After dinner, Yasmine and Serana tidied up the dining area.

“Cleaning up” was a generous term, considering Serana was doing most of the

work.

Yasmine, who had grown up in an orphanage, may not have had the easiest

childhood, but she was never required to do chores like cooking, laundering, or

chopping wood. Once she left the orphanage, such tasks were even further from

her reality. Her hands were soft and beautiful, with slender, pale fingers.

Standing beside Serana at the sink, the most Yasmine would do was to wipe

down the already clean dishes. And she had this air about her, as if she had

done some monumental task that deserved high praise.

Enter title…

Serana wasn’t much of a talker. It seemed ever since Yasmine started dating

Boyd, Serana had become even quieter. The time they spent washing dishes

was particularly tough for her. The moment the last plate was dried, she let out a

sigh of relief and quickly said, “There’s nothing left to do now, Yasmine. You

should get on with your evening.”

Yasmine rinsed her hands under the faucet and watched Serana put away the

dishes. “I’ve always meant to say, you have a real knack for cooking and

cleaning,” she said.d2

Serana paused for a moment, then smiled at her. “I’m just curious about these

things, so I tend to pay more attention. Boyd isn’t too keen on eating out. If you

have the time, I could teach you a few of his favorite dishes.”

Yasmine chuckled and shook her head. “No time for that.”

After putting away the utensils, Serana turned and gave her a strained smile.

“They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. I’m sure Boyd would

be delighted if you cooked for him.”

“The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach?” Yasmine smirked, looking at

her. “Is that what you thought back then?”

Serana’s smile froze instantly. Her eyes locked with Yasmine’s for a few

seconds before she forced herself to look away, her grip tightening on the edge

of the countertop. “It seems like you’ve misunderstood something about us,”

Serana said softly.

Yasmine observed her for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter. “Why so

tense? Who did I misunderstand you with?” she teased.

Serana bit her lip, replying quietly, “Nothing…”

Noticing Serana’s trembling hand on the counter, Yasmine’s eyes sharpened.

for the meal,”

didn’t reply, only managing a

kitchen, thinking Serana’s smile

comforting.

lounging on the sofa, perusing the stack of books

charm that struck

hand. Puzzled, he took her hand

with faint disgust. “I

smells nice,”

you like the scent

pulled her down beside him, his brow furrowing with suspicion.

Washing dishes?”

tighter, withdrawing

work.”

into the drawer under the coffee table, pulling out

of hand cream. He squeezed a generous amount onto

to

faint scent of flowers filled the

kissed them again,

do that again,”

an eyebrow, admiring her

nicely, I won’t make

as he gently tugged at

tonight?”

gave him a languid look. “Not going back until

hand still

hand away. “Of course.

about are off the

frown deepened at

patted his shoulder.

at the books on the coffee table. “What about starting

cut him off

“Five days from now.”

“No.”

“Three days.”

“No.”

Boyd swept the books off

and headed

night,

her down on the bed and leaned over her, Yasmine put

still here. Have you

hand. “She’ll

his embrace. “Then we’ll

the watchful eyes of

she wasn’t joking,

got out of bed. “I’m going to

shower, Yasmine found that Boyd

intending

left yet, and Boyd was speaking

still have two years before graduation. You’re thinking about

he said.

anxious. “I think my major

was silent for a moment before conceding, “If you’ve really decided,

it’s up to you.”

breathed a sigh of

beginning of their conversation,

about what it entailed.

from the bedroom, Serana stood up from the sofa,

her for a moment. “I’ve got homework. I

handed Yasmine a glass of water. “It’s at the

temperature.”

the glass, watching Serana pick up an

it in the trash. She took a sip of

the way Bryson’s wife, Aliza, would play the part

She would cook a table of

tidy the house until it

she prepared the meal.

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