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,” she

didn’t reply, only

the kitchen, thinking Serana’s smile was

comforting.

was lounging on the sofa, perusing the stack

struck a chord with her. She

Puzzled, he took her hand and kissed

faint disgust. “I wanted you to smell it,

smells nice,” he

dishes. So you like the

her down beside him, his brow furrowing with suspicion.

Washing dishes?”

her lips together tighter, withdrawing her

work.”

into the drawer under

squeezed a generous amount onto Yasmine’s

to

the

kissed them again,

do that again,”

eyebrow, admiring her well-cared-for

nicely, I won’t make it difficult for

he gently tugged at her

tonight?”

him a languid look. “Not going back

Boyd paused, hand still

and pushed his hand away. “Of course. But until it’s done,

things you’re thinking about are off the

frown deepened at her

his shoulder. “No room

on the coffee table.

Yasmine cut

“Five days from now.”

“No.”

“Three days.”

“No.”

Boyd swept the books off the table, scooped Yasmine into

and headed

night,

down on the bed and leaned over her, Yasmine put

still here. Have you

removed her hand. “She’ll leave

“Then we’ll talk

to doing it under the watchful eyes of a

wasn’t joking, Boyd sat up

got out of bed. “I’m going

found that Boyd wasn’t in the

stepped out, intending

hadn’t left yet, and Boyd was speaking with

two years before graduation.

he said.

think

a moment before conceding,

it’s up to you.”

a sigh of

their conversation,

about what it entailed.

the bedroom, Serana stood

for a moment.

and handed Yasmine a glass

temperature.”

the glass, watching Serana pick up an

the trash. She took a sip of

Bryson’s wife, Aliza, would play the part

cook a table of dishes that her

it was spotless, and always

she prepared the meal.

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