"Yes you did," Jessica said her voice going up several octaves. She felt as if Xavier was trying to play the victim when she had been kissed with her consent. "I apologize," Xavier said suddenly. "For?" she asked. At that point, Xavier just wanted to know how her life felt and hence what he did but from the expression on her face and the tone of her voice, it was obvious that she did not like it neither did she take it lightly. "Kissing you," he said. Ever since he had taken her to the beach he wanted to spend more time with her and since they had this holiday they did not plan for it would be easier for them to get closer. He did not need to ruin the atmosphere by doing anything like that again. "It's just that we were talking about kissing and I was reminded that I hadn't had my first kiss too" he added. 'It was his first kiss. Chill Jessica. There is no need to be so mad and upset about it' she told herself. Seeing him look so vulnerable like a child made her just wave it o
Xavier stood on the porch outside as he watched a man dressed in a black suit come out of a white convertible. He bowed to him and walked towards another car that was waiting for him. "Who is there?" Jessica asked as she pushed her way out and to where Xavier was standing. "No one," he said coming down and towards the parked car. He went to the passenger side and opened the door. "Let's go," he said gesturing to her to get in. "I have to get my things," Jessica said rushing back in. If she was going to leave this comfort then she needed a few things. She put all she needed into the bag and went out. "Where are we going?" she asked as she entered. Xavier did not answer instead he closed the door gently and jogged to the driver's seat. He entered and put on his seatbelt. "Your belt," he said when he saw Jessica make no move to put on hers. "Where are we going?" she asked again. "I told you already. Aurora Haven is the perfect place to try out new meals and not worry about a thing
Jessica certainly did not expect that question and was too stunned to answer. "I am sorry if I offended you. I was just curious" Xavier said in a haste. "No, it is not that you offended me. It's a question I have never gotten before" he told her. "Do you want to share?" he asked because it seemed like there was a story behind it. "Well at first when my mom died she left me with my alcoholic and debt breeding aunt who used up all the insurance money and then she put me in an orphanage home" Jessica began. She loved how attentive he was and how he looked at her. "Well in the home we were mostly maltreated and our punishment for any misbehavior was us going days without any food," she told him. She was sure that Xavier had never heard of anything like before. "And then after a while, I grew accustomed to not having food daily which resulted in an eating disorder for me. I had a hard time recovering. That made me take an interest in the cooking line" "All that happened to you?" Xav
Xavier spoke on the phone for a few minutes before he went back to meet Jessica sitting on the bed. "I see that you are awake now. You were sleeping so peacefully" he commented as he went to pick up a bottle of water. He came back and gave her an opened bottle. "Thanks" she murmured as she took off the cover and gulped down a large amount. "I really needed that" "Why don't we order something in?" Xavier asked returning to his laptop that was set down on the table. "Order something?" she asked slipping the cap of the bottle back and yawning a bit. "Yeah like pizza or chicken?" he said and she scrunched up her nose. "Or Chinese" he added seeing she did not like his suggestion. "We had chicken all day and I do not feel like having anything with flour in it," she said standing up and walking to the kitchen. "Don't you worry I would make something extremely delicious" she said before stopping halfway and turning to face him. His eyebrow went up as he saw her face. It was a mixture o
Jessica got the grill up and running as Xavier stood in a distance watching her set it up. She began to grill the meat. "See I told you that nothing could go wrong with grilling," she said as she flipped the meat on the grill. The aroma of the meat filled the atmosphere and Xavier almost admitted out loud that she was almost nearly perfect in all she did. She did them well and he almost had no complaints at all. "It's so boring here why don't we have a conversation" Jessica suggested. "About what?" he asked taken aback by her suggestion. "Anything you choose something" she replied as she poured some spices on the grilling meat. "I am bad at things like this" Xavier after a long moment of silence. "I don't know what to say," he said in a whisper. "Should I take the lead then?" she asked removing some of the cooked meat from the fire. "Yeah sure I am sure you would be better at it than I would," he told her. "Let's play a game then" she suggested and he nodded. He had nothing t
"Arghh" Jessica screamed. Xavier dropped the cups to the table and rushed to stand beside her. "What was that?" he asked taking her hands on his and looming over it. "I was not looming but I think the oil and spices from the meat dropped to the fire causing it to flare up" she explained. She asked him to trust her that she would not get hurt but here she was with a burning wound on her hand. "Let me get the first aid box but sit here first," he said leading her to the chair by the table. He left her hand and dashed inside to search for the box. He found one right by the kitchen exit door took it in his hands and sprinted out to meet her. He silently cleaned the surface and put ointment on it. Jessica was expecting the I told you so but it did not come so she settled her mind. Maybe he was not that petty after all. "You are pretty good with burn wounds. Did you have a lot or did you help those who had wound burns a lot?" Jessica said when the silence was getting to her. "Jason w
Xavier rushed to the grill. "How do I turn this off" he asked fanning on the flames with his hands. "You have to cut off the air on the grill" Jessica responded coming close. "Stop don't come close. Tell me what to do and I will do it" Xavier shouted before Jessica could get to where be stood. "Okay first it is an electric grill so you have to turn off the flame with the knob on the side" Xavier nodded and did what he was told. "Okay then close the hood and remove the plug from the wall" she instructed and he did so. "Oh thank goodness that could have started a fire," Xavier said with a sigh and Jessica nodded in agreement. "See grills are dangerous," he said walking to stand before her. "If you say so Mr. Delgado," she told him. Silence fell between them as they both shuffled on their feet. "There goes our dinner" she murmured breaking the silence. "It's fine I guess we can have cereal or something else" Xavier murmured. He did not mind because they had a lot to eat at lunchti
Jessica sat still waiting for him. She knew he was done trying to clean up after her so she should just cooperate at this point. "I brought the things you would need for the meal out," she said. Xavier stood opposite him the island separating them from each other. Although the island was thin enough for her to climb over it was still a barrier between them. "Okay," Xavier said rolling up his sleeves. Jessica looked at his arm and she gulped hard. It would be a hard task for her to control herself while watching him. She has to do it or else she might have to eat cereals and not be able to satisfy her cravings. "What do I do first?" Xavier asked. He watched her as she shook her head trying to get him out. 'What could she be thinking?'He tapped the island separating them to call back her attention to him. "What do I do first?" he asked again when her eyes flew open. "Wash the veggies I brought out," she said pointing to the carrots and bell peppers alongside other greens. "Again