****** It is earlier in the evening and Xavier comes to pick Jessica up from her restaurant ****** "Just give me a minute and I will wrap all that I am doing and we can be on our way," Jessica said ushering Xavier to one of the restaurant chairs she had received earlier today. "Is that it?" "Is that what?" she turned back at him confused at his question. "I was missing you so bad that I wanted the day to be over so I could run to you but it seems like it was only me missing you. You did not miss me at all" he murmured. "Why did you arrive at that conclusion?" she asked as she walked slowly towards him. "Because you greeted me with so much courtesy I almost thought we were transported to the palace" "What?" she asked with a laugh. She could barely believe her ears. So he knew how to speak in such a manner. "I mean, when couples see each other they usually hug it out or kiss but you almost gave me a handshake. Now you are hurrying back to your work""I only wanted to hurry up so
Jessica had barely spent a second in the hug when she tried to peel herself from Xavier. "It's late already why don't we just go home?" she asked rushing to the back room to get her bag. "Already? What of the work you said you had to wrap up?" he asked following her. "I was personally curating the menu, I will finish it up tomorrow," she said meeting him at the door with her jacket in one hand and bag in the other. "Let's go then" Xavier collected the jacket from her and intertwined their hands together. "I just want to hold your hands" Her hands relaxed into his and then they began to walk towards the car. They successfully closed up the place and entered the car "What can we have for dinner?" Xavier asked. "I can whip anything you want quickly when we get home" Now when she said home it felt like home. It felt warm and cozy to her. "I was asking so we can go on a date in a fancy restaurant. I already booked so you can't refuse or else all my money will go to waste""I thought
By the time they had gotten back home the whole house was asleep already except for the security guard that was on duty. "They are all so cold in this house. They did not see us but did not bother to check on us" Xavier said loudly as they entered the dark house. "Shhhh," Jessica said putting her hand against his lips. "What?" he asked still in a loud voice. "The whole house is sleeping, it will be unfair if we come in by past twelve and then decide to wake them all up. If it were me ill also be mad" she continued in a whisper. "Don't they care about us?" "I'm very sure they do, let's go to bed now," she said pulling him towards the stairs. "I don't think they do" he murmured as she pulled him. "They must have been working all day they need to sleep," she told him like he was a child who was unaware of try way the world works. "I wanted to give them the good news," he said putting his foot down firmly and refusing to move. "What good news" she maintained her whisper while hi
"Aren't you going to come to bed?" "I will be there soon, I just need to finish up my night routine" Jessica had started using extravagant skin care products after Alicia had sponsored an all-expense impulse paid trip to the store that sold skin care products. Jessica was skeptical at first at all the long steps and processes she had to take to maintain good skin but after Alicia's one hour's worth of speech on how to maintain one's skin and why one should do it she and Leslie decided to give it a shot at least. "Who else are you trying to look pretty for? I already think you are pretty enough" "If I can get prettier I should do so," she said staring at him from the mirror. "If you get prettier then I might not be comfortable with you walking around. Men already shoot flirtatious eyes toward you wherever you go" he grumbled. "It's nice for a woman to feel pretty" she explained as she rubbed the last of her routine. "Just come to bed, missing a day of the process won't kill you
Jessica melted into Xavier's hands and she loved the way it felt. "Have I ever told you?" she murmured into his chest. "That?" "Your scent is one of the most memorable scents ever. I am able to identify it from a mile away. I love it, it's unique to you and I can go on sniffing it all day" "I'm glad" "Why?" "That way you can easily find me in a big crowd""You sure do have a way with words don't you?" "Let us go to bed" he said changing the topic and patting her slightly on the arm. She snuggled closer to him and buried her nose in his chest. "I am going to take it all in," she said after a few minutes. Her voice was dropping as it was obvious she was exhausted from the day's activity. As usual, Jessica was awake early. Sometimes her body alarm was a blessing other times it seemed like a curse to her. Why did she have to be awake so very early? She tried to stretch when she realized a hand was holding her firmly. She looked up at his sleeping features and smiled. A flood of t
"Good morning, Young lady" Roselle greeted Jessica as she entered the kitchen. "I did not expect to see you in here so early," "We came back very late last night, it was hard to get out of bed" she lied. "Why were you both back so late? I was worried because I did not see you both but I had to retire to bed. I am an old woman who needs rest""We were out on a date," Jessica said causally. She wanted to see her reaction to the new information, she knew about her feelings for Xavier anyway."Even if you were out on a date you ought to call...." she trailed off when her mind finally processed what she was saying. "You were out on a date? A real one? Not one to dispel scandalous rumors?" she asked happily like a high school teenage girl waiting to be given the latest tea. "Yes," Jessica said nodding. "How did this happen?" Roselle asked. She was quick to gather herself together to prevent her from squealing so happily in front of her lady. "Xavier suddenly suggested that we go stead
"This is such a big spread. Are we celebrating anything?" Olivia asked as she sat down. "Yes there is always a reason to celebrate in this household," Genevieve said as she passed by the dining table. "Of course, in such a prestige household why won't there always be something to celebrate?" Olivia asked taking her spoon up and digging into her plate. "Aren't you going to sit for breakfast?" "I don't have much of an appetite and I need to go get ready to go out" Genevieve replied Olivia as she walked out of the room "How can you not have much of an appetite after seeing this spread?" she murmured as she ate. "Please do not eat while talking. It is one of those basic rules taught to us while we were younger" Jessica murmured as she sat down. "All you do is scold me," she said chewing louder than before and giving her a sly look. "When are you going to move out?" "Why are you so mean? I have barely been here a long time and you are eager to throw me into the streets" she complain
"I can not give you the money because I don't have such an amount. Why can't you open your eyes to see the business I am trying so much to build?" Jessica asked in a crying voice. "If you can't give me my demands ask your husband, I'm sure he has more than that to spare. Give me the money and I will be out of your hair in no time" she said picking on her food. "And why would I do that?" "Because he is your husband and I heard families carry each other's burdens or some shit like that""I know you very well okay? If I give you this money you would go for some time and then squander the money on drinks and gambling and you would be back soon" "What else is life for if you can't have a good time?" Olivia asked with a sinister smile on her. "You just said that families are meant to carry each other's burdens. You are the worst of all the people I have met. When others betrayed me I was not too angry at them because they did not know me and they were not related to me. But every singl