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.

the meal,” she

reply, only managing a stiff

kitchen, thinking Serana’s

comforting.

on the sofa, perusing the stack of books

struck a

hand. Puzzled, he took

disgust. “I

nice,” he

So you like the scent of dish

down beside him,

Washing dishes?”

her lips together tighter, withdrawing her

work.”

the drawer under the coffee table, pulling

hand cream. He squeezed a generous amount onto Yasmine’s

began to massage it

the air. Once her hands were soft

kissed

do that

an eyebrow, admiring her well-cared-for hands. “Fine,

nicely, I won’t make it difficult for

laughed, shaking his head as he gently tugged at her ear.

tonight?”

“Not going back until you finish my

Boyd paused, hand still on

hand away. “Of course. But

thinking about

deepened at

shoulder. “No room

at the books on the coffee table. “What

Yasmine cut

“Five days from now.”

“No.”

“Three days.”

“No.”

swept the books off the table, scooped Yasmine into

headed

night,

the bed and leaned over her, Yasmine put her

here.

removed her hand.

his embrace. “Then

under the watchful eyes of a

wasn’t joking, Boyd

out of bed. “I’m

that Boyd wasn’t

out, intending to

Boyd was speaking with

before graduation. You’re thinking about this too

he said.

anxious. “I think my major

for a moment before

it’s up to you.”

a sigh

their conversation, but she had

about what it entailed.

the bedroom, Serana stood up

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

a glass of water. “It’s at the

temperature.”

watching Serana pick up an orange

the trash. She took a sip

wife, Aliza, would play the

home. She would cook

tidy the house until it was spotless, and always

she prepared the meal.

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