Branch One Hundred and Five

Xavier lifted his eyes to see Jessica staring hard at him. He felt his face flush with embarrassment. How could she be openly staring at him like that?

"Can I give you a call after dinner?" Xavier said his voice firm and enticing.

Jessica could not make out the words he said but she knew they drew her in. She looked at his well-chiseled body while hearing that voice did something funny to her tummy. Something she could not explain well.

"You give quite a stare," Xavier said walking towards her.

Jessica only snapped out of the trance when she noticed his body was moving and it was moving towards her. She uncomfortably shifted her gaze and her eyes wandered the room.

"Errm, I came to call you for dinner," she said in a loud tone which made him stop in his tracks.

He looked at her long as she gulped hardly and used her hands as a fan to fight back the beads of sweat forming on her forehead.

"Be down soon" she said and turned back to go to Dawson's room without giving him a chance