with his papers under his arm. Several more immigration agents passed by next with kind smiles at the couple as they left, and finally, Sam was the last to step out of the room. He smiled at them widely and handed Amara a document stating that her application for citizenship had been approved.
"Congratulations." Sam grinned. "You're official. Welcome to the United States."
Jason's eyes grew wide as he realized that they were free and he laughed with wild excitement, looking from the papers to Amara to Sam and back again.
"What happened?" he said at last. "It seemed that Mr. Davies hated us. We were convinced that they were going to send Amara away!"
"He tried." Sam told them. "He told them that Amara was planning some big divorce scheme to take all your money and run off with some South African man, but the evidence didn't support it. When I found out what he was going to say, I got a statement from Matthieu, saying that you had absolutely no plans to be married and that you had met to discuss how you were both going to tell your parents that you wouldn't accept an arranged marriage. I got new statements from both your parents too, Amara.
Your mother said that you were a headstrong girl who knew her own mind and would marry for nothing but love. Your father said that he hoped your new husband could handle you, because you were going to be a lawyer and that any man you married would have to accept that. I told them all about every date you'd been on and your living situation and I gathered statements from all kinds of students and staff and everyone says the same thing: there is no way that those two are anything but madly in love.
I could see it and so could they."
Sam smiled at them warmly once again. "Harold sets out to find the frauds,” he told them. "But I set out to find the real thing. When a married couple is faking their union, there is no one that can stop Harold, but when two people are really in love, there is no one who can stop me. We won't be watching you anymore. Go and enjoy the rest of your lives."
The young agent gave them one final smile of encouragement and set off down that same corridor after the senior agent, but he wore a smile on his face and he had a spring in his step, because he had protected another case of true love.
Jason and Amara turned to each other and matching grins broke out on their young, enamored faces. Jason stood up and pulled his wife into his arms and spinning her in circles in celebration and joy as they kissed passionately in giddy excitement that everything had come together and now they would spend the rest of their lives with one another.
*
There was a moment of fear when Jason was summoned once more into the Dean's office. The elderly man was sitting once more at his desk and he gestured for Jason to sit down.
"The university received word today that a certain student of ours has been approved for citizenship and that she will be here next semester." he told him. "Does this mean that we are out of hot water?”
"The immigration department has validated our marriage." Jason told him. "Amara is legally my wife and soon to be an official American citizen."
The Dean smiled. He was happy for Jason and although he was surprised that they had managed to get through the whole thing without any attention from the press, he was grateful that it meant that there was no reason to terminate Jason's employment.
"Keep your head down, Jason." he advised. "Get Amara through her studies and please don't get into any more trouble. We barely scraped by this time."
Jason grinned widely. "Thank you, Percy." he said gratefully. "I won't cause trouble again, I promise."
"Don't make promises you can't keep, Jason." Percy chuckled. "I still haven't forgotten about those statues." His expression melted into a warmer smile. "Congratulations."
*
With the approval of the immigration department and the head of the university, Amara and Jason's worries were slowly slipping away leaving
"Congratulations." Sam grinned. "You're official. Welcome to the United States."
Jason's eyes grew wide as he realized that they were free and he laughed with wild excitement, looking from the papers to Amara to Sam and back again.
"What happened?" he said at last. "It seemed that Mr. Davies hated us. We were convinced that they were going to send Amara away!"
"He tried." Sam told them. "He told them that Amara was planning some big divorce scheme to take all your money and run off with some South African man, but the evidence didn't support it. When I found out what he was going to say, I got a statement from Matthieu, saying that you had absolutely no plans to be married and that you had met to discuss how you were both going to tell your parents that you wouldn't accept an arranged marriage. I got new statements from both your parents too, Amara.
Your mother said that you were a headstrong girl who knew her own mind and would marry for nothing but love. Your father said that he hoped your new husband could handle you, because you were going to be a lawyer and that any man you married would have to accept that. I told them all about every date you'd been on and your living situation and I gathered statements from all kinds of students and staff and everyone says the same thing: there is no way that those two are anything but madly in love.
I could see it and so could they."
Sam smiled at them warmly once again. "Harold sets out to find the frauds,” he told them. "But I set out to find the real thing. When a married couple is faking their union, there is no one that can stop Harold, but when two people are really in love, there is no one who can stop me. We won't be watching you anymore. Go and enjoy the rest of your lives."
The young agent gave them one final smile of encouragement and set off down that same corridor after the senior agent, but he wore a smile on his face and he had a spring in his step, because he had protected another case of true love.
Jason and Amara turned to each other and matching grins broke out on their young, enamored faces. Jason stood up and pulled his wife into his arms and spinning her in circles in celebration and joy as they kissed passionately in giddy excitement that everything had come together and now they would spend the rest of their lives with one another.
*
There was a moment of fear when Jason was summoned once more into the Dean's office. The elderly man was sitting once more at his desk and he gestured for Jason to sit down.
"The university received word today that a certain student of ours has been approved for citizenship and that she will be here next semester." he told him. "Does this mean that we are out of hot water?”
"The immigration department has validated our marriage." Jason told him. "Amara is legally my wife and soon to be an official American citizen."
The Dean smiled. He was happy for Jason and although he was surprised that they had managed to get through the whole thing without any attention from the press, he was grateful that it meant that there was no reason to terminate Jason's employment.
"Keep your head down, Jason." he advised. "Get Amara through her studies and please don't get into any more trouble. We barely scraped by this time."
Jason grinned widely. "Thank you, Percy." he said gratefully. "I won't cause trouble again, I promise."
"Don't make promises you can't keep, Jason." Percy chuckled. "I still haven't forgotten about those statues." His expression melted into a warmer smile. "Congratulations."
*
With the approval of the immigration department and the head of the university, Amara and Jason's worries were slowly slipping away leaving
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