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.

you for the meal,” she

only

kitchen, thinking Serana’s

comforting.

perusing the stack of

mature, reserved charm that struck a chord with her. She

her hand. Puzzled, he took her

faint disgust. “I wanted you to smell it,

nice,” he

you

down beside him, his brow furrowing

Washing dishes?”

tighter, withdrawing her hand. “I

work.”

the drawer under the

cream. He squeezed a generous

began to massage it

of flowers filled the air. Once her hands were

kissed them

do that again,”

eyebrow, admiring

nicely, I won’t make it difficult for

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

tonight?”

languid look. “Not going back until you finish

paused, hand still

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

thinking about are

frown deepened at her

patted his shoulder.

the books on the coffee table. “What about starting

Yasmine cut him

“Five days from now.”

“No.”

“Three days.”

“No.”

books off the table,

headed for

night, no

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

still here.

hand. “She’ll

out of his embrace. “Then we’ll talk

to doing it under the watchful eyes

she wasn’t joking, Boyd sat up

of bed. “I’m

shower, Yasmine found that Boyd wasn’t in the bedroom. She

intending to get a

left yet, and Boyd was speaking

two years before graduation. You’re thinking about this

he said.

“I think my major is

before conceding, “If

it’s up to you.”

sigh

hadn’t caught the beginning of their conversation, but

about what it entailed.

the bedroom, Serana

a moment. “I’ve

glass of water. “It’s

temperature.”

Serana pick up an orange peel

the trash. She took a sip of

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

would cook a table of dishes that

it was spotless, and always speak softly

she prepared the meal.

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