Branch Three Hundred and Forty Six

Xavier strictly forbade Jessica from entering the kitchen to prepare dinner.

"I am fine, I am sure I can whip something up real quick" she protested when he tried to hold her in place to stop her from moving away.

"I know you are fine but you can not be standing on that leg," he said pointing to her ankle.

"I would stand only when necessary there are a lot of seats in the kitchen too" she continued.

"If you do more trust any of the staff with your meal how about we order in then?" he said changing the course of the conversation.

He could not believe how stubborn she was about cooking a meal. They had sat there in the living room chair going back and forth about the cooking situation. He had managed to convince her to accept the bodyguards but there was something else she was not comfortable with. She was a different brand entirely and he could not deny it.

"It's not that I do not trust them" she started when her eyes caught the eyes of Abgel as she passed by the hallway.

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