Chapter 24
The next morning, Jazza dropped by to talk about Jessie’s date over breakfast. After all their years of friendship, Jessie had expected her enough to prep the ingredients to make French toast and put on a pot of water to boil for grits. Jazza followed her into the kitchen and hit the fridge to pull out bacon. They worked together amicably, long used to cooking together. After their parents’ deaths, Jessie and Jazza had both wanted to help around the house, and as Jessie’s mom had already started teaching her the basics of cooking, they decided that would be their job. Fortunately, they’d learned quickly, with help from Julianna.
It took Jazza ten minutes to break. “Okay girl, stop leaving me in suspense! Did you have fun?”
Chuckling, Jessie debated not answering yet ju
