Between two deserts, a single horse keeps running: between two cultures, two timelines, and two people who were never supposed to meet. Marco is a forty-something Italian man who believes in spreadsheets by day and secret wishes by night. On a work trip to Dubai, he doesn't expect his life to bend. Then a playful message about croissants and cappuccino, an "Italian espresso machine" and a simple sentence - "We are perfect together" - begins to undo the careful order of his world. Layla lives on the other side of distance, culture and unspoken rules. She paints horses and skies, reads late into the night, and answers Marco's emails with a warmth that feels both impossible and inevitable. Their connection grows between airports and time zones, voice notes and pixelated calls, in a fragile dance of good vibes, fear, and the silent terror of wanting too much. As their story unfolds, from the first electric meeting in Dubai to long-distance constellations of missed calls, small rituals and almost-miracles, Marco is forced to confront his own illusions: about love, timing, destiny, and the price of truly choosing someone. Layla becomes not only the woman he desires, but a mirror reflecting back the man he could become, if he dares to step beyond his comfort and his fears. Told in an intimate first-person voice, The Horse Between Two Deserts moves between past and present, memory and possibility. At first, Marco seems to be looking back on a love story that changed him long ago. Only later does the reader discover that the page called "today" is still being written, and that some love stories remain suspended: unfinished, uncertain, painfully alive. This is not a fairy tale with easy answers. It is the story of two souls trying to meet across geography, culture, family expectations and inner limits, holding on to a thin thread of messages, calls and shared intentions, while life keeps pulling them in opposite directions.The Horse Between Two Deserts is for anyone who has ever: fallen in love with a message on their screen, waited for a reply that could change everything, or loved someone who seemed impossibly far away, in miles, in culture, or in time.A deeply emotional, cross-cultural love story about attraction, distance and the courage to stay open when nothing is guaranteed.