last thing I did before I got out of the shower was to turn the hot water off and let the cold water run over my head. The shock of the cold water. Sheila's presence and thefrank discussion about his messy nappy changes continued to make him feelmore awkward and ashamed. This was partly because Jane had, over themonths, made changing his dirty nappies a far more shameful experiencefor him than it need ever have been.He remembered that first weekend when he had waddled into their loungeroom at home with a freshly-soiled nappy, red-faced with shame at thisnew humiliation. Cringing in embarrassment, he had hesitantly informedhis Mummy that he.